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NBA professional basketball team season
1980–81 Dallas Mavericks season
Head coachDick Motta
General managerNorm Sonju
Owner(s)Don Carter
ArenaReunion Arena
Results
Record15–67 (.183)
PlaceDivision: 6th (Midwest)
Conference: 12th (Western)
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television
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A ticket for a March 1981 game between the Dallas Mavericks and the season's eventual champions Boston Celtics.

The 1980–81 Dallas Mavericks season was the first season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA).

Expansion draft

Player Position Team
Del Beshore Guard Chicago Bulls
Winford Boynes Forward New Jersey Nets
Alonzo Bradley Forward Houston Rockets
Mike Bratz Guard Phoenix Suns
Marty Byrnes Forward Los Angeles Lakers
Austin Carr Guard Cleveland Cavaliers
Jim Cleamons Forward Washington Bullets
Terry Duerod Guard Detroit Pistons
Jack Givens Forward Atlanta Hawks
Joe Hassett Guard Indiana Pacers
Geoff Huston Guard New York Knicks
Abdul Jeelani Forward Portland Trail Blazers
Jeff Judkins Forward Boston Celtics
Arvid Kramer Center Denver Nuggets
Tom LaGarde Center Seattle SuperSonics
Bill McKinney Guard Kansas City Kings
Wiley Peck Guard San Antonio Spurs
Bingo Smith Guard San Diego Clippers
Jim Spanarkel Guard Philadelphia 76ers
Raymond Townsend Guard Golden State Warriors
Richard Washington Forward Milwaukee Bucks
Jerome Whitehead Center Utah Jazz

Draft picks

Main article: 1980 NBA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
1 11 Kiki Vandeweghe SF  United States UCLA
2 34 Rossevelt Bouie PG  United States Syracuse
3 57 Dave Britton SG  United States Texas A&M

  • Kiki Vandeweghe of UCLA was drafted by the Mavs with the 11th pick of the 1980 NBA draft, but Vandeweghe refused to play for the expansion Mavericks and staged a holdout that lasted a month into the team's inaugural season. Vandeweghe was traded to the Denver Nuggets, along with a first-round pick in 1981, in exchange for two future first-round picks

Roster

1980–81 Dallas Mavericks roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB From
SF 45 Byrnes, Marty 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1956–04–30 Syracuse
PG 15 Davis, Brad 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1955–12–17 Maryland
SF 11 Jeelani, Abdul 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1954–02–10 UW–Parkside
PF 53 Kea, Clarence 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 218 lb (99 kg) 1959–02–02 Lamar
SG 21 Kinch, Chad 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1958–05–22 Charlotte
C 25 LaGarde, Tom 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1955–02–10 North Carolina
C 44 Lloyd, Scott 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1952–12–19 Arizona State
SG 17 Mack, Ollie 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1957–06–06 East Carolina
SG 43 Pietkiewicz, Stan 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1956–07–14 Auburn
PF 52 Robinzine, Bill 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1953–01–20 DePaul
SF 34 Spanarkel, Jim 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1957–06–28 Duke
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured

Roster
Last transaction: March 2, 1981

Regular season

Season standings

Midwest Division W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-San Antonio Spurs 52 30 .634 – 34–7 18–23 21–9
x-Kansas City Kings 40 42 .488 12.0 24–17 16–25 19–11
x-Houston Rockets 40 42 .488 12.0 25–16 15–26 19–11
Denver Nuggets 37 45 .451 15.0 23–18 14–27 13–17
Utah Jazz 28 54 .341 24.0 20–21 8–33 13–17
Dallas Mavericks 15 67 .183 37.0 11–30 4–37 5–25
# Western Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 c-Phoenix Suns 57 25 .695 –
2 y-San Antonio Spurs 52 30 .634 5
3 x-Los Angeles Lakers 54 28 .659 3
4 x-Portland Trail Blazers 45 37 .549 12
5 x-Kansas City Kings 40 42 .488 17
6 x-Houston Rockets 40 42 .488 17
7 Golden State Warriors 39 43 .476 18
8 Denver Nuggets 37 45 .451 20
9 San Diego Clippers 36 46 .439 21
10 Seattle SuperSonics 34 48 .415 23
11 Utah Jazz 28 54 .341 29
12 Dallas Mavericks 15 67 .183 42

