| 54-28 | Lost First Round |
| Record | Outcome |
The Los Angeles Lakers finished the regular season with a 54-28 record. They went 30-11 at home and 24-17 on the road. Including the playoffs, the Los Angeles Lakers went 55-30. Their final game was a loss in the Western Conference First Round to the Houston Rockets.
The 1980-81 Los Angeles Lakers played in the Pacific Division of the Western Conference.
Yes, the Los Angeles Lakers made the Playoffs in 1981. They lost their only series against the Houston Rockets in the Western Conference First Round.
The Los Angeles Lakers finished the regular season with a point differential of +315. Based on their point differential and their pythagorean expectation, the Lakers could have been expected to have about 50.8 wins, or a 51-31 record in the regular season.
In close, one-possession games, or games that went to overtime, the 1980-81 Los Angeles Lakers went 10-9.
During the regular season, the 1980-81 Los Angeles Lakers went 2-2 in overtime games.
The longest win streak during the regular season for the 1980-81 Los Angeles Lakers was a 7 game winning streak.
The longest losing streak that the Los Angeles Lakers had during the 1980-81 regular season was 3 games, which happened once during the season.
= Playoff Team
| Date | Opponent | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Regular Season | |||
| Fri, Oct 10, 1980 Fri, Oct 10, 1980 | @ Seattle SuperSonics | Win 99 - 98 | |
| Sun, Oct 12, 1980 Sun, Oct 12, 1980 | vs Houston Rockets | Win 114 - 103 | |
| Wed, Oct 15, 1980 Wed, Oct 15, 1980 | @ Kansas City Kings | Win 112 - 107 | OT |
| Fri, Oct 17, 1980 Fri, Oct 17, 1980 | vs Phoenix Suns | Win 116 - 109 | |
| Sun, Oct 19, 1980 Sun, Oct 19, 1980 | vs Golden State Warriors | Win 125 - 107 | |
| Tue, Oct 21, 1980 Tue, Oct 21, 1980 | @ Portland Trail Blazers | Loss 103 - 107 | |
| Fri, Oct 24, 1980 Fri, Oct 24, 1980 | vs Seattle SuperSonics | Win 104 - 98 | |
| Sat, Oct 25, 1980 Sat, Oct 25, 1980 | @ Utah Jazz | Win 127 - 99 | |
| Sun, Oct 26, 1980 Sun, Oct 26, 1980 | vs San Antonio Spurs | Loss 102 - 108 | |
| Tue, Oct 28, 1980 Tue, Oct 28, 1980 | @ San Diego Clippers | Win 131 - 101 | |
| Fri, Oct 31, 1980 Fri, Oct 31, 1980 | vs Cleveland Cavaliers | Win 107 - 98 | |
| Sun, Nov 2, 1980 Sun, Nov 2, 1980 | vs Denver Nuggets | Loss 121 - 123 | |
| Tue, Nov 4, 1980 Tue, Nov 4, 1980 | vs Portland Trail Blazers | Win 119 - 118 | |
| Fri, Nov 7, 1980 Fri, Nov 7, 1980 | @ Dallas Mavericks | Win 126 - 102 | |
| Sat, Nov 8, 1980 Sat, Nov 8, 1980 | @ San Antonio Spurs | Loss 109 - 112 | |
| Tue, Nov 11, 1980 Tue, Nov 11, 1980 | @ Atlanta Hawks | Win 126 - 97 | |
