| 45-37 | Lost Conf Semi |
| Record | Outcome |
The Chicago Bulls finished the regular season with a 45-37 record. They went 26-15 at home and 19-22 on the road. Including the playoffs, the Chicago Bulls went 47-41. Their final game was a loss in the Eastern Conference Semifinals to the Boston Celtics.
The 1980-81 Chicago Bulls played in the Central Division of the Eastern Conference.
Yes, the Chicago Bulls made the Playoffs in 1981. They won their first series against the New York Knicks in the Eastern Conference First Round. They eventually lost against the Boston Celtics in the Eastern Conference Semifinals.
The Chicago Bulls finished the regular season with a point differential of +162. Based on their point differential and their pythagorean expectation, the Bulls could have been expected to have about 46.2 wins, or a 46-36 record in the regular season.
In close, one-possession games, or games that went to overtime, the 1980-81 Chicago Bulls went 7-9.
During the regular season, the 1980-81 Chicago Bulls went 0-3 in overtime games.
In the playoffs, the 1980-81 Chicago Bulls went 1-0 in overtime games.
The longest win streak during the regular season for the 1980-81 Chicago Bulls was a 8 game winning streak.
The longest losing streak that the Chicago Bulls had during the 1980-81 regular season was 6 games, which happened once during the season.
= Playoff Team
| Date | Opponent | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Regular Season | |||
| Sat, Oct 11, 1980 Sat, Oct 11, 1980 | @ Atlanta Hawks Hawks | Loss L 93 - 101 | |
| Wed, Oct 15, 1980 Wed, Oct 15, 1980 | @ Indiana Pacers Pacers | Win W 108 - 97 | |
| Fri, Oct 17, 1980 Fri, Oct 17, 1980 | vs Cleveland Cavaliers Cavaliers | Win W 98 - 79 | |
| Sat, Oct 18, 1980 Sat, Oct 18, 1980 | vs New Jersey Nets Nets | Loss L 90 - 107 | |
| Tue, Oct 21, 1980 Tue, Oct 21, 1980 | @ New York Knicks Knicks | Loss L 97 - 105 | |
| Fri, Oct 24, 1980 Fri, Oct 24, 1980 | vs Washington Bullets Bullets | Win W 104 - 96 | |
| Sat, Oct 25, 1980 Sat, Oct 25, 1980 | @ Milwaukee Bucks Bucks | Loss L 93 - 109 | |
| Tue, Oct 28, 1980 Tue, Oct 28, 1980 | vs Milwaukee Bucks Bucks | Loss L 99 - 106 | |
| Wed, Oct 29, 1980 Wed, Oct 29, 1980 | @ Philadelphia 76ers 76ers | Loss L 102 - 115 | |
| Fri, Oct 31, 1980 Fri, Oct 31, 1980 | vs Indiana Pacers Pacers | Loss L 114 - 121 | |
| Sat, Nov 1, 1980 Sat, Nov 1, 1980 | vs Detroit Pistons Pistons | Win W 122 - 100 | |
| Wed, Nov 5, 1980 Wed, Nov 5, 1980 | @ New Jersey Nets Nets | Win W 120 - 105 | |
| Fri, Nov 7, 1980 Fri, Nov 7, 1980 | vs Atlanta Hawks Hawks | Win W 103 - 100 | |
| Sat, Nov 8, 1980 Sat, Nov 8, 1980 | vs Denver Nuggets Nuggets | Loss L 126 - 130 | 2OT |
| Sun, Nov 9, 1980 Sun, Nov 9, 1980 | @ Boston Celtics Celtics | Loss L 105 - 111 | |
| Tue, Nov 11, 1980 Tue, Nov 11, 1980 | vs Philadelphia 76ers 76ers | Loss L 80 - 121 | |
| Fri, Nov 14, 1980 Fri, Nov 14, 1980 | @ Detroit Pistons Pistons | Loss L 99 - 106 | |
| Sun, Nov 16, 1980 Sun, Nov 16, 1980 | @ Milwaukee Bucks Bucks | Win W 114 - 108 | |