Notes

  • z, y – division champions
  • x – clinched playoff spot

Record vs. opponents

1980-81 NBA Records
Team ATL BOS CHI CLE DAL DEN DET GSW HOU IND KCK LAL MIL NJN NYK PHI PHO POR SAS SDC SEA UTA WAS
Atlanta – 2–4 2–4 1–5 2–0 1–1 4–2 2–0 1–1 1–5 1–1 0–2 1–5 3–2 2–4 1–5 0–2 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–0 1–4
Boston 4–2 – 5–1 4–1 2–0 2–0 4–1 1–1 2–0 3–3 1–1 2–0 3–3 6–0 5–1 3–3 2–0 2–0 2–0 2–0 1–1 1–1 5–1
Chicago 4–2 1–5 – 5–1 1–1 1–1 5–1 1–1 1–1 3–2 2–0 1–1 3–3 3–2 3–3 2–4 0–2 0–2 0–2 1–1 1–1 2–0 5–1
Cleveland 5–1 1–4 1–5 – 2–0 1–1 3–3 1–1 0–2 2–4 0–2 0–2 0–6 3–3 0–5 0–6 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 0–2 1–1 4–2
Dallas 0–2 0–2 1–1 0–2 – 3–3 0–2 2–3 0–6 0–2 0–6 0–5 0–2 1–1 1–1 0–2 1–4 1–4 1–5 2–3 1–4 1–5 0–2
Denver 1–1 0–2 1–1 1–1 3–3 – 2–0 3–2 2–4 1–1 4–2 3–2 1–1 1–1 0–2 1–1 1–4 2–3 2–4 3–2 3–2 2–4 0–2
Detroit 2–4 1–4 1–5 3–3 2–0 0–2 – 0–2 1–1 2–4 1–1 0–2 1–5 3–3 1–5 1–4 0–2 0–2 0–2 1–1 0–2 0–2 1–5
Golden State 0–2 1–1 1–1 1–1 3–2 2–3 2–0 – 3–2 1–1 5–0 1–5 1–1 1–1 2–0 0–2 2–4 2–4 1–4 2–4 3–3 4–1 1–1
Houston 1–1 0–2 1–1 2–0 6–0 4–2 1–1 2–3 – 1–1 2–4 2–3 0–2 2–0 0–2 0–2 1–4 3–2 3–3 1–4 4–1 4–2 0–2
Indiana 5–1 3–3 2–3 4–2 2–0 1–1 4–2 1–1 1–1 – 2–0 0–2 2–4 5–1 3–2 0–6 1–1 0–2 2–0 1–1 0–2 1–1 4–2
Kansas City 1–1 1–1 0–2 2–0 6–0 2–4 1–1 0–5 4–2 0–2 – 0–5 1–1 2–0 1–1 0–2 3–2 3–2 2–4 3–2 2–3 5–1 1–1
Los Angeles 2–0 0–2 1–1 2–0 5–0 2–3 2–0 5–1 3–2 2–0 5–0 – 0–2 2–0 2–0 1–1 2–4 3–3 2–3 3–3 6–0 3–2 1–1
Milwaukee 5–1 3–3 3–3 6–0 2–0 1–1 5–1 1–1 2–0 4–2 1–1 2–0 – 5–1 3–3 3–2 1–1 2–0 1–1 2–0 2–0 2–0 4–1
New Jersey 2–3 0–6 2–3 3–3 1–1 1–1 3–3 1–1 0–2 1–5 0–2 0–2 1–5 – 0–6 1–5 1–1 2–0 0–2 0–2 1–1 1–1 3–3
New York 4–2 1–5 3–3 5–0 1–1 2–0 5–1 0–2 2–0 2–3 1–1 0–2 3–3 6–0 – 3–3 1–1 1–1 0–2 2–0 2–0 2–0 4–2
Philadelphia 5–1 3–3 4–2 6–0 2–0 1–1 4–1 2–0 2–0 6–0 2–0 1–1 2–3 5–1 3–3 – 1–1 1–1 2–0 2–0 2–0 2–0 4–2
Phoenix 2–0 0–2 2–0 1–1 4–1 4–1 2–0 4–2 4–1 1–1 2–3 4–2 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 – 3–3 3–2 6–0 5–1 5–0 1–1
Portland 1–1 0–2 2–0 1–1 4–1 3–2 2–0 4–2 2–3 2–0 2–3 3–3 0–2 0–2 1–1 1–1 3–3 – 2–3 4–2 4–2 2–3 2–0
San Antonio 1–1 0–2 2–0 1–1 5–1 4–2 2–0 4–1 3–3 0–2 4–2 3–2 1–1 2–0 2–0 0–2 2–3 3–2 – 4–1 3–2 5–1 1–1
San Diego 1–1 0–2 1–1 1–1 3–2 2–3 1–1 4–2 4–1 1–1 2–3 3–3 0–2 2–0 0–2 0–2 0–6 2–4 1–4 – 5–1 3–2 0–2
Seattle 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–0 4–1 2–3 2–0 3–3 1–4 2–0 3–2 0–6 0–2 1–1 0–2 0–2 1–5 2–4 2–3 1–5 – 4–1 1–1
Utah 0–2 1–1 0–2 1–1 5–1 4–2 2–0 1–4 2–4 1–1 1–5 2–3 0–2 1–1 0–2 0–2 0–5 3–2 1–5 2–3 1–4 – 0–2
Washington 4–1 1–5 1–5 2–4 2–0 2–0 5–1 1–1 2–0 2–4 1–1 1–1 1–4 3–3 2–4 2–4 1–1 0–2 1–1 2–0 1–1 2–0 —

