The Kansas City Kings got schooled by the Houston Rockets, 97 to 78, in Game 1 of the 1981 Western Conference Finals on April 21, 1981.

1980-81 Kansas City Kings

Final

KCK

78

1

20

23

2

24

18

3

22

19

4

31

18

Total

97

78

Rockets

Kings

FG Made - Attempted

39-83

34-64

Field Goal %

47.0

53.1

3PT Made - Attempted

1-2

2-5

3PT %

50.0

40.0

FT Made - Attempted

18-21

8-14

Free Throw %

85.7

57.1

Rebounds

40

35

Offensive Rebounds

Defensive Rebounds

Assists

21

27

Steals

17

6

Blocks

4

2

Turnovers

12

25

Personal Fouls

17

21

Starters

NAME MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK FG 3PT FT TOV PF +/- OREB DREB FG% 3P% FT%
Robert Reid 44 19 5 4 2 0 9-20 0-0 1-2 2 45.0 50.0
Moses Malone 37 29 12 1 3 2 11-17 0-0 7-8 2 64.7 87.5
Billy Paultz 37 6 8 1 0 0 3-8 0-0 0-0 1 37.5
Tom Henderson 29 8 5 3 2 0 4-12 0-0 0-0 1 33.3
Mike Dunleavy 23 13 2 6 1 0 4-7 1-2 4-5 3 57.1 50.0 80.0

Bench

NAME MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK FG 3PT FT TOV PF +/- OREB DREB FG% 3P% FT%
Allen Leavell 20 10 3 3 6 0 4-7 0-0 2-2 2 57.1 100.0
Bill Willoughby 18 6 1 0 1 2 3-4 0-0 0-0 2 75.0
Calvin Murphy 17 4 1 2 1 0 1-7 0-0 2-2 3 14.3 100.0
Major Jones 7 0 2 1 1 0 0-1 0-0 0-0 1 0.0
Rudy Tomjanovich 4 2 1 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 2-2 0 100.0
Calvin Garrett 4 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0

Starters

NAME MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK FG 3PT FT TOV PF +/- OREB DREB FG% 3P% FT%
Ernie Grunfeld 44 20 5 6 1 0 10-13 0-0 0-0 1 76.9
Scott Wedman 42 19 6 2 2 1 8-13 2-4 1-2 4 61.5 50.0 50.0
Reggie King 42 16 12 1 2 1 6-15 0-0 4-7 1 40.0 57.1
Sam Lacey 31 6 5 7 1 0 3-5 0-0 0-0 3 60.0
Phil Ford 23 5 1 7 0 0 2-7 0-0 1-2 5 28.6 50.0

Bench

NAME MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK FG 3PT FT TOV PF +/- OREB DREB FG% 3P% FT%
John Lambert 24 6 3 1 0 0 3-6 0-0 0-0 2 50.0
Leon Douglas 19 6 3 2 0 0 2-2 0-0 2-3 5 100.0 66.7
Lloyd Walton 11 0 0 1 0 0 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0.0
Frankie Sanders 4 0 0 0 0 0 0-2 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0

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Team Leaders

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PPG

29.5

Fox

De'Aaron Fox

RPG

13.7

Sabonis

Domantas Sabonis

APG

8.2

Sabonis

Domantas Sabonis

Team Rankings

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ORTG

116.9

13th

DRTG

115.2

14th

NETRTG

1.7

17th

3P%

36.6

16th

2023-24 Conference Standings

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TEAM W L PCT GB
7
Lakers Lakers
47 35 .573 10.0
8
Pelicans Pelicans
49 33 .598 8.0
9
Kings Kings
46 36 .561 11.0
10
Warriors Warriors
46 36 .561 11.0
11
Rockets Rockets
41 41 .500 16.0

Last Game

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105

Final

98

SAC Kings

1-1

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NBA 2023-24 Leaders

NBA 2023-24 Rankings

NBA 2023-24 Betting

NBA 2023-24 Conference Standings

Eastern W L PCT GB
1
Celtics Celtics
64 18 .780
2
Knicks Knicks
50 32 .610 14.0
3
Bucks Bucks
49 33 .598 15.0
4
Cavaliers Cavaliers
48 34 .585 16.0
5
Magic Magic
47 35 .573 17.0
6
Pacers Pacers
47 35 .573 17.0
Western W L PCT GB
1
Thunder Thunder
57 25 .695
2
Nuggets Nuggets
57 25 .695
3
Timberwolves Timberwolves
56 26 .683 1.0
4
Clippers Clippers
51 31 .622 6.0
5
Mavericks Mavericks
50 32 .610 7.0
6
Suns Suns
49 33 .598 8.0

NBA 2023-24 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Tue
4/23
NOP NOP
@
OKC OKC
92-124
Tue
4/23
MIA MIA
@
BOS BOS
111-101
Mon
4/22
PHX PHX
@
MIN MIN
93-105
Mon
4/22
DAL DAL
@
LAC LAC
96-93
Mon
4/22
IND IND
@
MIL MIL
125-108

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Thu
4/25
CLE CLE
@
ORL ORL
7:00 PM
Thu
4/25
NYK NYK
@
PHI PHI
7:30 PM
Thu
4/25
DEN DEN
@
LAL LAL
10:00 PM
Fri
4/26
MIL MIL
@
IND IND
5:30 PM
Fri
4/26
LAC LAC
@
DAL DAL
8:00 PM