# Temporada 1978-79 de los Kansas City Kings

La temporada 1978-79 fue la trigésimo primera de los Kings en la NBA, y la séptima en Kansas City. La temporada regular acabó con 48 victorias y 34 derrotas, ocupando el segundo puesto de la Conferencia Oeste, clasificándose para los playoffs, en los que cayó en semifinales de conferencia ante Phoenix Suns.

## Elecciones en el Draft

| Ronda | Puesto | Jugador | Posición | Nacionalidad | Universidad |
| 1 | 2 | Phil Ford | Base | Estados Unidos | North Carolina |
| 3 | 49 | Jeff Cook | Ala-Pívot | Estados Unidos | Idaho State |
| 4 | 70 | Geoff Crompton | Pívot | Estados Unidos | North Carolina |

## Temporada regular

División Medio Oeste :
| Equipo | G | P | % | PD | Casa | Fuera | Div |
| y-Kansas City Kings | 48 | 34 | .585 | – | 32–9 | 16–25 | 12–4 |
| x-Denver Nuggets | 47 | 35 | .573 | 1 | 29–12 | 18–23 | 8–8 |
| Indiana Pacers | 38 | 44 | .463 | 10 | 25–16 | 13–28 | 6–10 |
| Milwaukee Bucks | 38 | 44 | .463 | 10 | 28–13 | 10–31 | 9–7 |
| Chicago Bulls | 31 | 51 | .378 | 17 | 19–22 | 12–29 | 5–11 |

## Playoffs
### Semifinales de Conferencia

Phoenix Suns vs. Kansas City Kings
| Fecha | Partido | Ciudad |
| 17 de abril | Phoenix Suns 102, Kansas City Kings 99 | Phoenix |
| 20 de abril | Kansas City Kings 111, Phoenix Suns 91 | Kansas City |
| 22 de abril | Phoenix Suns 108, Kansas City Kings 93 | Phoenix |
| 25 de abril | Kansas City Kings 94, Phoenix Suns 108 | Kansas City |
| 27 de abril | Phoenix Suns 120, Kansas City Kings 99 | Phoenix |
| | Phoenix Suns gana las series 4-1 | |

## Estadísticas

| Rk | Jugador | Edad | P | MP | TC | TCI | %TC | TL | TLI | %TL | RO | RD | RT | AS | RB | TAP | BP | FP | PTS |
| 1 | Otis Birdsong | 23 | 82 | 34.6 | 9.0 | 17.8 | .509 | 3.6 | 5.0 | .725 | 2.1 | 2.2 | 4.3 | 3.4 | 1.5 | 0.2 | 2.4 | 3.1 | 21.7 |
| 2 | Phil Ford | 22 | 79 | 34.5 | 5.9 | 12.7 | .465 | 4.1 | 5.1 | .813 | 0.4 | 1.9 | 2.3 | 8.6 | 2.2 | 0.1 | 4.1 | 3.1 | 15.9 |
| 3 | Scott Wedman | 26 | 73 | 34.2 | 7.7 | 14.4 | .534 | 3.0 | 3.7 | .797 | 1.8 | 3.4 | 5.3 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 1.5 | 3.3 | 18.3 |
| 4 | Sam Lacey | 30 | 82 | 32.0 | 4.3 | 8.5 | .502 | 2.0 | 2.8 | .739 | 2.2 | 6.4 | 8.6 | 5.2 | 1.3 | 1.7 | 3.0 | 3.8 | 10.6 |
| 5 | Bill Robinzine | 26 | 82 | 26.6 | 5.6 | 10.2 | .548 | 2.2 | 3.0 | .732 | 2.7 | 5.1 | 7.8 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 0.2 | 2.2 | 4.5 | 13.4 |
| 6 | Darnell Hillman | 29 | 78 | 20.7 | 2.7 | 5.5 | .493 | 1.6 | 2.9 | .558 | 1.8 | 3.8 | 5.5 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 1.7 | 3.7 | 7.0 |
| 7 | Tom Burleson | 26 | 56 | 16.6 | 2.8 | 6.1 | .459 | 2.2 | 3.0 | .716 | 1.5 | 3.5 | 5.0 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 3.3 | 7.8 |
| 8 | Billy McKinney | 23 | 78 | 15.9 | 3.1 | 6.1 | .503 | 1.7 | 2.1 | .796 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 3.2 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 7.8 |
| 9 | Bob Nash | 28 | 82 | 15.9 | 2.8 | 6.4 | .435 | 0.8 | 1.0 | .802 | 0.9 | 1.6 | 2.5 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 1.0 | 1.6 | 6.4 |
| 10 | Marlon Redmond | 23 | 49 | 15.0 | 3.3 | 7.7 | .432 | 0.6 | 1.0 | .620 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 2.2 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 1.1 | 1.9 | 7.2 |
| 11 | Ron Behagen | 28 | 9 | 14.0 | 2.6 | 5.6 | .460 | 0.9 | 1.2 | .727 | 1.2 | 2.2 | 3.4 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 3.0 | 6.0 |
| 12 | Lucius Allen | 31 | 31 | 13.3 | 2.2 | 5.6 | .397 | 0.6 | 1.1 | .576 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 1.0 | 1.7 | 5.1 |
| 13 | Richard Washington | 23 | 18 | 8.9 | 0.8 | 2.3 | .341 | 0.6 | 0.9 | .625 | 0.6 | 2.1 | 2.7 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 1.7 | 2.1 |
| 14 | Gus Gerard | 25 | 56 | 8.2 | 1.5 | 3.4 | .435 | 0.9 | 1.6 | .551 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 1.7 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 1.3 | 3.8 |

## Galardones y récords

| Jugador | Galardón |
| Phil Ford | Rookie del año de la NBA Mejor quinteto de rookies de la NBA 2.º Mejor quinteto de la NBA |
| Cotton Fitzsimmons | Entrenador del año de la NBA |
| Otis Birdsong | All-Star |