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1981–82 Washington Bullets season

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The 1981–82 Washington Bullets season was the Bullets’ 21st season in the NBA and their ninth in the city of Washington, D.C.[1] This for first since 1967–68 season Wes Unseld was not on the opening day roster. 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.

Head coachGene Shue
General managerBob Ferry
OwnerAbe Pollin
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1981–82 Washington Bullets season
Head coachGene Shue
General managerBob Ferry
OwnerAbe Pollin
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Results
Record43–39 (.524)
PlaceDivision: 4th (Atlantic)
Conference: 5th (Eastern)
Playoff finishConference semifinals
(lost to Celtics 1–4)
Stats at Basketball Reference
Local media
TelevisionWDCA
RadioWTOP
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Draft picks

Main article: 1981 NBA draft
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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
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Roster

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1981–82 Washington Bullets roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Player Height Weight DOB From
F 42 Greg Ballard 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Oregon
C 9 Jim Chones 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Marquette
G/F 22 Don Collins 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Washington State
SF 23 Charles Davis 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Vanderbilt
F 35 Kevin Grevey 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Kentucky
PF 24 Spencer Haywood 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Detroit Mercy
PG 15 Frank Johnson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Wake Forest
G 5 John Lucas 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Maryland
PF 44 Rick Mahorn 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Hampton
PG 1 Kevin Porter 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Saint Francis (PA)
C 43 Jeff Ruland 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Iona
G 12 Carlos Terry 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Winston-Salem State
F 20 Garry Witts 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Holy Cross
Head coach
Assistant(s)
Legend
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured
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Regular season

Season standings

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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
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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
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Notes

