1980–81 Portland Trail Blazers season

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1980–81 Portland Trail Blazers season
Head coachJack Ramsay
General managerHarry Glickman
Owner(s)Larry Weinberg
ArenaMemorial Coliseum
Results
Record45–37 (.549)
PlaceDivision: 3rd (Pacific)
Conference: 4th (Western)
Playoff finishFirst round
(Lost to Kings 1–2)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
< 1979–80 1981–82 >

The 1980–81 season was the 11th season of the Portland Trail Blazers in the National Basketball Association (NBA).[1] The Blazers won seven more games than the previous season, ending with a record of 45–37 and making the playoffs for the fifth consecutive season.

The Blazers were eliminated from the 1981 NBA Playoffs after losing their best-of-three first-round series to the Kansas City Kings, two games to one.

Draft picks[]

Main article: 1980 NBA draft

Note: This is not a complete list; only the first two rounds are covered, as well as any other picks by the franchise who played at least one NBA game.

Round Pick Player Position Nationality School/Club Team
1 10 Ronnie Lester G  United States Iowa
2 32 David Lawrence F  United States McNeese State
2 33 Bruce Collins G/F  United States Weber State
3 56 Mike Harper F/C  United States North Park
8 168 John Stroeder F  United States Montana

Roster[]

1980–81 Portland Trail Blazers roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY-MM-DD) From
G 12 Bates, Billy Ray 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1956–05–31 Kentucky State
C 45 Crompton, Geoff 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 280 lb (127 kg) 1955–07–04 North Carolina
G 11 Gale, Mike 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1950–07–18 Elizabeth City State
F 30 Gross, Bob 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1953–08–03 Long Beach State
F 32 Harper, Mike 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1957–12–09 North Park
C 44 Kunnert, Kevin 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1951–11–11 Iowa
SF 33 Natt, Calvin 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1957–01–08 Louisiana–Monroe
F/C 25 Owens, Tom 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1949–06–28 South Carolina
G 4 Paxson, Jim 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1957–07–09 Dayton
PG 14 Ransey, Kelvin 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1958–05–03 Ohio State
F/C 43 Thompson, Mychal 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 226 lb (103 kg) 1955–01–30 Minnesota
F 42 Washington, Kermit 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1951–09–17 American
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured

Regular season[]

The Trail Blazers played their home games at Veterans Memorial Coliseum.

Season standings[]

Pacific Division
W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Phoenix Suns 57 25 .695 – 36–5 21–20 22–8
x-Los Angeles Lakers 54 28 .659 3.0 30–11 24–17 19–11
x-Portland Trail Blazers 45 37 .549 12.0 30–11 15–26 18–12
Golden State Warriors 39 43 .476 18.0 26–15 13–28 10–20
San Diego Clippers 36 46 .439 21.0 22–19 14–27 14–16
Seattle SuperSonics 34 48 .415 23.0 22–19 12–29 7–23
# Western Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 c-Phoenix Suns 57 25 .695 –
2 y-San Antonio Spurs 52 30 .634 5
3 x-Los Angeles Lakers 54 28 .659 3
4 x-Portland Trail Blazers 45 37 .549 12
5 x-Kansas City Kings 40 42 .488 17
6 x-Houston Rockets 40 42 .488 17
7 Golden State Warriors 39 43 .476 18
8 Denver Nuggets 37 45 .451 20
9 San Diego Clippers 36 46 .439 21
10 Seattle SuperSonics 34 48 .415 23
11 Utah Jazz 28 54 .341 29
12 Dallas Mavericks 15 67 .183 42


z – clinched division title
y – clinched division title
x – clinched playoff spot

Record vs. opponents[]

