1980–81 Detroit Pistons season

The 1980–81 NBA season was the Detroit Pistons' 33rd season in the NBA and 24th season in the city of Detroit.[1] The team played at the Pontiac Silverdome.

1980–81 Detroit Pistons season
Head coachScotty Robertson
General managerJack McCloskey
OwnersWilliam Davidson
ArenaPontiac Silverdome
Results
Record21–61 (.256)
PlaceDivision: 6th (Central)
Conference: 11th (Eastern)
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

The rebuilding Pistons finished the season with a 21–61 (.256) record, 6th place in the Central Division. The team was led by center Kent Benson (15.7 ppg, 6.8 rpg) and guard John Long (17.7 ppg).[2][1]

Draft picks
Main article: 1980 NBA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College / Team
1 17 Larry Drew Guard United States United States Missouri
5 93 Tony Fuller Guard United States United States Pepperdine

Roster
1980–81 Detroit Pistons roster
Players Coaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOBFrom
C 54 Benson, Kent 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Indiana
G 22 Drew, Larry 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Missouri
G 33 Herron, Keith 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Villanova
SF 35 Hubbard, Phil 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Michigan
F 32 Kelser, Greg 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Michigan State
G 30 Lee, Ron 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 193 lb (88 kg) Oregon
SG 25 Long, John 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Detroit Mercy
C 44 Mokeski, Paul 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Kansas
PF 42 Robinson, Wayne 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 217 lb (98 kg) Virginia Tech
G/F 41 Tyler, Terry 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Detroit Mercy
PG 15 Wright, Larry 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Grambling State
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured

Regular season

Season standings
Central Division
 W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Milwaukee Bucks6022.732–34–726–1523–7
x-Chicago Bulls4537.54915.026–1519–2220–9
x-Indiana Pacers4438.53716.027–1417–2417–12
Atlanta Hawks3151.37829.020–2111–309–21
Cleveland Cavaliers2854.34132.020–218–339–21
Detroit Pistons2161.25639.014–277–349–21
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Eastern Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 z-Boston Celtics6220.756 –
2 y-Milwaukee Bucks6022.7322
3 x-Philadelphia 76ers6220.756–
4 x-New York Knicks5032.61012
5 x-Chicago Bulls4537.54917
6 x-Indiana Pacers4438.53718
7 Washington Bullets3943.47623
8 Atlanta Hawks3151.37831
9 Cleveland Cavaliers2854.34134
10 New Jersey Nets2458.29338
11 Detroit Pistons2161.25641
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 —2–42–41–52–01–14–22–01–11–51–10–21–53–22–41–50–21–11–11–11–12–01–4
Boston 4–2—5–14–12–02–04–11–12–03–31–12–03–36–05–13–32–02–02–02–01–11–15–1
Chicago 4–21–5—5–11–11–15–11–11–13–22–01–13–33–23–32–40–20–20–21–11–12–05–1
Cleveland 5–11–41–5—2–01–13–31–10–22–40–20–20–63–30–50–61–11–11–11–10–21–14–2
Dallas 0–20–21–10–2—3–30–22–30–60–20–60–50–21–11–10–21–41–41–52–31–41–50–2
Denver 1–10–21–11–13–3—2–03–22–41–14–23–21–11–10–21–11–42–32–43–23–22–40–2
Detroit 2–41–41–53–32–00–2—0–21–12–41–10–21–53–31–51–40–20–20–21–10–20–21–5
Golden State 0–21–11–11–13–22–32–0—3–21–15–01–51–11–12–00–22–42–41–42–43–34–11–1
Houston 1–10–21–12–06–04–21–12–3—1–12–42–30–22–00–20–21–43–23–31–44–14–20–2
Indiana 5–13–32–34–22–01–14–21–11–1—2–00–22–45–13–20–61–10–22–01–10–21–14–2
Kansas City 1–11–10–22–06–02–41–10–54–20–2—0–51–12–01–10–23–23–22–43–22–35–11–1
Los Angeles 2–00–21–12–05–02–32–05–13–22–05–0—0–22–02–01–12–43–32–33–36–03–21–1
Milwaukee 5–13–33–36–02–01–15–11–12–04–21–12–0—5–13–33–21–12–01–12–02–02–04–1
New Jersey 2–30–62–33–31–11–13–31–10–21–50–20–21–5—0–61–51–12–00–20–21–11–13–3
New York 4–21–53–35–01–12–05–10–22–02–31–10–23–36–0—3–31–11–10–22–02–02–04–2
Philadelphia 5–13–34–26–02–01–14–12–02–06–02–01–12–35–13–3—1–11–12–02–02–02–04–2
Phoenix 2–00–22–01–14–14–12–04–24–11–12–34–21–11–11–11–1—3–33–26–05–15–01–1
Portland 1–10–22–01–14–13–22–04–22–32–02–33–30–20–21–11–13–3—2–34–24–22–32–0
San Antonio 1–10–22–01–15–14–22–04–13–30–24–23–21–12–02–00–22–33–2—4–13–25–11–1
San Diego 1–10–21–11–13–22–31–14–24–11–12–33–30–22–00–20–20–62–41–4—5–13–20–2
Seattle 1–11–11–12–04–12–32–03–31–42–03–20–60–21–10–20–21–52–42–31–5—4–11–1
Utah 0–21–10–21–15–14–22–01–42–41–11–52–30–21–10–20–20–53–21–52–31–4—0–2
Washington 4–11–51–52–42–02–05–11–12–02–41–11–11–43–32–42–41–10–21–12–01–12–0—

