| 21-61 | Missed Playoffs |
| Record | Outcome |
The Detroit Pistons finished the regular season with a 21-61 record. They went 14-27 at home and 7-34 on the road.
The 1980-81 Detroit Pistons played in the Central Division of the Eastern Conference.
No, the Pistons didn't make the Playoffs in 1981.
The Detroit Pistons finished the regular season with a point differential of -518. Based on their point differential and their pythagorean expectation, the Pistons could have been expected to have about 24.5 wins, or a 24-58 record in the regular season.
In close, one-possession games, or games that went to overtime, the 1980-81 Detroit Pistons went 8-14.
During the regular season, the 1980-81 Detroit Pistons went 0-2 in overtime games.
The longest win streak during the regular season for the 1980-81 Detroit Pistons was a 2 game winning streak on 4 separate stretches during the season.
The longest losing streak that the Detroit Pistons had during the 1980-81 regular season was 9 games, which happened once during the season.
= Playoff Team
| Date | Opponent | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Regular Season | |||
| Fri, Oct 10, 1980 Fri, Oct 10, 1980 | vs Washington Bullets | Loss 85 - 95 | |
| Sat, Oct 11, 1980 Sat, Oct 11, 1980 | @ Indiana Pacers | Loss 87 - 100 | |
| Mon, Oct 13, 1980 Mon, Oct 13, 1980 | @ New Jersey Nets | Loss 92 - 108 | |
| Tue, Oct 14, 1980 Tue, Oct 14, 1980 | @ Cleveland Cavaliers | Loss 91 - 99 | |
| Thu, Oct 16, 1980 Thu, Oct 16, 1980 | vs San Antonio Spurs | Loss 99 - 102 | |
| Sat, Oct 18, 1980 Sat, Oct 18, 1980 | vs Atlanta Hawks | Loss 123 - 125 | 2OT |
| Wed, Oct 22, 1980 Wed, Oct 22, 1980 | vs Philadelphia 76ers | Loss 93 - 94 | |
| Sat, Oct 25, 1980 Sat, Oct 25, 1980 | @ Houston Rockets | Win 112 - 109 | |
| Wed, Oct 29, 1980 Wed, Oct 29, 1980 | vs Boston Celtics | Loss 85 - 103 | |
| Fri, Oct 31, 1980 Fri, Oct 31, 1980 | vs Phoenix Suns | Loss 98 - 103 | OT |
| Sat, Nov 1, 1980 Sat, Nov 1, 1980 | @ Chicago Bulls | Loss 100 - 122 | |
| Tue, Nov 4, 1980 Tue, Nov 4, 1980 | @ Milwaukee Bucks | Win 98 - 96 | |
| Wed, Nov 5, 1980 Wed, Nov 5, 1980 | @ Philadelphia 76ers | Loss 103 - 107 | |
| Fri, Nov 7, 1980 Fri, Nov 7, 1980 | @ Washington Bullets | Loss 88 - 114 | |
| Sat, Nov 8, 1980 Sat, Nov 8, 1980 | vs Dallas Mavericks | Win 101 - 73 | |
| Tue, Nov 11, 1980 Tue, Nov 11, 1980 | @ New York Knicks | Loss 118 - 149 | |
| Wed, Nov 12, 1980 Wed, Nov 12, 1980 | vs Milwaukee Bucks | Loss 98 - 122 | |
