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1980-81 Kansas City Kings

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40-42, Finished 2nd in NBA Midwest Division (Game Results)
NBA Season Summary

Scored 106.9 points per game, Allowed 106.9 points per game (Pythagorean W-L: 41-41)
Coached by Cotton Fitzsimmons (40-42)

Arena: Kemper Arena / Attendance: 336,585 (17th of 23 available)

SRS: -0.49 (13th of 23) / Pace Factor: 101.3 (10th of 23)
Offensive Rating: 104.7 (14th of 23) / Defensive Rating: 104.7 (9th of 23)

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

1980-81 Statistics / Schedule

Team and Opponent Statistics

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G MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS PTS
Team 82 19830 3572 7151 .500 49 168 .292 1576 2206 .714 1037 2450 3487 2271 719 385 1448 2092 8769 106.9
Opponent 82 19830 3424 7117 .481 31 153 .203 1889 2500 .756 1138 2510 3648 1857 717 383 1520 2015 8768 106.9

Player Statistics

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Players who did not spend the entire season with the team may not be included (1961-62 season and before).

Totals

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Rk Player Pos Ht Wt Age G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1 Otis Birdsong G 6-3 190 25 71 2593 710 1306 .544 10 35 .286 317 455 .697 119 139 258 233 93 18 173 172 1747
2 Scott Wedman F-G 6-7 215 28 81 2902 685 1437 .477 25 77 .325 140 204 .686 128 305 433 226 97 46 161 294 1535
3 Reggie King F 6-6 225 23 81 2743 472 867 .544 0 0 264 386 .684 235 551 786 122 102 41 164 227 1208
4 Phil Ford G 6-2 175 24 66 2287 424 887 .478 11 36 .306 294 354 .831 26 102 128 580 99 6 241 190 1153
5 Ernie Grunfeld G-F 6-6 210 25 79 1584 260 486 .535 0 0 75 101 .743 31 175 206 205 60 15 88 155 595
6 Sam Lacey C 6-10 235 32 82 2228 237 536 .442 1 5 .200 92 117 .786 131 453 584 399 95 120 182 302 567
7 Joe Meriweather C-F 6-10 215 27 74 1514 206 415 .496 0 0 148 213 .695 126 267 393 77 27 80 125 219 560
8 Leon Douglas C-F 6-10 230 26 79 1356 185 323 .573 0 3 .000 102 186 .548 150 234 384 69 25 38 90 251 472
9 Hawkeye Whitney G-F 6-5 235 23 47 782 149 306 .487 2 6 .333 50 65 .769 29 77 106 68 47 6 48 98 350
10 Lloyd Walton G 6-0 160 27 61 821 90 218 .413 0 1 .000 26 33 .788 13 35 48 208 32 2 80 45 206
11 John Lambert C-F 6-10 225 28 43 475 65 160 .406 0 2 .000 18 23 .783 27 63 90 24 12 5 17 74 148
12 Frankie Sanders F-G 6-6 200 24 23 186 34 77 .442 0 0 20 22 .909 6 15 21 17 16 1 21 20 88
13 Jo Jo White G 6-3 190 34 13 236 36 82 .439 0 0 11 18 .611 3 18 21 37 11 1 18 21 83
14 Gus Gerard F-G 6-8 200 27 16 123 19 51 .373 0 3 .000 19 29 .655 13 16 29 6 3 6 7 24 57

