1977-78 Washington Bullets Game-by-Game Results

National Basketball Association (NBA)
Team Record: 44-38
Finishing 2nd in the NBA's Central Division of the Eastern Conference
Postseason: 14-7 Won NBA championship
Conference First Round - Defeated Atlanta Hawks 2-0
Conference Semifinals - Defeated San Antonio Spurs 4-2
Conference Finals - Defeated Philadelphia 76ers 4-2
Finals - Defeated Seattle Supersonics 4-3
Coach: Dick Motta (44-38)
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
Attendance: 446,539, Avg. 10,891 in 41 home dates
1977-78 Washington Bullets Statistics
1977-78 Washington Bullets Roster

The Washington Bullets of the National Basketball Association ended the 1977-78 season with a record of 44 wins and 38 losses, finishing second in the NBA's Central Division of the Eastern Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 14-7.

Washington racked up 9,047 points and allowed 8,971. Elvin Hayes scored a team-best 1,598 points for the Bullets, and Bob Dandridge contributed 18 or more per game, too. Elvin Hayes accounted for 1,075 rebounds. Tom Henderson dished out 406 assists for the squad.

Defensively, Bob Dandridge added 101 steals, while Elvin Hayes blocked 159 shots.

Dick Motta coached the team. The 1977-78 Washington Bullets won the NBA championship.

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Regular Season Points For: 9047
Regular Season Points Against: 8971

