1975–76 Washington Bullets season

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]

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
Local media
Television	WDCA
Radio	WTOP
< 1974–75 1976–77 >

Draft picks

Main article: 1975 NBA draft

Roster

1975-76 Washington Bullets roster

Players

Coaches

Pos. No. Player Height Weight DOB From G 21 Dave Bing 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Syracuse G 45 Phil Chenier 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) California F 35 Kevin Grevey 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Kentucky G 14 Clem Haskins 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Western Kentucky C 11 Elvin Hayes 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Houston PF 22 Tom Kozelko 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Toledo SG 24 Tom Kropp 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Nebraska–Kearney SG 6 Mike Riordan 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Providence F 33 Leonard Robinson 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Tennessee State F 41 Wes Unseld 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Louisville F 12 Nick Weatherspoon 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

Regular season

Season standings

Central Division v t e	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 Conference v t e
	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

1975–76 NBA Records
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	—

Game log

Regular season

1975–76 game log Total: 48–34 (home: 24–17; road: 15–26)
October: 1–0 (home: 1–0; road: 0–0) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record
November: 6–8 (home: 4–4; road: 2–4) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance 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 Location Attendance 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 Location Attendance 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 Location Attendance Record All-Star Break
March: 8–6 (home: 6–2; road: 2–4) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance 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 Location Attendance Record 82 April 11 Boston L 99–103 Capital Centre 48–34
1975–76 schedule

Playoffs

1976 playoff game log
Eastern Conference Semifinals: 3–4 (home: 2–1; road: 1–3) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Series 1 April 13 @ Cleveland W 100–95 Elvin Hayes (28) Elvin Hayes (18) Dave Bing (5) Richfield Coliseum 19,974 1–0 2 April 15 Cleveland L 79–80 Phil Chenier (19) Unseld, Robinson (13) Dave Bing (7) Capital Centre 17,988 1–1 3 April 17 @ Cleveland L 76–88 Elvin Hayes (17) Wes Unseld (13) four players tied (3) Richfield Coliseum 21,061 1–2 4 April 21 Cleveland W 109–98 Clem Haskins (22) Unseld, Hayes (14) Wes Unseld (7) Capital Centre 17,542 2–2 5 April 22 @ Cleveland L 91–92 Elvin Hayes (25) Elvin Hayes (13) Dave Bing (6) Richfield Coliseum 21,312 2–3 6 April 26 Cleveland W 102–98 (OT) Elvin Hayes (28) Wes Unseld (18) Wes Unseld (8) Capital Centre 19,035 3–3 7 April 29 @ Cleveland L 85–87 Phil Chenier (31) Elvin Hayes (11) Wes Unseld (4) Richfield Coliseum 21,564 3–4
1976 schedule

Playoffs

East First Round

The Bullets' had a first round bye.

East Conference semifinals

(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

Awards and records

• Elvin Hayes, All-NBA Second Team