1976-77 Washington Bullets Game-by-Game Results

National Basketball Association (NBA)
Team Record: 48-34
Finishing 2nd in the NBA's Central Division of the Eastern Conference
Postseason: 4-5 Lost conference semifinals
Conference First Round - Defeated Cleveland Cavaliers 2-1
Conference Semifinals - Lost to Houston Rockets 4-2
Coach: Dick Motta (48-34)
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
Attendance: 467,745, Avg. 11,408 in 41 home dates
1976-77 Washington Bullets Statistics
1976-77 Washington Bullets Roster

The Washington Bullets of the National Basketball Association ended the 1976-77 season with a record of 48 wins and 34 losses, finishing second in the NBA's Central Division of the Eastern Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 4-5.

Washington scored 8,650 points and yielded 8,566. Elvin Hayes scored a team-best 1,942 points for the Bullets, while Phil Chenier netted 17 or more per game, too. Elvin Hayes contributed 1,029 rebounds. Wes Unseld dished out 363 assists for the squad.

Defensively, Phil Chenier added 120 steals, and Elvin Hayes blocked 220 shots.

Dick Motta coached the team. The 1976-77 Washington Bullets lost in the conference semifinals.

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Regular Season Points For: 8650
Regular Season Points Against: 8566

Date Game Res Home Road Record
October 22, 1976 Los Angeles Lakers 103 at Washington Bullets 84 L 0-1 0-0 0-1
October 23, 1976 Washington Bullets 98 at Detroit Pistons 97 W 0-1 1-0 1-1
October 27, 1976 Washington Bullets 93 at New York Nets 96 L 0-1 1-1 1-2
October 29, 1976 Washington Bullets 93 at New Orleans Jazz 111 L 0-1 1-2 1-3
October 30, 1976 Washington Bullets 92 at Houston Rockets 105 L 0-1 1-3 1-4
November 3, 1976 Milwaukee Bucks 105 at Washington Bullets 117 W 1-1 1-3 2-4
November 5, 1976 Washington Bullets 107 at Boston Celtics 104 W 1-1 2-3 3-4
November 6, 1976 Boston Celtics 103 at Washington Bullets 109 W 2-1 2-3 4-4
November 9, 1976 Washington Bullets 97 at New York Knicks 106 L 2-1 2-4 4-5
November 10, 1976 New Orleans Jazz 103 at Washington Bullets 116 W 3-1 2-4 5-5
November 12, 1976 Washington Bullets 104 at Philadelphia 76ers 143 L 3-1 2-5 5-6
November 13, 1976 Philadelphia 76ers 114 at Washington Bullets 109 L 3-2 2-5 5-7
November 17, 1976 New York Knicks 97 at Washington Bullets 111 W 4-2 2-5 6-7
November 20, 1976 San Antonio Spurs 103 at Washington Bullets 109 W 5-2 2-5 7-7
November 23, 1976 Washington Bullets 96 at Denver Nuggets 117 L 5-2 2-6 7-8
November 25, 1976 Washington Bullets 98 at Phoenix Suns 104 L 5-2 2-7 7-9
November 27, 1976 Washington Bullets 95 at Portland Trail Blazers 103 L 5-2 2-8 7-10
November 28, 1976 Washington Bullets 116 at Seattle Supersonics 117 L 5-2 2-9 7-11
November 30, 1976 Washington Bullets 102 at Los Angeles Lakers 109 L 5-2 2-10 7-12
December 2, 1976 Washington Bullets 102 at Atlanta Hawks 90 W 5-2 3-10 8-12
December 4, 1976 Denver Nuggets 95 at Washington Bullets 100 W 6-2 3-10 9-12
December 8, 1976 Seattle Supersonics 109 at Washington Bullets 99 L 6-3 3-10 9-13
December 10, 1976 Indiana Pacers 88 at Washington Bullets 98 W 7-3 3-10 10-13
December 15, 1976 Kansas City Kings 100 at Washington Bullets 104 W 8-3 3-10 11-13
December 17, 1976 Washington Bullets 99 at Buffalo Braves 88 W 8-3 4-10 12-13
December 18, 1976 Golden State Warriors 115 at Washington Bullets 110 L 8-4 4-10 12-14
December 22, 1976 Washington Bullets 90 at Houston Rockets 111 L 8-4 4-11 12-15
December 23, 1976 Washington Bullets 116 at San Antonio Spurs 118 L 8-4 4-12 12-16
December 25, 1976 Cleveland Cavaliers 99 at Washington Bullets 117 W 9-4 4-12 13-16
December 26, 1976 Washington Bullets 100 at New Orleans Jazz 109 L 9-4 4-13 13-17
December 28, 1976 Washington Bullets 117 at Indiana Pacers 111 W 9-4 5-13 14-17
December 29, 1976 Atlanta Hawks 92 at Washington Bullets 96 W 10-4 5-13 15-17
January 1, 1977 Houston Rockets 89 at Washington Bullets 104 W 11-4 5-13 16-17
January 5, 1977 New York Nets 92 at Washington Bullets 107 W 12-4 5-13 17-17
January 7, 1977 Phoenix Suns 89 at Washington Bullets 99 W 13-4 5-13 18-17
January 8, 1977 Washington Bullets 107 at Cleveland Cavaliers 114 L 13-4 5-14 18-18
January 11, 1977 Washington Bullets 120 at Milwaukee Bucks 109 W 13-4 6-14 19-18
January 12, 1977 Chicago Bulls 99 at Washington Bullets 85 L 13-5 6-14 19-19
