Phoenix Suns Playoff Rosters

1980-1981 Phoenix Suns Playoff Roster

Player Pos HT WT Birth Date Age Pre-Draft Team YOS Draft Status
Alvan Adams FC 6-9 210 Jul 19, 1954 26 Oklahoma 5 1975 1st Rnd, #6, Phoenix Suns
Jeff Cook FC 6-10 215 Oct 21, 1956 24 Idaho State 2 1978 3rd Rnd, #49, Kansas City Kings
Walter Davis GF 6-6 193 Sep 9, 1954 26 North Carolina 3 1977 1st Rnd, #5, Phoenix Suns
Johnny High PG 6-3 185 Apr 25, 1957 23 Nevada 1 1979 2nd Rnd, #24, Phoenix Suns
Dennis Johnson SG 6-4 185 Sep 18, 1954 26 Pepperdine 4 1976 2nd Rnd, #41, Seattle SuperSonics
Rich Kelley C 7-0 235 Mar 23, 1953 28 Stanford 5 1975 1st Rnd, #9, New Orleans Jazz
Joel Kramer FC 6-7 203 Nov 30, 1955 25 San Diego State 2 1978 3rd Rnd, #63, Phoenix Suns
Kyle Macy PG 6-3 175 Apr 9, 1957 23 Kentucky 1 1979 1st Rnd, #22, Phoenix Suns
Mike Niles SF 6-6 225 Mar 31, 1955 26 Cal State Fullerton 1 1979 4th Rnd, #83, Philadelphia Sixers
Truck Robinson SF 6-7 225 Oct 4, 1951 29 Tennessee State 6 1974 2nd Rnd, #22, Washington Wizards
Alvin Scott GF 6-7 185 Sep 14, 1955 25 Oral Roberts 3 1977 7th Rnd, #136, Phoenix Suns

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 Phoenix Playoff Stats

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV
Dennis Johnson 7 38.1 19.6 4.7 2.9 1.3 1.3 2.7
Walter Davis 7 28.4 16.0 2.7 3.1 1.0 0.1 2.4
Alvan Adams 7 31.1 10.6 5.9 3.7 0.6 0.1 2.7
Truck Robinson 7 33.3 10.6 10.7 1.9 0.7 0.3 1.9
Jeff Cook 7 29.4 9.3 6.7 1.6 0.1 0.0 1.4
Kyle Macy 7 14.6 7.0 1.9 1.6 0.7 0.0 1.0
Alvin Scott 7 17.1 5.4 2.7 1.0 0.6 0.9 1.0
Johnny High 7 16.7 5.3 2.7 0.9 0.9 0.3 0.9
Rich Kelley 7 16.1 4.1 5.0 1.9 0.9 0.4 2.0
Joel Kramer 7 14.4 3.9 2.3 0.6 0.3 0.3 0.1
Mike Niles 2 2.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.0 0.0

1980-1981 Phoenix Suns Conference Semi Finals Schedule

Date Opponent Result Venue Record Phoenix Leaders Kansas City Leaders
Apr 7, 1981
v.
Kansas City
W, 102-80 Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
Conference Semi Finals
1-0 PTS: 16. Walter Davis
PTS: 15. Reggie King
Apr 8, 1981
v.
Kansas City
L, 83-88 Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
Conference Semi Finals
1-1 PTS: 31. D. Johnson
PTS: 24. Scott Wedman
Apr 10, 1981
@
Kansas City
L, 93-92 Kemper Arena
Conference Semi Finals
1-2 PTS: 19. D. Johnson
PTS: 29. Reggie King
Apr 12, 1981
@
Kansas City
L, 102-95 Kemper Arena
Conference Semi Finals
1-3 PTS: 23. T. Robinson
PTS: 27. E. Grunfeld
Apr 15, 1981
v.
Kansas City
W, 101-89 Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
Conference Semi Finals
2-3 PTS: 20. Walter Davis
PTS: 29. Reggie King
Apr 17, 1981
@
Kansas City
W, 76-81 Kemper Arena
Conference Semi Finals
3-3 PTS: 17. D. Johnson
PTS: 19. Scott Wedman
Apr 19, 1981
v.
Kansas City
L, 88-95 Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
Conference Semi Finals
3-4 PTS: 28. D. Johnson
PTS: 23. Reggie King