In the 1980 NBA, the ring went to the Angeles Lakers after beating the Philadelphia Sixers 4-2 in the final. A qualifying round marked by the exhibited level of two extraordinary players, Magic Johnson and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

Angeles Lakers
*M. Johnson – 21.5p, 11.2r, 8.7a
*Nixon – 15.5p, 7.0a, 3.7r
*Wilkes – 21.3p, 7.7r, 3.2a
*Chones – 8.3p, 7.0r
*Abdul-Jabbar – 33.4p, 13.6r, 4.6t
Cooper – 8.8p, 4.2r, 3.3a
Landsberger – 4.2p, 6.2r
Holland – 3.3p. (3)
Haywood – 1.0p. (2)
Byrnes – 0p. (1)

Philadelphia Sixers
*Cheeks – 14.7p, 6.7a, 3.2r
*Hollins – 12.8p, 8.8a, 3.7r
*Erwing – 25.5p, 7.0p, 5.0a
*Jones – 11.0p, 5.7r, 2.0a
*Dawkins – 20.2p, 6.0r, 2.3t
Jones – 9.0p, 8.3r, 1.8a
Bibby – 5.0p, 3.2a, 1.8r
Mix – 7.2p, 1.8r, 1.4a. (5)
Richardson – 0p. (1)
Spanarkel – 0p. (1)
Toone – 0p. (1)

In order to reach the final they beat…
Angeles Lakers – Phoenix Suns (4-1), Seattle Supersonics (4-1)
Philadelphia Sixers – Washington Bullets (2-0), Atlanta Hawks (4-1), Boston Celtics (4-1)