1977-1978 Washington Bullets

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1977-78 Washington Bullets

What was the record of the 1977-78 Washington Bullets?

The Washington Bullets finished the regular season with a 44-38 record. They went 29-12 at home and 15-26 on the road. Including the playoffs, the Washington Bullets went 58-45.

What division did the 1977-78 Washington Bullets play in?

The 1977-78 Washington Bullets played in the Central Division of the Eastern Conference.

What was the 1977-78 Washington Bullets record by month?

The 1977-78 Washington Bullets had their best month in November, when they went 9-4 and had a 69.2% win percentage. Their worst month was October, when they went 1-3 and had a 25% win percentage.

Month Record Win Percentage % Point Differential
October '77 1-3 25% -41
November '77 9-4 69.2% +83
December '77 10-6 62.5% +32
January '78 6-8 42.9% -23
February '78 5-8 38.5% -29
March '78 10-7 58.8% +51
April '78 3-2 60% +3

Did the 1977-78 Washington Bullets Win The NBA Title?

Yes, the 1977-78 Washington Bullets won the NBA Title in 1978. They beat the Seattle SuperSonics.

What was the point differential for the 1977-78 Washington Bullets?

The Washington Bullets finished the regular season with a point differential of +76. Based on their point differential and their pythagorean expectation, the Bullets could have been expected to have about 43.4 wins, or a 43-39 record in the regular season.

How did the 1977-78 Washington Bullets perform in one-possession games?

In close, one-possession games, or games that went to overtime, the 1977-78 Washington Bullets went 10-9.

How did the 1977-78 Washington Bullets perform in overtime games?

During the regular season, the 1977-78 Washington Bullets went 3-3 in overtime games.

How did the 1977-78 Washington Bullets perform in overtime games in the playoffs?

In the playoffs, the 1977-78 Washington Bullets went 3-0 in overtime games.

What was the longest win streak for the 1977-78 Washington Bullets?

The longest win streak during the regular season for the 1977-78 Washington Bullets was a 5 game winning streak.

What was the longest losing streak for the 1977-78 Washington Bullets?

The longest losing streak that the Washington Bullets had during the 1977-78 regular season was 5 games, which happened once during the season.

