# Temporada 1980-81 de los Kansas City Kings

La temporada 1980-81 fue la trigésimo tercera de los Kings en la NBA, y la novena en Kansas City. La temporada regular acabó con 40 victorias y 42 derrotas, ocupando el quinto puesto de la Conferencia Oeste, clasificándose para los playoffs, en los que alcanzaron las finales de conferencia, donde cayeron ante los Houston Rockets.

## Elecciones en el Draft

| Ronda | Puesto | Jugador | Posición | Nacionalidad | Universidad |
| 1 | 16 | Hawkeye Whitney | Escolta | Estados Unidos | North Carolina State |

## Temporada regular

División Medio Oeste :
| Equipo | G | P | % | PD | Casa | Fuera | Div |
| y-San Antonio Spurs | 52 | 30 | .634 | – | 34–7 | 18–23 | 21–9 |
| x-Kansas City Kings | 40 | 42 | .488 | 12.0 | 24–17 | 16–25 | 19–11 |
| x-Houston Rockets | 40 | 42 | .488 | 12.0 | 25–16 | 15–26 | 19–11 |
| Denver Nuggets | 37 | 45 | .451 | 15.0 | 23–18 | 14–27 | 13–17 |
| Utah Jazz | 28 | 54 | .341 | 24.0 | 20–21 | 8–33 | 13–17 |
| Dallas Mavericks | 15 | 67 | .183 | 37.0 | 11–30 | 4–37 | 5–25 |

## Playoffs
### Primera ronda

Portland Trail Blazers vs. Kansas City Kings
| Fecha | Partido | Ciudad |
| 1 de abril | Portland Trail Blazers 97, Kansas City Kings 98 | Portland |
| 3 de abril | Kansas City Kings 119, Portland Trail Blazers 124 | Kansas City |
| 5 de abril | Portland Trail Blazers 95, Kansas City Kings 104 | Portland |
| | Kansas City Kings gana las series 2-1 | |

### Semifinales de Conferencia

Phoenix Suns vs. Kansas City Kings
| Fecha | Partido | Ciudad |
| 7 de abril | Phoenix Suns 102, Kansas City Kings 80 | Phoenix |
| 8 de abril | Phoenix Suns 83, Kansas City Kings 88 | Phoenix |
| 10 de abril | Kansas City Kings 93, Phoenix Suns 92 | Kansas City |
| 12 de abril | Kansas City Kings 102, Phoenix Suns 95 | Kansas City |
| 15 de abril | Phoenix Suns 101, Kansas City Kings 89 | Phoenix |
| 17 de abril | Kansas City Kings 76, Phoenix Suns 81 | Kansas City |
| 19 de abril | Phoenix Suns 88, Kansas City Kings 95 | Phoenix |
| | Kansas City Kings gana las series 4-3 | |

### Finales de Conferencia

Kansas City Kings vs. Houston Rockets
| Fecha | Partido | Ciudad |
| 21 de abril | Kansas City Kings 78, Houston Rockets 97 | Kansas City |
| 22 de abril | Kansas City Kings 88, Houston Rockets 79 | Kansas City |
| 24 de abril | Houston Rockets 92, Kansas City Kings 88 | Houston |
| 26 de abril | Houston Rockets 100, Kansas City Kings 89 | Houston |
| 29 de abril | Kansas City Kings 88, Houston Rockets 97 | Kansas City |
| | Houston Rockets gana las series 4-1 | |

## Estadísticas

| Rk | Jugador | Edad | P | MP | TC | TCI | %TC | T3 | T3I | %T3 | TL | TLI | %TL | RO | RD | RT | AS | RB | TAP | BP | FP | PTS |
| 1 | Otis Birdsong | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | Sam Lacey | 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 |
| 6 | Joe Meriweather | 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 |
| 7 | Ernie Grunfeld | 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 |
| 8 | Jo Jo White | 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 |
| 9 | Leon Douglas | 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 |
| 10 | Hawkeye Whitney | 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 |
| 11 | Lloyd Walton | 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 |
| 12 | John Lambert | 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 |
| 13 | Frankie Sanders | 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 |
| 14 | Gus Gerard | 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 |

## Galardones y récords

| Jugador | Galardón |
| Otis Birdsong | 2.º Mejor quinteto de la NBA All-Star |