Game log

Regular season

1980–81 game log
Total: 15–67 (Home: 11–30; Road: 4–37)
October: 2–10 (home: 1–3; road: 1–7)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 October 11 San Antonio Spurs W 103–92 Winford Boynes (21) Tom LaGarde (10) Huston,
LaGarde (5) 		Reunion Arena
10,373 		1–0
2 October 14 Seattle L 83–85 Geoff Huston (19) Tom LaGarde (11) Geoff Huston (7) Reunion Arena
7,004 		1–1
3 October 15
8:35 p.m. CDT 		@ Denver L 98–133 Jim Spanarkel (15) Jerome Whitehead (10) Geoff Huston (6) McNichols Sports Arena
6,658 		1–2
4 October 17 Kansas City L 91–103 Geoff Huston (28) Tom LaGarde (8) Tom LaGarde (6) Reunion Arena
7,017 		1–3
5 October 18 @ San Antonio L 96–110 Tom LaGarde (16) Tom LaGarde (9) Three players (4) HemisFair Arena
9,542 		1–4
6 October 21 @ Phoenix L 99–111 Jim Spanarkel (20) Richard Washington (11) Geoff Huston (6) Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
10,507 		1–5
7 October 22 @ Seattle W 107–102 Richard Washington (24) Richard Washington (9) Tom LaGarde (9) Seattle Kingdome
14,125 		2–5
8 October 24 @ Portland L 105–120 Winford Boynes (18) Jeelani,
LaGarde (7) 		Tom LaGarde (6) Memorial Coliseum
12,666 		2–6
9 October 25 @ Golden State L 79–86 Jim Spanarkel (16) Tom LaGarde (11) Geoff Huston (7) Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena
6,750 		2–7
10 October 28 Utah L 96–104 Geoff Huston (26) Richard Washington (16) Geoff Huston (5) Reunion Arena
5,720 		2–8
11 October 29 @ Houston L 103–109 Jim Spanarkel (19) Five players (4) Geoff Huston (6) The Summit
6,123 		2–9
12 October 31 @ Utah L 122–144 Geoff Huston (24) Tom LaGarde (9) Darrell Allums (4) Salt Palace
5,703 		2–10
November: 1–12 (home: 1–7; road: 0–5)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
13 November 4 San Diego L 102–116 Tom LaGarde (23) Tom LaGarde (12) Huston (5) Reunion Arena
5,431 		2–11
14 November 6 @ Washington L 95–116 Terry Duerod (22) Tom LaGarde (9) Geoff Huston (8) Capital Centre
6,295 		2–12
15 November 7
7:30 p.m. CST 		Los Angeles L 102–126 Duerod,
Huston (16) 		Byrnes,
Lloyd (8) 		Tom LaGarde (7) Reunion Arena
17,481 		2–13
16 November 8 @ Detroit L 73–101 Huston,
Robinzine (14) 		Tom LaGarde (10) LaGarde,
Spanarkel (2) 		Pontiac Silverdome
4,584 		2–14
17 November 11 Houston L 94–105 Bill Robinzine (18) Tom LaGarde (13) Terry Duerod (6) Reunion Arena
5,472 		2–15
18 November 14 Portland W 113–106 Four players (19) Tom LaGarde (14) Geoff Huston (9) Reunion Arena
6,103 		3–15
19 November 16
9:00 p.m. CST 		@ Los Angeles L 102–110 Huston
Spanarkel (28) 		Lloyd,
Spanarkel (8) 		Scott Lloyd (10) The Forum
10,893 		3–16
