1980-81 Kansas City Kings Schedule and Results

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Record: 40-42, Finished 2nd in NBA Midwest Division

Coach: Cotton Fitzsimmons (40-42)

Executive: Jeffrey Cohen

PTS/G: 106.9 (14th of 23) Opp PTS/G: 106.9 (10th of 23)

SRS: -0.49 (13th of 23) Pace: 101.3 (10th of 23)

Off Rtg: 104.7 (14th of 23) Def Rtg: 104.7 (9th of 23) Net Rtg: +0.0 (12th of 23)

Expected W-L: 41-41 (13th of 23)

Arena: Kemper Arena Attendance: 336,385 (17th of 23)

NBA 1981 Playoffs:
Won NBA Western Conference First Round (2-1) versus Portland Trail Blazers (Series Stats)
Won NBA Western Conference Semifinals (4-3) versus Phoenix Suns (Series Stats)
Lost NBA Western Conference Finals (1-4) versus Houston Rockets (Series Stats)

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Regular Season Schedule

Playoffs Schedule

Regular Season

Regular Season Table
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
1	Sat, Oct 11, 1980	Box Score		Utah Jazz	W		98	91	1	0	W 1	7,342
2	Sun, Oct 12, 1980	Box Score	@	Phoenix Suns	L		100	109	1	1	L 1	10,131
3	Tue, Oct 14, 1980	Box Score	@	San Antonio Spurs	L		103	109	1	2	L 2	9,876
4	Wed, Oct 15, 1980	Box Score		Los Angeles Lakers	L	OT	107	112	1	3	L 3	5,753
5	Fri, Oct 17, 1980	Box Score	@	Dallas Mavericks	W		103	91	2	3	W 1	7,017
6	Sat, Oct 18, 1980	Box Score		Seattle SuperSonics	L		122	127	2	4	L 1	6,214
7	Tue, Oct 21, 1980	Box Score		Golden State Warriors	L		111	116	2	5	L 2	5,097
8	Thu, Oct 23, 1980	Box Score	@	Houston Rockets	W		105	96	3	5	W 1	7,227
9	Sat, Oct 25, 1980	Box Score		Denver Nuggets	W		125	122	4	5	W 2	6,988
10	Tue, Oct 28, 1980	Box Score	@	Atlanta Hawks	L		109	119	4	6	L 1	6,786
11	Wed, Oct 29, 1980	Box Score		Portland Trail Blazers	W		115	98	5	6	W 1	6,648
12	Fri, Oct 31, 1980	Box Score	@	Boston Celtics	L		110	115	5	7	L 1	14,035	2:08
13	Sat, Nov 1, 1980	Box Score		Phoenix Suns	L		100	127	5	8	L 2	7,792
14	Tue, Nov 4, 1980	Box Score	@	Utah Jazz	L		104	107	5	9	L 3	6,251
15	Wed, Nov 5, 1980	Box Score		New York Knicks	W		111	102	6	9	W 1	6,141
16	Fri, Nov 7, 1980	Box Score	@	Philadelphia 76ers	L		100	117	6	10	L 1	11,390
17	Sat, Nov 8, 1980	Box Score		Cleveland Cavaliers	W		111	106	7	10	W 1	7,514
18	Tue, Nov 11, 1980	Box Score	@	Portland Trail Blazers	W		102	101	8	10	W 2	12,666
19	Wed, Nov 12, 1980	Box Score	@	Golden State Warriors	L		101	111	8	11	L 1	9,572
20	Fri, Nov 14, 1980	Box Score	@	Seattle SuperSonics	L		125	127	8	12	L 2	13,334
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
21	Sat, Nov 15, 1980	Box Score	@	San Diego Clippers	W		96	94	9	12	W 1	5,211
22	Tue, Nov 18, 1980	Box Score	@	Los Angeles Lakers	L		94	107	9	13	L 1	10,169
23	Fri, Nov 21, 1980	Box Score	@	Denver Nuggets	L		121	134	9	14	L 2	10,811
24	Wed, Nov 26, 1980	Box Score		New Jersey Nets	W		118	100	10	14	W 1	6,213
25	Fri, Nov 28, 1980	Box Score	@	Detroit Pistons	L		94	104	10	15	L 1	6,241
26	Sat, Nov 29, 1980	Box Score		San Antonio Spurs	L		104	106	10	16	L 2	8,380
27	Tue, Dec 2, 1980	Box Score	@	Washington Bullets	L		103	107	10	17	L 3	5,981
28	Wed, Dec 3, 1980	Box Score		Phoenix Suns	W		103	100	11	17	W 1	7,719
29	Fri, Dec 5, 1980	Box Score		Houston Rockets	W		108	100	12	17	W 2	6,982
30	Sat, Dec 6, 1980	Box Score	@	Indiana Pacers	L		88	107	12	18	L 1	7,099
31	Wed, Dec 10, 1980	Box Score		San Diego Clippers	W		112	100	13	18	W 1	6,018
32	Thu, Dec 11, 1980	Box Score	@	San Antonio Spurs	L		104	122	13	19	L 1	7,491
33	Sat, Dec 13, 1980	Box Score		Dallas Mavericks	W		114	107	14	19	W 1	5,578
34	Tue, Dec 16, 1980	Box Score	@	Denver Nuggets	W		133	118	15	19	W 2	6,909
35	Wed, Dec 17, 1980	Box Score	@	Seattle SuperSonics	L		94	101	15	20	L 1	14,749
36	Sat, Dec 20, 1980	Box Score		Indiana Pacers	L		103	107	15	21	L 2	5,910
