1980-81 Utah Jazz Game-by-Game Results

National Basketball Association (NBA)
Team Record: 28-54
Finishing 5th in the NBA's Midwest Division of the Western Conference
Coach: Tom Nissalke (28-54)
Location: Salt Lake City, Utah
Attendance: 307,825, Avg. 7,508 in 41 home dates
1980-81 Utah Jazz Statistics
1980-81 Utah Jazz Roster

The Utah Jazz of the National Basketball Association ended the 1980-81 season with a record of 28 wins and 54 losses, finishing fifth in the NBA's Midwest Division of the Western Conference.

The Jazz scored 8,301 points and surrendered 8,784. Adrian Dantley scored a team-leading 2,452 points for Utah, while Darrell Griffith netted 16 or more per game also. Ben Poquette contributed 629 rebounds. Allan Bristow dished out 383 assists for the squad.

On defense, Adrian Dantley added 109 steals, and Ben Poquette blocked 174 shots.

Tom Nissalke coached the team.

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Regular Season Points For: 8301
Regular Season Points Against: 8784

Date Game Res Home Road Record
October 10, 1980 Portland Trail Blazers 86 at Utah Jazz 96 W 1-0 0-0 1-0
October 11, 1980 Utah Jazz 91 at Kansas City Kings 98 L 1-0 0-1 1-1
October 12, 1980 Utah Jazz 125 at Denver Nuggets 121 W 1-0 1-1 2-1 OT
October 15, 1980 Phoenix Suns 107 at Utah Jazz 93 L 1-1 1-1 2-2
October 18, 1980 Denver Nuggets 115 at Utah Jazz 117 W 2-1 1-1 3-2
October 20, 1980 Seattle Supersonics 98 at Utah Jazz 92 L 2-2 1-1 3-3
October 24, 1980 Utah Jazz 100 at San Diego Clippers 103 L 2-2 1-2 3-4
October 25, 1980 Los Angeles Lakers 127 at Utah Jazz 99 L 2-3 1-2 3-5
October 28, 1980 Utah Jazz 104 at Dallas Mavericks 96 W 2-3 2-2 4-5
October 29, 1980 San Antonio Spurs 96 at Utah Jazz 109 W 3-3 2-2 5-5
October 31, 1980 Dallas Mavericks 122 at Utah Jazz 144 W 4-3 2-2 6-5
November 1, 1980 Utah Jazz 95 at Portland Trail Blazers 87 W 4-3 3-2 7-5
November 4, 1980 Kansas City Kings 104 at Utah Jazz 107 W 5-3 3-2 8-5
November 6, 1980 Cleveland Cavaliers 96 at Utah Jazz 112 W 6-3 3-2 9-5
November 8, 1980 New York Knicks 109 at Utah Jazz 102 L 6-4 3-2 9-6
November 10, 1980 Indiana Pacers 106 at Utah Jazz 108 W 7-4 3-2 10-6
November 12, 1980 Utah Jazz 114 at Seattle Supersonics 106 W 7-4 4-2 11-6
November 14, 1980 Houston Rockets 115 at Utah Jazz 117 W 8-4 4-2 12-6
November 15, 1980 Utah Jazz 104 at San Antonio Spurs 120 L 8-4 4-3 12-7
November 18, 1980 Milwaukee Bucks 126 at Utah Jazz 93 L 8-5 4-3 12-8
November 22, 1980 Utah Jazz 93 at Atlanta Hawks 99 L 8-5 4-4 12-9
November 26, 1980 Utah Jazz 104 at Detroit Pistons 97 W 8-5 5-4 13-9
November 28, 1980 Utah Jazz 95 at New Jersey Nets 122 L 8-5 5-5 13-10
November 29, 1980 Utah Jazz 93 at Philadelphia 76ers 113 L 8-5 5-6 13-11
December 2, 1980 Utah Jazz 108 at Milwaukee Bucks 119 L 8-5 5-7 13-12
December 4, 1980 Denver Nuggets 118 at Utah Jazz 122 W 9-5 5-7 14-12
December 6, 1980 Seattle Supersonics 108 at Utah Jazz 98 L 9-6 5-7 14-13
December 7, 1980 Utah Jazz 100 at Los Angeles Lakers 113 L 9-6 5-8 14-14
December 9, 1980 San Antonio Spurs 115 at Utah Jazz 90 L 9-7 5-8 14-15
December 12, 1980 Utah Jazz 98 at Chicago Bulls 118 L 9-7 5-9 14-16
December 13, 1980 Utah Jazz 103 at Cleveland Cavaliers 110 L 9-7 5-10 14-17
December 16, 1980 Utah Jazz 97 at New York Knicks 112 L 9-7 5-11 14-18
December 18, 1980 Atlanta Hawks 109 at Utah Jazz 97 L 9-8 5-11 14-19
December 19, 1980 Utah Jazz 90 at Phoenix Suns 108 L 9-8 5-12 14-20
December 20, 1980 San Diego Clippers 103 at Utah Jazz 91 L 9-9 5-12 14-21