1980–81 NBA records
Team ATL BOS CHI CLE DAL DEN DET GSW HOU IND KCK LAL MIL NJN NYK PHI PHO POR SAS SDC SEA UTA WAS
Atlanta – 2–4 2–4 1–5 2–0 1–1 4–2 2–0 1–1 1–5 1–1 0–2 1–5 3–2 2–4 1–5 0–2 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–0 1–4
Boston 4–2 – 5–1 4–1 2–0 2–0 4–1 1–1 2–0 3–3 1–1 2–0 3–3 6–0 5–1 3–3 2–0 2–0 2–0 2–0 1–1 1–1 5–1
Chicago 4–2 1–5 – 5–1 1–1 1–1 5–1 1–1 1–1 3–2 2–0 1–1 3–3 3–2 3–3 2–4 0–2 0–2 0–2 1–1 1–1 2–0 5–1
Cleveland 5–1 1–4 1–5 – 2–0 1–1 3–3 1–1 0–2 2–4 0–2 0–2 0–6 3–3 0–5 0–6 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 0–2 1–1 4–2
Dallas 0–2 0–2 1–1 0–2 – 3–3 0–2 2–3 0–6 0–2 0–6 0–5 0–2 1–1 1–1 0–2 1–4 1–4 1–5 2–3 1–4 1–5 0–2
Denver 1–1 0–2 1–1 1–1 3–3 – 2–0 3–2 2–4 1–1 4–2 3–2 1–1 1–1 0–2 1–1 1–4 2–3 2–4 3–2 3–2 2–4 0–2
Detroit 2–4 1–4 1–5 3–3 2–0 0–2 – 0–2 1–1 2–4 1–1 0–2 1–5 3–3 1–5 1–4 0–2 0–2 0–2 1–1 0–2 0–2 1–5
Golden State 0–2 1–1 1–1 1–1 3–2 2–3 2–0 – 3–2 1–1 5–0 1–5 1–1 1–1 2–0 0–2 2–4 2–4 1–4 2–4 3–3 4–1 1–1
Houston 1–1 0–2 1–1 2–0 6–0 4–2 1–1 2–3 – 1–1 2–4 2–3 0–2 2–0 0–2 0–2 1–4 3–2 3–3 1–4 4–1 4–2 0–2
Indiana 5–1 3–3 2–3 4–2 2–0 1–1 4–2 1–1 1–1 – 2–0 0–2 2–4 5–1 3–2 0–6 1–1 0–2 2–0 1–1 0–2 1–1 4–2
Kansas City 1–1 1–1 0–2 2–0 6–0 2–4 1–1 0–5 4–2 0–2 – 0–5 1–1 2–0 1–1 0–2 3–2 3–2 2–4 3–2 2–3 5–1 1–1
Los Angeles 2–0 0–2 1–1 2–0 5–0 2–3 2–0 5–1 3–2 2–0 5–0 – 0–2 2–0 2–0 1–1 2–4 3–3 2–3 3–3 6–0 3–2 1–1
Milwaukee 5–1 3–3 3–3 6–0 2–0 1–1 5–1 1–1 2–0 4–2 1–1 2–0 – 5–1 3–3 3–2 1–1 2–0 1–1 2–0 2–0 2–0 4–1
New Jersey 2–3 0–6 2–3 3–3 1–1 1–1 3–3 1–1 0–2 1–5 0–2 0–2 1–5 – 0–6 1–5 1–1 2–0 0–2 0–2 1–1 1–1 3–3
New York 4–2 1–5 3–3 5–0 1–1 2–0 5–1 0–2 2–0 2–3 1–1 0–2 3–3 6–0 – 3–3 1–1 1–1 0–2 2–0 2–0 2–0 4–2
Philadelphia 5–1 3–3 4–2 6–0 2–0 1–1 4–1 2–0 2–0 6–0 2–0 1–1 2–3 5–1 3–3 – 1–1 1–1 2–0 2–0 2–0 2–0 4–2
Phoenix 2–0 0–2 2–0 1–1 4–1 4–1 2–0 4–2 4–1 1–1 2–3 4–2 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 – 3–3 3–2 6–0 5–1 5–0 1–1
Portland 1–1 0–2 2–0 1–1 4–1 3–2 2–0 4–2 2–3 2–0 2–3 3–3 0–2 0–2 1–1 1–1 3–3 – 2–3 4–2 4–2 2–3 2–0
San Antonio 1–1 0–2 2–0 1–1 5–1 4–2 2–0 4–1 3–3 0–2 4–2 3–2 1–1 2–0 2–0 0–2 2–3 3–2 – 4–1 3–2 5–1 1–1
San Diego 1–1 0–2 1–1 1–1 3–2 2–3 1–1 4–2 4–1 1–1 2–3 3–3 0–2 2–0 0–2 0–2 0–6 2–4 1–4 – 5–1 3–2 0–2
Seattle 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–0 4–1 2–3 2–0 3–3 1–4 2–0 3–2 0–6 0–2 1–1 0–2 0–2 1–5 2–4 2–3 1–5 – 4–1 1–1
Utah 0–2 1–1 0–2 1–1 5–1 4–2 2–0 1–4 2–4 1–1 1–5 2–3 0–2 1–1 0–2 0–2 0–5 3–2 1–5 2–3 1–4 – 0–2
Washington 4–1 1–5 1–5 2–4 2–0 2–0 5–1 1–1 2–0 2–4 1–1 1–1 1–4 3–3 2–4 2–4 1–1 0–2 1–1 2–0 1–1 2–0 —

