1980 NBA playoffs

Postseason tournament August 2023 NBA playoffs 1980 1979–80 April 2–May 16, 1980 12 Los Angeles Lakers 7 Philadelphia 76ers Seattle SuperSonics Boston Celtics Scoring leader(s) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (Lakers) 31.9 PPG MVP Magic Johnson (Lakers) 1979 1981 The 1980 NBA playoffs were the postseason tournament of the National Basketball Association's 1979–80 season. The tournament concluded with the Western Conference champion Los Angeles Lakers defeating the Eastern Conference champion Philadelphia 76ers 4 games to 2 in the NBA Finals. The Lakers earned their seventh NBA title, their second since moving from Minneapolis. Magic Johnson became the first and (2026 as of 2026), only rookie to be named NBA Finals MVP, leading L.A. to a clinching Game 6 victory with 42 points, 15 rebounds and 7 assists. With center Kareem Abdul-Jabbar out with a severely sprained ankle, Johnson started at center instead, and ultimately played all five positions on the court in the game. Philadelphia earned their third Eastern Conference championship, but were unsuccessful in capturing their third NBA title. The Milwaukee Bucks appeared in the playoffs for the last time as a member of the West; the Houston Rockets and San Antonio Spurs likewise appeared for the last time playing for the East. They switched conferences (along with the Chicago Bulls) in the 1980–81 season with the addition of the Dallas Mavericks. The Bucks made the playoffs for the first time since 1978, starting a string of twelve consecutive appearances that included three Conference Finals appearances (1983, 1984, and 1986) and seven consecutive division titles (1980–1986). They did not miss the playoffs again until 1992. Bracket First Round Conference Semifinals Conference Finals NBA Finals Eastern Conference Western Conference E4 Houston 2 E5 San Antonio 1 E3 Philadelphia 2 E6 Washington 0 W4 Phoenix 2 W5 Kansas City 1 W3 Seattle 2 W6 Portland 1 E1 Boston* 4 E4 Houston 0 E3 Philadelphia 4 E2 Atlanta* 1 W1 Los Angeles* 4 W4 Phoenix 1 W3 Seattle 4 W2 Milwaukee* 3 E1 Boston* 1 E3 Philadelphia 4 W1 Los Angeles* 4 W3 Seattle 1 E3 Philadelphia 2 W1 Los Angeles* 4* Division winner Bold Series winner Italic Team with home-court advantage First round Eastern Conference first round (3) Philadelphia 76ers vs. (6) Washington Bullets #eee April 2 Boxscore Washington Bullets 96 Philadelphia 76ers 111 24–25 21–31 24–23 27–32 Kevin Grevey 34 Wes Unseld 18 Kevin Porter 7 Lionel Hollins 21 Caldwell Jones 26 Maurice Cheeks 6 Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 12,567 Philadelphia leads series, 1–0 April 4 Boxscore Philadelphia 76ers 112 Washington Bullets 104 31–20 33–26 21–24 27–34 Julius Erving 31 Lionel Hollins 9 Maurice Cheeks 7 Elvin Hayes 26 Elvin Hayes 12 Kevin Grevey 5 Capital Centre, Landover, Maryland 18,397 Philadelphia wins series, 2–0 +Regular-season seriesPhiladelphia won 5–1 in the regular-season series#fff October 12, 1979 1979 10120 WSB Philadelphia 76ers 93 Washington Bullets 92 Capital Centre, Landover, Maryland November 28, 1979 1979 11280 PHI Washington Bullets 102 Philadelphia 76ers 120 Spectrum, Philadelphia #fff December 25, 1979 1979 12250 WSB Philadelphia 76ers 95 Washington Bullets 92 Capital Centre, Landover, Maryland January 11, 1980 1980 01110 PHI Washington Bullets 106 Philadelphia 76ers 119 Spectrum, Philadelphia #fff March 12, 1980 1980 03120 PHI Washington Bullets 98 Philadelphia 76ers 105 Spectrum, Philadelphia March 20, 1980 1980 03200 WSB Philadelphia 76ers 113 Washington Bullets 119 OT Capital Centre, Landover, Maryland This was the third playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Bullets winning the first two meetings. +Previous playoff serieshttps://www.basketball-reference.com/play-index/rivals.cgi?request=1&team_id=PHI&opp_id=WAS&is_playoffs=Y Team Rivalry Finder — Philadelphia 76ers versus Washington Wizards (Playoffs) basketball-reference.com May 