Date Game Res Home Road Record
October 21, 1977 Detroit Pistons 109 at Washington Bullets 117 W 1-0 0-0 1-0
October 22, 1977 Washington Bullets 115 at New York Knicks 141 L 1-0 0-1 1-1
October 28, 1977 Washington Bullets 127 at Indiana Pacers 136 L 1-0 0-2 1-2
October 29, 1977 Washington Bullets 106 at Kansas City Kings 120 L 1-0 0-3 1-3
November 4, 1977 Phoenix Suns 96 at Washington Bullets 113 W 2-0 0-3 2-3
November 5, 1977 Washington Bullets 105 at Houston Rockets 116 L 2-0 0-4 2-4
November 6, 1977 Washington Bullets 108 at New Orleans Jazz 97 W 2-0 1-4 3-4
November 10, 1977 Milwaukee Bucks 106 at Washington Bullets 103 L 2-1 1-4 3-5
November 12, 1977 Philadelphia 76ers 98 at Washington Bullets 116 W 3-1 1-4 4-5
November 13, 1977 Washington Bullets 102 at Detroit Pistons 104 L 3-1 1-5 4-6
November 15, 1977 Seattle Supersonics 109 at Washington Bullets 111 W 4-1 1-5 5-6
November 18, 1977 New York Knicks 103 at Washington Bullets 123 W 5-1 1-5 6-6
November 19, 1977 Washington Bullets 131 at Kansas City Kings 125 W 5-1 2-5 7-6 OT at Omaha, NE
November 21, 1977 Washington Bullets 114 at Buffalo Braves 97 W 5-1 3-5 8-6
November 22, 1977 Denver Nuggets 119 at Washington Bullets 114 L 5-2 3-5 8-7
November 26, 1977 Houston Rockets 91 at Washington Bullets 93 W 6-2 3-5 9-7
November 30, 1977 San Antonio Spurs 105 at Washington Bullets 116 W 7-2 3-5 10-7
December 2, 1977 Washington Bullets 108 at Milwaukee Bucks 95 W 7-2 4-5 11-7
December 3, 1977 Boston Celtics 93 at Washington Bullets 103 W 8-2 4-5 12-7
December 4, 1977 Washington Bullets 100 at Cleveland Cavaliers 94 W 8-2 5-5 13-7
December 6, 1977 Washington Bullets 108 at Chicago Bulls 116 L 8-2 5-6 13-8
December 7, 1977 Cleveland Cavaliers 95 at Washington Bullets 96 W 9-2 5-6 14-8
December 9, 1977 New Orleans Jazz 97 at Washington Bullets 101 W 10-2 5-6 15-8
December 11, 1977 New Jersey Nets 106 at Washington Bullets 95 L 10-3 5-6 15-9
December 13, 1977 Golden State Warriors 96 at Washington Bullets 102 W 11-3 5-6 16-9
December 16, 1977 Washington Bullets 117 at Denver Nuggets 112 W 11-3 6-6 17-9 OT
December 17, 1977 Washington Bullets 104 at Portland Trail Blazers 117 L 11-3 6-7 17-10
December 18, 1977 Washington Bullets 109 at Seattle Supersonics 111 L 11-3 6-8 17-11 OT
December 20, 1977 Washington Bullets 115 at Los Angeles Lakers 120 L 11-3 6-9 17-12
December 25, 1977 Atlanta Hawks 93 at Washington Bullets 100 W 12-3 6-9 18-12
December 26, 1977 Washington Bullets 113 at Atlanta Hawks 106 W 12-3 7-9 19-12
December 28, 1977 Buffalo Braves 87 at Washington Bullets 106 W 13-3 7-9 20-12
December 30, 1977 Washington Bullets 119 at Philadelphia 76ers 126 L 13-3 7-10 20-13
January 3, 1978 Denver Nuggets 101 at Washington Bullets 100 L 13-4 7-10 20-14
January 6, 1978 Indiana Pacers 114 at Washington Bullets 146 W 14-4 7-10 21-14
January 8, 1978 Washington Bullets 99 at New Jersey Nets 98 W 14-4 8-10 22-14
January 10, 1978 Kansas City Kings 115 at Washington Bullets 123 W 15-4 8-10 23-14
January 11, 1978 Washington Bullets 95 at Atlanta Hawks 100 L 15-4 8-11 23-15 at Charlotte, NC
January 13, 1978 Portland Trail Blazers 93 at Washington Bullets 102 W 16-4 8-11 24-15
January 14, 1978 Washington Bullets 93 at Buffalo Braves 130 L 16-4 8-12 24-16
January 18, 1978 Washington Bullets 106 at Golden State Warriors 113 L 16-4 8-13 24-17
January 20, 1978 Washington Bullets 99 at Los Angeles Lakers 121 L 16-4 8-14 24-18
January 22, 1978 Washington Bullets 101 at Phoenix Suns 114 L 16-4 8-15 24-19
January 24, 1978 Detroit Pistons 104 at Washington Bullets 101 L 16-5 8-15 24-20
January 26, 1978 Chicago Bulls 107 at Washington Bullets 135 W 17-5 8-15 25-20
January 29, 1978 Los Angeles Lakers 112 at Washington Bullets 119 W 18-5 8-15 26-20
January 31, 1978 Washington Bullets 109 at San Antonio Spurs 129 L 18-5 8-16 26-21
February 2, 1978 Washington Bullets 93 at Cleveland Cavaliers 110 L 18-5 8-17 26-22
February 3, 1978 Washington Bullets 94 at Boston Celtics 116 L 18-5 8-18 26-23
February 7, 1978 Washington Bullets 102 at Golden State Warriors 105 L 18-5 8-19 26-24
February 8, 1978 Washington Bullets 106 at Seattle Supersonics 100 W 18-5 9-19 27-24
