1978–79 Kansas City Kings season

NBA professional basketball team season March 2026 August 2023 Kansas City Kings Sacramento Kings 1979 yes 48 34 Midwest 1 2 Cotton Fitzsimmons Leon Karosen Robert Margolin H. Paul Rosenberg Kemper Arena KBMA-TV KCMO West Conference Semi-finals(eliminated 1-4) KCK The 1978–79 Kansas City Kings season was the Kings 30th season in the NBA and their seventh season in the city of Kansas City.1978-79 Kansas City Kings Roster Kansas City Kings 1978–79 42 Lucius Allen G 6 2 175 UCLA 10 Otis Birdsong G 6 3 190 Houston 16 Tom Burleson Tommy Burleson C 7 2 225 NC State 1 Phil Ford basketball G 6 2 175 North Carolina 22 Gus Gerard F 6 8 200 Virginia 30 Darnell Hillman C/F 6 9 215 San Jose State 44 Sam Lacey C 6 10 235 New Mexico State 25 Billy McKinney basketball G 6 0 160 Northwestern 55 Bob Nash basketball F 6 8 195 Hawaii 52 Bill Robinzine F 6 7 230 DePaul 31 Richard Washington F 6 11 220 UCLA 15 Scott Wedman F 6 7 215 Colorado Cotton Fitzsimmons Frank Hamblen Regular season Season standings KCK KCK z - clinched division title y - clinched division title x - clinched playoff spot Game log Regular season Kansas City Kings 1979 Total: 48–34 (Home: 32–9; Road: 16–25) Kansas City Kings October yes 3 1 1 4 |- | 1 | October 15, 1978 | @ Seattle | L 105–115 | | | | Kingdome | 0–1 |- | 2 | October 17, 1978 | @ Portland | L 112–115 | | | | Memorial Coliseum | 0–2 |- | 3 | October 19, 1978 | Houston | W 108–103 | | | | Kemper Arena | 1–2 |- | 7 | October 27, 1978 | @ Detroit | L 102–107 | | | | Pontiac Silverdome | 3–4 |- | 8 | October 28, 1978 | Phoenix | W 112–101 | | | | Kemper Arena | 4–4 Kansas City Kings November 6 1 2 2 |- | 12 | November 4, 1978 | Denver | W 109–107 | | | | Kemper Arena | 6–6 |- | 14 | November 10, 1978 | @ Los Angeles | L 127–136 | | | | The Forum | 7–7 |- | 15 | November 11, 1978 | @ Denver | W 117–113 | | | | McNichols Sports Arena | 8–7 |- | 16 | November 15, 1978 | Atlanta | W 109–100 | | | | Kemper Arena | 9–7 |- | 17 | November 18, 1978 | New Jersey | W 114–100 | | | | Kemper Arena | 10–7 |- | 18 | November 22, 1978 | Portland | W 115–96 | | | | Kemper Arena | 11–7 Kansas City Kings December 3 3 5 3 |- | 21 | December 2, 1978 | @ Washington | W 110–109 | | | | Capital Centre | 13–8 |- | 23 | December 6, 1978 | Philadelphia | L 106–114 | | | | Kemper Arena | 14–9 |- | 24 | December 9, 1978 | Detroit | W 132–108 | | | | Kemper Arena | 15–9 |- | 25 | December 13, 1978 | @ Philadelphia | L 100–120 | | | | The Spectrum | 15–10 |- | 28 | December 20, 1978 | Seattle | W 114–95 | | | | Kemper Arena | 18–10 |- | 29 | December 22, 1978 | @ Phoenix | L 103–123 | | | | Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum | 18–11 |- | 31 | December 26, 1978 | Houston | L 102–109 | | | | Kemper Arena | 19–12 |- | 33 | December 29, 1978 | @ New Jersey | W 137–126 | | | | Rutgers Athletic Center | 20–13 Kansas City Kings January 7 1 3 5 |- | 35 | January 2, 1979 | Denver | L 97–99 | | | | Kemper Arena | 20–15 |- | 36 | January 3, 1979 | @ Denver | W 108–101 | | | | McNichols Sports Arena | 21–15 |- | 39 | January 9, 1979 | @ Houston | L 110–126 | | | | The Summit | 23–16 |- | 44 | January 19, 1979 | San Antonio | W 115–113 | | | | Kemper Arena | 28–16 |- | 45 | January 20, 1979 | @ Detroit | L 