Largest Margins of Victory in the 1980-81 NBA Season

This list shows the NBA games in which the teams won and lost by the largest point margins in the 1980-81 Season, including both the Regular Season and the Playoffs, with final score and date for each game.

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What was the largest margin of victory in a game in the 1980-81 Season?

In February 4, 1981, the Houston Rockets won their game against the Dallas Mavericks by 48 points, 116-68, in the largest win of the 1980-81 NBA Season, including both the Regular Season and the Playoffs.

Largest Point Margin

48
Points
Rockets vs. Mavericks

RS = Regular Season / PL = Playoffs

Largest Margins of Victory in the 1980-81 NBA Season

	Point Margin	Game / Details
1.	48	116 - 68 Houston Rockets Dallas Mavericks Feb. 4, 1981, at Houston / RS
2.	41	121 - 80 Philadelphia 76ers Chicago Bulls Nov. 11, 1980, at Chicago / RS
3.	39	114 - 75 Philadelphia 76ers Detroit Pistons Mar. 25, 1981, at Philadelphia / RS
4.	37	105 - 68 Kansas City Kings Phoenix Suns Mar. 8, 1981, at Kansas City / RS

	Point Margin	Game / Details
5.	36	131 - 95 New York Knicks Atlanta Hawks Jan. 3, 1981, at New York / RS
6.	35	138 - 103 Washington Bullets Cleveland Cavaliers Mar. 29, 1981, at Washington / RS
	35	118 - 83 Seattle Supersonics Cleveland Cavaliers Nov. 3, 1980, at Seattle / RS
	35	133 - 98 Denver Nuggets Dallas Mavericks Oct. 15, 1980, at Denver / RS

	Point Margin	Game / Details
9.	34	118 - 84 Portland Trail Blazers Utah Jazz Feb. 15, 1981, at Portland / RS
	34	120 - 86 Phoenix Suns Atlanta Hawks Jan. 18, 1981, at Phoenix / RS
11.	33	128 - 95 San Diego Clippers Chicago Bulls Feb. 17, 1981, at San Diego / RS
	33	125 - 92 Chicago Bulls Detroit Pistons Jan. 22, 1981, at Detroit / RS
	33	135 - 102 Philadelphia 76ers San Antonio Spurs Jan. 7, 1981, at Philadelphia / RS
	33	128 - 95 Milwaukee Bucks San Diego Clippers Jan. 4, 1981, at Milwaukee / RS
	33	126 - 93 Milwaukee Bucks Utah Jazz Nov. 18, 1980, at Utah / RS

	Point Margin	Game / Details
16.	32	126 - 94 Philadelphia 76ers Boston Celtics Mar. 22, 1981, at Philadelphia / RS
	32	123 - 91 Milwaukee Bucks Houston Rockets Dec. 21, 1980, at Milwaukee / RS
18.	31	137 - 106 San Antonio Spurs Washington Bullets Jan. 11, 1981, at San Antonio / RS
	31	149 - 118 New York Knicks Detroit Pistons Nov. 11, 1980, at New York / RS

	Point Margin	Game / Details
20.	30	137 - 107 Milwaukee Bucks Washington Bullets Mar. 1, 1981, at Milwaukee / RS
	30	132 - 102 Boston Celtics Atlanta Hawks Feb. 27, 1981, at Atlanta / RS
	30	117 - 87 Boston Celtics Utah Jazz Jan. 21, 1981, at Boston / RS
	30	130 - 100 San Antonio Spurs Cleveland Cavaliers Dec. 4, 1980, at San Antonio / RS
	30	114 - 84 San Antonio Spurs Phoenix Suns Nov. 5, 1980, at San Antonio / RS
	30	131 - 101 Los Angeles Lakers San Diego Clippers Oct. 28, 1980, at San Diego / RS

	Point Margin	Game / Details
26.	29	109 - 80 Boston Celtics Houston Rockets May. 12, 1981, at Boston / PL NBA Finals, Game 5
	29	126 - 97 Los Angeles Lakers Atlanta Hawks Nov. 11, 1980, at Atlanta / RS
28.	28	137 - 109 Milwaukee Bucks Cleveland Cavaliers Mar. 26, 1981, at Milwaukee / RS
	28	120 - 92 New York Knicks Detroit Pistons Feb. 13, 1981, at New York / RS
	28	116 - 88 Los Angeles Lakers Phoenix Suns Nov. 21, 1980, at Los Angeles / RS
	28	101 - 73 Detroit Pistons Dallas Mavericks Nov. 8, 1980, at Detroit / RS
	28	127 - 99 Los Angeles Lakers Utah Jazz Oct. 25, 1980, at Utah / RS

	Point Margin	Game / Details
33.	27	117 - 90 Portland Trail Blazers New York Knicks Jan. 23, 1981, at Portland / RS
	27	114 - 87 Atlanta Hawks San Diego Clippers Dec. 9, 1980, at Atlanta / RS
	27	122 - 95 New Jersey Nets Utah Jazz Nov. 28, 1980, at New Jersey / RS
	27	130 - 103 Philadelphia 76ers Indiana Pacers Nov. 13, 1980, at Indiana / RS
	27	127 - 100 Phoenix Suns Kansas City Kings Nov. 1, 1980, at Kansas City / RS
	27	130 - 103 Boston Celtics Cleveland Cavaliers Oct. 10, 1980, at Boston / RS

	Point Margin	Game / Details
39.	26	135 - 109 San Antonio Spurs Houston Rockets Mar. 29, 1981, at San Antonio / RS
	26	139 - 113 San Diego Clippers Golden State Warriors Mar. 19, 1981, at San Diego / RS
	26	128 - 102 Chicago Bulls New Jersey Nets Mar. 3, 1981, at Chicago / RS
	26	132 - 106 Utah Jazz New Jersey Nets Feb. 25, 1981, at Utah / RS
	26	122 - 96 San Antonio Spurs Portland Trail Blazers Feb. 6, 1981, at San Antonio / RS
	26	128 - 102 Phoenix Suns Denver Nuggets Jan. 14, 1981, at Phoenix / RS
	26	114 - 88 Washington Bullets Detroit Pistons Nov. 7, 1980, at Washington / RS

	Point Margin	Game / Details
46.	25	108 - 83 Chicago Bulls Atlanta Hawks Mar. 27, 1981, at Chicago / RS
	25	115 - 90 Detroit Pistons Boston Celtics Mar. 27, 1981, at Boston / RS
	25	114 - 89 New York Knicks Indiana Pacers Mar. 17, 1981, at New York / RS
	25	135 - 110 Portland Trail Blazers Dallas Mavericks Mar. 15, 1981, at Portland / RS
	25	133 - 108 San Antonio Spurs Dallas Mavericks Mar. 8, 1981, at San Antonio / RS
	25	114 - 89 Phoenix Suns Utah Jazz Feb. 4, 1981, at Phoenix / RS
	25	142 - 117 San Antonio Spurs Utah Jazz Dec. 27, 1980, at San Antonio / RS
	25	115 - 90 San Antonio Spurs Utah Jazz Dec. 9, 1980, at Utah / RS
	25	115 - 90 Houston Rockets Dallas Mavericks Nov. 29, 1980, at Houston / RS
	25	126 - 101 Boston Celtics Portland Trail Blazers Nov. 26, 1980, at Boston / RS
	25	100 - 75 Phoenix Suns Seattle Supersonics Oct. 25, 1980, at Seattle / RS

Number of games showed: 56