| 42-40 | Lost First Round |
| Record | Outcome |
The Washington Bullets finished the regular season with a 42-40 record. They went 27-14 at home and 15-26 on the road. Including the playoffs, the Washington Bullets went 42-43. Their final game was a loss in the Eastern Conference First Round to the Detroit Pistons.
The 1986-87 Washington Bullets played in the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference.
Among qualifying months, the 1986-87 Washington Bullets had their best month in February, when they went 9-4 and had a 69.2% win percentage. Their worst month was March, when they went 5-10 and had a 33.3% win percentage.
| Month | Record | Win Percentage % | Point Differential |
|---|---|---|---|
| October '86 | 0-1 | 0% | -18 |
| November '86 | 7-7 | 50% | -16 |
| December '86 | 7-7 | 50% | +3 |
| January '87 | 8-6 | 57.1% | -19 |
| February '87 | 9-4 | 69.2% | +53 |
| March '87 | 5-10 | 33.3% | -144 |
| April '87 | 6-5 | 54.5% | +29 |
Yes, the Washington Bullets made the Playoffs in 1987. They lost their only series against the Detroit Pistons in the Eastern Conference First Round.
The Washington Bullets finished the regular season with a point differential of -112. Based on their point differential and their pythagorean expectation, the Bullets could have been expected to have about 37.4 wins, or a 37-45 record in the regular season.
In close, one-possession games, or games that went to overtime, the 1986-87 Washington Bullets went 8-4.
During the regular season, the 1986-87 Washington Bullets went 1-0 in overtime games.
The longest win streak during the regular season for the 1986-87 Washington Bullets was a 4 game winning streak.
The longest losing streak that the Washington Bullets had during the 1986-87 regular season was 3 games, which occured 4 separate times.
= Playoff Team
| Date | Opponent | Score | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regular Season | ||||
| Fri, Oct 31, 1986 | @ Boston Celtics | Loss 102 - 120 | ||
| Sat, Nov 1, 1986 | @ Cleveland Cavaliers | Loss 106 - 113 | ||
| Tue, Nov 4, 1986 | vs New Jersey Nets | Win 102 - 101 | ||
| Wed, Nov 5, 1986 | @ Detroit Pistons | Loss 85 - 109 | ||
| Fri, Nov 7, 1986 | vs Boston Celtics | Loss 86 - 88 | ||
| Sat, Nov 8, 1986 | @ Atlanta Hawks | Loss 91 - 110 | ||
| Wed, Nov 12, 1986 | vs Chicago Bulls | Win 101 - 99 | ||
| Sat, Nov 15, 1986 | @ New York Knicks | Loss 97 - 104 | ||
| Sun, Nov 16, 1986 | vs Indiana Pacers | Win 124 - 111 | ||
| Wed, Nov 19, 1986 | vs Detroit Pistons | Win 119 - 105 | ||
| Fri, Nov 21, 1986 | vs Houston Rockets | Win 115 - 99 | ||
| Sat, Nov 22, 1986 | @ Chicago Bulls | Loss 84 - 93 | ||
| Tue, Nov 25, 1986 | vs Portland Trail Blazers | Win 111 - 99 | ||
| Wed, Nov 26, 1986 | @ Milwaukee Bucks | Loss 103 - 122 | ||
| Sat, Nov 29, 1986 | vs San Antonio Spurs | Win 116 - 103 | ||
| Tue, Dec 2, 1986 | @ Boston Celtics | Win 117 - 109 | ||
| Wed, Dec 3, 1986 | @ Indiana Pacers | Loss 103 - 116 | ||
| Fri, Dec 5, 1986 | vs Milwaukee Bucks | Loss 87 - 91 | ||
| Wed, Dec 10, 1986 | vs New York Knicks | Win 106 - 105 | ||
| Fri, Dec 12, 1986 | @ Detroit Pistons | Win 116 - 115 | ||
| Sat, Dec 13, 1986 | vs Boston Celtics | Loss 98 - 105 | ||
| Tue, Dec 16, 1986 | vs Utah Jazz | Loss 106 - 109 | ||
| Thu, Dec 18, 1986 | @ Golden State Warriors | Win 128 - 110 | ||
| Sat, Dec 20, 1986 | @ Los Angeles Clippers | Win 113 - 101 | ||
| Sun, Dec 21, 1986 | @ Portland Trail Blazers | Loss 101 - 128 | ||
| Thu, Dec 25, 1986 | @ Philadelphia 76ers | Win 102 - 97 | ||
| Sat, Dec 27, 1986 | vs Detroit Pistons | Loss 105 - 107 | ||
| Mon, Dec 29, 1986 | vs Golden State Warriors | Win 125 - 105 | ||
