1987-1988 Washington Bullets

1987-88 Washington Bullets Schedule

= Playoff Team

Date	Opponent	Score
Regular Season (82 Games, 38-44)
Fri, 11/6/87	@ Atlanta Hawks	Loss 97 - 114
1 2 3 4 Total Bullets 19 26 28 24 97 Hawks 36 37 15 26 114 19 - 36 45 - 73 73 - 88 97 - 114
Sat, 11/7/87	vs Boston Celtics	Loss 139 - 140
1 2 3 4 OT OT2 Total Celtics 27 32 34 26 12 9 140 Bullets 23 38 31 27 12 8 139 23 - 27 61 - 59 92 - 93 119 - 119 131 - 131 139 - 140
Tue, 11/10/87	@ Milwaukee Bucks	Loss 100 - 115
1 2 3 4 Total Bullets 26 29 14 31 100 Bucks 26 33 34 22 115 26 - 26 55 - 59 69 - 93 100 - 115
Fri, 11/13/87	vs New York Knicks	Win 108 - 101
1 2 3 4 Total Knicks 30 20 30 21 101 Bullets 26 36 28 18 108 26 - 30 62 - 50 90 - 80 108 - 101
Sun, 11/15/87	@ New Jersey Nets	Win 113 - 109
1 2 3 4 Total Bullets 24 38 30 21 113 Nets 26 31 26 26 109 24 - 26 62 - 57 92 - 83 113 - 109
Tue, 11/17/87	@ Chicago Bulls	Loss 101 - 105
1 2 3 4 Total Bullets 22 18 28 33 101 Bulls 32 32 18 23 105 22 - 32 40 - 64 68 - 82 101 - 105
Wed, 11/18/87	vs Chicago Bulls	Loss 82 - 84
1 2 3 4 Total Bulls 20 22 20 22 84 Bullets 21 17 21 23 82 21 - 20 38 - 42 59 - 62 82 - 84
Fri, 11/20/87	@ Portland Trail Blazers	Loss 101 - 120
1 2 3 4 Total Bullets 26 24 22 29 101 Trail Blazers 33 30 23 34 120 26 - 33 50 - 63 72 - 86 101 - 120
Sat, 11/21/87	@ Seattle SuperSonics	Loss 103 - 124
1 2 3 4 Total Bullets 26 24 25 28 103 SuperSonics 28 27 30 39 124 26 - 28 50 - 55 75 - 85 103 - 124
Tue, 11/24/87	@ Utah Jazz	Loss 83 - 100
1 2 3 4 Total Bullets 18 27 25 13 83 Jazz 24 30 20 26 100 18 - 24 45 - 54 70 - 74 83 - 100
Wed, 11/25/87	@ Los Angeles Clippers	Win 101 - 96
1 2 3 4 Total Bullets 26 18 25 32 101 Clippers 28 23 23 22 96 26 - 28 44 - 51 69 - 74 101 - 96
Sat, 11/28/87	vs Detroit Pistons	Win 124 - 102
1 2 3 4 Total Pistons 29 22 27 24 102 Bullets 21 34 32 37 124 21 - 29 55 - 51 87 - 78 124 - 102
Wed, 12/2/87	@ Indiana Pacers	Loss 102 - 108
1 2 3 4 Total Bullets 28 25 21 28 102 Pacers 31 33 22 22 108 28 - 31 53 - 64 74 - 86 102 - 108
Thu, 12/3/87	vs Atlanta Hawks	Loss 94 - 102
1 2 3 4 Total Hawks 29 16 28 29 102 Bullets 18 12 33 31 94 18 - 29 30 - 45 63 - 73 94 - 102
Sat, 12/5/87	vs Seattle SuperSonics	Loss 99 - 115
1 2 3 4 Total SuperSonics 23 29 24 39 115 Bullets 23 31 28 17 99 23 - 23 54 - 52 82 - 76 99 - 115
Tue, 12/8/87	@ New York Knicks	Loss 92 - 116
