Template:1980–81 NBA West standings

#	Western Conference
	Team	W	L	PCT	GB
1	c-Phoenix Suns	57	25	.695	–
2	y-San Antonio Spurs	52	30	.634	5
3	x-Los Angeles Lakers	54	28	.659	3
4	x-Portland Trail Blazers	45	37	.549	12
5	x-Kansas City Kings	40	42	.488	17
6	x-Houston Rockets	40	42	.488	17
7	Golden State Warriors	39	43	.476	18
8	Denver Nuggets	37	45	.451	20
9	San Diego Clippers	36	46	.439	21
10	Seattle SuperSonics	34	48	.415	23
11	Utah Jazz	28	54	.341	29
12	Dallas Mavericks	15	67	.183	42

To use the update on any article, insert:

{{1980–81 NBA West standings}}

To highlight the Phoenix Suns, insert:

{{1980–81 NBA West standings|team=PHO}}

For the other teams, use:

• Dallas Mavericks – DAL
• Denver Nuggets – DEN
• Golden State Warriors – GSW
• Houston Rockets – HOU
• Kansas City Kings – KCK
• Los Angeles Lakers – LAL
• San Diego Clippers – SDC
• Seattle SuperSonics – SEA
• Portland Trail Blazers – POR
• San Antonio Spurs – SAS
• Utah Jazz – UTA