22, 2015Washington leads 2–0 in all-time playoff series#fff 1971 Philadelphia 76ers 3 Baltimore Bullets 4 1971 Eastern Conference Semifinals #fff 1978 Philadelphia 76ers 2 Washington Bullets 4 1978 Eastern Conference Finals (4) Houston Rockets vs. (5) San Antonio Spurs The Rockets gained home-court advantage due to a better record within the Central Division (20–10 to the Spurs' 14–16). Both teams had 41-41 records and split their season series 3-3. #eee April 2 Boxscore San Antonio Spurs 85 Houston Rockets 95 25–19 26–23 11–24 23–29 George Gervin 19 Gervin, Kenon 9 each Gervin, Olberding 4 each Calvin Murphy 28 Moses Malone 14 Tom Henderson 8 The Summit, Houston, Texas 14,454 Houston leads series, 1–0 April 4 Boxscore Houston Rockets 101 San Antonio Spurs 106 26–22 22–27 26–24 27–33 Moses Malone 34 Moses Malone 19 Tom Henderson 10 George Gervin 44 Mark Olberding 12 Mike Gale 9 HemisFair Arena, San Antonio, Texas 12,894 Series tied, 1–1 #eee April 6 Boxscore San Antonio Spurs 120 Houston Rockets 141 26–31 28–27 27–45 39–38 George Gervin 37 John Shumate 8 George Gervin 6 Moses Malone 37 Moses Malone 20 Tom Henderson 10 The Summit, Houston, Texas 15,676 Houston wins series, 2–1 +Regular-season seriesTied 3–3 in the regular-season series#fff Saturday, December 8, 1979 1979 12080 SAS Houston Rockets 129 San Antonio Spurs 138 HemisFair Arena, San Antonio Wednesday, December 26, 1979 1979 12260 HOU San Antonio Spurs 110 Houston Rockets 143 The Summit, Houston #fff Wednesday, January 30, 1980 1980 01300 HOU San Antonio Spurs 118 Houston Rockets 111 The Summit, Houston Tuesday, February 12, 1980 1980 02120 SAS Houston Rockets 120 San Antonio Spurs 118 HemisFair Arena, San Antonio #fff Tuesday, March 25, 1980 1980 03250 SAS Houston Rockets 107 San Antonio Spurs 126 HemisFair Arena, San Antonio Wednesday, March 26, 1980 1980 03260 HOU San Antonio Spurs 101 Houston Rockets 113 The Summit, Houston This was the first playoff meeting between the Rockets and the Spurs.https://www.basketball-reference.com/play-index/rivals.cgi?request=1&team_id=HOU&opp_id=SAS&is_playoffs=Y Team Rivalry Finder — Houston Rockets versus San Antonio Spurs (Playoffs) basketball-reference.com May 24, 2015 Additionally, this was the first NBA playoff series between teams from Texas. Western Conference first round (3) Seattle SuperSonics vs. (6) Portland Trail Blazers #eee April 2 Boxscore Portland Trail Blazers 110 Seattle SuperSonics 120 25–30 27–28 33–37 25–25 Ron Brewer 24 Kermit Washington 7 Kermit Washington 12 Gus Williams 35 three players 8 each Gus Williams 6 Kingdome, Seattle, Washington 26,412 Seattle leads series, 1–0 April 4 Boxscore Seattle SuperSonics 95 Portland Trail Blazers 105 OT 24–21 26–26 24–27 15–15 6–16 Dennis Johnson 24 Lonnie Shelton 12 Gus Williams 8 Natt, R. Brewer 27 each Jim Brewer 12 T. R. Dunn 4 Memorial Coliseum, Portland, Oregon 12,666 Series tied, 1–1 #eee April 6 Boxscore Portland Trail Blazers 86 Seattle SuperSonics 103 21–24 21–33 23–23 21–23 Billy Ray Bates 26 Tom Owens 16 Billy Ray Bates 3 Gus Williams 21 John Johnson 8 Williams, D. Johnson 6 each Kingdome, Seattle, Washington 23,546 Seattle wins series, 2–1 +Regular-season seriesSeattle won 5–1 in the regular-season series#fff November 18, 1979 1979 11180 POR Seattle SuperSonics 95 Portland Trail Blazers 100 Memorial Coliseum, Portland, Oregon November 23, 1979 1979 11230 SEA Portland Trail Blazers 90 Seattle SuperSonics 94 Kingdome, Seattle #fff December 28, 1979 1979 12280 SEA Portland Trail Blazers 97 Seattle SuperSonics 126 Kingdome, Seattle December 30, 1979 1979 12300 POR Seattle SuperSonics 107 Portland Trail Blazers 100 Memorial Coliseum, Portland, Oregon #fff March 4, 1980 1980 03040 POR Seattle SuperSonics 98 Portland Trail Blazers 97 Memorial Coliseum, Portland, Oregon March 30, 1980 1980 03300 SEA Portland Trail Blazers 104 Seattle SuperSonics 135 Kingdome, Seattle This was the second playoff meeting between these two teams, with the