1981–82 Washington Bullets season

The 1981–82 NBA season was the Bullets’ 21st season in the NBA and their ninth in the city of Washington, D.C.[1] The Bullets finished 43–39 and won their first playoff round against the New Jersey Nets. They lost the semifinals to a powerful Boston Celtic outfit and their Nets win would prove their last playoff series win until 2004–05 against the Chicago Bulls.

1981–82 Washington Bullets season
Head coachGene Shue
ArenaCapital Centre
Results
Record43–39 (.524)
PlaceDivision: 4th (Atlantic)
Conference: 5th (Eastern)
Playoff finishEast Conference Semifinals
(eliminated 1-4)
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionWDCA
RadioWTOP

Draft picks
Main article: 1981 NBA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
111Frank JohnsonPG United StatesWake Forest
235Charles DavisSF United StatesVanderbilt
241Claude GregoryPF United StatesWisconsin
244Steve LingenfelterPF United StatesSouth Dakota State
348Mike Ferrara United StatesColgate
479Ron Davis United StatesArizona
5103Garry Witts United StatesHoly Cross
6125Robert Williams United StatesGrambling State
7149Randy Martel United StatesHouston Baptist
8170Mike Howard United StatesWofford
9193Eddie Brown United StatesValdosta State
10212Ralton Way United StatesHouston Baptist

Roster
Roster listing
Washington Bullets roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOB (YYYY-MM-DD)From
F 42 Ballard, Greg 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Oregon
C 9 Chones, Jim 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Marquette
SF 23 Davis, Charles 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Vanderbilt
F 35 Grevey, Kevin 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Kentucky
PF 24 Haywood, Spencer 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Detroit
PG 15 Johnson, Frank 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Wake Forest
G 5 Lucas, John 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Maryland
PF 44 Mahorn, Rick 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Hampton
PG 1 Porter, Kevin 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) St. Francis (PA)
C 43 Ruland, Jeff 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Iona (NY)
G 12 Terry, Carlos 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Winston-Salem State
F 20 Witts, Garry 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Holy Cross
Head coach
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured

Regular season

Season standings
Atlantic Division W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Boston Celtics6319.768–35–628–1320–4
x-Philadelphia 76ers5824.7075.032–926–1516–8
x-New Jersey Nets4438.53719.025–1619–2212–12
x-Washington Bullets4339.52420.022–1921–207–17
New York Knicks3349.40230.019–2214–275–19
# Eastern Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 z-Boston Celtics6319.768–
2 y-Milwaukee Bucks5527.6718
3 x-Philadelphia 76ers5824.7075
4 x-New Jersey Nets4438.53719
5 x-Washington Bullets4339.52420
6 x-Atlanta Hawks4240.51221
7 Detroit Pistons3943.47624
8 Indiana Pacers3547.42728
9 Chicago Bulls3448.41529
10 New York Knicks3349.40230
11 Cleveland Cavaliers1567.18348