Per Game

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Rk Player Pos Ht Wt Age G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1 Otis Birdsong G 6-3 190 25 71 36.5 10.0 18.4 .544 0.1 0.5 .286 4.5 6.4 .697 1.7 2.0 3.6 3.3 1.3 0.3 2.4 2.4 24.6
2 Scott Wedman F-G 6-7 215 28 81 35.8 8.5 17.7 .477 0.3 1.0 .325 1.7 2.5 .686 1.6 3.8 5.3 2.8 1.2 0.6 2.0 3.6 19.0
3 Phil Ford G 6-2 175 24 66 34.7 6.4 13.4 .478 0.2 0.5 .306 4.5 5.4 .831 0.4 1.5 1.9 8.8 1.5 0.1 3.7 2.9 17.5
4 Reggie King F 6-6 225 23 81 33.9 5.8 10.7 .544 0.0 0.0 3.3 4.8 .684 2.9 6.8 9.7 1.5 1.3 0.5 2.0 2.8 14.9
5 Joe Meriweather C-F 6-10 215 27 74 20.5 2.8 5.6 .496 0.0 0.0 2.0 2.9 .695 1.7 3.6 5.3 1.0 0.4 1.1 1.7 3.0 7.6
6 Ernie Grunfeld G-F 6-6 210 25 79 20.1 3.3 6.2 .535 0.0 0.0 0.9 1.3 .743 0.4 2.2 2.6 2.6 0.8 0.2 1.1 2.0 7.5
7 Hawkeye Whitney G-F 6-5 235 23 47 16.6 3.2 6.5 .487 0.0 0.1 .333 1.1 1.4 .769 0.6 1.6 2.3 1.4 1.0 0.1 1.0 2.1 7.4
8 Sam Lacey C 6-10 235 32 82 27.2 2.9 6.5 .442 0.0 0.1 .200 1.1 1.4 .786 1.6 5.5 7.1 4.9 1.2 1.5 2.2 3.7 6.9
9 Jo Jo White G 6-3 190 34 13 18.2 2.8 6.3 .439 0.0 0.0 0.8 1.4 .611 0.2 1.4 1.6 2.8 0.8 0.1 1.4 1.6 6.4
10 Leon Douglas C-F 6-10 230 26 79 17.2 2.3 4.1 .573 0.0 0.0 .000 1.3 2.4 .548 1.9 3.0 4.9 0.9 0.3 0.5 1.1 3.2 6.0
11 Frankie Sanders F-G 6-6 200 24 23 8.1 1.5 3.3 .442 0.0 0.0 0.9 1.0 .909 0.3 0.7 0.9 0.7 0.7 0.0 0.9 0.9 3.8
12 Gus Gerard F-G 6-8 200 27 16 7.7 1.2 3.2 .373 0.0 0.2 .000 1.2 1.8 .655 0.8 1.0 1.8 0.4 0.2 0.4 0.4 1.5 3.6
13 Lloyd Walton G 6-0 160 27 61 13.5 1.5 3.6 .413 0.0 0.0 .000 0.4 0.5 .788 0.2 0.6 0.8 3.4 0.5 0.0 1.3 0.7 3.4
14 John Lambert C-F 6-10 225 28 43 11.0 1.5 3.7 .406 0.0 0.0 .000 0.4 0.5 .783 0.6 1.5 2.1 0.6 0.3 0.1 0.4 1.7 3.4

