| 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.
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 Fri, Oct 10, 1980 | @ New Jersey Nets Nets | Win W 110 - 91 | |
| Sat, Oct 11, 1980 Sat, Oct 11, 1980 | vs Detroit Pistons Pistons | Win W 100 - 87 | |
| Wed, Oct 15, 1980 Wed, Oct 15, 1980 | vs Chicago Bulls Bulls | Loss L 97 - 108 | |
| Sat, Oct 18, 1980 Sat, Oct 18, 1980 | vs Boston Celtics Celtics | Win W 103 - 99 | |
| Tue, Oct 21, 1980 Tue, Oct 21, 1980 | @ Atlanta Hawks Hawks | Win W 121 - 116 | |
| Wed, Oct 22, 1980 Wed, Oct 22, 1980 | vs Milwaukee Bucks Bucks | Loss L 105 - 119 | |
| Fri, Oct 24, 1980 Fri, Oct 24, 1980 | vs Atlanta Hawks Hawks | Win W 104 - 97 | |
| Sat, Oct 25, 1980 Sat, Oct 25, 1980 | @ Cleveland Cavaliers Cavaliers | Loss L 100 - 118 | |
| Wed, Oct 29, 1980 Wed, Oct 29, 1980 | vs New York Knicks Knicks | Win W 102 - 95 | |
| Fri, Oct 31, 1980 Fri, Oct 31, 1980 | @ Chicago Bulls Bulls | Win W 121 - 114 | |
| Sat, Nov 1, 1980 Sat, Nov 1, 1980 | vs New Jersey Nets Nets | Win W 113 - 100 | |
| Sun, Nov 2, 1980 Sun, Nov 2, 1980 | @ Milwaukee Bucks Bucks | Loss L 121 - 135 | |
| Tue, Nov 4, 1980 Tue, Nov 4, 1980 | @ Phoenix Suns Suns | Loss L 108 - 109 | |
| Sat, Nov 8, 1980 Sat, Nov 8, 1980 | @ Golden State Warriors Warriors | Loss L 111 - 118 | |
| Mon, Nov 10, 1980 Mon, Nov 10, 1980 | @ Utah Jazz Jazz | Loss L 106 - 108 | |
| Tue, Nov 11, 1980 Tue, Nov 11, 1980 | @ San Antonio Spurs Spurs | Win W 119 - 113 | |
| Thu, Nov 13, 1980 Thu, Nov 13, 1980 | vs Philadelphia 76ers 76ers | Loss L 103 - 130 | |
| Fri, Nov 14, 1980 Fri, Nov 14, 1980 | vs Washington Bullets Bullets | Win W 118 - 108 | |
| Tue, Nov 18, 1980 Tue, Nov 18, 1980 | @ Detroit Pistons Pistons | Win W 102 - 97 | |
| Wed, Nov 19, 1980 Wed, Nov 19, 1980 | vs Boston Celtics Celtics | Loss L 91 - 103 | |
| Fri, Nov 21, 1980 Fri, Nov 21, 1980 | @ Philadelphia 76ers 76ers | Loss L 88 - 97 | |
| Sat, Nov 22, 1980 Sat, Nov 22, 1980 | vs Houston Rockets Rockets | Win W 129 - 120 | |
| Wed, Nov 26, 1980 Wed, Nov 26, 1980 | vs Atlanta Hawks Hawks | Win W 110 - 89 | |
| Thu, Nov 27, 1980 Thu, Nov 27, 1980 | @ Washington Bullets Bullets | Loss L 108 - 123 | |
| Sat, Nov 29, 1980 Sat, Nov 29, 1980 | vs Cleveland Cavaliers Cavaliers | Win W 117 - 101 | |
| Tue, Dec 2, 1980 Tue, Dec 2, 1980 | @ New York Knicks Knicks | Win W 113 - 96 | |
| Wed, Dec 3, 1980 Wed, Dec 3, 1980 | vs Washington Bullets Bullets | Win W 128 - 115 | |
