# Temporada 1980-81 de los San Antonio Spurs

La temporada 1980-81 fue la quinta de los San Antonio Spurs en la NBA, tras la fusión de la liga con la ABA, donde había jugado nueve temporadas, seis en Dallas y tres en San Antonio. La temporada regular acabó con 52 victorias y 30 derrotas, ocupando el segundo puesto de la conferencia Oeste, clasificándose para los playoffs, en los que cayeron sorpresivamente en semifinales ante Houston Rockets.

## Elecciones en el Draft

| Ronda | Puesto | Jugador | Posición | Nacionalidad | Universidad |
| 1 | 15 | Reggie Johnson | Ala-Pívot | Estados Unidos | Tennessee |
| 2 | 39 | Michael Wiley | Alero | Estados Unidos | Long Beach State |

## Temporada regular

División Medio Oeste :
| Equipo | G | P | % | PD | Casa | Fuera | Div |
| y-San Antonio Spurs | 52 | 30 | .634 | – | 34–7 | 18–23 | 21–9 |
| x-Kansas City Kings | 40 | 42 | .488 | 12.0 | 24–17 | 16–25 | 19–11 |
| x-Houston Rockets | 40 | 42 | .488 | 12.0 | 25–16 | 15–26 | 19–11 |
| Denver Nuggets | 37 | 45 | .451 | 15.0 | 23–18 | 14–27 | 13–17 |
| Utah Jazz | 28 | 54 | .341 | 24.0 | 20–21 | 8–33 | 13–17 |
| Dallas Mavericks | 15 | 67 | .183 | 37.0 | 11–30 | 4–37 | 5–25 |

## Playoffs
### Semifinales de Conferencia

San Antonio Spurs vs. Houston Rockets
| Fecha | Partido | Ciudad |
| 7 de abril | San Antonio Spurs 98, Houston Rockets 107 | San Antonio |
| 8 de abril | San Antonio Spurs 125, Houston Rockets 113 | San Antonio |
| 10 de abril | Houston Rockets 112, San Antonio Spurs 99 | Houston |
| 12 de abril | Houston Rockets 112, San Antonio Spurs 114 | Houston |
| 14 de abril | San Antonio Spurs 117, Houston Rockets 123 | San Antonio |
| 15 de abril | Houston Rockets 96, San Antonio Spurs 101 | Houston |
| 17 de abril | San Antonio Spurs 100, Houston Rockets 105 | San Antonio |
| | Houston Rockets gana las series 4-3 | |

## 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 | George Gervin | 28 | 82 | 33.7 | 10.4 | 21.1 | .492 | 0.1 | 0.4 | .257 | 6.2 | 7.6 | .826 | 1.5 | 3.6 | 5.1 | 3.2 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 3.1 | 2.6 | 27.1 |
| 2 | Mark Olberding | 24 | 82 | 29.4 | 4.2 | 8.4 | .508 | 0.0 | 0.1 | .143 | 3.8 | 4.6 | .829 | 1.8 | 4.0 | 5.7 | 3.4 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 2.5 | 3.7 | 12.3 |
| 3 | James Silas | 31 | 75 | 27.4 | 6.3 | 13.3 | .477 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 5.0 | 5.9 | .850 | 0.6 | 2.5 | 3.1 | 3.8 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 2.1 | 1.7 | 17.7 |
| 4 | Dave Corzine | 24 | 82 | 23.9 | 4.5 | 9.1 | .490 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 1.5 | 2.1 | .714 | 2.8 | 5.0 | 7.8 | 1.4 | 0.5 | 1.2 | 1.6 | 2.6 | 10.5 |
| 5 | George Johnson | 32 | 82 | 23.6 | 2.0 | 4.2 | .473 | 0.0 | 0.0 | | 1.0 | 1.3 | .734 | 2.6 | 4.7 | 7.3 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 3.4 | 1.3 | 3.3 | 5.0 |
| 6 | John Shumate | 28 | 22 | 23.6 | 2.5 | 5.8 | .438 | 0.0 | 0.0 | | 2.4 | 3.3 | .726 | 1.5 | 2.5 | 4.0 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 1.9 | 2.1 | 7.5 |
| 7 | Paul Griffin | 27 | 82 | 23.5 | 2.0 | 4.0 | .511 | 0.0 | 0.0 | | 2.1 | 3.1 | .672 | 2.2 | 3.9 | 6.2 | 3.0 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 1.6 | 2.5 | 6.1 |
| 8 | Reggie Johnson | 23 | 79 | 21.7 | 4.3 | 8.6 | .499 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 1.6 | 2.4 | .663 | 1.7 | 2.9 | 4.5 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 1.6 | 3.6 | 10.2 |
| 9 | Ron Brewer | 25 | 46 | 19.7 | 3.9 | 8.4 | .468 | 0.0 | 0.1 | .000 | 1.4 | 1.7 | .813 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 1.2 | 2.0 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 9.2 |
| 10 | Johnny Moore | 22 | 82 | 19.2 | 3.0 | 6.3 | .479 | 0.0 | 0.2 | .053 | 1.3 | 2.1 | .610 | 0.7 | 1.7 | 2.4 | 4.5 | 1.5 | 0.3 | 1.9 | 2.2 | 7.4 |
| 11 | Mike Gale | 30 | 35 | 18.2 | 2.5 | 4.7 | .524 | 0.0 | 0.1 | .333 | 0.5 | 0.7 | .731 | 0.2 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 2.8 | 1.6 | 0.1 | 1.1 | 1.6 | 5.5 |
| 12 | Kevin Restani | 29 | 64 | 15.6 | 3.0 | 5.8 | .520 | 0.0 | 0.1 | .375 | 1.0 | 1.4 | .705 | 1.1 | 1.6 | 2.7 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 1.1 | 1.6 | 7.0 |
| 13 | Gus Gerard | 27 | 11 | 11.7 | 2.0 | 5.5 | .367 | 0.0 | 0.1 | .000 | 0.7 | 1.0 | .727 | 1.5 | 1.9 | 3.5 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 1.5 | 4.7 |
| 14 | Michael Wiley | 23 | 33 | 8.2 | 2.3 | 4.2 | .551 | 0.0 | 0.1 | .000 | 1.1 | 1.5 | .750 | 0.7 | 1.3 | 1.9 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 5.7 |

## Galardones y récords

| Jugador | Galardón |
| George Gervin | Mejor quinteto de la NBA All-Star |
| George Johnson | 2.º Mejor quinteto defensivo de la NBA Líder en tapones de la NBA (3,12) |