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1979–80 Kansas City Kings season

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Head coach
  
Cotton Fitzsimmons

Record
  
47–35 (.573)

Arena
  
Municipal Auditorium Kemper Arena

Place
  
Division: 2nd (Midwest) Conference: 5th (Western)

Playoff finish
  
West First Round (eliminated 1-2)

The 1979-80 NBA season was the Kings 31st season in the NBA and their 8th season in Kansas City.

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Due to a June 1979 storm which caused the collapse of Kemper Arena's roof, the Kings were forced to play most of their home games at Municipal Auditorium, their Kansas City home during their first two seasons in the Midwest (the Kings split their home schedule between Kansas City and Omaha during the 1972-73, 1973–74 and 1974–75 seasons before settling in Kansas City full-time). The Kings were able to return to Kemper late in the season.

Season standings

z - clinched division title y - clinched division title x - clinched playoff spot

West First Round

(4) Phoenix Suns vs. (5) Kansas City Kings: Suns win series 2-1

  • Game 1 @ Phoenix: Phoenix 96, Kansas City 93
  • Game 2 @ Kansas City: Kansas City 106, Phoenix 96
  • Game 3 @ Phoenix: Phoenix 114, Kansas City 99

    • Awards and records

  • Scott Wedman, NBA All-Defensive Second Team

    • References

    1979–80 Kansas City Kings season Wikipedia
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