1981 Kansas City Kings vs. 1981 Houston Rockets - Teams Comparisons

Head-to-head comparison between the 1980-81 Kings and the 1980-81 Rockets, including both NBA teams stats, regular season and Playoffs wins, losses and performance, winning streaks and other data side by side.

NBA Teams Comparison

1981
Kansas City

Kings
vs.
1981
Houston

Rockets
On this page: Summary -
Awards and Honors
-
Team Stats
-
Team Leaders
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Games between them

Summary

Regular Season
Standings
1981 Kings
5º
in Western Conference
1981 Rockets
6º
in Western Conference
Season Record
1981 Kings
 40 - 42
1981 Rockets
40 - 42

Winning %
1981 Kings
 .488
1981 Rockets
.488

Longest Streaks
1981 Kings
Winning Streak: 5
Losing Streak: 5
1981 Rockets
Winning Streak: 5
Losing Streak: 5
Players Used
 (at least 1 game)
1981 Kings
1981 Rockets

Playoffs
Playoff Performance
1981 Kings
Lost Western Conference Finals
1981 Rockets
Lost NBA Finals
Playoff Record
1981 Kings
 7 - 8
1981 Rockets
12 - 9

Winning %
1981 Kings
 .467
1981 Rockets
.571

Players Used
 (at least 1 game)
1981 Kings
1981 Rockets

Awards, Honors and More...
Awards and Honors
1981 Kings
1 -
All-NBA 2nd Team: Otis Birdsong
1981 Rockets
1 -
All-NBA 2nd Team: Moses Malone
NBA Leaders
1981 Kings
-
none
1981 Rockets
1 -
Rebounds Leader: Moses Malone
Hall of Famers
1981 Kings
1981 Rockets

Team Stats

NBA Regular Season

Stats Per Game
Points
1981 Kings
 106.9
1981 Rockets
108.3

Rebounds
1981 Kings
 42.5
1981 Rockets
43.5

Assists
1981 Kings
 27.7
1981 Rockets
25.6

Steals
1981 Kings
 8.8
1981 Rockets
8.6

Blocks
1981 Kings
 4.7
1981 Rockets
4.8

3-Pointers Made
1981 Kings
 0.6
1981 Rockets
0.3

Percentages
Field Goal %
1981 Kings
 .500
1981 Rockets
.487

3-Point %
1981 Kings
 .292
1981 Rockets
.178

Free Throw %
1981 Kings
 .714
1981 Rockets
.770

NBA Playoffs

Stats Per Game
Points
1981 Kings
 91.7
1981 Rockets
98.0

Rebounds
1981 Kings
 39.5
1981 Rockets
40.8

Assists
1981 Kings
 23.5
1981 Rockets
22.6

Steals
1981 Kings
 8.8
1981 Rockets
8.3

Blocks
1981 Kings
 4.3
1981 Rockets
5.4

3-Pointers Made
1981 Kings
 0.9
1981 Rockets
0.4

Percentages
Field Goal %
1981 Kings
 .466
1981 Rockets
.456

3-Point %
1981 Kings
 .271
1981 Rockets
.250

Free Throw %
1981 Kings
 .718
1981 Rockets
.751

Team Leaders

NBA Regular Season

Points
1981 Kings
24.6 ppg
Otis Birdsong
1981 Rockets
27.8 ppg
Moses Malone
Rebounds
1981 Kings
9.7 rpg
Reggie King
1981 Rockets
14.8 rpg
Moses Malone
Assists
1981 Kings
8.8 apg
Phil Ford
1981 Rockets
4.9 apg
Allen Leavell
Steals
1981 Kings
1.5 spg
Phil Ford
1981 Rockets
2.0 spg
Robert Reid
Blocks
1981 Kings
1.5 bpg
Sam Lacey
1981 Rockets
1.9 bpg
Moses Malone

NBA Playoffs

Points
1981 Kings
21.3 ppg
Reggie King
1981 Rockets
26.8 ppg
Moses Malone
Rebounds
1981 Kings
9.9 rpg
Reggie King
1981 Rockets
14.5 rpg
Moses Malone
Assists
1981 Kings
5.9 apg
Ernie Grunfeld
1981 Rockets
5.0 apg
Tom Henderson
Steals
1981 Kings
2.0 spg
Ernie Grunfeld
1981 Rockets
2.4 spg
Robert Reid
Blocks
1981 Kings
1.5 bpg
Sam Lacey
1981 Rockets
1.6 bpg
Moses Malone

Head to Head this Season

Regular Season

Games Won
1981 Kings
 4
1981 Rockets
2

Games:
Oct 23, 1980
Kansas City Kings
105
-
96
Houston Rockets
at Houston
Dec 5, 1980
Kansas City Kings
108
-
100
Houston Rockets
at Kansas City
Jan 7, 1981
Kansas City Kings
114
-
108
Houston Rockets
at Houston
Jan 23, 1981
Kansas City Kings
113
-
107
Houston Rockets
at Kansas City
Mar 22, 1981
Kansas City Kings
108
-
114
Houston Rockets
at Kansas City
Mar 27, 1981
Kansas City Kings
84
-
91
Houston Rockets
at Houston

Playoffs
Playoffs Series
NBA Western Conference Finals
Games Won
1981 Kings
 1
1981 Rockets
4

Games:
Apr 21, 1981
Kansas City Kings
78
-
97
Houston Rockets
at Kansas City
Apr 22, 1981
Kansas City Kings
88
-
79
Houston Rockets
at Kansas City
Apr 24, 1981
Kansas City Kings
88
-
92
Houston Rockets
at Houston
Apr 26, 1981
Kansas City Kings
89
-
100
Houston Rockets
at Houston
Apr 29, 1981
Kansas City Kings
88
-
97
Houston Rockets
at Kansas City
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