1980-81 San Antonio Spurs Game-by-Game Results
National Basketball Association (NBA)
Team Record: 52-30
Finishing 1st in the NBA's Midwest Division of the Western Conference
Postseason: 3-4 Lost conference semifinals
Conference Semifinals - Lost to Houston Rockets 4-3
Coach: Stan Albeck (52-30)
Location: San Antonio, Texas
Attendance: 440,553, Avg. 10,745 in 41 home dates
1980-81 San Antonio Spurs StatisticsTeam Record: 52-30
Finishing 1st in the NBA's Midwest Division of the Western Conference
Postseason: 3-4 Lost conference semifinals
Conference Semifinals - Lost to Houston Rockets 4-3
Coach: Stan Albeck (52-30)
Location: San Antonio, Texas
Attendance: 440,553, Avg. 10,745 in 41 home dates
1980-81 San Antonio Spurs Roster
The San Antonio Spurs of the National Basketball Association ended the 1980-81 season with a record of 52 wins and 30 losses, finishing first in the NBA's Midwest Division of the Western Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 3-4.
San Antonio poured in 9,209 points and surrendered 8,973. George Gervin scored a team-leading 2,221 points for the Spurs, and Dave Corzine contributed 636 rebounds. Johnny Moore dished out 373 assists for the squad.
Defensively, Johnny Moore added 120 steals, while George Johnson swatted 278 opponent shot attempts.
Stan Albeck coached the team. The 1980-81 San Antonio Spurs lost in the conference semifinals.
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Regular Season Points For: 9209
Regular Season Points Against: 8973
| Date | Game | Res | Home | Road | Record | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 10, 1980 | San Antonio Spurs 113 at Denver Nuggets 112 | W | 0-0 | 1-0 | 1-0 | ||
| October 11, 1980 | San Antonio Spurs 92 at Dallas Mavericks 103 | L | 0-0 | 1-1 | 1-1 | ||
| October 14, 1980 | Kansas City Kings 103 at San Antonio Spurs 109 | W | 1-0 | 1-1 | 2-1 | ||
| October 16, 1980 | San Antonio Spurs 102 at Detroit Pistons 99 | W | 1-0 | 2-1 | 3-1 | ||
| October 18, 1980 | Dallas Mavericks 96 at San Antonio Spurs 110 | W | 2-0 | 2-1 | 4-1 | ||
| October 21, 1980 | San Diego Clippers 120 at San Antonio Spurs 123 | W | 3-0 | 2-1 | 5-1 | ||
| October 23, 1980 | Golden State Warriors 109 at San Antonio Spurs 128 | W | 4-0 | 2-1 | 6-1 | ||
| October 25, 1980 | San Antonio Spurs 116 at San Diego Clippers 98 | W | 4-0 | 3-1 | 7-1 | ||
| October 26, 1980 | San Antonio Spurs 108 at Los Angeles Lakers 102 | W | 4-0 | 4-1 | 8-1 | ||
| October 28, 1980 | Portland Trail Blazers 112 at San Antonio Spurs 120 | W | 5-0 | 4-1 | 9-1 | ||
| October 29, 1980 | San Antonio Spurs 96 at Utah Jazz 109 | L | 5-0 | 4-2 | 9-2 | ||
| October 31, 1980 | San Antonio Spurs 112 at Seattle Supersonics 96 | W | 5-0 | 5-2 | 10-2 | ||
| November 1, 1980 | San Antonio Spurs 108 at Golden State Warriors 123 | L | 5-0 | 5-3 | 10-3 | ||
| November 5, 1980 | Phoenix Suns 84 at San Antonio Spurs 114 | W | 6-0 | 5-3 | 11-3 | ||
| November 8, 1980 | Los Angeles Lakers 109 at San Antonio Spurs 112 | W | 7-0 | 5-3 | 12-3 | ||
| November 11, 1980 | Indiana Pacers 119 at San Antonio Spurs 113 | L | 7-1 | 5-3 | 12-4 | ||
| November 12, 1980 | San Antonio Spurs 127 at Phoenix Suns 130 | L | 7-1 | 5-4 | 12-5 | ||
| November 13, 1980 | San Antonio Spurs 113 at San Diego Clippers 107 | W | 7-1 | 6-4 | 13-5 | ||
| November 15, 1980 | Utah Jazz 104 at San Antonio Spurs 120 | W | 8-1 | 6-4 | 14-5 | ||
