1983–84 Washington Bullets season

The 1983–84 NBA season was the Bullets 23rd season in the NBA and their 11th season in the city of Washington, D.C.^[1]

1983–84 Washington Bullets season
Head coach	Gene Shue
General manager	Bob Ferry
Owner(s)	Abe Pollin
Arena	Capital Centre
Results
Record	35–47 (.427)
Place	Division: 5th (Atlantic) Conference: 8th (Eastern)
Playoff finish	First round (lost to Celtics 1–3)
Stats at Basketball Reference
Local media
Television	WDCA
Radio	WTOP
< 1982–83 1984–85 >

Draft picks

Main article: 1983 NBA draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College
1	10	Jeff Malone	SG	United States	Mississippi State
1	22	Randy Wittman	SG	United States	Indiana
2	32	Michael Britt		United States	District of Columbia
2	34	Guy Williams		United States	Washington State
3	57	Darren Daye	SF/SG	United States	UCLA
4	80	Dan Gay		United States	Louisiana-Lafayette
5	103	Robin Dixon		United States	New Hampshire
6	126	Donald Carroll		United States	Saint Augustine's
7	149	Danny Womack		United States	Winston-Salem State
8	172	Bernard Perry		United States	Howard
9	194	Ricky Moreland		United States	Maryland-Baltimore County
10	215	Isiah Singletary		United States	Saint Louis

Roster

Washington Bullets roster

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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 SF 23 Charles Davis 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Vanderbilt PG 15 Frank Johnson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Wake Forest PF 44 Rick Mahorn 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Hampton G 24 Jeff Malone 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Mississippi State C 54 Tom McMillen 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Maryland C 43 Jeff Ruland 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Iona

Head coach Gene Shue Legend (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended Injured

Regular season

Season standings

Atlantic Division v t e	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div
y-Boston Celtics	62	20	.756	–	33–8	29–12	13–11
x-Philadelphia 76ers	52	30	.634	10	32–9	20–21	15–9
x-New York Knicks	47	35	.573	15	29–12	18–23	12–12
x-New Jersey Nets	45	37	.549	17	29–12	16–25	12–12
x-Washington Bullets	35	47	.427	27	25–16	10–31	8–16

#	Eastern Conference v t e
	Team	W	L	PCT	GB
1	z-Boston Celtics	62	20	.756	–
2	y-Milwaukee Bucks	50	32	.610	12
3	x-Philadelphia 76ers	52	30	.634	10
4	x-Detroit Pistons	49	33	.598	13
5	x-New York Knicks	47	35	.573	15
6	x-New Jersey Nets	45	37	.549	17
7	x-Atlanta Hawks	40	42	.488	22
8	x-Washington Bullets	35	47	.427	27
9	Cleveland Cavaliers	28	54	.341	34
10	Chicago Bulls	27	55	.329	35
11	Indiana Pacers	26	56	.317	36

