NBA Games Played on January 16, 1981
10 NBA Games
Division Standings
- * Playoff teams
| Eastern Conference | W | L | W/L% | GB | PS/G | PA/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlantic Division | ||||||
| Philadelphia 76ers* | 40 | 8 | .833 | — | 112.7 | 103.4 |
| Boston Celtics* | 37 | 9 | .804 | 2.0 | 109.8 | 102.5 |
| New York Knicks* | 27 | 19 | .587 | 12.0 | 109.1 | 107.5 |
| Washington Bullets | 19 | 27 | .413 | 20.0 | 102.9 | 104.1 |
| New Jersey Nets | 12 | 36 | .250 | 28.0 | 104.4 | 110.9 |
| Central Division | ||||||
| Milwaukee Bucks* | 35 | 12 | .745 | — | 111.1 | 103.5 |
| Indiana Pacers* | 28 | 19 | .596 | 7.0 | 109.0 | 106.9 |
| Chicago Bulls* | 21 | 26 | .447 | 14.0 | 108.1 | 108.2 |
| Atlanta Hawks | 19 | 28 | .404 | 16.0 | 105.3 | 107.2 |
| Cleveland Cavaliers | 16 | 31 | .340 | 19.0 | 103.7 | 107.8 |
| Detroit Pistons | 11 | 36 | .234 | 24.0 | 98.1 | 105.0 |
| Western Conference | W | L | W/L% | GB | PS/G | PA/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Midwest Division | ||||||
| San Antonio Spurs* | 32 | 16 | .667 | — | 112.9 | 108.5 |
| Utah Jazz | 21 | 26 | .447 | 10.5 | 103.8 | 108.5 |
| Kansas City Kings* | 21 | 27 | .438 | 11.0 | 106.6 | 108.1 |
| Houston Rockets* | 20 | 26 | .435 | 11.0 | 109.6 | 111.0 |
| Denver Nuggets | 16 | 29 | .356 | 14.5 | 118.4 | 120.8 |
| Dallas Mavericks | 8 | 40 | .167 | 24.0 | 99.5 | 108.3 |
| Pacific Division | ||||||
| Phoenix Suns* | 38 | 11 | .776 | — | 109.7 | 103.8 |
| Los Angeles Lakers* | 31 | 17 | .646 | 6.5 | 111.5 | 107.2 |
| Golden State Warriors | 24 | 22 | .522 | 12.5 | 108.6 | 109.0 |
| Portland Trail Blazers* | 24 | 24 | .500 | 13.5 | 107.3 | 107.6 |
| Seattle SuperSonics | 21 | 25 | .457 | 15.5 | 104.2 | 104.3 |
| San Diego Clippers | 20 | 27 | .426 | 17.0 | 103.4 | 105.9 |
Please note that teams tied in the standings are sorted by team name and no tiebreakers are being applied to these standings.

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