| November 18, 1980 | San Antonio Spurs 93 at Atlanta Hawks 97 | L | 8-1 | 6-5 | 14-6 | ||
| November 19, 1980 | San Antonio Spurs 112 at New Jersey Nets 104 | W | 8-1 | 7-5 | 15-6 | OT | |
| November 22, 1980 | Philadelphia 76ers 108 at San Antonio Spurs 101 | L | 8-2 | 7-5 | 15-7 | ||
| November 26, 1980 | Chicago Bulls 122 at San Antonio Spurs 125 | W | 9-2 | 7-5 | 16-7 | ||
| November 28, 1980 | Houston Rockets 124 at San Antonio Spurs 115 | L | 9-3 | 7-5 | 16-8 | ||
| November 29, 1980 | San Antonio Spurs 106 at Kansas City Kings 104 | W | 9-3 | 8-5 | 17-8 | ||
| December 2, 1980 | Phoenix Suns 122 at San Antonio Spurs 107 | L | 9-4 | 8-5 | 17-9 | ||
| December 4, 1980 | Cleveland Cavaliers 100 at San Antonio Spurs 130 | W | 10-4 | 8-5 | 18-9 | ||
| December 7, 1980 | San Antonio Spurs 115 at Portland Trail Blazers 116 | L | 10-4 | 8-6 | 18-10 | ||
| December 8, 1980 | San Antonio Spurs 99 at Seattle Supersonics 104 | L | 10-4 | 8-7 | 18-11 | ||
| December 9, 1980 | San Antonio Spurs 115 at Utah Jazz 90 | W | 10-4 | 9-7 | 19-11 | ||
| December 11, 1980 | Kansas City Kings 104 at San Antonio Spurs 122 | W | 11-4 | 9-7 | 20-11 | ||
| December 13, 1980 | Denver Nuggets 123 at San Antonio Spurs 147 | W | 12-4 | 9-7 | 21-11 | ||
| December 14, 1980 | San Antonio Spurs 98 at Milwaukee Bucks 115 | L | 12-4 | 9-8 | 21-12 | ||
| December 16, 1980 | San Antonio Spurs 89 at Dallas Mavericks 83 | W | 12-4 | 10-8 | 22-12 | ||
| December 17, 1980 | San Antonio Spurs 113 at Houston Rockets 107 | W | 12-4 | 11-8 | 23-12 | ||
| December 19, 1980 | Golden State Warriors 111 at San Antonio Spurs 126 | W | 13-4 | 11-8 | 24-12 | ||
| December 21, 1980 | San Antonio Spurs 122 at Los Angeles Lakers 135 | L | 13-4 | 11-9 | 24-13 | ||
| December 25, 1980 | San Antonio Spurs 111 at Phoenix Suns 131 | L | 13-4 | 11-10 | 24-14 | ||
| December 27, 1980 | Utah Jazz 117 at San Antonio Spurs 142 | W | 14-4 | 11-10 | 25-14 | ||
| December 30, 1980 | Seattle Supersonics 100 at San Antonio Spurs 102 | W | 15-4 | 11-10 | 26-14 | ||
| January 2, 1981 | Los Angeles Lakers 112 at San Antonio Spurs 118 | W | 16-4 | 11-10 | 27-14 | ||
| January 3, 1981 | San Antonio Spurs 119 at Chicago Bulls 111 | W | 16-4 | 12-10 | 28-14 | ||
| January 6, 1981 | San Antonio Spurs 113 at New York Knicks 108 | W | 16-4 | 13-10 | 29-14 | ||
| January 7, 1981 | San Antonio Spurs 102 at Philadelphia 76ers 135 | L | 16-4 | 13-11 | 29-15 | ||
| January 9, 1981 | Portland Trail Blazers 86 at San Antonio Spurs 102 | W | 17-4 | 13-11 | 30-15 | ||
| January 11, 1981 | Washington Bullets 106 at San Antonio Spurs 137 | W | 18-4 | 13-11 | 31-15 | ||
| January 14, 1981 | New York Knicks 105 at San Antonio Spurs 116 | W | 19-4 | 13-11 | 32-15 | ||
| January 16, 1981 | San Antonio Spurs 85 at Boston Celtics 94 | L | 19-4 | 13-12 | 32-16 | ||
| January 17, 1981 | San Antonio Spurs 93 at Washington Bullets 103 | L | 19-4 | 13-13 | 32-17 | ||
| January 20, 1981 | Phoenix Suns 112 at San Antonio Spurs 119 | W | 20-4 | 13-13 | 33-17 | OT | |
| January 21, 1981 | San Antonio Spurs 108 at Kansas City Kings 115 | L | 20-4 | 13-14 | 33-18 | ||
| January 24, 1981 | San Antonio Spurs 115 at Denver Nuggets 129 | L | 20-4 | 13-15 | 33-19 | ||
| January 25, 1981 | San Antonio Spurs 100 at Portland Trail Blazers 118 | L | 20-4 | 13-16 | 33-20 | ||
| January 29, 1981 | New Jersey Nets 108 at San Antonio Spurs 122 | W | 21-4 | 13-16 | 34-20 | ||
