1979-80 Kansas City Kings Game-by-Game Results
National Basketball Association (NBA)
Team Record: 47-35
Finishing 2nd in the NBA's Midwest Division of the Western Conference
Postseason: 1-2 Lost conference first round
Conference First Round - Lost to Phoenix Suns 2-1
Coach: Cotton Fitzsimmons (47-35)
Location: Kansas City, Kansas
Attendance: 375,387, Avg. 9,156 in 41 home dates
1979-80 Kansas City Kings StatisticsTeam Record: 47-35
Finishing 2nd in the NBA's Midwest Division of the Western Conference
Postseason: 1-2 Lost conference first round
Conference First Round - Lost to Phoenix Suns 2-1
Coach: Cotton Fitzsimmons (47-35)
Location: Kansas City, Kansas
Attendance: 375,387, Avg. 9,156 in 41 home dates
1979-80 Kansas City Kings Roster
The Kansas City Kings of the National Basketball Association ended the 1979-80 season with a record of 47 wins and 35 losses, finishing second in the NBA's Midwest Division of the Western Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 1-2.
Kansas City scored 8,860 points and surrendered 8,603. Otis Birdsong scored a team-leading 1,858 points for the Kings, and Scott Wedman contributed 17 or more per game, too. Sam Lacey racked up 645 rebounds. Phil Ford dished out 610 assists for the squad.
On the defensive side of the ball, Otis Birdsong and Phil Ford added 136 thefts.
Cotton Fitzsimmons coached the team. The 1979-80 Kansas City Kings lost in the conference first round.
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Regular Season Points For: 8860
Regular Season Points Against: 8603
| Date | Game | Res | Home | Road | Record | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 12, 1979 | Milwaukee Bucks 103 at Kansas City Kings 105 | W | 1-0 | 0-0 | 1-0 | ||
| October 17, 1979 | Golden State Warriors 107 at Kansas City Kings 94 | L | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1-1 | ||
| October 19, 1979 | Kansas City Kings 107 at Denver Nuggets 84 | W | 1-1 | 1-0 | 2-1 | ||
| October 21, 1979 | Phoenix Suns 85 at Kansas City Kings 122 | W | 2-1 | 1-0 | 3-1 | ||
| October 23, 1979 | Kansas City Kings 88 at Portland Trail Blazers 90 | L | 2-1 | 1-1 | 3-2 | ||
| October 24, 1979 | Kansas City Kings 92 at Seattle Supersonics 105 | L | 2-1 | 1-2 | 3-3 | ||
| October 26, 1979 | Kansas City Kings 104 at Los Angeles Lakers 116 | L | 2-1 | 1-3 | 3-4 | ||
| October 27, 1979 | Kansas City Kings 95 at Golden State Warriors 101 | L | 2-1 | 1-4 | 3-5 | ||
| October 28, 1979 | Kansas City Kings 106 at San Diego Clippers 101 | W | 2-1 | 2-4 | 4-5 | ||
| October 31, 1979 | Utah Jazz 108 at Kansas City Kings 125 | W | 3-1 | 2-4 | 5-5 | ||
| November 2, 1979 | New York Knicks 112 at Kansas City Kings 111 | L | 3-2 | 2-4 | 5-6 | ||
| November 3, 1979 | Kansas City Kings 110 at Cleveland Cavaliers 123 | L | 3-2 | 2-5 | 5-7 | ||
| November 4, 1979 | Kansas City Kings 98 at New Jersey Nets 101 | L | 3-2 | 2-6 | 5-8 | ||
| November 7, 1979 | Kansas City Kings 102 at Philadelphia 76ers 110 | L | 3-2 | 2-7 | 5-9 | ||
| November 9, 1979 | Kansas City Kings 119 at Boston Celtics 127 | L | 3-2 | 2-8 | 5-10 | ||
| November 11, 1979 | Portland Trail Blazers 112 at Kansas City Kings 109 | L | 3-3 | 2-8 | 5-11 | ||
| November 13, 1979 | Philadelphia 76ers 103 at Kansas City Kings 110 | W | 4-3 | 2-8 | 6-11 | ||
