NBA Games Played on January 9, 1981
7 NBA Games
Division Standings
- * Playoff teams
| Eastern Conference | W | L | W/L% | GB | PS/G | PA/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlantic Division | ||||||
| Philadelphia 76ers* | 37 | 7 | .841 | — | 112.2 | 102.8 |
| Boston Celtics* | 33 | 9 | .786 | 3.0 | 110.1 | 102.6 |
| New York Knicks* | 26 | 16 | .619 | 10.0 | 109.8 | 107.6 |
| Washington Bullets | 16 | 26 | .381 | 20.0 | 102.4 | 103.9 |
| New Jersey Nets | 12 | 33 | .267 | 25.5 | 104.0 | 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 | 22 | .488 | 10.5 | 108.3 | 107.8 |
| Atlanta Hawks | 18 | 26 | .409 | 14.0 | 105.0 | 106.5 |
| Cleveland Cavaliers | 16 | 27 | .372 | 15.5 | 103.3 | 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* | 30 | 15 | .667 | — | 112.9 | 109.0 |
| Kansas City Kings* | 20 | 24 | .455 | 9.5 | 107.1 | 108.1 |
| Utah Jazz | 19 | 25 | .432 | 10.5 | 103.8 | 108.8 |
| Houston Rockets* | 18 | 25 | .419 | 11.0 | 110.1 | 111.8 |
| Denver Nuggets | 15 | 27 | .357 | 13.5 | 118.5 | 120.5 |
| Dallas Mavericks | 6 | 39 | .133 | 24.0 | 98.9 | 108.4 |
| Pacific Division | ||||||
| Phoenix Suns* | 35 | 10 | .778 | — | 109.8 | 103.8 |
| Los Angeles Lakers* | 28 | 16 | .636 | 6.5 | 111.6 | 107.0 |
| Golden State Warriors | 22 | 20 | .524 | 11.5 | 108.8 | 109.3 |
| Portland Trail Blazers* | 22 | 23 | .489 | 13.0 | 107.2 | 107.9 |
| Seattle SuperSonics | 19 | 23 | .452 | 14.5 | 104.3 | 104.2 |
| San Diego Clippers | 18 | 26 | .409 | 16.5 | 103.0 | 106.2 |
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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