20 November 18 Phoenix L 91–102 Geoff Huston (19) Scott Lloyd (13) Geoff Huston (6) Reunion Arena
6,015 		3–17
21 November 21 Seattle L 91–101 Geoff Huston (20) LaGarde,
Robinzine (9) 		Tom LaGarde (6) Reunion Arena
6,514 		3–18
22 November 23 @ Portland L 96–116 Geoff Huston (23) Tom LaGarde (9) Huston,
Jeelani (5) 		Memorial Coliseum
12,666 		3–19
23 November 25 Philadelphia L 92–108 Jim Spanarkel (20) Bill Robinzine (10) Jim Spanarkel (5) Reunion Arena
13,527 		3–20
24 November 28
7:30 p.m. CST 		Denver L 117–119 (OT) Tom LaGarde (22) Scott Lloyd (16) Geoff Huston (9) Reunion Arena
7,713 		3–21
25 November 29 @ Houston L 90–115 Abdul Jeelani (24) Scott Lloyd (9) Jeelani,
LaGarde (5) 		The Summit
8,123 		3–22
December: 2–14 (home: 2–5; road: 0–9)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
26 December 2 Cleveland L 102–109 Robinzine,
Spanarkel (18) 		Tom LaGarde (13) Geoff Huston (7) Reunion Arena
5,117 		3–23
27 December 5
6:30 p.m. CST 		@ Boston L 87–97 Bill Robinzine (24) Tom LaGarde (12) Geoff Huston (7) Boston Garden
14,351 		3–24
28 December 6 @ Atlanta L 104–110 Tom LaGarde (26) Tom LaGarde (8) LaGarde,
Spanarkel (4) 		Omni Coliseum
7,347 		3–25
29 December 9
7:30 p.m. CST 		Los Angeles L 92–103 Geoff Huston (19) Tom LaGarde (12) Huston,
Spanarkel (5) 		Reunion Arena
9,313 		3–26
30 December 10
8:35 p.m. CST 		@ Denver L 107–116 Geoff Huston (27) LaGarde]],
Robinzine (11) 		Brad Davis (9) McNichols Sports Arena
7,768 		3–27
31 December 12 San Diego W 112–109 (OT) Jim Spanarkel (22) Tom LaGarde (10) Brad Davis (6) Reunion Arena
6,457 		4–27
32 December 13 @ Kansas City L 107–114 Tom LaGarde (22) Tom LaGarde (9) Huston,
Spanarkel (5) 		Kemper Arena
5,578 		4–28
33 December 16 San Antonio L 83–89 Geoff Huston (17) Bill Robinzine (12) Geoff Huston (8) Reunion Arena
6,140 		4–29
34 December 17 @ Phoenix L 102–115 Jim Spanarkel (25) Jim Spanarkel (8) Jim Spanarkel (7) Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
10,247 		4–30
35 December 18 @ San Diego L 92–102 Bill Robinzine (23) Bill Robinzine (13) Davis,
Huston (5) 		San Diego Sports Arena
7,167 		4–31
36 December 20 Golden State L 98–101 Geoff Huston (20) LaGarde,
Robinzine (10) 		Davis (7) Reunion Arena
5,848 		4–32
37 December 23 Utah L 96–101 Bill Robinzine (23) Scott Lloyd (11) Brad Davis (10) Reunion Arena
5,736 		4–33
38 December 26
7:30 p.m. CST 		Denver W 119–111 Abdul Jeelani (20) Scott Lloyd (16) Brad Davis (7) Reunion Arena
8,293 		5–33
39 December 27 @ Milwaukee L 96–112 Bill Robinzine (16) LaGarde,
Robinzine (6) 		Brad Davis (8) MECCA Arena
11,052 		5–34
40 December 29 @ Cleveland L 100–112 Bill Robinzine (23) Bill Robinzine (14) Geoff Huston (6) Coliseum at Richfield
