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1980-81 NBA Pacific standings
The Phoenix Suns won the 1980-81 NBA Pacific division race at 57-25, 3 games ahead of the Los Angeles Lakers.
🏆The 1980-81 playoffs, series by series
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Pacific standings, 1980-81
| Team | W | L | Pct | GB | L10 | Streak |
|---|
| Phoenix Suns (PHX) w | 57 | 25 | .695 | - | 5-5 | W2 |
| Los Angeles Lakers (LAL) x | 54 | 28 | .659 | 3 | 6-4 | L2 |
| Portland Trail Blazers (POR) x | 45 | 37 | .549 | 12 | 8-2 | W4 |
| Golden State Warriors (GOS) | 39 | 43 | .476 | 18 | 3-7 | L2 |
| San Diego Clippers (SDC) | 36 | 46 | .439 | 21 | 4-6 | L3 |
| Seattle SuperSonics (SEA) | 34 | 48 | .415 | 23 | 3-7 | W1 |
Final standings.
Clinch key- x
- clinched a playoff place
- w
- clinched the top seed in the Western Conference
Turning points
- The lead changed hands twice.
- The Phoenix Suns trailed by as many as 1 game on October 17, 1980.
- The Phoenix Suns took first place for good on October 26, 1980.
- The Portland Trail Blazers won 9 games in a row from December 4, 1980 to December 20, 1980, the longest run of the race.
- The Los Angeles Lakers led by 1 game as late as October 20, 1980.
- The Phoenix Suns went 14-3 from December 15, 1980 to January 18, 1981, turning a lead of 2 games into a lead of 7.5 games.
- Three teams held first place.
- The Phoenix Suns spent 167 of the season's 171 charted days in first place.