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45-37, Finished 2nd in NBA Central Division (Game Results)
NBA Season Summary
Scored 109.0 points per game, Allowed 107.0 points per game (Pythagorean W-L: 46-36)
Coached by Jerry Sloan (45-37)
SRS: 2.34 (6th of 23)
Pace Factor: 100.6 (17th of 23)
Offensive Rating: 107.8 (6th of 23), Defensive Rating: 105.8 (14th of 23)
Playoffs:
Lost NBA Eastern Conference Semifinals (4-0) versus Boston Celtics
Won NBA Eastern Conference First Round (2-0) versus New York Knickerbockers
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1980-81 Statistics / Schedule
| G | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | FT | FTA | FT% | ORB | DRB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | 82 | 19780 | 3457 | 6903 | .501 | 38 | 179 | .212 | 1985 | 2563 | .774 | 1227 | 2475 | 3702 | 1925 | 729 | 514 | 1672 | 2058 | 8937 |
| Opponent | 82 | 19780 | 3527 | 7209 | .489 | 52 | 223 | .233 | 1669 | 2211 | .755 | 1145 | 2096 | 3241 | 1950 | 784 | 441 | 1502 | 2135 | 8775 |
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accomplishments.
Players who did not spend the entire season with the team may not be
included (1961-62 season and before).
| Rk | Player | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | FT | FTA | FT% | ORB | DRB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Reggie Theus | G | 6-7 | 190 | 23 | 82 | 2820 | 543 | 1097 | .495 | 18 | 90 | .200 | 445 | 550 | .809 | 124 | 163 | 287 | 426 | 122 | 20 | 259 | 258 | 1549 | |
| 2 | Artis Gilmore | C | 7-2 | 240 | 31 | 82 | 2832 | 547 | 816 | .670 | 0 | 0 | 375 | 532 | .705 | 220 | 608 | 828 | 172 | 47 | 198 | 236 | 295 | 1469 | ||
| 3 | Dave Greenwood | F-C | 6-9 | 222 | 23 | 82 | 2710 | 481 | 989 | .486 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 217 | 290 | .748 | 243 | 481 | 724 | 218 | 77 | 124 | 192 | 282 | 1179 | |
| 4 | Larry Kenon | F | 6-9 | 205 | 28 | 77 | 2161 | 454 | 946 | .480 | 0 | 0 | 180 | 245 | .735 | 179 | 219 | 398 | 120 | 75 | 18 | 161 | 160 | 1088 | ||
| 5 | Ricky Sobers | G | 6-3 | 198 | 28 | 71 | 1803 | 355 | 769 | .462 | 17 | 66 | .258 | 231 | 247 | .935 | 46 | 98 | 144 | 284 | 98 | 17 | 206 | 225 | 958 | |
| 6 | Bob Wilkerson | G-F | 6-6 | 195 | 26 | 80 | 2238 | 330 | 715 | .462 | 1 | 10 | .100 | 137 | 163 | .840 | 86 | 196 | 282 | 272 | 102 | 23 | 175 | 170 | 798 | |
| 7 | Dwight Jones | F-C | 6-10 | 210 | 28 | 81 | 1574 | 245 | 507 | .483 | 0 | 0 | 125 | 161 | .776 | 127 | 274 | 401 | 99 | 40 | 36 | 126 | 200 | 615 | ||
| 8 | Scott May | F | 6-7 | 215 | 26 | 63 | 815 | 165 | 338 | .488 | 0 | 0 | 113 | 149 | .758 | 62 | 93 | 155 | 63 | 35 | 7 | 71 | 83 | 443 | ||
| 9 | Coby Dietrick | C-F | 6-10 | 220 | 32 | 82 | 1243 | 146 | 320 | .456 | 2 | 6 | .333 | 77 | 111 | .694 | 79 | 186 | 265 | 118 | 48 | 53 | 88 | 176 | 371 | |