| Tue, Dec 30, 1986 | @ New York Knicks | Loss 97 - 103 | ||
| Fri, Jan 2, 1987 | vs Atlanta Hawks | Loss 101 - 118 | ||
| Tue, Jan 6, 1987 | vs Los Angeles Clippers | Win 112 - 97 | ||
| Wed, Jan 7, 1987 | @ New Jersey Nets | Loss 96 - 118 | ||
| Fri, Jan 9, 1987 | @ Milwaukee Bucks | Win 100 - 92 | ||
| Sat, Jan 10, 1987 | vs Philadelphia 76ers | Win 117 - 111 | ||
| Mon, Jan 12, 1987 | vs Sacramento Kings | Win 113 - 109 | ||
| Wed, Jan 14, 1987 | vs New Jersey Nets | Win 118 - 100 | ||
| Thu, Jan 15, 1987 | @ Indiana Pacers | Loss 105 - 113 | ||
| Sun, Jan 18, 1987 | vs Los Angeles Lakers | Loss 101 - 115 | ||
| Fri, Jan 23, 1987 | vs Phoenix Suns | Win 109 - 90 | ||
| Sat, Jan 24, 1987 | @ Houston Rockets | Loss 92 - 115 | ||
| Tue, Jan 27, 1987 | @ Dallas Mavericks | Win 118 - 113 | ||
| Thu, Jan 29, 1987 | @ Detroit Pistons | Loss 101 - 112 | ||
| Sat, Jan 31, 1987 | vs Philadelphia 76ers | Win 106 - 105 | ||
| Mon, Feb 2, 1987 | vs New York Knicks | Win 104 - 98 | ||
| Tue, Feb 3, 1987 | @ Chicago Bulls | Loss 91 - 98 | ||
| Thu, Feb 5, 1987 | vs Cleveland Cavaliers | Win 94 - 85 | ||
| Wed, Feb 11, 1987 | @ San Antonio Spurs | Win 133 - 108 | ||
| Thu, Feb 12, 1987 | @ Denver Nuggets | Win 121 - 115 | ||
| Sat, Feb 14, 1987 | @ Sacramento Kings | Loss 111 - 136 | ||
| Mon, Feb 16, 1987 | @ Phoenix Suns | Win 124 - 110 | ||
| Tue, Feb 17, 1987 | @ Los Angeles Lakers | Win 114 - 99 | ||
| Fri, Feb 20, 1987 | @ Utah Jazz | Win 118 - 113 | ||
| Sat, Feb 21, 1987 | @ Seattle SuperSonics | Loss 93 - 110 | ||
| Mon, Feb 23, 1987 | @ Cleveland Cavaliers | Loss 105 - 109 | ||
| Thu, Feb 26, 1987 | vs Indiana Pacers | Win 100 - 94 | ||
| Sat, Feb 28, 1987 | vs New York Knicks | Win 137 - 117 | ||
| Mon, Mar 2, 1987 | @ Atlanta Hawks | Loss 99 - 121 | ||
| Wed, Mar 4, 1987 | vs New Jersey Nets | Win 117 - 114 | ||
| Fri, Mar 6, 1987 | @ Philadelphia 76ers | Loss 113 - 123 | ||
| Tue, Mar 10, 1987 | @ New Jersey Nets | Loss 79 - 121 | ||
| Wed, Mar 11, 1987 | vs Milwaukee Bucks | Loss 107 - 115 | ||
| Sat, Mar 14, 1987 | vs Chicago Bulls | Win 106 - 105 | OT | |
| Sun, Mar 15, 1987 | vs Cleveland Cavaliers | Win 97 - 89 | ||
| Tue, Mar 17, 1987 | @ Atlanta Hawks | Loss 98 - 118 | ||
| Thu, Mar 19, 1987 | vs Seattle SuperSonics | Win 110 - 106 | ||
| Sat, Mar 21, 1987 | vs Denver Nuggets | Loss 107 - 117 | ||
| Mon, Mar 23, 1987 | @ Indiana Pacers | Loss 92 - 101 | ||
| Tue, Mar 24, 1987 | vs Atlanta Hawks | Loss 87 - 96 | ||
| Thu, Mar 26, 1987 | vs Boston Celtics | Win 106 - 103 | ||
| Sat, Mar 28, 1987 | vs Dallas Mavericks | Loss 107 - 114 | ||
| Tue, Mar 31, 1987 | @ Chicago Bulls | Loss 75 - 101 | ||
| Wed, Apr 1, 1987 | @ Boston Celtics | Loss 86 - 103 | ||
| Fri, Apr 3, 1987 | vs Chicago Bulls | Win 122 - 118 | ||
| Sat, Apr 4, 1987 | @ Cleveland Cavaliers | Win 127 - 111 | ||
| Tue, Apr 7, 1987 | vs Milwaukee Bucks | Loss 94 - 95 | ||
| Wed, Apr 8, 1987 | @ New Jersey Nets | Win 118 - 109 | ||
| Fri, Apr 10, 1987 | vs Indiana Pacers | Loss 101 - 115 | ||
| Sun, Apr 12, 1987 | vs Detroit Pistons | Win 103 - 98 | ||
| Mon, Apr 13, 1987 | @ Philadelphia 76ers | Loss 105 - 113 | ||
| Wed, Apr 15, 1987 | vs Cleveland Cavaliers | Win 110 - 101 | ||
| Fri, Apr 17, 1987 | @ New York Knicks | Win 142 - 110 | ||
| Sun, Apr 19, 1987 | vs Philadelphia 76ers | Loss 102 - 108 | ||
| Playoffs | ||||
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| Eastern Conference First Round (Lost 0 - 3) | ||||
| Fri, Apr 24, 1987 | @ Detroit Pistons | Loss 92 - 106 | ||
| Sun, Apr 26, 1987 | @ Detroit Pistons | Loss 85 - 128 | ||
| Wed, Apr 29, 1987 | vs Detroit Pistons | Loss 96 - 97 | ||
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