HOU
KCKTop Performers
Points
29
Malone
HOU
Rebounds
12
Malone
HOU
Assists
7
Ford
KCK
Threes
2
Wedman
KCK
1980-81 Western
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Suns | 57 | 25 | .695 | |
| 2 |  Spurs | 52 | 30 | .634 | 5.0 |
| 3 |  Lakers | 54 | 28 | .659 | 3.0 |
| 4 |  Trail Blazers | 45 | 37 | .549 | 12.0 |
| 5 |  Kings | 40 | 42 | .488 | 17.0 |
| 6 |  Rockets | 40 | 42 | .488 | 17.0 |
| 7 |  Warriors | 39 | 43 | .476 | 18.0 |
| 8 |  Nuggets | 37 | 45 | .451 | 20.0 |
| 9 |  Clippers | 36 | 46 | .439 | 21.0 |
| 10 |  SuperSonics | 34 | 48 | .415 | 23.0 |
| 11 |  Jazz | 28 | 54 | .341 | 29.0 |
| 12 |  Mavericks | 15 | 67 | .183 | 42.0 |
Game Summary
The Kansas City Kings were easily defeated by the Houston Rockets, 97 to 78, in Game 1 of the 1981 Western Conference Finals on April 21, 1981.
Game Info
April 20, 1981
| Starters | MIN | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | +/- | TOV | PF | FG | 3P | FT | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Reid #50 | 44 | 19 | 5 (0) | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9-20 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 45.5 | ||
M. Malone #24 | 37 | 29 | 12 (0) | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11-17 | 0-0 | 7-8 | 70.7 | ||
B. Paultz #5 | 37 | 6 | 8 (0) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 37.5 | ||
M. Dunleavy #10 | 23 | 13 | 2 (0) | 6 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4-7 | 1-2 | 4-5 | 70.7 | ||
T. Henderson #14 | 29 | 8 | 5 (0) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4-12 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 33.3 |
| Bench | MIN | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | +/- | TOV | PF | FG | 3P | FT | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A. Leavell #30 | 20 | 10 | 3 (0) | 3 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 63.5 | ||
B. Willoughby #32 | 18 | 6 | 1 (0) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 75.0 | ||
C. Murphy #23 | 17 | 4 | 1 (0) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1-7 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 25.4 | ||
M. Jones #11 | 7 | 0 | 2 (0) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0.0 | ||
C. Garrett #00 | 4 | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | |||
R. Tomjanovich #45 | 4 | 2 | 1 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 113.6 |
| Team | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | FG | 3P | FT | TS% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | HOU | 0 (0) | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Starters | MIN | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | +/- | TOV | PF | FG | 3P | FT | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
E. Grunfeld #20 | 44 | 20 | 5 (0) | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10-13 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 76.9 | ||
R. King #51 | 42 | 16 | 12 (0) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6-15 | 0-0 | 4-7 | 44.2 | ||
S. Wedman #15 | 42 | 19 | 6 (0) | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8-13 | 2-4 | 1-2 | 68.4 | ||
S. Lacey #44 | 31 | 6 | 5 (0) | 7 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 60.0 | ||
P. Ford #1 | 23 | 5 | 1 (0) | 7 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2-7 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 31.7 |
| Bench | MIN | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | +/- | TOV | PF | FG | 3P | FT | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Lambert #24 | 24 | 6 | 3 (0) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 50.0 | ||
L. Douglas #13 | 19 | 6 | 3 (0) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 90.4 | ||
L. Walton #11 | 11 | 0 | 0 (0) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0.0 | ||
F. Sanders #45 | 4 | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0.0 |
| Team | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | FG | 3P | FT | TS% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | KCK | 0 (0) | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
39-83 (47.0%)
FG%
34-64 (53.1%)
1-2 (50.0%)
3PM
2-5 (40.0%)
18-21 (85.7%)
FTM
8-14 (57.1%)
40
Rebounds
35
Offensive Rebounds
Defensive Rebounds
21
Assists
27
17
Steals
6
4
Blocks
2
12
Turnovers
25
Points Off Turnovers
Fastbreak Points
Points In Paint
Second Chance Points
17
Fouls
21
Technical Fouls
Flagrant Fouls