| 10 | Sam Worthen | G | 6-5 | 195 | 23 | 64 | 945 | 95 | 192 | .495 | 0 | 4 | .000 | 45 | 60 | .750 | 22 | 93 | 115 | 115 | 57 | 6 | 91 | 115 | 235 | |
| 11 | James Wilkes | F | 6-7 | 195 | 22 | 48 | 540 | 85 | 184 | .462 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 29 | 42 | .690 | 36 | 60 | 96 | 30 | 25 | 12 | 34 | 86 | 199 | |
| 12 | Ronnie Lester | G | 6-2 | 175 | 22 | 8 | 83 | 10 | 24 | .417 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 11 | .909 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 30 | ||
| 13 | Ollie Mack | G | 6-3 | 185 | 23 | 3 | 16 | 1 | 6 | .167 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .500 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Rk | Player | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | FT | FTA | FT% | ORB | DRB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Reggie Theus | G | 6-7 | 190 | 23 | 82 | 34.4 | 6.6 | 13.4 | .495 | 0.2 | 1.1 | .200 | 5.4 | 6.7 | .809 | 1.5 | 2.0 | 3.5 | 5.2 | 1.5 | 0.2 | 3.2 | 3.1 | 18.9 | |
| 2 | Artis Gilmore | C | 7-2 | 240 | 31 | 82 | 34.5 | 6.7 | 10.0 | .670 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.6 | 6.5 | .705 | 2.7 | 7.4 | 10.1 | 2.1 | 0.6 | 2.4 | 2.9 | 3.6 | 17.9 | ||
| 3 | Dave Greenwood | F-C | 6-9 | 222 | 23 | 82 | 33.0 | 5.9 | 12.1 | .486 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 2.6 | 3.5 | .748 | 3.0 | 5.9 | 8.8 | 2.7 | 0.9 | 1.5 | 2.3 | 3.4 | 14.4 | |
| 4 | Larry Kenon | F | 6-9 | 205 | 28 | 77 | 28.1 | 5.9 | 12.3 | .480 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.3 | 3.2 | .735 | 2.3 | 2.8 | 5.2 | 1.6 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 14.1 | ||
| 5 | Ricky Sobers | G | 6-3 | 198 | 28 | 71 | 25.4 | 5.0 | 10.8 | .462 | 0.2 | 0.9 | .258 | 3.3 | 3.5 | .935 | 0.6 | 1.4 | 2.0 | 4.0 | 1.4 | 0.2 | 2.9 | 3.2 | 13.5 | |
| 6 | Bob Wilkerson | G-F | 6-6 | 195 | 26 | 80 | 28.0 | 4.1 | 8.9 | .462 | 0.0 | 0.1 | .100 | 1.7 | 2.0 | .840 | 1.1 | 2.5 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 2.2 | 2.1 | 10.0 | |
| 7 | Dwight Jones | F-C | 6-10 | 210 | 28 | 81 | 19.4 | 3.0 | 6.3 | .483 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.5 | 2.0 | .776 | 1.6 | 3.4 | 5.0 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 1.6 | 2.5 | 7.6 | ||
| 8 | Scott May | F | 6-7 | 215 | 26 | 63 | 12.9 | 2.6 | 5.4 | .488 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.8 | 2.4 | .758 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 2.5 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 7.0 | ||
| 9 | Coby Dietrick | C-F | 6-10 | 220 | 32 | 82 | 15.2 | 1.8 | 3.9 | .456 | 0.0 | 0.1 | .333 | 0.9 | 1.4 | .694 | 1.0 | 2.3 | 3.2 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 2.1 | 4.5 | |
| 10 | James Wilkes | F | 6-7 | 195 | 22 | 48 | 11.3 | 1.8 | 3.8 | .462 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 0.6 | 0.9 | .690 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 2.0 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 1.8 | 4.1 | |
