The

1977–78 NBA season The 1977–78 NBA season was the 32nd season of the National Basketball Association. The season ended with the Washington Bullets winning the NBA Championship, beating the Seattle SuperSonics 4 games to 3 in the NBA Finals. Notable occurrences ...

was the team's 17th season in the

NBA The National Basketball Association (NBA) is a professional basketball league in North America composed of 30 teams (29 in the United States and 1 in Canada). The NBA is one of the major professional sports leagues in the United States and Ca ...

and their 5th season in the city of

Washington, D.C. Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly known as Washington or D.C., is the capital city and federal district of the United States. The city is on the Potomac River, across from Virginia, and shares land borders with ...

It would prove to be their most successful season, as they would win their first and only NBA championship . In the NBA Finals, they defeated the Seattle SuperSonics in seven games. The Bullets got off to a slow start in the regular season, losing 6 of their first 10 games. On January 13, the Bullets beat the defending Champion

Portland Trail Blazers The Portland Trail Blazers (colloquially known as the Blazers) are an American professional basketball team based in Portland, Oregon. The Trail Blazers compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Northwest Division (N ...

to improve to 24–15, capping an 18–5 run over 23 games.Washington Wizards (1963–Present)
/ref> Injuries would begin to have an effect on the team as the Bullets struggled, as they would lose 13 of their next 18 games. Hovering a few games above .500 for the rest of the season, the Bullets managed to make the playoffs with a 44–38 record. They hold the record for the lowest win total of any NBA Championship winning team. The 1968–69 Boston Celtics, 1974–75 Golden State Warriors, 1976–77 Portland Trail Blazers, and 1994–95 Houston Rockets are the only other NBA championship teams to have won below 50 games in non-lockout seasons since 1958; all of them won more than 44 games.

Offseason

NBA draft

Roster

Season standings

Regular season

Record vs. opponents

Game log

Pre season

Regular season

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Detroit Detroit ( , ) is the List of municipalities in Michigan, most populous city in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is situated on the bank of the Detroit River across from Windsor, Ontario. It had a population of 639,111 at the 2020 United State ...

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New York New York most commonly refers to: * New York (state), a state in the northeastern United States * New York City, the most populous city in the United States, located in the state of New York New York may also refer to: Places United Kingdom * ...

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Wright Wright is an occupational surname originating in England and Scotland. The term 'Wright' comes from the circa 700 AD Old English word 'wryhta' or 'wyrhta', meaning worker or shaper of wood. Later it became any occupational worker (for example, a ...

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Madison Square Garden Madison Square Garden, colloquially known as the Garden or by its initials MSG, is a multi-purpose indoor arena in New York City. It is located in Midtown Manhattan between Seventh Avenue (Manhattan), Seventh and Eighth Avenue (Manhattan), Eig ...

15,261 , 1–1 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 3 , October 28, 1977
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Indiana Indiana ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. It borders Lake Michigan to the northwest, Michigan to the north and northeast, Ohio to the east, the Ohio River and Kentucky to the s ...

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Market Square Arena Market Square Arena (MSA) was an indoor arena in Indianapolis. Completed in 1974, at a cost of $23 million, it seated 16,530 for basketball and 15,993 for ice hockey. Seating capacity for concerts and other events was adjusted by the use of larg ...

12,542 , 1–2 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 4 , October 29, 1977
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Kansas City The Kansas City metropolitan area is a bi-state metropolitan area anchored by Kansas City, Missouri. Its 14 counties straddle the border between the U.S. states of Missouri (9 counties) and Kansas (5 counties). With and a population of more t ...

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Chenier A chenier or chénier is a sandy or shelly beach ridge that is part of a strand plain, called a “chenier plain,” consisting of cheniers separated by intervening mud-flat deposits with marsh and swamp vegetation. Cheniers are typically one to ...