Game log

Regular season
1980–81 game log
Total: 21–61 (Home: 14–27; Road: 7–34)
October: 1–9 (home: 0–6; road: 1–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
1 October 10 Washington L 85–95 Pontiac Silverdome 0–1
2 October 11 @ Indiana L 87–100 Market Square Arena 0–2
3 October 13 @ New Jersey L 92–108 Rutgers Athletic Center 0–3
4 October 14 @ Cleveland L 91–99 Richfield Coliseum 0–4
5 October 16 San Antonio L 99–102 Pontiac Silverdome 0–5
6 October 18 Atlanta L 123–125 (2OT) Pontiac Silverdome 0–6
7 October 22 Philadelphia L 93–94 Pontiac Silverdome 0–7
8 October 25 @ Houston W 112–109 The Summit 1–7
9 October 29 Boston L 85–103 Pontiac Silverdome 1–8
10 October 31 Phoenix L 98–103 (OT) Pontiac Silverdome 1–9
November: 7–8 (home: 5–3; road: 2–5)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
11 November 1 @ Chicago L 100–122 Chicago Stadium 1–10
12 November 4 @ Milwaukee W 98–96 MECCA Arena 2–10
13 November 5 @ Philadelphia L 103–107 The Spectrum 2–11
14 November 7 @ Washington L 88–114 Capital Centre 2–12
15 November 8 Dallas W 101–73 Pontiac Silverdome 3–12
16 November 11 @ New York L 118–149 Madison Square Garden 3–13
17 November 12 Milwaukee L 98–122 Pontiac Silverdome 3–14
18 November 14 Chicago W 106–99 Pontiac Silverdome 4–14
19 November 16 @ New Jersey L 80–89 Rutgers Athletic Center 4–15
20 November 18 Indiana L 97–102 Pontiac Silverdome 4–16
21 November 20 San Diego W 97–90 Pontiac Silverdome 5–16
22 November 22 New Jersey W 117–103 Pontiac Silverdome 6–16
23 November 26 Utah L 97–104 Pontiac Silverdome 6–17
24 November 28 Kansas City W 104–94 Pontiac Silverdome 7–17
25 November 29 @ Atlanta W 98–95 The Omni 8–17
December: 2–12 (home: 2–4; road: 0–8)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
26 December 2 Boston L 85–94 Pontiac Silverdome 8–18
27 December 5 @ Washington L 92–103 Capital Centre 8–19
28 December 6 @ Cleveland L 100–101 Richfield Coliseum 8–20
29 December 10 Atlanta L 92–100 Pontiac Silverdome 8–21
30 December 12 Cleveland W 101–95 Pontiac Silverdome 9–21
31 December 13 @ New York L 94–100 Madison Square Garden 9–22
32 December 17 New York L 103–119 Pontiac Silverdome 9–23
33 December 18 @ Milwaukee L 104–121 MECCA Arena 9–24
34 December 19 Indiana W 109–106 Pontiac Silverdome 10–24
35 December 21 @ San Diego L 97–117 San Diego Sports Arena 10–25
36 December 23 @ Phoenix L 104–113 Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 10–26
37 December 26 Houston L 94–114 Pontiac Silverdome 10–27
38 December 27 @ Chicago L 97–104 Chicago Stadium 10–28
39 December 30 @ Atlanta L 89–96 The Omni 10–29
January: 3–13 (home: 3–5; road: 0–8)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
40 January 2 New York W 102–100 Pontiac Silverdome 11–29
41 January 6 @ Portland L 90–110 Memorial Coliseum 11–30
