1978-79 Kansas City Kings Game-by-Game Results
National Basketball Association (NBA)
Team Record: 48-34
Finishing 1st in the NBA's Midwest Division of the Western Conference
Postseason: 1-4 Lost conference semifinals
Conference Semifinals - Lost to Phoenix Suns 4-1
Coach: Cotton Fitzsimmons (48-34)
Location: Kansas City, Kansas
Attendance: 442,354, Avg. 10,789 in 41 home dates
1978-79 Kansas City Kings StatisticsTeam Record: 48-34
Finishing 1st in the NBA's Midwest Division of the Western Conference
Postseason: 1-4 Lost conference semifinals
Conference Semifinals - Lost to Phoenix Suns 4-1
Coach: Cotton Fitzsimmons (48-34)
Location: Kansas City, Kansas
Attendance: 442,354, Avg. 10,789 in 41 home dates
1978-79 Kansas City Kings Roster
The Kansas City Kings of the National Basketball Association ended the 1978-79 season with a record of 48 wins and 34 losses, finishing first in the NBA's Midwest Division of the Western Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 1-4.
Kansas City tossed in 9,274 points and conceded 9,038. Otis Birdsong scored a team-leading 1,778 points for the Kings, and Scott Wedman contributed 18 or more per game, too. Sam Lacey racked up 702 rebounds. Phil Ford dished out 681 assists for the squad.
On the defensive side of the ball, Phil Ford added 174 thefts, while Sam Lacey rejected 141 opposing shots.
Cotton Fitzsimmons coached the team. The 1978-79 Kansas City Kings lost in the conference semifinals.
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Regular Season Points For: 9274
Regular Season Points Against: 9038
| Date | Game | Res | Home | Road | Record | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 15, 1978 | Kansas City Kings 105 at Seattle Supersonics 115 | L | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | ||
| October 17, 1978 | Kansas City Kings 112 at Portland Trail Blazers 115 | L | 0-0 | 0-2 | 0-2 | ||
| October 19, 1978 | Houston Rockets 103 at Kansas City Kings 108 | W | 1-0 | 0-2 | 1-2 | ||
| October 21, 1978 | Milwaukee Bucks 103 at Kansas City Kings 99 | L | 1-1 | 0-2 | 1-3 | ||
| October 24, 1978 | Kansas City Kings 123 at Chicago Bulls 117 | W | 1-1 | 1-2 | 2-3 | ||
| October 25, 1978 | New Orleans Jazz 109 at Kansas City Kings 114 | W | 2-1 | 1-2 | 3-3 | ||
| October 27, 1978 | Kansas City Kings 102 at Detroit Pistons 107 | L | 2-1 | 1-3 | 3-4 | ||
| October 28, 1978 | Phoenix Suns 102 at Kansas City Kings 112 | W | 3-1 | 1-3 | 4-4 | ||
| October 31, 1978 | Kansas City Kings 112 at Milwaukee Bucks 114 | L | 3-1 | 1-4 | 4-5 | ||
| November 1, 1978 | Cleveland Cavaliers 107 at Kansas City Kings 122 | W | 4-1 | 1-4 | 5-5 | ||
| November 3, 1978 | Kansas City Kings 108 at Indiana Pacers 115 | L | 4-1 | 1-5 | 5-6 | ||
| November 4, 1978 | Denver Nuggets 107 at Kansas City Kings 109 | W | 5-1 | 1-5 | 6-6 | ||
| November 8, 1978 | Kansas City Kings 105 at Golden State Warriors 97 | W | 5-1 | 2-5 | 7-6 | ||
| November 10, 1978 | Kansas City Kings 127 at Los Angeles Lakers 136 | L | 5-1 | 2-6 | 7-7 | ||
| November 11, 1978 | Kansas City Kings 117 at Denver Nuggets 113 | W | 5-1 | 3-6 | 8-7 | ||
| November 15, 1978 | Atlanta Hawks 100 at Kansas City Kings 109 | W | 6-1 | 3-6 | 9-7 | ||
| November 18, 1978 | New Jersey Nets 100 at Kansas City Kings 114 | W | 7-1 | 3-6 | 10-7 | ||
| November 22, 1978 | Portland Trail Blazers 96 at Kansas City Kings 115 | W | 8-1 | 3-6 | 11-7 | ||