3,884 		5–35
41 December 30 @ New York L 98–100 Jim Spanarkel (26) Tom LaGarde (17) Brad Davis (6) Madison Square Garden
10,559 		5–36
January: 3–9 (home: 2–4; road: 1–5)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
42 January 2 Houston L 120–124 (OT) Geoff Huston] (29) Tom LaGarde (9) Geoff Huston (11) Reunion Arena
7,872 		5–37
43 January 5 @ Seattle L 89–103 Geoff Huston (21) Bill Robinzine (10) Geoff Huston (6) Seattle Kingdome
12,210 		5–38
44 January 7 @ Golden State W 111–109 Geoff Huston (24) Bill Robinzine (14) Geoff Huston (8) Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena
7,246 		6–38
45 January 8 @ Utah L 97–99 Tom LaGarde (24) Bill Robinzine (12) Brad Davis (6) Salt Palace
7,239 		6–39
46 January 10 Washington L 94–106 Huston,
Spanarkel (20) 		Bill Robinzine (18) Geoff Huston (5) Reunion Arena
8,021 		6–40
47 January 13 Chicago W 112–106 Bill Robinzine (26) Bill Robinzine (8) Brad Davis (9) Reunion Arena
5,771 		7–40
48 January 16 New York W 118–110 Geoff Huston (24) Bill Robinzine (12) Geoff Huston (7) Reunion Arena
10,473 		8–40
49 January 18 @ San Diego L 109–115 Tom LaGarde (18) Scott Lloyd (11) Geoff Huston (8) San Diego Sports Arena
3,980 		8–41
50 January 20 Kansas City L 91–104 Bill Robinzine (25) Tom LaGarde (16) Brad Davis (7) Reunion Arena
5,899 		8–42
51 January 23 @ Chicago L 98–106 Oliver Mack (22) Tom LaGarde (12) Geoff Huston (6) Chicago Stadium
7,836 		8–43
52 January 24 @ Indiana L 89–107 Tom LaGarde (15) Three players (6) Bill Robinzine (6) Market Square Arena
12,636 		8–44
53 January 27 New Jersey L 100–112 Tom LaGarde (22) Bill Robinzine (10) Oliver Mack (7) Reunion Arena
5,727 		8–45
February: 1–13 (home: 0–7; road: 1–6)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
54 February 3 Kansas City L 100–121 Geoff Huston (23) Tom LaGarde (13) Oliver Mack (5) Reunion Arena
5,335 		8–46
55 February 4 @ Houston L 68–116 Bill Robinzine (14) LaGarde,
Robinzine (6) 		Three players (5) The Summit
8,353 		8–47
56 February 6 Atlanta L 98–100 Bill Robinzine (16) Scott Lloyd (8) Brad Davis (6) Reunion Arena
6,882 		8–48
57 February 8 @ San Antonio L 98–102 Three players (15) Bill Robinzine (10) Brad Davis (6) HemisFair Arena
8,918 		8–49
58 February 10 Detroit L 95–101 Jim Spanarkel (23) Bill Robinzine (15) Brad Davis (9) Reunion Arena
5,047 		8–50
59 February 11 @ Phoenix L 97–119 Tom LaGarde (20) LaGarde,
Lloyd (7) 		Tom LaGarde (5) Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
10,357 		8–51
60 February 14 San Antonio L 99–107 Jim Spanarkel (22) Scott Lloyd (7) Brad Davis (7) Reunion Arena
9,826 		8–52
61 February 15
4:00 p.m. CST 		@ Los Angeles L 99–107 Oliver Mack (19) Clarence Kea (13) Brad Davis (6) The Forum