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Kemper Arena Hy-Vee Arena, previously known as Kemper Arena, is an indoor arena located in Kansas City, Missouri. Prior to conversion to a youth sports and community gymnasium facility, Kemper Arena was previously a 19,500-seat professional sports arena. It ...

9,220 , 1–3 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 5 , November 4, 1977
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8,742 , 2–3 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 6 , November 5, 1977
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Houston Houston ( ) is the List of cities in Texas by population, most populous city in the U.S. state of Texas and in the Southern United States. Located in Southeast Texas near Galveston Bay and the Gulf of Mexico, it is the county seat, seat of ...

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(20) , Dandridge,
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(3) , The Summit
9,449 , 2–4 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 7 , November 6, 1977
8:35p.m. EST , @

New Orleans New Orleans (commonly known as NOLA or The Big Easy among other nicknames) is a Consolidated city-county, consolidated city-parish located along the Mississippi River in the U.S. state of Louisiana. With a population of 383,997 at the 2020 ...

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Louisiana Superdome Caesars Superdome (originally Louisiana Superdome and formerly Mercedes-Benz Superdome), commonly known as the Superdome, is a domed multi-purpose stadium in the Southern United States, southern United States, located in New Orleans, Louisiana. ...

26,474 , 3–4 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 8 , November 10, 1977
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Milwaukee Milwaukee is the List of cities in Wisconsin, most populous city in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. Located on the western shore of Lake Michigan, it is the List of United States cities by population, 31st-most populous city in the United States ...

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(6) , Capital Centre
7,139 , 3–5 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 9 , November 12, 1977
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Philadelphia Philadelphia ( ), colloquially referred to as Philly, is the List of municipalities in Pennsylvania, most populous city in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania and the List of United States cities by population, sixth-most populous city in the Unit ...

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(10) , Capital Centre
18,355 , 4–5 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 10 , November 13, 1977
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Cobo Arena Huntington Place (formerly known as Cobo Hall, Cobo Center, and briefly TCF Center) is a convention center in Downtown Detroit, owned by the Detroit Regional Convention Facility Authority (DRCFA) and operated by ASM Global. Located at 1 Washi ...

5,149 , 4–6 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 11 , November 15, 1977
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Seattle Seattle ( ) is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Washington and in the Pacific Northwest region of North America. With a population of 780,995 in 2024, it is the 18th-most populous city in the United States. The city is the cou ...

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5,593 , 5–6 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 12 , November 18, 1977
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17,242 , 6–6 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 13 , November 19, 1977
8:35p.m. EST , @

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, Kupchak (32) , Dandridge (12) , Henderson (7) ,

Omaha Civic Auditorium Omaha Civic Auditorium was a multi-purpose convention center located in Omaha, Nebraska. Opened in 1954, it surpassed the Ak-Sar-Ben Coliseum as the largest convention/entertainment complex in the city, until the completion of CHI Health Center ...

6,534 , 7–6 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 14 , November 21, 1977
7:30p.m. EST , @ Buffalo
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Buffalo Memorial Auditorium Buffalo Memorial Auditorium, colloquially known as The Aud, was a multipurpose indoor arena in downtown Buffalo, New York. Opened on October 14, 1940, it was home to the Canisius Golden Griffins men's basketball, Canisius Golden Griffins (Nationa ...

6,125 , 8–6 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 15 , November 22, 1977
8:05p.m. EST ,

Denver Denver ( ) is a List of municipalities in Colorado#Consolidated city and county, consolidated city and county, the List of capitals in the United States, capital and List of municipalities in Colorado, most populous city of the U.S. state of ...

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8,363 , 8–7 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 16 , November 26, 1977
8:05p.m. EST ,

W 93–91
, Hayes (24) , Pace (10) , Dandridge (7) , Capital Centre
18,387 , 9–7 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 17 , November 30, 1977
8:05p.m. EST ,

San Antonio San Antonio ( ; Spanish for " Saint Anthony") is a city in the U.S. state of Texas and the most populous city in Greater San Antonio. San Antonio is the third-largest metropolitan area in Texas and the 24th-largest metropolitan area in the ...