| 11 | Ronnie Lester | G | 6-2 | 175 | 22 | 8 | 10.4 | 1.3 | 3.0 | .417 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.3 | 1.4 | .909 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 3.8 | ||
| 12 | Sam Worthen | G | 6-5 | 195 | 23 | 64 | 14.8 | 1.5 | 3.0 | .495 | 0.0 | 0.1 | .000 | 0.7 | 0.9 | .750 | 0.3 | 1.5 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 1.4 | 1.8 | 3.7 | |
| 13 | Ollie Mack | G | 6-3 | 185 | 23 | 3 | 5.3 | 0.3 | 2.0 | .167 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.7 | .500 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| Rk | Player | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | FT | FTA | FT% | ORB | DRB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Reggie Theus | G | 6-7 | 190 | 23 | 82 | 2820 | 6.9 | 14.0 | .495 | 0.2 | 1.1 | .200 | 5.7 | 7.0 | .809 | 1.6 | 2.1 | 3.7 | 5.4 | 1.6 | 0.3 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 19.8 | |
| 2 | Scott May | F | 6-7 | 215 | 26 | 63 | 815 | 7.3 | 14.9 | .488 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5.0 | 6.6 | .758 | 2.7 | 4.1 | 6.8 | 2.8 | 1.5 | 0.3 | 3.1 | 3.7 | 19.6 | ||
| 3 | Ricky Sobers | G | 6-3 | 198 | 28 | 71 | 1803 | 7.1 | 15.4 | .462 | 0.3 | 1.3 | .258 | 4.6 | 4.9 | .935 | 0.9 | 2.0 | 2.9 | 5.7 | 2.0 | 0.3 | 4.1 | 4.5 | 19.1 | |
| 4 | Artis Gilmore | C | 7-2 | 240 | 31 | 82 | 2832 | 7.0 | 10.4 | .670 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.8 | 6.8 | .705 | 2.8 | 7.7 | 10.5 | 2.2 | 0.6 | 2.5 | 3.0 | 3.7 | 18.7 | ||
| 5 | Larry Kenon | F | 6-9 | 205 | 28 | 77 | 2161 | 7.6 | 15.8 | .480 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 4.1 | .735 | 3.0 | 3.6 | 6.6 | 2.0 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 18.1 | ||
| 6 | Dave Greenwood | F-C | 6-9 | 222 | 23 | 82 | 2710 | 6.4 | 13.1 | .486 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 2.9 | 3.9 | .748 | 3.2 | 6.4 | 9.6 | 2.9 | 1.0 | 1.6 | 2.6 | 3.7 | 15.7 | |
| 7 | Dwight Jones | F-C | 6-10 | 210 | 28 | 81 | 1574 | 5.6 | 11.6 | .483 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.9 | 3.7 | .776 | 2.9 | 6.3 | 9.2 | 2.3 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 2.9 | 4.6 | 14.1 | ||
| 8 | James Wilkes | F | 6-7 | 195 | 22 | 48 | 540 | 5.7 | 12.3 | .462 | 0.0 | 0.1 | .000 | 1.9 | 2.8 | .690 | 2.4 | 4.0 | 6.4 | 2.0 | 1.7 | 0.8 | 2.3 | 5.7 | 13.3 | |
| 9 | Ronnie Lester | G | 6-2 | 175 | 22 | 8 | 83 | 4.3 | 10.4 | .417 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.3 | 4.8 | .909 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 2.6 | 3.0 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 3.9 | 2.2 | 13.0 | ||
| 10 | Bob Wilkerson | G-F | 6-6 | 195 | 26 | 80 | 2238 | 5.3 | 11.5 | .462 | 0.0 | 0.2 | .100 | 2.2 | 2.6 | .840 | 1.4 | 3.2 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 1.6 | 0.4 | 2.8 | 2.7 | 12.8 | |