1 2 3 4 Total Bullets 26 28 15 23 92 Knicks 36 19 30 31 116 26 - 36 54 - 55 69 - 85 92 - 116
Wed, 12/9/87	vs Los Angeles Lakers	Win 120 - 112	OT
1 2 3 4 OT Total Lakers 34 21 22 27 8 112 Bullets 34 27 29 14 16 120 34 - 34 61 - 55 90 - 77 104 - 104 120 - 112
Fri, 12/11/87	@ Detroit Pistons	Loss 108 - 114
1 2 3 4 Total Bullets 28 28 23 29 108 Pistons 28 29 32 25 114 28 - 28 56 - 57 79 - 89 108 - 114
Sat, 12/12/87	@ New Jersey Nets	Win 122 - 107
1 2 3 4 Total Bullets 23 34 28 37 122 Nets 28 28 20 31 107 23 - 28 57 - 56 85 - 76 122 - 107
Tue, 12/15/87	vs Boston Celtics	Loss 102 - 122
1 2 3 4 Total Celtics 33 36 27 26 122 Bullets 26 29 26 21 102 26 - 33 55 - 69 81 - 96 102 - 122
Thu, 12/17/87	vs Indiana Pacers	Win 115 - 111	OT
1 2 3 4 OT Total Pacers 20 29 26 23 13 111 Bullets 20 18 28 32 17 115 20 - 20 38 - 49 66 - 75 98 - 98 115 - 111
Sat, 12/19/87	vs Chicago Bulls	Win 109 - 96
1 2 3 4 Total Bulls 25 24 25 22 96 Bullets 28 26 31 24 109 28 - 25 54 - 49 85 - 74 109 - 96
Tue, 12/22/87	vs Cleveland Cavaliers	Loss 102 - 106
1 2 3 4 Total Cavaliers 22 29 27 28 106 Bullets 29 26 27 20 102 29 - 22 55 - 51 82 - 78 102 - 106
Sat, 12/26/87	@ Milwaukee Bucks	Loss 97 - 102
1 2 3 4 Total Bullets 26 28 26 17 97 Bucks 34 25 21 22 102 26 - 34 54 - 59 80 - 80 97 - 102
Wed, 12/30/87	vs Portland Trail Blazers	Loss 112 - 117
1 2 3 4 Total Trail Blazers 29 34 27 27 117 Bullets 28 23 29 32 112 28 - 29 51 - 63 80 - 90 112 - 117
Fri, 1/1/88	vs Denver Nuggets	Loss 109 - 124
1 2 3 4 Total Nuggets 33 26 34 31 124 Bullets 29 23 28 29 109 29 - 33 52 - 59 80 - 93 109 - 124
Sat, 1/2/88	vs Houston Rockets	Loss 100 - 111
1 2 3 4 Total Rockets 31 26 28 26 111 Bullets 18 22 22 38 100 18 - 31 40 - 57 62 - 85 100 - 111
Tue, 1/5/88	vs New Jersey Nets	Win 101 - 97
1 2 3 4 Total Nets 18 19 26 34 97 Bullets 30 19 18 34 101 30 - 18 49 - 37 67 - 63 101 - 97
Fri, 1/8/88	@ Boston Celtics	Loss 109 - 125
1 2 3 4 Total Bullets 24 43 27 15 109 Celtics 34 28 30 33 125 24 - 34 67 - 62 94 - 92 109 - 125
Sat, 1/9/88	vs Los Angeles Clippers	Win 108 - 76
1 2 3 4 Total Clippers 26 14 19 17 76 Bullets 26 27 29 26 108 26 - 26 53 - 40 82 - 59 108 - 76
Thu, 1/14/88	vs Milwaukee Bucks	Win 136 - 107
1 2 3 4 Total Bucks 29 31 21 26 107 Bullets 33 30 36 37 136 33 - 29 63 - 60 99 - 81 136 - 107
Sun, 1/17/88	vs Sacramento Kings	Win 130 - 113
1 2 3 4 Total Kings 27 30 26 30 113 Bullets 32 39 31 28 130 32 - 27 71 - 57 102 - 83 130 - 113
