1977-78 Washington Bullets
* this franchise is now called Washington Wizards
Washington Bullets 1977-1978 Schedule and Results
All the scores of the games played by the Bullets in the NBA 1977-78 Regular Season and the 1978 Playoffs, with teams, results, winning and losing streaks, partial and final records and evolution of the playoff series.
Regular Season Record:
44-38 (.537), 3rd in Eastern Conference
44-38 (.537), 3rd in Eastern Conference
Playoffs Record:
14-7 (.667),
NBA Champions
14-7 (.667),
Washington Bullets 1977-1978 Game Schedule and Results
NBA Regular Season
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| Gm | Date |
Opponent | Score |
Streak | Record | |||||||||
| 1 | Oct. 21, 1977 | Bullets | vs. | Detroit Pistons | W | 117 - 109 | won 1 | 1 | - | 0 | ||||
| 2 | Oct. 22, 1977 | Bullets | @ | New York Knicks | L | 115 - 141 | lost 1 | 1 | - | 1 | ||||
| 3 | Oct. 28, 1977 | Bullets | @ | Indiana Pacers | L | 127 - 136 | lost 2 | 1 | - | 2 | ||||
| 4 | Oct. 29, 1977 | Bullets | @ | Kansas City Kings | L | 106 - 120 | lost 3 | 1 | - | 3 | ||||
| Gm | Date |
Opponent | Score |
Streak | Record | |||||||||
| 5 | Nov. 4, 1977 | Bullets | vs. | Phoenix Suns | W | 113 - 96 | won 1 | 2 | - | 3 | ||||
| 6 | Nov. 5, 1977 | Bullets | @ | Houston Rockets | L | 105 - 116 | lost 1 | 2 | - | 4 | ||||
| 7 | Nov. 6, 1977 | Bullets | @ | New Orleans Jazz | W | 108 - 97 | won 1 | 3 | - | 4 | ||||
| 8 | Nov. 10, 1977 | Bullets | vs. | Milwaukee Bucks | L | 103 - 106 | lost 1 | 3 | - | 5 | ||||
| 9 | Nov. 12, 1977 | Bullets | vs. | Philadelphia 76ers | W | 116 - 98 | won 1 | 4 | - | 5 | ||||
| 10 | Nov. 13, 1977 | Bullets | @ | Detroit Pistons | L | 102 - 104 | lost 1 | 4 | - | 6 | ||||
| 11 | Nov. 15, 1977 | Bullets | vs. | Seattle Supersonics | W | 111 - 109 | won 1 | 5 | - | 6 | ||||
| 12 | Nov. 18, 1977 | Bullets | vs. | New York Knicks | W | 123 - 103 | won 2 | 6 | - | 6 | ||||
| 13 | Nov. 19, 1977 | Bullets | @ | Kansas City Kings | W | 131 - 125 | OT | won 3 | 7 | - | 6 | |||
| 14 | Nov. 21, 1977 | Bullets | @ | Buffalo Braves | W | 114 - 97 | won 4 | 8 | - | 6 | ||||
| 15 | Nov. 22, 1977 | Bullets | vs. | Denver Nuggets | L | 114 - 119 | lost 1 | 8 | - | 7 | ||||
| 16 | Nov. 26, 1977 | Bullets | vs. | Houston Rockets | W | 93 - 91 | won 1 | 9 | - | 7 | ||||
| 17 | Nov. 30, 1977 | Bullets | vs. | San Antonio Spurs | W | 116 - 105 | won 2 | 10 | - | 7 | ||||
| Gm | Date |
Opponent | Score |
Streak | Record | |||||||||
| 18 | Dec. 2, 1977 | Bullets | @ | Milwaukee Bucks | W | 108 - 95 | won 3 | 11 | - | 7 | ||||
| 19 | Dec. 3, 1977 | Bullets | vs. | Boston Celtics | W | 103 - 93 | won 4 | 12 | - | 7 | ||||
| 20 | Dec. 4, 1977 | Bullets | @ | Cleveland Cavaliers | W | 100 - 94 | won 5 | 13 | - | 7 | ||||
| 21 | Dec. 6, 1977 | Bullets | @ | Chicago Bulls | L | 108 - 116 | lost 1 | 13 | - | 8 | ||||
| 22 | Dec. 7, 1977 | Bullets | vs. | Cleveland Cavaliers | W | 96 - 95 | won 1 | 14 | - | 8 | ||||
