| 44-38 | Lost First Round |
| Record | Outcome |
The Indiana Pacers finished the regular season with a 44-38 record. They went 27-14 at home and 17-24 on the road. Including the playoffs, the Indiana Pacers went 44-40. Their final game was a loss in the Eastern Conference First Round to the Philadelphia 76ers.
The 1980-81 Indiana Pacers played in the Central Division of the Eastern Conference.
The 1980-81 Indiana Pacers had their best month in October, when they went 7-3 and had a 70% win percentage. Their worst month was February, when they went 6-7 and had a 46.2% win percentage.
| Month | Record | Win Percentage % | Point Differential |
|---|---|---|---|
| October '80 | 7-3 | 70% | +19 |
| November '80 | 7-8 | 46.7% | -7 |
| December '80 | 7-7 | 50% | +38 |
| January '81 | 10-5 | 66.7% | +60 |
| February '81 | 6-7 | 46.2% | +15 |
| March '81 | 7-8 | 46.7% | -10 |
Yes, the Indiana Pacers made the Playoffs in 1981. They lost their only series against the Philadelphia 76ers in the Eastern Conference First Round.
The Indiana Pacers finished the regular season with a point differential of +115. Based on their point differential and their pythagorean expectation, the Pacers could have been expected to have about 44.7 wins, or a 45-37 record in the regular season.
In close, one-possession games, or games that went to overtime, the 1980-81 Indiana Pacers went 6-14.
During the regular season, the 1980-81 Indiana Pacers went 1-1 in overtime games.
The longest win streak during the regular season for the 1980-81 Indiana Pacers was a 7 game winning streak.
The longest losing streak that the Indiana Pacers had during the 1980-81 regular season was 4 games, which occured 2 separate times.
= Playoff Team
| Date | Opponent | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Regular Season | |||
| Fri, Oct 10, 1980 | @ New Jersey Nets | Win 110 - 91 | |
| Sat, Oct 11, 1980 | vs Detroit Pistons | Win 100 - 87 | |
| Wed, Oct 15, 1980 | vs Chicago Bulls | Loss 97 - 108 | |
| Sat, Oct 18, 1980 | vs Boston Celtics | Win 103 - 99 | |
| Tue, Oct 21, 1980 | @ Atlanta Hawks | Win 121 - 116 | |
| Wed, Oct 22, 1980 | vs Milwaukee Bucks | Loss 105 - 119 | |
| Fri, Oct 24, 1980 | vs Atlanta Hawks | Win 104 - 97 | |
| Sat, Oct 25, 1980 | @ Cleveland Cavaliers | Loss 100 - 118 | |
| Wed, Oct 29, 1980 | vs New York Knicks | Win 102 - 95 | |
| Fri, Oct 31, 1980 | @ Chicago Bulls | Win 121 - 114 | |
| Sat, Nov 1, 1980 | vs New Jersey Nets | Win 113 - 100 | |
| Sun, Nov 2, 1980 | @ Milwaukee Bucks | Loss 121 - 135 | |
| Tue, Nov 4, 1980 | @ Phoenix Suns | Loss 108 - 109 | |
| Sat, Nov 8, 1980 | @ Golden State Warriors | Loss 111 - 118 | |
| Mon, Nov 10, 1980 | @ Utah Jazz | Loss 106 - 108 | |
| Tue, Nov 11, 1980 | @ San Antonio Spurs | Win 119 - 113 | |
| Thu, Nov 13, 1980 | vs Philadelphia 76ers | Loss 103 - 130 | |
| Fri, Nov 14, 1980 | vs Washington Bullets | Win 118 - 108 | |
| Tue, Nov 18, 1980 | @ Detroit Pistons | Win 102 - 97 | |
| Wed, Nov 19, 1980 | vs Boston Celtics | Loss 91 - 103 | |
| Fri, Nov 21, 1980 | @ Philadelphia 76ers | Loss 88 - 97 | |
| Sat, Nov 22, 1980 | vs Houston Rockets | Win 129 - 120 | |
| Wed, Nov 26, 1980 | vs Atlanta Hawks | Win 110 - 89 | |
| Thu, Nov 27, 1980 | @ Washington Bullets | Loss 108 - 123 | |
| Sat, Nov 29, 1980 | vs Cleveland Cavaliers | Win 117 - 101 | |
| Tue, Dec 2, 1980 | @ New York Knicks | Win 113 - 96 | |
| Wed, Dec 3, 1980 | vs Washington Bullets | Win 128 - 115 | |
| Fri, Dec 5, 1980 | @ Milwaukee Bucks | Loss 100 - 102 | |
| Sat, Dec 6, 1980 | vs Kansas City Kings | Win 107 - 88 | |