February 12, 1978 Washington Bullets 109 at Phoenix Suns 121 L 18-5 9-20 27-25
February 14, 1978 Washington Bullets 98 at Denver Nuggets 103 L 18-5 9-21 27-26
February 16, 1978 Buffalo Braves 109 at Washington Bullets 123 W 19-5 9-21 28-26
February 17, 1978 Washington Bullets 111 at Indiana Pacers 123 L 19-5 9-22 28-27
February 19, 1978 New Orleans Jazz 111 at Washington Bullets 130 W 20-5 9-22 29-27
February 22, 1978 Portland Trail Blazers 105 at Washington Bullets 97 L 20-6 9-22 29-28
February 24, 1978 Phoenix Suns 120 at Washington Bullets 121 W 21-6 9-22 30-28 OT
February 26, 1978 Golden State Warriors 110 at Washington Bullets 121 W 22-6 9-22 31-28
February 28, 1978 Washington Bullets 135 at Milwaukee Bucks 136 L 22-6 9-23 31-29 OT
March 1, 1978 San Antonio Spurs 110 at Washington Bullets 125 W 23-6 9-23 32-29
March 3, 1978 Washington Bullets 124 at Detroit Pistons 108 W 23-6 10-23 33-29
March 5, 1978 Houston Rockets 88 at Washington Bullets 106 W 24-6 10-23 34-29
March 10, 1978 Washington Bullets 117 at Houston Rockets 114 W 24-6 11-23 35-29
March 11, 1978 Washington Bullets 101 at San Antonio Spurs 116 L 24-6 11-24 35-30
March 14, 1978 Seattle Supersonics 115 at Washington Bullets 120 W 25-6 11-24 36-30
March 16, 1978 Washington Bullets 107 at Chicago Bulls 111 L 25-6 11-25 36-31
March 17, 1978 Indiana Pacers 105 at Washington Bullets 99 L 25-7 11-25 36-32
March 19, 1978 Milwaukee Bucks 117 at Washington Bullets 106 L 25-8 11-25 36-33
March 21, 1978 Boston Celtics 107 at Washington Bullets 119 W 26-8 11-25 37-33
March 22, 1978 Washington Bullets 124 at New Orleans Jazz 109 W 26-8 12-25 38-33
March 24, 1978 Washington Bullets 107 at New Jersey Nets 104 W 26-8 13-25 39-33
March 25, 1978 Atlanta Hawks 95 at Washington Bullets 98 W 27-8 13-25 40-33
March 26, 1978 New Jersey Nets 118 at Washington Bullets 104 L 27-9 13-25 40-34
March 29, 1978 Kansas City Kings 108 at Washington Bullets 105 L 27-10 13-25 40-35 OT
March 30, 1978 Washington Bullets 123 at New York Knicks 108 W 27-10 14-25 41-35
March 31, 1978 Cleveland Cavaliers 102 at Washington Bullets 101 L 27-11 14-25 41-36
April 2, 1978 New York Knicks 114 at Washington Bullets 109 L 27-12 14-25 41-37
April 5, 1978 Los Angeles Lakers 119 at Washington Bullets 125 W 28-12 14-25 42-37
April 6, 1978 Washington Bullets 112 at Boston Celtics 103 W 28-12 15-25 43-37 at Providence, RI
April 8, 1978 Washington Bullets 114 at Philadelphia 76ers 131 L 28-12 15-26 43-38
April 9, 1978 Philadelphia 76ers 113 at Washington Bullets 123 W 29-12 15-26 44-38
April 12, 1978 Atlanta Hawks 94 at Washington Bullets 103 W 1-0 0-0 1-0
April 14, 1978 Washington Bullets 107 at Atlanta Hawks 103 W 1-0 1-0 2-0 OT
April 16, 1978 Washington Bullets 103 at San Antonio Spurs 114 L 1-0 1-1 2-1
April 18, 1978 Washington Bullets 121 at San Antonio Spurs 117 W 1-0 2-1 3-1
April 21, 1978 San Antonio Spurs 105 at Washington Bullets 118 W 2-0 2-1 4-1
April 23, 1978 San Antonio Spurs 95 at Washington Bullets 98 W 3-0 2-1 5-1
April 25, 1978 Washington Bullets 105 at San Antonio Spurs 116 L 3-0 2-2 5-2
April 28, 1978 San Antonio Spurs 100 at Washington Bullets 103 W 4-0 2-2 6-2
April 30, 1978 Washington Bullets 122 at Philadelphia 76ers 117 W 4-0 3-2 7-2 OT
May 3, 1978 Washington Bullets 104 at Philadelphia 76ers 110 L 4-0 3-3 7-3
May 5, 1978 Philadelphia 76ers 108 at Washington Bullets 123 W 5-0 3-3 8-3
May 7, 1978 Philadelphia 76ers 105 at Washington Bullets 121 W 6-0 3-3 9-3
May 10, 1978 Washington Bullets 94 at Philadelphia 76ers 107 L 6-0 3-4 9-4
May 12, 1978 Philadelphia 76ers 99 at Washington Bullets 101 W 7-0 3-4 10-4
May 21, 1978 Washington Bullets 102 at Seattle Supersonics 106 L 7-0 3-5 10-5
May 25, 1978 Seattle Supersonics 98 at Washington Bullets 106 W 8-0 3-5 11-5
May 28, 1978 Seattle Supersonics 93 at Washington Bullets 92 L 8-1 3-5 11-6
May 30, 1978 Washington Bullets 120 at Seattle Supersonics 116 W 8-1 4-5 12-6 OT
June 2, 1978 Washington Bullets 94 at Seattle Supersonics 98 L 8-1 4-6 12-7
June 4, 1978 Seattle Supersonics 82 at Washington Bullets 117 W 9-1 4-6 13-7
June 7, 1978 Washington Bullets 105 at Seattle Supersonics 99 W 9-1 5-6 14-7


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