37	Tue, Dec 23, 1980	Box Score	@	Cleveland Cavaliers	W		102	100	16	21	W 1	3,627
38	Fri, Dec 26, 1980	Box Score		Philadelphia 76ers	L		103	113	16	22	L 1	16,006
39	Sat, Dec 27, 1980	Box Score	@	New York Knicks	L		99	100	16	23	L 2	11,500
40	Sun, Dec 28, 1980	Box Score	@	New Jersey Nets	W		102	99	17	23	W 1	7,229
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
41	Tue, Dec 30, 1980	Box Score		Golden State Warriors	L		104	106	17	24	L 1	11,742
42	Fri, Jan 2, 1981	Box Score		Utah Jazz	W		101	95	18	24	W 1	8,167
43	Wed, Jan 7, 1981	Box Score	@	Houston Rockets	W		114	108	19	24	W 2	8,220
44	Thu, Jan 8, 1981	Box Score		Washington Bullets	W		136	118	20	24	W 3	7,324
45	Sat, Jan 10, 1981	Box Score	@	Utah Jazz	W		99	92	21	24	W 4	9,553
46	Sun, Jan 11, 1981	Box Score		San Diego Clippers	L		105	115	21	25	L 1	7,493
47	Wed, Jan 14, 1981	Box Score		Portland Trail Blazers	L		91	110	21	26	L 2	6,791
48	Fri, Jan 16, 1981	Box Score	@	Milwaukee Bucks	L	OT	112	118	21	27	L 3	11,052
49	Sat, Jan 17, 1981	Box Score		Denver Nuggets	L		122	123	21	28	L 4	7,297
50	Tue, Jan 20, 1981	Box Score	@	Dallas Mavericks	W		104	91	22	28	W 1	5,899
51	Wed, Jan 21, 1981	Box Score		San Antonio Spurs	W		115	108	23	28	W 2	7,627
52	Fri, Jan 23, 1981	Box Score		Houston Rockets	W		113	107	24	28	W 3	7,290
53	Tue, Jan 27, 1981	Box Score	@	San Diego Clippers	L		114	119	24	29	L 1	4,382
54	Thu, Jan 29, 1981	Box Score	@	Los Angeles Lakers	L		104	118	24	30	L 2	11,058
55	Tue, Feb 3, 1981	Box Score	@	Dallas Mavericks	W		121	100	25	30	W 1	5,335
56	Wed, Feb 4, 1981	Box Score		Detroit Pistons	W		91	90	26	30	W 2	11,009
57	Fri, Feb 6, 1981	Box Score	@	Seattle SuperSonics	W		102	92	27	30	W 3	14,228
58	Sun, Feb 8, 1981	Box Score	@	Portland Trail Blazers	L	OT	123	129	27	31	L 1	12,666
59	Tue, Feb 10, 1981	Box Score	@	Chicago Bulls	L		115	116	27	32	L 2	4,647
60	Wed, Feb 11, 1981	Box Score		Utah Jazz	W		99	87	28	32	W 1	8,145
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
61	Fri, Feb 13, 1981	Box Score		Atlanta Hawks	W		113	106	29	32	W 2	8,065
62	Sun, Feb 15, 1981	Box Score		Seattle SuperSonics	W		107	105	30	32	W 3	9,116
63	Wed, Feb 18, 1981	Box Score		Boston Celtics	W		114	113	31	32	W 4	11,810	2:07
64	Fri, Feb 20, 1981	Box Score		Milwaukee Bucks	W		112	109	32	32	W 5	11,046	2:09
65	Sat, Feb 21, 1981	Box Score	@	Denver Nuggets	L		109	129	32	33	L 1	13,691
66	Sun, Feb 22, 1981	Box Score	@	Golden State Warriors	L		96	104	32	34	L 2	9,533
67	Thu, Feb 26, 1981	Box Score		Dallas Mavericks	W		105	102	33	34	W 1	8,701
68	Sat, Feb 28, 1981	Box Score		Golden State Warriors	L		101	110	33	35	L 1	8,498
69	Tue, Mar 3, 1981	Box Score		Los Angeles Lakers	L		98	99	33	36	L 2	12,208
70	Wed, Mar 4, 1981	Box Score	@	San Antonio Spurs	W		111	97	34	36	W 1	9,280
71	Thu, Mar 5, 1981	Box Score		Portland Trail Blazers	W		106	100	35	36	W 2	6,822
72	Sun, Mar 8, 1981	Box Score		Phoenix Suns	W		105	68	36	36	W 3	8,260
73	Tue, Mar 10, 1981	Box Score	@	San Diego Clippers	W		107	100	37	36	W 4	4,154
74	Fri, Mar 13, 1981	Box Score	@	Los Angeles Lakers	L		101	116	37	37	L 1	17,505
75	Sun, Mar 15, 1981	Box Score		Chicago Bulls	L		87	97	37	38	L 2	14,560
76	Wed, Mar 18, 1981	Box Score		Denver Nuggets	L	2OT	124	126	37	39	L 3	8,266
77	Fri, Mar 20, 1981	Box Score		San Antonio Spurs	L	OT	111	114	37	40	L 4	8,740
78	Sun, Mar 22, 1981	Box Score		Houston Rockets	L		108	114	37	41	L 5	7,942
79	Tue, Mar 24, 1981	Box Score	@	Utah Jazz	W		105	92	38	41	W 1	7,603
80	Wed, Mar 25, 1981	Box Score	@	Phoenix Suns	W		110	101	39	41	W 2	12,660
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
81	Fri, Mar 27, 1981	Box Score	@	Houston Rockets	L		84	91	39	42	L 1	15,676
82	Sun, Mar 29, 1981	Box Score		Dallas Mavericks	W		113	104	40	42	W 1	7,171