| 23 | Dec. 9, 1977 | Bullets | vs. | New Orleans Jazz | W | 101 - 97 | won 2 | 15 | - | 8 | ||||
| 24 | Dec. 11, 1977 | Bullets | vs. | New Jersey Nets | L | 95 - 106 | lost 1 | 15 | - | 9 | ||||
| 25 | Dec. 13, 1977 | Bullets | vs. | Golden State Warriors | W | 102 - 96 | won 1 | 16 | - | 9 | ||||
| 26 | Dec. 16, 1977 | Bullets | @ | Denver Nuggets | W | 117 - 112 | OT | won 2 | 17 | - | 9 | |||
| 27 | Dec. 17, 1977 | Bullets | @ | Portland Trail Blazers | L | 104 - 117 | lost 1 | 17 | - | 10 | ||||
| 28 | Dec. 18, 1977 | Bullets | @ | Seattle Supersonics | L | 109 - 111 | OT | lost 2 | 17 | - | 11 | |||
| 29 | Dec. 20, 1977 | Bullets | @ | Los Angeles Lakers | L | 115 - 120 | lost 3 | 17 | - | 12 | ||||
| 30 | Dec. 25, 1977 | Bullets | vs. | Atlanta Hawks | W | 100 - 93 | won 1 | 18 | - | 12 | ||||
| 31 | Dec. 26, 1977 | Bullets | @ | Atlanta Hawks | W | 113 - 106 | won 2 | 19 | - | 12 | ||||
| 32 | Dec. 28, 1977 | Bullets | vs. | Buffalo Braves | W | 106 - 87 | won 3 | 20 | - | 12 | ||||
| 33 | Dec. 30, 1977 | Bullets | @ | Philadelphia 76ers | L | 119 - 126 | lost 1 | 20 | - | 13 | ||||
| Gm | Date |
Opponent | Score |
Streak | Record | |||||||||
| 34 | Jan. 3, 1978 | Bullets | vs. | Denver Nuggets | L | 100 - 101 | lost 2 | 20 | - | 14 | ||||
| 35 | Jan. 6, 1978 | Bullets | vs. | Indiana Pacers | W | 146 - 114 | won 1 | 21 | - | 14 | ||||
| 36 | Jan. 8, 1978 | Bullets | @ | New Jersey Nets | W | 99 - 98 | won 2 | 22 | - | 14 | ||||
| 37 | Jan. 10, 1978 | Bullets | vs. | Kansas City Kings | W | 123 - 115 | won 3 | 23 | - | 14 | ||||
| 38 | Jan. 11, 1978 | Bullets | @ | Atlanta Hawks | L | 95 - 100 | lost 1 | 23 | - | 15 | ||||
| 39 | Jan. 13, 1978 | Bullets | vs. | Portland Trail Blazers | W | 102 - 93 | won 1 | 24 | - | 15 | ||||
| 40 | Jan. 14, 1978 | Bullets | @ | Buffalo Braves | L | 93 - 130 | lost 1 | 24 | - | 16 | ||||
| 41 | Jan. 18, 1978 | Bullets | @ | Golden State Warriors | L | 106 - 113 | lost 2 | 24 | - | 17 | ||||
| 42 | Jan. 20, 1978 | Bullets | @ | Los Angeles Lakers | L | 99 - 121 | lost 3 | 24 | - | 18 | ||||
| 43 | Jan. 22, 1978 | Bullets | @ | Phoenix Suns | L | 101 - 114 | lost 4 | 24 | - | 19 | ||||
| 44 | Jan. 24, 1978 | Bullets | vs. | Detroit Pistons | L | 101 - 104 | lost 5 | 24 | - | 20 | ||||
| 45 | Jan. 26, 1978 | Bullets | vs. | Chicago Bulls | W | 135 - 107 | won 1 | 25 | - | 20 | ||||
| 46 | Jan. 29, 1978 | Bullets | vs. | Los Angeles Lakers | W | 119 - 112 | won 2 | 26 | - | 20 | ||||
| 47 | Jan. 31, 1978 | Bullets | @ | San Antonio Spurs | L | 109 - 129 | lost 1 | 26 | - | 21 | ||||
| Gm | Date |
Opponent | Score |
Streak | Record | |||||||||
| 48 | Feb. 2, 1978 | Bullets | @ | Cleveland Cavaliers | L | 93 - 110 | lost 2 | 26 | - | 22 | ||||
| 49 | Feb. 3, 1978 | Bullets | @ | Boston Celtics | L | 94 - 116 | lost 3 | 26 | - | 23 | ||||
| 50 | Feb. 7, 1978 | Bullets | @ | Golden State Warriors | L | 102 - 105 | lost 4 | 26 | - | 24 | ||||
| 51 | Feb. 8, 1978 | Bullets | @ | Seattle Supersonics | W | 106 - 100 | won 1 | 27 | - | 24 | ||||
