1975β76 Washington Bullets season | |
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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 3β4) |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Local media | |
Television | WDCA |
Radio | WTOP |
The 1975β76 NBA season was the Bullets 15th season in the NBA and their 3rd season in the city of Washington, D.C. [1]
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y- Cleveland Cavaliers | 49 | 33 | .598 | β | 29β12 | 20β21 | 15β11 |
x- Washington Bullets | 48 | 34 | .585 | 1 | 31β10 | 17β24 | 14β12 |
Houston Rockets | 40 | 42 | .488 | 9 | 27β13 | 13β29 | 14β12 |
New Orleans Jazz | 38 | 44 | .463 | 11 | 22β19 | 16β25 | 15β11 |
Atlanta Hawks | 29 | 53 | .354 | 20 | 20β21 | 9β32 | 7β19 |
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Team | W | L | PCT | GB | |
1 | z- Boston Celtics | 54 | 28 | .659 | β |
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
1975β76 NBA Records | ||||||||||||||||||
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Team | ATL | BOS | BUF | CHI | CLE | DET | GSW | HOU | KCK | LAL | MIL | NOJ | NYK | PHI | PHO | POR | SEA | WAS |
Atlanta | β | 2β3 | 2β3 | 2β2 | 2β5 | 1β3 | 2β2 | 2β5 | 2β2 | 1β3 | 2β2 | 2β4 | 3β2 | 2β3 | 0β4 | 2β2 | 1β3 | 1β5 |
Boston | 3β2 | β | 4β3 | 2β2 | 3β2 | 4β0 | 2β2 | 4β1 | 2β2 | 4β0 | 2β2 | 4β1 | 5β2 | 4β3 | 4β0 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 3β2 |
Buffalo | 3β2 | 3β4 | β | 3β1 | 3β2 | 1β3 | 1β3 | 3β2 | 4β0 | 2β2 | 3β1 | 4β1 | 4β3 | 3β4 | 3β1 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 2β3 |
Chicago | 2β2 | 2β2 | 1β3 | β | 0β4 | 3β4 | 1β4 | 1β3 | 1β6 | 3β2 | 3β4 | 2β2 | 0β4 | 0β4 | 2β3 | 1β4 | 2β3 | 0β4 |
Cleveland | 5β2 | 2β3 | 2β3 | 4β0 | β | 2β2 | 1β3 | 2β4 | 1β3 | 2β2 | 4β0 | 4β3 | 3β2 | 3β2 | 3β1 | 4β0 | 3β1 | 4β2 |
Detroit | 3β1 | 0β4 | 3β1 | 4β3 | 2β2 | β | 0β5 | 2β2 | 5β2 | 1β4 | 3β4 | 1β3 | 3β1 | 1β3 | 1β4 | 2β3 | 3β2 | 2β2 |
Golden State | 2β2 | 2β2 | 3β1 | 4β1 | 3β1 | 5β0 | β | 2β2 | 4β1 | 5β2 | 5β0 | 2β2 | 4β0 | 3β1 | 4β2 | 4β2 | 4β3 | 3β1 |
Houston | 5β2 | 1β4 | 2β3 | 3β1 | 4β2 | 2β2 | 2β2 | β | 2β2 | 1β3 | 2β2 | 2β4 | 3β2 | 3β2 | 0β4 | 3β1 | 2β2 | 3β4 |
Kansas City | 2β2 | 2β2 | 0β4 | 6β1 | 3β1 | 2β5 | 1β4 | 2β2 | β | 2β3 | 2β5 | 1β3 | 1β3 | 1β3 | 3β2 | 0β5 | 2β3 | 1β3 |
Los Angeles | 3β1 | 0β4 | 2β2 | 2β3 | 2β2 | 4β1 | 2β5 | 3β1 | 3β2 | β | 2β3 | 3β1 | 3β1 | 2β2 | 2β4 | 3β4 | 3β3 | 1β3 |
Milwaukee | 2β2 | 2β2 | 1β3 | 4β3 | 0β4 | 4β3 | 0β5 | 2β2 | 5β2 | 3β2 | β | 2β2 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 3β2 | 2β3 | 2β3 | 2β2 |
New Orleans | 4β2 | 1β4 | 1β4 | 2β2 | 3β4 | 3β1 | 2β2 | 4β2 | 3β1 | 1β3 | 2β2 | β | 2β3 | 1β4 | 1β3 | 3β1 | 1β3 | 4β3 |
New York | 2β3 | 2β5 | 3β4 | 4β0 | 2β3 | 1β3 | 0β4 | 2β3 | 3β1 | 1β3 | 2β2 | 3β2 | β | 5β2 | 2β2 | 3β1 | 0β4 | 3β2 |
Philadelphia | 3β2 | 3β4 | 4β3 | 4β0 | 2β3 | 3β1 | 1β3 | 2β3 | 3β1 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 4β1 | 2β5 | β | 3β1 | 4β0 | 2β2 | 2β3 |
Phoenix | 4β0 | 0β4 | 1β3 | 3β2 | 1β3 | 4β1 | 2β4 | 4β0 | 2β3 | 4β2 | 2β3 | 3β1 | 2β2 | 1β3 | β | 5β2 | 4β3 | 0β4 |