SuperSonics winning the first meeting. +Previous playoff serieshttps://www.basketball-reference.com/play-index/rivals.cgi?request=1&team_id=OKC&opp_id=POR&is_playoffs=Y Team Rivalry Finder — Oklahoma City Thunder versus Portland Trail Blazers (Playoffs) basketball-reference.com May 22, 2015Seattle leads 1–0 in all-time playoff series#fff 1978 Portland Trail Blazers 2 Seattle SuperSonics 4 1978 Western Conference Semifinals (4) Phoenix Suns vs. (5) Kansas City Kings #eee April 2 Boxscore Kansas City Kings 93 Phoenix Suns 96 14–19 18–22 30–31 31–24 Otis Birdsong 23 Reggie King 10 Phil Ford 7 Paul Westphal 23 Truck Robinson 14 Walter Davis 7 Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Phoenix, Arizona 12,660 Phoenix leads series, 1–0 April 4 Boxscore Phoenix Suns 96 Kansas City Kings 106 20–33 23–24 30–17 23–32 Alvan Adams 22 Alvan Adams 12 Alvan Adams 7 Scott Wedman 32 Scott Wedman 9 Phil Ford 13 Kemper Arena, Kansas City, Missouri 9,637 Series tied, 1–1 #eee April 6 Boxscore Kansas City Kings 99 Phoenix Suns 114 38–33 19–33 17–22 25–26 Scott Wedman 24 Reggie King 11 Phil Ford 6 Walter Davis 22 Alvan Adams 20 Adams, Davis 7 each Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Phoenix, Arizona 11,306 Phoenix wins series, 2–1 +Regular-season seriesPhoenix won 5–1 in the regular-season series#fff October 21, 1979 1979 10210 KCK Phoenix Suns 85 Kansas City Kings 122 Kemper Arena, Kansas City, Missouri November 21, 1979 1979 11210 PHO Kansas City Kings 120 Phoenix Suns 128 Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Phoenix, Arizona #fff December 22, 1979 1979 12220 KCK Phoenix Suns 115 Kansas City Kings 111 Kemper Arena, Kansas City, Missouri December 28, 1979 1979 12280 PHO Kansas City Kings 112 Phoenix Suns 118 Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Phoenix, Arizona #fff February 6, 1980 1980 02060 PHO Kansas City Kings 95 Phoenix Suns 97 Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Phoenix, Arizona March 18, 1980 1980 03180 KCK Phoenix Suns 112 Kansas City Kings 109 Kemper Arena, Kansas City, Missouri This was the second playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Suns winning the first meeting. +Previous playoff serieshttps://www.basketball-reference.com/play-index/rivals.cgi?request=1&team_id=PHO&opp_id=SAC&is_playoffs=Y Team Rivalry Finder — Phoenix Suns versus Sacramento Kings (Playoffs) basketball-reference.com May 22, 2015Phoenix leads 1–0 in all-time playoff series#fff 1979 Phoenix Suns 4 Kansas City Kings 2 1979 Western Conference Semifinals Conference semifinals Eastern Conference semifinals (1) Boston Celtics vs. (4) Houston Rockets #eee April 9 Boxscore Houston Rockets 101 Boston Celtics 119 23–39 33–22 22–23 23–35 Moses Malone 27 Moses Malone 13 three players 4 each Chris Ford 19 Cedric Maxwell 12 Tiny Archibald 9 Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts 15,320 Ed Rush, Bob Rakel, Joe Crawford Boston leads series, 1–0 April 11 Boxscore Houston Rockets 75 Boston Celtics 95 21–23 22–23 16–25 16–24 Robert Reid 22 Robert Reid 14 Robert Reid 4 Larry Bird 14 Cedric Maxwell 10 Tiny Archibald 7 Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts 15,320 Boston leads series, 2–0 #eee April 13 Boxscore Boston Celtics 100 Houston Rockets 81 19–18 26–19 26–20 29–24 Tiny Archibald 20 Cedric Maxwell 12 Tiny Archibald 10 Moses Malone 28 Moses Malone 9 Henderson, Leavell 5 each The Summit, Houston, Texas 14,243 Jake O'Donnell, Hugh Evans, Bill Saar Boston leads series, 3–0 April 14 Boxscore Boston Celtics 138 Houston Rockets 121 39–29 27–35 32–21 40–36 Larry Bird 34 Larry Bird 10 Tiny Archibald 10 Moses Malone 28 Moses Malone 15 Reid, Leavell 8 each The Summit, Houston, Texas 13,106 Jack Madden, Wally Rooney Boston wins series, 4–0 Rick Barry's final NBA game. +Regular-season seriesBoston won 6–0 in the regular-season series#fff October 12, 1979 1979 10120 BOS Houston Rockets 106 Boston Celtics 114 Boston Garden, Boston October 