| 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.
The 1980-81 Los Angeles Lakers had their best month in October, when they went 9-2 and had a 81.8% win percentage. Their worst month was December, when they went 8-7 and had a 53.3% win percentage.
| Month | Record | Win Percentage % | Point Differential |
|---|---|---|---|
| October '80 | 9-2 | 81.8% | +105 |
| November '80 | 9-6 | 60% | +85 |
| December '80 | 8-7 | 53.3% | +3 |
| January '81 | 10-3 | 76.9% | +59 |
| February '81 | 8-4 | 66.7% | +20 |
| March '81 | 10-6 | 62.5% | +43 |
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 | @ Seattle SuperSonics | Win 99 - 98 | ||
| Sun, Oct 12, 1980 | vs Houston Rockets | Win 114 - 103 | ||
| Wed, Oct 15, 1980 | @ Kansas City Kings | Win 112 - 107 | OT | |
| Fri, Oct 17, 1980 | vs Phoenix Suns | Win 116 - 109 | ||
| Sun, Oct 19, 1980 | vs Golden State Warriors | Win 125 - 107 | ||
| Tue, Oct 21, 1980 | @ Portland Trail Blazers | Loss 103 - 107 | ||
| Fri, Oct 24, 1980 | vs Seattle SuperSonics | Win 104 - 98 | ||
| Sat, Oct 25, 1980 | @ Utah Jazz | Win 127 - 99 | ||
| Sun, Oct 26, 1980 | vs San Antonio Spurs | Loss 102 - 108 | ||
| Tue, Oct 28, 1980 | @ San Diego Clippers | Win 131 - 101 | ||
| Fri, Oct 31, 1980 | vs Cleveland Cavaliers | Win 107 - 98 | ||
| Sun, Nov 2, 1980 | vs Denver Nuggets | Loss 121 - 123 | ||
| Tue, Nov 4, 1980 | vs Portland Trail Blazers | Win 119 - 118 | ||
| Fri, Nov 7, 1980 | @ Dallas Mavericks | Win 126 - 102 | ||
| Sat, Nov 8, 1980 | @ San Antonio Spurs | Loss 109 - 112 | ||
| Tue, Nov 11, 1980 | @ Atlanta Hawks | Win 126 - 97 | ||
| Wed, Nov 12, 1980 | @ Houston Rockets | Loss 104 - 107 | ||
| Fri, Nov 14, 1980 | vs San Diego Clippers | Win 113 - 100 | ||
| Sun, Nov 16, 1980 | vs Dallas Mavericks | Win 110 - 102 | ||
| Tue, Nov 18, 1980 | vs Kansas City Kings | Win 107 - 94 | ||
| Thu, Nov 20, 1980 | @ Phoenix Suns | Loss 99 - 102 | ||
| Fri, Nov 21, 1980 | vs Phoenix Suns | Win 116 - 88 | ||
| Sun, Nov 23, 1980 | vs Milwaukee Bucks | Loss 94 - 110 | ||
| Thu, Nov 27, 1980 | @ Golden State Warriors | Win 128 - 119 | ||
| Sat, Nov 29, 1980 | @ Denver Nuggets | Win 124 - 123 | OT2 | |
| Sun, Nov 30, 1980 | vs Chicago Bulls | Loss 108 - 122 | ||
| Wed, Dec 3, 1980 | vs San Diego Clippers | Loss 114 - 120 | ||
| Sat, Dec 6, 1980 | @ Golden State Warriors | Loss 103 - 119 | ||
| Sun, Dec 7, 1980 | vs Utah Jazz | Win 113 - 100 | ||
| Tue, Dec 9, 1980 | @ Dallas Mavericks | Win 103 - 92 | ||
| Wed, Dec 10, 1980 | @ Houston Rockets | Win 109 - 108 | ||
| Fri, Dec 12, 1980 | @ Seattle SuperSonics | Win 113 - 107 | ||
| Sun, Dec 14, 1980 | vs Golden State Warriors | Win 122 - 113 | ||
| Tue, Dec 16, 1980 | @ San Diego Clippers | Loss 92 - 97 | ||
| Fri, Dec 19, 1980 | vs Portland Trail Blazers | Loss 106 - 110 | ||
| Sun, Dec 21, 1980 | vs San Antonio Spurs | Win 135 - 122 | ||
| Tue, Dec 23, 1980 | @ Portland Trail Blazers | Loss 102 - 108 | ||
| Fri, Dec 26, 1980 | vs Indiana Pacers | Win 116 - 115 | ||
| Sat, Dec 27, 1980 | @ Phoenix Suns | Loss 106 - 116 | ||