Per 36 Minutes

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Rk Player Pos Ht Wt Age G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1 Otis Birdsong G 6-3 190 25 71 2593 9.9 18.1 .544 0.1 0.5 .286 4.4 6.3 .697 1.7 1.9 3.6 3.2 1.3 0.2 2.4 2.4 24.3
2 Scott Wedman F-G 6-7 215 28 81 2902 8.5 17.8 .477 0.3 1.0 .325 1.7 2.5 .686 1.6 3.8 5.4 2.8 1.2 0.6 2.0 3.6 19.0
3 Phil Ford G 6-2 175 24 66 2287 6.7 14.0 .478 0.2 0.6 .306 4.6 5.6 .831 0.4 1.6 2.0 9.1 1.6 0.1 3.8 3.0 18.1
4 Frankie Sanders F-G 6-6 200 24 23 186 6.6 14.9 .442 0.0 0.0 3.9 4.3 .909 1.2 2.9 4.1 3.3 3.1 0.2 4.1 3.9 17.0
5 Gus Gerard F-G 6-8 200 27 16 123 5.6 14.9 .373 0.0 0.9 .000 5.6 8.5 .655 3.8 4.7 8.5 1.8 0.9 1.8 2.0 7.0 16.7
6 Hawkeye Whitney G-F 6-5 235 23 47 782 6.9 14.1 .487 0.1 0.3 .333 2.3 3.0 .769 1.3 3.5 4.9 3.1 2.2 0.3 2.2 4.5 16.1
7 Reggie King F 6-6 225 23 81 2743 6.2 11.4 .544 0.0 0.0 3.5 5.1 .684 3.1 7.2 10.3 1.6 1.3 0.5 2.2 3.0 15.9
8 Ernie Grunfeld G-F 6-6 210 25 79 1584 5.9 11.0 .535 0.0 0.0 1.7 2.3 .743 0.7 4.0 4.7 4.7 1.4 0.3 2.0 3.5 13.5
9 Joe Meriweather C-F 6-10 215 27 74 1514 4.9 9.9 .496 0.0 0.0 3.5 5.1 .695 3.0 6.3 9.3 1.8 0.6 1.9 3.0 5.2 13.3
10 Jo Jo White G 6-3 190 34 13 236 5.5 12.5 .439 0.0 0.0 1.7 2.7 .611 0.5 2.7 3.2 5.6 1.7 0.2 2.7 3.2 12.7
11 Leon Douglas C-F 6-10 230 26 79 1356 4.9 8.6 .573 0.0 0.1 .000 2.7 4.9 .548 4.0 6.2 10.2 1.8 0.7 1.0 2.4 6.7 12.5
12 John Lambert C-F 6-10 225 28 43 475 4.9 12.1 .406 0.0 0.2 .000 1.4 1.7 .783 2.0 4.8 6.8 1.8 0.9 0.4 1.3 5.6 11.2
13 Sam Lacey C 6-10 235 32 82 2228 3.8 8.7 .442 0.0 0.1 .200 1.5 1.9 .786 2.1 7.3 9.4 6.4 1.5 1.9 2.9 4.9 9.2
14 Lloyd Walton G 6-0 160 27 61 821 3.9 9.6 .413 0.0 0.0 .000 1.1 1.4 .788 0.6 1.5 2.1 9.1 1.4 0.1 3.5 2.0 9.0

Advanced

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Rk Player Pos Ht Wt Age G MP PER TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% STL% BLK% TOV% Usg% ORtg DRtg OWS DWS WS LS WSAA
1 Otis Birdsong G 6-3 190 25 71 2593 20.3 .580 .547 5.1 5.9 5.5 14.3 1.7 0.4 10.3 26.8 113 108 16.6 5.9 23 12 5.5
2 Reggie King F 6-6 225 23 81 2743 16.9 .583 .544 9.6 22.2 15.9 6.1 1.8 0.9 13.7 18.1 112 102 11.8 11.3 23 8 7.5
3 Phil Ford G 6-2 175 24 66 2287 17.3 .553 .484 1.3 4.9 3.1 35.5 2.1 0.1 18.8 23.3 107 107 9.0 5.4 14 17 -1.5
4 Scott Wedman F-G 6-7 215 28 81 2902 14.8 .503 .485 4.9 11.6 8.3 11.7 1.6 0.9 9.5 24.1 101 106 4.6 8.6 13 26 -6.5
5 Sam Lacey C 6-10 235 32 82 2228 13.5 .483 .443 6.6 22.5 14.6 22.5 2.0 3.1 23.7 14.3 98 100 0.5 11.1 12 14 -1.0
6 Ernie Grunfeld G-F 6-6 210 25 79 1584 13.7 .561 .535 2.2 12.2 7.2 17.6 1.8 0.5 14.2 16.2 109 105 4.9 4.8 10 8 1.0
7 Leon Douglas C-F 6-10 230 26 79 1356 12.5 .583 .573 12.4 19.1 15.7 6.7 0.9 1.6 18.2 15.1 109 104 4.2 4.7 9 6 1.5
8 Joe Meriweather C-F 6-10 215 27 74 1514 12.4 .550 .496 9.3 19.5 14.4 6.7 0.8 3.0 19.7 17.3 101 103 1.6 5.8 7 10 -1.5
9 Hawkeye Whitney G-F 6-5 235 23 47 782 14.0 .523 .490 4.1 10.9 7.5 12.2 2.8 0.4 12.5 20.3 102 104 1.3 2.9 4 5 -0.5
10 Lloyd Walton G 6-0 160 27 61 821 9.9 .443 .413 1.8 4.7 3.2 32.0 1.8 0.1 25.6 15.8 91 108 0.0 1.8 2 10 -4.0
11 Frankie Sanders F-G 6-6 200 24 23 186 12.9 .508 .442 3.6 8.9 6.3 12.7 4.1 0.3 19.5 24.0 92 102 0.0 0.8 1 2 -0.5
12 Jo Jo White G 6-3 190 34 13 236 10.4 .462 .439 1.4 8.4 4.9 21.0 2.2 0.2 16.7 19.0 92 106 0.0 0.7 1 3 -1.0
13 John Lambert C-F 6-10 225 28 43 475 8.1 .435 .406 6.4 14.7 10.5 6.6 1.2 0.6 9.1 16.3 95 106 0.0 1.4 1 4 -1.5
14 Gus Gerard F-G 6-8 200 27 16 123 12.2 .447 .373 11.8 14.4 13.1 6.5 1.2 2.8 9.9 23.8 98 104 0.0 0.4 0 1 -0.5