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7,092 , 10–7 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 18 , December 2, 1977
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W 108–95
, Hayes (29) , Hayes (19) , Henderson (11) , MECCA Arena
10,938 , 11–7 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 19 , December 3, 1977
8:05p.m. EST ,

Boston Boston is the capital and most populous city in the Commonwealth (U.S. state), Commonwealth of Massachusetts in the United States. The city serves as the cultural and Financial centre, financial center of New England, a region of the Northeas ...

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18,424 , 12–7 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 20 , December 4, 1977
7:30p.m. EST , @

Cleveland Cleveland is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Cuyahoga County. Located along the southern shore of Lake Erie, it is situated across the Canada–U.S. maritime border and approximately west of the Ohio-Pennsylvania st ...

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Richfield Coliseum Richfield Coliseum, also known as the Coliseum at Richfield, was an indoor arena located in Richfield Township, between Cleveland and Akron, Ohio. It opened in 1974 as a replacement for the Cleveland Arena, and had a seating capacity of 20,27 ...

9,765 , 13–7 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 21 , December 6, 1977
8:30p.m. EST , @

Chicago Chicago is the List of municipalities in Illinois, most populous city in the U.S. state of Illinois and in the Midwestern United States. With a population of 2,746,388, as of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, it is the List of Unite ...

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Chicago Stadium Chicago Stadium was an indoor arena in Chicago from 1929 to 1995. When it was built, it was the largest indoor arena in the world with a maximum seating capacity of 26,000. It was the home of the National Hockey League's Chicago Blackhawks and ...

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7,627 , 14–8 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 23 , December 9, 1977
8:05p.m. EST ,

W 101–97
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10,292 , 15–8 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 24 , December 11, 1977
7:35p.m. EST ,

New Jersey New Jersey is a U.S. state, state located in both the Mid-Atlantic States, Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern United States, Northeastern regions of the United States. Located at the geographic hub of the urban area, heavily urbanized Northeas ...

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5,774 , 15–9 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 25 , December 13, 1977
8:05p.m. EST , Golden State
W 102–96
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(25) , Hayes (17) , Henderson (6) , Capital Centre
8,693 , 16–9 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 26 , December 16, 1977
9:35p.m. EST , @

W 117–112 (OT)
, Hayes (33) , Hayes (20) , Dandridge (10) ,

McNichols Sports Arena McNichols Sports Arena was an indoor arena located in Denver, Colorado, United States. Located adjacent to Mile High Stadium and completed in 1975, at a cost of $16 million, it seated 16,061 for hockey games and 17,171 for basketball games. Sp ...

15,922 , 17–9 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 27 , December 17, 1977
11:00p.m. EST , @

Portland Portland most commonly refers to: *Portland, Oregon, the most populous city in the U.S. state of Oregon *Portland, Maine, the most populous city in the U.S. state of Maine *Isle of Portland, a tied island in the English Channel Portland may also r ...

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(5) , Memorial Coliseum
12,666 , 17–10 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 28 , December 18, 1977
10:00p.m. EST , @

L 109–111 (OT)
, Henderson (24) , Unseld (13) , Hayes (5) ,

Seattle Center Coliseum Climate Pledge Arena is a multi-purpose indoor arena in Seattle, Washington, United States. It is located north of downtown Seattle in the entertainment complex known as the Seattle Center, the site of the 1962 World's Fair, for which it was ...

13,563 , 17–11 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 29 , December 20, 1977
11:00p.m. EST , @

Los Angeles Los Angeles, often referred to by its initials L.A., is the List of municipalities in California, most populous city in the U.S. state of California, and the commercial, Financial District, Los Angeles, financial, and Culture of Los Angeles, ...