| November 15, 1979 | Los Angeles Lakers 108 at Kansas City Kings 114 | W | 5-3 | 2-8 | 7-11 | ||
| November 16, 1979 | Chicago Bulls 97 at Kansas City Kings 103 | W | 6-3 | 2-8 | 8-11 | at St Louis, MO | |
| November 18, 1979 | Kansas City Kings 109 at Denver Nuggets 92 | W | 6-3 | 3-8 | 9-11 | ||
| November 20, 1979 | Golden State Warriors 109 at Kansas City Kings 112 | W | 7-3 | 3-8 | 10-11 | ||
| November 21, 1979 | Kansas City Kings 120 at Phoenix Suns 128 | L | 7-3 | 3-9 | 10-12 | ||
| November 23, 1979 | Kansas City Kings 107 at San Diego Clippers 91 | W | 7-3 | 4-9 | 11-12 | ||
| November 25, 1979 | Kansas City Kings 110 at Los Angeles Lakers 111 | L | 7-3 | 4-10 | 11-13 | ||
| November 27, 1979 | Houston Rockets 115 at Kansas City Kings 117 | W | 8-3 | 4-10 | 12-13 | ||
| November 29, 1979 | Kansas City Kings 105 at Detroit Pistons 95 | W | 8-3 | 5-10 | 13-13 | ||
| November 30, 1979 | Seattle Supersonics 107 at Kansas City Kings 102 | L | 8-4 | 5-10 | 13-14 | OT | |
| December 2, 1979 | Boston Celtics 88 at Kansas City Kings 94 | W | 9-4 | 5-10 | 14-14 | ||
| December 5, 1979 | Detroit Pistons 93 at Kansas City Kings 109 | W | 10-4 | 5-10 | 15-14 | ||
| December 8, 1979 | Kansas City Kings 145 at New York Knicks 129 | W | 10-4 | 6-10 | 16-14 | ||
| December 12, 1979 | Portland Trail Blazers 85 at Kansas City Kings 124 | W | 11-4 | 6-10 | 17-14 | ||
| December 14, 1979 | Utah Jazz 87 at Kansas City Kings 103 | W | 12-4 | 6-10 | 18-14 | ||
| December 16, 1979 | Indiana Pacers 105 at Kansas City Kings 107 | W | 13-4 | 6-10 | 19-14 | ||
| December 18, 1979 | San Diego Clippers 96 at Kansas City Kings 110 | W | 14-4 | 6-10 | 20-14 | ||
| December 19, 1979 | Kansas City Kings 107 at Washington Bullets 97 | W | 14-4 | 7-10 | 21-14 | ||
| December 20, 1979 | Kansas City Kings 109 at Milwaukee Bucks 120 | L | 14-4 | 7-11 | 21-15 | ||
| December 22, 1979 | Phoenix Suns 115 at Kansas City Kings 111 | L | 14-5 | 7-11 | 21-16 | ||
| December 26, 1979 | Los Angeles Lakers 111 at Kansas City Kings 118 | W | 15-5 | 7-11 | 22-16 | ||
| December 28, 1979 | Kansas City Kings 112 at Phoenix Suns 118 | L | 15-5 | 7-12 | 22-17 | ||
| December 29, 1979 | Kansas City Kings 125 at San Antonio Spurs 127 | L | 15-5 | 7-13 | 22-18 | OT | |
| January 2, 1980 | Kansas City Kings 128 at Utah Jazz 121 | W | 15-5 | 8-13 | 23-18 | OT | |
| January 4, 1980 | San Antonio Spurs 106 at Kansas City Kings 115 | W | 16-5 | 8-13 | 24-18 | ||
| January 5, 1980 | Kansas City Kings 112 at Atlanta Hawks 107 | W | 16-5 | 9-13 | 25-18 | ||
| January 6, 1980 | Denver Nuggets 101 at Kansas City Kings 120 | W | 17-5 | 9-13 | 26-18 | ||
| January 8, 1980 | San Diego Clippers 124 at Kansas City Kings 116 | L | 17-6 | 9-13 | 26-19 | ||
| January 10, 1980 | Chicago Bulls 83 at Kansas City Kings 104 | W | 18-6 | 9-13 | 27-19 | ||
| January 11, 1980 | Denver Nuggets 99 at Kansas City Kings 112 | W | 19-6 | 9-13 | 28-19 | at St Louis, MO | |
| January 13, 1980 | New Jersey Nets 101 at Kansas City Kings 120 | W | 20-6 | 9-13 | 29-19 | ||
| January 15, 1980 | Kansas City Kings 109 at Chicago Bulls 111 | L | 20-6 | 9-14 | 29-20 | ||
| January 16, 1980 | Kansas City Kings 112 at Milwaukee Bucks 108 | W | 20-6 | 10-14 | 30-20 | ||
| January 19, 1980 | Kansas City Kings 103 at Indiana Pacers 108 | L | 20-6 | 10-15 | 30-21 | ||