42 January 7 @ Seattle L 94–99 Kingdome 11–31
43 January 10 @ Golden State L 103–105 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena 11–32
44 January 11 @ Los Angeles L 108–117 The Forum 11–33
45 January 13 Milwaukee L 96–119 Pontiac Silverdome 11–34
46 January 14 @ Indiana L 99–101 Market Square Arena 11–35
47 January 15 Washington L 89–106 Pontiac Silverdome 11–36
48 January 17 New Jersey L 103–119 Pontiac Silverdome 11–37
49 January 19 @ Boston L 90–92 Hartford Civic Center 11–38
50 January 20 Philadelphia W 83–75 Pontiac Silverdome 12–38
51 January 22 Chicago L 92–125 Pontiac Silverdome 12–39
52 January 24 Cleveland W 117–94 Pontiac Silverdome 13–39
53 January 26 @ Utah L 99–102 Salt Palace Acord Arena 13–40
54 January 27 @ Denver L 123–143 McNichols Sports Arena 13–41
55 January 29 Golden State L 112–117 Pontiac Silverdome 13–42
February: 3–10 (home: 2–4; road: 1–6)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
56 February 3 @ San Antonio L 99–102 HemisFair Arena 13–43
57 February 4 @ Kansas City L 90–91 Kemper Arena 13–44
58 February 6 Los Angeles L 102–111 Pontiac Silverdome 13–45
59 February 7 @ Chicago L 90–98 Chicago Stadium 13–46
60 February 8 Indiana L 101–124 Pontiac Silverdome 13–47
61 February 10 @ Dallas W 101–95 Reunion Arena 14–47
62 February 13 @ New York L 92–120 Madison Square Garden 14–48
63 February 14 Washington W 105–103 Pontiac Silverdome 15–48
64 February 17 @ Cleveland L 108–109 Richfield Coliseum 15–49
65 February 18 @ Philadelphia L 97–111 The Spectrum 15–50
66 February 19 Portland L 106–115 Pontiac Silverdome 15–51
67 February 21 Boston L 119–130 Pontiac Silverdome 15–52
68 February 27 Cleveland W 118–109 Pontiac Silverdome 16–52
March: 5–9 (home: 2–5; road: 3–4)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
69 March 1 @ New Jersey W 117–104 Rutgers Athletic Center 17–52
70 March 3 @ Milwaukee L 98–115 MECCA Arena 17–53
71 March 5 New York L 101–104 Pontiac Silverdome 17–54
72 March 7 Denver L 109–121 Pontiac Silverdome 17–55
73 March 11 Atlanta W 100–97 Pontiac Silverdome 18–55
73 March 13 Seattle L 100–102 Pontiac Silverdome 18–56
75 March 14 @ Indiana W 101–94 Market Square Arena 19–56
76 March 18 New Jersey W 118–115 Pontiac Silverdome 20–56
77 March 20 Milwaukee L 86–104 Pontiac Silverdome 20–57
78 March 22 Chicago L 103–109 Pontiac Silverdome 20–58
79 March 24 @ Atlanta L 91–96 The Omni 20–59
80 March 25 @ Philadelphia L 75–114 The Spectrum 20–60
81 March 27 @ Boston W 115–90 Boston Garden 21–60
82 March 28 @ Washington L 103–108 Capital Centre 21–61
1980–81 schedule

See also

References
  1. "1980-81 Detroit Pistons Roster and Stats". Basketball-Reference.com.
  2. "Chevette to Corvette No. 58: The 1980-81 Detroit Pistons". September 20, 2011.
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