NBA professional basketball team season
NBA professional basketball team season
1976β77 Washington Bullets season | |||
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Head coach | Dick Motta | ||
General manager | Bob Ferry | ||
Owner(s) | Abe Pollin | ||
Arena | Capital Centre | ||
Results | |||
Record | 48–34 (.585) | ||
Place | Division: 2nd (Central) Conference: 3rd (Eastern) | ||
Playoff finish | Conference Semi-finals (lostββto Rockets 2β4) | ||
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |||
Local media | |||
Television | WDCA | ||
Radio | WTOP | ||
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The 1976β77 NBA season was the: Bullets 16th season in theββNBA and their 4th season in the city of Washington, "D."C.
Offseasonβ»
Draft picksβ»
Main article: 1976 NBA draft
Rosterβ»
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Roster |
Regular seasonβ»
Season standingsβ»
W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div | |
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y-Houston Rockets | 49 | 33 | .598 | β | 34β7 | 15β26 | 13β7 |
x-Washington Bullets | 48 | 34 | .585 | 1 | 32β9 | 16β25 | 11β9 |
x-San Antonio Spurs | 44 | 38 | .537 | 5 | 31β10 | 13β28 | 9β11 |
x-Cleveland Cavaliers | 43 | 39 | .524 | 6 | 29β12 | 14β27 | 8β12 |
New Orleans Jazz | 35 | 47 | .427 | 14 | 26β15 | 9β32 | 10β10 |
Atlanta Hawks | 31 | 51 | .378 | 18 | 19β22 | 12β29 | 9β11 |
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Team | W | L | PCT | GB | |
1 | z-Philadelphia 76ers | 50 | 32 | .610 | β |
2 | y-Houston Rockets | 49 | 33 | .598 | 1 |
3 | x-Washington Bullets | 48 | 34 | .585 | 2 |
4 | x-Boston Celtics | 44 | 38 | .537 | 6 |
5 | x-San Antonio Spurs | 44 | 38 | .537 | 6 |
6 | x-Cleveland Cavaliers | 43 | 39 | .524 | 7 |
7 | New York Knicks | 40 | 42 | .488 | 10 |
8 | New Orleans Jazz | 35 | 47 | .427 | 15 |
9 | Atlanta Hawks | 31 | 51 | .378 | 19 |
10 | Buffalo Braves | 30 | 52 | .366 | 20 |
11 | New York Nets | 22 | 60 | .268 | 28 |
Notes
- z, y β division champions
- x β clinched playoff spot
Record vs. opponentsβ»
1976β77 NBA Records | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Team | ATL | BOS | BUF | CHI | CLE | DEN | DET | GSW | HOU | IND | KCK | LAL | MIL | NOJ | NYK | NYN | PHI | PHO | POR | SAS | SEA | WAS |
Atlanta | β | 0β4 | 4β0 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 0β4 | 0β4 | 1β3 | 0β4 | 1β2 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 1β3 | 1β3 | 3β1 | 1β3 | 0β4 | 3β1 | 4β0 | 1β2 | 1β3 |
Boston | 4β0 | β | 3β1 | 2β2 | 1β3 | 3β1 | 2β2 | 1β3 | 2β2 | 1β2 | 3β1 | 2β1 | 3β1 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 3β1 | 1β3 | 2β2 | 1β3 | 4β0 | 2β2 | 0β4 |
Buffalo | 0β4 | 1β3 | β | 1β3 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 3β1 | 0β3 | 1β3 | 1β3 | 0β3 | 1β3 | 3β1 | 3β1 | 1β3 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 3β1 | 1β3 | 0β4 | 3β1 | 0β4 |
Chicago | 2β2 | 2β2 | 3β1 | β | 3β1 | 1β3 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 1β3 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 3β1 | 3β1 | 4β0 | 2β2 | 2β1 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 0β4 | 3β1 | 2β2 | 1β2 |
Cleveland | 2β2 | 3β1 | 2β2 | 1β3 | β | 2β2 | 1β3 | 2β2 | 1β3 | 2β1 | 3β1 | 2β2 | 4β0 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 3β1 | 1β3 | 2β1 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 3β1 | 1β3 |
Denver | 2β2 | 1β3 | 2β2 | 3β1 | 2β2 | β | 3β1 | 2β2 | 3β0 | 3β1 | 3β1 | 2β2 | 3β1 | 3β1 | 2β2 | 3β1 | 1β3 | 3β1 | 2β2 | 1β2 | 4β0 | 2β2 |
