The Kansas City Kings lost to the Houston Rockets, 97 to 78, in Game 1 of the 1981 Western Conference Finals on April 21, 1981.
Final
Rockets
Kings
FG Made - Attempted
39-83
34-64
Field Goal %
47.0
53.1
3PT Made - Attempted
1-2
2-5
3PT %
50.0
40.0
FT Made - Attempted
18-21
8-14
Free Throw %
85.7
57.1
Rebounds
40
35
Offensive Rebounds
Defensive Rebounds
Assists
21
27
Steals
17
6
Blocks
4
2
Turnovers
12
25
Personal Fouls
17
21
Starters
| NAME | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TOV | PF | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Reid | 44 | 19 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 9-20 | 45.0 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 50.0 | 45.5 | 2 | |||||
M. Malone | 37 | 29 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 11-17 | 64.7 | 0-0 | 7-8 | 87.5 | 70.7 | 2 | |||||
B. Paultz | 37 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3-8 | 37.5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 37.5 | 1 | ||||||
T. Henderson | 29 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4-12 | 33.3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 33.3 | 1 | ||||||
M. Dunleavy | 23 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 4-7 | 57.1 | 1-2 | 50.0 | 4-5 | 80.0 | 70.7 | 3 |
Bench
| NAME | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TOV | PF | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A. Leavell | 20 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 4-7 | 57.1 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 100.0 | 63.5 | 2 | |||||
B. Willoughby | 18 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3-4 | 75.0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 75.0 | 2 | ||||||
C. Murphy | 17 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1-7 | 14.3 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 100.0 | 25.4 | 3 | |||||
M. Jones | 7 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0-1 | 0.0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0.0 | 1 | ||||||
R. Tomjanovich | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 100.0 | 113.6 | 0 | ||||||
C. Garrett | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Starters
| NAME | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TOV | PF | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
E. Grunfeld | 44 | 20 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 10-13 | 76.9 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 76.9 | 1 | ||||||
S. Wedman | 42 | 19 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8-13 | 61.5 | 2-4 | 50.0 | 1-2 | 50.0 | 68.4 | 4 | ||||
R. King | 42 | 16 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6-15 | 40.0 | 0-0 | 4-7 | 57.1 | 44.2 | 1 | |||||
S. Lacey | 31 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 3-5 | 60.0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 60.0 | 3 | ||||||
P. Ford | 23 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2-7 | 28.6 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 50.0 | 31.7 | 5 |
Bench
| NAME | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TOV | PF | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Lambert | 24 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3-6 | 50.0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 50.0 | 2 | ||||||
L. Douglas | 19 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | 100.0 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 66.7 | 90.4 | 5 | |||||
L. Walton | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0.0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
F. Sanders | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0.0 | 0-1 | 0.0 | 0-0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
More Kings Stats
Team Rankings
ORTG
115.8
8th
DRTG
113.4
14th
NETRTG
2.4
13th
3P%
34.5
22nd
2024-25 Conference Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
10 |  Warriors | 14 | 12 | .538 | 7.5 |
11 |  Spurs | 14 | 13 | .519 | 8.0 |
12 |  Kings | 13 | 15 | .464 | 9.5 |
13 |  Trail Blazers | 9 | 18 | .333 | 13.0 |
14 |  Jazz | 6 | 20 | .231 | 15.5 |
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