Mon, 1/18/88	@ Chicago Bulls	Loss 103 - 117
1 2 3 4 Total Bullets 28 24 24 27 103 Bulls 27 26 32 32 117 28 - 27 52 - 53 76 - 85 103 - 117
Wed, 1/20/88	@ Philadelphia 76ers	Win 110 - 98
1 2 3 4 Total Bullets 18 24 31 37 110 76ers 23 29 22 24 98 18 - 23 42 - 52 73 - 74 110 - 98
Fri, 1/22/88	vs Golden State Warriors	Win 115 - 91
1 2 3 4 Total Warriors 22 20 29 20 91 Bullets 32 29 30 24 115 32 - 22 61 - 42 91 - 71 115 - 91
Sun, 1/24/88	vs Philadelphia 76ers	Win 131 - 99
1 2 3 4 Total 76ers 28 17 24 30 99 Bullets 31 28 36 36 131 31 - 28 59 - 45 95 - 69 131 - 99
Mon, 1/25/88	vs Philadelphia 76ers	Win 118 - 117	OT
1 2 3 4 OT Total 76ers 27 34 22 22 12 117 Bullets 28 31 22 24 13 118 28 - 27 59 - 61 81 - 83 105 - 105 118 - 117
Wed, 1/27/88	@ Boston Celtics	Loss 100 - 106
1 2 3 4 Total Bullets 25 25 20 30 100 Celtics 38 15 28 25 106 25 - 38 50 - 53 70 - 81 100 - 106
Thu, 1/28/88	vs New York Knicks	Win 104 - 90
1 2 3 4 Total Knicks 21 28 23 18 90 Bullets 29 22 21 32 104 29 - 21 51 - 49 72 - 72 104 - 90
Sat, 1/30/88	@ Cleveland Cavaliers	Loss 126 - 128	OT
1 2 3 4 OT Total Bullets 24 29 36 26 11 126 Cavaliers 30 24 30 31 13 128 24 - 30 53 - 54 89 - 84 115 - 115 126 - 128
Tue, 2/2/88	@ New York Knicks	Loss 106 - 110
1 2 3 4 Total Bullets 24 25 37 20 106 Knicks 23 28 29 30 110 24 - 23 49 - 51 86 - 80 106 - 110
Wed, 2/3/88	vs Cleveland Cavaliers	Loss 106 - 107
1 2 3 4 Total Cavaliers 35 25 28 19 107 Bullets 23 36 30 17 106 23 - 35 59 - 60 89 - 88 106 - 107
Tue, 2/9/88	vs New Jersey Nets	Win 126 - 117	OT
1 2 3 4 OT Total Nets 22 28 24 31 12 117 Bullets 29 29 22 25 21 126 29 - 22 58 - 50 80 - 74 105 - 105 126 - 117
Wed, 2/10/88	@ Cleveland Cavaliers	Loss 102 - 118
1 2 3 4 Total Bullets 24 30 29 19 102 Cavaliers 32 29 24 33 118 24 - 32 54 - 61 83 - 85 102 - 118
Sat, 2/13/88	@ Atlanta Hawks	Loss 103 - 105
1 2 3 4 Total Bullets 28 15 32 28 103 Hawks 26 23 28 28 105 28 - 26 43 - 49 75 - 77 103 - 105
Mon, 2/15/88	vs Milwaukee Bucks	Loss 110 - 114
1 2 3 4 Total Bucks 30 33 27 24 114 Bullets 21 26 29 34 110 21 - 30 47 - 63 76 - 90 110 - 114
Wed, 2/17/88	@ Dallas Mavericks	Loss 108 - 123
1 2 3 4 Total Bullets 23 27 21 37 108 Mavericks 39 24 31 29 123 23 - 39 50 - 63 71 - 94 108 - 123
Fri, 2/19/88	@ San Antonio Spurs	Win 106 - 102
1 2 3 4 Total Bullets 34 22 22 28 106 Spurs 27 30 20 25 102 34 - 27 56 - 57 78 - 77 106 - 102
Sat, 2/20/88	@ Houston Rockets	Loss 109 - 115
