1976-77 Kansas City Kings Game-by-Game Results
National Basketball Association (NBA)
Team Record: 40-42
Finishing 4th in the NBA's Midwest Division of the Western Conference
Coach: Phil Johnson (40-42)
Location: Kansas City, Kansas
Attendance: 330,526, Avg. 8,062 in 41 home dates
1976-77 Kansas City Kings StatisticsTeam Record: 40-42
Finishing 4th in the NBA's Midwest Division of the Western Conference
Coach: Phil Johnson (40-42)
Location: Kansas City, Kansas
Attendance: 330,526, Avg. 8,062 in 41 home dates
1976-77 Kansas City Kings Roster
The Kansas City Kings of the National Basketball Association ended the 1976-77 season with a record of 40 wins and 42 losses, finishing fourth in the NBA's Midwest Division of the Western Conference.
Kansas City netted 8,828 points and yielded 8,756. Ron Boone scored a team-leading 1,818 points for the Kings, and Brian Taylor contributed 17 or more per game, too. Sam Lacey racked up 734 rebounds. Sam Lacey dished out 386 assists for the squad.
On defense, Brian Taylor added 199 steals, while Sam Lacey rejected 133 opposing shots.
Phil Johnson coached the team.
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Regular Season Points For: 8828
Regular Season Points Against: 8756
| Date | Game | Res | Home | Road | Record | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 22, 1976 | Detroit Pistons 99 at Kansas City Kings 96 | L | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-1 | ||
| October 23, 1976 | Kansas City Kings 99 at Denver Nuggets 120 | L | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-2 | ||
| October 26, 1976 | Los Angeles Lakers 115 at Kansas City Kings 117 | W | 1-1 | 0-1 | 1-2 | OT | |
| October 29, 1976 | San Antonio Spurs 102 at Kansas City Kings 130 | W | 2-1 | 0-1 | 2-2 | ||
| October 30, 1976 | Kansas City Kings 102 at Indiana Pacers 112 | L | 2-1 | 0-2 | 2-3 | ||
| November 1, 1976 | New York Knicks 101 at Kansas City Kings 105 | W | 3-1 | 0-2 | 3-3 | ||
| November 3, 1976 | Seattle Supersonics 106 at Kansas City Kings 126 | W | 4-1 | 0-2 | 4-3 | ||
| November 5, 1976 | Indiana Pacers 103 at Kansas City Kings 112 | W | 5-1 | 0-2 | 5-3 | ||
| November 7, 1976 | Kansas City Kings 96 at Los Angeles Lakers 107 | L | 5-1 | 0-3 | 5-4 | ||
| November 9, 1976 | Kansas City Kings 102 at Portland Trail Blazers 119 | L | 5-1 | 0-4 | 5-5 | ||
| November 11, 1976 | Kansas City Kings 94 at Golden State Warriors 86 | W | 5-1 | 1-4 | 6-5 | ||
| November 12, 1976 | Kansas City Kings 97 at Seattle Supersonics 102 | L | 5-1 | 1-5 | 6-6 | ||
| November 13, 1976 | Kansas City Kings 96 at Denver Nuggets 128 | L | 5-1 | 1-6 | 6-7 | ||
| November 16, 1976 | Milwaukee Bucks 91 at Kansas City Kings 100 | W | 6-1 | 1-6 | 7-7 | at Omaha, NE | |
| November 18, 1976 | Kansas City Kings 104 at San Antonio Spurs 129 | L | 6-1 | 1-7 | 7-8 | ||
| November 20, 1976 | Kansas City Kings 126 at Houston Rockets 127 | L | 6-1 | 1-8 | 7-9 | OT | |
| November 21, 1976 | Kansas City Kings 106 at Atlanta Hawks 83 | W | 6-1 | 2-8 | 8-9 | ||
| November 23, 1976 | Kansas City Kings 100 at New York Knicks 98 | W | 6-1 | 3-8 | 9-9 | ||
