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Full NBA season

1979-80

Explore the indexed regular season, conference races, divisions, and every playoff matchup from the 1979-80 NBA season.

950indexed games

11playoff series

Postseason map

Playoff bracket

Follow every series from the opening round toward the NBA Finals.

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First round

Western3 G8Portland Trail Blazers1Seattle SuperSonicsWestern3 G6San Antonio Spurs3Houston RocketsWestern3 G7Sacramento Kings2Phoenix SunsEastern5 G–Atlanta Hawks1Philadelphia 76ersEastern2 G8Washington Bullets1Philadelphia 76ers

Conference semifinals

Western5 G2Phoenix Suns–Los Angeles Lakers

Conference finals

Western5 G1Seattle SuperSonics–Los Angeles LakersEastern5 G1Philadelphia 76ers–Boston Celtics

NBA Finals

NBA Finals4 G3Houston Rockets–Boston CelticsNBA Finals7 G–Milwaukee Bucks1Seattle SuperSonicsNBA Finals6 G1Philadelphia 76ers–Los Angeles Lakers

Season honors

Awards and leaders

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Midseason showcase

All-Star weekend

The event format follows what the league actually used that season, from East–West and captain drafts to multi-game tournaments.

East vs West

The classic conference matchup

The Eastern and Western Conference selections met in the traditional NBA All-Star Game format.

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NBA All-Star GameGame page ↗
Western Conference
Eastern Conference
1980 All-Star Weekend

Selected rosters

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Adrian DantleyBill CartwrightDan RoundfieldDave CowensDennis JohnsonEddie JohnsonElvin HayesGeorge GervinJack SikmaJohn DrewJulius ErvingKareem Abdul Jabbar AKermit WashingtonLarry BirdMagic JohnsonMarques JohnsonMicheal Ray RichardsonMoses MaloneNate ArchibaldOtis BirdsongPaul WestphalScott WedmanWalter DavisWorld B Free

Regular season

Conference standings

Western Conference

SeedTeamWL
—Los Angeles Lakers5824
1Seattle SuperSonics5527
2Phoenix Suns5032
7Sacramento Kings4735
3Houston Rockets4438
8Portland Trail Blazers4240
6San Antonio Spurs3943
—San Diego Clippers3547
—Denver Nuggets3052
—Utah Jazz2656
—Golden State Warriors2458

Eastern Conference

SeedTeamWL
—Boston Celtics6121
1Philadelphia 76ers5725
—Atlanta Hawks4933
—Milwaukee Bucks4636
—Cleveland Cavaliers4537
—New York Knicks4042
8Washington Bullets3844
—Indiana Pacers3844
—New Jersey Nets3349
—Chicago Bulls2953
—Detroit Pistons1666

Around the league

Division standings

Atlantic

Boston Celtics61–21
Philadelphia 76ers57–25
New York Knicks40–42

Southeast

Atlanta Hawks49–33

Central

Milwaukee Bucks46–36
Cleveland Cavaliers45–37
Indiana Pacers38–44
Chicago Bulls29–53
Detroit Pistons16–66

Other

Seattle SuperSonics55–27
Washington Bullets38–44
San Diego Clippers35–47
New Jersey Nets33–49

Pacific

Los Angeles Lakers58–24
Phoenix Suns50–32
Sacramento Kings47–35
Golden State Warriors24–58

Southwest

Houston Rockets44–38
San Antonio Spurs39–43

Northwest

Portland Trail Blazers42–40
Denver Nuggets30–52
Utah Jazz26–56