1 2 3 4 Total Bullets 25 14 24 46 109 Rockets 18 26 37 34 115 25 - 18 39 - 44 63 - 81 109 - 115
Mon, 2/22/88	@ Denver Nuggets	Loss 87 - 100
1 2 3 4 Total Bullets 25 25 22 15 87 Nuggets 23 22 29 26 100 25 - 23 50 - 45 72 - 74 87 - 100
Tue, 2/23/88	@ Los Angeles Lakers	Loss 100 - 111
1 2 3 4 Total Bullets 23 22 20 35 100 Lakers 18 29 29 35 111 23 - 18 45 - 47 65 - 76 100 - 111
Thu, 2/25/88	@ Sacramento Kings	Win 129 - 110
1 2 3 4 Total Bullets 34 32 36 27 129 Kings 23 30 33 24 110 34 - 23 66 - 53 102 - 86 129 - 110
Sat, 2/27/88	@ Phoenix Suns	Win 116 - 106
1 2 3 4 Total Bullets 17 31 37 31 116 Suns 26 26 29 25 106 17 - 26 48 - 52 85 - 81 116 - 106
Mon, 2/29/88	@ Golden State Warriors	Win 110 - 105
1 2 3 4 Total Bullets 28 22 31 29 110 Warriors 22 31 19 33 105 28 - 22 50 - 53 81 - 72 110 - 105
Wed, 3/2/88	vs Indiana Pacers	Win 111 - 102
1 2 3 4 Total Pacers 27 24 25 26 102 Bullets 31 27 28 25 111 31 - 27 58 - 51 86 - 76 111 - 102
Fri, 3/4/88	@ Indiana Pacers	Win 95 - 88
1 2 3 4 Total Bullets 25 18 25 27 95 Pacers 26 25 19 18 88 25 - 26 43 - 51 68 - 70 95 - 88
Sat, 3/5/88	vs Detroit Pistons	Win 101 - 97
1 2 3 4 Total Pistons 18 23 23 33 97 Bullets 23 29 20 29 101 23 - 18 52 - 41 72 - 64 101 - 97
Wed, 3/9/88	vs Phoenix Suns	Win 115 - 111
1 2 3 4 Total Suns 29 25 23 34 111 Bullets 33 23 35 24 115 33 - 29 56 - 54 91 - 77 115 - 111
Fri, 3/11/88	vs Utah Jazz	Loss 107 - 109
1 2 3 4 Total Jazz 30 24 30 25 109 Bullets 28 25 29 25 107 28 - 30 53 - 54 82 - 84 107 - 109
Sun, 3/13/88	@ Philadelphia 76ers	Loss 96 - 104
1 2 3 4 Total Bullets 25 18 23 30 96 76ers 23 22 25 34 104 25 - 23 43 - 45 66 - 70 96 - 104
Mon, 3/14/88	vs San Antonio Spurs	Win 112 - 106
1 2 3 4 Total Spurs 25 25 23 33 106 Bullets 27 28 29 28 112 27 - 25 55 - 50 84 - 73 112 - 106
Wed, 3/16/88	vs Chicago Bulls	Win 106 - 103
1 2 3 4 Total Bulls 30 22 26 25 103 Bullets 27 27 29 23 106 27 - 30 54 - 52 83 - 78 106 - 103
Thu, 3/17/88	@ Indiana Pacers	Loss 95 - 99
1 2 3 4 Total Bullets 34 17 18 26 95 Pacers 21 21 27 30 99 34 - 21 51 - 42 69 - 69 95 - 99
Sat, 3/19/88	vs Philadelphia 76ers	Loss 89 - 94
1 2 3 4 Total 76ers 23 24 21 26 94 Bullets 18 32 22 17 89 18 - 23 50 - 47 72 - 68 89 - 94
Sun, 3/20/88	@ Detroit Pistons	Loss 110 - 118
1 2 3 4 Total Bullets 27 23 32 28 110 Pistons 31 26 30 31 118 27 - 31 50 - 57 82 - 87 110 - 118
Wed, 3/23/88	@ Boston Celtics	Loss 89 - 104