| February 3, 1981 | Detroit Pistons 99 at San Antonio Spurs 102 | W | 22-4 | 13-16 | 35-20 | ||
| February 4, 1981 | San Antonio Spurs 135 at Denver Nuggets 132 | W | 22-4 | 14-16 | 36-20 | ||
| February 6, 1981 | Portland Trail Blazers 96 at San Antonio Spurs 122 | W | 23-4 | 14-16 | 37-20 | ||
| February 8, 1981 | Dallas Mavericks 98 at San Antonio Spurs 102 | W | 24-4 | 14-16 | 38-20 | ||
| February 11, 1981 | San Antonio Spurs 89 at Houston Rockets 108 | L | 24-4 | 14-17 | 38-21 | ||
| February 12, 1981 | Atlanta Hawks 109 at San Antonio Spurs 110 | W | 25-4 | 14-17 | 39-21 | ||
| February 14, 1981 | San Antonio Spurs 107 at Dallas Mavericks 99 | W | 25-4 | 15-17 | 40-21 | ||
| February 15, 1981 | Milwaukee Bucks 108 at San Antonio Spurs 110 | W | 26-4 | 15-17 | 41-21 | ||
| February 17, 1981 | Boston Celtics 128 at San Antonio Spurs 116 | L | 26-5 | 15-17 | 41-22 | ||
| February 19, 1981 | San Antonio Spurs 104 at Cleveland Cavaliers 118 | L | 26-5 | 15-18 | 41-23 | ||
| February 20, 1981 | San Antonio Spurs 106 at Indiana Pacers 109 | L | 26-5 | 15-19 | 41-24 | ||
| February 22, 1981 | Denver Nuggets 129 at San Antonio Spurs 133 | W | 27-5 | 15-19 | 42-24 | OT | |
| February 24, 1981 | Golden State Warriors 126 at San Antonio Spurs 131 | W | 28-5 | 15-19 | 43-24 | ||
| February 26, 1981 | Seattle Supersonics 113 at San Antonio Spurs 123 | W | 29-5 | 15-19 | 44-24 | ||
| March 1, 1981 | Houston Rockets 86 at San Antonio Spurs 102 | W | 30-5 | 15-19 | 45-24 | ||
| March 4, 1981 | Kansas City Kings 111 at San Antonio Spurs 97 | L | 30-6 | 15-19 | 45-25 | ||
| March 6, 1981 | San Antonio Spurs 94 at Seattle Supersonics 102 | L | 30-6 | 15-20 | 45-26 | ||
| March 8, 1981 | Dallas Mavericks 108 at San Antonio Spurs 133 | W | 31-6 | 15-20 | 46-26 | ||
| March 10, 1981 | San Antonio Spurs 104 at Los Angeles Lakers 118 | L | 31-6 | 15-21 | 46-27 | ||
| March 14, 1981 | San Antonio Spurs 118 at San Diego Clippers 126 | L | 31-6 | 15-22 | 46-28 | ||
| March 15, 1981 | San Antonio Spurs 114 at Golden State Warriors 112 | W | 31-6 | 16-22 | 47-28 | OT | |
| March 17, 1981 | Utah Jazz 86 at San Antonio Spurs 94 | W | 32-6 | 16-22 | 48-28 | ||
| March 20, 1981 | San Antonio Spurs 114 at Kansas City Kings 111 | W | 32-6 | 17-22 | 49-28 | OT | |
| March 22, 1981 | San Diego Clippers 99 at San Antonio Spurs 107 | W | 33-6 | 17-22 | 50-28 | ||
| March 24, 1981 | Denver Nuggets 125 at San Antonio Spurs 123 | L | 33-7 | 17-22 | 50-29 | ||
| March 25, 1981 | San Antonio Spurs 111 at Houston Rockets 117 | L | 33-7 | 17-23 | 50-30 | ||
| March 26, 1981 | San Antonio Spurs 98 at Utah Jazz 97 | W | 33-7 | 18-23 | 51-30 | ||
| March 29, 1981 | Houston Rockets 109 at San Antonio Spurs 135 | W | 34-7 | 18-23 | 52-30 | ||
| April 7, 1981 | Houston Rockets 107 at San Antonio Spurs 98 | L | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-1 | ||
| April 8, 1981 | Houston Rockets 113 at San Antonio Spurs 125 | W | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1-1 | ||
| April 10, 1981 | San Antonio Spurs 99 at Houston Rockets 112 | L | 1-1 | 0-1 | 1-2 | ||
| April 12, 1981 | San Antonio Spurs 114 at Houston Rockets 112 | W | 1-1 | 1-1 | 2-2 | ||
| April 14, 1981 | Houston Rockets 123 at San Antonio Spurs 117 | L | 1-2 | 1-1 | 2-3 | ||
| April 15, 1981 | San Antonio Spurs 101 at Houston Rockets 96 | W | 1-2 | 2-1 | 3-3 | ||
| April 17, 1981 | Houston Rockets 105 at San Antonio Spurs 100 | L | 1-3 | 2-1 | 3-4 |