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(9) , The Forum
13,475 , 17–12 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 30 , December 25, 1977
7:35p.m. EST ,

Atlanta Atlanta ( ) is the List of capitals in the United States, capital and List of municipalities in Georgia (U.S. state), most populous city in the U.S. state of Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia. It is the county seat, seat of Fulton County, Georg ...

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8,358 , 18–12 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 31 , December 26, 1977
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The Omni Omni Coliseum (often called The Omni) was an indoor arena in Atlanta, Georgia, United States. Completed in 1972, the arena seated 16,378 for basketball and 15,278 for ice hockey, hockey. It was part of the Omni Complex, now known as the CNN Cente ...

8,321 , 19–12 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 32 , December 28, 1977
8:05p.m. EST , Buffalo
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11,394 , 20–12 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 33 , December 30, 1977
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18,276 , 20–13 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 34 , January 3, 1978
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(23) , Hayes (18) , Henderson (7) , Capital Centre
9,457 , 20–14 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 35 , January 6, 1978
8:05p.m. EST ,

W 146–114
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Unseld (10) , Dandridge (8) , Capital Centre
9,215 , 21–14 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 36 , January 8, 1978
1:45p.m. EST , @

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Unseld (6) ,

Rutgers Athletic Center Jersey Mike's Arena, commonly known as the RAC (an initialism for Rutgers Athletic Center, its former official name), is an 8,000-seat multi-purpose arena in Piscataway, New Jersey on Rutgers University's Livingston Campus. The building is shaped ...

4,196 , 22–14 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 37 , January 10, 1978
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W 123–115
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7,700 , 23–14 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 38 , January 11, 1978
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Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte Coliseum was a multi-purpose sports and entertainment arena located in Charlotte, North Carolina. It was operated by the Charlotte Coliseum Authority, which also oversees the operation of Bojangles Coliseum, which was called Charlotte ...

2,162 , 23–15 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 39 , January 13, 1978
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W 102–93
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17,610 , 24–15 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 40 , January 14, 1978
7:30p.m. EST , @ Buffalo
L 93–130
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Unseld (9) , Unseld (4) ,

5,036 , 24–16 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 41 , January 18, 1978
10:30p.m. EST , @ Golden State
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(9) ,

Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena Oakland Arena, often referred to as the Oakland Coliseum Arena, is an indoor arena in Oakland, California, and part of the Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Authority. Opened in 1966, the arena was originally home to the California Seals of the ...

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Walker Walker or The Walker may refer to: People *Walker (given name) *Walker (surname) *Walker (Brazilian footballer) (born 1982), Brazilian footballer Places In the United States *Walker, Arizona, in Yavapai County *Walker, Mono County, California * ...

(23) , Kupchak (9) ,

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13,064 , 24–18 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 43 , January 22, 1978
6:45p.m. EST , @ Phoenix
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Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum, also called the Madhouse Coliseum or Phoenix Memorial Coliseum, is a 14,870-seat multi-purpose indoor arena in Phoenix, Arizona, United States, located at the Arizona State Fairgrounds. It hosted the Phoenix Su ...

12,660 , 24–19 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 44 , January 24, 1978
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6,717 , 24–20 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 45 , January 26, 1978
8:05p.m. EST ,

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7,442 , 25–20 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 46 , January 29, 1978
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17,779 , 26–20 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 47 , January 31, 1978
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HemisFair Arena HemisFair Arena (also known as the San Antonio Convention Center Arena) was an indoor arena located in San Antonio, Texas. It was home to the ABA/NBA's San Antonio Spurs from 1973 to 1993 and the San Antonio Force of the AFL during the 1992 sea ...

9,000 , 26–21 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 48 , February 2, 1978
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7,553 , 26–22 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 49 , February 3, 1978
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Boston Garden The Boston Garden was an arena in Boston, Massachusetts. Designed by boxing promoter Tex Rickard, who also built the third iteration of New York's Madison Square Garden, it opened on November 17, 1928, as "Boston Madison Square Garden" (later ...