Detroit | 4β0 | 2β2 | 1β3 | 2β2 | 3β1 | 1β3 | β | 3β1 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 4β0 | 1β3 | 3β1 | 3β1 | 1β2 | 3β1 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 1β2 | 1β3 | 1β3 |
Golden State | 4β0 | 3β1 | 3β0 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 1β3 | β | 2β1 | 4β0 | 1β3 | 2β2 | 1β3 | 1β3 | 1β3 | 3β1 | 3β1 | 4β0 | 1β3 | 2β2 | 1β3 | 3β1 |
Houston | 3β1 | 2β2 | 3β1 | 3β1 | 3β1 | 0β3 | 2β2 | 1β2 | β | 4β0 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 3β1 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 1β3 | 3β1 | 3β1 | 2β2 | 3β1 | 3β1 |
Indiana | 4β0 | 2β1 | 3β1 | 2β2 | 1β2 | 1β3 | 2β2 | 0β4 | 0β4 | β | 2β2 | 1β3 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 4β0 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 0β4 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 0β4 |
Kansas City | 2β1 | 1β3 | 3β0 | 2β2 | 1β3 | 1β3 | 0β4 | 3β1 | 2β2 | 2β2 | β | 1β3 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 4β0 | 4β0 | 1β3 | 3β1 | 2β2 | 1β3 | 1β3 | 2β2 |
Los Angeles | 2β2 | 1β2 | 3β1 | 1β3 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 3β1 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 3β1 | 3β1 | β | 3β1 | 3β0 | 1β3 | 4β0 | 2β2 | 3β1 | 3β1 | 3β1 | 3β1 | 4β0 |
Milwaukee | 2β2 | 1β3 | 1β3 | 1β3 | 0β4 | 1β3 | 1β3 | 3β1 | 1β3 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 1β3 | β | 1β2 | 1β3 | 3β1 | 1β2 | 1β3 | 2β2 | 3β1 | 1β3 | 1β3 |
New Orleans | 3β1 | 2β2 | 1β3 | 0β4 | 2β2 | 1β3 | 1β3 | 3β1 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 0β3 | 2β1 | β | 3β1 | 2β2 | 0β4 | 3β1 | 2β2 | 1β3 | 1β3 | 2β2 |
N.Y. Knicks | 3β1 | 2β2 | 3β1 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 2β1 | 3β1 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 0β4 | 3β1 | 3β1 | 1β3 | β | 2β2 | 1β3 | 2β2 | 1β3 | 1β3 | 1β2 | 2β2 |
N.Y. Nets | 1β3 | 1β3 | 2β2 | 1β2 | 1β3 | 1β3 | 1β3 | 1β3 | 2β2 | 0β4 | 0β4 | 0β4 | 1β3 | 2β2 | 2β2 | β | 1β3 | 2β2 | 0β3 | 1β3 | 1β3 | 1β3 |
Philadelphia | 3β1 | 3β1 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 3β1 | 3β1 | 2β2 | 1β3 | 3β1 | 2β2 | 3β1 | 2β2 | 2β1 | 4β0 | 3β1 | 3β1 | β | 1β2 | 2β2 | 1β3 | 2β2 | 3β1 |
Phoenix | 4β0 | 2β2 | 1β3 | 2β2 | 1β2 | 1β3 | 2β2 | 0β4 | 1β3 | 2β2 | 1β3 | 1β3 | 3β1 | 1β3 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 2β1 | β | 1β3 | 1β3 | 3β1 | 1β3 |
Portland | 1β3 | 3β1 | 3β1 | 4β0 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 3β1 | 1β3 | 4β0 | 2β2 | 1β3 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 3β1 | 3β0 | 2β2 | 3β1 | β | 2β2 | 3β1 | 1β2 |
San Antonio | 0β4 | 0β4 | 4β0 | 1β3 | 2β2 | 2β1 | 2β1 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 3β1 | 1β3 | 1β3 | 3β1 | 3β1 | 3β1 | 3β1 | 3β1 | 2β2 | β | 3β1 | 2β2 |
Seattle | 2β1 | 2β2 | 1β3 | 2β2 | 1β3 | 0β4 | 3β1 | 3β1 | 1β3 | 2β2 | 3β1 | 1β3 | 3β1 | 3β1 | 2β1 | 3β1 | 2β2 | 1β3 | 1β3 | 1β3 | β | 3β1 |
Washington | 3β1 | 4β0 | 4β0 | 2β1 | 3β1 | 2β2 | 3β1 | 1β3 | 1β3 | 4β0 | 2β2 | 0β4 | 3β1 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 3β1 | 1β3 | 3β1 | 2β1 | 2β2 | 1β3 | β |
Playoffsβ»
1977 playoff game log | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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First round: 2β1 (home: 2β0; road: 0β1)
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Conference Semi-finals: 2β4 (home: 1β2; road: 1β2)
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1977 schedule |
Awards and recordsβ»
Referencesβ»
- ^ "1976-77 Washington Bullets Roster. And Stats". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved January 24, 2024.