1977–78 Kansas City Kings season

1977–78 Kansas City Kings season
Head coach	Phil Johnson, Larry Staverman
Arena	Kemper Arena
Results
Record	31–51 (.378)
Place	Division: 6th (Midwest) Conference: 11th (Western)
Playoff finish	DNQ
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television	KBMA
Radio	KCMO

The 1977–78 Kansas City Kings season was their sixth season in Kansas City. The Kings had a losing record for the third consecutive season which resulted in missing the playoffs. The club started the season with 13 wins and 24 losses, which led to the dismissal of coach Phil Johnson. Under his replacement Larry Staverman the Kings would not play any better as they finished in last place with a 31-51 record.^[1]

Draft picks

Main article: 1977 NBA draft

Round	Pick	Player	Nationality	College
1	2	Otis Birdsong	United States	University of Houston
2	31	Eddie Owens	United States	University of Nevada Las Vegas
3	45	Bill Paterno	United States	Notre Dame
3	53	John Kuester	United States	University of North Carolina
4	75	Larry Williams	United States	Texas Southern University
5	97	Bob Chapman	United States	Michigan State University
7	139	Bruce Jenner	United States	Graceland College

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Regular season

Season standings

**Midwest Division**
Team	W	L	PCT.	GB
Denver Nuggets	48	34	.585	–
Milwaukee Bucks	44	38	.537	4
Chicago Bulls	40	42	.488	8
Detroit Pistons	38	44	.463	10
Indiana Pacers	31	51	.378	17
Kansas City Kings	31	51	.378	17

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Record vs. opponents

1977–78 NBA records
Team	ATL	BOS	BUF	CHI	CLE	DEN	DET	GSW	HOU	IND	KCK	LAL	MIL	NJN	NOJ	NYK	PHI	PHO	POR	SAS	SEA	WAS
Atlanta	—	2–2	3–1	1–3	1–3	1–3	2–2	1–3	3–1	3–1	2–1	3–1	2–2	3–1	2–2	2–2	2–2	3–1	1–3	1–3	2–1	1–3
Boston	2–2	—	3–1	1–3	1–3	1–3	1–3	2–2	2–2	2–1	2–2	1–2	3–1	3–1	2–2	2–2	0–4	2–2	1–3	0–4	0–4	1–3
