# Temporada 1980-81 de los Phoenix Suns

La temporada 1980-81 fue la decimotercera de los Phoenix Suns en la NBA. La temporada regular acabó con 57 victorias y 25 derrotas, ocupando el primer puesto de la Conferencia Oeste, clasificándose para los playoffs, en los que cayeron en las semifinales de conferencia ante Kansas City Kings.

## Elecciones en el Draft

Ninguno de los diez jugadores elegidos por los Suns en el Draft de 1980 llegó a jugar un solo partido en la NBA, siendo hasta ahora la única vez que pasó eso en la historia de la franquicia.

## 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
### Semifinales de Conferencia

Phoenix Suns vs. Kansas City Kings
| Fecha | Partido | Ciudad |
| 7 de abril | Phoenix Suns 102, Kansas City Kings 80 | Phoenix |
| 8 de abril | Phoenix Suns 83, Kansas City Kings 88 | Phoenix |
| 10 de abril | Kansas City Kings 93, Phoenix Suns 92 | Kansas City |
| 12 de abril | Kansas City Kings 102, Phoenix Suns 95 | Kansas City |
| 15 de abril | Phoenix Suns 101, Kansas City Kings 89 | Phoenix |
| 17 de abril | Kansas City Kings 76, Phoenix Suns 81 | Kansas City |
| 19 de abril | Phoenix Suns 88, Kansas City Kings 95 | Phoenix |
| | Kansas City Kings 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 | Truck Robinson | 29 | 82 | 37.7 | 7.9 | 15.6 | .505 | 0.0 | 0.0 | | 3.0 | 4.8 | .629 | 2.6 | 7.0 | 9.6 | 2.5 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 3.0 | 2.7 | 18.8 |
| 2 | Dennis Johnson | 26 | 79 | 33.1 | 6.7 | 15.4 | .436 | 0.1 | 0.6 | .216 | 5.2 | 6.3 | .820 | 2.0 | 2.6 | 4.6 | 3.7 | 1.7 | 0.8 | 2.6 | 3.1 | 18.8 |
| 3 | Walter Davis | 26 | 78 | 28.0 | 7.6 | 14.1 | .539 | 0.1 | 0.2 | .412 | 2.7 | 3.2 | .836 | 0.8 | 1.8 | 2.6 | 3.9 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 2.8 | 2.5 | 18.0 |
| 4 | Jeff Cook | 24 | 79 | 27.7 | 3.6 | 7.8 | .464 | 0.0 | 0.1 | .000 | 1.3 | 2.0 | .645 | 2.2 | 3.8 | 5.9 | 2.5 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 1.8 | 3.0 | 8.5 |
| 5 | Alvan Adams | 26 | 75 | 27.4 | 6.1 | 11.6 | .526 | 0.0 | 0.0 | | 2.7 | 3.5 | .768 | 2.1 | 5.2 | 7.3 | 4.6 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 14.9 |
| 6 | Johnny High | 23 | 81 | 21.6 | 3.0 | 7.1 | .427 | 0.0 | 0.3 | .083 | 2.3 | 3.3 | .693 | 1.1 | 1.7 | 2.8 | 2.5 | 1.6 | 0.3 | 2.3 | 3.1 | 8.4 |
| 7 | Rich Kelley | 27 | 81 | 20.8 | 2.4 | 4.8 | .506 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 2.2 | 2.9 | .758 | 1.6 | 3.8 | 5.4 | 3.5 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 7.0 |
| 8 | Kyle Macy | 23 | 82 | 17.9 | 3.3 | 6.5 | .511 | 0.1 | 0.6 | .235 | 1.3 | 1.5 | .899 | 0.5 | 1.1 | 1.6 | 2.0 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 1.2 | 1.5 | 8.1 |
| 9 | Alvin Scott | 25 | 82 | 17.4 | 2.1 | 4.2 | .497 | 0.0 | 0.1 | .167 | 1.2 | 1.5 | .764 | 1.2 | 2.0 | 3.3 | 1.4 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 1.5 | 5.4 |
| 10 | Joel Kramer | 25 | 82 | 13.0 | 1.7 | 3.1 | .527 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 0.8 | 1.1 | .692 | 0.9 | 1.9 | 2.8 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 1.6 | 4.1 |
| 11 | Mike Niles | 25 | 44 | 5.3 | 1.1 | 3.1 | .348 | 0.0 | 0.1 | .500 | 0.4 | 0.8 | .459 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 2.6 |

## Galardones y récords

| Jugador | Galardón |
| Dennis Johnson | Mejor quinteto de la NBA Mejor quinteto defensivo de la NBA All-Star |
| Truck Robinson | All-Star |
| Walter Davis | All-Star |