| 40-42 | Lost Conf Finals |
| Record | Outcome |
The Kansas City Kings finished the regular season with a 40-42 record. They went 24-17 at home and 16-25 on the road. Including the playoffs, the Kansas City Kings went 47-50. Their final game was a loss in the Western Conference Finals to the Houston Rockets.
The 1980-81 Kansas City Kings played in the Midwest Division of the Western Conference.
The 1980-81 Kansas City Kings had their best month in February, when they went 9-5 and had a 64.3% win percentage. Their worst month was November, when they went 5-9 and had a 35.7% win percentage.
| Month | Record | Win Percentage % | Point Differential |
|---|---|---|---|
| October '80 | 5-7 | 41.7% | +3 |
| November '80 | 5-9 | 35.7% | -62 |
| December '80 | 7-8 | 46.7% | -15 |
| January '81 | 7-6 | 53.8% | +8 |
| February '81 | 9-5 | 64.3% | +16 |
| March '81 | 7-7 | 50% | +51 |
Yes, the Kansas City Kings made the Playoffs in 1981. They won their first series against the Phoenix Suns in the Western Conference Semifinals. They eventually lost against the Houston Rockets in the Western Conference Finals.
The Kansas City Kings finished the regular season with a point differential of +1. Based on their point differential and their pythagorean expectation, the Kings could have been expected to have about 41.0 wins, or a 41-41 record in the regular season.
In close, one-possession games, or games that went to overtime, the 1980-81 Kansas City Kings went 11-13.
During the regular season, the 1980-81 Kansas City Kings went 0-5 in overtime games.
In the playoffs, the 1980-81 Kansas City Kings went 1-1 in overtime games.
The longest win streak during the regular season for the 1980-81 Kansas City Kings was a 5 game winning streak.
The longest losing streak that the Kansas City Kings had during the 1980-81 regular season was 5 games, which happened once during the season.
= Playoff Team
| Date | Opponent | Score | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regular Season | ||||
| Sat, Oct 11, 1980 | vs Utah Jazz | Win 98 - 91 | ||
| Sun, Oct 12, 1980 | @ Phoenix Suns | Loss 100 - 109 | ||
| Tue, Oct 14, 1980 | @ San Antonio Spurs | Loss 103 - 109 | ||
| Wed, Oct 15, 1980 | vs Los Angeles Lakers | Loss 107 - 112 | OT | |
| Fri, Oct 17, 1980 | @ Dallas Mavericks | Win 103 - 91 | ||
| Sat, Oct 18, 1980 | vs Seattle SuperSonics | Loss 122 - 127 | ||
| Tue, Oct 21, 1980 | vs Golden State Warriors | Loss 111 - 116 | ||
| Thu, Oct 23, 1980 | @ Houston Rockets | Win 105 - 96 | ||
| Sat, Oct 25, 1980 | vs Denver Nuggets | Win 125 - 122 | ||
| Tue, Oct 28, 1980 | @ Atlanta Hawks | Loss 109 - 119 | ||
| Wed, Oct 29, 1980 | vs Portland Trail Blazers | Win 115 - 98 | ||
| Fri, Oct 31, 1980 | @ Boston Celtics | Loss 110 - 115 | ||