| November 24, 1976 | Kansas City Kings 111 at Boston Celtics 133 | L | 6-1 | 3-9 | 9-10 | ||
| November 26, 1976 | Denver Nuggets 110 at Kansas City Kings 120 | W | 7-1 | 3-9 | 10-10 | ||
| November 28, 1976 | Philadelphia 76ers 89 at Kansas City Kings 101 | W | 8-1 | 3-9 | 11-10 | ||
| December 1, 1976 | Cleveland Cavaliers 98 at Kansas City Kings 91 | L | 8-2 | 3-9 | 11-11 | OT | |
| December 3, 1976 | Kansas City Kings 115 at Detroit Pistons 124 | L | 8-2 | 3-10 | 11-12 | ||
| December 5, 1976 | Boston Celtics 96 at Kansas City Kings 102 | W | 9-2 | 3-10 | 12-12 | ||
| December 9, 1976 | Atlanta Hawks 102 at Kansas City Kings 100 | L | 9-3 | 3-10 | 12-13 | ||
| December 12, 1976 | Detroit Pistons 110 at Kansas City Kings 104 | L | 9-4 | 3-10 | 12-14 | at Omaha, NE | |
| December 14, 1976 | Kansas City Kings 117 at New Orleans Jazz 120 | L | 9-4 | 3-11 | 12-15 | ||
| December 15, 1976 | Kansas City Kings 100 at Washington Bullets 104 | L | 9-4 | 3-12 | 12-16 | ||
| December 16, 1976 | New York Nets 90 at Kansas City Kings 100 | W | 10-4 | 3-12 | 13-16 | ||
| December 18, 1976 | Kansas City Kings 90 at Phoenix Suns 89 | W | 10-4 | 4-12 | 14-16 | ||
| December 19, 1976 | Kansas City Kings 92 at Los Angeles Lakers 103 | L | 10-4 | 4-13 | 14-17 | ||
| December 21, 1976 | Kansas City Kings 94 at Portland Trail Blazers 99 | L | 10-4 | 4-14 | 14-18 | ||
| December 25, 1976 | Chicago Bulls 96 at Kansas City Kings 91 | L | 10-5 | 4-14 | 14-19 | ||
| December 26, 1976 | San Antonio Spurs 110 at Kansas City Kings 105 | L | 10-6 | 4-14 | 14-20 | at Omaha, NE | |
| December 28, 1976 | Kansas City Kings 113 at Cleveland Cavaliers 106 | W | 10-6 | 5-14 | 15-20 | ||
| December 29, 1976 | Kansas City Kings 113 at Buffalo Braves 103 | W | 10-6 | 6-14 | 16-20 | ||
| January 2, 1977 | Phoenix Suns 88 at Kansas City Kings 89 | W | 11-6 | 6-14 | 17-20 | at Omaha, NE | |
| January 8, 1977 | Houston Rockets 94 at Kansas City Kings 106 | W | 12-6 | 6-14 | 18-20 | ||
| January 11, 1977 | Philadelphia 76ers 117 at Kansas City Kings 115 | L | 12-7 | 6-14 | 18-21 | ||
| January 13, 1977 | Golden State Warriors 114 at Kansas City Kings 116 | W | 13-7 | 6-14 | 19-21 | ||
| January 14, 1977 | Kansas City Kings 106 at Philadelphia 76ers 111 | L | 13-7 | 6-15 | 19-22 | ||
| January 15, 1977 | Kansas City Kings 115 at Atlanta Hawks 90 | W | 13-7 | 7-15 | 20-22 | ||
| January 18, 1977 | Los Angeles Lakers 113 at Kansas City Kings 111 | L | 13-8 | 7-15 | 20-23 | ||
| January 20, 1977 | New York Nets 92 at Kansas City Kings 123 | W | 14-8 | 7-15 | 21-23 | ||
| January 22, 1977 | Buffalo Braves 104 at Kansas City Kings 132 | W | 15-8 | 7-15 | 22-23 | ||
| January 23, 1977 | Kansas City Kings 111 at Milwaukee Bucks 119 | L | 15-8 | 7-16 | 22-24 | ||
| January 26, 1977 | New Orleans Jazz 95 at Kansas City Kings 101 | W | 16-8 | 7-16 | 23-24 | ||
| January 28, 1977 | Chicago Bulls 94 at Kansas City Kings 105 | W | 17-8 | 7-16 | 24-24 | ||
| January 29, 1977 | Kansas City Kings 112 at New York Knicks 105 | W | 17-8 | 8-16 | 25-24 | ||
| January 30, 1977 | Kansas City Kings 98 at Washington Bullets 112 | L | 17-8 | 8-17 | 25-25 | ||