Game log[]

Regular season[]

1980–81 game log
Total: 45–37 (Home: 30–11; Road: 15–26)
October: 3–7 (Home: 3–1; Road: 0–6)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 October 10 @ Utah L 86–96 Salt Palace Acord Arena 0–1
2 October 12 Seattle W 107–96 Memorial Coliseum 1–1
3 October 15 @ Golden State L 92–95 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena 1–2
4 October 17 Houston L 99–102 Memorial Coliseum 1–3
5 October 21 Los Angeles W 107–103 Memorial Coliseum 2–3
6 October 24 Dallas W 120–105 Memorial Coliseum 3–3
7 October 26 @ Seattle L 98–111 Kingdome 3–4
8 October 28 @ San Antonio L 112–120 HemisFair Arena 3–5
9 October 29 @ Kansas City L 98–115 Kemper Arena 3–6
November: 4–12 (Home: 4–4; Road: 0–8)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
10 November 1 Utah L 87–95 Memorial Coliseum 3–7
11 November 2 Cleveland W 102–96 Memorial Coliseum 4–7
12 November 4 @ Los Angeles L 118–119 The Forum 4–8
13 November 7 Golden State W 122–113 Memorial Coliseum 5–8
14 November 8 San Diego L 106–110 (OT) Memorial Coliseum 5–9
15 November 11 Kansas City L 101–102 Memorial Coliseum 5–10
16 November 14 @ Dallas L 106–113 Reunion Arena 5–11
17 November 15 @ Denver L 123–125 McNichols Sports Arena 5–12
18 November 16 @ Phoenix L 107–119 Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 5–13
19 November 18 Denver W 122–103 Memorial Coliseum 6–13
20 November 20 Milwaukee L 93–97 Memorial Coliseum 6–14
21 November 23 Dallas W 116–96 Memorial Coliseum 7–14
22 November 25 @ Atlanta L 108–112 The Omni 7–15
23 November 26 @ Boston L 101–126 Boston Garden 7–16
24 November 28 @ Philadelphia L 103–116 The Spectrum 7–17
25 November 29 @ New York L 110–111 Madison Square Garden 7–18
December: 13–2 (Home: 8–2; Road: 5–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
26 December 2 New Jersey L 105–118 Memorial Coliseum 7–19
27 December 4 @ San Diego W 103–100 San Diego Sports Arena 8–19
28 December 5 Chicago W 116–115 Memorial Coliseum 9–19
29 December 7 San Antonio W 116–115 Memorial Coliseum 10–19
30 December 9 Seattle W 111–98 Memorial Coliseum 11–19
31 December 12 Houston W 106–100 Memorial Coliseum 12–19
32 December 14 @ Phoenix W 116–110 Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 13–19
33 December 17 @ Golden State W 115–113 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena 14–19
34 December 19 @ Los Angeles W 110–106 The Forum 15–19
35 December 20 Atlanta W 122–119 (OT) Memorial Coliseum 16–19
36 December 21 Phoenix L 100–111 Memorial Coliseum 16–20
37 December 23 Los Angeles W 108–102 Memorial Coliseum 17–20
38 December 25 Golden State W 115–114 Memorial Coliseum 18–20
39 December 26 @ Seattle W 96–90 Kingdome 19–20
40 December 30 Philadelphia W 109–108 Memorial Coliseum 20–20
January: 7–7 (Home: 4–1; Road: 3–6)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
41 January 1 Denver W 122–119 Memorial Coliseum 21–20
42 January 3 @ Utah L 103–109 Salt Palace Acord Arena 21–21
43 January 4 Boston L 111–120 Memorial Coliseum 21–22
44 January 6 Detroit W 110–90 Memorial Coliseum 22–22
45 January 9 @ San Antonio L 86–102 HemisFair Arena 22–23
46 January 10 @ Houston L 105–106 The Summit 22–24
47 January 14 @ Kansas City W 110–91 Kemper Arena 23–24
48 January 16 @ Chicago W 113–112 Chicago Stadium 24–24
49 January 18 @ Milwaukee L 103–110 MECCA Arena 24–25
50 January 20 @ Cleveland L 94–99 Richfield Coliseum 24–26
51 January 23 New York W 117–90 Memorial Coliseum 25–26
52 January 25 San Antonio W 118–100 Memorial Coliseum 26–26
53 January 26 @ Los Angeles L 112–124 The Forum 26–27
54 January 29 @ San Diego W 108–106 San Diego Sports Arena 27–27
February: 7–6 (Home: 4–2; Road: 3–4)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
55 February 3 Washington W 111–104 (OT) Memorial Coliseum 28–27
56 February 4 @ Golden State L 100–115 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena 28–28
57 February 6 @ San Antonio L 96–122 HemisFair Arena 28–29
58 February 8 Kansas City W 129–123 (OT) Memorial Coliseum 29–29
59 February 12 Seattle L 109–112 Memorial Coliseum 29–30
60 February 13 @ Denver L 143–162 McNichols Sports Arena 29–31
61 February 15 Utah W 118–84 Memorial Coliseum 30–31
62 February 17 @ Washington W 124–104 Capital Centre 31–31
63 February 19 @ Detroit W 115–106 Pontiac Silverdome 32–31
64 February 20 @ New Jersey L 113–123 Rutgers Athletic Center 32–32
65 February 22 @ Indiana W 113–109 (OT) Market Square Arena 33–32
66 February 24 San Diego L 107–121 Memorial Coliseum 33–33
67 February 27 Phoenix W 121–117 Memorial Coliseum 34–33
March: 11–4 (Home: 7–1; Road: 4–3)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
68 March 1 Utah W 108–97 Memorial Coliseum 35–33
69 March 3 Indiana W 117–112 Memorial Coliseum 36–33
70 March 5 @ Kansas City L 100–106 Kemper Arena 36–34
71 March 6 @ Phoenix L 107–128 Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 36–35
72 March 8 Golden State W 120–112 (OT) Memorial Coliseum 37–35
73 March 10 @ Denver W 142–137 McNichols Sports Arena 38–35
74 March 13 @ Houston L 104–126 The Summit 38–36
75 March 15 Dallas W 135–110 Memorial Coliseum 39–36
76 March 17 San Diego W 127–112 Memorial Coliseum 40–36
77 March 20 Houston W 107–103 Memorial Coliseum 41–36
78 March 21 Los Angeles L 111–117 Memorial Coliseum 41–37
79 March 24 Phoenix W 120–111 Memorial Coliseum 42–37
80 March 25 @ Seattle W 112–103 Kingdome 43–37
81 March 27 @ Dallas W 123–109 Reunion Arena 44–37
82 March 29 @ San Diego W 144–129 San Diego Sports Arena 45–37
1980–81 schedule

