The Portland Trail Blazers came up just a bit short against the Kansas City Kings, 98 to 97, in Game 1 of the 1981 First Round on April 1, 1981.

Final

Kings

1-0

98

Trail Blazers

0-1

97

Team

KCK

POR

Total

Team Stats

Player Stats

Kings

Trail Blazers

FG Made - Attempted

46-93

39-96

Field Goal %

49.5

40.6

3PT Made - Attempted

2-3

1-3

3PT %

66.7

33.3

FT Made - Attempted

4-8

18-25

Free Throw %

50.0

72.0

Rebounds

Offensive Rebounds

Defensive Rebounds

Assists

Steals

Blocks

Turnovers

Personal Fouls

Kings

Trail Blazers

Starters

NAME	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FG	FG%	3PT	3P%	FT	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TOV	PF
Otis Birdsong O. Birdsong	47	29	4	7	2	0	14-24	58.3	0-0		1-3	33.3	57.3	1	3	7	1
Ernie Grunfeld E. Grunfeld	46	16	5	8	1	0	8-13	61.5	0-0		0-1	0.0	59.5	2	3	3	6
Reggie King R. King	45	12	12	2	1	0	5-16	31.3	0-0		2-2	100.0	35.5	4	8	2	3
Scott Wedman S. Wedman	42	25	6	2	1	1	11-22	50.0	2-3	66.7	1-2	50.0	54.6	0	6	1	4
Sam Lacey S. Lacey	37	6	12	10	1	1	3-9	33.3	0-0		0-0		33.3	1	11	1	5

Bench

NAME	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FG	FG%	3PT	FT	TS%	OREB	DREB	TOV	PF
Joe Meriweather J. Meriweather	19	6	3	2	2	0	3-4	75.0	0-0	0-0	75.0	1	2	2	1
John Lambert J. Lambert	9	2	2	2	0	2	1-3	33.3	0-0	0-0	33.3	0	2	1	0
Lloyd Walton L. Walton	9	0	1	2	0	0	0-1	0.0	0-0	0-0	0.0	1	0	1	0
Leon Douglas L. Douglas	8	0	2	0	0	0	0-0		0-0	0-0		0	2	1	3
Frankie Sanders F. Sanders	3	2	0	0	1	0	1-1	100.0	0-0	0-0	100.0	0	0	0	1

Starters

NAME	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FG	FG%	3PT	3P%	FT	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TOV	PF
Mychal Thompson M. Thompson	45	18	8	2	0	3	8-18	44.4	0-0		2-3	66.7	46.6	1	7	2	2
Kelvin Ransey K. Ransey	44	8	5	10	4	1	4-21	19.0	0-0		0-0		19.0	2	3	4	3
Kermit Washington K. Washington	42	10	17	0	4	1	4-9	44.4	0-1	0.0	2-2	100.0	50.6	6	11	1	4
Calvin Natt C. Natt	33	17	10	0	1	0	7-14	50.0	0-0		3-7	42.9	49.8	3	7	2	0
Jim Paxson J. Paxson	4	0	0	0	0	0	0-3	0.0	0-0		0-0		0.0	0	0	0	0

Bench

NAME	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	FG	FG%	3PT	3P%	FT	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TOV	PF
Billy Ray Bates B. Ray Bates	34	25	2	4	1	8-14	57.1	1-1	100.0	8-8	100.0	71.3	1	1	4	3
Mike Gale M. Gale	23	4	3	4	4	2-8	25.0	0-0		0-0		25.0	1	2	2	0
Bob Gross B. Gross	21	11	3	2	1	4-4	100.0	0-0		3-3	100.0	103.4	1	2	2	4
Kevin Kunnert K. Kunnert	19	4	8	0	1	2-5	40.0	0-1	0.0	0-2	0.0	34.0	1	7	1	3