| Fri, Nov 14, 1980 Fri, Nov 14, 1980 | vs Chicago Bulls | Win 106 - 99 | |
| Sun, Nov 16, 1980 Sun, Nov 16, 1980 | @ New Jersey Nets | Loss 80 - 89 | |
| Tue, Nov 18, 1980 Tue, Nov 18, 1980 | vs Indiana Pacers | Loss 97 - 102 | |
| Thu, Nov 20, 1980 Thu, Nov 20, 1980 | vs San Diego Clippers | Win 97 - 90 | |
| Sat, Nov 22, 1980 Sat, Nov 22, 1980 | vs New Jersey Nets | Win 117 - 103 | |
| Wed, Nov 26, 1980 Wed, Nov 26, 1980 | vs Utah Jazz | Loss 97 - 104 | |
| Fri, Nov 28, 1980 Fri, Nov 28, 1980 | vs Kansas City Kings | Win 104 - 94 | |
| Sat, Nov 29, 1980 Sat, Nov 29, 1980 | @ Atlanta Hawks | Win 98 - 95 | |
| Tue, Dec 2, 1980 Tue, Dec 2, 1980 | vs Boston Celtics | Loss 85 - 94 | |
| Fri, Dec 5, 1980 Fri, Dec 5, 1980 | @ Washington Bullets | Loss 92 - 103 | |
| Sat, Dec 6, 1980 Sat, Dec 6, 1980 | @ Cleveland Cavaliers | Loss 100 - 101 | |
| Wed, Dec 10, 1980 Wed, Dec 10, 1980 | vs Atlanta Hawks | Loss 92 - 100 | |
| Fri, Dec 12, 1980 Fri, Dec 12, 1980 | vs Cleveland Cavaliers | Win 101 - 95 | |
| Sat, Dec 13, 1980 Sat, Dec 13, 1980 | @ New York Knicks | Loss 94 - 100 | |
| Wed, Dec 17, 1980 Wed, Dec 17, 1980 | vs New York Knicks | Loss 103 - 119 | |
| Thu, Dec 18, 1980 Thu, Dec 18, 1980 | @ Milwaukee Bucks | Loss 104 - 121 | |
| Fri, Dec 19, 1980 Fri, Dec 19, 1980 | vs Indiana Pacers | Win 109 - 106 | |
| Sun, Dec 21, 1980 Sun, Dec 21, 1980 | @ San Diego Clippers | Loss 97 - 117 | |
| Tue, Dec 23, 1980 Tue, Dec 23, 1980 | @ Phoenix Suns | Loss 104 - 113 | |
| Fri, Dec 26, 1980 Fri, Dec 26, 1980 | vs Houston Rockets | Loss 94 - 114 | |
| Sat, Dec 27, 1980 Sat, Dec 27, 1980 | @ Chicago Bulls | Loss 97 - 104 | |
| Tue, Dec 30, 1980 Tue, Dec 30, 1980 | @ Atlanta Hawks | Loss 89 - 96 | |
| Fri, Jan 2, 1981 Fri, Jan 2 | vs New York Knicks | Win 102 - 100 | |
| Tue, Jan 6, 1981 Tue, Jan 6 | @ Portland Trail Blazers | Loss 90 - 110 | |
| Wed, Jan 7, 1981 Wed, Jan 7 | @ Seattle SuperSonics | Loss 94 - 99 | |
| Sat, Jan 10, 1981 Sat, Jan 10 | @ Golden State Warriors | Loss 103 - 105 | |
| Sun, Jan 11, 1981 Sun, Jan 11 | @ Los Angeles Lakers | Loss 108 - 117 | |
| Tue, Jan 13, 1981 Tue, Jan 13 | vs Milwaukee Bucks | Loss 96 - 119 | |
| Wed, Jan 14, 1981 Wed, Jan 14 | @ Indiana Pacers | Loss 99 - 101 | |
| Thu, Jan 15, 1981 Thu, Jan 15 | vs Washington Bullets | Loss 89 - 106 | |
| Sat, Jan 17, 1981 Sat, Jan 17 | vs New Jersey Nets | Loss 104 - 116 | |
| Mon, Jan 19, 1981 Mon, Jan 19 | @ Boston Celtics | Loss 90 - 92 | |
