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The 1980 NBA World Championship Series was the championship round of the National Basketball Association (NBA)'s 1979–80 season, and the conclusion of the season's playoffs. The Western Conference champion Los Angeles Lakers defeated the Eastern Conference champion Philadelphia 76ers 4 games to 2 to win their seventh championship.
It was previously in a 2–3–2 format (the team with the better regular season record plays on its home court in games 1, 2, 6, and 7) during 1949, 1953–1955, and 1985–2013, [9] [10] in a 1–1–1–1–1–1–1 format in 1956 and 1971, [11] [12] and in a 1–2–2–1–1 format in 1975 and 1978.
The Rockets were only the second team in NBA history to make the Finals after posting a losing record in the regular season, and the Celtics had an NBA best record of 62–20. The Celtics won the Finals in 6 games. The Lakers returned to the Finals in 1982, this time led by new coach Pat Riley, in a rematch against the 76ers. The 76ers defeated ...
The 1980 NBA playoffs were the postseason tournament of the National Basketball Association's 1979–80 season. The tournament concluded with the Western Conference champion Los Angeles Lakers defeating the Eastern Conference champion Philadelphia 76ers 4 games to 2 in the NBA Finals .
Games played during the IST are included in a team's regular season results and thus, count toward a team's win-loss record, except the NBA Cup Finals. [4] [5] At the end of the regular season, 12 teams (the top 6 seeds in the Eastern Conference and Western Conference) will have clinched an NBA playoffs berth.
In addition, their regular season winning percentage of .793 was only bettered by three teams before 1968 (the 1947 Washington Capitals of .817; 1950 Syracuse Nations of .797 and aforementioned 1967 Sixers of .840), when NBA teams played less than an 82-game regular season. Both the Capitols and the Nationals failed to win an NBA championship.
Celtics become the first team in NBA Finals history to overcome a 2–0 series deficit and the first road team to win game 7. Jerry West wins the inaugural NBA Finals MVP despite being on the losing team, the first and only time this has happened. Last series for Bill Russell as he retires the next season. 1969–70: Lakers: 4–2: Lakers, 2 ...
The Chicago Bulls are a National Basketball Association (NBA) team based in Chicago, Illinois. Dick Klein founded the Bulls in 1966 after a number of other professional basketball teams in Chicago had failed. [1] [a] In their 53 seasons, the Bulls have achieved a winning record 25 times, and have appeared in the NBA playoffs 35 times. [4]