1976–77 Washington Bullets season

The 1976–77 NBA season was the Bullets 16th season in the NBA and their 4th season in the city of Washington, D.C.[1]

1976–77 Washington Bullets season
Head coachDick Motta
General managerBob Ferry
Owner(s)Abe Pollin
ArenaCapital Centre
Results
Record48–34 (.585)
PlaceDivision: 2nd (Central)
Conference: 3rd (Eastern)
Playoff finishConference Semi-finals
(lost to Rockets 2–4)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionWDCA
RadioWTOP

Offseason

Draft picks
Main article: 1976 NBA draft

Roster
1976–77 Washington Bullets roster
Players Coaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOBFrom
SG 21 Bing, Dave 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1943-11-24 Syracuse
SG 45 Chenier, Phil 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1950-10-30 California
PF 12 Gray, Leonard 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1951-12-19 Long Beach State
SF 35 Grevey, Kevin 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1953-05-12 Kentucky
PF 11 Hayes, Elvin (C) 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1945-11-17 Houston
PG 14 Henderson, Tom 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1952-01-26 Hawaiʻi
C 25 Kupchak, Mitch 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1954-05-24 North Carolina
C 44 Pace, Joe 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1953-12-18 Coppin State
SF 6 Riordan, Mike 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1945-07-09 Providence
C 41 Unseld, Wes (C) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 1946-03-14 Louisville
PG 8 Weiss, Bob 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1942-05-07 Penn State
PG 32 Wright, Larry 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 160 lb (73 kg) 1954–11–23 Grambling State
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured

Roster
Last transaction: January 20, 1977

Regular season

Season standings
Central Division
 W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Houston Rockets 4933.598–34–715–2613–7
x-Washington Bullets 4834.585132–916–2511–9
x-San Antonio Spurs 4438.537531–1013–289–11
x-Cleveland Cavaliers 4339.524629–1214–278–12
New Orleans Jazz 3547.4271426–159–3210–10
Atlanta Hawks 3151.3781819–2212–299–11
#
Eastern Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 z-Philadelphia 76ers5032.610–
2 y-Houston Rockets4933.5981
3 x-Washington Bullets4834.5852
4 x-Boston Celtics4438.5376
5 x-San Antonio Spurs4438.5376
6 x-Cleveland Cavaliers4339.5247
7 New York Knicks4042.48810
8 New Orleans Jazz3547.42715
9 Atlanta Hawks3151.37819
10 Buffalo Braves3052.36620
11 New York Nets2260.26828

Notes

  • z, y – division champions
  • x – clinched playoff spot

Record vs. opponents
1976–77 NBA Records
Team ATL BOS BUF CHI CLE DEN DET GSW HOU IND KCK LAL MIL NOJ NYK NYN PHI PHO POR SAS SEA WAS
Atlanta –0–44–02–22–22–20–40–41–30–41–22–22–21–31–33–11–30–43–14–01–21–3
Boston 4–0–3–12–21–33–12–21–32–21–23–12–13–12–22–23–11–32–21–34–02–20–4
Buffalo 0–41–3–1–32–22–23–10–31–31–30–31–33–13–11–32–22–23–11–30–43–10–4
Chicago 2–22–23–1–3–11–32–22–21–32–22–23–13–14–02–22–12–22–20–43–12–21–2
Cleveland 2–23–12–21–3–2–21–32–21–32–13–12–24–02–22–23–11–32–12–22–23–11–3
Denver 2–21–32–23–12–2–3–12–23–03–13–12–23–13–12–23–11–33–12–21–24–02–2
Detroit 4–02–21–32–23–11–3–3–12–22–24–01–33–13–11–23–12–22–22–21–21–31–3
Golden State 4–03–13–02–22–22–21–3–2–14–01–32–21–31–31–33–13–14–01–32–21–33–1
Houston 3–12–23–13–13–10–32–21–2–4–02–22–23–12–22–22–21–33–13–12–23–13–1
Indiana 4–02–13–12–21–21–32–20–40–4–2–21–32–22–22–24–02–22–20–42–22–20–4
Kansas City 2–11–33–02–21–31–30–43–12–22–2–1–32–22–24–04–01–33–12–21–31–32–2
Los Angeles 2–21–23–11–32–22–23–12–22–23–13–1–3–13–01–34–02–23–13–13–13–14–0
Milwaukee 2–21–31–31–30–41–31–33–11–32–22–21–3–1–21–33–11–21–32–23–11–31–3
New Orleans 3–12–21–30–42–21–31–33–12–22–22–20–32–1–3–12–20–43–12–21–31–32–2
N.Y. Knicks 3–12–23–12–22–22–22–13–12–22–20–43–13–11–3–2–21–32–21–31–31–22–2
N.Y. Nets 1–31–32–21–21–31–31–31–32–20–40–40–41–32–22–2–1–32–20–31–31–31–3
Philadelphia 3–13–12–22–23–13–12–21–33–12–23–12–22–14–03–13–1–1–22–21–32–23–1
Phoenix 4–02–21–32–21–21–32–20–41–32–21–31–33–11–32–22–22–1–1–31–33–11–3
Portland 1–33–13–14–02–22–22–23–11–34–02–21–32–22–23–13–02–23–1–2–23–11–2
San Antonio 0–40–44–01–32–22–12–12–22–22–23–11–31–33–13–13–13–13–12–2–3–12–2
Seattle 2–12–21–32–21–30–43–13–11–32–23–11–33–13–12–13–12–21–31–31–3–3–1
Washington 3–14–04–02–13–12–23–11–31–34–02–20–43–12–22–23–11–33–12–12–21–3—

Playoffs
1977 playoff game log
First round: 2–1 (home: 2–0; road: 0–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Series
1 April 13 Cleveland W 109–100 Phil Chenier (38) Wes Unseld (16) Tom Henderson (11) Capital Centre
11,240		 1–0
2 April 15 @ Cleveland L 83–91 Phil Chenier (24) Elvin Hayes (23) Wes Unseld (5) Richfield Coliseum
19,545		 1–1
3 April 17 Cleveland W 104–98 Tom Henderson (31) Elvin Hayes (15) Tom Henderson (6) Capital Centre
10,488		 2–1
Conference Semi-finals: 2–4 (home: 1–2; road: 1–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Series
1 April 19 @ Houston W 111–101 Mitch Kupchak (32) Mitch Kupchak (16) Tom Henderson (8) The Summit
15,458		 1–0
2 April 21 @ Houston L 118–124 (OT) Phil Chenier (37) Elvin Hayes (15) Tom Henderson (8) The Summit
15,676		 1–1
3 April 24 Houston W 93–90 Mitch Kupchak (23) Hayes, Unseld (12) Tom Henderson (6) Capital Centre
16,842		 2–1
4 April 26 Houston L 103–107 Phil Chenier (29) Wes Unseld (15) Tom Henderson (12) Capital Centre
19,035		 2–2
5 April 29 @ Houston L 115–123 Elvin Hayes (30) Elvin Hayes (13) Wes Unseld (6) The Summit
15,676		 2–3
6 May 1 Houston L 103–108 Phil Chenier (21) Wes Unseld (16) Tom Henderson (7) Capital Centre
12,393		 2–4
1977 schedule

Awards and records

References
  1. 1976–77 Washington Bullets
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