12,206 , 26–23 , - align="center" , colspan="9" bgcolor="#bbcaff", All-Star Break , - style="background:#cfc;" , - bgcolor="#bbffbb" , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 50 , February 7, 1978
10:30p.m. EST , @ Golden State
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9,935 , 26–24 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 51 , February 8, 1978
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12,126 , 27–24 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 52 , February 12, 1978
6:45p.m. EST , @ Phoenix
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12,467 , 27–25 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 53 , February 14, 1978
9:35p.m. EST , @

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15,636 , 27–26 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 54 , February 16, 1978
8:05p.m. EST , Buffalo
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6,857 , 28–26 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 55 , February 17, 1978
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10,637 , 28–27 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 56 , February 19, 1978
1:45p.m. EST ,

W 130–111
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(8) , Capital Centre
16,505 , 29–27 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 57 , February 22, 1978
8:05p.m. EST ,

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11,554 , 29–28 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 58 , February 24, 1978
8:05p.m. EST , Phoenix
W 121–120 (OT)
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12,432 , 30–28 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 59 , February 26, 1978
1:45p.m. EST , Golden State
W 121–110
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13,814 , 31–28 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 60 , February 28, 1978
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,

Johnson Johnson may refer to: People and fictional characters *Johnson (surname), a common surname in English * Johnson (given name), a list of people * List of people with surname Johnson, including fictional characters *Johnson (composer) (1953–2011) ...

(25) , Unseld (27) , Henderson (7) , MECCA Arena
10,938 , 31–29 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 61 , March 1, 1978
8:05p.m. EST ,

W 125–110
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8,425 , 32–29 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 62 , March 3, 1978
8:05p.m. EST , @

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5,033 , 33–29 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 63 , March 5, 1978
1:45p.m. EST ,

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14,344 , 34–29 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 64 , March 10, 1978
9:05p.m. EST , @

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7,506 , 35–29 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 65 , March 11, 1978
8:30p.m. EST , @

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9,465 , 35–30 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 66 , March 14, 1978
8:05p.m. EST ,

120–115
, Dandridge,
Hayes,
Kupchak (24) , Hayes,
Unseld (10) , Dandridge (7) , Capital Centre
7,804 , 36–30 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 67 , March 16, 1978
8:30p.m. EST , @

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11,972 , 36–31 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 68 , March 17, 1978
8:05p.m. EST ,

L 99–105
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Unseld (17) , Hayes (5) , Capital Centre
8,196 , 36–32 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 69 , March 19, 1978
7:35p.m. EST ,

L 106–117
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Unseld (13) , Grevey (7) , Capital Centre
9,492 , 36–33 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 70 , March 21, 1978
8:05p.m. EST ,

W 119–107
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17,252 , 37–33 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 71 , March 22, 1978
8:35p.m. EST , @

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13,143 , 38–33 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 72 , March 24, 1978
8:05p.m. EST , @

W 107–104
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5,833 , 39–33 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 73 , March 25, 1978
8:05p.m. EST ,

W 98–95
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8,190 , 40–33 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 74 , March 26, 1978
1:45p.m. EST ,

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, Grevey,
Hayes,
Kupchak (25) , Unseld (24) , Henderson (7) , Capital Centre
5,750 , 40–34 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 75 , March 29, 1978
8:05p.m. EST ,

L 105–108 (OT)
, Grevey (30) , Hayes (21) , Unseld (10) , Capital Centre
6,717 , 40–35 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 76 , March 30, 1978
8:35p.m. EST , @

W 123–108
, Dandridge (28) , Hayes (22) , Dandridge,
Unseld,

(4) ,

12,702 , 41–35 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 77 , March 31, 1978
8:05p.m. EST ,

