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1980–81 Seattle SuperSonics season
NBA professional basketball team season
NBA professional basketball team season
The 1980–81 Seattle SuperSonics season was the SuperSonics 14th season in the NBA.
Offseason
Draft
Main article: 1980 NBA draft
| Seattle SuperSonics}}" width="7%" | Round | Seattle SuperSonics}}" width="7%" | Pick | Seattle SuperSonics}}" width="20%" | Player | Seattle SuperSonics}}" width="15%" | Position | Seattle SuperSonics}}" width="15%" | Nationality | Seattle SuperSonics}}" width="20%" | School/Club team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 20 | Bill Hanzlik | SG/SF | Notre Dame | |||||||
| 3 | 66 | Carl Bailey | C | Tuskegee |
Roster
- Lenny Wilkens
- Les Habegger
- Bob Kloppenburg
Standings
Notes
- z, y – division champions
- x – clinched playoff spot
Game log
|- | 1 | October 10 | Los Angeles | L 98–99 | Kingdome
| 0–1 |
|---|
| 2 |
| October 12 |
| @ Portland |
| L 96–107 |
| Memorial Coliseum |
| 0–2 |
| - |
| 3 |
| October 14 |
| @ Dallas |
| W 85–83 |
| Reunion Arena |
| 1–2 |
| - |
| 4 |
| October 15 |
| @ Houston |
| L 100–103 |
| The Summit |
| 1–3 |
| - |
| 5 |
| October 18 |
| @ Kansas City |
| W 127–122 |
| Kemper Arena |
| 2–3 |
| - |
| 6 |
| October 20 |
| @ Utah |
| W 98–92 |
| Salt Palace |
| 3–3 |
| - |
| 7 |
| October 22 |
| Dallas |
| L 102–107 |
| Kingdome |
| 3–4 |
| - |
| 8 |
| October 24 |
| @ Los Angeles |
| L 98–104 |
| The Forum |
| 3–5 |
| - |
| 9 |
| October 25 |
| Phoenix |
| L 75–100 |
| Kingdome |
| 3–6 |
| - |
| 10 |
| October 26 |
| Portland |
| 111–98 |
| Kingdome |
| 4–6 |
| - |
| 11 |
| October 28 |
| Golden State |
| 119–102 |
| Kingdome |
| 5–6 |
| - style="background:#fcc |
| 12 |
| October 31 |
| San Antonio |
| L 96–112 |
| Kingdome |
| 5–7 |
| - style="background:#fcc |
| 13 |
| November 1 |
| @ Denver |
| L 118–123 |
| McNichols Sports Arena |
| 5–8 |
| - |
| 14 |
| November 3 |
| Cleveland |
| W 118–83 |
| Kingdome |
| 6–8 |
| - |
| 15 |
| November 5 |
| Denver |
| L 117–125 |
| Kingdome |
| 6–9 |
| - |
| 16 |
| November 7 |
| San Diego |
| W 113–94 |
| Kingdome |
| 7–9 |
| - |
| 17 |
| November 12 |
| Utah |
| L 106–114 |
| Kingdome |
| 7–10 |
| - |
| 18 |
| November 14 |
| season |
| W 127–125 |
| Kingdome |
| 8–10 |
| - |
| 19 |
| November 15 |
| Houston |
| W 143–139 (OT) |
| Kingdome |
| 9–10 |
| - style="background:#fcc |
| 20 |
| November 18 |
| @ Houston |
| L 118–138 |
| The Summit |
| 9–11 |
| - |
| 21 |
| November 21 |
| @ Dallas |
| W 101–91 |
| Reunion Arena |
| 10–11 |
| - |
| 22 |
| November 23 |
| @ San Diego |
| L 99–110 |
| San Diego Sports Arena |
| 10–12 |
| - |
| 23 |
| November 26 |
| @ Phoenix |
| L 103–113 |
| Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum |
| 10–13 |
| - |
| 24 |
| November 28 |
| San Diego |
| L 92–93 |
| Kingdome |
| 10–14 |
| - |
| 25 |
| November 30 |
| New Jersey |
| W 113–89 |
| Kingdome |
| 11–14 |
| - |
| - |
| 26 |
| December 3 |
| Chicago |
| W 113–105 |
| Kingdome |
| 12–14 |
| - |
| 27 |