| Wed, Nov 12, 1980 Wed, Nov 12, 1980 | @ Houston Rockets | Loss 104 - 107 | |
| Fri, Nov 14, 1980 Fri, Nov 14, 1980 | vs San Diego Clippers | Win 113 - 100 | |
| Sun, Nov 16, 1980 Sun, Nov 16, 1980 | vs Dallas Mavericks | Win 110 - 102 | |
| Tue, Nov 18, 1980 Tue, Nov 18, 1980 | vs Kansas City Kings | Win 107 - 94 | |
| Thu, Nov 20, 1980 Thu, Nov 20, 1980 | @ Phoenix Suns | Loss 99 - 102 | |
| Fri, Nov 21, 1980 Fri, Nov 21, 1980 | vs Phoenix Suns | Win 116 - 88 | |
| Sun, Nov 23, 1980 Sun, Nov 23, 1980 | vs Milwaukee Bucks | Loss 94 - 110 | |
| Thu, Nov 27, 1980 Thu, Nov 27, 1980 | @ Golden State Warriors | Win 128 - 119 | |
| Sat, Nov 29, 1980 Sat, Nov 29, 1980 | @ Denver Nuggets | Win 124 - 123 | 2OT |
| Sun, Nov 30, 1980 Sun, Nov 30, 1980 | vs Chicago Bulls | Loss 108 - 122 | |
| Wed, Dec 3, 1980 Wed, Dec 3, 1980 | vs San Diego Clippers | Loss 114 - 120 | |
| Sat, Dec 6, 1980 Sat, Dec 6, 1980 | @ Golden State Warriors | Loss 103 - 119 | |
| Sun, Dec 7, 1980 Sun, Dec 7, 1980 | vs Utah Jazz | Win 113 - 100 | |
| Tue, Dec 9, 1980 Tue, Dec 9, 1980 | @ Dallas Mavericks | Win 103 - 92 | |
| Wed, Dec 10, 1980 Wed, Dec 10, 1980 | @ Houston Rockets | Win 109 - 108 | |
| Fri, Dec 12, 1980 Fri, Dec 12, 1980 | @ Seattle SuperSonics | Win 113 - 107 | |
| Sun, Dec 14, 1980 Sun, Dec 14, 1980 | vs Golden State Warriors | Win 122 - 113 | |
| Tue, Dec 16, 1980 Tue, Dec 16, 1980 | @ San Diego Clippers | Loss 92 - 97 | |
| Fri, Dec 19, 1980 Fri, Dec 19, 1980 | vs Portland Trail Blazers | Loss 106 - 110 | |
| Sun, Dec 21, 1980 Sun, Dec 21, 1980 | vs San Antonio Spurs | Win 135 - 122 | |
| Tue, Dec 23, 1980 Tue, Dec 23, 1980 | @ Portland Trail Blazers | Loss 102 - 108 | |
| Fri, Dec 26, 1980 Fri, Dec 26, 1980 | vs Indiana Pacers | Win 116 - 115 | |
| Sat, Dec 27, 1980 Sat, Dec 27, 1980 | @ Phoenix Suns | Loss 106 - 116 | |
| Sun, Dec 28, 1980 Sun, Dec 28, 1980 | vs Philadelphia 76ers | Win 122 - 116 | |
| Tue, Dec 30, 1980 Tue, Dec 30, 1980 | @ Utah Jazz | Loss 100 - 110 | |
| Fri, Jan 2, 1981 Fri, Jan 2 | @ San Antonio Spurs | Loss 112 - 118 | |
| Tue, Jan 6, 1981 Tue, Jan 6 | vs Washington Bullets | Win 107 - 98 | |
| Fri, Jan 9, 1981 Fri, Jan 9 | vs Seattle SuperSonics | Win 92 - 87 | |
| Sun, Jan 11, 1981 Sun, Jan 11 | vs Detroit Pistons | Win 117 - 108 | |
| Tue, Jan 13, 1981 Tue, Jan 13 | @ Cleveland Cavaliers | Win 108 - 104 | |
| Wed, Jan 14, 1981 Wed, Jan 14 | @ Washington Bullets | Loss 104 - 114 | |
| Fri, Jan 16, 1981 Fri, Jan 16 | @ New Jersey Nets | Win 113 - 111 | |
| Sun, Jan 18, 1981 Sun, Jan 18 | @ Boston Celtics | Loss 96 - 98 | |
| Wed, Jan 21, 1981 Wed, Jan 21 | vs Atlanta Hawks | Win 116 - 106 | |
| Fri, Jan 23, 1981 Fri, Jan 23 | vs Denver Nuggets | Win 110 - 105 | |