| Tue, Nov 18, 1980 Tue, Nov 18, 1980 | vs Boston Celtics Celtics | Loss L 112 - 113 | |
| Fri, Nov 21, 1980 Fri, Nov 21, 1980 | vs New York Knicks Knicks | Win W 130 - 121 | |
| Sat, Nov 22, 1980 Sat, Nov 22, 1980 | vs Washington Bullets Bullets | Win W 114 - 101 | |
| Wed, Nov 26, 1980 Wed, Nov 26, 1980 | @ San Antonio Spurs Spurs | Loss L 122 - 125 | |
| Fri, Nov 28, 1980 Fri, Nov 28, 1980 | @ Phoenix Suns Suns | Loss L 101 - 102 | |
| Sun, Nov 30, 1980 Sun, Nov 30, 1980 | @ Los Angeles Lakers Lakers | Win W 122 - 108 | |
| Tue, Dec 2, 1980 Tue, Dec 2, 1980 | @ Denver Nuggets Nuggets | Win W 129 - 124 | |
| Wed, Dec 3, 1980 Wed, Dec 3, 1980 | @ Seattle SuperSonics SuperSonics | Loss L 105 - 113 | |
| Fri, Dec 5, 1980 Fri, Dec 5, 1980 | @ Portland Trail Blazers Trail Blazers | Loss L 115 - 116 | |
| Tue, Dec 9, 1980 Tue, Dec 9, 1980 | vs Phoenix Suns Suns | Loss L 108 - 123 | |
| Wed, Dec 10, 1980 Wed, Dec 10, 1980 | @ Philadelphia 76ers 76ers | Loss L 100 - 113 | |
| Fri, Dec 12, 1980 Fri, Dec 12, 1980 | vs Utah Jazz Jazz | Win W 118 - 98 | |
| Sat, Dec 13, 1980 Sat, Dec 13, 1980 | vs Boston Celtics Celtics | Loss L 95 - 106 | |
| Tue, Dec 16, 1980 Tue, Dec 16, 1980 | @ Washington Bullets Bullets | Win W 96 - 94 | |
| Wed, Dec 17, 1980 Wed, Dec 17, 1980 | @ Boston Celtics Celtics | Loss L 98 - 115 | |
| Fri, Dec 19, 1980 Fri, Dec 19, 1980 | vs Milwaukee Bucks Bucks | Win W 129 - 106 | |
| Sat, Dec 20, 1980 Sat, Dec 20, 1980 | vs Houston Rockets Rockets | Win W 133 - 109 | |
| Tue, Dec 23, 1980 Tue, Dec 23, 1980 | vs New York Knicks Knicks | Win W 117 - 114 | |
| Fri, Dec 26, 1980 Fri, Dec 26, 1980 | @ Cleveland Cavaliers Cavaliers | Win W 100 - 98 | |
| Sat, Dec 27, 1980 Sat, Dec 27, 1980 | vs Detroit Pistons Pistons | Win W 104 - 97 | |
| Tue, Dec 30, 1980 Tue, Dec 30, 1980 | vs New Jersey Nets Nets | Win W 121 - 110 | |
| Fri, Jan 2, 1981 Fri, Jan 2 | @ Washington Bullets Bullets | Win W 92 - 82 | |
| Sat, Jan 3, 1981 Sat, Jan 3 | vs San Antonio Spurs Spurs | Loss L 111 - 119 | |
| Tue, Jan 6, 1981 Tue, Jan 6 | vs San Diego Clippers Clippers | Win W 108 - 93 | |
| Fri, Jan 9, 1981 Fri, Jan 9 | @ Boston Celtics Celtics | Loss L 111 - 117 | OT |
| Sat, Jan 10, 1981 Sat, Jan 10 | vs Philadelphia 76ers 76ers | Loss L 102 - 117 | |
| Tue, Jan 13, 1981 Tue, Jan 13 | @ Dallas Mavericks Mavericks | Loss L 106 - 112 | |
| Wed, Jan 14, 1981 Wed, Jan 14 | @ Houston Rockets Rockets | Loss L 105 - 109 | |
| Fri, Jan 16, 1981 Fri, Jan 16 | vs Portland Trail Blazers Trail Blazers | Loss L 112 - 113 | |
| Sat, Jan 17, 1981 Sat, Jan 17 | vs Cleveland Cavaliers Cavaliers | Loss L 98 - 110 | |
| Tue, Jan 20, 1981 Tue, Jan 20 | vs Indiana Pacers Pacers | Win W 121 - 105 | |
| Thu, Jan 22, 1981 Thu, Jan 22 | @ Detroit Pistons Pistons | Win W 125 - 92 | |
| Fri, Jan 23, 1981 Fri, Jan 23 | vs Dallas Mavericks Mavericks | Win W 106 - 98 | |
| Sat, Jan 24, 1981 Sat, Jan 24 | @ Atlanta Hawks Hawks | Win W 104 - 102 | |
| Tue, Jan 27, 1981 Tue, Jan 27 | vs Golden State Warriors Warriors | Win W 118 - 101 | |