| December 6 |
| @ Utah |
| W 108–98 |
| Salt Palace |
| 13–14 |
| - |
| 28 |
| December 8 |
| San Antonio |
| w 104–99 |
| Kingdome |
| 14–14 |
| - |
| 29 |
| December 9 |
| @ Portland |
| L 98–111 |
| Memorial Coliseum |
| 14–15 |
| - |
| 30 |
| December 10 |
| @ Golden State |
| W 108–103 |
| Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena |
| 15–15 |
| - |
| 31 |
| December 12 |
| Los Angeles |
| L 107–113 |
| Kingdome |
| 15–16 |
| - |
| 32 |
| December 14 |
| @ San Diego |
| L 81–91 |
| San Diego Sports Arena |
| 15–17 |
| - |
| 33 |
| December 17 |
| Kansas City |
| W 101–94 |
| Kingdome |
| 16–17 |
| - |
| 34 |
| December 19 |
| Atlanta |
| W 95–92 |
| Kingdome |
| 17–17 |
| - |
| 35 |
| December 22 |
| Phoenix |
| L 98–109 |
| Kingdome |
| 17–18 |
| - |
| 36 |
| December 26 |
| Portland |
| L 90–96 |
| Kingdome |
| 17–19 |
| - |
| 37 |
| December 27 |
| @ Golden State |
| L 98–104 |
| Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena |
| 17–20 |
| - |
| 38 |
| December 30 |
| @ San Antonio |
| L 100–102 |
| HemisFair Arena |
| 17–21 |
| - |
| - |
| 39 |
| January 2 |
| Philadelphia |
| L 117–120 (OT) |
| Kingdome |
| 17–22 |
| - |
| 40 |
| January 5 |
| Dallas |
| W 103–89 |
| Kingdome |
| 18–22 |
| - |
| 41 |
| January 7 |
| Detroit |
| W 99–94 |
| Kingdome |
| 19–22 |
| - |
| 42 |
| January 9 |
| @ Los Angeles |
| L 87–92 |
| The Forum |
| 19–23 |
| - |
| 43 |
| January 10 |
| Denver |
| W 119–116 |
| Kingdome |
| 20–23 |
| - |
| 44 |
| January 11 |
| Golden State |
| L 98–106 |
| Kingdome |
| 20–24 |
| - |
| 45 |
| January 13 |
| @ Phoenix |
| L 99–104 |
| Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum |
| 20–25 |
| - |
| 46 |
| January 16 |
| @ Indiana |
| W 95–94 |
| Market Square Arena |
| 21–25 |
| - |
| 47 |
| January 18 |
| @ Philadelphia |
| L 92–113 |
| The Spectrum |
| 21–26 |
| - |
| 48 |
| January 20 |
| @ New York |
| L 97–98 |
| Madison Square Garden |
| 21–27 |
| - |
| 49 |
| January 21 |
| @ New Jersey |
| L 122–126 (OT) |
| Rutgers Athletic Center |
| 21–28 |
| - |
| 50 |
| January 23 |
| @ Washington |
| L 91–103 |
| Capital Centre |
| 21–29 |
| - |
| 51 |
| January 25 |
| @ Boston |
| L 106–115 |
| Boston Garden |
| 21–30 |
| - |
| 52 |
| January 28 |
| Milwaukee |
| L 110–119 |
| Kingdome |
| 21–31 |
| - |
| - |
| 53 |
| February 4 |
| Washington |
| W 108–99 |
| Kingdome |
| 22–31 |
| - |
| 54 |
| February 6 |
| Kansas City |
| L 92–102 |
| Kingdome |
| 22–32 |
| - |
| 55 |
| February 7 |
| Utah |
| W 96–89 |
| Kingdome |
| 23–32 |
| - |
| 56 |
| February 8 |
| Denver |
| W 133–112 |
| Kingdome |
| 24–32 |
| - |
| 57 |
| February 10 |
| Boston |
| W 108–107 (OT) |
| Kingdome |
| 25–32 |
| - |
| 58 |
| February 12 |
| @ Portland |
| W 112–109 |
| Memorial Coliseum |
| 26–32 |
| - |
| 59 |
| February 14 |
| @ Chicago |
| W 117–134 |
| Chicago Stadium |
| 26–33 |
| - |
| 60 |
| February 15 |
| @ Kansas City |
| L 105–107 |
| Kemper Arena |
| 26–34 |
| - |
| 61 |
| February 17 |
| @ Utah |
| W 101–98 |
| Salt Palace |
| 27–34 |
| - |
| 62 |