1977-78 Washington Bullets Schedule

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Date Opponent Score
Regular Season
Fri, Oct 21, 1977 vs Detroit Pistons Win 117 - 109
Sat, Oct 22, 1977 @ New York Knicks Loss 115 - 141
Fri, Oct 28, 1977 @ Indiana Pacers Loss 127 - 136
Sat, Oct 29, 1977 @ Kansas City Kings Loss 106 - 120
Fri, Nov 4, 1977 vs Phoenix Suns Win 113 - 96
Sat, Nov 5, 1977 @ Houston Rockets Loss 105 - 116
Sun, Nov 6, 1977 @ New Orleans Jazz Win 108 - 97
Thu, Nov 10, 1977 vs Milwaukee Bucks Loss 103 - 106
Sat, Nov 12, 1977 vs Philadelphia 76ers Win 116 - 98
Sun, Nov 13, 1977 @ Detroit Pistons Loss 102 - 104
Tue, Nov 15, 1977 vs Seattle SuperSonics Win 111 - 109
Fri, Nov 18, 1977 vs New York Knicks Win 123 - 103
Sat, Nov 19, 1977 @ Kansas City Kings Win 131 - 125 OT
Mon, Nov 21, 1977 @ Buffalo Braves Win 114 - 97
Tue, Nov 22, 1977 vs Denver Nuggets Loss 114 - 119
Sat, Nov 26, 1977 vs Houston Rockets Win 93 - 91
Wed, Nov 30, 1977 vs San Antonio Spurs Win 116 - 105
Fri, Dec 2, 1977 @ Milwaukee Bucks Win 108 - 95
Sat, Dec 3, 1977 vs Boston Celtics Win 103 - 93
Sun, Dec 4, 1977 @ Cleveland Cavaliers Win 100 - 94
Tue, Dec 6, 1977 @ Chicago Bulls Loss 108 - 116
Wed, Dec 7, 1977 vs Cleveland Cavaliers Win 96 - 95
Fri, Dec 9, 1977 vs New Orleans Jazz Win 101 - 97
Sun, Dec 11, 1977 vs New Jersey Nets Loss 95 - 106
Tue, Dec 13, 1977 vs Golden State Warriors Win 102 - 96
Fri, Dec 16, 1977 @ Denver Nuggets Win 117 - 112 OT
Sat, Dec 17, 1977 @ Portland Trail Blazers Loss 104 - 117
Sun, Dec 18, 1977 @ Seattle SuperSonics Loss 109 - 111 OT
Tue, Dec 20, 1977 @ Los Angeles Lakers Loss 115 - 120
Sun, Dec 25, 1977 vs Atlanta Hawks Win 100 - 93
Mon, Dec 26, 1977 @ Atlanta Hawks Win 113 - 106
Wed, Dec 28, 1977 vs Buffalo Braves Win 106 - 87
Fri, Dec 30, 1977 @ Philadelphia 76ers Loss 119 - 126
Tue, Jan 3, 1978 vs Denver Nuggets Loss 100 - 101
Fri, Jan 6, 1978 vs Indiana Pacers Win 146 - 114
Sun, Jan 8, 1978 @ New Jersey Nets Win 99 - 98
Tue, Jan 10, 1978 vs Kansas City Kings Win 123 - 115
Wed, Jan 11, 1978 @ Atlanta Hawks Loss 95 - 100
Fri, Jan 13, 1978 vs Portland Trail Blazers Win 102 - 93
Sat, Jan 14, 1978 @ Buffalo Braves Loss 93 - 130
Wed, Jan 18, 1978 @ Golden State Warriors Loss 106 - 113
Fri, Jan 20, 1978 @ Los Angeles Lakers Loss 99 - 121
Sun, Jan 22, 1978 @ Phoenix Suns Loss 101 - 114
Tue, Jan 24, 1978 vs Detroit Pistons Loss 101 - 104
Thu, Jan 26, 1978 vs Chicago Bulls Win 135 - 107
Sun, Jan 29, 1978 vs Los Angeles Lakers Win 119 - 112
Tue, Jan 31, 1978 @ San Antonio Spurs Loss 109 - 129
Thu, Feb 2, 1978 @ Cleveland Cavaliers Loss 93 - 110
Fri, Feb 3, 1978 @ Boston Celtics Loss 94 - 116
Tue, Feb 7, 1978 @ Golden State Warriors Loss 102 - 105
Wed, Feb 8, 1978 @ Seattle SuperSonics Win 106 - 100
Sun, Feb 12, 1978 @ Phoenix Suns Loss 109 - 121
Tue, Feb 14, 1978 @ Denver Nuggets Loss 98 - 103
Thu, Feb 16, 1978 vs Buffalo Braves Win 123 - 109
Fri, Feb 17, 1978 @ Indiana Pacers Loss 111 - 123
Sun, Feb 19, 1978 vs New Orleans Jazz Win 130 - 111
Wed, Feb 22, 1978 vs Portland Trail Blazers Loss 97 - 105
Fri, Feb 24, 1978 vs Phoenix Suns Win 121 - 120 OT
Sun, Feb 26, 1978 vs Golden State Warriors Win 121 - 110
Tue, Feb 28, 1978 @ Milwaukee Bucks Loss 135 - 136 OT
Wed, Mar 1, 1978 vs San Antonio Spurs Win 125 - 110
Fri, Mar 3, 1978 @ Detroit Pistons Win 124 - 108
Sun, Mar 5, 1978 vs Houston Rockets Win 106 - 88
Fri, Mar 10, 1978 @ Houston Rockets Win 117 - 114
Sat, Mar 11, 1978 @ San Antonio Spurs Loss 101 - 116
Tue, Mar 14, 1978 vs Seattle SuperSonics Win 120 - 115
Thu, Mar 16, 1978 @ Chicago Bulls Loss 107 - 111
Fri, Mar 17, 1978 vs Indiana Pacers Loss 99 - 105
Sun, Mar 19, 1978 vs Milwaukee Bucks Loss 106 - 117
Tue, Mar 21, 1978 vs Boston Celtics Win 119 - 107
Wed, Mar 22, 1978 @ New Orleans Jazz Win 124 - 109
Fri, Mar 24, 1978 @ New Jersey Nets Win 107 - 104
Sat, Mar 25, 1978 vs Atlanta Hawks Win 98 - 95
Sun, Mar 26, 1978 vs New Jersey Nets Loss 104 - 118
Wed, Mar 29, 1978 vs Kansas City Kings Loss 105 - 108 OT
Thu, Mar 30, 1978 @ New York Knicks Win 123 - 108
Fri, Mar 31, 1978 vs Cleveland Cavaliers Loss 101 - 102
Sun, Apr 2, 1978 vs New York Knicks Loss 109 - 114
Wed, Apr 5, 1978 vs Los Angeles Lakers Win 125 - 119
Thu, Apr 6, 1978 @ Boston Celtics Win 112 - 103
Sat, Apr 8, 1978 @ Philadelphia 76ers Loss 114 - 131
Sun, Apr 9, 1978 vs Philadelphia 76ers Win 123 - 113
Playoffs
Eastern Conference First Round (Won 2 - 0)
Wed, Apr 12, 1978 vs Atlanta Hawks Win 103 - 94
Fri, Apr 14, 1978 @ Atlanta Hawks Win 107 - 103 OT
Eastern Conference Semifinals (Won 4 - 2)
Sun, Apr 16, 1978 @ San Antonio Spurs Loss 103 - 114
Tue, Apr 18, 1978 @ San Antonio Spurs Win 121 - 117
Fri, Apr 21, 1978 vs San Antonio Spurs Win 118 - 105
Sun, Apr 23, 1978 vs San Antonio Spurs Win 98 - 95
Tue, Apr 25, 1978 @ San Antonio Spurs Loss 105 - 116
Fri, Apr 28, 1978 vs San Antonio Spurs Win 103 - 100
Eastern Conference Finals (Won 4 - 2)
Sun, Apr 30, 1978 @ Philadelphia 76ers Win 122 - 117 OT
Wed, May 3, 1978 @ Philadelphia 76ers Loss 104 - 110
Fri, May 5, 1978 vs Philadelphia 76ers Win 123 - 108
Sun, May 7, 1978 vs Philadelphia 76ers Win 121 - 105
Wed, May 10, 1978 @ Philadelphia 76ers Loss 94 - 107
Fri, May 12, 1978 vs Philadelphia 76ers Win 101 - 99
Finals (Won 4 - 3)
Sun, May 21, 1978 @ Seattle SuperSonics Loss 102 - 106
Thu, May 25, 1978 vs Seattle SuperSonics Win 106 - 98
Sun, May 28, 1978 vs Seattle SuperSonics Loss 92 - 93
Tue, May 30, 1978 @ Seattle SuperSonics Win 120 - 116 OT
Fri, Jun 2, 1978 @ Seattle SuperSonics Loss 94 - 98
Sun, Jun 4, 1978 vs Seattle SuperSonics Win 117 - 82
Wed, Jun 7, 1978 @ Seattle SuperSonics Win 105 - 99

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