| Thu, Jan 29, 1981 Thu, Jan 29 | vs Boston Celtics Celtics | Win W 108 - 85 | |
| Wed, Feb 4, 1981 Wed, Feb 4 | @ Cleveland Cavaliers Cavaliers | Win W 109 - 96 | |
| Fri, Feb 6, 1981 Fri, Feb 6 | vs New York Knicks Knicks | Loss L 94 - 112 | |
| Sat, Feb 7, 1981 Sat, Feb 7 | vs Detroit Pistons Pistons | Win W 98 - 90 | |
| Sun, Feb 8, 1981 Sun, Feb 8 | @ Milwaukee Bucks Bucks | Loss L 109 - 128 | |
| Tue, Feb 10, 1981 Tue, Feb 10 | vs Kansas City Kings Kings | Win W 116 - 115 | |
| Wed, Feb 11, 1981 Wed, Feb 11 | @ New Jersey Nets Nets | Loss L 133 - 135 | OT |
| Sat, Feb 14, 1981 Sat, Feb 14 | vs Seattle SuperSonics SuperSonics | Win W 134 - 117 | |
| Sun, Feb 15, 1981 Sun, Feb 15 | @ Indiana Pacers Pacers | Loss L 107 - 113 | |
| Tue, Feb 17, 1981 Tue, Feb 17 | @ San Diego Clippers Clippers | Loss L 95 - 128 | |
| Wed, Feb 18, 1981 Wed, Feb 18 | @ Golden State Warriors Warriors | Loss L 100 - 103 | |
| Fri, Feb 20, 1981 Fri, Feb 20 | @ Utah Jazz Jazz | Win W 92 - 84 | |
| Sun, Feb 22, 1981 Sun, Feb 22 | vs Atlanta Hawks Hawks | Loss L 116 - 121 | |
| Tue, Feb 24, 1981 Tue, Feb 24 | vs Los Angeles Lakers Lakers | Loss L 97 - 107 | |
| Fri, Feb 27, 1981 Fri, Feb 27 | vs Washington Bullets Bullets | Win W 112 - 100 | |
| Sat, Feb 28, 1981 Sat, Feb 28 | @ New York Knicks Knicks | Win W 101 - 97 | |
| Tue, Mar 3, 1981 Tue, Mar 3 | vs New Jersey Nets Nets | Win W 128 - 102 | |
| Wed, Mar 4, 1981 Wed, Mar 4 | @ Philadelphia 76ers 76ers | Win W 111 - 100 | |
| Sun, Mar 8, 1981 Sun, Mar 8 | @ Washington Bullets Bullets | Loss L 99 - 103 | |
| Tue, Mar 10, 1981 Tue, Mar 10 | @ Atlanta Hawks Hawks | Win W 118 - 116 | |
| Fri, Mar 13, 1981 Fri, Mar 13 | @ New York Knicks Knicks | Loss L 117 - 127 | |
| Sun, Mar 15, 1981 Sun, Mar 15 | @ Kansas City Kings Kings | Win W 97 - 87 | |
| Tue, Mar 17, 1981 Tue, Mar 17 | vs Milwaukee Bucks Bucks | Win W 116 - 106 | |
| Thu, Mar 19, 1981 Thu, Mar 19 | @ Cleveland Cavaliers Cavaliers | Win W 116 - 111 | |
| Fri, Mar 20, 1981 Fri, Mar 20 | vs Philadelphia 76ers 76ers | Win W 120 - 108 | |
| Sun, Mar 22, 1981 Sun, Mar 22 | @ Detroit Pistons Pistons | Win W 109 - 103 | |
| Tue, Mar 24, 1981 Tue, Mar 24 | vs Cleveland Cavaliers Cavaliers | Win W 121 - 108 | |
| Fri, Mar 27, 1981 Fri, Mar 27 | vs Atlanta Hawks Hawks | Win W 108 - 83 | |
| Sun, Mar 29, 1981 Sun, Mar 29 | @ Indiana Pacers Pacers | Win W 101 - 97 | |
| Playoffs | |||
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| Eastern Conference First Round | |||
| Tue, Mar 31, 1981 Tue, Mar 31 | @ New York Knicks Knicks | Win W 90 - 80 | |
| Fri, Apr 3, 1981 Fri, Apr 3 | vs New York Knicks Knicks | Win W 115 - 114 | OT |
| Eastern Conference Semifinals | |||
| Sun, Apr 5, 1981 Sun, Apr 5 | @ Boston Celtics Celtics | Loss L 109 - 121 | |
| Tue, Apr 7, 1981 Tue, Apr 7 | @ Boston Celtics Celtics | Loss L 97 - 106 | |
| Fri, Apr 10, 1981 Fri, Apr 10 | vs Boston Celtics Celtics | Loss L 107 - 113 | |
| Sun, Apr 12, 1981 Sun, Apr 12 | vs Boston Celtics Celtics | Loss L 103 - 109 | |
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