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NBA professional basketball team season
The 1980-81 NBA season was the Bulls' 15th season in the NBA .[1]
Draft picks
Roster
1980–81 Chicago Bulls roster
Players
Coaches
Pos.
No.
Name
Height
Weight
DOB
From
C
26
Dietrick, Coby
6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
220 lb (100 kg)
1948–07–23
San José State
C
53
Gilmore, Artis
7 ft 2 in (2.18 m)
240 lb (109 kg)
1949–09–21
Jacksonville
F
34
Greenwood, Dave
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
222 lb (101 kg)
1957–05–27
UCLA
F
13
Jones, Dwight
6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
210 lb (95 kg)
1952–02–27
Houston
F
35
Kenon, Larry
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
205 lb (93 kg)
1952–12–13
Memphis
G
12
Lester, Ronnie
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
175 lb (79 kg)
1959–01–01
Iowa
G
23
Mack, Ollie
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
1957–06–06
East Carolina
F
7
May, Scott
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
215 lb (98 kg)
1954–03–19
Indiana
G
40
Sobers, Ricky
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
198 lb (90 kg)
1953–01–15
UNLV
G
24
Theus, Reggie
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
1957–10–13
UNLV
G
33
Wilkerson, Bob
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
195 lb (88 kg)
1954–08–15
Indiana
F
32
Wilkes, James
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
195 lb (88 kg)
1958–04–01
UCLA
G
31
Worthen, Sam
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
195 lb (88 kg)
1958–01–17
Marquette
Head coach
Jerry Sloan
Legend
(DP) Unsigned draft pick(FA) Free agent(S) Suspended Injured
Roster Last transaction: 2015–06–20
Regular season
Season standings
z - clinched division title
y - clinched division title
x - clinched playoff spot
Record vs. opponents
1980-81 NBA Records
Team
ATL
BOS
CHI
CLE
DAL
DEN
DET
GSW
HOU
IND
KCK
LAL
MIL
NJN
NYK
PHI
PHO
POR
SAS
SDC
SEA
UTA
WAS
Atlanta
—
2–4
2–4
1–5
2–0
1–1
4–2
2–0
1–1
1–5
1–1
0–2
1–5
3–2
2–4
1–5
0–2
1–1
1–1
1–1
1–1
2–0
1–4
Boston
4–2
—
5–1
4–1
2–0
2–0
4–1
1–1
2–0
3–3
1–1
2–0
3–3
6–0
5–1
3–3
2–0
2–0
2–0
2–0
1–1
1–1
5–1
Chicago
4–2
1–5
—
5–1
1–1
1–1
5–1
1–1
1–1
3–2
2–0
1–1
3–3
3–2
3–3
2–4
0–2
0–2
0–2
1–1
1–1
2–0
5–1
Cleveland
5–1
1–4
1–5
—
2–0
1–1
3–3
1–1
0–2
2–4
0–2
0–2
0–6
3–3
0–5
0–6
1–1
1–1
1–1
1–1
0–2
1–1
4–2
Dallas
0–2
0–2
1–1
0–2
—
3–3
0–2
2–3
0–6
0–2
0–6
0–5
0–2
1–1
1–1
0–2
1–4
1–4
1–5
2–3
1–4
1–5
0–2
Denver
1–1
0–2
1–1
1–1
3–3
—
2–0
3–2
