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| 48-34 | Lost Conf Semi |
| Record | Outcome |
The Kansas City Kings finished the regular season with a 48-34 record. They went 32-9 at home and 16-25 on the road. Including the playoffs, the Kansas City Kings went 49-38. Their final game was a loss in the Western Conference Semifinals to the Phoenix Suns.
The 1978-79 Kansas City Kings played in the Midwest Division of the Western Conference.
Among qualifying months, the 1978-79 Kansas City Kings had their best month in November, when they went 8-3 and had a 72.7% win percentage. Their worst month was March, when they went 5-10 and had a 33.3% win percentage.
| Month | Record | Win Percentage % | Point Differential |
|---|---|---|---|
| October '78 | 4-5 | 44.4% | +2 |
| November '78 | 8-3 | 72.7% | +68 |
| December '78 | 8-6 | 57.1% | +37 |
| January '79 | 10-6 | 62.5% | +61 |
| February '79 | 10-4 | 71.4% | +93 |
| March '79 | 5-10 | 33.3% | -38 |
| April '79 | 3-0 | 100% | +13 |
Yes, the Kansas City Kings made the Playoffs in 1979. They lost their only series against the Phoenix Suns in the Western Conference Semifinals.
The Kansas City Kings finished the regular season with a point differential of +236. Based on their point differential and their pythagorean expectation, the Kings could have been expected to have about 48.3 wins, or a 48-34 record in the regular season.
In close, one-possession games, or games that went to overtime, the 1978-79 Kansas City Kings went 8-11.
During the regular season, the 1978-79 Kansas City Kings went 3-4 in overtime games.
The longest win streak during the regular season for the 1978-79 Kansas City Kings was a 5 game winning streak on 2 separate stretches during the season.
The longest losing streak that the Kansas City Kings had during the 1978-79 regular season was 5 games, which occured 2 separate times.
= Playoff Team
| Date | Opponent | Score | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regular Season | ||||
| Sun, Oct 15, 1978 | @ Seattle SuperSonics | Loss 105 - 115 | ||
| Tue, Oct 17, 1978 | @ Portland Trail Blazers | Loss 112 - 115 | ||
| Thu, Oct 19, 1978 | vs Houston Rockets | Win 108 - 103 | ||
| Sat, Oct 21, 1978 | vs Milwaukee Bucks | Loss 99 - 103 | ||
| Tue, Oct 24, 1978 | @ Chicago Bulls | Win 123 - 117 | ||
| Wed, Oct 25, 1978 | vs New Orleans Jazz | Win 114 - 109 | ||
| Fri, Oct 27, 1978 | @ Detroit Pistons | Loss 102 - 107 | ||
| Sat, Oct 28, 1978 | vs Phoenix Suns | Win 112 - 102 | ||
| Tue, Oct 31, 1978 | @ Milwaukee Bucks | Loss 112 - 114 | ||
| Wed, Nov 1, 1978 | vs Cleveland Cavaliers | Win 122 - 107 | ||
| Fri, Nov 3, 1978 | @ Indiana Pacers | Loss 108 - 115 | ||
| Sat, Nov 4, 1978 | vs Denver Nuggets | Win 109 - 107 | ||
| Wed, Nov 8, 1978 | @ Golden State Warriors | Win 105 - 97 | ||
| Fri, Nov 10, 1978 | @ Los Angeles Lakers | Loss 127 - 136 | ||
| Sat, Nov 11, 1978 | @ Denver Nuggets | Win 117 - 113 | ||
| Wed, Nov 15, 1978 | vs Atlanta Hawks | Win 109 - 100 | ||
| Sat, Nov 18, 1978 | vs New Jersey Nets | Win 114 - 100 | ||
| Wed, Nov 22, 1978 | vs Portland Trail Blazers | Win 115 - 96 | ||
| Sat, Nov 25, 1978 | vs San Diego Clippers | Loss 86 - 87 | ||
| Thu, Nov 30, 1978 | vs Boston Celtics | Win 108 - 94 | ||
| Sat, Dec 2, 1978 | @ Washington Bullets | Win 110 - 109 | ||
| Tue, Dec 5, 1978 | @ New York Knicks | Win 105 - 92 | ||
| Wed, Dec 6, 1978 | vs Philadelphia 76ers | Loss 106 - 114 | ||
| Sat, Dec 9, 1978 | vs Detroit Pistons | Win 132 - 108 | ||
| Wed, Dec 13, 1978 | @ Philadelphia 76ers | Loss 100 - 120 | ||
| Fri, Dec 15, 1978 | @ Boston Celtics | Win 105 - 101 | ||
| Sat, Dec 16, 1978 | vs New Orleans Jazz | Win 128 - 100 | ||
| Wed, Dec 20, 1978 | vs Seattle SuperSonics | Win 114 - 95 | ||
| Fri, Dec 22, 1978 | @ Phoenix Suns | Loss 103 - 123 | ||
