The Phoenix Suns beat the Kansas City Kings, 102 to 99, in Game 1 of the 1979 Western Conference Semifinals on April 17, 1979.

1978-79 Phoenix Suns

Final

KCK

Kings

0-1

99

PHX

Suns

1-0

102

Team

1

30

31

2

28

18

3

15

22

4

26

31

Total

99

102

Team Stats

Player Stats

Kings

Suns

FG Made - Attempted

38-94

40-85

Field Goal %

40.4

47.1

3PT Made - Attempted

3PT %

FT Made - Attempted

23-32

22-26

Free Throw %

71.9

84.6

Rebounds

46

50

Offensive Rebounds

Defensive Rebounds

Assists

15

22

Steals

14

11

Blocks

8

7

Turnovers

22

27

Personal Fouls

25

23

Kings

Suns

Starters

NAME	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FG	3PT	FT	TOV	PF	+/-	OREB	DREB	FG%	3P%	FT%
Sam Lacey	43	13	12	2	2	5	6-11		1-1	4	2				54.5		100.0
Phil Ford	36	10	6	7	2	0	3-17		4-6	4	3				17.6		66.7
Scott Wedman	35	16	8	3	3	1	6-15		4-9	1	4				40.0		44.4
Otis Birdsong	33	20	2	0	3	0	7-17		6-7	2	3				41.2		85.7
Bill Robinzine	26	16	7	0	3	0	6-10		4-4	4	4				60.0		100.0

Bench

NAME	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FG	3PT	FT	TOV	PF	+/-	OREB	DREB	FG%	3P%	FT%
Darnell Hillman	17	2	5	1	1	0	1-4		0-0	4	4				25.0
Lucius Allen	15	8	0	0	0	0	4-8		0-0	1	0		0	0	50.0
Bob Nash	13	3	3	0	0	2	1-3		1-2	0	1				33.3		50.0
Billy McKinney	12	7	0	2	0	0	3-6		1-1	2	0		0	0	50.0		100.0
Richard Washington	8	4	2	0	0	0	1-2		2-2	0	3				50.0		100.0
Gus Gerard	2	0	1	0	0	0	0-1		0-0	0	1				0.0

Starters

NAME	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FG	3PT	FT	TOV	PF	+/-	OREB	DREB	FG%	3P%	FT%
Don Buse	38	16	9	5	4	0	4-8		8-8	2	0				50.0		100.0
Paul Westphal	36	25	2	2	1	2	12-17		1-2	3	3				70.6		50.0
Walter Davis	36	24	4	3	2	0	10-21		4-4	4	4				47.6		100.0
Alvan Adams	33	10	6	4	1	2	5-14		0-0	4	4				35.7
Gar Heard	21	4	10	0	0	1	2-6		0-0	5	2				33.3

Bench

NAME	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FG	3PT	FT	TOV	PF	+/-	OREB	DREB	FG%	3P%	FT%
Truck Robinson	27	13	12	0	0	2	4-8		5-6	3	4				50.0		83.3
Mike Bratz	16	2	1	1	2	0	1-6		0-0	5	4				16.7
Joel Kramer	12	4	4	3	1	0	1-4		2-4	1	1				25.0		50.0
Alvin Scott	12	2	1	3	0	0	1-1		0-0	0	0				100.0
Ted McClain	6	2	0	1	0	0	0-0		2-2	0	1		0	0			100.0
Bayard Forrest	3	0	1	0	0	0	0-0		0-0	0	0

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More Suns Stats

Team Leaders

PPG

27.5

Booker

Devin Booker

RPG

11.0

Nurkic

Jusuf Nurkic

APG

6.9

Booker

Devin Booker

Team Rankings

ORTG

117.6

10th

DRTG

114.5

13th

NETRTG

3.1

9th

3P%

38.2

5th

2023-24 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
4	Clippers	51	31	.622	6.0
5	Mavericks	50	32	.610	7.0
6	Suns	49	33	.598	8.0
7	Lakers	47	35	.573	10.0
8	Pelicans	49	33	.598	8.0

Last Game

PHX

0-4

116

Final

122

MIN

4-0

Sun 28 Apr 2024

NBA 2023-24 Leaders

Playoff PPG Leaders

33.9

Brunson

Jalen Brunson

33.0

Embiid

Joel Embiid

30.6

Edwards

Anthony Edwards

Playoff RPG Leaders

15.6

Davis

Anthony Davis

13.3

Jokic

Nikola Jokic

12.2

Hart

Josh Hart

Playoff APG Leaders

9.5

Jokic

Nikola Jokic

8.8

Doncic

Luka Doncic

8.8

James

LeBron James

Playoff SPG Leaders

2.4

James

LeBron James

1.8

Jr.

Kelly Oubre Jr.

1.8

Booker

Devin Booker

Playoff BPG Leaders

3.0

Holmgren

Chet Holmgren

2.2

Mobley

Evan Mobley

1.8

Gilgeous-Alexander

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander

Playoff 3PM Leaders

3.7

White

Derrick White

3.7

Maxey

Tyrese Maxey

3.3

Haliburton

Tyrese Haliburton

Playoff TS% Leaders

69.3

Gobert

Rudy Gobert

66.5

Davis

Anthony Davis

66.4

Gordon

Aaron Gordon

NBA 2023-24 Rankings

Playoff ORtg Rankings

Pacers

119.2

Knicks

118.8

Celtics

118.3

Timberwolves

118.2

76ers

116.9

Bucks

116.0

Playoff DRtg Rankings

Magic

101.3

Thunder

101.7

Celtics

106.2

Cavaliers

110.2

Mavericks

111.0

Nuggets

111.6

Playoff NetRtg Rankings

Celtics

12.1

Thunder

10.0

Timberwolves

5.2

Magic

4.7

Nuggets

3.0

Mavericks

2.9

Playoff Tank Leaderboard

Pelicans

0-4

Suns

0-4

Heat

1-4

Lakers

1-4

Clippers

2-4

Bucks

2-4

NBA 2023-24 Betting

Best Record ATS

Magic

55-34

Mavericks

54-38

76ers

51-38

Thunder

51-38-1

Rockets

45-35-2

Celtics

48-39-4

Worst Record ATS

Hawks

29-54

34-48

Suns

36-49-1

Bucks

38-50

Raptors

36-46

Nets

34-44-4

NBA 2023-24 Conference Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Celtics	64	18	.780
2	Knicks	50	32	.610	14.0
3	Bucks	49	33	.598	15.0
4	Cavaliers	48	34	.585	16.0
5	Magic	47	35	.573	17.0
6	Pacers	47	35	.573	17.0

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder	57	25	.695
2	Nuggets	57	25	.695
3	Timberwolves	56	26	.683	1.0
4	Clippers	51	31	.622	6.0
5	Mavericks	50	32	.610	7.0
6	Suns	49	33	.598	8.0

NBA 2023-24 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Mon 5/13	IND	@	NYK	91-121
Mon 5/13	MIN	@	DEN	97-112
Sun 5/12	BOS	@	CLE	109-102
Sun 5/12	OKC	@	DAL	100-96
Sat 5/11	NYK	@	IND	89-121

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Wed 5/15	CLE	@	BOS	7:00 PM
Wed 5/15	DAL	@	OKC	9:30 PM
Thu 5/16	DEN	@	MIN	8:30 PM
Fri 5/17	NYK	@	IND	1:00 PM
Fri 5/17	BOS	@	CLE	8:30 PM