| 11 | Coby Dietrick | C-F | 6-10 | 220 | 32 | 82 | 1243 | 4.2 | 9.3 | .456 | 0.1 | 0.2 | .333 | 2.2 | 3.2 | .694 | 2.3 | 5.4 | 7.7 | 3.4 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 2.5 | 5.1 | 10.7 | |
| 12 | Sam Worthen | G | 6-5 | 195 | 23 | 64 | 945 | 3.6 | 7.3 | .495 | 0.0 | 0.2 | .000 | 1.7 | 2.3 | .750 | 0.8 | 3.5 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 2.2 | 0.2 | 3.5 | 4.4 | 9.0 | |
| 13 | Ollie Mack | G | 6-3 | 185 | 23 | 3 | 16 | 2.3 | 13.5 | .167 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.3 | 4.5 | .500 | 0.0 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6.8 | 6.8 |
| Rk | Player | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | G | MP | PER | TS% | eFG% | ORB% | DRB% | TRB% | AST% | STL% | BLK% | TOV% | Usg% | ORtg | DRtg | OWS | DWS | WS | LS | WSAA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Artis Gilmore | C | 7-2 | 240 | 31 | 82 | 2832 | 21.7 | .699 | .670 | 9.2 | 23.5 | 16.7 | 8.9 | 0.8 | 4.0 | 18.4 | 18.5 | 123 | 103 | 22.5 | 11.3 | 34 | 6 | 14.0 |
| 2 | Reggie Theus | G | 6-7 | 190 | 23 | 82 | 2820 | 18.4 | .578 | .503 | 5.2 | 6.3 | 5.8 | 22.2 | 2.1 | 0.4 | 16.2 | 23.1 | 115 | 108 | 18.9 | 6.1 | 25 | 12 | 6.5 |
| 3 | Dave Greenwood | F-C | 6-9 | 222 | 23 | 82 | 2710 | 16.6 | .528 | .486 | 10.7 | 19.4 | 15.2 | 11.6 | 1.4 | 2.6 | 14.7 | 19.7 | 109 | 104 | 10.0 | 9.8 | 20 | 12 | 4.0 |
| 4 | Larry Kenon | F | 6-9 | 205 | 28 | 77 | 2161 | 15.2 | .516 | .480 | 9.9 | 11.1 | 10.5 | 8.4 | 1.7 | 0.5 | 13.3 | 22.9 | 105 | 107 | 6.3 | 5.1 | 11 | 16 | -2.5 |
| 5 | Ricky Sobers | G | 6-3 | 198 | 28 | 71 | 1803 | 15.6 | .546 | .473 | 3.0 | 5.9 | 4.6 | 23.3 | 2.6 | 0.5 | 19.0 | 24.5 | 105 | 107 | 5.8 | 4.7 | 11 | 13 | -1.0 |
| 6 | Bob Wilkerson | G-F | 6-6 | 195 | 26 | 80 | 2238 | 12.3 | .507 | .462 | 4.6 | 9.6 | 7.2 | 16.7 | 2.2 | 0.6 | 18.2 | 17.5 | 102 | 107 | 3.1 | 5.9 | 9 | 17 | -4.0 |
| 7 | Dwight Jones | F-C | 6-10 | 210 | 28 | 81 | 1574 | 13.1 | .532 | .483 | 9.6 | 19.0 | 14.5 | 8.8 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 17.9 | 18.2 | 104 | 105 | 3.2 | 4.9 | 8 | 10 | -1.0 |
| 8 | Coby Dietrick | C-F | 6-10 | 220 | 32 | 82 | 1243 | 11.8 | .503 | .459 | 7.6 | 16.4 | 12.1 | 12.6 | 1.8 | 2.4 | 19.3 | 15.0 | 102 | 104 | 1.4 | 4.5 | 6 | 7 | -0.5 |
| 9 | Scott May | F | 6-7 | 215 | 26 | 63 | 815 | 17.2 | .549 | .488 | 9.1 | 12.5 | 10.8 | 11.5 | 2.0 | 0.5 | 15.0 | 23.7 | 109 | 106 | 3.7 | 2.3 | 6 | 5 | 0.5 |
| 10 | Sam Worthen | G | 6-5 | 195 | 23 | 64 | 945 | 8.9 | .538 | .495 | 2.8 | 10.8 | 6.9 | 15.7 | 2.9 | 0.4 | 29.4 | 13.3 | 93 | 105 | 0.0 | 3.1 | 3 | 8 | -2.5 |
| 11 | James Wilkes | F | 6-7 | 195 | 22 | 48 | 540 | 11.2 | .491 | .462 | 7.9 | 12.1 | 10.1 | 7.8 | 2.2 | 1.3 | 14.4 | 17.9 | 101 | 105 | 0.6 | 1.7 | 2 | 4 | -1.0 |