L 101–102
, Hayes (26) , Hayes (12) , Unseld (9) , Capital Centre
8,660 , 41–36 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 78 , April 2, 1978
1:45p.m. EST ,

L 109–114
, Kupchak (30) ,

(9) ,

(4) , Capital Centre
7,193 , 41–37 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 79 , April 5, 1978
8:05p.m. EST ,

W 125–119
, Unseld (25) , Hayes (17) , Henderson,
Unseld (7) , Capital Centre
14,671 , 42–37 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 80 , April 6, 1978
7:30p.m. EST , @

W 112–103
, Hayes (21) , Ballard,
Unseld (16) , Ballard,

(6) ,

Providence Civic Center The Amica Mutual Pavilion (originally Providence Civic Center and formerly Dunkin' Donuts Center ("The Dunk")) is an indoor arena located in downtown Providence, Rhode Island. It was built in 1972, as a home court for the Providence College Fr ...

10,755 , 43–37 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 81 , April 8, 1978
8:05p.m. EST , @

L 114–131
, Kupchak (31) , Kupchak (14) , Grevey,
Hayes,

,
Kupchak,
Unseld (3) , The Spectrum
14,711 , 43–38 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 82 , April 9, 1978
1:30p.m. EST ,

W 123–113
,

(29) , Unseld (16) ,

(7) , Capital Centre
17,952 , 44–38

Playoffs

, - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 1 , April 12, 1978
8:05p.m. EST ,

W 103–94
, Dandridge (20) , Unseld (15) , Unseld (7) , Capital Centre
9,326 , 1–0 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 2 , April 14, 1978
8:10p.m. EST , @

W 107–103 (OT)
, Grevey (41) , Unseld (15) , Henderson (5) ,

15,601 , 2–0 , - , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 1 , April 16, 1978
1:30p.m. EST , @

L 103–114
, Hayes (26) , Hayes (15) , Hayes (6) ,

9,669 , 0–1 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 2 , April 18, 1978
8:30p.m. EST , @

W 121–117
, Grevey (31) , Unseld (13) ,

(8) ,

9,871 , 1–1 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 3 , April 21, 1978
8:05p.m. EST ,

W 118–105
, Dandridge (28) , Hayes (12) , Unseld (8) , Capital Centre
17,417 , 2–1 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 4 , April 23, 1978
8:05p.m. EST ,

W 98–95
, Dandridge (24) , Hayes (13) , Dandridge (8) , Capital Centre
13,459 , 3–1 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 5 , April 25, 1978
8:30p.m. EST , @

L 105–116
,

(21) , Hayes (13) , Unseld (6) ,

9,709 , 3–2 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 6 , April 28, 1978
8:05p.m. EST ,

W 103–100
, Hayes (25) , Unseld (16) , Unsled (5) , Capital Centre
19,035 , 4–2 , - , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 1 , April 30, 1978
1:30p.m. EDT , @

W 122–117 (OT)
, Hayes (28) , Hayes (18) , Henderson (9) , The Spectrum
13,708 , 1–0 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 2 , May 3, 1978
8:05p.m. EDT , @

L 104–110
, Hayes (26) , Hayes (15) , Henderson,

(8) , The Spectrum
18,276 , 1–1 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 3 , May 5, 1978
8:05p.m. EDT ,

W 123–108
, Dandridge (30) , Hayes (12) , Dandridge (7) , Capital Centre
19,035 , 2–1 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 4 , May 7, 1978
1:30p.m. EDT ,

W 121–105
, Hayes (35) , Hayes (19) , Dandridge,
Kevin Grevey,

(6) , Capital Centre
19,035 , 3–1 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 5 , May 10, 1978
8:05p.m. EDT , @

L 94–107
,

(18) , Hayes,
Unseld (16) , Unseld (5) , The Spectrum
18,276 , 3–2 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 6 , May 12, 1978
8:05p.m. EDT ,