Portland | 2β2 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 4β1 | 0β4 | 3β2 | 2β4 | 1β3 | 5β0 | 4β3 | 3β2 | 1β3 | 1β3 | 0β4 | 2β5 | β | 3β3 | 2β2 |
Seattle | 3β1 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 3β2 | 1β3 | 2β3 | 3β4 | 2β2 | 3β2 | 3β3 | 3β2 | 3β1 | 4β0 | 2β2 | 3β4 | 3β3 | β | 1β3 |
Washington | 5β1 | 2β3 | 3β2 | 4β0 | 2β4 | 2β2 | 1β3 | 4β3 | 3β1 | 3β1 | 2β2 | 3β4 | 2β3 | 3β2 | 4β0 | 2β2 | 3β1 | β |
1975β76 game log Total: 48β34 (home: 24β17; road: 15β26) | |||||||||
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October: 1β0 (home: 1β0; road: 0β0)
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November: 6β8 (home: 4β4; road: 2β4)
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December: 9β7 (home: 6β1; road: 3β6)
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January: 11β6 (home: 7β1; road: 4β5)
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February: 11β4 (home: 7β0; road: 4β4)
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March: 8β6 (home: 6β2; road: 2β4)
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April: 2β3 (home: 0β2; road: 2β1)
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1975β76 schedule |
1976 playoff game log | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Conference semifinals: 3β4 (home: 2β1; road: 1β3)
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1976 schedule |
The Bullets' had a first round bye.
(2) Cleveland Cavaliers vs. (3) Washington Bullets: Cavaliers win series 4-3
1975β76 Washington Bullets season | |
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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 3β4) |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Local media | |
Television | WDCA |
Radio | WTOP |
The 1975β76 NBA season was the Bullets 15th season in the NBA and their 3rd season in the city of Washington, D.C. [1]
Players | Coaches | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div | |
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y- Cleveland Cavaliers | 49 | 33 | .598 | β | 29β12 | 20β21 | 15β11 |
x- Washington Bullets | 48 | 34 | .585 | 1 | 31β10 | 17β24 | 14β12 |
Houston Rockets | 40 | 42 | .488 | 9 | 27β13 | 13β29 | 14β12 |
New Orleans Jazz | 38 | 44 | .463 | 11 | 22β19 | 16β25 | 15β11 |
Atlanta Hawks | 29 | 53 | .354 | 20 | 20β21 | 9β32 | 7β19 |
# | |||||
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Team | W | L | PCT | GB | |
1 | z- Boston Celtics | 54 | 28 | .659 | β |
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
1975β76 NBA Records | ||||||||||||||||||
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Team | ATL | BOS | BUF | CHI | CLE | DET | GSW | HOU | KCK | LAL | MIL | NOJ | NYK | PHI | PHO | POR | SEA | WAS |
Atlanta | β | 2β3 | 2β3 | 2β2 | 2β5 | 1β3 | 2β2 | 2β5 | 2β2 | 1β3 | 2β2 | 2β4 | 3β2 | 2β3 | 0β4 | 2β2 | 1β3 | 1β5 |
Boston | 3β2 | β | 4β3 | 2β2 | 3β2 | 4β0 | 2β2 | 4β1 | 2β2 | 4β0 | 2β2 | 4β1 | 5β2 | 4β3 | 4β0 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 3β2 |
Buffalo | 3β2 | 3β4 | β | 3β1 | 3β2 | 1β3 | 1β3 | 3β2 | 4β0 | 2β2 | 3β1 | 4β1 | 4β3 | 3β4 | 3β1 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 2β3 |
