The Kansas City Kings were decisively beaten by the Phoenix Suns, 108 to 94, in Game 4 of the 1979 Western Conference Semifinals on April 25, 1979.
Final
Suns
Kings
FG Made - Attempted
43-81
34-85
Field Goal %
53.1
40.0
3PT Made - Attempted
3PT %
FT Made - Attempted
22-27
26-35
Free Throw %
81.5
74.3
Rebounds
44
46
Offensive Rebounds
Defensive Rebounds
Assists
29
19
Steals
9
12
Blocks
3
2
Turnovers
22
19
Personal Fouls
28
28
Starters
| NAME | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TOV | PF | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Buse | 41 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 5-8 | 62.5 | 0-0 | 62.5 | 1 | 2 | ||||||
P. Westphal | 37 | 26 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 10-23 | 43.5 | 6-7 | 85.7 | 49.8 | 4 | 2 | |||||
A. Adams | 35 | 17 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 5-11 | 45.5 | 7-9 | 77.8 | 56.8 | 4 | 3 | |||||
W. Davis | 35 | 17 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 6-10 | 60.0 | 5-6 | 83.3 | 67.2 | 3 | 5 | |||||
G. Heard | 30 | 20 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9-12 | 75.0 | 2-3 | 66.7 | 75.1 | 4 | 4 |
Bench
| NAME | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TOV | PF | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Robinson | 17 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3-6 | 50.0 | 2-2 | 100.0 | 58.1 | 2 | 4 | |||||
M. Bratz | 16 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2-4 | 50.0 | 0-0 | 50.0 | 3 | 5 | ||||||
A. Scott | 13 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2-5 | 40.0 | 0-0 | 40.0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
J. Kramer | 13 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1-2 | 50.0 | 0-0 | 50.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||||
T. McClain | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||
B. Forrest | 1 | 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 | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
S. Lacey | 45 | 18 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 4-12 | 33.3 | 10-12 | 83.3 | 52.1 | 8 | 6 | |||||
O. Birdsong | 40 | 19 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7-16 | 43.8 | 5-9 | 55.6 | 47.6 | 2 | 2 | |||||
S. Wedman | 38 | 21 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8-17 | 47.1 | 5-8 | 62.5 | 51.2 | 2 | 5 | |||||
P. Ford | 28 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 6-12 | 50.0 | 0-0 | 50.0 | 2 | 3 | ||||||
B. Robinzine | 24 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2-10 | 20.0 | 0-0 | 20.0 | 1 | 5 |
Bench
| NAME | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TOV | PF | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Hillman | 24 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3-7 | 42.9 | 0-0 | 42.9 | 1 | 5 | ||||||
B. McKinney | 20 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3-7 | 42.9 | 2-2 | 100.0 | 50.8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
B. Nash | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-3 | 33.3 | 2-2 | 100.0 | 51.5 | 1 | 0 | |||||
L. Allen | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0.0 | 2-2 | 100.0 | 53.2 | 1 | 1 | |||||
G. Gerard | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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Team Rankings
ORTG
114.3
9th
DRTG
112.4
14th
NETRTG
1.9
11th
3P%
33.1
24th
2024-25 Conference Standings
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12 |  Kings | 8 | 8 | .500 | 4.5 |
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