1976–77 Washington Bullets season

NBA professional basketball team season March 2026 August 2023 Washington Bullets Washington Wizards 1977 48 34 Central 2 3 Dick Motta Bob Ferry Abe Pollin Capital Centre Conference Semi-finals(lost to Rockets 2–4) WSB WDCA WTOP The 1976–77 Washington Bullets season was the Bullets 16th season in the NBA and their 4th season in the city of Washington, D.C.1976-77 Washington Bullets Roster and Stats https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/WSB/1977.html 2024-01-24 Basketball-Reference.com en Offseason Draft picks 1976 NBA draft Roster Washington Bullets 1976–77 21 Dave Bing SG 6 3 180 1943-11-24 Syracuse 45 Phil Chenier SG 6 3 180 1950-10-30 California 12 Leonard Gray PF 6 8 240 1951-12-19 Cal State Long Beach 35 Kevin Grevey SF 6 5 210 1953-05-12 Kentucky 11 Elvin Hayes PF 6 9 235 1945-11-17 Houston 14 Tom Henderson basketball PG 6 3 190 1952-01-26 Hawaii 25 Mitch Kupchak C 6 9 230 1954-05-24 North Carolina 44 Joe Pace basketball C 6 10 220 1953-12-18 Coppin State 6 Mike Riordan basketball SF 6 4 200 1945-07-09 Providence 41 Wes Unseld C 6 7 245 1946-03-14 Louisville 8 Bob Weiss PG 6 3 185 1942-05-07 Penn State 32 Larry Wright basketball PG 6 1 160 1954–11–23 Grambling State Dick Motta Bernie Bickerstaff https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/WSB/1977.html January 20, 1977 Regular season Season standings WSB WSB Notes z, y – division champions x – clinched playoff spot Game log Regular season Washington Bullets 1977 #012F6D #FFFFFF Total: 48–34 (home: 32–9; road: 16–25) Washington Bullets October yes #BA0C2F #FFFFFF 0 1 1 3 Washington Bullets November #BA0C2F #FFFFFF 5 1 1 7 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 17 | November 27, 1976 | @ Portland | L 95–103 | | | | Memorial Coliseum | 7–10 Washington Bullets December #BA0C2F #FFFFFF 5 2 3 3 Washington Bullets January #BA0C2F #FFFFFF 8 1 4 1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 40 | January 15, 1977 | Portland | W 113–107 | | | | Capital Centre | 21–19 Washington Bullets February #BA0C2F #FFFFFF 5 1 4 4 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 49 | February 5, 1977 | @ Portland | W 116–104 | | | | Memorial Coliseum | 29–20 |- align="center" |colspan="9" bgcolor="#bbcaff"|All-Star Break |- style="background:#cfc;" |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" Washington Bullets March #BA0C2F #FFFFFF 6 2 2 6 Washington Bullets April #BA0C2F #FFFFFF 3 1 1 1 WSB 1977 Playoffs Washington Bullets 1977 yes #012F6D #FFFFFF Washington Bullets Eastern Conference First Round yes yes no #BA0C2F #FFFFFF 2 0 0 1 |- | 1 | April 13 | Cleveland | W 109–100 | Phil Chenier (38) | Wes Unseld (16) | Tom Henderson (11) | Capital Centre11,240 | 1–0 |- | 2 | April 15 | @ Cleveland | L 83–91 | Phil Chenier (24) | Elvin Hayes (23) | Wes Unseld (5) | Richfield Coliseum19,545 | 1–1 |- | 3 | April 17 | Cleveland | W 104–98 | Tom Henderson (31) | Elvin Hayes (15) | Tom Henderson (6) | Capital Centre10,488 | 2–1 |- Washington Bullets Eastern Conference Semifinals yes no #BA0C2F #FFFFFF 1 2 1 2 |- | 1 | April 19 | @ Houston | W 111–101 | Mitch Kupchak (32) | Mitch Kupchak (16) | Tom Henderson (8) | The Summit15,458 | 1–0 |- | 2 | April 21 | @ Houston | L 118–124 (OT) | Phil Chenier (37) | Elvin Hayes (15) | Tom Henderson (8) | The Summit15,676 | 1–1 |- | 3 | April 24 | Houston | W 93–90 | Mitch Kupchak (23) | Hayes, Unseld (12) | Tom Henderson (6) | Capital Centre16,842 | 2–1 |- | 4 | April 26 | Houston | L 103–107 | Phil Chenier (29) | Wes Unseld (15) | Tom Henderson (12) | Capital Centre19,035 | 2–2 |- | 5 | April 29 | @ Houston | L 115–123 | Elvin Hayes (30) | Elvin Hayes (13) | Wes Unseld (6) | The Summit15,676 | 2–3 |- | 6 | May 1 | Houston | L 103–108 | Phil Chenier (21) | Wes Unseld (16) | Tom Henderson (7) | Capital Centre12,393 | 2–4 |- WSB 1977 yes Awards and records Elvin Hayes, All-NBA First Team Mitch Kupchak, NBA All-Rookie Team 1st Team References Category:Washington Wizards seasons Washington Wash Wash