Notes

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

Record vs. opponents

1983–84 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	—	0–5	4–2	3–3	1–1	0–2	2–4	1–1	1–1	4–2	0–2	0–2	3–3	3–3	4–1	5–1	1–1	0–2	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	4–2
Boston	5–0	—	5–0	6–0	2–0	2–0	4–2	2–0	1–1	5–1	2–0	0–2	5–1	4–2	3–3	2–4	2–0	2–0	2–0	1–1	2–0	1–1	4–2
Chicago	2–4	0–5	—	2–4	1–1	0–2	1–5	2–0	0–2	3–3	1–1	0–2	2–4	2–4	2–4	2–3	1–1	2–0	0–2	1–1	0–2	1–1	2–4
Cleveland	3–3	0–6	4–2	—	1–1	0–2	1–5	1–1	1–1	2–4	0–2	0–2	1–5	2–3	1–5	2–4	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	0–2	4–1
Dallas	1–1	0–2	1–1	1–1	—	4–2	0–2	4–1	4–2	2–0	3–3	3–2	0–2	1–1	0–2	1–1	3–2	2–3	4–2	4–1	1–4	4–2	0–2
Denver	2–0	0–2	2–0	2–0	2–4	—	1–1	2–3	4–2	0–2	4–2	1–4	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	2–3	1–4	3–3	3–2	2–3	3–3	0–2
Detroit	4–2	2–4	5–1	5–1	2–0	1–1	—	1–1	1–1	4–2	1–1	1–1	3–2	1–4	4–2	3–3	2–0	1–1	1–1	2–0	1–1	1–1	3–3
Golden State	1–1	0–2	0–2	1–1	1–4	3–2	1–1	—	2–3	2–0	4–1	3–3	0–2	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–5	2–4	3–2	3–3	4–2	1–4	2–0
Houston	1–1	1–1	2–0	1–1	2–4	2–4	1–1	3–2	—	1–1	2–4	1–4	1–1	0–2	0–2	0–2	2–3	1–4	2–4	2–3	3–2	1–5	0–2
Indiana	2–4	1–5	3–3	4–2	0–2	2–0	2–4	0–2	1–1	—	0–2	1–1	1–5	1–5	2–4	0–5	1–1	1–1	0–2	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–4
Kansas City	2–0	0–2	1–1	2–0	3–3	2–4	1–1	1–4	4–2	2–0	—	0–5	0–2	2–0	0–2	0–2	2–3	2–3	5–1	3–2	1–4	3–3	2–0
Los Angeles	2–0	2–0	2–0	2–0	2–3	4–1	1–1	3–3	4–1	1–1	5–0	—	2–0	1–1	0–2	1–1	3–3	5–1	2–3	4–2	3–3	4–1	1–1
Milwaukee	3–3	1–5	4–2	5–1	2–0	1–1	2–3	2–0	1–1	5–1	2–0	0–2	—	4–2	4–1	2–4	2–0	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	5–1
New Jersey	3–3	2–4	4–2	3–2	1–1	1–1	4–1	1–1	2–0	5–1	0–2	1–1	2–4	—	3–3	3–3	2–0	0–2	0–2	2–0	1–1	1–1	4–2
New York	1–4	3–3	4–1	5–1	2–0	1–1	2–4	1–1	2–0	4–2	2–0	2–0	1–4	3–3	—	2–4	1–1	0–2	2–0	2–0	1–1	2–0	4–2
Philadelphia	1–5	4–2	3–2	4–2	1–1	1–1	3–3	1–1	2–0	5–0	2–0	1–1	4–2	3–3	4–2	—	1–1	1–1	2–0	2–0	1–1	2–0	4–2
Phoenix	1–1	0–2	1–1	1–1	2–3	3–2	0–2	5–1	3–2	1–1	3–2	3–3	0–2	0–2	1–1	1–1	—	2–4	5–0	4–2	2–4	1–4	2–0
Portland	2–0	0–2	0–2	1–1	3–2	4–1	1–1	4–2	4–1	1–1	3–2	1–5	1–1	2–0	2–0	1–1	4–2	—	4–1	4–2	4–2	1–4	1–1
San Antonio	1–1	0–2	2–0	1–1	2–4	3–3	1–1	2–3	4–2	2–0	1–5	3–2	1–1	2–0	0–2	0–2	0–5	1–4	—	4–1	2–3	4–2	1–1
San Diego	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–4	2–3	0–2	3–3	3–2	1–1	2–3	2–4	1–1	0–2	0–2	0–2	2–4	2–4	1–4	—	3–3	2–3	1–1
Seattle	1–1	0–2	2–0	1–1	4–1	3–2	1–1	2–4	2–3	1–1	4–1	3–3	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	4–2	2–4	3–2	3–3	—	1–4	1–1
Utah	1–1	1–1	1–1	2–0	2–4	3–3	1–1	4–1	5–1	1–1	3–3	1–4	1–1	1–1	0–2	0–2	4–1	4–1	2–4	3–2	4–1	—	1–1
Washington	2–4	2–4	4–2	1–4	2–0	2–0	3–3	0–2	2–0	4–1	0–2	1–1	1–5	2–4	2–4	2–4	0–2	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	—

