NBA Games Played on January 8, 1981
4 NBA Games
Division Standings
- * Playoff teams
| Eastern Conference | W | L | W/L% | GB | PS/G | PA/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlantic Division | ||||||
| Philadelphia 76ers* | 36 | 7 | .837 | — | 112.3 | 103.0 |
| Boston Celtics* | 32 | 9 | .780 | 3.0 | 110.0 | 102.4 |
| New York Knicks* | 26 | 16 | .619 | 9.5 | 109.8 | 107.6 |
| Washington Bullets | 16 | 26 | .381 | 19.5 | 102.4 | 103.9 |
| New Jersey Nets | 12 | 32 | .273 | 24.5 | 104.2 | 110.7 |
| Central Division | ||||||
| Milwaukee Bucks* | 31 | 11 | .738 | — | 110.6 | 103.1 |
| Indiana Pacers* | 26 | 18 | .591 | 6.0 | 109.6 | 107.4 |
| Chicago Bulls* | 21 | 21 | .500 | 10.0 | 108.3 | 107.5 |
| Atlanta Hawks | 18 | 25 | .419 | 13.5 | 104.9 | 106.5 |
| Cleveland Cavaliers | 15 | 27 | .357 | 16.0 | 103.1 | 106.9 |
| Detroit Pistons | 11 | 31 | .262 | 20.0 | 98.0 | 104.5 |
| Western Conference | W | L | W/L% | GB | PS/G | PA/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Midwest Division | ||||||
| San Antonio Spurs* | 29 | 15 | .659 | — | 113.1 | 109.5 |
| Kansas City Kings* | 20 | 24 | .455 | 9.0 | 107.1 | 108.1 |
| Utah Jazz | 19 | 25 | .432 | 10.0 | 103.8 | 108.8 |
| Houston Rockets* | 18 | 24 | .429 | 10.0 | 110.5 | 111.9 |
| Denver Nuggets | 14 | 27 | .341 | 13.5 | 118.2 | 120.6 |
| Dallas Mavericks | 6 | 39 | .133 | 23.5 | 98.9 | 108.4 |
| Pacific Division | ||||||
| Phoenix Suns* | 34 | 10 | .773 | — | 109.8 | 104.0 |
| Los Angeles Lakers* | 27 | 16 | .628 | 6.5 | 112.1 | 107.5 |
| Golden State Warriors | 22 | 20 | .524 | 11.0 | 108.8 | 109.3 |
| Portland Trail Blazers* | 22 | 22 | .500 | 12.0 | 107.7 | 108.0 |
| Seattle SuperSonics | 19 | 22 | .463 | 13.5 | 104.7 | 104.5 |
| San Diego Clippers | 18 | 25 | .419 | 15.5 | 102.7 | 105.7 |
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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