| Sat, Nov 1, 1980 | vs Phoenix Suns | Loss 100 - 127 | ||
| Tue, Nov 4, 1980 | @ Utah Jazz | Loss 104 - 107 | ||
| Wed, Nov 5, 1980 | vs New York Knicks | Win 111 - 102 | ||
| Fri, Nov 7, 1980 | @ Philadelphia 76ers | Loss 100 - 117 | ||
| Sat, Nov 8, 1980 | vs Cleveland Cavaliers | Win 111 - 106 | ||
| Tue, Nov 11, 1980 | @ Portland Trail Blazers | Win 102 - 101 | ||
| Wed, Nov 12, 1980 | @ Golden State Warriors | Loss 101 - 111 | ||
| Fri, Nov 14, 1980 | @ Seattle SuperSonics | Loss 125 - 127 | ||
| Sat, Nov 15, 1980 | @ San Diego Clippers | Win 96 - 94 | ||
| Tue, Nov 18, 1980 | @ Los Angeles Lakers | Loss 94 - 107 | ||
| Fri, Nov 21, 1980 | @ Denver Nuggets | Loss 121 - 134 | ||
| Wed, Nov 26, 1980 | vs New Jersey Nets | Win 118 - 100 | ||
| Fri, Nov 28, 1980 | @ Detroit Pistons | Loss 94 - 104 | ||
| Sat, Nov 29, 1980 | vs San Antonio Spurs | Loss 104 - 106 | ||
| Tue, Dec 2, 1980 | @ Washington Bullets | Loss 103 - 107 | ||
| Wed, Dec 3, 1980 | vs Phoenix Suns | Win 103 - 100 | ||
| Fri, Dec 5, 1980 | vs Houston Rockets | Win 108 - 100 | ||
| Sat, Dec 6, 1980 | @ Indiana Pacers | Loss 88 - 107 | ||
| Wed, Dec 10, 1980 | vs San Diego Clippers | Win 112 - 100 | ||
| Thu, Dec 11, 1980 | @ San Antonio Spurs | Loss 104 - 122 | ||
| Sat, Dec 13, 1980 | vs Dallas Mavericks | Win 114 - 107 | ||
| Tue, Dec 16, 1980 | @ Denver Nuggets | Win 133 - 118 | ||
| Wed, Dec 17, 1980 | @ Seattle SuperSonics | Loss 94 - 101 | ||
| Sat, Dec 20, 1980 | vs Indiana Pacers | Loss 103 - 107 | ||
| Tue, Dec 23, 1980 | @ Cleveland Cavaliers | Win 102 - 100 | ||
| Fri, Dec 26, 1980 | vs Philadelphia 76ers | Loss 103 - 113 | ||
| Sat, Dec 27, 1980 | @ New York Knicks | Loss 99 - 100 | ||
| Sun, Dec 28, 1980 | @ New Jersey Nets | Win 102 - 99 | ||
| Tue, Dec 30, 1980 | vs Golden State Warriors | Loss 104 - 106 | ||
| Fri, Jan 2, 1981 | vs Utah Jazz | Win 101 - 95 | ||
| Wed, Jan 7, 1981 | @ Houston Rockets | Win 114 - 108 | ||
| Thu, Jan 8, 1981 | vs Washington Bullets | Win 136 - 118 | ||
| Sat, Jan 10, 1981 | @ Utah Jazz | Win 99 - 92 | ||
| Sun, Jan 11, 1981 | vs San Diego Clippers | Loss 105 - 115 | ||
| Wed, Jan 14, 1981 | vs Portland Trail Blazers | Loss 91 - 110 | ||
| Fri, Jan 16, 1981 | @ Milwaukee Bucks | Loss 112 - 118 | OT | |
| Sat, Jan 17, 1981 | vs Denver Nuggets | Loss 122 - 123 | ||
| Tue, Jan 20, 1981 | @ Dallas Mavericks | Win 104 - 91 | ||
| Wed, Jan 21, 1981 | vs San Antonio Spurs | Win 115 - 108 | ||
| Fri, Jan 23, 1981 | vs Houston Rockets | Win 113 - 107 | ||
| Tue, Jan 27, 1981 | @ San Diego Clippers | Loss 114 - 119 | ||
| Thu, Jan 29, 1981 | @ Los Angeles Lakers | Loss 104 - 118 | ||
| Tue, Feb 3, 1981 | @ Dallas Mavericks | Win 121 - 100 | ||
| Wed, Feb 4, 1981 | vs Detroit Pistons | Win 91 - 90 | ||
| Fri, Feb 6, 1981 | @ Seattle SuperSonics | Win 102 - 92 | ||