24, 1979 1979 10240 HOU Boston Celtics 100 Houston Rockets 99 The Summit, Houston #fff January 2, 1980 1980 01020 HOU Boston Celtics 111 Houston Rockets 103 The Summit, Houston January 22, 1980 1980 01220 BOS Houston Rockets 106 Boston Celtics 112 Boston Garden, Boston #fff March 5, 1980 1980 03050 HOU Boston Celtics 103 Houston Rockets 99 OT The Summit, Houston March 12, 1980 1980 03120 BOS Houston Rockets 105 Boston Celtics 121 Boston Garden, Boston This was the second playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Celtics winning the first meeting. +Previous playoff serieshttps://www.basketball-reference.com/play-index/rivals.cgi?request=1&team_id=BOS&opp_id=HOU&is_playoffs=Y Team Rivalry Finder — Boston Celtics versus Houston Rockets (Playoffs) basketball-reference.com May 22, 2015Boston leads 1–0 in all-time playoff series#fff 1975 Boston Celtics 4 Houston Rockets 1 1975 Eastern Conference Semifinals (2) Atlanta Hawks vs. (3) Philadelphia 76ers #eee April 6 Boxscore Atlanta Hawks 104 Philadelphia 76ers 107 30–28 28–28 17–20 29–31 Eddie Johnson 26 Dan Roundfield 13 Eddie Johnson 6 Julius Erving 28 Caldwell Jones 13 Maurice Cheeks 9 Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 10,561 Philadelphia leads series, 1–0 April 9 Boxscore Atlanta Hawks 92 Philadelphia 76ers 99 27–22 19–27 28–22 18–28 Dan Roundfield 23 Dan Roundfield 14 three players 3 each Darryl Dawkins 22 Bobby Jones 9 Maurice Cheeks 7 Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 18,276 Philadelphia leads series, 2–0 #eee April 10 Boxscore Philadelphia 76ers 93 Atlanta Hawks 105 21–23 25–24 27–28 20–30 Julius Erving 26 Caldwell Jones 16 Caldwell Jones 4 Eddie Johnson 19 Tree Rollins 17 three players 6 each Omni Coliseum, Atlanta, Georgia 15,617 Philadelphia leads series, 2–1 April 13 Boxscore Philadelphia 76ers 107 Atlanta Hawks 83 24–26 22–20 35–17 26–20 Hollins, B. Jones 20 each Caldwell Jones 11 Maurice Cheeks 5 Dan Roundfield 17 Dan Roundfield 12 three players 4 each Omni Coliseum, Atlanta, Georgia 15,617 Philadelphia leads series, 3–1 #eee April 15 Boxscore Atlanta Hawks 100 Philadelphia 76ers 105 30–24 23–19 20–35 27–27 John Drew 29 Dan Roundfield 13 Charlie Criss 5 Dawkins, Erving 30 each Caldwell Jones 13 Lionel Hollins 7 Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 18,276 Earl Strom, Ed Middleton Philadelphia wins series, 4–1 +Regular-season seriesAtlanta won 4–2 in the regular-season series#fff October 31, 1979 1979 10310 ATL Philadelphia 76ers 97 Atlanta Hawks 102 The Omni, Atlanta November 2, 1979 1979 11020 PHI Atlanta Hawks 85 Philadelphia 76ers 81 Spectrum, Philadelphia #fff December 14, 1979 1979 12140 PHI Atlanta Hawks 103 Philadelphia 76ers 98 Spectrum, Philadelphia December 15, 1979 1979 12150 ATL Philadelphia 76ers 96 Atlanta Hawks 112 The Omni, Atlanta #fff March 11, 1980 1980 03110 ATL Philadelphia 76ers 102 Atlanta Hawks 97 OT The Omni, Atlanta March 26, 1980 1980 03260 PHI Atlanta Hawks 81 Philadelphia 76ers 84 Spectrum, Philadelphia This was the first playoff meeting between the 76ers and the Hawks.https://www.basketball-reference.com/play-index/rivals.cgi?request=1&team_id=ATL&opp_id=PHI&is_playoffs=Y Team Rivalry Finder — Atlanta Hawks versus Philadelphia 76ers (Playoffs) basketball-reference.com May 24, 2015 Western Conference semifinals (1) Los Angeles Lakers vs. (4) Phoenix Suns #eee April 8 Boxscore Phoenix Suns 110 Los Angeles Lakers 119 26–26 21–26 32–37 31–30 Mike Bratz 25 Rich Kelley 10 Don Buse 9 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 30 Johnson, Abdul-Jabbar 12 each Magic Johnson 16 The Forum, Inglewood, California 15,892 Los Angeles leads series, 1–0 April 9 Boxscore Phoenix Suns 128 Los Angeles Lakers 131 OT 26–27 28–27 34–34 32–32 8–11 Paul Westphal 37 Gar Heard 9 Alvan Adams 12 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 32 Magic Johnson 13 Norm Nixon 12 The Forum, Inglewood, California 14,286 Los Angeles leads series, 2–0 #eee