| Sun, Dec 28, 1980 | vs Philadelphia 76ers | Win 122 - 116 | ||
| Tue, Dec 30, 1980 | @ Utah Jazz | Loss 100 - 110 | ||
| Fri, Jan 2, 1981 | @ San Antonio Spurs | Loss 112 - 118 | ||
| Tue, Jan 6, 1981 | vs Washington Bullets | Win 107 - 98 | ||
| Fri, Jan 9, 1981 | vs Seattle SuperSonics | Win 92 - 87 | ||
| Sun, Jan 11, 1981 | vs Detroit Pistons | Win 117 - 108 | ||
| Tue, Jan 13, 1981 | @ Cleveland Cavaliers | Win 108 - 104 | ||
| Wed, Jan 14, 1981 | @ Washington Bullets | Loss 104 - 114 | ||
| Fri, Jan 16, 1981 | @ New Jersey Nets | Win 113 - 111 | ||
| Sun, Jan 18, 1981 | @ Boston Celtics | Loss 96 - 98 | ||
| Wed, Jan 21, 1981 | vs Atlanta Hawks | Win 116 - 106 | ||
| Fri, Jan 23, 1981 | vs Denver Nuggets | Win 110 - 105 | ||
| Mon, Jan 26, 1981 | vs Portland Trail Blazers | Win 124 - 112 | ||
| Tue, Jan 27, 1981 | vs Utah Jazz | Win 111 - 104 | ||
| Thu, Jan 29, 1981 | vs Kansas City Kings | Win 118 - 104 | ||
| Wed, Feb 4, 1981 | @ Indiana Pacers | Win 102 - 96 | ||
| Fri, Feb 6, 1981 | @ Detroit Pistons | Win 111 - 102 | ||
| Sun, Feb 8, 1981 | @ Philadelphia 76ers | Loss 99 - 102 | ||
| Wed, Feb 11, 1981 | vs Boston Celtics | Loss 91 - 105 | ||
| Fri, Feb 13, 1981 | @ Houston Rockets | Win 114 - 105 | ||
| Sun, Feb 15, 1981 | vs Dallas Mavericks | Win 107 - 99 | ||
| Tue, Feb 17, 1981 | vs New York Knicks | Win 96 - 87 | ||
| Fri, Feb 20, 1981 | vs Houston Rockets | Loss 107 - 110 | ||
| Sun, Feb 22, 1981 | @ New York Knicks | Win 96 - 93 | ||
| Tue, Feb 24, 1981 | @ Chicago Bulls | Win 107 - 97 | ||
| Wed, Feb 25, 1981 | @ Milwaukee Bucks | Loss 108 - 126 | ||
| Fri, Feb 27, 1981 | vs New Jersey Nets | Win 107 - 103 | ||
| Sun, Mar 1, 1981 | vs Phoenix Suns | Loss 96 - 101 | ||
| Tue, Mar 3, 1981 | @ Kansas City Kings | Win 99 - 98 | ||
| Wed, Mar 4, 1981 | @ Denver Nuggets | Loss 114 - 123 | ||
| Tue, Mar 10, 1981 | vs San Antonio Spurs | Win 118 - 104 | ||
| Thu, Mar 12, 1981 | @ San Diego Clippers | Win 122 - 116 | ||
| Fri, Mar 13, 1981 | vs Kansas City Kings | Win 116 - 101 | ||
| Sun, Mar 15, 1981 | vs San Diego Clippers | Loss 118 - 122 | ||
| Tue, Mar 17, 1981 | @ Dallas Mavericks | Win 114 - 109 | ||
| Wed, Mar 18, 1981 | @ Phoenix Suns | Loss 114 - 126 | ||
| Fri, Mar 20, 1981 | vs Seattle SuperSonics | Win 133 - 119 | ||
| Sat, Mar 21, 1981 | @ Portland Trail Blazers | Win 117 - 111 | ||
| Sun, Mar 22, 1981 | @ Golden State Warriors | Win 120 - 118 | ||
| Tue, Mar 24, 1981 | vs Golden State Warriors | Win 110 - 103 | ||
| Fri, Mar 27, 1981 | @ Seattle SuperSonics | Win 97 - 90 | ||
| Sat, Mar 28, 1981 | @ Utah Jazz | Loss 110 - 112 | OT | |
| Sun, Mar 29, 1981 | vs Denver Nuggets | Loss 146 - 148 | OT | |
| Playoffs | ||||
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| Western Conference First Round (Lost 1 - 2) | ||||
| Wed, Apr 1, 1981 | vs Houston Rockets | Loss 107 - 111 | ||
| Fri, Apr 3, 1981 | @ Houston Rockets | Win 111 - 106 | ||
| Sun, Apr 5, 1981 | vs Houston Rockets | Loss 86 - 89 | ||
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