1975–76 Washington Bullets season (original) (raw)
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NBA professional basketball team season
| 1975–76 Washington Bullets season | |
|---|---|
| Head coach | K. C. Jones |
| General manager | Bob Ferry |
| Owner(s) | Abe Pollin |
| Arena | Capital Centre |
| Results | |
| Record | 48–34 (.585) |
| Place | Division: 2nd (Central)Conference: 3rd (Eastern) |
| Playoff finish | Conference semifinals(lost to Cavaliers 3–4) |
| Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
| Local media | |
| Television | WDCA |
| Radio | WTOP |
| < 1974–75 1976–77 > |
The 1975–76 NBA season was the Bullets 15th season in the NBA and their 3rd season in the city of Washington, D.C.[1]
| Players | Coaches |
|---|---|
| Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB From G 21 Bing, Dave 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Syracuse G 45 Chenier, Phil 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) California F 35 Grevey, Kevin 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Kentucky G 14 Haskins, Clem 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Western Kentucky C 11 Hayes, Elvin 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Houston PF 22 Kozelko, Tom 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Toledo SG 24 Kropp, Tom 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Nebraska–Kearney SG 6 Riordan, Mike 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Providence F 33 Robinson, Leonard 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Tennessee State F 41 Unseld, Wes 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Louisville F 12 Weatherspoon, Nick 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 197 lb (89 kg) Illinois | Head coach K. C. Jones Legend (DP) Unsigned draft pick**(FA)** Free agent**(S)** Suspended Injured |
| Central Divisionvte | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| y-Cleveland Cavaliers | 49 | 33 | .598 | – | 29–12 | 20–21 | 15–11 |
| x-Washington Bullets | 48 | 34 | .585 | 1 | 31–10 | 17–24 | 14–12 |
| Houston Rockets | 40 | 42 | .488 | 9 | 27–13 | 13–29 | 14–12 |
| New Orleans Jazz | 38 | 44 | .463 | 11 | 22–19 | 16–25 | 15–11 |
| Atlanta Hawks | 29 | 53 | .354 | 20 | 20–21 | 9–32 | 7–19 |
| # | Eastern Conferencevte | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | |
| 1 | z-Boston Celtics | 54 | 28 | .659 | – |
| 2 | y-Cleveland Cavaliers | 49 | 33 | .598 | 5 |
| 3 | x-Washington Bullets | 48 | 34 | .585 | 6 |
| 4 | x-Philadelphia 76ers | 46 | 36 | .561 | 8 |
| 5 | x-Buffalo Braves | 46 | 36 | .561 | 8 |
| 6 | Houston Rockets | 40 | 42 | .488 | 14 |
| 7 | New York Knicks | 38 | 44 | .463 | 16 |
| 8 | New Orleans Jazz | 38 | 44 | .463 | 16 |
| 9 | Atlanta Hawks | 29 | 53 | .354 | 25 |
Notes
- z, y – division champions
- x – clinched playoff spot
Record vs. opponents
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| Team | ATL | BOS | BUF | CHI | CLE | DET | GSW | HOU | KCK | LAL | MIL | NOJ | NYK | PHI | PHO | POR | SEA | WAS |
| Atlanta | — | 2–3 | 2–3 | 2–2 | 2–5 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 2–5 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 2–4 | 3–2 | 2–3 | 0–4 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 1–5 |
| Boston | 3–2 | — | 4–3 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 4–1 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 4–1 | 5–2 | 4–3 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 3–2 |
| Buffalo | 3–2 | 3–4 | — | 3–1 | 3–2 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 3–2 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 4–1 | 4–3 | 3–4 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–3 |
| Chicago | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–3 | — | 0–4 | 3–4 | 1–4 | 1–3 | 1–6 | 3–2 | 3–4 | 2–2 | 0–4 | 0–4 | 2–3 | 1–4 | 2–3 | 0–4 |
| Cleveland | 5–2 | 2–3 | 2–3 | 4–0 | — | 2–2 | 1–3 | 2–4 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 4–3 | 3–2 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 4–2 |
| Detroit | 3–1 | 0–4 | 3–1 | 4–3 | 2–2 | — | 0–5 | 2–2 | 5–2 | 1–4 | 3–4 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 1–4 | 2–3 | 3–2 | 2–2 |
| Golden State | 2–2 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 4–1 | 3–1 | 5–0 | — | 2–2 | 4–1 | 5–2 | 5–0 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 4–2 | 4–2 | 4–3 | 3–1 |
| Houston | 5–2 | 1–4 | 2–3 | 3–1 | 4–2 | 2–2 | 2–2 | — | 2–2 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 2–4 | 3–2 | 3–2 | 0–4 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 3–4 |
| Kansas City | 2–2 | 2–2 | 0–4 | 6–1 | 3–1 | 2–5 | 1–4 | 2–2 | — | 2–3 | 2–5 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 3–2 | 0–5 | 2–3 | 1–3 |