Notes

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

Record vs. opponents
1981–82 NBA records
Team ATL BOS CHI CLE DAL DEN DET GSW HOU IND KCK LAL MIL NJN NYK PHI PHO POR SAS SDC SEA UTA WAS
Atlanta —1–52–34–21–11–12–40–22–04–21–10–23–33–25–13–31–12–01–11–11–12–02–4
Boston 5–1—4–25–02–01–16–01–11–14–12–01–13–35–15–14–21–11–12–02–00–22–06–0
Chicago 3–22–4—5–11–11–10–60–21–13–31–12–01–52–43–21–50–21–11–12–01–11–12–4
Cleveland 2–40–51–5—2–00–21–51–11–11–51–10–20–60–60–60–50–21–10–21–10–22–01–5
Dallas 1–10–21–10–2—1–51–10–52–41–14–21–41–12–01–10–22–32–31–52–31–43–31–1
Denver 1–11–11–12–05–1—1–13–25–10–24–21–41–11–11–11–12–32–32–45–02–33–32–0
Detroit 4–20–66–05–11–11–1—2–02–02–42–00–22–42–43–32–30–20–20–22–01–11–11–4
Golden State 2–01–12–01–15–02–30–2—1–42–03–23–32–01–11–10–24–22–43–25–11–53–21–1
Houston 0–21–11–11–14–21–50–24–1—2–03–31–41–11–11–11–13–24–13–34–12–36–02–0
Indiana 2–41–53–35–11–12–04–20–20–2—1–10–20–64–23–20–61–11–12–02–01–11–11–5
Kansas City 1–10–21–11–12–42–40–22–33–31–1—1–41–11–12–00–22–30–51–54–12–33–30–2
Los Angeles 2–01–10–22–04–14–12–03–34–12–04–1—0–21–10–21–14–25–12–35–14–25–02–0
Milwaukee 3–33–35–16–01–11–14–20–21–16–01–12–0—4–13–34–21–12–01–12–00–22–03–2
New Jersey 2–31–54–26–00–21–14–21–11–12–41–11–11–4—4–23–32–01–11–12–00–22–04–2
New York 1–51–52–36–01–11–13–31–11–12–30–22–03–32–4—1–50–21–10–22–00–22–01–5
Philadelphia 3–32–45–15–02–01–13–22–01–16–02–01–12–43–35–1—1–12–00–22–02–02–06–0
Phoenix 1–11–12–02–03–23–22–02–42–31–13–22–41–10–22–01–1—3–34–14–23–33–21–1
Portland 0–21–11–11–13–23–22–04–21–41–15–01–50–21–11–10–23–3—3–24–23–34–10–2
San Antonio 1–10–21–12–05–14–22–02–33–30–25–13–21–11–12–02–01–42–3—3–24–13–31–1
San Diego 1–10–20–21–13–20–50–21–51–40–21–41–50–20–20–20–22–42–42–3—1–51–40–2
Seattle 1–12–01–12–04–13–21–15–13–21–13–22–42–02–02–00–23–33–31–45–1—5–01–1
Utah 0–20–21–10–23–33–31–12–30–61–13–30–50–20–20–20–22–31–43–34–10–5—1–1
Washington 4–20–64–25–11–10–24–11–10–25–12–00–22–32–45–10–61–12–01–12–01–11–1—

Game log

Regular season
1981–82 game log
Total: 43–39 (Home: 22–19; Road: 21–20)
October: 0–1 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–1)
November: 4–9 (Home: 3–5; Road: 1–4)
December: 8–7 (Home: 3–3; Road: 5–4)
January: 10–4 (Home: 5–3; Road: 5–1)
February: 5–8 (Home: 2–4; Road: 3–4)
March: 10–7 (Home: 6–3; Road: 4–4)
April: 6–4 (Home: 3–1; Road: 3–3)
1981–82 schedule

Playoffs
1982 playoff game log
First round: 2–0 (Home: 1–0; Road: 1–0)
Conference Semifinals: 1–4 (Home: 0–2; Road: 1–2)
1982 schedule

Playoffs

East first round

(4) New Jersey Nets vs. (5) Washington Bullets: Bullets win series 2-0

  • Game 1 @ New Jersey: Washington 96, New Jersey 83
  • Game 2 @ Washington: Washington 103, New Jersey 92

East Conference semifinals

(1) Boston Celtics vs. (5) Washington Bullets: Celtics win series 4-1

  • Game 1 @ Boston: Boston 109, Washington 91
  • Game 2 @ Boston: Washington 103, Boston 102
  • Game 3 @ Washington: Boston 92, Washington 83
  • Game 4 @ Washington: Boston 103, Washington 99
  • Game 5 @ Boston: Boston 131, Washington 126

Player statistics
Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field-goal percentage  3P%  3-point field-goal percentage  FT%  Free-throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game

Season

Playoffs

Awards and records

Transactions

References
  1. 1981-82 Washington Bullets

See also
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