Chicago | 2β2 | 2β2 | 1β3 | β | 0β4 | 3β4 | 1β4 | 1β3 | 1β6 | 3β2 | 3β4 | 2β2 | 0β4 | 0β4 | 2β3 | 1β4 | 2β3 | 0β4 |
Cleveland | 5β2 | 2β3 | 2β3 | 4β0 | β | 2β2 | 1β3 | 2β4 | 1β3 | 2β2 | 4β0 | 4β3 | 3β2 | 3β2 | 3β1 | 4β0 | 3β1 | 4β2 |
Detroit | 3β1 | 0β4 | 3β1 | 4β3 | 2β2 | β | 0β5 | 2β2 | 5β2 | 1β4 | 3β4 | 1β3 | 3β1 | 1β3 | 1β4 | 2β3 | 3β2 | 2β2 |
Golden State | 2β2 | 2β2 | 3β1 | 4β1 | 3β1 | 5β0 | β | 2β2 | 4β1 | 5β2 | 5β0 | 2β2 | 4β0 | 3β1 | 4β2 | 4β2 | 4β3 | 3β1 |
Houston | 5β2 | 1β4 | 2β3 | 3β1 | 4β2 | 2β2 | 2β2 | β | 2β2 | 1β3 | 2β2 | 2β4 | 3β2 | 3β2 | 0β4 | 3β1 | 2β2 | 3β4 |
Kansas City | 2β2 | 2β2 | 0β4 | 6β1 | 3β1 | 2β5 | 1β4 | 2β2 | β | 2β3 | 2β5 | 1β3 | 1β3 | 1β3 | 3β2 | 0β5 | 2β3 | 1β3 |
Los Angeles | 3β1 | 0β4 | 2β2 | 2β3 | 2β2 | 4β1 | 2β5 | 3β1 | 3β2 | β | 2β3 | 3β1 | 3β1 | 2β2 | 2β4 | 3β4 | 3β3 | 1β3 |
Milwaukee | 2β2 | 2β2 | 1β3 | 4β3 | 0β4 | 4β3 | 0β5 | 2β2 | 5β2 | 3β2 | β | 2β2 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 3β2 | 2β3 | 2β3 | 2β2 |
New Orleans | 4β2 | 1β4 | 1β4 | 2β2 | 3β4 | 3β1 | 2β2 | 4β2 | 3β1 | 1β3 | 2β2 | β | 2β3 | 1β4 | 1β3 | 3β1 | 1β3 | 4β3 |
New York | 2β3 | 2β5 | 3β4 | 4β0 | 2β3 | 1β3 | 0β4 | 2β3 | 3β1 | 1β3 | 2β2 | 3β2 | β | 5β2 | 2β2 | 3β1 | 0β4 | 3β2 |
Philadelphia | 3β2 | 3β4 | 4β3 | 4β0 | 2β3 | 3β1 | 1β3 | 2β3 | 3β1 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 4β1 | 2β5 | β | 3β1 | 4β0 | 2β2 | 2β3 |
Phoenix | 4β0 | 0β4 | 1β3 | 3β2 | 1β3 | 4β1 | 2β4 | 4β0 | 2β3 | 4β2 | 2β3 | 3β1 | 2β2 | 1β3 | β | 5β2 | 4β3 | 0β4 |
Portland | 2β2 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 4β1 | 0β4 | 3β2 | 2β4 | 1β3 | 5β0 | 4β3 | 3β2 | 1β3 | 1β3 | 0β4 | 2β5 | β | 3β3 | 2β2 |
Seattle | 3β1 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 3β2 | 1β3 | 2β3 | 3β4 | 2β2 | 3β2 | 3β3 | 3β2 | 3β1 | 4β0 | 2β2 | 3β4 | 3β3 | β | 1β3 |
Washington | 5β1 | 2β3 | 3β2 | 4β0 | 2β4 | 2β2 | 1β3 | 4β3 | 3β1 | 3β1 | 2β2 | 3β4 | 2β3 | 3β2 | 4β0 | 2β2 | 3β1 | β |
1975β76 game log Total: 48β34 (home: 24β17; road: 15β26) | |||||||||
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October: 1β0 (home: 1β0; road: 0β0)
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November: 6β8 (home: 4β4; road: 2β4)
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December: 9β7 (home: 6β1; road: 3β6)
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January: 11β6 (home: 7β1; road: 4β5)
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February: 11β4 (home: 7β0; road: 4β4)
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March: 8β6 (home: 6β2; road: 2β4)
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April: 2β3 (home: 0β2; road: 2β1)
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1975β76 schedule |
1976 playoff game log | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Conference semifinals: 3β4 (home: 2β1; road: 1β3)
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1976 schedule |
The Bullets' had a first round bye.
(2) Cleveland Cavaliers vs. (3) Washington Bullets: Cavaliers win series 4-3