The Kansas City Kings were 31-51 in 1977-78. They finished 5th in the Midwest Division and 10th in the Western Conference.
| GP | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TOV | PF | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 82 | 241.8 | 109.5 | 46.8 | 24.3 | 9.7 | 4.5 | 43.9 | 94.3 | 46.6 | 21.6 | 27.6 | 78.5 | 51.4 | 14.7 | 32.1 | 20.6 | 27.2 | |||
Team Rank | 6th | 9th | 12th | 12th | 14th | 17th | 7th | 7th | 13th | 10th | 13th | 3rd | 12th | 12th | 10th | 15th | 19th | ||||
Opponent | 82 | 241.8 | 111.4 | 47.8 | 23.5 | 9.7 | 5.0 | 43.5 | 91.7 | 47.4 | 24.4 | 32.1 | 76.1 | 52.6 | 15.0 | 32.7 | 20.7 | 25.5 | |||
Opponent Rank | 6th | 19th | 14th | 4th | 14th | 11th | 8th | 7th | 15th | 19th | 19th | 18th | 18th | 12th | 16th | 9th | 9th | ||||
Net | -1.9 | -0.9 | +0.8 | 0.0 | -0.5 | +0.5 | +2.6 | -0.8 | -2.8 | -4.5 | +2.4 | -1.2 | -0.3 | -0.6 | 0.0 | +1.7 | |||||
Net Rank | 17th | 12th | 8th | 12th | 14th | 9th | 7th | 15th | 17th | 19th | 5th | 17th | 14th | 14th | 11th | 17th |
| Eastern | W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 40 | 13 | .755 | ||
| 2 | 35 | 19 | .648 | 5.5 | |
| 3 | 35 | 20 | .636 | 6.0 | |
| 4 | 34 | 21 | .618 | 7.0 | |
| 5 | 32 | 23 | .582 | 9.0 | |
| 6 | 30 | 24 | .556 | 10.5 | |
| 7 | 28 | 25 | .528 | 12.0 | |
| 8 | 29 | 27 | .518 | 12.5 | |
| 9 | 26 | 29 | .473 | 15.0 | |
| 10 | 26 | 30 | .464 | 15.5 | |
| 11 | 24 | 31 | .436 | 17.0 | |
| 12 | 22 | 30 | .423 | 17.5 | |
| 13 | 15 | 38 | .283 | 25.0 | |
| 14 | 15 | 40 | .273 | 26.0 | |
| 15 | 14 | 39 | .264 | 26.0 |
| Western | W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 42 | 13 | .764 | ||
| 2 | 38 | 16 | .704 | 3.5 | |
| 3 | 35 | 20 | .636 | 7.0 | |
| 4 | 33 | 20 | .623 | 8.0 | |
| 5 | 34 | 22 | .607 | 8.5 | |
| 6 | 32 | 21 | .604 | 9.0 | |
| 7 | 32 | 23 | .582 | 10.0 | |
| 8 | 29 | 26 | .527 | 13.0 | |
| 9 | 26 | 28 | .481 | 15.5 | |
| 10 | 26 | 29 | .473 | 16.0 | |
| 11 | 20 | 33 | .377 | 21.0 | |
| 12 | 19 | 34 | .358 | 22.0 | |
| 13 | 18 | 37 | .327 | 24.0 | |
| 14 | 15 | 41 | .268 | 27.5 | |
| 15 | 12 | 44 | .214 | 30.5 |