December 23, 1980 Utah Jazz 101 at Dallas Mavericks 96 W 9-9 6-12 15-21
December 26, 1980 Golden State Warriors 110 at Utah Jazz 109 L 9-10 6-12 15-22
December 27, 1980 Utah Jazz 117 at San Antonio Spurs 142 L 9-10 6-13 15-23
December 30, 1980 Los Angeles Lakers 100 at Utah Jazz 110 W 10-10 6-13 16-23
January 1, 1981 Utah Jazz 103 at Houston Rockets 117 L 10-10 6-14 16-24
January 2, 1981 Utah Jazz 95 at Kansas City Kings 101 L 10-10 6-15 16-25
January 3, 1981 Portland Trail Blazers 103 at Utah Jazz 109 W 11-10 6-15 17-25
January 7, 1981 Utah Jazz 121 at Denver Nuggets 117 W 11-10 7-15 18-25
January 8, 1981 Dallas Mavericks 97 at Utah Jazz 99 W 12-10 7-15 19-25
January 10, 1981 Kansas City Kings 99 at Utah Jazz 92 L 12-11 7-15 19-26
January 14, 1981 Utah Jazz 110 at Golden State Warriors 107 W 12-11 8-15 20-26
January 16, 1981 San Diego Clippers 109 at Utah Jazz 112 W 13-11 8-15 21-26
January 18, 1981 Utah Jazz 89 at Indiana Pacers 110 L 13-11 8-16 21-27
January 20, 1981 Utah Jazz 113 at Washington Bullets 121 L 13-11 8-17 21-28
January 21, 1981 Utah Jazz 87 at Boston Celtics 117 L 13-11 8-18 21-29
January 23, 1981 Golden State Warriors 103 at Utah Jazz 101 L 13-12 8-18 21-30
January 24, 1981 Utah Jazz 91 at Houston Rockets 106 L 13-12 8-19 21-31
January 26, 1981 Detroit Pistons 99 at Utah Jazz 102 W 14-12 8-19 22-31
January 27, 1981 Utah Jazz 104 at Los Angeles Lakers 111 L 14-12 8-20 22-32
January 29, 1981 Houston Rockets 97 at Utah Jazz 99 W 15-12 8-20 23-32
February 4, 1981 Utah Jazz 89 at Phoenix Suns 114 L 15-12 8-21 23-33
February 6, 1981 Denver Nuggets 120 at Utah Jazz 116 L 15-13 8-21 23-34
February 7, 1981 Utah Jazz 89 at Seattle Supersonics 96 L 15-13 8-22 23-35
February 8, 1981 Utah Jazz 101 at Golden State Warriors 107 L 15-13 8-23 23-36
February 11, 1981 Utah Jazz 87 at Kansas City Kings 99 L 15-13 8-24 23-37
February 13, 1981 Boston Celtics 89 at Utah Jazz 104 W 16-13 8-24 24-37
February 15, 1981 Utah Jazz 84 at Portland Trail Blazers 118 L 16-13 8-25 24-38
February 17, 1981 Seattle Supersonics 101 at Utah Jazz 98 L 16-14 8-25 24-39
February 20, 1981 Chicago Bulls 92 at Utah Jazz 84 L 16-15 8-25 24-40
February 22, 1981 Utah Jazz 93 at San Diego Clippers 108 L 16-15 8-26 24-41
February 23, 1981 Houston Rockets 106 at Utah Jazz 102 L 16-16 8-26 24-42
February 25, 1981 New Jersey Nets 106 at Utah Jazz 132 W 17-16 8-26 25-42
February 27, 1981 Philadelphia 76ers 87 at Utah Jazz 83 L 17-17 8-26 25-43
March 1, 1981 Utah Jazz 97 at Portland Trail Blazers 108 L 17-17 8-27 25-44
March 3, 1981 Washington Bullets 112 at Utah Jazz 93 L 17-18 8-27 25-45
March 4, 1981 Utah Jazz 105 at Golden State Warriors 107 L 17-18 8-28 25-46
March 5, 1981 Phoenix Suns 112 at Utah Jazz 100 L 17-19 8-28 25-47
March 7, 1981 San Diego Clippers 94 at Utah Jazz 97 W 18-19 8-28 26-47
March 14, 1981 Utah Jazz 82 at Houston Rockets 101 L 18-19 8-29 26-48
March 17, 1981 Utah Jazz 86 at San Antonio Spurs 94 L 18-19 8-30 26-49
March 18, 1981 Dallas Mavericks 113 at Utah Jazz 120 W 19-19 8-30 27-49
March 21, 1981 Utah Jazz 95 at Dallas Mavericks 105 L 19-19 8-31 27-50
March 22, 1981 Utah Jazz 108 at Denver Nuggets 113 L 19-19 8-32 27-51
March 24, 1981 Kansas City Kings 105 at Utah Jazz 92 L 19-20 8-32 27-52
March 26, 1981 San Antonio Spurs 98 at Utah Jazz 97 L 19-21 8-32 27-53
March 28, 1981 Los Angeles Lakers 110 at Utah Jazz 112 W 20-21 8-32 28-53 OT
March 29, 1981 Utah Jazz 90 at Phoenix Suns 105 L 20-21 8-33 28-54


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