| 37-45 | Missed Playoffs |
| Record | Outcome |
The Denver Nuggets finished the regular season with a 37-45 record. They went 23-18 at home and 14-27 on the road.
The 1980-81 Denver Nuggets played in the Midwest Division of the Western Conference.
No, the Nuggets didn't make the Playoffs in 1981.
The Denver Nuggets finished the regular season with a point differential of -39. Based on their point differential and their pythagorean expectation, the Nuggets could have been expected to have about 39.9 wins, or a 40-42 record in the regular season.
In close, one-possession games, or games that went to overtime, the 1980-81 Denver Nuggets went 12-17.
During the regular season, the 1980-81 Denver Nuggets went 4-4 in overtime games.
The longest win streak during the regular season for the 1980-81 Denver Nuggets was a 4 game winning streak.
The longest losing streak that the Denver Nuggets had during the 1980-81 regular season was 6 games, which happened once during the season.
= Playoff Team
| Date | Opponent | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Regular Season | |||
| Fri, Oct 10, 1980 | vs San Antonio Spurs | Loss 112 - 113 | |
| Sun, Oct 12, 1980 | vs Utah Jazz | Loss 121 - 125 | OT |
| Wed, Oct 15, 1980 | vs Dallas Mavericks | Win 133 - 98 | |
| Fri, Oct 17, 1980 | @ San Diego Clippers | Win 129 - 116 | |
| Sat, Oct 18, 1980 | @ Utah Jazz | Loss 115 - 117 | |
| Tue, Oct 21, 1980 | vs Houston Rockets | Loss 117 - 119 | |
| Fri, Oct 24, 1980 | vs Phoenix Suns | Loss 94 - 117 | |
| Sat, Oct 25, 1980 | @ Kansas City Kings | Loss 122 - 125 | |
| Wed, Oct 29, 1980 | @ Golden State Warriors | Loss 109 - 115 | |
| Sat, Nov 1, 1980 | vs Seattle SuperSonics | Win 123 - 118 | |
| Sun, Nov 2, 1980 | @ Los Angeles Lakers | Win 123 - 121 | |
| Wed, Nov 5, 1980 | @ Seattle SuperSonics | Win 125 - 117 | |
| Fri, Nov 7, 1980 | vs New York Knicks | Loss 115 - 124 | |
| Sat, Nov 8, 1980 | @ Chicago Bulls | Win 130 - 126 | 2OT |
| Tue, Nov 11, 1980 | @ Washington Bullets | Loss 92 - 107 | |
| Wed, Nov 12, 1980 | @ New Jersey Nets | Loss 111 - 118 | |
| Sat, Nov 15, 1980 | vs Portland Trail Blazers | Win 125 - 123 | |
| Tue, Nov 18, 1980 | @ Portland Trail Blazers | Loss 103 - 122 | |
| Fri, Nov 21, 1980 | vs Kansas City Kings | Win 134 - 121 | |
| Sun, Nov 23, 1980 | @ Phoenix Suns | Loss 113 - 131 | |
| Tue, Nov 25, 1980 | @ San Diego Clippers | Loss 94 - 108 | |
| Wed, Nov 26, 1980 | vs San Diego Clippers | Win 113 - 109 | |
| Fri, Nov 28, 1980 | @ Dallas Mavericks | Win 119 - 117 | OT |
| Sat, Nov 29, 1980 | vs Los Angeles Lakers | Loss 123 - 124 | 2OT |
| Tue, Dec 2, 1980 | vs Chicago Bulls | Loss 124 - 129 | |
| Thu, Dec 4, 1980 | @ Utah Jazz | Loss 118 - 122 | |
| Fri, Dec 5, 1980 | vs Golden State Warriors | Loss 114 - 119 | |
| Sat, Dec 6, 1980 | @ Houston Rockets | Loss 108 - 111 | |
| Wed, Dec 10, 1980 | vs Dallas Mavericks | Win 116 - 107 | |
| Sat, Dec 13, 1980 | @ San Antonio Spurs | Loss 123 - 147 | |
| Tue, Dec 16, 1980 | vs Kansas City Kings | Loss 118 - 133 | |
| Thu, Dec 18, 1980 | @ Cleveland Cavaliers | Loss 122 - 130 | |
| Sat, Dec 20, 1980 | @ New York Knicks | Loss 114 - 120 | |