| Mon, Jan 26, 1981 Mon, Jan 26 | vs Portland Trail Blazers | Win 124 - 112 | |
| Tue, Jan 27, 1981 Tue, Jan 27 | vs Utah Jazz | Win 111 - 104 | |
| Thu, Jan 29, 1981 Thu, Jan 29 | vs Kansas City Kings | Win 118 - 104 | |
| Wed, Feb 4, 1981 Wed, Feb 4 | @ Indiana Pacers | Win 102 - 96 | |
| Fri, Feb 6, 1981 Fri, Feb 6 | @ Detroit Pistons | Win 111 - 102 | |
| Sun, Feb 8, 1981 Sun, Feb 8 | @ Philadelphia 76ers | Loss 99 - 102 | |
| Wed, Feb 11, 1981 Wed, Feb 11 | vs Boston Celtics | Loss 91 - 105 | |
| Fri, Feb 13, 1981 Fri, Feb 13 | @ Houston Rockets | Win 114 - 105 | |
| Sun, Feb 15, 1981 Sun, Feb 15 | vs Dallas Mavericks | Win 107 - 99 | |
| Tue, Feb 17, 1981 Tue, Feb 17 | vs New York Knicks | Win 96 - 87 | |
| Fri, Feb 20, 1981 Fri, Feb 20 | vs Houston Rockets | Loss 107 - 110 | |
| Sun, Feb 22, 1981 Sun, Feb 22 | @ New York Knicks | Win 96 - 93 | |
| Tue, Feb 24, 1981 Tue, Feb 24 | @ Chicago Bulls | Win 107 - 97 | |
| Wed, Feb 25, 1981 Wed, Feb 25 | @ Milwaukee Bucks | Loss 108 - 126 | |
| Fri, Feb 27, 1981 Fri, Feb 27 | vs New Jersey Nets | Win 107 - 103 | |
| Sun, Mar 1, 1981 Sun, Mar 1 | vs Phoenix Suns | Loss 96 - 101 | |
| Tue, Mar 3, 1981 Tue, Mar 3 | @ Kansas City Kings | Win 99 - 98 | |
| Wed, Mar 4, 1981 Wed, Mar 4 | @ Denver Nuggets | Loss 114 - 123 | |
| Tue, Mar 10, 1981 Tue, Mar 10 | vs San Antonio Spurs | Win 118 - 104 | |
| Thu, Mar 12, 1981 Thu, Mar 12 | @ San Diego Clippers | Win 122 - 116 | |
| Fri, Mar 13, 1981 Fri, Mar 13 | vs Kansas City Kings | Win 116 - 101 | |
| Sun, Mar 15, 1981 Sun, Mar 15 | vs San Diego Clippers | Loss 118 - 122 | |
| Tue, Mar 17, 1981 Tue, Mar 17 | @ Dallas Mavericks | Win 114 - 109 | |
| Wed, Mar 18, 1981 Wed, Mar 18 | @ Phoenix Suns | Loss 114 - 126 | |
| Fri, Mar 20, 1981 Fri, Mar 20 | vs Seattle SuperSonics | Win 133 - 119 | |
| Sat, Mar 21, 1981 Sat, Mar 21 | @ Portland Trail Blazers | Win 117 - 111 | |
| Sun, Mar 22, 1981 Sun, Mar 22 | @ Golden State Warriors | Win 120 - 118 | |
| Tue, Mar 24, 1981 Tue, Mar 24 | vs Golden State Warriors | Win 110 - 103 | |
| Fri, Mar 27, 1981 Fri, Mar 27 | @ Seattle SuperSonics | Win 97 - 90 | |
| Sat, Mar 28, 1981 Sat, Mar 28 | @ Utah Jazz | Loss 110 - 112 | OT |
| Sun, Mar 29, 1981 Sun, Mar 29 | vs Denver Nuggets | Loss 146 - 148 | OT |
| Playoffs | |||
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| Western Conference First Round (Lost 1 - 2) | |||
| Wed, Apr 1, 1981 Wed, Apr 1 | vs Houston Rockets | Loss 107 - 111 | |
| Fri, Apr 3, 1981 Fri, Apr 3 | @ Houston Rockets | Win 111 - 106 | |
| Sun, Apr 5, 1981 Sun, Apr 5 | vs Houston Rockets | Loss 86 - 89 | |
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