2–4
1–1
4–2
3–2
1–1
1–1
0–2
1–1
1–4
2–3
2–4
3–2
3–2
2–4
0–2
Detroit
2–4
1–4
1–5
3–3
2–0
0–2
—
0–2
1–1
2–4
1–1
0–2
1–5
3–3
1–5
1–4
0–2
0–2
0–2
1–1
0–2
0–2
1–5
Golden State
0–2
1–1
1–1
1–1
3–2
2–3
2–0
—
3–2
1–1
5–0
1–5
1–1
1–1
2–0
0–2
2–4
2–4
1–4
2–4
3–3
4–1
1–1
Houston
1–1
0–2
1–1
2–0
6–0
4–2
1–1
2–3
—
1–1
2–4
2–3
0–2
2–0
0–2
0–2
1–4
3–2
3–3
1–4
4–1
4–2
0–2
Indiana
5–1
3–3
2–3
4–2
2–0
1–1
4–2
1–1
1–1
—
2–0
0–2
2–4
5–1
3–2
0–6
1–1
0–2
2–0
1–1
0–2
1–1
4–2
Kansas City
1–1
1–1
0–2
2–0
6–0
2–4
1–1
0–5
4–2
0–2
—
0–5
1–1
2–0
1–1
0–2
3–2
3–2
2–4
3–2
2–3
5–1
1–1
Los Angeles
2–0
0–2
1–1
2–0
5–0
2–3
2–0
5–1
3–2
2–0
5–0
—
0–2
2–0
2–0
1–1
2–4
3–3
2–3
3–3
6–0
3–2
1–1
Milwaukee
5–1
3–3
3–3
6–0
2–0
1–1
5–1
1–1
2–0
4–2
1–1
2–0
—
5–1
3–3
3–2
1–1
2–0
1–1
2–0
2–0
2–0
4–1
New Jersey
2–3
0–6
2–3
3–3
1–1
1–1
3–3
1–1
0–2
1–5
0–2
0–2
1–5
—
0–6
1–5
1–1
2–0
0–2
0–2
1–1
1–1
3–3
New York
4–2
1–5
3–3
5–0
1–1
2–0
5–1
0–2
2–0
2–3
1–1
0–2
3–3
6–0
—
3–3
1–1
1–1
0–2
2–0
2–0
2–0
4–2
Philadelphia
5–1
3–3
4–2
6–0
2–0
1–1
4–1
2–0
2–0
6–0
2–0
1–1
2–3
5–1
3–3
—
1–1
1–1
2–0
2–0
2–0
2–0
4–2
Phoenix
2–0
0–2
2–0
1–1
4–1
4–1
2–0
4–2
4–1
1–1
2–3
4–2
1–1
1–1
1–1
1–1
—
3–3
3–2
6–0
5–1
5–0
1–1
Portland
1–1
0–2
2–0
1–1
4–1
3–2
2–0
4–2
2–3
2–0
2–3
3–3
0–2
0–2
1–1
1–1
3–3
—
2–3
4–2
4–2
2–3
2–0
San Antonio
1–1
0–2
2–0
1–1
5–1
4–2
2–0
4–1
3–3
0–2
4–2
3–2
1–1
2–0
2–0
0–2
2–3
3–2
—
4–1
3–2
5–1
1–1
San Diego
1–1
0–2
1–1
1–1
3–2
2–3
1–1
4–2
4–1
1–1
2–3
3–3
0–2
2–0
0–2
0–2
0–6
2–4
1–4
—
5–1
3–2
0–2
Seattle
1–1
1–1
1–1
2–0
4–1
2–3
2–0
3–3
1–4
2–0
3–2
0–6
0–2
1–1
0–2
0–2
1–5
2–4
2–3
1–5
—
4–1
1–1
Utah
0–2
1–1
0–2
1–1
5–1
4–2
2–0
1–4
2–4
1–1
1–5
2–3
0–2
1–1
0–2
0–2
0–5
3–2
1–5
2–3
1–4
—
0–2
Washington
4–1
1–5
1–5
2–4
2–0
2–0
5–1
1–1
2–0
2–4
1–1
1–1
1–4
3–3
2–4
2–4
1–1
0–2
1–1
2–0
1–1
2–0
—
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Playoffs
East First Round
(4) New York Knicks vs. (5) Chicago Bulls : Bulls win series 2-0
Game 1 @ New York: Chicago 90 , New York 80
Game 2 @ Chicago: Chicago 115 , New York 114 (OT)
East Conference Semifinals
(1) Boston Celtics vs. (4) Chicago Bulls : Celtics win series 4-0
Game 1 @ Boston: Boston 121 , Chicago 109
Game 2 @ Boston: Boston 106 , Chicago 97
Game 3 @ Chicago: Boston 113 , Chicago 107
Game 4 @ Chicago: Boston 109 , Chicago 103
Player statistics
Season
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Playoffs
Awards and records
Transactions
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References
See also
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