| 52 | Feb. 12, 1978 | Bullets | @ | Phoenix Suns | L | 109 - 121 | lost 1 | 27 | - | 25 | ||||
| 53 | Feb. 14, 1978 | Bullets | @ | Denver Nuggets | L | 98 - 103 | lost 2 | 27 | - | 26 | ||||
| 54 | Feb. 16, 1978 | Bullets | vs. | Buffalo Braves | W | 123 - 109 | won 1 | 28 | - | 26 | ||||
| 55 | Feb. 17, 1978 | Bullets | @ | Indiana Pacers | L | 111 - 123 | lost 1 | 28 | - | 27 | ||||
| 56 | Feb. 19, 1978 | Bullets | vs. | New Orleans Jazz | W | 130 - 111 | won 1 | 29 | - | 27 | ||||
| 57 | Feb. 22, 1978 | Bullets | vs. | Portland Trail Blazers | L | 97 - 105 | lost 1 | 29 | - | 28 | ||||
| 58 | Feb. 24, 1978 | Bullets | vs. | Phoenix Suns | W | 121 - 120 | OT | won 1 | 30 | - | 28 | |||
| 59 | Feb. 26, 1978 | Bullets | vs. | Golden State Warriors | W | 121 - 110 | won 2 | 31 | - | 28 | ||||
| 60 | Feb. 28, 1978 | Bullets | @ | Milwaukee Bucks | L | 135 - 136 | OT | lost 1 | 31 | - | 29 | |||
| Gm | Date |
Opponent | Score |
Streak | Record | |||||||||
| 61 | Mar. 1, 1978 | Bullets | vs. | San Antonio Spurs | W | 125 - 110 | won 1 | 32 | - | 29 | ||||
| 62 | Mar. 3, 1978 | Bullets | @ | Detroit Pistons | W | 124 - 108 | won 2 | 33 | - | 29 | ||||
| 63 | Mar. 5, 1978 | Bullets | vs. | Houston Rockets | W | 106 - 88 | won 3 | 34 | - | 29 | ||||
| 64 | Mar. 10, 1978 | Bullets | @ | Houston Rockets | W | 117 - 114 | won 4 | 35 | - | 29 | ||||
| 65 | Mar. 11, 1978 | Bullets | @ | San Antonio Spurs | L | 101 - 116 | lost 1 | 35 | - | 30 | ||||
| 66 | Mar. 14, 1978 | Bullets | vs. | Seattle Supersonics | W | 120 - 115 | won 1 | 36 | - | 30 | ||||
| 67 | Mar. 16, 1978 | Bullets | @ | Chicago Bulls | L | 107 - 111 | lost 1 | 36 | - | 31 | ||||
| 68 | Mar. 17, 1978 | Bullets | vs. | Indiana Pacers | L | 99 - 105 | lost 2 | 36 | - | 32 | ||||
| 69 | Mar. 19, 1978 | Bullets | vs. | Milwaukee Bucks | L | 106 - 117 | lost 3 | 36 | - | 33 | ||||
| 70 | Mar. 21, 1978 | Bullets | vs. | Boston Celtics | W | 119 - 107 | won 1 | 37 | - | 33 | ||||
| 71 | Mar. 22, 1978 | Bullets | @ | New Orleans Jazz | W | 124 - 109 | won 2 | 38 | - | 33 | ||||
| 72 | Mar. 24, 1978 | Bullets | @ | New Jersey Nets | W | 107 - 104 | won 3 | 39 | - | 33 | ||||
| 73 | Mar. 25, 1978 | Bullets | vs. | Atlanta Hawks | W | 98 - 95 | won 4 | 40 | - | 33 | ||||
| 74 | Mar. 26, 1978 | Bullets | vs. | New Jersey Nets | L | 104 - 118 | lost 1 | 40 | - | 34 | ||||
| 75 | Mar. 29, 1978 | Bullets | vs. | Kansas City Kings | L | 105 - 108 | OT | lost 2 | 40 | - | 35 | |||
| 76 | Mar. 30, 1978 | Bullets | @ | New York Knicks | W | 123 - 108 | won 1 | 41 | - | 35 | ||||
| 77 | Mar. 31, 1978 | Bullets | vs. | Cleveland Cavaliers | L | 101 - 102 | lost 1 | 41 | - | 36 | ||||
| Gm | Date |
Opponent | Score |
Streak | Record | |||||||||
| 78 | Apr. 2, 1978 | Bullets | vs. | New York Knicks | L | 109 - 114 | lost 2 | 41 | - | 37 | ||||
| 79 | Apr. 5, 1978 | Bullets | vs. | Los Angeles Lakers | W | 125 - 119 | won 1 | 42 | - | 37 | ||||
| 80 | Apr. 6, 1978 | Bullets | @ | Boston Celtics | W | 112 - 103 | won 2 | 43 | - | 37 | ||||