April 11 Boxscore Los Angeles Lakers 108 Phoenix Suns 105 26–24 23–32 26–20 33–29 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 37 Magic Johnson 13 Norm Nixon 8 Walter Davis 28 Gar Heard 11 Davis, Buse 5 each Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Phoenix, Arizona 12,660 Los Angeles leads series, 3–0 April 13 Boxscore Los Angeles Lakers 101 Phoenix Suns 127 25–31 22–35 28–26 26–35 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 25 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 Magic Johnson 13 Paul Westphal 25 Gar Heard 9 Buse, Adams 6 each Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Phoenix, Arizona 12,660 Los Angeles leads series, 3–1 #eee April 15 Boxscore Phoenix Suns 101 Los Angeles Lakers 126 18–26 24–34 34–37 25–29 Walter Davis 24 Adams, Cook 6 each Rich Kelley 7 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16 Norm Nixon 13 The Forum, Inglewood, California 17,505 Los Angeles wins series, 4–1 +Regular-season seriesTied 3–3 in the regular-season series#fff November 2, 1979 1979 11020 LAL Phoenix Suns 110 Los Angeles Lakers 112 The Forum, Inglewood, California November 23, 1979 1979 11230 PHO Los Angeles Lakers 112 Phoenix Suns 126 Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Phoenix, Arizona #fff December 30, 1979 1979 12300 LAL Phoenix Suns 105 Los Angeles Lakers 113 The Forum, Inglewood, California March 2, 1980 1980 03020 PHO Los Angeles Lakers 115 Phoenix Suns 123 Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Phoenix, Arizona #fff March 16, 1980 1980 03160 LAL Phoenix Suns 106 Los Angeles Lakers 128 The Forum, Inglewood, California March 19, 1980 1980 03190 PHO Los Angeles Lakers 108 Phoenix Suns 112 Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Phoenix, Arizona This was the second playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Lakers winning the first meeting. +Previous playoff serieshttps://www.basketball-reference.com/play-index/rivals.cgi?request=1&team_id=LAL&opp_id=PHO&is_playoffs=Y Team Rivalry Finder — Los Angeles Lakers versus Phoenix Suns (Playoffs) basketball-reference.com May 22, 2015Los Angeles leads 1–0 in all-time playoff series#fff 1970 Los Angeles Lakers 4 Phoenix Suns 3 1970 Western Division Semifinals (2) Milwaukee Bucks vs. (3) Seattle SuperSonics #eee April 8 Boxscore Milwaukee Bucks 113 Seattle SuperSonics 114 OT 28–26 29–31 19–21 27–25 10–11 Bob Lanier 27 Bob Lanier 10 Quinn Buckner 8 Gus Williams 30 Jack Sikma 11 John Johnson 6 Seattle Center Coliseum, Seattle, Washington 13,648 Seattle leads series, 1–0 Dennis Johnson hits 3 pointer with 1 second left. April 9 Boxscore Milwaukee Bucks 114 Seattle SuperSonics 112 OT 33–30 31–25 29–27 15–26 6–4 Brian Winters 28 Bob Lanier 8 Brian Winters 5 Lonnie Shelton 25 Lonnie Shelton 9 Williams, J. Johnson 7 each Seattle Center Coliseum, Seattle, Washington 14,050 Series tied, 1–1 #eee April 11 Boxscore Seattle SuperSonics 91 Milwaukee Bucks 95 26–32 21–28 20–16 24–19 Jack Sikma 20 Jack Sikma 13 Williams, J. Johnson 7 each Bob Lanier 24 Marques Johnson 10 Quinn Buckner 7 MECCA Arena, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 10,938 Milwaukee leads series, 2–1 April 13 Boxscore Seattle SuperSonics 112 Milwaukee Bucks 107 28–22 27–22 30–28 27–35 Gus Williams 32 Lonnie Shelton 15 John Johnson 7 Marques Johnson 31 Lanier, Meyers 9 each Junior Bridgeman 8 MECCA Arena, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 10,938 Series tied, 2–2 #eee April 15 Boxscore Milwaukee Bucks 108 Seattle SuperSonics 97 28–26 31–27 26–19 23–25 Bob Lanier 22 Marques Johnson 8 Bob Lanier 6 Gus Williams 22 Jack Sikma 9 Dennis Johnson 7 Kingdome, Seattle, Washington 40,172 Milwaukee leads series, 3–2 Attendance of 40,172 was a previous NBA record.Bucks Beat Sonics for 3-2 Lead The Washington Post April 17, 1980 https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/sports/1980/04/17/bucks-beat-sonics-for-3-2-lead/5c4ee841-3d0e-4bd2-8dfb-c24b31d7f7bf/ April 18 Boxscore Seattle SuperSonics 86 Milwaukee Bucks 85 22–20 26–15 23–32 15–18 Dennis Johnson 18 Paul Silas 14 John Johnson 7 Marques Johnson 22 Bob Lanier 12 Brian Winters 7 MECCA Arena, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 10,938 Series tied, 3–3 #eee April 20 Boxscore Milwaukee Bucks 94 Seattle SuperSonics 98 25–31 25–20 22–19 22–28 Marques Johnson 22 Bob Lanier 15 Quinn Buckner 7 Gus Williams 33 Lonnie Shelton 15 Dennis Johnson 5 Seattle Center Coliseum, Seattle, Washington 14,050 Seattle wins series, 4–3 +Regular-season seriesSeattle won 4–2 in the regular-season series#fff November 4, 1979 1979 11040 MIL Seattle SuperSonics 114 Milwaukee Bucks 101 MECCA Arena, Milwaukee November 14, 1979 1979 11140 SEA Milwaukee Bucks 117 Seattle SuperSonics 136 Kingdome, Seattle #fff December 11, 1979 1979 12110 MIL Seattle SuperSonics 103 Milwaukee Bucks 99 MECCA Arena, Milwaukee January 31, 1980 1980 01310 SEA Milwaukee Bucks 101 Seattle SuperSonics 105 Kingdome, Seattle #fff March 12, 1980 1980 03120 MIL Seattle SuperSonics 103 Milwaukee Bucks 112 MECCA Arena, Milwaukee March 19, 1980 1980 03190 SEA Milwaukee Bucks 108 Seattle SuperSonics 106 Kingdome, Seattle This was the first playoff meeting between the Bucks and the SuperSonics.https://www.basketball-reference.com/play-index/rivals.cgi?request=1&team_id=MIL&opp_id=OKC&is_playoffs=Y Team Rivalry Finder — Milwaukee Bucks versus Oklahoma City Thunder (Playoffs) basketball-reference.com May 24, 2015 Conference finals Eastern Conference finals (1) Boston Celtics vs. (3) Philadelphia 76ers #eee April 18 Boxscore Philadelphia 76ers 96 Boston Celtics 93 22–25 22–27 32–20 20–21 Julius Erving 29 Darryl Dawkins 10 Cheeks, Hollins 6 each Larry Bird 27 Dave Cowens 10 Tiny Archibald 7 Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts 15,320 Joe Gushue, Ed Middleton, Ralph Lembo Philadelphia leads series, 1–0 April 20 Boxscore Philadelphia 76ers 90 Boston Celtics 96 22–29 28–25 14–20 26–22 Julius Erving 24 Darryl Dawkins 11 Lionel Hollins 5 Larry Bird 31 Cedric Maxwell 15 Tiny Archibald 8 Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts 15,320 Jack Madden, Lee Jones, Dick Bavetta Series tied, 1–1 #eee April 23 Boxscore Boston Celtics 97 Philadelphia 76ers 99 28–26 19–19 19–33 31–21 Larry Bird 22 Larry Bird 21 Tiny Archibald 7 Julius Erving 28 Julius Erving 11 Lionel Hollins 9 Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 18,276 Philadelphia leads series, 2–1 April 25 Boxscore Boston Celtics 90 Philadelphia 76ers 102 21–28 31–31 22–27 16–16 Larry Bird 19 Larry Bird 13 Gerald Henderson 6 Julius Erving 30 Julius Erving 10 Maurice Cheeks 10 Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 18,276 Philadelphia leads series, 3–1 #eee April 27 Boxscore Philadelphia 76ers 105 Boston Celtics 94 30–28 28–24 25–21 22–21 Lionel Hollins 24 three players 9 each Lionel Hollins 7 Archibald, Cowens 22 each Larry Bird 14 Tiny Archibald 9 Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts 15,320 Earl Strom, Wally Rooney, Mike Mathis Philadelphia wins series, 4–1 Pete Maravich's final NBA game; Dave Cowens' final NBA game with Celtics. +Regular-season seriesTied 3–3 in the regular-season series#fff November 10, 1979 1979 11100 PHI Boston Celtics 94 Philadelphia 76ers 95 Spectrum, Philadelphia December 19, 1979 1979 12190 BOS Philadelphia 76ers 89 Boston Celtics 112 Boston Garden, Boston #fff December 22, 1979 1979 12220 PHI Boston Celtics 113 Philadelphia 76ers 126 Spectrum, Philadelphia February 6, 1980 1980 02060 BOS Philadelphia 76ers 110 Boston Celtics 129 Boston Garden, Boston #fff March 7, 1980 1980 03070 BOS Philadelphia 76ers 92 Boston Celtics 111 Boston Garden, Boston March 30, 1980 1980 03300 PHI Boston Celtics 110 Philadelphia 76ers 116 Spectrum, Philadelphia This was the 15th playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Celtics winning eight of the first 14 meetings. +Previous playoff