| Fri, Dec 5, 1980 Fri, Dec 5, 1980 | @ Milwaukee Bucks Bucks | Loss L 100 - 102 | |
| Sat, Dec 6, 1980 Sat, Dec 6, 1980 | vs Kansas City Kings Kings | Win W 107 - 88 | |
| Wed, Dec 10, 1980 Wed, Dec 10, 1980 | vs Phoenix Suns Suns | Win W 102 - 90 | |
| Thu, Dec 11, 1980 Thu, Dec 11, 1980 | @ Cleveland Cavaliers Cavaliers | Win W 103 - 100 | |
| Sat, Dec 13, 1980 Sat, Dec 13, 1980 | @ Washington Bullets Bullets | Loss L 105 - 114 | |
| Tue, Dec 16, 1980 Tue, Dec 16, 1980 | vs Philadelphia 76ers 76ers | Loss L 107 - 109 | |
| Fri, Dec 19, 1980 Fri, Dec 19, 1980 | @ Detroit Pistons Pistons | Loss L 106 - 109 | |
| Sat, Dec 20, 1980 Sat, Dec 20, 1980 | @ Kansas City Kings Kings | Win W 107 - 103 | |
| Tue, Dec 23, 1980 Tue, Dec 23, 1980 | vs New Jersey Nets Nets | Win W 125 - 109 | |
| Fri, Dec 26, 1980 Fri, Dec 26, 1980 | @ Los Angeles Lakers Lakers | Loss L 115 - 116 | |
| Sat, Dec 27, 1980 Sat, Dec 27, 1980 | @ San Diego Clippers Clippers | Loss L 109 - 121 | |
| Tue, Dec 30, 1980 Tue, Dec 30, 1980 | @ Denver Nuggets Nuggets | Loss L 110 - 127 | |
| Fri, Jan 2, 1981 Fri, Jan 2 | @ Atlanta Hawks Hawks | Win W 109 - 106 | |
| Sat, Jan 3, 1981 Sat, Jan 3 | vs San Diego Clippers Clippers | Win W 128 - 104 | |
| Sun, Jan 4, 1981 Sun, Jan 4 | @ New Jersey Nets Nets | Win W 113 - 104 | |
| Wed, Jan 7, 1981 Wed, Jan 7 | vs New Jersey Nets Nets | Win W 112 - 103 | |
| Thu, Jan 8, 1981 Thu, Jan 8 | @ New York Knicks Knicks | Win W 116 - 115 | OT |
| Sat, Jan 10, 1981 Sat, Jan 10 | vs Milwaukee Bucks Bucks | Win W 106 - 102 | |
| Wed, Jan 14, 1981 Wed, Jan 14 | vs Detroit Pistons Pistons | Win W 101 - 99 | |
| Fri, Jan 16, 1981 Fri, Jan 16 | vs Seattle SuperSonics SuperSonics | Loss L 94 - 95 | |
| Sun, Jan 18, 1981 Sun, Jan 18 | vs Utah Jazz Jazz | Win W 110 - 89 | |
| Tue, Jan 20, 1981 Tue, Jan 20 | @ Chicago Bulls Bulls | Loss L 105 - 121 | |
| Wed, Jan 21, 1981 Wed, Jan 21 | @ Philadelphia 76ers 76ers | Loss L 104 - 118 | |
| Fri, Jan 23, 1981 Fri, Jan 23 | @ Boston Celtics Celtics | Loss L 103 - 104 | |
| Sat, Jan 24, 1981 Sat, Jan 24 | vs Dallas Mavericks Mavericks | Win W 107 - 89 | |
| Tue, Jan 27, 1981 Tue, Jan 27 | @ Cleveland Cavaliers Cavaliers | Loss L 109 - 114 | |
| Wed, Jan 28, 1981 Wed, Jan 28 | vs Golden State Warriors Warriors | Win W 108 - 102 | |
| Tue, Feb 3, 1981 Tue, Feb 3 | @ Milwaukee Bucks Bucks | Win W 108 - 99 | |
| Wed, Feb 4, 1981 Wed, Feb 4 | vs Los Angeles Lakers Lakers | Loss L 96 - 102 | |
