NBA Games Played on May 8, 1981

May 7, 1981 May 8, 1981 May 9, 1981

No games played on this date.

Division Standings

* Playoff teams

Division Standings Table
Eastern Conference	W	L	W/L%	GB	PS/G	PA/G
Atlantic Division
Boston Celtics*	62	20	.756	—	109.9	104.0
Philadelphia 76ers*	62	20	.756	—	111.7	103.8
New York Knicks*	50	32	.610	12.0	107.9	106.3
Washington Bullets	39	43	.476	23.0	105.6	105.6
New Jersey Nets	24	58	.293	38.0	106.9	113.0
Central Division
Milwaukee Bucks*	60	22	.732	—	113.1	105.9
Chicago Bulls*	45	37	.549	15.0	109.0	107.0
Indiana Pacers*	44	38	.537	16.0	107.6	106.2
Atlanta Hawks	31	51	.378	29.0	104.9	108.0
Cleveland Cavaliers	28	54	.341	32.0	105.7	110.6
Detroit Pistons	21	61	.256	39.0	99.7	106.0

Table
Western Conference	W	L	W/L%	GB	PS/G	PA/G
Midwest Division
San Antonio Spurs*	52	30	.634	—	112.3	109.4
Houston Rockets*	40	42	.488	12.0	108.3	107.9
Kansas City Kings*	40	42	.488	12.0	106.9	106.9
Denver Nuggets	37	45	.451	15.0	121.8	122.3
Utah Jazz	28	54	.341	24.0	101.2	107.1
Dallas Mavericks	15	67	.183	37.0	101.5	109.9
Pacific Division
Phoenix Suns*	57	25	.695	—	110.0	104.5
Los Angeles Lakers*	54	28	.659	3.0	111.2	107.3
Portland Trail Blazers*	45	37	.549	12.0	110.7	109.8
Golden State Warriors	39	43	.476	18.0	109.8	111.0
San Diego Clippers	36	46	.439	21.0	106.5	108.1
Seattle SuperSonics	34	48	.415	23.0	104.0	105.7

Please note that teams tied in the standings are sorted by team name and no tiebreakers are being applied to these standings.