| Wed, Dec 10, 1980 | vs Phoenix Suns | Win 102 - 90 | |
| Thu, Dec 11, 1980 | @ Cleveland Cavaliers | Win 103 - 100 | |
| Sat, Dec 13, 1980 | @ Washington Bullets | Loss 105 - 114 | |
| Tue, Dec 16, 1980 | vs Philadelphia 76ers | Loss 107 - 109 | |
| Fri, Dec 19, 1980 | @ Detroit Pistons | Loss 106 - 109 | |
| Sat, Dec 20, 1980 | @ Kansas City Kings | Win 107 - 103 | |
| Tue, Dec 23, 1980 | vs New Jersey Nets | Win 125 - 109 | |
| Fri, Dec 26, 1980 | @ Los Angeles Lakers | Loss 115 - 116 | |
| Sat, Dec 27, 1980 | @ San Diego Clippers | Loss 109 - 121 | |
| Tue, Dec 30, 1980 | @ Denver Nuggets | Loss 110 - 127 | |
| Fri, Jan 2, 1981 | @ Atlanta Hawks | Win 109 - 106 | |
| Sat, Jan 3, 1981 | vs San Diego Clippers | Win 128 - 104 | |
| Sun, Jan 4, 1981 | @ New Jersey Nets | Win 113 - 104 | |
| Wed, Jan 7, 1981 | vs New Jersey Nets | Win 112 - 103 | |
| Thu, Jan 8, 1981 | @ New York Knicks | Win 116 - 115 | OT |
| Sat, Jan 10, 1981 | vs Milwaukee Bucks | Win 106 - 102 | |
| Wed, Jan 14, 1981 | vs Detroit Pistons | Win 101 - 99 | |
| Fri, Jan 16, 1981 | vs Seattle SuperSonics | Loss 94 - 95 | |
| Sun, Jan 18, 1981 | vs Utah Jazz | Win 110 - 89 | |
| Tue, Jan 20, 1981 | @ Chicago Bulls | Loss 105 - 121 | |
| Wed, Jan 21, 1981 | @ Philadelphia 76ers | Loss 104 - 118 | |
| Fri, Jan 23, 1981 | @ Boston Celtics | Loss 103 - 104 | |
| Sat, Jan 24, 1981 | vs Dallas Mavericks | Win 107 - 89 | |
| Tue, Jan 27, 1981 | @ Cleveland Cavaliers | Loss 109 - 114 | |
| Wed, Jan 28, 1981 | vs Golden State Warriors | Win 108 - 102 | |
| Tue, Feb 3, 1981 | @ Milwaukee Bucks | Win 108 - 99 | |
| Wed, Feb 4, 1981 | vs Los Angeles Lakers | Loss 96 - 102 | |
| Fri, Feb 6, 1981 | @ Boston Celtics | Loss 98 - 111 | |
| Sat, Feb 7, 1981 | vs Cleveland Cavaliers | Win 99 - 96 | |
| Sun, Feb 8, 1981 | @ Detroit Pistons | Win 124 - 101 | |
| Wed, Feb 11, 1981 | vs Milwaukee Bucks | Loss 101 - 107 | |
| Fri, Feb 13, 1981 | @ New Jersey Nets | Loss 100 - 103 | |
| Sun, Feb 15, 1981 | vs Chicago Bulls | Win 113 - 107 | |
| Wed, Feb 18, 1981 | vs Atlanta Hawks | Loss 96 - 99 | |
| Fri, Feb 20, 1981 | vs San Antonio Spurs | Win 109 - 106 | |
| Sun, Feb 22, 1981 | vs Portland Trail Blazers | Loss 109 - 113 | OT |
| Wed, Feb 25, 1981 | @ Houston Rockets | Loss 100 - 101 | |
| Fri, Feb 27, 1981 | @ Dallas Mavericks | Win 118 - 111 | |
| Tue, Mar 3, 1981 | @ Portland Trail Blazers | Loss 112 - 117 | |
| Wed, Mar 4, 1981 | @ Seattle SuperSonics | Loss 93 - 105 | |
| Fri, Mar 6, 1981 | vs Boston Celtics | Win 110 - 104 | |
| Sun, Mar 8, 1981 | vs Denver Nuggets | Win 129 - 119 | |
| Tue, Mar 10, 1981 | vs Philadelphia 76ers | Loss 102 - 103 | |
| Thu, Mar 12, 1981 | @ Washington Bullets | Win 114 - 107 | |
| Fri, Mar 13, 1981 | @ Boston Celtics | Win 101 - 94 | |
| Sat, Mar 14, 1981 | vs Detroit Pistons | Loss 94 - 101 | |
| Tue, Mar 17, 1981 | @ New York Knicks | Loss 89 - 114 | |
| Wed, Mar 18, 1981 | @ Philadelphia 76ers | Loss 95 - 107 | |
| Fri, Mar 20, 1981 | vs New York Knicks | Loss 107 - 110 | |
| Sun, Mar 22, 1981 | vs Cleveland Cavaliers | Win 107 - 101 | |
| Thu, Mar 26, 1981 | @ Atlanta Hawks | Win 115 - 107 | |
| Fri, Mar 27, 1981 | vs Washington Bullets | Win 122 - 107 | |
| Sun, Mar 29, 1981 | vs Chicago Bulls | Loss 97 - 101 | |
| Playoffs | |||
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| Eastern Conference First Round (Lost 0 - 2) | |||
| Tue, Mar 31, 1981 | @ Philadelphia 76ers | Loss 108 - 124 | |
| Thu, Apr 2, 1981 | vs Philadelphia 76ers | Loss 85 - 96 | |
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