Playoffs

Playoffs Table
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
1	Wed, Apr 1, 1981	Box Score	@	Portland Trail Blazers	W	OT	98	97	1	0	W 1	12,666
2	Fri, Apr 3, 1981	Box Score		Portland Trail Blazers	L	OT	119	124	1	1	L 1	11,088
3	Sun, Apr 5, 1981	Box Score	@	Portland Trail Blazers	W		104	95	2	1	W 1	12,666
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
4	Tue, Apr 7, 1981	Box Score	@	Phoenix Suns	L		80	102	2	2	L 1	12,660
5	Wed, Apr 8, 1981	Box Score	@	Phoenix Suns	W		88	83	3	2	W 1	12,660
6	Fri, Apr 10, 1981	Box Score		Phoenix Suns	W		93	92	4	2	W 2	13,776
7	Sun, Apr 12, 1981	Box Score		Phoenix Suns	W		102	95	5	2	W 3	11,089
8	Wed, Apr 15, 1981	Box Score	@	Phoenix Suns	L		89	101	5	3	L 1	12,660
9	Fri, Apr 17, 1981	Box Score		Phoenix Suns	L		76	81	5	4	L 2	15,232
10	Sun, Apr 19, 1981	Box Score	@	Phoenix Suns	W		95	88	6	4	W 1	12,660
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
11	Tue, Apr 21, 1981	Box Score		Houston Rockets	L		78	97	6	5	L 1	13,885
12	Wed, Apr 22, 1981	Box Score		Houston Rockets	W		88	79	7	5	W 1	14,326
13	Fri, Apr 24, 1981	Box Score	@	Houston Rockets	L		88	92	7	6	L 1	16,121
14	Sun, Apr 26, 1981	Box Score	@	Houston Rockets	L		89	100	7	7	L 2	16,121
15	Wed, Apr 29, 1981	Box Score		Houston Rockets	L		88	97	7	8	L 3	14,640

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