| 81 | Apr. 8, 1978 | Bullets | @ | Philadelphia 76ers | L | 114 - 131 | lost 1 | 43 | - | 38 | ||||
| 82 | Apr. 9, 1978 | Bullets | vs. | Philadelphia 76ers | W | 123 - 113 | won 1 | 44 | - | 38 | ||||
NBA Playoffs
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NBA Playoffs - Eastern Conference First Round | |||||||||||||
| Gm | Date |
Opponent | Score |
Series Status | Streak | ||||||||
| 1 | Apr. 12, 1978 | Bullets | vs. | Atlanta Hawks | W | 103 - 94 | Bullets lead 1-0 |
won 1 | |||||
| 2 | Apr. 14, 1978 | Bullets | @ | Atlanta Hawks | W | 107 - 103 | OT | Bullets win 2-0 |
won 2 | ||||
NBA Playoffs - Eastern Conference Semifinals | |||||||||||||
| Gm | Date |
Opponent | Score |
Series Status | Streak | ||||||||
| 1 | Apr. 16, 1978 | Bullets | @ | San Antonio Spurs | L | 103 - 114 | Spurs lead 0-1 |
lost 1 | |||||
| 2 | Apr. 18, 1978 | Bullets | @ | San Antonio Spurs | W | 121 - 117 | series tied 1-1 |
won 1 | |||||
| 3 | Apr. 21, 1978 | Bullets | vs. | San Antonio Spurs | W | 118 - 105 | Bullets lead 2-1 |
won 2 | |||||
| 4 | Apr. 23, 1978 | Bullets | vs. | San Antonio Spurs | W | 98 - 95 | Bullets lead 3-1 |
won 3 | |||||
| 5 | Apr. 25, 1978 | Bullets | @ | San Antonio Spurs | L | 105 - 116 | Bullets lead 3-2 |
lost 1 | |||||
| 6 | Apr. 28, 1978 | Bullets | vs. | San Antonio Spurs | W | 103 - 100 | Bullets win 4-2 |
won 1 | |||||
NBA Playoffs - Eastern Conference Finals | |||||||||||||
| Gm | Date |
Opponent | Score |
Series Status | Streak | ||||||||
| 1 | Apr. 30, 1978 | Bullets | @ | Philadelphia 76ers | W | 122 - 117 | OT | Bullets lead 1-0 |
won 2 | ||||
| 2 | May. 3, 1978 | Bullets | @ | Philadelphia 76ers | L | 104 - 110 | series tied 1-1 |
lost 1 | |||||
| 3 | May. 5, 1978 | Bullets | vs. | Philadelphia 76ers | W | 123 - 108 | Bullets lead 2-1 |
won 1 | |||||
| 4 | May. 7, 1978 | Bullets | vs. | Philadelphia 76ers | W | 121 - 105 | Bullets lead 3-1 |
won 2 | |||||
| 5 | May. 10, 1978 | Bullets | @ | Philadelphia 76ers | L | 94 - 107 | Bullets lead 3-2 |
lost 1 | |||||
| 6 | May. 12, 1978 | Bullets | vs. | Philadelphia 76ers | W | 101 - 99 | Bullets win 4-2 |
won 1 | |||||
NBA Playoffs - Finals | |||||||||||||
| Gm | Date |
Opponent | Score |
Series Status | Streak | ||||||||
| 1 | May. 21, 1978 | Bullets | @ | Seattle Supersonics | L | 102 - 106 | Supersonics lead 0-1 |
lost 1 | |||||
| 2 | May. 25, 1978 | Bullets | vs. | Seattle Supersonics | W | 106 - 98 | series tied 1-1 |
won 1 | |||||
| 3 | May. 28, 1978 | Bullets | vs. | Seattle Supersonics | L | 92 - 93 | Supersonics lead 1-2 |
lost 1 | |||||
| 4 | May. 30, 1978 | Bullets | @ | Seattle Supersonics | W | 120 - 116 | OT | series tied 2-2 |
won 1 | ||||
| 5 | Jun. 2, 1978 | Bullets | @ | Seattle Supersonics | L | 94 - 98 | Supersonics lead 2-3 |
lost 1 | |||||
| 6 | Jun. 4, 1978 | Bullets | vs. | Seattle Supersonics | W | 117 - 82 | series tied 3-3 |
won 1 | |||||
| 7 | Jun. 7, 1978 | Bullets | @ | Seattle Supersonics | W | 105 - 99 | Bullets win 4-3 |
won 2 | |||||