| Sun, Feb 8, 1981 | @ Portland Trail Blazers | Loss 123 - 129 | OT | |
| Tue, Feb 10, 1981 | @ Chicago Bulls | Loss 115 - 116 | ||
| Wed, Feb 11, 1981 | vs Utah Jazz | Win 99 - 87 | ||
| Fri, Feb 13, 1981 | vs Atlanta Hawks | Win 113 - 106 | ||
| Sun, Feb 15, 1981 | vs Seattle SuperSonics | Win 107 - 105 | ||
| Wed, Feb 18, 1981 | vs Boston Celtics | Win 114 - 113 | ||
| Fri, Feb 20, 1981 | vs Milwaukee Bucks | Win 112 - 109 | ||
| Sat, Feb 21, 1981 | @ Denver Nuggets | Loss 109 - 129 | ||
| Sun, Feb 22, 1981 | @ Golden State Warriors | Loss 96 - 104 | ||
| Thu, Feb 26, 1981 | vs Dallas Mavericks | Win 105 - 102 | ||
| Sat, Feb 28, 1981 | vs Golden State Warriors | Loss 101 - 110 | ||
| Tue, Mar 3, 1981 | vs Los Angeles Lakers | Loss 98 - 99 | ||
| Wed, Mar 4, 1981 | @ San Antonio Spurs | Win 111 - 97 | ||
| Thu, Mar 5, 1981 | vs Portland Trail Blazers | Win 106 - 100 | ||
| Sun, Mar 8, 1981 | vs Phoenix Suns | Win 105 - 68 | ||
| Tue, Mar 10, 1981 | @ San Diego Clippers | Win 107 - 100 | ||
| Fri, Mar 13, 1981 | @ Los Angeles Lakers | Loss 101 - 116 | ||
| Sun, Mar 15, 1981 | vs Chicago Bulls | Loss 87 - 97 | ||
| Wed, Mar 18, 1981 | vs Denver Nuggets | Loss 124 - 126 | OT2 | |
| Fri, Mar 20, 1981 | vs San Antonio Spurs | Loss 111 - 114 | OT | |
| Sun, Mar 22, 1981 | vs Houston Rockets | Loss 108 - 114 | ||
| Tue, Mar 24, 1981 | @ Utah Jazz | Win 105 - 92 | ||
| Wed, Mar 25, 1981 | @ Phoenix Suns | Win 110 - 101 | ||
| Fri, Mar 27, 1981 | @ Houston Rockets | Loss 84 - 91 | ||
| Sun, Mar 29, 1981 | vs Dallas Mavericks | Win 113 - 104 | ||
| Playoffs | ||||
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| Western Conference First Round (Won 2 - 1) | ||||
| Wed, Apr 1, 1981 | @ Portland Trail Blazers | Win 98 - 97 | OT | |
| Fri, Apr 3, 1981 | vs Portland Trail Blazers | Loss 119 - 124 | OT | |
| Sun, Apr 5, 1981 | @ Portland Trail Blazers | Win 104 - 95 | ||
| Western Conference Semifinals (Won 4 - 3) | ||||
| Tue, Apr 7, 1981 | @ Phoenix Suns | Loss 80 - 102 | ||
| Wed, Apr 8, 1981 | @ Phoenix Suns | Win 88 - 83 | ||
| Fri, Apr 10, 1981 | vs Phoenix Suns | Win 93 - 92 | ||
| Sun, Apr 12, 1981 | vs Phoenix Suns | Win 102 - 95 | ||
| Wed, Apr 15, 1981 | @ Phoenix Suns | Loss 89 - 101 | ||
| Fri, Apr 17, 1981 | vs Phoenix Suns | Loss 76 - 81 | ||
| Sun, Apr 19, 1981 | @ Phoenix Suns | Win 95 - 88 | ||
| Western Conference Finals (Lost 1 - 4) | ||||
| Tue, Apr 21, 1981 | vs Houston Rockets | Loss 78 - 97 | ||
| Wed, Apr 22, 1981 | vs Houston Rockets | Win 88 - 79 | ||
| Fri, Apr 24, 1981 | @ Houston Rockets | Loss 88 - 92 | ||
| Sun, Apr 26, 1981 | @ Houston Rockets | Loss 89 - 100 | ||
| Wed, Apr 29, 1981 | vs Houston Rockets | Loss 88 - 97 | ||
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