serieshttps://www.basketball-reference.com/play-index/rivals.cgi?request=1&team_id=BOS&opp_id=PHI&is_playoffs=Y Team Rivalry Finder — Boston Celtics versus Philadelphia 76ers (Playoffs) basketball-reference.com May 22, 2015Boston leads 8–6 in all-time playoff series#fff 1953 Boston Celtics 2 Syracuse Nationals 0 1953 Eastern Division Semifinals #fff 1954 Boston Celtics 0 Syracuse Nationals 2 1954 Eastern Division Round Robin Semifinals #fff 1954 Boston Celtics 0 Syracuse Nationals 2 1954 Eastern Division Finals #fff 1955 Boston Celtics 1 Syracuse Nationals 3 1955 Eastern Division Finals #fff 1956 Boston Celtics 1 Syracuse Nationals 2 1956 Eastern Division Semifinals #fff 1957 Boston Celtics 3 Syracuse Nationals 0 1957 Eastern Division Finals #fff 1959 Boston Celtics 4 Syracuse Nationals 3 1959 Eastern Division Finals #fff 1961 Boston Celtics 4 Syracuse Nationals 1 1961 Eastern Division Finals #fff 1965 Boston Celtics 4 Philadelphia 76ers 3 1965 Eastern Division Finals #fff 1966 Boston Celtics 4 Philadelphia 76ers 1 1966 Eastern Division Finals #fff 1967 Boston Celtics 1 Philadelphia 76ers 4 1967 Eastern Division Finals #fff 1968 Boston Celtics 4 Philadelphia 76ers 3 1968 Eastern Division Finals #fff 1969 Boston Celtics 4 Philadelphia 76ers 1 1969 Eastern Division Semifinals #fff 1977 Boston Celtics 3 Philadelphia 76ers 4 1977 Eastern Conference Semifinals Western Conference finals (1) Los Angeles Lakers vs. (3) Seattle SuperSonics #eee April 22 Boxscore Seattle SuperSonics 108 Los Angeles Lakers 107 24–26 23–24 30–31 31–26 Gus Williams 28 Lonnie Shelton 9 John Johnson 9 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 26 three players 8 each Norm Nixon 11 The Forum, Inglewood, California 17,505 Seattle leads series, 1–0 Jack Sikma hits a game-winning free throw with 2 seconds left. April 23 Boxscore Seattle SuperSonics 99 Los Angeles Lakers 108 30–31 23–24 21–30 25–23 Gus Williams 24 Jack Sikma 11 Jack Sikma 8 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 31 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16 Norm Nixon 12 The Forum, Inglewood, California 17,505 Series tied, 1–1 #eee April 25 Boxscore Los Angeles Lakers 104 Seattle SuperSonics 100 28–27 20–25 24–16 32–32 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 33 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 13 M. Johnson, Cooper 10 each Gus Williams 23 John Johnson 9 Gus Williams 11 Hec Edmundson Pavilion, Seattle, Washington 8,524 Los Angeles leads series, 2–1 April 27 Boxscore Los Angeles Lakers 98 Seattle SuperSonics 93 22–26 17–31 33–18 26–18 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 25 Wilkes, M. Johnson 13 each Norm Nixon 8 Gus Williams 25 Dennis Johnson 9 Gus Williams 7 Hec Edmundson Pavilion, Seattle, Washington 8,524 Los Angeles leads series, 3–1 #eee April 30 Boxscore Seattle SuperSonics 105 Los Angeles Lakers 111 30–32 32–22 22–28 21–29 Dennis Johnson 29 Jack Sikma 9 J. Johnson, Sikma 6 each Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 Magic Johnson 10 The Forum, Inglewood, California 17,505 Los Angeles wins series, 4–1 Games 3 & 4 were not played at either the Kingdome or the Seattle Center Coliseum due to being unavailable. +Regular-season seriesLos Angeles won 4–2 in the regular-season series#fff October 17, 1979 1979 10170 SEA Los Angeles Lakers 110 Seattle SuperSonics 112 Kingdome, Seattle October 21, 1979 1979 10210 LAL Seattle SuperSonics 97 Los Angeles Lakers 106 The Forum, Inglewood, California #fff November 21, 1979 1979 11210 SEA Los Angeles Lakers 110 Seattle SuperSonics 119 Kingdome, Seattle December 23, 1979 1979 12230 LAL Seattle SuperSonics 97 Los Angeles Lakers 102 The Forum, Inglewood, California #fff February 26, 1980 1980 02260 LAL Seattle SuperSonics 108 Los Angeles Lakers 131 The Forum, Inglewood, California March 22, 1980 1980 03220 SEA Los Angeles Lakers 97 Seattle SuperSonics 92 Kingdome, Seattle This was the third playoff meeting between these two teams, with the SuperSonics