11,920 		8–53
62 February 17 Milwaukee L 106–114 Brad Davis (24) Oliver Mack (9) Brad Davis (7) Reunion Arena
7,068 		8–54
63 February 20 @ Philadelphia L 109–117 Oliver Mack (19) Bill Robinzine (8) Jim Spanarkel (4) The Spectrum
10,642 		8–55
64 February 22 @ New Jersey W 132–109 Oliver Mack (28) Scott Lloyd (11) Brad Davis (7) Rutgers Athletic Center
7,849 		9–55
65 February 24 Seattle L 84–102 Jim Spanarkel (15) Tom LaGarde (14) Brad Davis (7) Reunion Arena
6,525 		9–56
66 February 26 @ Kansas City L 102–105 Clarence Kea (19) Tom LaGarde (12) Brad Davis (16) Kemper Arena
8,701 		9–57
67 February 27 Indiana L 111–118 Oliver Mack (26) Clarence Kea (10) Brad Davis (8) Reunion Arena
7,359 		9–58
March: 6–9 (home: 5–4; road: 1–5)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
68 March 1 San Diego W 99–91 Oliver Mack (24) Lloyd,
Mack (8) 		Brad Davis (12) Reunion Arena
4,858 		10–58
69 March 3
7:30 p.m. CST 		Boston L 105–117 Brad Davis (31) Tom LaGarde (8) Brad Davis (13) Reunion Arena
15,593 		10–59
70 March 6 @ Golden State L 109–115 Tom LaGarde (22) Bill Robinzine (9) Brad Davis (9) Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena
8,694 		10–60
71 March 8 @ San Antonio L 108–133 Clarence Kea (22) Clarence Kea (10) Brad Davis (6) HemisFair Arena
8,251 		10–61
72 March 10 Phoenix W 107–103 Jim Spanarkel (25) Tom LaGarde (14) Brad Davis (9) Reunion Arena
6,469 		11–61
73 March 12 Golden State W 120–118 Jim Spanarkel (26) Bill Robinzine (11) Brad Davis (14) Reunion Arena
5,380 		12–61
74 March 15 @ Portland L 110–135 Abdul Jeelani (31) Abdul Jeelani (6) Brad Davis (9) Memorial Coliseum
12,666 		12–62
75 March 17
7:30 p.m. CST 		Los Angeles L 109–114 Bill Robinzine (26) Tom LaGarde(15) Brad Davis (16) Reunion Arena
17,828 		12–63
76 March 18 @ Utah L 113–120 Davis,
Byrnes (25) 		Scott Lloyd (8) Brad Davis (10) Salt Palace
5,248 		12–64
77 March 20
7:30 p.m. CST 		Denver W 126–125 Byrnes,
Robinzine (22) 		Bill Robinzine (15) Brad Davis (10) Reunion Arena
6,359 		13–64
78 March 21 Utah W 105–95 Davis,
Robinzine (20) 		Bill Robinzine (13) Brad Davis (12) Reunion Arena
7,416 		14–64
79 March 24 Houston L 111–114 OT Davis,
LaGarde (19) 		Tom LaGarde (11) Brad Davis (14) Reunion Arena
7,162 		14–65
80 March 25
8:35 p.m. CST 		@ Denver W 126–115 Brad Davis (25) Abdul Jeelani (11) Brad Davis (10) McNichols Sports Arena
14,035 		15–65
81 March 27 Portland L 109–123 Scott Lloyd (28) Tom LaGarde (9) Brad Davis (11) Reunion Arena
11,203 		15–66
82 March 29 @ Kansas City L 104–113 Marty Byrnes (24) Bill Robinzine (6) Brad Davis (8) Kemper Arena
7,171 		15–67
1980–81 schedule