W 101–99
, Dandridge (28) , Unseld (15) , Henderson (6) , Capital Centre
19,035 , 4–2 , - , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 1 , May 21, 1978
3:00p.m. EDT , @

L 102–106
, Grevey (27) , Hayes (9) , Henderson (7) ,

14,098 , 0–1 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 2 , May 25, 1978
9:00p.m. EDT ,

W 106–98
, Dandridge (34) , Unseld (15) , Henderson,
Unseld (5) , Capital Centre
19,035 , 1–1 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 3 , May 28, 1978
1:30p.m. EDT ,

L 92–93
, Hayes (29) , Hayes (20) , Dandridge (6) , Capital Centre
19,035 , 1–2 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 4 , May 30, 1978
9:00p.m. EDT , @

W 120–116 (OT)
, Dandridge (23) , Hayes (13) , Henderson (11) ,

Kingdome The Kingdome (officially the King County Stadium) was a multi-purpose stadium located in the Industrial District, Seattle, Industrial District (later SoDo, Seattle, SoDo) neighborhood of Seattle, Washington (state), Washington, United States. O ...

39,457 , 2–2 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 5 , June 2, 1978
9:00p.m. EDT , @

L 94–98
, Grevey (22) , Dandridge (10) , Henderson (6) ,

14,098 , 2–3 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 6 , June 4, 1978
1:30p.m. EDT ,

W 117–82
, Hayes (21) , Hayes (15) , Ballard (6) , Capital Centre
19,035 , 3–3 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 7 , June 7, 1978
9:00p.m. EDT , @

W 105–99
, Dandridge,

(19) , Unseld (9) , Unseld (6) ,

14,098 , 4–3 , -

Game officials

Pre season

Regular season

Playoffs

Player stats

Regular season

''Note: GP= Games played; GS= Games started; MP=Minutes played; FG=Field goals; FGA=Field goals attempted; FG%=Field goal percentage; FT=Free throws; FTA=Free throws attempted; FT%=Free throw percentage; ORB= Offensive rebounds; DRB= Defensive rebounds; TRB= Total rebounds; AST= Assists; STL = Steals; BLK = Blocks; PTS = Points; AVG = Average''

Playoffs

NBA Finals

After being swept in their previous two trips to the NBA Finals (by Milwaukee in 1971 and Golden State in 1975), the Bullets lost Game 1 on the road against the Seattle SuperSonics, and a 19-point lead vanished in the process. In Game 4, the Bullets rose to the occasion beating the Sonics 120–116 to even the series at 2 games apiece. After losing Game 5 in Seattle, the Bullets kept their hopes alive with a dominating 117–82 win at the Capital Centre. Game 7 returned to Seattle and the Bullets were a heavy underdog. Kevin Grevey suffered a sprained wrist above his shooting hand, and

Bob Dandridge Robert L. Dandridge Jr. (born November 15, 1947) is an American former professional basketball player. Nicknamed "the Greyhound", Dandridge was a four-time NBA All-Star and two-time NBA champion, who scored 15,530 points in his career. He was ele ...

was forced to see some action at guard. Dandridge would play strongly and scored 19 points to tie with Charles Johnson, who hit a half court shot at the end of the 3rd quarter, for the team high.

Wes Unseld Westley Sissel Unseld Sr. (March 14, 1946June 2, 2020) was an American professional basketball player, coach and executive. He spent his entire National Basketball Association (NBA) career with the Baltimore/Capital/Washington Bullets. Unseld ...

scored 15 points while pulling down 9 rebounds as the Bullets emerged with a 105–99 victory to win their first NBA Championship.

Awards and honors

NBA Finals Most Valuable Player Award The Bill Russell NBA Finals Most Valuable Player (formerly known as the NBA Finals Most Valuable Player) is an annual National Basketball Association (NBA) award given since the 1969 NBA Finals. The award is decided by a panel of eleven media ...

References

Bullets on Basketball Reference
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