The Los Angeles Lakers were 54-28 in 1980-81. They finished 2nd in the Pacific Division and 3rd in the Western Conference. They lost in the Western Conference First Round against the Houston Rockets, 2 games to 1.
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1980-81 Conference Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | |
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1 | 57 | 25 | .695 | ||
2 | 52 | 30 | .634 | 5.0 | |
3 |  Lakers | 54 | 28 | .659 | 3.0 |
4 | 45 | 37 | .549 | 12.0 | |
5 | 40 | 42 | .488 | 17.0 |
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1980-81 Stats
See stats| GP | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TOV | PF | |
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Team | 82 | 241.5 | 111.2 | 44.6 | 28.8 | 9.9 | 6.7 | 46.1 | 90.0 | 51.2 | 0.2 | 1.1 | 18.1 | 18.8 | 25.8 | 72.9 | 54.8 | 14.2 | 30.4 | 19.0 | 23.8 |
Team Rank | 7th | 5th | 9th | 2nd | 7th | 4th | 2nd | 6th | 2nd | 20th | 19th | 17th | 21st | 20th | 17th | 4th | 15th | 5th | 15th | 4th | |
Opponent | 82 | 241.5 | 107.3 | 44.5 | 27.8 | 9.2 | 4.4 | 43.7 | 93.9 | 46.5 | 0.5 | 2.2 | 22.8 | 19.5 | 26.3 | 74.1 | 50.9 | 16.8 | 27.7 | 18.0 | 22.8 |
Opponent Rank | 7th | 13th | 17th | 22nd | 17th | 2nd | 15th | 22nd | 4th | 13th | 19th | 9th | 4th | 3rd | 5th | 2nd | 23rd | 6th | 15th | 22nd | |
Net | +3.8 | +0.0 | +1.0 | +0.7 | +2.4 | +2.4 | -3.9 | +4.7 | -0.3 | -1.1 | -4.7 | -0.7 | -0.5 | -1.2 | +4.0 | -2.6 | +2.6 | +1.0 | +1.0 | ||
Net Rank | 5th | 9th | 8th | 6th | 3rd | 5th | 23rd | 2nd | 19th | 22nd | 14th | 15th | 13th | 16th | 2nd | 23rd | 5th | 17th | 19th |
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| Eastern | W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | ||
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | ||
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | ||
| 4 | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | ||
| 5 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 1.0 | |
| 6 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 1.0 | |
| 7 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 1.0 | |
| 8 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 1.0 | |
| 9 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 1.0 | |
| 10 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 1.5 | |
| 11 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 1.5 | |
| 12 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 2.0 | |
| 13 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 2.0 | |
| 14 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 2.0 | |
| 15 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 2.0 |
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Bucks| Western | W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | ||
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | ||
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | ||
| 4 | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | ||
| 5 | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | ||
| 6 | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | ||
| 7 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 1.0 | |
| 8 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 1.0 | |
| 9 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 1.0 | |
| 10 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 1.5 | |
| 11 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 1.5 | |
| 12 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 2.0 | |
| 13 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 2.0 | |
| 14 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 2.0 | |
| 15 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 2.0 |
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