1975–76 Washington Bullets season

1975–76 Washington Bullets season
Head coachK. C. Jones
General managerBob Ferry
Owner(s)Abe Pollin
ArenaCapital Centre
Results
Record48–34 (.585)
PlaceDivision: 2nd (Central)
Conference: 3rd (Eastern)
Playoff finishConference semifinals
(lost to Cavaliers 3–4)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionWDCA
RadioWTOP
< 1974–75 1976–77 >

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]

Draft picks

Main article: 1975 NBA draft

Roster

Washington Bullets roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB From
G 21 Bing, Dave 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Syracuse
G 45 Chenier, Phil 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) California
F 35 Grevey, Kevin 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Kentucky
G 14 Haskins, Clem 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Western Kentucky
C 11 Hayes, Elvin 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Houston
PF 22 Kozelko, Tom 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Toledo
SG 24 Kropp, Tom 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Nebraska–Kearney
SG 6 Riordan, Mike 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Providence
F 33 Robinson, Leonard 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Tennessee State
F 41 Unseld, Wes 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Louisville
F 12 Weatherspoon, Nick 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 197 lb (89 kg) Illinois
Head coach
Legend
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured

Regular season

Season standings

Central Division
 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
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
December: 9–7 (home: 6–1; road: 3–6)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
January: 11–6 (home: 7–1; road: 4–5)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
February: 11–4 (home: 7–0; road: 4–4)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
March: 8–6 (home: 6–2; road: 2–4)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
April: 2–3 (home: 0–2; road: 2–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1975–76 schedule

Playoffs

1976 playoff game log
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 25 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

References

  1. ^ 1975–76 Washington Bullets