Los Angeles Lakers Playoff Rosters

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1980-1981 Los Angeles Lakers Playoff Roster

Player Pos HT WT Birth Date Age Pre-Draft Team YOS Draft Status
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar C 7-2 225 Apr 16, 1947 33 UCLA 11 1969 1st Rnd, #2, Milwaukee Bucks
Jim Brewer PF 6-9 210 Dec 3, 1951 29 Minnesota 7 1973 1st Rnd, #2, Cleveland Cavaliers
Butch Carter SG 6-5 180 Jun 11, 1958 22 Indiana 0 1980 2nd Rnd, #37, Los Angeles Lakers
Jim Chones FC 6-11 220 Nov 30, 1949 31 Marquette 6 1973 2nd Rnd, #31, Los Angeles Lakers
Michael Cooper G-F 6-5 170 Apr 15, 1956 24 New Mexico 2 1978 3rd Rnd, #60, Los Angeles Lakers
Alan Hardy SG 6-7 195 May 25, 1957 23 Michigan 1 1979 NBA Draft, Undrafted
Brad Holland SG 6-3 180 Dec 6, 1956 24 UCLA 1 1979 1st Rnd, #14, Los Angeles Lakers
Magic Johnson SG 6-9 255 Aug 14, 1959 21 Michigan State 1 1979 1st Rnd, #1, Los Angeles Lakers
Eddie Jordan PG 6-1 170 Jan 29, 1955 26 Rutgers 3 1977 2nd Rnd, #33, Cleveland Cavaliers
Mark Landsberger FC 6-8 215 May 21, 1955 25 Arizona State 3 1977 2nd Rnd, #35, Chicago Bulls
Norm Nixon PG 6-2 170 Oct 11, 1955 25 Duquesne 3 1977 1st Rnd, #22, Los Angeles Lakers
Jamaal Wilkes GF 6-6 190 May 2, 1953 27 UCLA 6 1974 1st Rnd, #11, Golden State Warriors

1980-1981 Playoff Matchups

Eastern Conference
DescriptionHomeAwayResult
First Round #3 Philadelphia Sixers #6 Indiana Pacers PHI in 2
First Round #4 New York Knicks #5 Chicago Bulls CHI in 2
Second Round #1 Boston Celtics #5 Chicago Bulls BOS in 4
Second Round #3 Philadelphia Sixers #2 Milwaukee Bucks PHI in 7
Conference Finals #1 Boston Celtics #3 Philadelphia Sixers BOS in 7

Western Conference
DescriptionHomeAwayResult
First Round #3 Los Angeles Lakers #6 Houston Rockets HOU in 3
First Round #4 Portland Trail Blazers #5 Kansas City Kings KCK in 3
Second Round #1 Phoenix Suns #5 Kansas City Kings KCK in 7
Second Round #2 San Antonio Spurs #6 Houston Rockets HOU in 7
Conference Finals #5 Kansas City Kings #6 Houston Rockets HOU in 5

NBA Finals
DescriptionHomeAwayResult
NBA Finals #1 Boston Celtics #6 Houston Rockets BOS in 6

1980-1981 L.A. Lakers Playoff Stats

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3 44.7 26.7 16.7 4.0 1.0 2.7 3.7
Norm Nixon 3 44.3 19.3 3.7 8.7 0.3 0.3 1.7
Jamaal Wilkes 3 37.7 18.0 2.7 1.3 0.3 0.3 1.3
Magic Johnson 3 42.3 17.0 13.7 7.0 2.7 1.0 3.7
Michael Cooper 3 34.0 10.7 3.3 2.3 2.0 0.0 2.3
Jim Chones 3 22.3 8.0 5.7 0.3 0.3 1.3 1.0
Mark Landsberger 3 10.7 1.7 5.0 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.3
Eddie Jordan 2 2.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.0
Brad Holland 1 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0
Jim Brewer 3 2.3 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

1980-1981 Los Angeles Lakers Opening Round Schedule

Date Opponent Result Venue Record L.A. Lakers Leaders Houston Leaders
Apr 1, 1981
v.
Houston		 L, 107-111 The Forum
Opening Round 		0-1 PTS: 26. M. Johnson
 PTS: 38. Moses Malone
Apr 3, 1981
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Houston		 W, 106-111 Compaq Center
Opening Round 		1-1 PTS: 27. K. Abdul-Jabbar
 PTS: 33. Moses Malone
Apr 5, 1981
v.
Houston		 L, 86-89 The Forum
Opening Round 		1-2 PTS: 32. K. Abdul-Jabbar
 PTS: 23. Moses Malone