Lowest Scoring Games of the 1980-81 NBA Season

This list shows the NBA games with the fewest total points scored between the two teams during the 1980-1981 Season, including both the Regular Season and the Playoffs, with final score and date for each game.

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What was the lowest scoring game of the 1980-81 Season?

In April 17, 1981, the Phoenix Suns defeated the Kansas City Kings 81-76 in the game with the fewest total points scored of the 1980-81 NBA Season, including both the Regular Season and the Playoffs.

Fewest Total Points in a Game

157
Total Points
Suns vs. Kings

RS = Regular Season / PL = Playoffs

1981 NBA Regular Season and Playoffs Lowest Scoring Games

	Total Points	Game / Details
1.	157	81 - 76 Phoenix Suns Kansas City Kings Apr. 17, 1981, at Kansas City / PL Western Conference Semifinals, Game 6
2.	158	83 - 75 Detroit Pistons Philadelphia 76ers Jan. 20, 1981, at Detroit / RS
3.	165	94 - 71 Boston Celtics Houston Rockets May. 9, 1981, at Houston / PL NBA Finals, Game 3
	165	86 - 79 Golden State Warriors Dallas Mavericks Oct. 25, 1980, at Golden State / RS

	Total Points	Game / Details
5.	167	88 - 79 Kansas City Kings Houston Rockets Apr. 22, 1981, at Kansas City / PL Western Conference Finals, Game 2
6.	168	87 - 81 Houston Rockets Atlanta Hawks Feb. 7, 1981, at Houston / RS
	168	85 - 83 Seattle Supersonics Dallas Mavericks Oct. 14, 1980, at Dallas / RS
8.	169	89 - 80 New Jersey Nets Detroit Pistons Nov. 16, 1980, at New Jersey / RS

	Total Points	Game / Details
9.	170	90 - 80 Chicago Bulls New York Knicks Mar. 31, 1981, at New York / PL Eastern Conference First Round, Game 1
	170	87 - 83 Philadelphia 76ers Utah Jazz Feb. 27, 1981, at Utah / RS
11.	171	88 - 83 Kansas City Kings Phoenix Suns Apr. 8, 1981, at Phoenix / PL Western Conference Semifinals, Game 2
12.	172	89 - 83 San Antonio Spurs Dallas Mavericks Dec. 16, 1980, at Dallas / RS
	172	91 - 81 San Diego Clippers Seattle Supersonics Dec. 14, 1980, at San Diego / RS

	Total Points	Game / Details
14.	173	105 - 68 Kansas City Kings Phoenix Suns Mar. 8, 1981, at Kansas City / RS
	173	88 - 85 Boston Celtics San Diego Clippers Jan. 1, 1981, at San Diego / RS
16.	174	92 - 82 Chicago Bulls Washington Bullets Jan. 2, 1981, at Washington / RS
	174	95 - 79 Philadelphia 76ers Washington Bullets Dec. 12, 1980, at Philadelphia / RS
	174	101 - 73 Detroit Pistons Dallas Mavericks Nov. 8, 1980, at Detroit / RS

	Total Points	Game / Details
19.	175	97 - 78 Houston Rockets Kansas City Kings Apr. 21, 1981, at Kansas City / PL Western Conference Finals, Game 1
	175	89 - 86 Houston Rockets Los Angeles Lakers Apr. 5, 1981, at Los Angeles / PL Western Conference First Round, Game 3
	175	91 - 84 Houston Rockets Kansas City Kings Mar. 27, 1981, at Houston / RS
	175	100 - 75 Phoenix Suns Seattle Supersonics Oct. 25, 1980, at Seattle / RS

	Total Points	Game / Details
23.	176	92 - 84 Chicago Bulls Utah Jazz Feb. 20, 1981, at Utah / RS
24.	177	91 - 86 Houston Rockets Boston Celtics May. 10, 1981, at Houston / PL NBA Finals, Game 4
	177	98 - 79 Chicago Bulls Cleveland Cavaliers Oct. 17, 1980, at Chicago / RS
26.	178	90 - 88 New York Knicks New Jersey Nets Mar. 28, 1981, at New Jersey / RS
	178	90 - 88 New Jersey Nets Phoenix Suns Dec. 5, 1980, at Phoenix / RS
	178	90 - 88 Cleveland Cavaliers Washington Bullets Oct. 16, 1980, at Cleveland / RS

	Total Points	Game / Details
29.	179	94 - 85 Boston Celtics San Antonio Spurs Jan. 16, 1981, at Boston / RS
	179	92 - 87 Los Angeles Lakers Seattle Supersonics Jan. 9, 1981, at Los Angeles / RS
	179	96 - 83 Philadelphia 76ers Cleveland Cavaliers Dec. 9, 1980, at Cleveland / RS
	179	94 - 85 Boston Celtics Detroit Pistons Dec. 2, 1980, at Detroit / RS
	179	93 - 86 Boston Celtics Washington Bullets Nov. 12, 1980, at Boston / RS

	Total Points	Game / Details
34.	180	92 - 88 Houston Rockets Kansas City Kings Apr. 24, 1981, at Houston / PL Western Conference Finals, Game 3
	180	94 - 86 San Antonio Spurs Utah Jazz Mar. 17, 1981, at San Antonio / RS
	180	95 - 85 Washington Bullets Detroit Pistons Oct. 10, 1980, at Detroit / RS
37.	181	91 - 90 Boston Celtics Philadelphia 76ers May. 3, 1981, at Boston / PL Eastern Conference Finals, Game 7
	181	96 - 85 Philadelphia 76ers Indiana Pacers Apr. 2, 1981, at Indiana / PL Eastern Conference First Round, Game 2
	181	91 - 90 Kansas City Kings Detroit Pistons Feb. 4, 1981, at Kansas City / RS
	181	92 - 89 Phoenix Suns Houston Rockets Jan. 16, 1981, at Phoenix / RS

	Total Points	Game / Details
41.	182	92 - 90 Houston Rockets Boston Celtics May. 7, 1981, at Boston / PL NBA Finals, Game 2
	182	102 - 80 Phoenix Suns Kansas City Kings Apr. 7, 1981, at Phoenix / PL Western Conference Semifinals, Game 1
	182	92 - 90 Boston Celtics Detroit Pistons Jan. 19, 1981, at Boston played at Hartford, CT / RS
	182	93 - 89 Boston Celtics New York Knicks Jan. 13, 1981, at New York / RS
	182	103 - 79 Philadelphia 76ers Cleveland Cavaliers Dec. 17, 1980, at Philadelphia / RS
	182	95 - 87 Utah Jazz Portland Trail Blazers Nov. 1, 1980, at Portland / RS
	182	96 - 86 Utah Jazz Portland Trail Blazers Oct. 10, 1980, at Utah / RS

	Total Points	Game / Details
48.	183	95 - 88 Kansas City Kings Phoenix Suns Apr. 19, 1981, at Phoenix / PL Western Conference Semifinals, Game 7
	183	101 - 82 Houston Rockets Utah Jazz Mar. 14, 1981, at Houston / RS
	183	96 - 87 Los Angeles Lakers New York Knicks Feb. 17, 1981, at Los Angeles / RS
	183	100 - 83 Atlanta Hawks Washington Bullets Dec. 23, 1980, at Atlanta / RS

Number of games showed: 51