Game log

Regular season

1983–84 game log Total: 35–47 (home: 25–16; road: 10–31)
October: 0–2 (home: 0–0; road: 0–2) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 1 October 28 @ Philadelphia L 114–117 Spectrum 0–1 2 October 29 @ New York L 97–100 Madison Square Garden 0–2
November: 6–8 (home: 5–4; road: 1–4) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 3 November 1 @ Atlanta L 92–95 The Omni 0–3 4 November 3 Detroit W 111–88 Capital Centre 1–3 5 November 5 Boston L 117–120 Capital Centre 1–4 6 November 8 San Diego W 119–113 Capital Centre 2–4 7 November 9 @ New Jersey L 110–127 Brendan Byrne Arena 2–5 8 November 11 Chicago W 125–124 (2OT) Capital Centre 3–5 9 November 15 Kansas City L 100–101 Capital Centre 3–6 10 November 17 Indiana W 102–94 Capital Centre 4–6 11 November 19 Utah W 126–113 Capital Centre 5–6 12 November 22 Golden State L 101–102 Capital Centre 5–7 13 November 23 @ Cleveland L 98–107 Richfield Coliseum 5–8 14 November 25 @ Detroit W 120–111 Pontiac Silverdome 6–8 15 November 26 @ Milwaukee L 92–109 MECCA Arena 6–9 16 November 29 Milwaukee L 89–94 Capital Centre 6–10
December: 9–4 (home: 5–1; road: 4–3) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 17 December 1 @ New York L 93–127 Madison Square Garden 6–11 18 December 3 Philadelphia W 103–98 Capital Centre 7–11 19 December 6 @ Houston W 113–109 The Summit 8–11 20 December 7 @ Dallas W 114–112 Reunion Arena 9–11 21 December 10 @ San Antonio L 102–125 HemisFair Arena 9–12 22 December 13 Atlanta L 89–94 Capital Centre 9–13 23 December 14 @ Atlanta W 99–96 The Omni 10–13 24 December 16 @ Boston W 100–93 Boston Garden 11–13 25 December 17 Cleveland W 119–95 Capital Centre 12–13 26 December 20 San Antonio W 108–106 (OT) Capital Centre 13–13 27 December 23 @ Chicago L 93–114 Chicago Stadium 13–14 28 December 27 New Jersey W 116–106 Capital Centre 14–14 29 December 30 New York W 91–86 Capital Centre 15–14
January: 5–11 (home: 5–2; road: 0–9) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 30 January 3 Detroit W 103–102 Capital Centre 16–14 31 January 4 @ Boston L 104–113 Boston Garden 16–15 32 January 6 Chicago W 96–88 (OT) Capital Centre 17–15 33 January 7 @ Chicago L 73–87 Chicago Stadium 17–16 34 January 9 @ New Jersey L 103–107 Brendan Byrne Arena 17–17 35 January 11 @ Philadelphia L 99–121 Spectrum 17–18 36 January 12 Atlanta L 91–106 Capital Centre 17–19 37 January 14 @ Utah L 96–121 Salt Palace Acord Arena 17–20 38 January 15 @ Phoenix L 101–110 Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 17–21 39 January 17 @ Los Angeles L 95–108 The Forum 17–22 40 January 18 @ San Diego L 101–110 San Diego Sports Arena 17–23 41 January 20 @ Milwaukee L 103–133 MECCA Arena 17–24 42 January 21 Philadelphia W 94–90 Capital Centre 18–24 43 January 24 Milwaukee W 123–117 (2OT) Capital Centre 19–24 44 January 26 New York L 97–104 Capital Centre 19–25 All-Star Break 45 January 31 Atlanta W 118–94 Capital Centre 20–25
February: 7–7 (home: 3–2; road: 4–5) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 46 February 2 Detroit L 129–139 Capital Centre 20–26 47 February 4 Indiana W 125–101 Capital Centre 21–26 48 February 7 Houston W 95–92 Capital Centre 22–26 49 February 10 Los Angeles W 96–93 Capital Centre 23–26 50 February 11 @ Kansas City L 91–94 Kemper Arena 23–27 51 February 14 @ Denver W 108–96 McNichols Sports Arena 24–27 52 February 15 @ Seattle L 99–116 Kingdome 24–28 53 February 17 @ Portland W 96–87 Memorial Coliseum 25–28 54 February 18 @ Golden State L 107–113 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena 25–29 55 February 22 Portland L 101–104 Capital Centre 25–30 56 February 24 @ Chicago W 102–96 Chicago Stadium 26–30 57 February 25 @ Cleveland L 83–94 Richfield Coliseum 26–31 58 February 28 @ Indiana W 100–92 Market Square Arena 27–31 59 February 29 @ Detroit L 106–137 Pontiac Silverdome 27–32
March: 5–11 (home: 4–5; road: 1–6) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 60 March 2 Milwaukee L 78–98 Capital Centre 27–33 61 March 3 @ New Jersey L 90–100 Brendan Byrne Arena 27–34 62 March 6 Boston L 85–108 Capital Centre 27–35 63 March 8 Seattle W 106–96 Capital Centre 28–35 64 March 10 @ Detroit L 100–115 Pontiac Silverdome 28–36 65 March 13 Denver W 108–103 Capital Centre 29–36 66 March 14 @ Boston W 103–99 Boston Garden 30–36 67 March 16 Phoenix L 109–110 (OT) Capital Centre 30–37 68 March 18 @ Milwaukee L 101–109 MECCA Arena 30–38 69 March 20 New Jersey W 99–91 Capital Centre 31–38 70 March 22 Philadelphia L 101–106 Capital Centre 31–39 71 March 24 @ New York L 99–107 Madison Square Garden 31–40 72 March 25 @ Cleveland L 96–101 Richfield Coliseum 31–41 73 March 27 Boston L 93–106 Capital Centre 31–42 74 March 28 @ Philadelphia L 103–109 Spectrum 31–43 75 March 30 New York W 107–79 Capital Centre 32–43
April: 3–4 (home: 3–2; road: 0–2) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 76 April 1 Dallas W 102–98 Capital Centre 33–43 77 April 3 Indiana W 106–94 Capital Centre 34–43 78 April 4 @ Atlanta L 92–99 The Omni 34–44 79 April 7 New Jersey L 98–121 Capital Centre 34–45 80 April 9 Chicago W 136–134 (2OT) Capital Centre 35–45 81 April 13 @ Indiana L 115–119 Market Square Arena 35–46 82 April 14 Cleveland L 109–117 Capital Centre 35–47
1983–84 schedule

Playoffs

1984 playoff game log
Eastern Conference First Round: 1–3 (home: 1–1; road: 0–2) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Series 1 April 17 @ Boston L 83–91 Sobers (24) Mahorn (14) Ruland (10) Boston Garden 14,890 0–1 2 April 19 @ Boston L 85–88 Ballard (20) Ruland (10) Ruland (8) Boston Garden 14,890 0–2 3 April 21 Boston W 111–108 (OT) Ruland (33) Mahorn (15) Sobers (11) Capital Centre 8,359 1–2 4 April 24 Boston L 96–99 Ruland (30) Ruland (15) Ruland (8) Capital Centre 13,853 1–3
1984 schedule

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

• Jeff Malone, NBA All-Rookie Team 1st Team

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