1983–84 Washington Bullets season

NBA professional basketball team season March 2026 August 2023 Washington Bullets Washington Wizards 1984 35 47 Atlantic 5 8 Gene Shue Bob Ferry Abe Pollin Capital Centre First round(lost to Celtics 1–3) WSB WDCA WTOP The 1983–84 Washington Bullets season was the Bullets' 23rd season in the NBA and their 11th season in the city of Washington, D.C.1983-84 Washington Bullets Draft picks 1983 NBA draft Round Pick Player Position Nationality College 1 10 Jeff Malone SG United States Mississippi State 1 22 Randy Wittman SG United States Indiana 2 32 Michael Britt United States District of Columbia 2 34 Guy Williams United States Washington State 3 57 Darren Daye SF/SG United States UCLA 4 80 Dan Gay United States Louisiana-Lafayette 5 103 Robin Dixon United States New Hampshire 6 126 Donald Carroll United States Saint Augustine's 7 149 Danny Womack United States Winston-Salem State 8 172 Bernard Perry United States Howard 9 194 Ricky Moreland United States Maryland-Baltimore County 10 215 Isiah Singletary United States Saint Louis Roster Washington Bullets #C9143A white #0344AD white 42 Greg Ballard basketball F 6 7 215 Oregon 23 Charles Davis basketball, born 1958 SF 6 7 215 Vanderbilt 15 Frank Johnson basketball, born 1958 PG 6 1 185 Wake Forest 44 Rick Mahorn PF 6 10 240 Hampton 24 Jeff Malone G 6 4 205 Mississippi State 54 Tom McMillen C 6 11 215 Maryland 43 Jeff Ruland C 6 10 240 Iona College Gene Shue Regular season Season standings WSB WSB Notes z, y – division champions x – clinched playoff spot Game log Regular season Washington Bullets 1984 #DC143C #0000CD Total: 35–47 (home: 25–16; road: 10–31) Washington Bullets October yes #0000CD #DC143C 0 0 0 2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 1 | October 28, 1983 | @ Philadelphia | L 114–117 | | | | Spectrum | 0–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 2 | October 29, 1983 | @ New York | L 97–100 | | | | Madison Square Garden | 0–2 Washington Bullets November #0000CD #DC143C 5 4 1 4 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 3 | November 1, 1983 | @ Atlanta | L 92–95 | | | | The Omni | 0–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 4 | November 3, 1983 | Detroit | W 111–88 | | | | Capital Centre | 1–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 5 | November 5, 1983 | Boston | L 117–120 | | | | Capital Centre | 1–4 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 6 | November 8, 1983 | San Diego | W 119–113 | | | | Capital Centre | 2–4 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 7 | November 9, 1983 | @ New Jersey | L 110–127 | | | | Brendan Byrne Arena | 2–5 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 8 | November 11, 1983 | Chicago | W 125–124 (2OT) | | | | Capital Centre | 3–5 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 9 | November 15, 1983 | Kansas City | L 100–101 | | | | Capital Centre | 3–6 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 10 | November 17, 1983 | Indiana | W 102–94 | | | | Capital Centre | 4–6 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 11 | November 19, 1983 | Utah | W 126–113 | | | | Capital Centre | 5–6 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 12 | November 22, 1983 | Golden State | L 101–102 | | | | Capital Centre | 5–7 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 13 | November 23, 1983 | @ Cleveland | L 98–107 | | | | Richfield Coliseum | 5–8 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 14 | November 25, 1983 | @ Detroit | W 120–111 | | | | Pontiac Silverdome | 6–8 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 15 | November 26, 1983 | @ Milwaukee | L 92–109 | | | | MECCA Arena | 6–9 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 16 | November 29, 1983 | Milwaukee | L 89–94 | | | | Capital Centre | 6–10 Washington Bullets December #0000CD #DC143C 5 1 4 3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 17 | December 1, 1983 | @ New York | L 93–127 | | | | Madison Square Garden | 6–11 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 18 | December 3, 1983 | Philadelphia | W 103–98 | | | | Capital Centre | 7–11 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 19 | December 6, 1983 | @ Houston | W 113–109 | | | | The Summit | 8–11 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 20 | December 7, 1983 | @ Dallas | W 114–112 | | | | Reunion Arena | 9–11 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 21 | December 10, 1983 | @ San Antonio | L 102–125 | | | | HemisFair Arena | 9–12 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 22 | December 13, 1983 | Atlanta | L 89–94 | | | | Capital Centre | 9–13 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 23 | December 14, 1983 | @ Atlanta | W 99–96 | | | | The Omni | 10–13 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 24 | December 16, 1983 | @ Boston | W 100–93 | | | | Boston Garden | 11–13 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 25 | December 17, 1983 | Cleveland | W 119–95 | | | | Capital Centre | 12–13 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 26 | December 20, 1983 | San Antonio | W 108–106 (OT) | | | | Capital Centre | 13–13 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 27 | December 23, 1983 | @ Chicago | L 93–114 | | | | Chicago Stadium | 13–14 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 28 | December 27, 1983 | New Jersey | W 116–106 | | | | Capital Centre | 14–14 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 29 | December 30, 1983 | New York | W 91–86 | | | | Capital Centre | 15–14 Washington Bullets January #0000CD #DC143C 5 2 0 9 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 30 | January 3, 1984 | Detroit | W 103–102 | | | | Capital Centre | 16–14 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 31 | January 4, 1984 | @ Boston | L 104–113 | | | | Boston Garden | 16–15 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 32 | January 6, 1984 | Chicago | W 96–88 (OT) | | | | Capital Centre | 17–15 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 33 | January 7, 1984 | @ Chicago | L 73–87 | | | | Chicago Stadium | 17–16 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 34 | January 9, 1984 | @ New Jersey | L 103–107 | | | | Brendan Byrne Arena | 17–17 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 35 | January 11, 1984 | @ Philadelphia | L 99–121 | | | | Spectrum | 17–18 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 36 | January 12, 1984 | Atlanta | L 91–106 | | | | Capital Centre | 17–19 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 37 | January 14, 1984 | @ Utah | L 96–121 | | | | Salt Palace Acord Arena | 17–20 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 38 | January 15, 1984 | @ Phoenix | L 101–110 | | | | Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum | 17–21 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 39 | January 17, 1984 | @ Los Angeles | L 95–108 | | | | The Forum | 17–22 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 40 | January 18, 1984 | @ San Diego | L 101–110 | | | | San Diego Sports Arena | 17–23 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 41 | January 20, 1984 | @ Milwaukee | L 103–133 | | | | MECCA Arena | 17–24 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 42 | January 21, 1984 | Philadelphia | W 94–90 | | | | Capital Centre | 18–24 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 43 | January 24, 1984 | Milwaukee | W 123–117 (2OT) | | | | Capital Centre | 19–24 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 44 | January 26, 1984 | New York | L 97–104 | | | | Capital Centre | 19–25 |- align="center" |colspan="9" bgcolor="#bbcaff"|All-Star Break |- style="background:#cfc;" |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 45 | January 31, 1984 | Atlanta | W 118–94 | | | | Capital Centre | 20–25 Washington Bullets February #0000CD #DC143C 3 2 4 5 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 46 | February 2, 1984 | Detroit | L 129–139 | | | | Capital Centre | 20–26 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 47 | February 4, 1984 | Indiana | W 125–101 | | | | Capital Centre | 21–26 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 48 | February 7, 1984 | Houston | W 95–92 | | | | Capital Centre | 22–26 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 49 | February 10, 1984 | Los Angeles | W 96–93 | | | | Capital Centre | 23–26 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 50 | February 11, 1984 | @ Kansas City | L 91–94 | | | | Kemper Arena | 23–27 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 51 | February 14, 1984 | @ Denver | W 108–96 | | | | McNichols Sports Arena | 24–27 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 52 | February 15, 1984 | @ Seattle | L 99–116 | | | | Kingdome | 24–28 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 53 | February 17, 1984 | @ Portland | W 96–87 | | | | Memorial Coliseum | 25–28 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 54 | February 18, 1984 | @ Golden State | L 107–113 | | | | Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena | 25–29 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 55 | February 22, 1984 | Portland | L 101–104 | | | | Capital Centre | 25–30 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 56 | February 24, 1984 | @ Chicago | W 102–96 | | | | Chicago Stadium | 26–30 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 57 | February 25, 1984 | @ Cleveland | L 83–94 | | | | Richfield Coliseum | 26–31 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 58 | February 28, 1984 | @ Indiana | W 100–92 | | | | Market Square Arena | 27–31 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 59 | February 29, 1984 | @ Detroit | L 106–137 | | | | Pontiac Silverdome | 27–32 Washington Bullets March #0000CD #DC143C 4 5 1 6 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 60 | March 2, 1984 | Milwaukee | L 78–98 | | | | Capital Centre | 27–33 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 61 | March 3, 1984 | @ New Jersey | L 90–100 | | | | Brendan Byrne Arena | 27–34 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 62 | March 6, 1984 | Boston | L 85–108 | | | | Capital Centre | 27–35 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 63 | March 8, 1984 | Seattle | W 106–96 | | | | Capital Centre | 28–35 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 64 | March 10, 1984 | @ Detroit | L 100–115 | | | | Pontiac Silverdome | 28–36 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 65 | March 13, 1984 | Denver | W 108–103 | | | | Capital Centre | 29–36 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 66 | March 14, 1984 | @ Boston | W 103–99 | | | | Boston Garden | 30–36 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 67 | March 16, 1984 | Phoenix | L 109–110 (OT) | | | | Capital Centre | 30–37 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 68 | March 18, 1984 | @ Milwaukee | L 101–109 | | | | MECCA Arena | 30–38 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 69 | March 20, 1984 | New Jersey | W 99–91 | | | | Capital Centre | 31–38 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 70 | March 22, 1984 | Philadelphia | L 101–106 | | | | Capital Centre | 31–39 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 71 | March 24, 1984 | @ New York | L 99–107 | | | | Madison Square Garden | 31–40 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 72 | March 25, 1984 | @ Cleveland | L 96–101 | | | | Richfield Coliseum | 31–41 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 73 | March 27, 1984 | Boston | L 93–106 | | | | Capital Centre | 31–42 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 74 | March 28, 1984 | @ Philadelphia | L 103–109 | | | | Spectrum | 31–43 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 75 | March 30, 1984 | New York | W 107–79 | | | | Capital Centre | 32–43 Washington Bullets April #0000CD #DC143C 3 2 0 2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 76 | April 1, 1984 | Dallas | W 102–98 | | | | Capital Centre | 33–43 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 77 | April 3, 1984 | Indiana | W 106–94 | | | | Capital Centre | 34–43 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 78 | April 4, 1984 | @ Atlanta | L 92–99 | | | | The Omni | 34–44 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 79 | April 7, 1984 | New Jersey | L 98–121 | | | | Capital Centre | 34–45 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 80 | April 9, 1984 | Chicago | W 136–134 (2OT) | | | | Capital Centre | 35–45 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 81 | April 13, 1984 | @ Indiana | L 115–119 | | | | Market Square Arena | 35–46 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 82 | April 14, 1984 | Cleveland | L 109–117 | | | | Capital Centre | 35–47 WSB 1984 Playoffs Washington Bullets 1984 yes #DC143C #0000CD Washington Bullets Eastern Conference First Round yes no yes #0000CD #DC143C 1 1 0 2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 1 | April 17, 1984 | @ Boston | L 83–91 | Sobers (24) | Mahorn (14) | Ruland (10) | Boston Garden14,890 | 0–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 2 | April 19, 1984 | @ Boston | L 85–88 | Ballard (20) | Ruland (10) | Ruland (8) | Boston Garden14,890 | 0–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 3 | April 21, 1984 | Boston | W 111–108 (OT) | Ruland (33) | Mahorn (15) | Sobers (11) | Capital Centre8,359 | 1–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 4 | April 24, 1984 | Boston | L 96–99 | Ruland (30) | Ruland (15) | Ruland (8) | Capital Centre13,853 | 1–3 |- WSB 1984 yes Awards and records Jeff Malone, NBA All-Rookie Team 1st Team References See also 1983–84 NBA season Washington Bullets Bullets Bullets Category:Washington Wizards seasons