# Temporada 1980-81 de Los Angeles Lakers

La temporada 1980-81 fue la trigésimo tercera de los Lakers en la NBA, y la vigésimo primera en su ubicación en Los Ángeles, California. La temporada regular acabaron con 54 victorias y 28 derrotas, ocupando el tercer puesto de la Conferencia Oeste, clasificándose para los playoffs en los que cayeron ante los Houston Rockets en primera ronda.

## Elecciones en el Draft

| Ronda | Puesto | Jugador | Posición | Nacionalidad | Universidad |
| 2 | 31 | Wayne Robinson | Ala-Pívot | Estados Unidos | Virginia Tech |
| 2 | 37 | Butch Carter | Escolta | Estados Unidos | Indiana |
| 4 | 87 | Tony Jackson | Base | Estados Unidos | Florida State |

## Temporada regular

División Pacífico :
| Equipo | G | P | % | PD | Casa | Fuera | 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 |

## Playoffs
### Primera ronda

Los Angeles Lakers vs. Houston Rockets
| Fecha | Partido | Ciudad |
| 1 de abril | Los Angeles Lakers 107, Houston Rockets 111 | Los Ángeles |
| 3 de abril | Houston Rockets 106, Los Angeles Lakers 111 | Houston |
| 5 de abril | Los Angeles Lakers 86, Houston Rockets 89 | Los Ángeles |
| | Houston Rockets gana las series 2-1 | |

## Estadísticas

| Rk | Jugador | Edad | P | MP | TC | TCI | %TC | T3 | T3I | %T3 | TL | TLI | %TL | RO | RD | RT | AS | RB | TAP | BP | FP | PTS |
| 1 | Norm Nixon | 25 | 79 | 37.5 | 7.3 | 15.3 | .476 | 0.0 | 0.2 | .167 | 2.5 | 3.2 | .778 | 0.8 | 2.1 | 2.9 | 8.8 | 1.8 | 0.1 | 3.6 | 2.9 | 17.1 |
| 2 | Jamaal Wilkes | 27 | 81 | 37.4 | 9.7 | 18.5 | .526 | 0.0 | 0.2 | .077 | 3.1 | 4.1 | .758 | 1.8 | 3.6 | 5.4 | 2.9 | 1.5 | 0.4 | 2.6 | 2.8 | 22.6 |
| 3 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar | 33 | 80 | 37.2 | 10.5 | 18.2 | .574 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 5.3 | 6.9 | .766 | 2.5 | 7.8 | 10.3 | 3.4 | 0.7 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 26.2 |
| 4 | Magic Johnson | 21 | 37 | 37.1 | 8.4 | 15.9 | .532 | 0.1 | 0.5 | .176 | 4.6 | 6.1 | .760 | 2.7 | 5.9 | 8.6 | 8.6 | 3.4 | 0.7 | 3.9 | 2.7 | 21.6 |
| 5 | Michael Cooper | 24 | 81 | 32.4 | 4.0 | 8.1 | .491 | 0.0 | 0.2 | .211 | 1.4 | 1.8 | .785 | 1.5 | 2.7 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 1.6 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 3.1 | 9.4 |
| 6 | Jim Chones | 31 | 82 | 31.2 | 4.6 | 9.2 | .503 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 1.5 | 2.4 | .653 | 2.2 | 5.8 | 8.0 | 1.9 | 0.5 | 1.2 | 1.9 | 4.0 | 10.8 |
| 7 | Eddie Jordan | 26 | 60 | 16.5 | 2.0 | 4.7 | .430 | 0.1 | 0.2 | .250 | 1.1 | 1.6 | .663 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 1.3 | 3.3 | 1.2 | 0.1 | 2.0 | 2.3 | 5.1 |
| 8 | Mark Landsberger | 25 | 69 | 15.7 | 2.4 | 4.7 | .502 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 0.9 | 1.7 | .534 | 2.2 | 3.3 | 5.5 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.9 | 2.0 | 5.7 |
| 9 | Jim Brewer | 29 | 78 | 14.2 | 1.3 | 2.5 | .513 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 0.2 | 0.5 | .375 | 1.6 | 2.0 | 3.6 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 2.0 | 2.8 |
| 10 | Butch Carter | 22 | 54 | 12.4 | 2.1 | 4.6 | .462 | 0.1 | 0.2 | .300 | 1.3 | 1.8 | .737 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.9 | 1.8 | 5.6 |
| 11 | Brad Holland | 24 | 41 | 7.2 | 1.1 | 2.7 | .423 | 0.0 | 0.1 | .333 | 0.9 | 1.2 | .714 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 3.2 |
| 12 | Tony Jackson | 23 | 2 | 7.0 | 0.5 | 1.5 | .333 | 0.0 | 0.0 | | 0.0 | 0.0 | | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 1.0 |
| 13 | Alan Hardy | 23 | 22 | 5.0 | 1.0 | 2.7 | .373 | 0.0 | 0.0 | | 0.3 | 0.5 | .700 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 2.3 |
| 14 | Myles Patrick | 26 | 3 | 3.0 | 0.7 | 1.7 | .400 | 0.0 | 0.0 | | 0.3 | 0.7 | .500 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 1.7 |

## Galardones y récords

| Jugador | Galardón |
| Kareem Abdul-Jabbar | Mejor quinteto de la NBA Mejor quinteto defensivo de la NBA All-Star |
| Michael Cooper | 2.º Mejor quinteto defensivo de la NBA |
| Jamaal Wilkes | All-Star |