| November 25, 1978 | San Diego Clippers 87 at Kansas City Kings 86 | L | 8-2 | 3-6 | 11-8 | ||
| November 30, 1978 | Boston Celtics 94 at Kansas City Kings 108 | W | 9-2 | 3-6 | 12-8 | ||
| December 2, 1978 | Kansas City Kings 110 at Washington Bullets 109 | W | 9-2 | 4-6 | 13-8 | ||
| December 5, 1978 | Kansas City Kings 105 at New York Knicks 92 | W | 9-2 | 5-6 | 14-8 | ||
| December 6, 1978 | Philadelphia 76ers 114 at Kansas City Kings 106 | L | 9-3 | 5-6 | 14-9 | ||
| December 9, 1978 | Detroit Pistons 108 at Kansas City Kings 132 | W | 10-3 | 5-6 | 15-9 | ||
| December 13, 1978 | Kansas City Kings 100 at Philadelphia 76ers 120 | L | 10-3 | 5-7 | 15-10 | ||
| December 15, 1978 | Kansas City Kings 105 at Boston Celtics 101 | W | 10-3 | 6-7 | 16-10 | ||
| December 16, 1978 | New Orleans Jazz 100 at Kansas City Kings 128 | W | 11-3 | 6-7 | 17-10 | ||
| December 20, 1978 | Seattle Supersonics 95 at Kansas City Kings 114 | W | 12-3 | 6-7 | 18-10 | ||
| December 22, 1978 | Kansas City Kings 103 at Phoenix Suns 123 | L | 12-3 | 6-8 | 18-11 | ||
| December 23, 1978 | Kansas City Kings 122 at Milwaukee Bucks 117 | W | 12-3 | 7-8 | 19-11 | OT | |
| December 26, 1978 | Houston Rockets 109 at Kansas City Kings 102 | L | 12-4 | 7-8 | 19-12 | ||
| December 27, 1978 | Boston Celtics 112 at Kansas City Kings 103 | L | 12-5 | 7-8 | 19-13 | at St Louis, MO | |
| December 29, 1978 | Kansas City Kings 137 at New Jersey Nets 126 | W | 12-5 | 8-8 | 20-13 | ||
| December 30, 1978 | Kansas City Kings 108 at New York Knicks 112 | L | 12-5 | 8-9 | 20-14 | ||
| January 2, 1979 | Denver Nuggets 99 at Kansas City Kings 97 | L | 12-6 | 8-9 | 20-15 | ||
| January 3, 1979 | Kansas City Kings 108 at Denver Nuggets 101 | W | 12-6 | 9-9 | 21-15 | ||
| January 4, 1979 | San Diego Clippers 99 at Kansas City Kings 108 | W | 13-6 | 9-9 | 22-15 | ||
| January 6, 1979 | Indiana Pacers 99 at Kansas City Kings 120 | W | 14-6 | 9-9 | 23-15 | ||
| January 9, 1979 | Kansas City Kings 110 at Houston Rockets 126 | L | 14-6 | 9-10 | 23-16 | ||
| January 11, 1979 | Golden State Warriors 89 at Kansas City Kings 94 | W | 15-6 | 9-10 | 24-16 | ||
| January 14, 1979 | New York Knicks 104 at Kansas City Kings 124 | W | 16-6 | 9-10 | 25-16 | ||
| January 16, 1979 | Kansas City Kings 86 at Cleveland Cavaliers 79 | W | 16-6 | 10-10 | 26-16 | ||
| January 17, 1979 | Kansas City Kings 120 at Boston Celtics 99 | W | 16-6 | 11-10 | 27-16 | ||
| January 19, 1979 | San Antonio Spurs 113 at Kansas City Kings 115 | W | 17-6 | 11-10 | 28-16 | ||
| January 20, 1979 | Kansas City Kings 110 at Detroit Pistons 122 | L | 17-6 | 11-11 | 28-17 | ||
| January 23, 1979 | Kansas City Kings 116 at New Orleans Jazz 118 | L | 17-6 | 11-12 | 28-18 | ||
| January 24, 1979 | Kansas City Kings 95 at San Antonio Spurs 124 | L | 17-6 | 11-13 | 28-19 | ||
| January 26, 1979 | Washington Bullets 128 at Kansas City Kings 142 | W | 18-6 | 11-13 | 29-19 | ||
| January 28, 1979 | Cleveland Cavaliers 109 at Kansas City Kings 137 | W | 19-6 | 11-13 | 30-19 | ||
| January 31, 1979 | Kansas City Kings 118 at Atlanta Hawks 130 | L | 19-6 | 11-14 | 30-20 | ||
| February 2, 1979 | Detroit Pistons 114 at Kansas City Kings 130 | W | 20-6 | 11-14 | 31-20 | ||
| February 7, 1979 | Atlanta Hawks 108 at Kansas City Kings 124 | W | 21-6 | 11-14 | 32-20 | ||
| February 9, 1979 | Kansas City Kings 124 at Chicago Bulls 114 | W | 21-6 | 12-14 | 33-20 | ||