Player statistics

Ragular season

Player POS GP GS MP REB AST STL BLK PTS MPG RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Tom LaGarde PF 82 82 2,670 665 237 35 45 1,122 32.6 8.1 2.9 .4 .5 13.7
Jim Spanarkel SF 82 2,317 297 232 117 20 1,184 28.3 3.6 2.8 1.4 .2 14.4
Scott Lloyd C 72 2,186 454 159 34 25 637 30.4 6.3 2.2 .5 .3 8.8
Marty Byrnes SF 72 1,360 177 113 29 17 561 18.9 2.5 1.6 .4 .2 7.8
Bill Robinzine PF 70 1,932 520 113 71 9 970 27.6 7.4 1.6 1.0 .1 13.9
Abdul Jeelani SF 66 1,108 230 65 44 31 553 16.8 3.5 1.0 .7 .5 8.4
Oliver Mack SG 62 1,666 229 162 55 7 635 26.9 3.7 2.6 .9 .1 10.2
Geoff Huston PG 56 1,892 99 277 45 6 899 33.8 1.8 4.9 .8 .1 16.1
Brad Davis PG 56 1,686 151 385 52 11 626 30.1 2.7 6.9 .9 .2 11.2
Winford Boynes SG 44 757 75 37 23 16 287 17.2 1.7 .8 .5 .4 6.5
Stan Pietkiewicz SG 36 431 41 75 15 2 140 12.0 1.1 2.1 .4 .1 3.9
Darrell Allums PF 22 276 65 25 5 8 59 12.5 3.0 1.1 .2 .4 2.7
Terry Duerod SF 18 337 39 30 12 4 168 18.7 2.2 1.7 .7 .2 9.3
Joe Hassett SG 17 280 25 18 5 0 138 16.5 1.5 1.1 .3 .0 8.1
Clarence Kea PF 16 199 67 5 6 1 117 12.4 4.2 .3 .4 .1 7.3
Chad Kinch SG 12 106 9 10 2 1 38 8.8 .8 .8 .2 .1 3.2
Richard Washington PF 11 307 84 16 5 7 119 27.9 7.6 1.5 .5 .6 10.8
Austin Carr SG 8 77 9 9 1 0 16 9.6 1.1 1.1 .1 .0 2.0
Jerome Whitehead C 7 118 28 2 4 1 37 16.9 4.0 .3 .6 .1 5.3
Ralph Drollinger C 6 67 19 14 1 2 15 11.2 3.2 2.3 .2 .3 2.5
Monti Davis PF 1 8 3 0 0 1 1 8.0 3.0 .0 .0 1.0 1.0
  • Denotes player spent time with another team in the season. Stats reflect time with the Mavericks only.

Awards and records

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Records

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Transactions

Trades

June 9, 1980 To Dallas Mavericks---- To Phoenix Suns----
September 11, 1980 To Utah Jazz---- To Dallas Mavericks----
September 16, 1980 To Cleveland Cavaliers---- To Dallas Mavericks----
October 30, 1980 To "'Cleveland Cavaliers"'---- To "'Dallas Mavericks"'----

Free agents

Additions

Player Signed Former team
Ralph Drollinger June 9, 1980
Scott Lloyd October 28, 1980 Milwaukee Bucks
Ollie Mack November 17, 1980 Chicago Bulls
Brad Davis (basketball) December 2, 1980

Subtractions

Player Left New team
Dave Britton September 12, 1980 Washington Bullets
Raymond Townsend October 3, 1980
Austin Carr November 6, 1980 Washington Bullets
Joe Hassett November 17, 1980 Golden State Warriors
Darrell Allums December 1, 1980
Terry Duerod December 2, 1980 Boston Celtics
Monti Davis January 12, 1981
Winford Boynes February 19, 1981
Ralph Drollinger March 2, 1981

See also

1980–81 NBA season
Eastern
Atlantic
Central
Western
Midwest
Pacific
Dallas Mavericks
Franchise
Arenas
Personnel
Owner(s)
Miriam Adelson and Patrick Dumont
President
Nico Harrison
General manager
Nico Harrison
Head coach
Jason Kidd
CEO
Cynt Marshall
G League affiliate
Retired numbers
NBA championships
Rivalries
Culture and lore
Dallas Mavericks seasons
1980s
1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89
1990s
1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99
2000s
1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09
2010s
2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19
2020s
2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
Bold indicates NBA Finals victory

References

  1. "Complete First Round Results — 1980-89". NBA.com. Archived from the original on March 21, 2010. Retrieved April 16, 2009.
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