Playoffs

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Totals Shooting Per Game
Rk Player Pos Ht Wt Age G MP FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA ORB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS FG% 3P% FT% MP PTS TRB AST
1 Reggie King F 6-6 225 23 15 620 122 248 0 1 75 102 56 149 25 18 10 35 49 319 .492 .000 .735 41.3 21.3 9.9 1.7
2 Scott Wedman F-G 6-7 215 28 15 657 129 297 9 32 40 56 16 87 58 18 8 39 51 307 .434 .281 .714 43.8 20.5 5.8 3.9
3 Ernie Grunfeld G-F 6-6 210 25 15 633 98 201 2 4 54 67 11 63 88 30 9 43 51 252 .488 .500 .806 42.2 16.8 4.2 5.9
4 Sam Lacey C 6-10 235 32 15 533 60 143 0 3 30 35 30 120 80 28 23 39 63 150 .420 .000 .857 35.5 10.0 8.0 5.3
5 Otis Birdsong G 6-3 190 25 8 234 56 98 1 1 11 18 8 21 27 12 0 20 13 124 .571 1.000 .611 29.3 15.5 2.6 3.4
6 Joe Meriweather C-F 6-10 215 27 10 199 24 49 0 0 8 14 12 31 5 5 7 9 31 56 .490 .571 19.9 5.6 3.1 0.5
7 John Lambert C-F 6-10 225 28 15 175 22 54 0 3 5 6 19 37 9 5 4 6 21 49 .407 .000 .833 11.7 3.3 2.5 0.6
8 Leon Douglas C-F 6-10 230 26 15 318 15 32 0 0 15 35 18 65 11 4 3 18 47 45 .469 .429 21.2 3.0 4.3 0.7
9 Phil Ford G 6-2 175 24 5 158 15 35 0 1 9 13 1 8 29 5 0 17 9 39 .429 .000 .692 31.6 7.8 1.6 5.8
10 Frankie Sanders F-G 6-6 200 24 9 50 9 18 1 2 4 4 4 5 2 3 0 8 8 23 .500 .500 1.000 5.6 2.6 0.6 0.2
11 Lloyd Walton G 6-0 160 27 8 73 4 15 0 1 3 4 3 7 19 4 0 9 6 11 .267 .000 .750 9.1 1.4 0.9 2.4

Salaries

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Rk Player Salary
1 Otis Birdsong $1,000,000
2 Scott Wedman $800,000
3 Phil Ford $240,000
4 Reggie King $125,000
Estimated salaries are marked with an asterisk (*)