Kansas City Kings Playoff Rosters

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1978-1979 Kansas City Kings Playoff Roster

Player Pos HT WT Birth Date Age Pre-Draft Team YOS Draft Status
Lucius Allen PG 6-2 175 Sep 26, 1947 31 UCLA 9 1969 1st Rnd, #4, Seattle SuperSonics
Otis Birdsong GF 6-3 190 Dec 9, 1955 23 Houston 1 1977 1st Rnd, #2, Kansas City Kings
Tom Burleson C 7-2 225 Feb 24, 1952 27 NC State 4 1974 1st Rnd, #3, Seattle SuperSonics
Phil Ford PG 6-2 175 Feb 9, 1956 23 North Carolina 0 1978 1st Rnd, #2, Kansas City Kings
Gus Gerard GF 6-8 200 Jul 27, 1953 25 Virginia 2 1975 3rd Rnd, #54, Portland Trail Blazers
Lars Hansen C 6-10 225 Sep 14, 1954 24 Washington 0 1976 3rd Rnd, #49, Chicago Bulls
Darnell Hillman FC 6-9 215 Aug 29, 1949 29 San Jose State 2 1971 1st Rnd, #13, Golden State Warriors
Sam Lacey C 6-10 235 Mar 28, 1948 31 New Mexico State 8 1970 1st Rnd, #5, Cincinnati Royals
Billy McKinney PG 6-0 160 Jun 5, 1955 23 Northwestern 1 1977 6th Rnd, #115, Phoenix Suns
Bob Nash SF 6-8 195 Aug 24, 1950 28 Hawaii 3 1972 1st Rnd, #9, Detroit Pistons
Bill Robinzine PF 6-7 230 Jan 20, 1953 26 DePaul 3 1975 1st Rnd, #12, Kansas City Kings
Richard Washington PF 6-11 220 Jul 15, 1955 23 UCLA 2 1976 1st Rnd, #6, Kansas City Kings
Scott Wedman GF 6-7 215 Jul 29, 1952 26 Colorado 4 1974 1st Rnd, #6, Kansas City Kings

1978-1979 Playoff Matchups

Eastern Conference
DescriptionHomeAwayResult
First Round #3 Philadelphia Sixers #6 New Jersey Nets PHI in 2
First Round #4 Houston Rockets #5 Atlanta Hawks ATL in 2
Second Round #1 Washington Bullets #5 Atlanta Hawks WAS in 7
Second Round #2 San Antonio Spurs #3 Philadelphia Sixers SAS in 7
Conference Finals #1 Washington Bullets #2 San Antonio Spurs WAS in 7

Western Conference
DescriptionHomeAwayResult
First Round #3 Phoenix Suns #6 Portland Trail Blazers PHX in 3
First Round #4 Denver Nuggets #5 Los Angeles Lakers LAL in 3
Second Round #1 Seattle SuperSonics #5 Los Angeles Lakers SEA in 5
Second Round #3 Phoenix Suns #2 Kansas City Kings PHX in 5
Conference Finals #1 Seattle SuperSonics #3 Phoenix Suns SEA in 7

NBA Finals
DescriptionHomeAwayResult
NBA Finals #1 Washington Bullets #1 Seattle SuperSonics SEA in 5

1978-1979 Kansas City Playoff Stats

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV
Otis Birdsong 5 33.6 21.0 3.6 1.8 2.0 0.0 2.0
Scott Wedman 5 34.8 19.2 7.4 1.8 1.8 0.6 2.8
Bill Robinzine 5 23.6 10.0 7.2 0.6 2.6 0.0 1.6
Sam Lacey 5 35.2 9.4 10.2 4.2 1.8 2.0 3.8
Phil Ford 5 28.6 7.8 2.4 5.8 2.4 0.0 3.0
Lucius Allen 5 14.6 7.2 1.4 0.6 0.4 0.2 1.0
Billy McKinney 5 19.2 7.2 1.4 4.8 1.0 0.0 2.4
Darnell Hillman 5 22.4 5.8 6.6 1.6 0.8 0.6 2.0
Richard Washington 4 13.0 6.0 3.2 0.0 0.2 0.2 0.2
Bob Nash 5 12.8 4.8 2.2 0.0 0.0 0.8 1.4
Gus Gerard 5 4.8 2.0 1.6 0.0 0.2 0.2 0.2

1978-1979 Kansas City Kings Conference Semi Finals Schedule

Date Opponent Result Venue Record Kansas City Leaders Phoenix Leaders
Apr 17, 1979
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Phoenix		 L, 102-99 Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
Conference Semi Finals 		0-1 PTS: 20. O. Birdsong
 PTS: 25. P. Westphal
Apr 20, 1979
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Phoenix		 W, 111-91 Kemper Arena
Conference Semi Finals 		1-1 PTS: 23. O. Birdsong
 PTS: 17. T. Robinson
Apr 22, 1979
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Phoenix		 L, 108-93 Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
Conference Semi Finals 		1-2 PTS: 22. Scott Wedman
 PTS: 22. Walter Davis
Apr 25, 1979
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Phoenix		 L, 94-108 Kemper Arena
Conference Semi Finals 		1-3 PTS: 21. Scott Wedman
 PTS: 26. P. Westphal
Apr 27, 1979
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Phoenix		 L, 120-99 Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
Conference Semi Finals 		1-4 PTS: 21. O. Birdsong
 PTS: 32. P. Westphal