Buffalo	1–3	1–3	—	3–1	1–3	1–3	1–3	0–3	3–1	1–3	1–2	1–3	1–3	2–2	2–2	3–1	1–3	0–4	1–3	1–3	1–3	1–3
Chicago	3–1	3–1	1–3	—	3–1	2–2	2–2	1–3	3–1	3–1	0–4	2–2	1–3	1–2	2–2	1–3	3–0	2–2	1–3	2–2	2–2	2–1
Cleveland	3–1	3–1	3–1	1–3	—	3–1	2–2	2–2	2–2	2–1	2–2	2–2	3–1	3–1	2–2	3–1	1–3	1–2	0–4	0–4	3–1	2–2
Denver	3–1	3–1	3–1	2–2	1–3	—	2–2	2–2	3–0	2–2	2–2	3–1	3–1	3–1	3–1	1–3	1–3	2–2	3–1	2–1	1–3	3–1
Detroit	2–2	3–1	3–1	2–2	2–2	2–2	—	2–2	3–1	1–3	1–3	2–2	2–2	3–1	3–0	0–4	0–4	2–2	1–3	1–3	1–3	2–2
Golden State	3–1	2–2	3–0	3–1	2–2	2–2	2–2	—	2–1	3–1	3–1	0–4	2–2	3–1	0–4	2–2	1–3	2–2	1–3	3–1	2–2	2–2
Houston	1–3	2–2	1–3	1–3	2–2	0–3	1–3	1–2	—	3–1	2–2	1–3	1–3	2–2	1–3	2–2	2–2	1–3	2–2	1–3	0–4	1–3
Indiana	1–3	1–2	3–1	1–3	1–2	2–2	3–1	1–3	1–3	—	2–2	1–3	0–4	2–2	2–2	1–3	2–2	1–3	1–3	1–3	1–3	3–1
Kansas City	1–2	2–2	2–1	4–0	2–2	2–2	3–1	1–3	2–2	2–2	—	2–2	0–4	2–2	2–2	0–4	1–3	0–4	0–4	0–4	1–3	2–2
Los Angeles	1–3	2–1	3–1	2–2	2–2	1–3	2–2	4–0	3–1	3–1	2–2	—	3–1	4–0	2–1	3–1	2–2	1–3	0–4	2–2	1–3	2–2
Milwaukee	2–2	1–3	3–1	3–1	1–3	1–3	2–2	2–2	3–1	4–0	4–0	1–3	—	3–1	2–1	3–1	1–2	1–3	1–3	2–2	1–3	3–1
New Jersey	1–3	1–3	2–2	2–1	1–3	1–3	1–3	1–3	2–2	2–2	2–2	0–4	1–3	—	0–4	1–3	0–4	2–2	0–3	0–4	2–2	2–2
New Orleans	2–2	2–2	2–2	2–2	2–2	1–3	1–3	4–0	3–1	2–2	2–2	1–2	1–2	4–0	—	1–3	2–2	1–3	3–1	1–3	2–2	0–4
New York	2–2	2–2	1–3	3–1	1–3	3–1	3–0	2–2	2–2	3–1	4–0	1–3	1–3	3–1	3–1	—	1–3	1–3	1–3	2–2	2–1	2–2
Philadelphia	2–2	4–0	3–1	1–3	3–1	3–1	4–0	3–1	2–2	2–2	3–1	2–2	2–1	4–0	2–2	3–1	—	2–1	2–2	3–1	3–1	2–2
Phoenix	1–3	2–2	4–0	2–2	2–1	2–2	2–2	2–2	3–1	3–1	4–0	3–1	3–1	2–2	3–1	3–1	1–2	—	1–3	2–2	2–2	2–2
Portland	3–1	3–1	3–1	3–1	4–0	1–3	3–1	3–1	2–2	3–1	4–0	4–0	3–1	3–1	1–3	3–0	2–2	3–1	—	2–2	3–1	2–1
San Antonio	3–1	4–0	3–1	2–2	4–0	1–2	2–1	1–3	3–1	3–1	4–0	2–2	2–2	4–0	3–1	2–2	1–3	2–2	2–2	—	2–2	2–2
Seattle	1–2	4–0	3–1	2–2	1–3	3–1	3–1	2–2	4–0	3–1	3–1	3–1	3–1	2–2	2–1	1–3	1–3	2–2	1–3	2–2	—	1–3
Washington	3–1	3–1	3–1	1–2	2–2	1–3	2–2	2–2	3–1	1–3	2–2	2–2	1–3	2–2	4–0	2–2	2–2	2–2	1–2	2–2	3–1	—

