The Phoenix Suns decisively defeated the Kansas City Kings, 101 to 89, in Game 5 of the 1981 Western Conference Semifinals on April 15, 1981.
Final
Kings
Suns
FG Made - Attempted
33-85
41-88
Field Goal %
38.8
46.6
3PT Made - Attempted
0-3
2-2
3PT %
0.0
100.0
FT Made - Attempted
23-28
17-23
Free Throw %
82.1
73.9
Rebounds
35
52
Offensive Rebounds
Defensive Rebounds
Assists
23
20
Steals
10
5
Blocks
5
6
Turnovers
15
17
Personal Fouls
23
23
Starters
| NAME | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TOV | PF | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. King | 47 | 29 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 12-24 | 50.0 | 0-0 | 5-8 | 62.5 | 52.7 | 3 | 4 | ||||
E. Grunfeld | 43 | 21 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 5-15 | 33.3 | 0-0 | 11-12 | 91.7 | 51.8 | 0 | 2 | ||||
S. Wedman | 39 | 18 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 8-20 | 40.0 | 0-1 | 0.0 | 2-2 | 100.0 | 43.1 | 3 | 3 | |||
L. Douglas | 38 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0-2 | 0.0 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 75.0 | 39.9 | 1 | 5 | ||||
S. Lacey | 36 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4-13 | 30.8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 30.8 | 5 | 3 |
Bench
| NAME | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TOV | PF | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Lambert | 15 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2-4 | 50.0 | 0-1 | 0.0 | 0-0 | 50.0 | 0 | 1 | ||||
F. Sanders | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2-4 | 50.0 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 100.0 | 61.5 | 2 | 2 | ||||
J. Meriweather | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-1 | 0.0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||
L. Walton | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0.0 | 0-1 | 0.0 | 0-0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 |
Starters
| NAME | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TOV | PF | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Robinson | 42 | 15 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4-13 | 30.8 | 0-0 | 7-10 | 70.0 | 43.1 | 0 | 3 | ||||
D. Johnson | 32 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 5-14 | 35.7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 35.7 | 2 | 2 | |||||
W. Davis | 29 | 20 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9-18 | 50.0 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 66.7 | 51.8 | 6 | 2 | ||||
A. Adams | 23 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3-6 | 50.0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 50.0 | 1 | 1 | |||||
J. Cook | 20 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3-7 | 42.9 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 42.9 | 1 | 5 |
Bench
| NAME | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TOV | PF | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A. Scott | 27 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2-5 | 40.0 | 0-0 | 6-7 | 85.7 | 61.9 | 2 | 2 | ||||
R. Kelley | 24 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3-5 | 60.0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 60.0 | 2 | 0 | |||||
K. Macy | 18 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7-8 | 87.5 | 2-2 | 100.0 | 1-1 | 100.0 | 100.7 | 0 | 4 | |||
J. High | 17 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3-8 | 37.5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 37.5 | 2 | 3 | |||||
J. Kramer | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-3 | 66.7 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 50.0 | 64.4 | 1 | 1 | ||||
M. Niles | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0.0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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Team Rankings
ORTG
114.8
10th
DRTG
115.7
21st
NETRTG
-0.9
16th
3P%
37.8
8th
2024-25 Conference Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
8 |  Lakers | 13 | 11 | .542 | 5.5 |
9 |  Timberwolves | 12 | 11 | .522 | 6.0 |
10 |  Suns | 12 | 11 | .522 | 6.0 |
11 |  Spurs | 12 | 12 | .500 | 6.5 |
12 |  Kings | 12 | 13 | .480 | 7.0 |
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