| February 18 |
| New York |
| L 103–105 |
| Kingdome |
| 27–35 |
| - |
| 63 |
| February 20 |
| Phoenix |
| W 112–111 |
| Kingdome |
| 28–35 |
| - |
| 64 |
| February 22 |
| Houston |
| L 96–111 |
| Kingdome |
| 28–36 |
| - |
| 65 |
| February 24 |
| @ Dallas |
| W 102–84 |
| Reunion Arena |
| 29–36 |
| - |
| 66 |
| February 26 |
| @ San Antonio |
| L 113–123 |
| HemisFair Arena |
| 29–37 |
| - |
| 67 |
| February 27 |
| @ Houston |
| L 92–96 |
| The Summit |
| 29–38 |
| - |
| - |
| 68 |
| March 1 |
| @ Atlanta |
| L 102–108 |
| Omni Coliseum |
| 29–39 |
| - |
| 69 |
| March 4 |
| Indiana |
| W 105–93 |
| Kingdome |
| 30–39 |
| - |
| 70 |
| March 6 |
| San Antonio |
| W 102–94 |
| Kingdome |
| 31–39 |
| - |
| 71 |
| March 7 |
| @ Golden State |
| L 103–106 |
| Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena |
| 31–40 |
| - |
| 72 |
| March 8 |
| San Diego |
| L 92–103 |
| Kingdome |
| 31–41 |
| - |
| 73 |
| March 11 |
| @ Cleveland |
| W 101–95 |
| Coliseum at Richfield |
| 32–41 |
| - |
| 74 |
| March 13 |
| @ Detroit |
| W 102–100 |
| Pontiac Silverdome |
| 33–41 |
| - |
| 75 |
| March 15 |
| @ Milwaukee |
| L 108–132 |
| MECCA Arena |
| 33–42 |
| - |
| 76 |
| March 17 |
| @ Denver |
| L 112–124 |
| McNichols Sports Arena |
| 33–43 |
| - |
| 77 |
| March 20 |
| @ Los Angeles |
| L 119–133 |
| The Forum |
| 33–44 |
| - |
| 78 |
| March 22 |
| @ Phoenix |
| L 91–107 |
| Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum |
| 33–45 |
| - |
| 79 |
| March 24 |
| @ San Diego |
| L 106–111 |
| San Diego Sports Arena |
| 33–46 |
| - |
| 80 |
| March 25 |
| Portland |
| L 103–112 |
| Kingdome |
| 33–47 |
| - |
| 81 |
| March 27 |
| Los Angeles |
| L 90–97 |
| Kingdome |
| 33–48 |
| - |
| 82 |
| March 29 |
| Golden State |
| W 96–92 |
| Kingdome |
| 34–48 |
| - |
Player statistics
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 82 | 31.0 | .499 | .500 | .709 | 7.4 | 1.2 | .9 | 1.7 | 14.0 | ||||||||||||||
| 78 | 25.5 | .488 | .359 | .832 | 2.2 | 3.0 | 1.1 | .2 | 15.5 | ||||||||||||||
| 68 | 14.4 | .542 | .594 | 4.5 | .6 | .1 | 1.1 | 5.3 | |||||||||||||||
| 74 | 17.0 | .478 | .200 | .793 | 2.1 | 1.5 | .8 | .3 | 5.4 | ||||||||||||||
| 80 | 29.1 | .431 | .000 | .808 | 4.5 | 3.9 | .7 | .3 | 11.5 | ||||||||||||||
| 81 | 28.5 | .534 | .200 | .793 | 4.5 | 4.2 | 1.0 | .2 | 13.0 | ||||||||||||||
| 14 | 31.4 | .420 | .655 | 5.6 | 2.5 | 1.6 | .2 | 13.0 | |||||||||||||||
| 82 | 35.6 | .454 | .000 | .823 | 10.4 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 18.7 | ||||||||||||||
| 82 | 21.9 | .463 | .000 | .645 | 3.8 | 1.5 | .6 | .2 | 8.4 | ||||||||||||||
| 36 | 29.9 | .442 | .240 | .832 | 1.9 | 4.1 | 1.3 | .4 | 16.7 |
Transactions
Free agents
| Subtractions | Player | Date signed | New team |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tom LaGarde | Expansion Draft May 28, 1980 | Dallas Mavericks |
References
References
- [https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/SEA/1981.html 1980-81 Seattle SuperSonics]
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