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1980–81 Chicago Bulls season

The 1980–81 Chicago Bulls season was the Bulls' 15th season in the NBA and their first season in the Eastern Conference.

Draft picks

Roster

Regular season

Season standings

z - clinched division title
y - clinched division title
x - clinched playoff spot

Game log

Regular season

|- | 15 | | @ Boston | L 105–111 | | | | Boston Garden | 6–9 |- | 19 | | Boston | L 112–113 | | | | Chicago Stadium | 7–12

|- | 31 | | Boston | L 95–106 | | | | Chicago Stadium | 12–19 |- | 33 | | @ Boston | L 98–115 | | | | Boston Garden | 13–20 |- | 35 | | Houston | W 133–109 | | | | Chicago Stadium | 15–20

|- | 43 | | @ Boston | L 111–117 | | | | Boston Garden | 21–22 |- | 46 | | @ Houston | L 105–109 | | | | The Summit | 21–25 |- | 54 | | Boston | W 108–85 | | | | Chicago Stadium | 27–27

|- align="center" |colspan="9" bgcolor="#bbcaff"|All-Star Break |- style="background:#cfc;" |- bgcolor="#bbffbb"

Playoffs

|- | 1 | | @ New York | W 90–80 | Sobers (18) | Gilmore (16) | Sobers (6) | Madison Square Garden<br>14,822 | 1–0 |- | 2 | | New York | W 115–114 (OT) | Theus (37) | Jones (14) | Theus (11) | Chicago Stadium<br>19,901 | 2–0 |-

|- | 1 | | @ Boston | L 109–121 | Jones (19) | Jones (9) | Jones,<br>Sobers (4) | Boston Garden<br>15,320 | 0–1 |- | 2 | | @ Boston | L 97–106 | Theus (21) | Gilmore,<br>Jones (10) | three players tied (4) | Boston Garden<br>15,320 | 0–2 |- | 3 | | Boston | L 107–113 | Theus (26) | Greenwood (12) | Theus (8) | Chicago Stadium<br>19,995 | 0–3 |- | 4 | | Boston | L 103–109 | Greenwood (24) | Gilmore (15) | Sobers,<br>Theus (7) | Chicago Stadium<br>18,249 | 0–4 |-

Awards and records

Transactions

Free agents

References

See also