1980–81 NBA season
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The 1980–81 NBA season was the 35th season of the National Basketball Association. The season ended with the Boston Celtics winning the NBA Championship, beating the Houston Rockets 4 games to 2 in the NBA Finals. As of 2022, this was the last time an NBA season (including postseason) had ended before Memorial Day.
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1980–81 NBA season | |
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League | National Basketball Association |
Sport | Basketball |
Duration | October 10, 1980 – March 29, 1981 March 31 – May 3, 1981 (Playoffs) May 5–14, 1981 (Finals) |
Number of teams | 23 |
TV partner(s) | CBS, USA |
Draft | |
Top draft pick | Joe Barry Carroll |
Picked by | Golden State Warriors |
Regular season | |
Top seed | Boston Celtics |
Season MVP | Julius Erving (Philadelphia) |
Top scorer | Adrian Dantley (Utah) |
Playoffs | |
Eastern champions | Boston Celtics |
Eastern runners-up | Philadelphia 76ers |
Western champions | Houston Rockets |
Western runners-up | Kansas City Kings |
Finals | |
Champions | Boston Celtics |
Runners-up | Houston Rockets |
Finals MVP | Cedric Maxwell (Boston) |
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