January 14, 1977 Washington Bullets 94 at Chicago Bulls 89 W 13-5 7-14 20-19
January 15, 1977 Portland Trail Blazers 107 at Washington Bullets 113 W 14-5 7-14 21-19
January 19, 1977 Buffalo Braves 87 at Washington Bullets 91 W 15-5 7-14 22-19
January 21, 1977 Washington Bullets 99 at New York Nets 88 W 15-5 8-14 23-19
January 23, 1977 Detroit Pistons 108 at Washington Bullets 119 W 16-5 8-14 24-19
January 26, 1977 Golden State Warriors 95 at Washington Bullets 106 W 17-5 8-14 25-19
January 29, 1977 Washington Bullets 108 at Indiana Pacers 107 W 17-5 9-14 26-19
January 30, 1977 Kansas City Kings 98 at Washington Bullets 112 W 18-5 9-14 27-19
February 2, 1977 Washington Bullets 105 at Denver Nuggets 119 L 18-5 9-15 27-20
February 4, 1977 Washington Bullets 109 at Seattle Supersonics 106 W 18-5 10-15 28-20
February 5, 1977 Washington Bullets 116 at Portland Trail Blazers 104 W 18-5 11-15 29-20
February 8, 1977 Washington Bullets 104 at Golden State Warriors 128 L 18-5 11-16 29-21
February 10, 1977 Washington Bullets 109 at Phoenix Suns 103 W 18-5 12-16 30-21
February 11, 1977 Washington Bullets 106 at Kansas City Kings 120 L 18-5 12-17 30-22
February 15, 1977 Washington Bullets 126 at Buffalo Braves 114 W 18-5 13-17 31-22
February 16, 1977 Boston Celtics 92 at Washington Bullets 111 W 19-5 13-17 32-22
February 18, 1977 Washington Bullets 97 at Detroit Pistons 107 L 19-5 13-18 32-23
February 19, 1977 Detroit Pistons 95 at Washington Bullets 105 W 20-5 13-18 33-23
February 20, 1977 Los Angeles Lakers 108 at Washington Bullets 101 L 20-6 13-18 33-24
February 23, 1977 Indiana Pacers 101 at Washington Bullets 109 W 21-6 13-18 34-24
February 26, 1977 Milwaukee Bucks 102 at Washington Bullets 105 W 22-6 13-18 35-24
February 27, 1977 Buffalo Braves 105 at Washington Bullets 117 W 23-6 13-18 36-24
March 2, 1977 Denver Nuggets 113 at Washington Bullets 115 W 24-6 13-18 37-24 OT
March 4, 1977 Washington Bullets 99 at Atlanta Hawks 100 L 24-6 13-19 37-25
March 5, 1977 New Orleans Jazz 105 at Washington Bullets 117 W 25-6 13-19 38-25
March 6, 1977 Phoenix Suns 110 at Washington Bullets 118 W 26-6 13-19 39-25
March 9, 1977 Washington Bullets 107 at Milwaukee Bucks 109 L 26-6 13-20 39-26
March 11, 1977 Washington Bullets 91 at Los Angeles Lakers 94 L 26-6 13-21 39-27
March 13, 1977 Washington Bullets 119 at Golden State Warriors 122 L 26-6 13-22 39-28
March 15, 1977 Washington Bullets 99 at Kansas City Kings 101 L 26-6 13-23 39-29
March 16, 1977 Seattle Supersonics 100 at Washington Bullets 96 L 26-7 13-23 39-30
March 20, 1977 San Antonio Spurs 116 at Washington Bullets 135 W 27-7 13-23 40-30
March 23, 1977 Cleveland Cavaliers 90 at Washington Bullets 95 W 28-7 13-23 41-30
March 25, 1977 Washington Bullets 122 at Boston Celtics 97 W 28-7 14-23 42-30
March 26, 1977 Washington Bullets 98 at New York Knicks 92 W 28-7 15-23 43-30
March 27, 1977 New York Knicks 109 at Washington Bullets 95 L 28-8 15-23 43-31
March 29, 1977 Washington Bullets 116 at San Antonio Spurs 122 L 28-8 15-24 43-32
March 30, 1977 Atlanta Hawks 103 at Washington Bullets 110 W 29-8 15-24 44-32
April 1, 1977 Houston Rockets 91 at Washington Bullets 85 L 29-9 15-24 44-33
April 3, 1977 New York Nets 97 at Washington Bullets 115 W 30-9 15-24 45-33
April 5, 1977 Washington Bullets 119 at Cleveland Cavaliers 113 W 30-9 16-24 46-33 OT
April 6, 1977 Chicago Bulls 96 at Washington Bullets 97 W 31-9 16-24 47-33
April 9, 1977 Washington Bullets 93 at Philadelphia 76ers 125 L 31-9 16-25 47-34
April 10, 1977 Philadelphia 76ers 121 at Washington Bullets 131 W 32-9 16-25 48-34
April 13, 1977 Cleveland Cavaliers 100 at Washington Bullets 109 W 1-0 0-0 1-0
April 15, 1977 Washington Bullets 83 at Cleveland Cavaliers 91 L 1-0 0-1 1-1
April 17, 1977 Cleveland Cavaliers 98 at Washington Bullets 104 W 2-0 0-1 2-1
April 19, 1977 Washington Bullets 111 at Houston Rockets 101 W 2-0 1-1 3-1
April 21, 1977 Washington Bullets 118 at Houston Rockets 124 L 2-0 1-2 3-2 OT
April 24, 1977 Houston Rockets 90 at Washington Bullets 93 W 3-0 1-2 4-2
April 26, 1977 Houston Rockets 107 at Washington Bullets 103 L 3-1 1-2 4-3
April 29, 1977 Washington Bullets 115 at Houston Rockets 123 L 3-1 1-3 4-4
May 1, 1977 Houston Rockets 108 at Washington Bullets 103 L 3-2 1-3 4-5


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