Game log

Game	Date	Opponent	Result	Kings points	Opponent score	Record	OT
1	Oct 18	@ New York	Loss	113	120	0-1
2	Oct 19	@ Buffalo	Loss	108	112	0-2
3	Oct 21	vs Houston	Win	95	94	1-2
4	Oct 22	@ Indiana	Loss	101	106	1-3
5	Oct 25	@ Philadelphia	Loss	104	112	1-4
6	Oct 27	@ Cleveland	Win	119	104	2-4
7	Oct 29	vs Washington	Win	120	106	3-4
8	Nov 1	@ Milwaukee	Loss	95	115	3-5
9	Nov 2	vs New Orleans	Win	104	102	4-5
10	Nov 4	vs Atlanta	Loss	110	111	4-6
11	Nov 6	@ Seattle	Win	99	83	5-6
12	Nov 8	@ Portland	Loss	104	130	5-7
13	Nov 11	@ Golden State	Win	106	105	6-7
14	Nov 12	@ Denver	Loss	114	119	6-8
15	Nov 15	@ San Antonio	Loss	107	113	6-9
16	Nov 19	vs Washington	Loss	125	131	6-10	OT
17	Nov 23	vs Milwaukee	Loss	116	122	6-11
18	Nov 26	vs Boston	Win	110	108	7-11
19	Nov 27	@ New Orleans	Loss	106	115	7-12
20	Nov 30	vs Seattle	Loss	84	86	7-13
21	Dec 2	vs Detroit	Win	108	97	8-13
22	Dec 3	vs New Jersey	Win	118	115	9-13	OT
23	Dec 6	vs Phoenix	Loss	92	103	9-14
24	Dec 7	@ Boston	Loss	109	113	9-15
25	Dec 9	@ New Jersey	Loss	114	122	9-16
26	Dec 10	vs Golden State	Loss	92	97	9-17	OT
27	Dec 14	vs Denver	Win	124	98	10-17
28	Dec 17	vs New Orleans	Win	115	93	11-17
29	Dec 18	vs Indiana	Win	115	114	12-17
30	Dec 22	vs Chicago	Win	113	110	13-17
31	Dec 25	vs Milwaukee	Loss	122	131	13-18
32	Dec 26	@ Houston	Loss	99	113	13-19
33	Dec 29	@ Phoenix	Loss	104	110	13-20
34	Dec 30	@ Los Angeles	Loss	109	119	13-21
35	Jan 1	@ Portland	Loss	102	107	13-22
36	Jan 4	@ Seattle	Loss	110	116	13-23
37	Jan 7	vs New York	Loss	93	100	13-24
38	Jan 8	@ Milwaukee	Loss	123	133	13-25
39	Jan 10	@ Washington	Loss	115	123	13-26
40	Jan 11	vs Los Angeles	Win	102	94	14-26
41	Jan 13	@ Indiana	Loss	106	108	14-27
42	Jan 14	vs Atlanta	Win	110	101	15-27
43	Jan 17	@ Atlanta	Loss	90	111	15-28
44	Jan 18	vs Philadelphia	Loss	106	126	15-29
45	Jan 22	@ New Jersey	Win	105	97	16-29
46	Jan 24	vs Portland	Loss	97	120	16-30
47	Jan 26	@ New York	Loss	105	112	16-31
48	Jan 27	@ New Orleans	Loss	117	134	16-32
49	Jan 29	vs San Antonio	Loss	113	127	16-33
50	Jan 31	vs Phoenix	Loss	102	112	16-34
51	Feb 2	vs Detroit	Win	113	101	17-34
52	Feb 8	vs Boston	Win	104	100	18-34
53	Feb 10	vs Chicago	Win	106	93	19-34
54	Feb 11	@ Chicago	Win	95	90	20-34
55	Feb 12	vs Cleveland	Win	101	88	21-34
56	Feb 14	vs Houston	Win	125	102	22-34
57	Feb 17	@ Buffalo	Win	108	100	23-34
58	Feb 18	@ Cleveland	Loss	101	105	23-35
59	Feb 19	@ Detroit	Loss	107	110	23-36
60	Feb 22	vs Los Angeles	Win	127	122	24-36	OT
61	Feb 24	vs Portland	Loss	96	107	24-37
62	Feb 28	vs Seattle	Loss	107	114	24-38	OT
63	Mar 4	@ Denver	Loss	114	123	24-39
64	Mar 6	vs Indiana	Win	98	88	25-39
65	Mar 8	vs New Jersey	Loss	121	123	25-40
66	Mar 10	vs Denver	Win	126	120	26-40
67	Mar 12	vs Golden State	Loss	106	113	26-41
68	Mar 17	@ Philadelphia	Loss	112	123	26-42
69	Mar 18	@ Boston	Loss	110	117	26-43
70	Mar 19	vs Buffalo	Win	122	108	27-43
71	Mar 21	@ Detroit	Win	116	111	28-43
72	Mar 22	vs Philadelphia	Win	120	108	29-43
73	Mar 24	@ Houston	Loss	103	107	29-44
74	Mar 25	vs San Antonio	Loss	130	132	29-45
75	Mar 28	@ Chicago	Win	128	105	30-45
76	Mar 29	@ Washington	Win	108	105	31-45	OT
77	Mar 31	@ Phoenix	Loss	112	136	31-46
78	Apr 2	@ Los Angeles	Loss	127	133	31-47
79	Apr 4	@ Golden State	Loss	119	130	31-48
80	Apr 6	@ San Antonio	Loss	116	123	31-49
81	Apr 7	vs New York	Loss	112	125	31-50
82	Apr 9	vs Cleveland	Loss	117	120	31-51

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References

1977–78 NBA season by team

Eastern

Atlantic	Boston Buffalo New Jersey New York Philadelphia

Central	Atlanta Cleveland Houston New Orleans San Antonio Washington

Western

Midwest	Chicago Denver Detroit Indiana Kansas City Milwaukee

Pacific	Golden State Los Angeles Phoenix Portland Seattle

Rochester / Cincinnati Royals–Kansas City-Omaha / Kansas City / Sacramento Kings seasons

1940s

1950s

1950–51

1950s

1960s

1970s

Kansas City-Omaha Kings

1970s

1970s

1980s

1980s

1990s

2000s

2010s

Bold indicates NBA Finals victory

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