| Sat, Dec 23, 1978 | @ Milwaukee Bucks | Win 122 - 117 | OT | |
| Tue, Dec 26, 1978 | vs Houston Rockets | Loss 102 - 109 | ||
| Wed, Dec 27, 1978 | vs Boston Celtics | Loss 103 - 112 | ||
| Fri, Dec 29, 1978 | @ New Jersey Nets | Win 137 - 126 | ||
| Sat, Dec 30, 1978 | @ New York Knicks | Loss 108 - 112 | ||
| Tue, Jan 2, 1979 | vs Denver Nuggets | Loss 97 - 99 | ||
| Wed, Jan 3, 1979 | @ Denver Nuggets | Win 108 - 101 | ||
| Thu, Jan 4, 1979 | vs San Diego Clippers | Win 108 - 99 | ||
| Sat, Jan 6, 1979 | vs Indiana Pacers | Win 120 - 99 | ||
| Tue, Jan 9, 1979 | @ Houston Rockets | Loss 110 - 126 | ||
| Thu, Jan 11, 1979 | vs Golden State Warriors | Win 94 - 89 | ||
| Sun, Jan 14, 1979 | vs New York Knicks | Win 124 - 104 | ||
| Tue, Jan 16, 1979 | @ Cleveland Cavaliers | Win 86 - 79 | ||
| Wed, Jan 17, 1979 | @ Boston Celtics | Win 120 - 99 | ||
| Fri, Jan 19, 1979 | vs San Antonio Spurs | Win 115 - 113 | ||
| Sat, Jan 20, 1979 | @ Detroit Pistons | Loss 110 - 122 | ||
| Tue, Jan 23, 1979 | @ New Orleans Jazz | Loss 116 - 118 | ||
| Wed, Jan 24, 1979 | @ San Antonio Spurs | Loss 95 - 124 | ||
| Fri, Jan 26, 1979 | vs Washington Bullets | Win 142 - 128 | ||
| Sun, Jan 28, 1979 | vs Cleveland Cavaliers | Win 137 - 109 | ||
| Wed, Jan 31, 1979 | @ Atlanta Hawks | Loss 118 - 130 | ||
| Fri, Feb 2, 1979 | vs Detroit Pistons | Win 130 - 114 | ||
| Wed, Feb 7, 1979 | vs Atlanta Hawks | Win 124 - 108 | ||
| Fri, Feb 9, 1979 | @ Chicago Bulls | Win 124 - 114 | ||
| Sun, Feb 11, 1979 | vs Los Angeles Lakers | Win 104 - 103 | ||
| Tue, Feb 13, 1979 | @ New Jersey Nets | Loss 102 - 111 | ||
| Wed, Feb 14, 1979 | @ Philadelphia 76ers | Win 108 - 106 | ||
| Fri, Feb 16, 1979 | vs Philadelphia 76ers | Win 119 - 104 | ||
| Sun, Feb 18, 1979 | vs Chicago Bulls | Win 130 - 107 | ||
| Wed, Feb 21, 1979 | vs Milwaukee Bucks | Win 133 - 117 | ||
| Thu, Feb 22, 1979 | @ Cleveland Cavaliers | Loss 107 - 111 | ||
| Fri, Feb 23, 1979 | vs Phoenix Suns | Win 121 - 112 | ||
| Sun, Feb 25, 1979 | vs Seattle SuperSonics | Win 114 - 106 | ||
| Tue, Feb 27, 1979 | @ Los Angeles Lakers | Loss 114 - 122 | ||
| Wed, Feb 28, 1979 | @ San Diego Clippers | Loss 120 - 122 | ||
| Fri, Mar 2, 1979 | @ San Antonio Spurs | Loss 125 - 129 | OT | |
| Sun, Mar 4, 1979 | vs Golden State Warriors | Loss 110 - 111 | OT | |
| Wed, Mar 7, 1979 | @ Atlanta Hawks | Loss 120 - 122 | OT | |
| Fri, Mar 9, 1979 | vs Washington Bullets | Win 121 - 116 | ||
| Sun, Mar 11, 1979 | vs Portland Trail Blazers | Loss 100 - 115 | ||
| Wed, Mar 14, 1979 | @ Houston Rockets | Loss 107 - 129 | ||
| Fri, Mar 16, 1979 | @ New Orleans Jazz | Win 120 - 112 | ||
| Sun, Mar 18, 1979 | vs Chicago Bulls | Win 114 - 103 | ||
| Wed, Mar 21, 1979 | vs San Antonio Spurs | Loss 116 - 123 | ||
| Fri, Mar 23, 1979 | @ Phoenix Suns | Loss 107 - 126 | ||
| Sat, Mar 24, 1979 | @ Portland Trail Blazers | Loss 98 - 100 | ||
| Sun, Mar 25, 1979 | @ Seattle SuperSonics | Loss 101 - 111 | ||
| Wed, Mar 28, 1979 | @ Golden State Warriors | Loss 122 - 132 | OT | |
| Thu, Mar 29, 1979 | @ San Diego Clippers | Win 116 - 111 | ||
| Sat, Mar 31, 1979 | vs Indiana Pacers | Win 126 - 101 | ||
| Wed, Apr 4, 1979 | vs Los Angeles Lakers | Win 115 - 111 | OT | |
| Fri, Apr 6, 1979 | vs New Jersey Nets | Win 117 - 114 | OT | |
| Sun, Apr 8, 1979 | @ Indiana Pacers | Win 107 - 101 | ||
| Playoffs | ||||
| Western Conference Semifinals (Lost 1 - 4) | ||||
| Tue, Apr 17, 1979 | @ Phoenix Suns | Loss 99 - 102 | ||
| Fri, Apr 20, 1979 | vs Phoenix Suns | Win 111 - 91 | ||
| Sun, Apr 22, 1979 | @ Phoenix Suns | Loss 93 - 108 | ||
| Wed, Apr 25, 1979 | vs Phoenix Suns | Loss 94 - 108 | ||
| Fri, Apr 27, 1979 | @ Phoenix Suns | Loss 99 - 120 | ||
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