1982–83 Washington Bullets season

NBA professional basketball team season March 2026 August 2023 July 2025 Washington Bullets Washington Wizards 1983 42 40 Atlantic 5 7 Gene Shue Capital Centre WDCA WTOP Did not qualify WSB The 1982–83 Washington Bullets season was the Washington Bullets' 22nd season in the NBA and their 10th season in the city of Washington, D.C.1982-83 Washington Bullets Draft picks 1982 NBA draft Round Pick Player Position Nationality College 2 25 Bryan Warrick St. Joseph's 2 41 Dwight Anderson G Southern California 2 44 Mike Gibson South Carolina Upstate 3 58 Mike Largey Upsala 4 81 Dino Gregory California State-Long Beach 5 104 Clarence Dickerson Hawaii 5 112 Jerry Davis Detroit Mercy 6 127 Byron Williams Idaho State 7 150 Wendell Gibson South Carolina 8 173 Ken Luck Delaware 9 196 James Terry Howard 10 217 Donald Sinclair North Carolina Central Roster Washington Bullets 1982–83 42 Greg Ballard basketball F 6 7 215 Oregon 40 Dave Batton C 6 10 240 Notre Dame 22 Don Collins F/G 6 6 190 Washington State 23 Charles Davis basketball, born 1958 SF 6 7 215 Vanderbilt 35 Kevin Grevey F 6 5 210 Kentucky 24 Spencer Haywood PF 6 8 225 Detroit Mercy 15 Frank Johnson basketball, born 1958 PG 6 1 185 Wake Forest 44 Rick Mahorn PF 6 10 240 Hampton 43 Jeff Ruland C 6 10 240 Iona College 12 Carlos Terry G 6 5 210 Winston-Salem State Gene Shue Regular season Season standings WSB WSB z - clinched division title y - clinched division title x - clinched playoff spot Game log Regular season Washington Bullets 1983 Total: 42–40 (Home: 27–14; Road: 15–26) Washington Bullets October yes 0 0 1 1 |- | 1 | October 29, 1982 | @ Indiana | L 90–93 | | | | Market Square Arena | 0–1 |- | 2 | October 30, 1982 | @ Chicago | W 143–125 | | | | Chicago Stadium | 1–1 Washington Bullets November 3 3 3 4 |- | 3 | November 2, 1982 | @ Atlanta | L 88–105 | | | | The Omni | 1–2 |- | 4 | November 3, 1982 | New Jersey | W 104–85 | | | | Capital Centre | 2–2 |- | 5 | November 5, 1982 | @ Boston | L 97–104 | | | | Boston Garden | 2–3 |- | 6 | November 6, 1982 | Indiana | W 119–115 (OT) | | | | Capital Centre | 3–3 |- | 7 | November 9, 1982 | Detroit | L 105–108 | | | | Capital Centre | 3–4 |- | 8 | November 12, 1982 | New York | L 87–88 | | | | Capital Centre | 3–5 |- | 9 | November 14, 1982 | @ Philadelphia | L 92–101 | | | | Spectrum | 3–6 |- | 10 | November 17, 1982 | San Antonio | L 112–114 | | | | Capital Centre | 3–7 |- | 11 | November 19, 1982 | @ Los Angeles | L 92–122 | | | | The Forum | 3–8 |- | 12 | November 20, 1982 | @ San Diego | W 95–87 | | | | San Diego Sports Arena | 4–8 |- | 13 | November 24, 1982 | @ Phoenix | W 106–93 | | | | Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum | 5–8 |- | 14 | November 26, 1982 | @ Indiana | W 87–85 | | | | Market Square Arena | 6–8 |- | 15 | November 27, 1982 | Portland | W 107–90 | | | | Capital Centre | 7–8 Washington Bullets December 6 2 3 3 |- | 16 | December 1, 1982 | New Jersey | L 99–105 | | | | Capital Centre | 7–9 |- | 17 | December 3, 1982 | New York | W 105–98 | | | | Capital Centre | 8–9 |- | 18 | December 4, 1982 | @ Dallas | W 115–105 | | | | Reunion Arena | 9–9 |- | 19 | December 8, 1982 | @ New Jersey | L 95–98 | | | | Brendan Byrne Arena | 9–10 |- | 20 | December 9, 1982 | Denver | W 98–90 | | | | Capital Centre | 10–10 |- | 21 | December 11, 1982 | @ New York | L 79–85 | | | | Madison Square Garden | 10–11 |- | 22 | December 14, 1982 | @ Chicago | W 108–102 | | | | Chicago Stadium | 11–1 |- | 23 | December 18, 1982 | @ Detroit | W 119–110 | | | | Pontiac Silverdome | 12–11 |- | 24 | December 18, 1982 | Philadelphia | W 100–97 | | | | Capital Centre | 13–11 |- | 25 | December 21, 1982 | Cleveland | W 77–74 | | | | Capital Centre | 14–11 |- | 26 | December 23, 1982 | @ New Jersey | L 90–97 | | | | Brendan Byrne Arena | 14–12 |- | 27 | December 25, 1982 | Atlanta | L 91–97 | | | | Capital Centre | 14–13 |- | 28 | December 27, 1982 | Chicago | W 89–87 | | | | Capital Centre | 15–13 |- | 29 | December 29, 1982 | Milwaukee | W 94–87 | | | | Capital Centre | 16–13 Washington Bullets January 4 4 0 7 |- | 30 | January 1, 1983 | @ New York | L 77–98 | | | | Madison Square Garden | 16–14 |- | 31 | January 4, 1983 | Dallas | W 92–84 | | | | Capital Centre | 17–14 |- | 32 | January 7, 1983 | Philadelphia | L 89–106 | | | | Capital Centre | 17–15 |- | 33 | January 8, 1983 | @ Cleveland | L 82–98 | | | | Richfield Coliseum | 17–16 |- | 34 | January 12, 1983 | @ Detroit | L 100–116 | | | | Pontiac Silverdome | 17–17 |- | 35 | January 14, 1983 | Golden State | L 104–116 | | | | Capital Centre | 17–18 |- | 36 | January 15, 1983 | @ San Antonio | L 96–117 | | | | HemisFair Arena | 17–19 |- | 37 | January 18, 1983 | @ Houston | L 98–100 | | | | The Summit | 17–20 |- | 38 | January 20, 1983 | Cleveland | L 89–97 | | | | Capital Centre | 17–21 |- | 39 | January 21, 1983 | @ Milwaukee | L 104–111 | | | | MECCA Arena | 17–22 |- | 40 | January 22, 1983 | Chicago | L 86–95 | | | | Capital Centre | 17–23 |- | 41 | January 24, 1983 | Boston | W 93–91 | | | | Capital Centre | 18–23 |- | 42 | January 26, 1983 | @ Boston | L 99–125 | | | | Boston Garden | 18–24 |- | 43 | January 27, 1983 | Seattle | W 99–86 | | | | Capital Centre | 19–24 |- | 44 | January 29, 1983 | Phoenix | W 88–82 | | | | Capital Centre | 20–24 Washington Bullets February 4 1 1 5 |- | 45 | February 2, 1983 | Kansas City | L 115–117 | | | | Capital Centre | 20–25 |- | 46 | February 4, 1983 | San Diego | W 100–93 | | | | Capital Centre | 21–25 |- | 47 | February 6, 1983 | Indiana | W 103–99 | | | | Capital Centre | 22–25 |- | 48 | February 8, 1983 | Boston | W 104–101 (OT) | | | | Capital Centre | 23–25 |- | 49 | February 10, 1983 | Houston | W 104–100 | | | | Capital Centre | 24–25 |- align="center" |colspan="9" bgcolor="#bbcaff"|All-Star Break |- style="background:#cfc;" |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" |- | 50 | February 15, 1983 | @ Golden State | L 93–111 | | | | Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena | 24–26 |- | 51 | February 18, 1983 | @ Seattle | L 112–115 | | | | Kingdome | 24–27 |- | 52 | February 20, 1983 | @ Portland | L 95–104 | | | | Memorial Coliseum | 24–28 |- | 53 | February 22, 1983 | @ Utah | W 99–98 | | | | Salt Palace Acord Arena | 25–28 |- | 54 | February 23, 1983 | @ Kansas City | L 107–113 | | | | Kemper Arena | 25–29 |- | 55 | February 26, 1983 | @ Denver | L 111–125 | | | | McNichols Sports Arena | 25–30 Washington Bullets March 7 3 4 3 |- | 56 | March 1, 1983 | Milwaukee | L 99–101 | | | | Capital Centre | 25–31 |- | 57 | March 3, 1983 | @ Atlanta | L 89–91 | | | | The Omni | 25–32 |- | 58 | March 4, 1983 | Los Angeles | W 96–93 | | | | Capital Centre | 26–32 |- | 59 | March 6, 1983 | Atlanta | W 102–91 | | | | Capital Centre | 27–32 |- | 60 | March 9, 1983 | Chicago | W 110–92 | | | | Capital Centre | 28–32 |- | 61 | March 12, 1983 | Philadelphia | L 86–95 | | | | Capital Centre | 28–33 |- | 62 | March 13, 1983 | @ Philadelphia | L 93–97 | | | | Spectrum | 28–34 |- | 63 | March 15, 1983 | Cleveland | W 95–92 (OT) | | | | Capital Centre | 29–34 |- | 64 | March 16, 1983 | @ Atlanta | L 81–94 (OT) | | | | The Omni | 29–35 |- | 65 | March 18, 1983 | New York | L 100–106 | | | | Capital Centre | 29–36 |- | 66 | March 19, 1983 | @ New York | W 96–90 | | | | Madison Square Garden | 30–36 |- | 67 | March 22, 1983 | Utah | W 121–98 | | | | Capital Centre | 31–36 |- | 68 | March 24, 1983 | @ Chicago | W 102–96 | | | | Chicago Stadium | 32–36 |- | 69 | March 25, 1983 | @ Milwaukee | W 97–96 | | | | MECCA Arena | 33–36 |- | 70 | March 27, 1983 | Indiana | W 120–101 | | | | Capital Centre | 34–36 |- | 71 | March 29, 1983 | Milwaukee | W 94–81 | | | | Capital Centre | 35–36 |- | 72 | March 30, 1983 | @ New Jersey | W 100–97 | | | | Brendan Byrne Arena | 36–36 Washington Bullets April 3 1 3 3 |- | 73 | April 1, 1983 | @ Indiana | W 123–109 | | | | Market Square Arena | 37–36 |- | 74 | April 2, 1983 | Boston | L 117–120 (OT) | | | | Capital Centre | 37–37 |- | 75 | April 5, 1983 | New Jersey | W 95–89 | | | | Capital Centre | 38–37 |- | 76 | April 6, 1983 | @ Detroit | L 96–107 | | | | Pontiac Silverdome | 38–38 |- | 77 | April 8, 1983 | @ Boston | W 107–99 | | | | Boston Garden | 39–38 |- | 78 | April 9, 1983 | Atlanta | W 100–78 | | | | Capital Centre | 40–38 |- | 79 | April 13, 1983 | @ Philadelphia | W 95–76 | | | | Spectrum | 41–38 |- | 80 | April 14, 1983 | @ Milwaukee | L 90–97 | | | | MECCA Arena | 41–39 |- | 81 | April 16, 1983 | Detroit | W 102–95 | | | | Capital Centre | 42–39 |- | 82 | April 17, 1983 | @ Cleveland | L 105–118 | | | | Richfield Coliseum | 42–40 WSB 1983 References See also 1982–83 NBA season Category:Washington Wizards seasons Washington Bullets Bullets Bullets