110–122 | | | | Pontiac Silverdome | 28–17 |- | 47 | January 24, 1979 | @ San Antonio | L 95–124 | | | | HemisFair Arena | 28–19 |- | 48 | January 26, 1979 | Washington | W 142–128 | | | | Kemper Arena | 29–19 |- | 50 | January 31, 1979 | @ Atlanta | L 118–130 | | | | The Omni | 30–20 Kansas City Kings February 8 0 2 4 |- | 51 | February 2, 1979 | Detroit | W 114–95 | | | | Kemper Arena | 31–20 |- align="center" |colspan="9" bgcolor="#bbcaff"|All-Star Break |- style="background:#cfc;" |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" |- | 52 | February 7, 1979 | Atlanta | W 124–108 | | | | Kemper Arena | 32–20 |- | 54 | February 11, 1979 | Los Angeles | W 104–103 | | | | Kemper Arena | 34–20 |- | 55 | February 13, 1979 | @ New Jersey | L 102–111 | | | | Rutgers Athletic Center | 34–21 |- | 56 | February 14, 1979 | @ Philadelphia | W 108–106 | | | | The Spectrum | 35–21 |- | 57 | February 16, 1979 | Philadelphia | W 119–104 | | | | Kemper Arena | 36–21 |- | 61 | February 23, 1979 | Phoenix | W 121–112 | | | | Kemper Arena | 39–22 |- | 62 | February 25, 1979 | Seattle | W 114–106 | | | | Kemper Arena | 40–22 |- | 63 | February 27, 1979 | @ Los Angeles | L 114–122 | | | | The Forum | 40–23 Kansas City Kings March 3 3 2 7 |- | 65 | March 2, 1979 | @ San Antonio | L 125–129 (OT) | | | | HemisFair Arena | 40–25 |- | 67 | March 7, 1979 | @ Atlanta | L 120–122 (OT) | | | | The Omni | 40–27 |- | 68 | March 9, 1979 | Washington | W 121–116 | | | | Kemper Arena | 41–27 |- | 69 | March 11, 1979 | Portland | L 100–115 | | | | Kemper Arena | 41–28 |- | 70 | March 14, 1979 | @ Houston | L 107–129 | | | | The Summit | 41–29 |- | 73 | March 21, 1979 | San Antonio | L 116–123 | | | | Kemper Arena | 43–30 |- | 74 | March 23, 1979 | @ Phoenix | L 107–126 | | | | Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum | 43–31 |- | 75 | March 24, 1979 | @ Portland | L 98–100 | | | | Memorial Coliseum | 43–32 |- | 76 | March 25, 1979 | @ Seattle | L 101–111 | | | | Kingdome | 43–33 Kansas City Kings April 2 0 1 0 |- | 80 | April 4, 1979 | Los Angeles | W 115–111 (OT) | | | | Kemper Arena | 46–34 |- | 81 | April 6, 1978 | New Jersey | W 117–114 (OT) | | | | Kemper Arena | 47–34 KCK 1979 Playoffs Kansas City Kings 1979 yes Kansas City Kings Western Conference Semifinals no yes yes 1 1 0 3 |- | 1 | April 17, 1979 | @ Phoenix | L 99–102 | Birdsong (20) | Lacey (12) | Ford (7) | Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum12,660 | 0–1 |- | 2 | April 20, 1979 | Phoenix | W 111–91 | Birdsong (23) | Wedman (10) | Ford (9) | Kemper Arena13,659 | 1–1 |- | 3 | April 22, 1979 | @ Phoenix | L 93–108 | BirdsongWedman (22) | Robinzine (10) | Ford,Lacey,McKinney (5) | Arizona State University Activity Center14,301 | 1–2 |- | 4 | April 25, 1979 | Phoenix | L 94–108 | Wedman (21) | Lacey (13) | FordLacey (5) | Kemper Arena13,184 | 1–3 |- | 5 | April 27, 1979 | @ Phoenix | L 99–120 | Birdsong (21) | Lacey (10) | McKinney (7) | Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum12,660 | 1–4 |- KCK 1979 yes Awards and records Phil Ford, NBA Rookie of the Year Award Cotton Fitzsimmons, NBA Coach of the Year Award Phil Ford, All-NBA Second Team Phil Ford, NBA All-Rookie Team 1st Team References Category:Sacramento Kings seasons Kansas City Kansas Kansas