| 12 | Ronnie Lester | G | 6-2 | 175 | 22 | 8 | 83 | 8.2 | .520 | .417 | 4.3 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 11.2 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 23.8 | 18.6 | 95 | 111 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0 | 1 | -0.5 |
| 13 | Ollie Mack | G | 6-3 | 185 | 23 | 3 | 16 | -0.6 | .218 | .167 | 0.0 | 6.8 | 3.6 | 7.7 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 17.5 | 65 | 106 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Totals | Shooting | Per Game | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Rk | Player | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | G | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| 1 | Reggie Theus | G | 6-7 | 190 | 23 | 6 | 232 | 40 | 90 | 2 | 9 | 37 | 43 | 7 | 21 | 38 | 15 | 0 | 15 | 22 | 119 | .444 | .222 | .860 | 38.7 | 19.8 | 3.5 | 6.3 |
| 2 | Artis Gilmore | C | 7-2 | 240 | 31 | 6 | 247 | 35 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 55 | 24 | 67 | 12 | 6 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 108 | .583 | .691 | 41.2 | 18.0 | 11.2 | 2.0 | |
| 3 | Dave Greenwood | F-C | 6-9 | 222 | 23 | 6 | 212 | 51 | 87 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 16 | 44 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 26 | 107 | .586 | .000 | .417 | 35.3 | 17.8 | 7.3 | 1.8 |
| 4 | Ricky Sobers | G | 6-3 | 198 | 28 | 6 | 162 | 35 | 81 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 11 | 22 | 4 | 0 | 15 | 26 | 79 | .432 | .167 | .889 | 27.0 | 13.2 | 1.8 | 3.7 |
| 5 | Dwight Jones | F-C | 6-10 | 210 | 28 | 6 | 217 | 29 | 61 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 59 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 21 | 75 | .475 | 1.000 | 36.2 | 12.5 | 9.8 | 1.8 | |
| 6 | Bob Wilkerson | G-F | 6-6 | 195 | 26 | 6 | 152 | 25 | 59 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 13 | 55 | .424 | .000 | 1.000 | 25.3 | 9.2 | 2.7 | 2.3 |
| 7 | Larry Kenon | F | 6-9 | 205 | 28 | 6 | 114 | 18 | 46 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 17 | 27 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 40 | .391 | .000 | .500 | 19.0 | 6.7 | 4.5 | 1.3 |
| 8 | Coby Dietrick | C-F | 6-10 | 220 | 32 | 6 | 81 | 8 | 26 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 19 | .308 | .000 | .750 | 13.5 | 3.2 | 2.5 | 0.7 |
| 9 | Ronnie Lester | G | 6-2 | 175 | 22 | 5 | 42 | 7 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 19 | .389 | .000 | .714 | 8.4 | 3.8 | 1.2 | 0.8 |
| 10 | James Wilkes | F | 6-7 | 195 | 22 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | ||
| 11 | Sam Worthen | G | 6-5 | 195 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |||
| Rk | Player | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Larry Kenon | $400,000 |
| 2 | Bob Wilkerson | $400,000 |
| 3 | Reggie Theus | $250,000 |
| 4 | Dwight Jones | $200,000 |
| 5 | Ricky Sobers | $200,000 |