winning the first two meetings. +Previous playoff serieshttps://www.basketball-reference.com/play-index/rivals.cgi?request=1&team_id=LAL&opp_id=OKC&is_playoffs=Y Team Rivalry Finder — Los Angeles Lakers versus Oklahoma City Thunder (Playoffs) basketball-reference.com May 22, 2015Seattle leads 2–0 in all-time playoff series#fff 1978 Los Angeles Lakers 1 Seattle SuperSonics 2 1978 Western Conference First Round #fff 1979 Los Angeles Lakers 1 Seattle SuperSonics 4 1979 Western Conference Semifinals NBA Finals: (W1) Los Angeles Lakers vs. (E3) Philadelphia 76ers 1980 NBA Finals #eee May 4 Boxscore Philadelphia 76ers 102 Los Angeles Lakers 109 28–26 25–27 17–31 32–25 Julius Erving 20 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 33 Bobby Jones 10 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 14 Lionel Hollins 8 Magic Johnson 10 The Forum, Inglewood, California 17,505 Earl Strom, Jack Madden Los Angeles leads series, 1–0 May 7 Boxscore Philadelphia 76ers 107 Los Angeles Lakers 104 31–21 28–20 30–30 18–33 Darryl Dawkins 25 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38 Julius Erving 10 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 14 Maurice Cheeks 10 Magic Johnson 11 The Forum, Inglewood, California 17,505 Joe Gushue, Jake O'Donnell Series tied, 1–1 #eee May 10 Boxscore Los Angeles Lakers 111 Philadelphia 76ers 101 31–18 27–26 26–21 27–36 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 33 Julius Erving 24 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 14 Caldwell Jones 11 Norm Nixon 7 Lionel Hollins 9 Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 18,726 Darell Garretson, Ed T. Rush Los Angeles leads series, 2–1 May 11 Boxscore Los Angeles Lakers 102 Philadelphia 76ers 105 21–28 30–21 25–32 26–24 Magic Johnson 28 Darryl Dawkins 26 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 Caldwell Jones 10 Magic Johnson 9 Lionel Hollins 13 Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 18,726 Jake O'Donnell, Paul Mihalak Series tied, 2–2 Julius Erving makes the "Up and Under" move. #eee May 14 Boxscore Philadelphia 76ers 103 Los Angeles Lakers 108 22–25 31–25 20–31 30–27 Julius Erving 36 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 40 Caldwell Jones 10 Abdul-Jabbar, Johnson 15 each Lionel Hollins 10 Magic Johnson 10 The Forum, Inglewood, California 17,505 Darell Garretson, Earl Strom Los Angeles leads series, 3–2 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar dunks the clutch 3-point play with 33 seconds left. May 16 Boxscore Los Angeles Lakers 123 Philadelphia 76ers 107 32–29 28–31 33–23 30–24 Magic Johnson 42 Julius Erving 27 Magic Johnson 15 Bobby Jones 9 Norm Nixon 9 Maurice Cheeks 8 Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 18,726 Joe Gushue, Jack Madden Los Angeles wins series, 4–2 Magic Johnson starts at Center. +Regular-season seriesTied 1–1 in the regular-season series#fff January 25, 1980 1980 01250 LAL Philadelphia 76ers 103 Los Angeles Lakers 124 The Forum, Inglewood, California February 10, 1980 1980 02100 PHI Los Angeles Lakers 104 Philadelphia 76ers 105 Spectrum, Philadelphia This was the third playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Lakers winning the first two meetings. These series took place prior to the relocation of the Lakers (1960) and 76ers (formerly Nationals) (1963). +Previous playoff serieshttps://www.basketball-reference.com/play-index/rivals.cgi?request=1&team_id=LAL&opp_id=PHI&is_playoffs=Y Team Rivalry Finder — Los Angeles Lakers versus Philadelphia 76ers (Playoffs) basketball-reference.com May 23, 2015Los Angeles/ Minneapolis leads 2–0 in all-time playoff series#fff 1950 Minneapolis Lakers 4 Syracuse Nationals 2 1950 NBA Finals #fff 1954 Minneapolis Lakers 4 Syracuse Nationals 3 1954 NBA Finals References External links Basketball-Reference.com's 1980 NBA Playoffs page Category:NBA playoffs Playoffs Category:Sports in Portland, Oregon fi:NBA-kausi 1979–1980#Pudotuspelit