| February 11, 1979 | Los Angeles Lakers 103 at Kansas City Kings 104 | W | 22-6 | 12-14 | 34-20 | ||
| February 13, 1979 | Kansas City Kings 102 at New Jersey Nets 111 | L | 22-6 | 12-15 | 34-21 | ||
| February 14, 1979 | Kansas City Kings 108 at Philadelphia 76ers 106 | W | 22-6 | 13-15 | 35-21 | ||
| February 16, 1979 | Philadelphia 76ers 104 at Kansas City Kings 119 | W | 23-6 | 13-15 | 36-21 | at St Louis, MO | |
| February 18, 1979 | Chicago Bulls 107 at Kansas City Kings 130 | W | 24-6 | 13-15 | 37-21 | ||
| February 21, 1979 | Milwaukee Bucks 117 at Kansas City Kings 133 | W | 25-6 | 13-15 | 38-21 | ||
| February 22, 1979 | Kansas City Kings 107 at Cleveland Cavaliers 111 | L | 25-6 | 13-16 | 38-22 | ||
| February 23, 1979 | Phoenix Suns 112 at Kansas City Kings 121 | W | 26-6 | 13-16 | 39-22 | ||
| February 25, 1979 | Seattle Supersonics 106 at Kansas City Kings 114 | W | 27-6 | 13-16 | 40-22 | ||
| February 27, 1979 | Kansas City Kings 114 at Los Angeles Lakers 122 | L | 27-6 | 13-17 | 40-23 | ||
| February 28, 1979 | Kansas City Kings 120 at San Diego Clippers 122 | L | 27-6 | 13-18 | 40-24 | ||
| March 2, 1979 | Kansas City Kings 125 at San Antonio Spurs 129 | L | 27-6 | 13-19 | 40-25 | OT | |
| March 4, 1979 | Golden State Warriors 111 at Kansas City Kings 110 | L | 27-7 | 13-19 | 40-26 | OT | |
| March 7, 1979 | Kansas City Kings 120 at Atlanta Hawks 122 | L | 27-7 | 13-20 | 40-27 | OT | |
| March 9, 1979 | Washington Bullets 116 at Kansas City Kings 121 | W | 28-7 | 13-20 | 41-27 | ||
| March 11, 1979 | Portland Trail Blazers 115 at Kansas City Kings 100 | L | 28-8 | 13-20 | 41-28 | ||
| March 14, 1979 | Kansas City Kings 107 at Houston Rockets 129 | L | 28-8 | 13-21 | 41-29 | ||
| March 16, 1979 | Kansas City Kings 120 at New Orleans Jazz 112 | W | 28-8 | 14-21 | 42-29 | ||
| March 18, 1979 | Chicago Bulls 103 at Kansas City Kings 114 | W | 29-8 | 14-21 | 43-29 | ||
| March 21, 1979 | San Antonio Spurs 123 at Kansas City Kings 116 | L | 29-9 | 14-21 | 43-30 | ||
| March 23, 1979 | Kansas City Kings 107 at Phoenix Suns 126 | L | 29-9 | 14-22 | 43-31 | ||
| March 24, 1979 | Kansas City Kings 98 at Portland Trail Blazers 100 | L | 29-9 | 14-23 | 43-32 | ||
| March 25, 1979 | Kansas City Kings 101 at Seattle Supersonics 111 | L | 29-9 | 14-24 | 43-33 | ||
| March 28, 1979 | Kansas City Kings 122 at Golden State Warriors 132 | L | 29-9 | 14-25 | 43-34 | OT | |
| March 29, 1979 | Kansas City Kings 116 at San Diego Clippers 111 | W | 29-9 | 15-25 | 44-34 | ||
| March 31, 1979 | Indiana Pacers 101 at Kansas City Kings 126 | W | 30-9 | 15-25 | 45-34 | at St Louis, MO | |
| April 4, 1979 | Los Angeles Lakers 111 at Kansas City Kings 115 | W | 31-9 | 15-25 | 46-34 | OT | |
| April 6, 1979 | New Jersey Nets 114 at Kansas City Kings 117 | W | 32-9 | 15-25 | 47-34 | OT | |
| April 8, 1979 | Kansas City Kings 107 at Indiana Pacers 101 | W | 32-9 | 16-25 | 48-34 | ||
| April 17, 1979 | Kansas City Kings 99 at Phoenix Suns 102 | L | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | ||
| April 20, 1979 | Phoenix Suns 91 at Kansas City Kings 111 | W | 1-0 | 0-1 | 1-1 | ||
| April 22, 1979 | Kansas City Kings 93 at Phoenix Suns 108 | L | 1-0 | 0-2 | 1-2 | at Tempe, AZ | |
| April 25, 1979 | Phoenix Suns 108 at Kansas City Kings 94 | L | 1-1 | 0-2 | 1-3 | ||
| April 27, 1979 | Kansas City Kings 99 at Phoenix Suns 120 | L | 1-1 | 0-3 | 1-4 |