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

Game log

Regular season

More information 1981–82 game log Total: 43–39 (home: 22–19; road: 21–20), Game ...
1981–82 game log
Total: 43–39 (home: 22–19; road: 21–20)
October: 0–1 (home: 0–0; road: 0–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
1 October 30 @ Boston L 100–124 Boston Garden 0–1
November : 4–9 (home: 3–5; road: 1–4)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
2 November 3 Philadelphia L 99–112 Capital Centre 0–2
3 November 5 @ Milwaukee L 90–98 MECCA Arena 0–3
4 November 6 Detroit W 86–82 Capital Centre 1–3
5 November 10 Boston L 84–90 Capital Centre 1–4
6 November 12 @ Atlanta W 95–87 The Omni 2–4
7 November 14 Chicago W 104–99 Capital Centre 3–4
8 November 17 Milwaukee L 95–99 Capital Centre 3–5
9 November 19 @ Detroit L 97–122 Pontiac Silverdome 3–6
10 November 20 Houston L 94–95 Capital Centre 3–7
11 November 21 @ Chicago L 105–117 Chicago Stadium 3–8
12 November 24 Golden State W 107–88 Capital Centre 4–8
13 November 27 @ Boston L 100–113 Boston Garden 4–9
14 November 28 Indiana L 90–92 Capital Centre 4–10
December : 8–7 (home: 3–3; road: 5–4)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
15 December 1 San Antonio L 99–110 Capital Centre 4–11
16 December 3 @ New York W 114–88 Madison Square Garden 5–11
17 December 5 Cleveland W 94–87 Capital Centre 6–11
18 December 8 @ Los Angeles L 98–102 The Forum 6–12
19 December 11 @ San Diego W 106–102 San Diego Sports Arena 7–12
20 December 12 @ Phoenix W 105–98 Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 8–12
21 December 15 Dallas L 102–107 Capital Centre 8–13
22 December 16 @ Cleveland W 106–102 Richfield Coliseum 9–13
23 December 18 Boston L 98–99 Capital Centre 9–14
24 December 22 @ Chicago L 90–92 Chicago Stadium 9–15
25 December 25 Indiana W 115–98 Capital Centre 10–15
26 December 26 @ New Jersey W 105–90 Brendan Byrne Arena 11–15
27 December 29 Detroit W 129–125 Capital Centre 12–15
28 December 30 @ Milwaukee L 103–107 MECCA Arena 12–16
January : 10–4 (home: 5–3; road: 5–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
29 January 2 @ Indiana W 107–103 Market Square Arena 13–16
30 January 5 New Jersey L 108–114 Capital Centre 13–17
31 January 6 @ Philadelphia L 112–116 The Spectrum 13–18
32 January 7 @ Cleveland W 109–100 Richfield Coliseum 14–18
33 January 10 @ New York W 129–126 (OT) Madison Square Garden 15–18
34 January 12 Philadelphia L 92–95 Capital Centre 15–19
35 January 14 @ Detroit W 121–114 Pontiac Silverdome 16–19
36 January 15 Chicago W 93–90 Capital Centre 17–19
37 January 17 Atlanta W 96–78 Capital Centre 18–19
38 January 20 Seattle W 106–95 Capital Centre 19–19
39 January 22 Portland W 110–97 Capital Centre 20–19
41 January 23 @ Kansas City W 109–106 (OT) Kemper Arena 21–19
41 January 26 Chicago W 94–84 Capital Centre 22–19
42 January 28 New York L 98–102 Capital Centre 22–20
All-Star Break
February : 5–8 (home: 2–4; road: 3–4)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
43 February 2 Cleveland L 99–100 Capital Centre 22–21
44 February 3 @ Philadelphia L 96–122 The Spectrum 22–22
45 February 5 Los Angeles L 87–90 Capital Centre 22–23
46 February 7 Denver L 115–124 Capital Centre 22–24
47 February 9 @ San Antonio W 112–110 HemisFair Arena 23–24
48 February 10 @ Dallas W 119–102 Reunion Arena 24–24
49 February 13 @ Houston L 104–111 The Summit 24–25
50 February 16 @ Portland W 100–97 Memorial Coliseum 25–25
51 February 18 @ Seattle L 87–105 Kingdome 25–26
52 February 20 @ Golden State L 102–110 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena 25–27
53 February 23 Utah L 106–113 Capital Centre 25–28
54 February 26 Kansas City W 100–98 Capital Centre 26–28
55 February 28 New York W 113–109 (OT) Capital Centre 27–28
March : 10–7 (home: 6–3; road: 4–4)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
56 March 2 New Jersey L 124–130 (2OT) Capital Centre 27–29
57 March 5 @ Denver L 126–127 McNichols Sports Arena 27–30
58 March 6 @ Utah W 127–113 Salt Palace Acord Arena 28–30
59 March 9 Phoenix L 95–103 Capital Centre 28–31
60 March 12 Indiana W 110–105 Capital Centre 29–31
61 March 13 @ New York W 109–99 Madison Square Garden 30–31
62 March 14 Atlanta W 92–85 Capital Centre 31–31
63 March 16 Boston L 97–98 (OT) Capital Centre 31–32
64 March 17 @ Philadelphia L 93–102 The Spectrum 31–33
65 March 19 San Diego W 108–98 Capital Centre 32–33
66 March 21 New York W 110–109 Capital Centre 33–33
67 March 23 @ Atlanta L 87–107 The Omni 33–34
68 March 24 @ Indiana W 114–106 Market Square Arena 34–34
69 March 26 New Jersey W 104–88 Capital Centre 35–34
70 March 28 @ Cleveland W 104–101 Richfield Coliseum 36–34
71 March 30 Detroit W 127–98 Capital Centre 37–34
72 March 31 @ Boston L 109–119 Boston Garden 37–35
April : 6–4 (home: 3–1; road: 3–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
73 April 2 @ New Jersey L 96–98 Brendan Byrne Arena 37–36
74 April 3 @ Atlanta L 101–106 The Omni 37–37
75 April 6 Cleveland W 94–85 Capital Centre 38–37
76 April 7 @ Indiana W 97–85 Market Square Arena 39–37
77 April 9 @ Chicago W 114–98 Chicago Stadium 40–37
78 April 10 Milwaukee W 115–114 Capital Centre 41–37
79 April 13 @ Milwaukee W 109–99 MECCA Arena 42–37
80 April 14 @ New Jersey L 94–98 Brendan Byrne Arena 42–38
81 April 16 Philadelphia L 96–100 Capital Centre 42–39
82 April 18 Atlanta W 99–96 Capital Centre 43–39
1981–82 schedule
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Playoffs

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1982 playoff game log
Eastern Conference First Round: 2–0 (home: 1–0; road: 1–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Series
1 April 20 @ New Jersey W 96–83 Jeff Ruland (18) Jeff Ruland (20) Frank Johnson (11) Brendan Byrne Arena
14,015		 1–0
2 April 23 New Jersey W 103–92 Kevin Grevey (23) Rick Mahorn (11) Frank Johnson (9) Capital Centre
19,035		 2–0
Eastern Conference Semifinals: 1–4 (home: 0–2; road: 1–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Series
1 April 25 @ Boston L 91–109 Spencer Haywood (17) Greg Ballard (9) Frank Johnson (6) Boston Garden
15,320		 0–1
2 April 28 @ Boston W 103–102 Johnson, Haywood (26) Jeff Ruland (10) Frank Johnson (8) Boston Garden
15,320		 1–1
3 May 1 Boston L 83–92 Spencer Haywood (19) Rick Mahorn (14) Frank Johnson (8) Capital Centre
15,035		 1–2
4 May 2 Boston L 99–103 (OT) Spencer Haywood (28) Rick Mahorn (10) Frank Johnson (7) Capital Centre
16,295		 1–3
5 May 5 @ Boston L 126–131 (2OT) Jeff Ruland (33) Jeff Ruland (13) Frank Johnson (10) Boston Garden
15,320		 1–4
1982 schedule
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