| February 1, 1977 | Kansas City Kings 97 at Chicago Bulls 86 | W | 17-8 | 9-17 | 26-25 | ||
| February 2, 1977 | Portland Trail Blazers 107 at Kansas City Kings 119 | W | 18-8 | 9-17 | 27-25 | ||
| February 4, 1977 | Cleveland Cavaliers 102 at Kansas City Kings 101 | L | 18-9 | 9-17 | 27-26 | ||
| February 6, 1977 | Kansas City Kings 111 at Detroit Pistons 130 | L | 18-9 | 9-18 | 27-27 | ||
| February 10, 1977 | Kansas City Kings 102 at Milwaukee Bucks 112 | L | 18-9 | 9-19 | 27-28 | ||
| February 11, 1977 | Washington Bullets 106 at Kansas City Kings 120 | W | 19-9 | 9-19 | 28-28 | ||
| February 15, 1977 | Phoenix Suns 96 at Kansas City Kings 102 | W | 20-9 | 9-19 | 29-28 | ||
| February 17, 1977 | Boston Celtics 126 at Kansas City Kings 125 | L | 20-10 | 9-19 | 29-29 | OT | |
| February 19, 1977 | Houston Rockets 109 at Kansas City Kings 115 | W | 21-10 | 9-19 | 30-29 | ||
| February 23, 1977 | Seattle Supersonics 94 at Kansas City Kings 93 | L | 21-11 | 9-19 | 30-30 | ||
| February 25, 1977 | Denver Nuggets 130 at Kansas City Kings 128 | L | 21-12 | 9-19 | 30-31 | ||
| March 1, 1977 | New Orleans Jazz 104 at Kansas City Kings 126 | W | 22-12 | 9-19 | 31-31 | ||
| March 2, 1977 | Kansas City Kings 112 at New York Nets 100 | W | 22-12 | 10-19 | 32-31 | ||
| March 6, 1977 | Milwaukee Bucks 108 at Kansas City Kings 109 | W | 23-12 | 10-19 | 33-31 | ||
| March 11, 1977 | Portland Trail Blazers 112 at Kansas City Kings 114 | W | 24-12 | 10-19 | 34-31 | at Omaha, NE | |
| March 13, 1977 | Kansas City Kings 103 at Indiana Pacers 98 | W | 24-12 | 11-19 | 35-31 | ||
| March 15, 1977 | Washington Bullets 99 at Kansas City Kings 101 | W | 25-12 | 11-19 | 36-31 | ||
| March 17, 1977 | Buffalo Braves 104 at Kansas City Kings 125 | W | 26-12 | 11-19 | 37-31 | ||
| March 18, 1977 | Kansas City Kings 112 at Chicago Bulls 114 | L | 26-12 | 11-20 | 37-32 | ||
| March 20, 1977 | Kansas City Kings 110 at Boston Celtics 118 | L | 26-12 | 11-21 | 37-33 | ||
| March 22, 1977 | Golden State Warriors 113 at Kansas City Kings 126 | W | 27-12 | 11-21 | 38-33 | ||
| March 23, 1977 | Kansas City Kings 107 at New York Nets 96 | W | 27-12 | 12-21 | 39-33 | ||
| March 25, 1977 | Kansas City Kings 94 at New Orleans Jazz 100 | L | 27-12 | 12-22 | 39-34 | OT | |
| March 26, 1977 | Kansas City Kings 97 at Houston Rockets 107 | L | 27-12 | 12-23 | 39-35 | ||
| March 27, 1977 | Kansas City Kings 129 at San Antonio Spurs 139 | L | 27-12 | 12-24 | 39-36 | ||
| March 29, 1977 | New York Knicks 126 at Kansas City Kings 132 | W | 28-12 | 12-24 | 40-36 | ||
| April 1, 1977 | Kansas City Kings 105 at Philadelphia 76ers 111 | L | 28-12 | 12-25 | 40-37 | OT | |
| April 3, 1977 | Kansas City Kings 107 at Cleveland Cavaliers 113 | L | 28-12 | 12-26 | 40-38 | ||
| April 5, 1977 | Indiana Pacers 87 at Kansas City Kings 82 | L | 28-13 | 12-26 | 40-39 | at Omaha, NE | |
| April 7, 1977 | Kansas City Kings 110 at Phoenix Suns 121 | L | 28-13 | 12-27 | 40-40 | ||
| April 8, 1977 | Kansas City Kings 105 at Seattle Supersonics 112 | L | 28-13 | 12-28 | 40-41 | ||
| April 9, 1977 | Kansas City Kings 102 at Golden State Warriors 118 | L | 28-13 | 12-29 | 40-42 |