| January 22, 1980 | Atlanta Hawks 89 at Kansas City Kings 101 | W | 21-6 | 10-15 | 31-21 | ||
| January 24, 1980 | Kansas City Kings 110 at Utah Jazz 88 | W | 21-6 | 11-15 | 32-21 | ||
| January 25, 1980 | Kansas City Kings 107 at Chicago Bulls 113 | L | 21-6 | 11-16 | 32-22 | OT | |
| January 26, 1980 | Utah Jazz 107 at Kansas City Kings 112 | W | 22-6 | 11-16 | 33-22 | ||
| January 29, 1980 | Kansas City Kings 121 at Denver Nuggets 111 | W | 22-6 | 12-16 | 34-22 | ||
| January 30, 1980 | Kansas City Kings 99 at Seattle Supersonics 97 | W | 22-6 | 13-16 | 35-22 | ||
| January 31, 1980 | Kansas City Kings 93 at Portland Trail Blazers 94 | L | 22-6 | 13-17 | 35-23 | ||
| February 5, 1980 | Portland Trail Blazers 105 at Kansas City Kings 99 | L | 22-7 | 13-17 | 35-24 | ||
| February 6, 1980 | Kansas City Kings 95 at Phoenix Suns 97 | L | 22-7 | 13-18 | 35-25 | ||
| February 8, 1980 | Kansas City Kings 107 at Golden State Warriors 100 | W | 22-7 | 14-18 | 36-25 | ||
| February 10, 1980 | Washington Bullets 106 at Kansas City Kings 108 | W | 23-7 | 14-18 | 37-25 | OT | |
| February 15, 1980 | Kansas City Kings 100 at Los Angeles Lakers 114 | L | 23-7 | 14-19 | 37-26 | ||
| February 17, 1980 | Kansas City Kings 108 at San Diego Clippers 107 | W | 23-7 | 15-19 | 38-26 | ||
| February 20, 1980 | Seattle Supersonics 105 at Kansas City Kings 107 | W | 24-7 | 15-19 | 39-26 | ||
| February 24, 1980 | Milwaukee Bucks 94 at Kansas City Kings 72 | L | 24-8 | 15-19 | 39-27 | ||
| February 26, 1980 | Golden State Warriors 99 at Kansas City Kings 117 | W | 25-8 | 15-19 | 40-27 | ||
| February 29, 1980 | San Diego Clippers 93 at Kansas City Kings 98 | W | 26-8 | 15-19 | 41-27 | at St Louis, MO | |
| March 2, 1980 | Kansas City Kings 94 at Houston Rockets 91 | W | 26-8 | 16-19 | 42-27 | ||
| March 5, 1980 | Los Angeles Lakers 117 at Kansas City Kings 101 | L | 26-9 | 16-19 | 42-28 | ||
| March 7, 1980 | Cleveland Cavaliers 111 at Kansas City Kings 104 | L | 26-10 | 16-19 | 42-29 | ||
| March 9, 1980 | Seattle Supersonics 93 at Kansas City Kings 113 | W | 27-10 | 16-19 | 43-29 | ||
| March 11, 1980 | Kansas City Kings 98 at Chicago Bulls 100 | L | 27-10 | 16-20 | 43-30 | ||
| March 16, 1980 | Kansas City Kings 121 at Milwaukee Bucks 128 | L | 27-10 | 16-21 | 43-31 | ||
| March 18, 1980 | Phoenix Suns 112 at Kansas City Kings 109 | L | 27-11 | 16-21 | 43-32 | ||
| March 20, 1980 | Denver Nuggets 105 at Kansas City Kings 121 | W | 28-11 | 16-21 | 44-32 | ||
| March 21, 1980 | Kansas City Kings 102 at Utah Jazz 98 | W | 28-11 | 17-21 | 45-32 | ||
| March 23, 1980 | Kansas City Kings 90 at Seattle Supersonics 112 | L | 28-11 | 17-22 | 45-33 | ||
| March 25, 1980 | Kansas City Kings 102 at Portland Trail Blazers 106 | L | 28-11 | 17-23 | 45-34 | ||
| March 26, 1980 | Kansas City Kings 100 at Golden State Warriors 106 | L | 28-11 | 17-24 | 45-35 | ||
| March 28, 1980 | Milwaukee Bucks 114 at Kansas City Kings 116 | W | 29-11 | 17-24 | 46-35 | at St Louis, MO | |
| March 30, 1980 | Chicago Bulls 110 at Kansas City Kings 114 | W | 30-11 | 17-24 | 47-35 | ||
| April 2, 1980 | Kansas City Kings 93 at Phoenix Suns 96 | L | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | ||
| April 4, 1980 | Phoenix Suns 96 at Kansas City Kings 106 | W | 1-0 | 0-1 | 1-1 | ||
| April 6, 1980 | Kansas City Kings 99 at Phoenix Suns 114 | L | 1-0 | 0-2 | 1-2 |
