The Kansas City Kings were defeated by the Houston Rockets, 97 to 88, in Game 5 of the 1981 Western Conference Finals on April 29, 1981.
Final
Rockets
Kings
FG Made - Attempted
37-70
34-75
Field Goal %
52.9
45.3
3PT Made - Attempted
0-2
0-5
3PT %
0.0
0.0
FT Made - Attempted
23-32
20-27
Free Throw %
71.9
74.1
Rebounds
40
39
Offensive Rebounds
Defensive Rebounds
Assists
18
18
Steals
8
11
Blocks
4
2
Turnovers
19
17
Personal Fouls
24
28
Starters
| NAME | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TOV | PF | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Malone | 48 | 36 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 12-17 | 70.6 | 0-0 | 12-16 | 75.0 | 74.9 | 2 | 3 |
Players
| NAME | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TOV | PF | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Reid | 41 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 6-13 | 46.2 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 50.0 | 47.4 | 3 | 4 | ||||
T. Henderson | 41 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4-11 | 36.4 | 0-0 | 3-3 | 100.0 | 44.6 | 1 | 1 | ||||
B. Paultz | 37 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5-10 | 50.0 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 50.0 | 51.0 | 2 | 4 | ||||
C. Murphy | 26 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5-10 | 50.0 | 0-2 | 0.0 | 1-1 | 100.0 | 52.7 | 6 | 5 | |||
B. Willoughby | 23 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0-2 | 0.0 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 100.0 | 34.7 | 2 | 4 | ||||
A. Leavell | 19 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5-6 | 83.3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 83.3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |||
C. Garrett | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0.0 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 50.0 | 26.6 | 0 | 0 |
Players
| NAME | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TOV | PF | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
S. Wedman | 43 | 20 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 9-25 | 36.0 | 0-5 | 0.0 | 2-4 | 50.0 | 37.4 | 1 | 4 | |||
P. Ford | 41 | 17 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 6-11 | 54.5 | 0-0 | 5-6 | 83.3 | 62.3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | ||
S. Lacey | 41 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2-8 | 25.0 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 100.0 | 41.0 | 5 | 6 | ||||
R. King | 36 | 18 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5-10 | 50.0 | 0-0 | 8-9 | 88.9 | 64.5 | 2 | 5 | ||||
E. Grunfeld | 33 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4-9 | 44.4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 44.4 | 0 | 3 | |||||
O. Birdsong | 18 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 7-8 | 87.5 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 50.0 | 84.5 | 3 | 2 | ||||
L. Douglas | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 100.0 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 0.0 | 53.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
J. Lambert | 7 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-3 | 0.0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | |||||
J. Meriweather | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |||||
F. Sanders | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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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
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
10 |  Timberwolves | 8 | 7 | .533 | 4.0 |
11 |  Spurs | 8 | 8 | .500 | 4.5 |
12 |  Kings | 8 | 8 | .500 | 4.5 |
13 |  Trail Blazers | 6 | 10 | .375 | 6.5 |
14 |  Pelicans | 4 | 13 | .235 | 9.0 |
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