| Los Angeles | 3–1 | 0–4 | 2–2 | 2–3 | 2–2 | 4–1 | 2–5 | 3–1 | 3–2 | — | 2–3 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 2–4 | 3–4 | 3–3 | 1–3 |
| Milwaukee | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 4–3 | 0–4 | 4–3 | 0–5 | 2–2 | 5–2 | 3–2 | — | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 2–3 | 2–3 | 2–2 |
| New Orleans | 4–2 | 1–4 | 1–4 | 2–2 | 3–4 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 4–2 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 2–2 | — | 2–3 | 1–4 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 4–3 |
| New York | 2–3 | 2–5 | 3–4 | 4–0 | 2–3 | 1–3 | 0–4 | 2–3 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 3–2 | — | 5–2 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 0–4 | 3–2 |
| Philadelphia | 3–2 | 3–4 | 4–3 | 4–0 | 2–3 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 2–3 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 4–1 | 2–5 | — | 3–1 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 2–3 |
| Phoenix | 4–0 | 0–4 | 1–3 | 3–2 | 1–3 | 4–1 | 2–4 | 4–0 | 2–3 | 4–2 | 2–3 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 1–3 | — | 5–2 | 4–3 | 0–4 |
| Portland | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 4–1 | 0–4 | 3–2 | 2–4 | 1–3 | 5–0 | 4–3 | 3–2 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 0–4 | 2–5 | — | 3–3 | 2–2 |
| Seattle | 3–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 1–3 | 2–3 | 3–4 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 3–3 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 3–4 | 3–3 | — | 1–3 |
| Washington | 5–1 | 2–3 | 3–2 | 4–0 | 2–4 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 4–3 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 3–4 | 2–3 | 3–2 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 3–1 | — |
| 1975–76 game logTotal: 48–34 (home: 24–17; road: 15–26) |
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| October: 1–0 (home: 1–0; road: 0–0) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists LocationAttendance Record |
| November: 6–8 (home: 4–4; road: 2–4) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists LocationAttendance Record 8 November 13 Boston W 110–107 Capital Centre 6–2 |
| December: 9–7 (home: 6–1; road: 3–6) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists LocationAttendance Record 21 December 12 @ Boston L 108–130 Boston Garden 11–10 |
| January: 11–6 (home: 7–1; road: 4–5) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists LocationAttendance Record 36 January 9 @ Boston L 113–118 Boston Garden 20–16 |
| February: 11–4 (home: 7–0; road: 4–4) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists LocationAttendance Record All-Star Break |
| March: 8–6 (home: 6–2; road: 2–4) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists LocationAttendance Record 68 March 14 @ Boston W 102–89 Boston Garden 42–26 |
| April: 2–3 (home: 0–2; road: 2–1) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists LocationAttendance Record 82 April 11 Boston L 99–103 Capital Centre 48–34 |
| 1975–76 schedule |
| 1976 playoff game log |
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| Eastern Conference Semifinals: 3–4 (home: 2–1; road: 1–3) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists LocationAttendance Series 1 April 13 @ Cleveland W 100–95 Elvin Hayes (28) Elvin Hayes (18) Dave Bing (5) Richfield Coliseum19,974 1–0 2 April 15 Cleveland L 79–80 Phil Chenier (19) Unseld, Robinson (13) Dave Bing (7) Capital Centre17,988 1–1 3 April 17 @ Cleveland L 76–88 Elvin Hayes (17) Wes Unseld (13) four players tied (3) Richfield Coliseum21,061 1–2 4 April 21 Cleveland W 109–98 Clem Haskins (22) Unseld, Hayes (14) Wes Unseld (7) Capital Centre17,542 2–2 5 April 22 @ Cleveland L 91–92 Elvin Hayes (25) Elvin Hayes (13) Dave Bing (6) Richfield Coliseum21,312 2–3 6 April 26 Cleveland W 102–98 (OT) Elvin Hayes (28) Wes Unseld (18) Wes Unseld (8) Capital Centre19,035 3–3 7 April 29 @ Cleveland L 85–87 Phil Chenier (31) Elvin Hayes (11) Wes Unseld (4) Richfield Coliseum21,564 3–4 |
| 1976 schedule |
The Bullets' had a first round bye.
East Conference semifinals
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(2) Cleveland Cavaliers vs. (3) Washington Bullets: Cavaliers win series 4-3
- Game 1 @ Cleveland: Washington 100, Cleveland 95
- Game 2 @ Washington: Cleveland 80, Washington 79
- Game 3 @ Cleveland: Cleveland 88, Washington 76
- Game 4 @ Washington: Washington 109, Cleveland 98
- Game 5 @ Cleveland: Cleveland 92, Washington 91
- Game 6 @ Washington: Washington 102, Cleveland 98 (OT)
- Game 7 @ Cleveland: Cleveland 87, Washington 85
- Elvin Hayes, All-NBA Second Team