| Tue, Jan 20, 1981 Tue, Jan 20 | vs Philadelphia 76ers | Win 83 - 75 | |
| Thu, Jan 22, 1981 Thu, Jan 22 | vs Chicago Bulls | Loss 92 - 125 | |
| Sat, Jan 24, 1981 Sat, Jan 24 | vs Cleveland Cavaliers | Win 117 - 94 | |
| Mon, Jan 26, 1981 Mon, Jan 26 | @ Utah Jazz | Loss 99 - 102 | |
| Tue, Jan 27, 1981 Tue, Jan 27 | @ Denver Nuggets | Loss 123 - 143 | |
| Thu, Jan 29, 1981 Thu, Jan 29 | vs Golden State Warriors | Loss 112 - 117 | |
| Tue, Feb 3, 1981 Tue, Feb 3 | @ San Antonio Spurs | Loss 99 - 102 | |
| Wed, Feb 4, 1981 Wed, Feb 4 | @ Kansas City Kings | Loss 90 - 91 | |
| Fri, Feb 6, 1981 Fri, Feb 6 | vs Los Angeles Lakers | Loss 102 - 111 | |
| Sat, Feb 7, 1981 Sat, Feb 7 | @ Chicago Bulls | Loss 90 - 98 | |
| Sun, Feb 8, 1981 Sun, Feb 8 | vs Indiana Pacers | Loss 101 - 124 | |
| Tue, Feb 10, 1981 Tue, Feb 10 | @ Dallas Mavericks | Win 101 - 95 | |
| Fri, Feb 13, 1981 Fri, Feb 13 | @ New York Knicks | Loss 92 - 120 | |
| Sat, Feb 14, 1981 Sat, Feb 14 | vs Washington Bullets | Win 105 - 103 | |
| Tue, Feb 17, 1981 Tue, Feb 17 | @ Cleveland Cavaliers | Loss 108 - 109 | |
| Wed, Feb 18, 1981 Wed, Feb 18 | @ Philadelphia 76ers | Loss 97 - 111 | |
| Thu, Feb 19, 1981 Thu, Feb 19 | vs Portland Trail Blazers | Loss 106 - 115 | |
| Sat, Feb 21, 1981 Sat, Feb 21 | vs Boston Celtics | Loss 119 - 130 | |
| Fri, Feb 27, 1981 Fri, Feb 27 | vs Cleveland Cavaliers | Win 118 - 109 | |
| Sun, Mar 1, 1981 Sun, Mar 1 | @ New Jersey Nets | Win 117 - 104 | |
| Tue, Mar 3, 1981 Tue, Mar 3 | @ Milwaukee Bucks | Loss 98 - 115 | |
| Thu, Mar 5, 1981 Thu, Mar 5 | vs New York Knicks | Loss 101 - 104 | |
| Sat, Mar 7, 1981 Sat, Mar 7 | vs Denver Nuggets | Loss 109 - 121 | |
| Wed, Mar 11, 1981 Wed, Mar 11 | vs Atlanta Hawks | Win 100 - 97 | |
| Fri, Mar 13, 1981 Fri, Mar 13 | vs Seattle SuperSonics | Loss 100 - 102 | |
| Sat, Mar 14, 1981 Sat, Mar 14 | @ Indiana Pacers | Win 101 - 94 | |
| Wed, Mar 18, 1981 Wed, Mar 18 | vs New Jersey Nets | Win 118 - 115 | |
| Fri, Mar 20, 1981 Fri, Mar 20 | vs Milwaukee Bucks | Loss 86 - 104 | |
| Sun, Mar 22, 1981 Sun, Mar 22 | vs Chicago Bulls | Loss 103 - 109 | |
| Tue, Mar 24, 1981 Tue, Mar 24 | @ Atlanta Hawks | Loss 91 - 96 | |
| Wed, Mar 25, 1981 Wed, Mar 25 | @ Philadelphia 76ers | Loss 75 - 114 | |
| Fri, Mar 27, 1981 Fri, Mar 27 | @ Boston Celtics | Win 115 - 90 | |
| Sat, Mar 28, 1981 Sat, Mar 28 | @ Washington Bullets | Loss 103 - 108 | |
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