| Fri, Feb 6, 1981 Fri, Feb 6 | @ Boston Celtics Celtics | Loss L 98 - 111 | |
| Sat, Feb 7, 1981 Sat, Feb 7 | vs Cleveland Cavaliers Cavaliers | Win W 99 - 96 | |
| Sun, Feb 8, 1981 Sun, Feb 8 | @ Detroit Pistons Pistons | Win W 124 - 101 | |
| Wed, Feb 11, 1981 Wed, Feb 11 | vs Milwaukee Bucks Bucks | Loss L 101 - 107 | |
| Fri, Feb 13, 1981 Fri, Feb 13 | @ New Jersey Nets Nets | Loss L 100 - 103 | |
| Sun, Feb 15, 1981 Sun, Feb 15 | vs Chicago Bulls Bulls | Win W 113 - 107 | |
| Wed, Feb 18, 1981 Wed, Feb 18 | vs Atlanta Hawks Hawks | Loss L 96 - 99 | |
| Fri, Feb 20, 1981 Fri, Feb 20 | vs San Antonio Spurs Spurs | Win W 109 - 106 | |
| Sun, Feb 22, 1981 Sun, Feb 22 | vs Portland Trail Blazers Trail Blazers | Loss L 109 - 113 | OT |
| Wed, Feb 25, 1981 Wed, Feb 25 | @ Houston Rockets Rockets | Loss L 100 - 101 | |
| Fri, Feb 27, 1981 Fri, Feb 27 | @ Dallas Mavericks Mavericks | Win W 118 - 111 | |
| Tue, Mar 3, 1981 Tue, Mar 3 | @ Portland Trail Blazers Trail Blazers | Loss L 112 - 117 | |
| Wed, Mar 4, 1981 Wed, Mar 4 | @ Seattle SuperSonics SuperSonics | Loss L 93 - 105 | |
| Fri, Mar 6, 1981 Fri, Mar 6 | vs Boston Celtics Celtics | Win W 110 - 104 | |
| Sun, Mar 8, 1981 Sun, Mar 8 | vs Denver Nuggets Nuggets | Win W 129 - 119 | |
| Tue, Mar 10, 1981 Tue, Mar 10 | vs Philadelphia 76ers 76ers | Loss L 102 - 103 | |
| Thu, Mar 12, 1981 Thu, Mar 12 | @ Washington Bullets Bullets | Win W 114 - 107 | |
| Fri, Mar 13, 1981 Fri, Mar 13 | @ Boston Celtics Celtics | Win W 101 - 94 | |
| Sat, Mar 14, 1981 Sat, Mar 14 | vs Detroit Pistons Pistons | Loss L 94 - 101 | |
| Tue, Mar 17, 1981 Tue, Mar 17 | @ New York Knicks Knicks | Loss L 89 - 114 | |
| Wed, Mar 18, 1981 Wed, Mar 18 | @ Philadelphia 76ers 76ers | Loss L 95 - 107 | |
| Fri, Mar 20, 1981 Fri, Mar 20 | vs New York Knicks Knicks | Loss L 107 - 110 | |
| Sun, Mar 22, 1981 Sun, Mar 22 | vs Cleveland Cavaliers Cavaliers | Win W 107 - 101 | |
| Thu, Mar 26, 1981 Thu, Mar 26 | @ Atlanta Hawks Hawks | Win W 115 - 107 | |
| Fri, Mar 27, 1981 Fri, Mar 27 | vs Washington Bullets Bullets | Win W 122 - 107 | |
| Sun, Mar 29, 1981 Sun, Mar 29 | vs Chicago Bulls Bulls | Loss L 97 - 101 | |
| Playoffs | |||
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| Eastern Conference First Round | |||
| Tue, Mar 31, 1981 Tue, Mar 31 | @ Philadelphia 76ers 76ers | Loss L 108 - 124 | |
| Thu, Apr 2, 1981 Thu, Apr 2 | vs Philadelphia 76ers 76ers | Loss L 85 - 96 | |
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