Playoffs[]

1981 playoff game log
First round: 1–2 (Home: 0–2; Road: 1–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 April 1 Kansas City L 97–98 (OT) Billy Ray Bates (25) Kermit Washington (17) Kelvin Ransey (10) Memorial Coliseum
12,666 		0–1
2 April 3 @ Kansas City W 124–119 (OT) Mychal Thompson (40) Kermit Washington (18) Kelvin Ransey (7) Kemper Arena
11,088 		1–1
3 April 5 Kansas City L 95–104 Billy Ray Bates (34) Kermit Washington (17) Kelvin Ransey (8) Memorial Coliseum
12,666 		1–2
1981 schedule

Player statistics[]

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field-goal percentage  3P%  3-point field-goal percentage  FT%  Free-throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game

Season[]

Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG

Playoffs[]

Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG

Awards and honors[]

Transactions[]

July 21, 1980
August 15, 1980
September 24, 1980
October 8, 1980
  • Traded Jim Brewer to the Los Angeles Lakers in exchange for the a second round draft pick in the 1984 NBA draft. During the draft the Trail Blazers had the option to swap first round picks with the Lakers but declined. Portland selected Jerome Kersey with the Lakers pick.
October 13, 1980
  • Waived Roy Hamilton[7]
December 19, 1980
February 2, 1981
June 5, 1981
June 8, 1981

References[]

  1. ^ 1980-81 Portland Trail Blazers
  2. ^ "Charles Jones NBA & ABA Stats". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
  3. ^ "T. R. Dunn NBA & ABA Stats". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
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  5. ^ "Clyde Drexler NBA & ABA Stats". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
  6. ^ "Steve Colter NBA & ABA Stats". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
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  9. ^ a b "Mike Gale NBA & ABA Stats". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
  10. ^ "Ricky Pierce NBA & ABA Stats". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
  11. ^ "Geoff Crompton NBA & ABA Stats". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
  12. ^ "Tom Owens NBA & ABA Stats". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
  13. ^ "Sam Bowie NBA & ABA Stats". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
  14. ^ "Audie Norris NBA & ABA Stats". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
  15. ^ "Mike Smrek NBA & ABA Stats". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
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