the last time the la kings made the playoffs was 2017 -- 18.
when was the last time the la kings made the playoffs?
2017 -- 18
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the kings made the playoffs in 1979–80 and again in 1980–81, despite finishing the 1980–81 regular season at 40–42. the kings made a run in the 1981 nba playoffs, reaching the western conference finals. ernie grunfeld played the point in this run in place of an injured ford, as kc used a slow half-court game to win the first two rounds. power forward reggie king had a remarkable series, dominating the opposition. after upsetting the phoenix suns by winning game 7 at phoenix in the conference semifinals and becoming the 2nd nba road team to do so after leading series 3–1, they bowed to the houston rockets (who also went 40-42 in the 1980–81 regular season) in five games in the conference finals. lacey, the last remaining cincinnati royal to play for the kings, was completely dominated in the low post by rockets superstar moses malone.
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