| Tue, Dec 23, 1980 | @ Boston Celtics | Loss 128 - 136 | |
| Fri, Dec 26, 1980 | @ Dallas Mavericks | Loss 111 - 119 | |
| Sat, Dec 27, 1980 | vs Philadelphia 76ers | Win 125 - 121 | |
| Tue, Dec 30, 1980 | vs Indiana Pacers | Win 127 - 110 | |
| Thu, Jan 1, 1981 | @ Portland Trail Blazers | Loss 119 - 122 | |
| Fri, Jan 2, 1981 | vs Phoenix Suns | Loss 132 - 133 | |
| Sat, Jan 3, 1981 | @ Houston Rockets | Win 134 - 132 | |
| Wed, Jan 7, 1981 | vs Utah Jazz | Loss 117 - 121 | |
| Fri, Jan 9, 1981 | @ San Diego Clippers | Win 130 - 116 | |
| Sat, Jan 10, 1981 | @ Seattle SuperSonics | Loss 116 - 119 | |
| Tue, Jan 13, 1981 | vs Atlanta Hawks | Win 135 - 132 | |
| Wed, Jan 14, 1981 | @ Phoenix Suns | Loss 102 - 128 | |
| Sat, Jan 17, 1981 | @ Kansas City Kings | Win 123 - 122 | |
| Sun, Jan 18, 1981 | vs Houston Rockets | Loss 97 - 98 | |
| Wed, Jan 21, 1981 | vs San Diego Clippers | Loss 116 - 125 | |
| Fri, Jan 23, 1981 | @ Los Angeles Lakers | Loss 105 - 110 | |
| Sat, Jan 24, 1981 | vs San Antonio Spurs | Win 129 - 115 | |
| Tue, Jan 27, 1981 | vs Detroit Pistons | Win 143 - 123 | |
| Thu, Jan 29, 1981 | vs Milwaukee Bucks | Win 131 - 118 | |
| Tue, Feb 3, 1981 | @ Houston Rockets | Loss 128 - 135 | OT |
| Wed, Feb 4, 1981 | vs San Antonio Spurs | Loss 132 - 135 | |
| Fri, Feb 6, 1981 | @ Utah Jazz | Win 120 - 116 | |
| Sat, Feb 7, 1981 | vs Golden State Warriors | Win 135 - 125 | |
| Sun, Feb 8, 1981 | @ Seattle SuperSonics | Loss 112 - 133 | |
| Tue, Feb 10, 1981 | vs Washington Bullets | Loss 110 - 115 | |
| Fri, Feb 13, 1981 | vs Portland Trail Blazers | Win 162 - 143 | |
| Sun, Feb 15, 1981 | vs Boston Celtics | Loss 118 - 120 | |
| Thu, Feb 19, 1981 | vs Phoenix Suns | Win 127 - 126 | |
| Sat, Feb 21, 1981 | vs Kansas City Kings | Win 129 - 109 | |
| Sun, Feb 22, 1981 | @ San Antonio Spurs | Loss 129 - 133 | OT |
| Tue, Feb 24, 1981 | vs New Jersey Nets | Win 140 - 123 | |
| Fri, Feb 27, 1981 | vs Golden State Warriors | Win 137 - 130 | |
| Sun, Mar 1, 1981 | vs Cleveland Cavaliers | Win 137 - 127 | |
| Wed, Mar 4, 1981 | vs Los Angeles Lakers | Win 123 - 114 | |
| Fri, Mar 6, 1981 | @ Philadelphia 76ers | Loss 112 - 131 | |
| Sat, Mar 7, 1981 | @ Detroit Pistons | Win 121 - 109 | |
| Sun, Mar 8, 1981 | @ Indiana Pacers | Loss 119 - 129 | |
| Tue, Mar 10, 1981 | vs Portland Trail Blazers | Loss 137 - 142 | |
| Thu, Mar 12, 1981 | @ Milwaukee Bucks | Loss 113 - 131 | |
| Fri, Mar 13, 1981 | @ Atlanta Hawks | Loss 117 - 119 | |
| Sun, Mar 15, 1981 | vs Houston Rockets | Win 138 - 127 | |
| Tue, Mar 17, 1981 | vs Seattle SuperSonics | Win 124 - 112 | |
| Wed, Mar 18, 1981 | @ Kansas City Kings | Win 126 - 124 | 2OT |
| Fri, Mar 20, 1981 | @ Dallas Mavericks | Loss 125 - 126 | |
| Sun, Mar 22, 1981 | vs Utah Jazz | Win 113 - 108 | |
| Tue, Mar 24, 1981 | @ San Antonio Spurs | Win 125 - 123 | |
| Wed, Mar 25, 1981 | vs Dallas Mavericks | Loss 115 - 126 | |
| Sat, Mar 28, 1981 | @ Golden State Warriors | Win 142 - 139 | |
| Sun, Mar 29, 1981 | @ Los Angeles Lakers | Win 148 - 146 | OT |
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