1 2 3 4 Total Bullets 19 32 22 16 89 Celtics 26 22 26 30 104 19 - 26 51 - 48 73 - 74 89 - 104
Thu, 3/24/88	vs Atlanta Hawks	Win 94 - 91
1 2 3 4 Total Hawks 22 26 21 22 91 Bullets 18 25 29 22 94 18 - 22 43 - 48 72 - 69 94 - 91
Sat, 3/26/88	vs New Jersey Nets	Win 99 - 88
1 2 3 4 Total Nets 24 25 18 21 88 Bullets 25 33 17 24 99 25 - 24 58 - 49 75 - 67 99 - 88
Wed, 3/30/88	vs Cleveland Cavaliers	Loss 96 - 107
1 2 3 4 Total Cavaliers 35 29 13 30 107 Bullets 24 19 26 27 96 24 - 35 43 - 64 69 - 77 96 - 107
Fri, 4/1/88	vs Dallas Mavericks	Win 118 - 103
1 2 3 4 Total Mavericks 30 15 36 22 103 Bullets 28 28 30 32 118 28 - 30 56 - 45 86 - 81 118 - 103
Sun, 4/3/88	@ New Jersey Nets	Win 105 - 103
1 2 3 4 Total Bullets 33 27 16 29 105 Nets 22 30 30 21 103 33 - 22 60 - 52 76 - 82 105 - 103
Tue, 4/5/88	@ Chicago Bulls	Win 105 - 94
1 2 3 4 Total Bullets 21 30 28 26 105 Bulls 21 21 28 24 94 21 - 21 51 - 42 79 - 70 105 - 94
Wed, 4/6/88	@ Cleveland Cavaliers	Loss 87 - 98
1 2 3 4 Total Bullets 17 19 21 30 87 Cavaliers 17 22 28 31 98 17 - 17 36 - 39 57 - 67 87 - 98
Fri, 4/8/88	vs Indiana Pacers	Win 107 - 100
1 2 3 4 Total Pacers 23 29 25 23 100 Bullets 30 33 17 27 107 30 - 23 63 - 52 80 - 77 107 - 100
Sun, 4/10/88	vs New York Knicks	Loss 98 - 118
1 2 3 4 Total Knicks 25 36 26 31 118 Bullets 27 16 25 30 98 27 - 25 43 - 61 68 - 87 98 - 118
Mon, 4/11/88	@ Atlanta Hawks	Win 86 - 85
1 2 3 4 Total Bullets 27 19 15 25 86 Hawks 16 19 22 28 85 27 - 16 46 - 35 61 - 57 86 - 85
Wed, 4/13/88	@ Philadelphia 76ers	Loss 97 - 98	OT
1 2 3 4 OT Total Bullets 28 19 20 20 10 97 76ers 19 11 27 30 11 98 28 - 19 47 - 30 67 - 57 87 - 87 97 - 98
Fri, 4/15/88	@ New York Knicks	Win 106 - 97
1 2 3 4 Total Bullets 24 26 24 32 106 Knicks 25 21 26 25 97 24 - 25 50 - 46 74 - 72 106 - 97
Sun, 4/17/88	vs Boston Celtics	Win 98 - 92
1 2 3 4 Total Celtics 25 25 19 23 92 Bullets 25 30 25 18 98 25 - 25 55 - 50 80 - 69 98 - 92
Wed, 4/20/88	@ Milwaukee Bucks	Loss 94 - 132
1 2 3 4 Total Bullets 16 16 30 32 94 Bucks 32 32 38 30 132 16 - 32 32 - 64 62 - 102 94 - 132
Thu, 4/21/88	vs Detroit Pistons	Loss 87 - 99
1 2 3 4 Total Pistons 27 18 31 23 99 Bullets 18 25 28 16 87 18 - 27 43 - 45 71 - 76 87 - 99
Sat, 4/23/88	vs Atlanta Hawks	Win 106 - 96
1 2 3 4 Total Hawks 16 24 22 34 96 Bullets 28 26 28 24 106 28 - 16 54 - 40 82 - 62 106 - 96
Playoffs (5 Games, 2-3)
Eastern Conference First Round (Lost 2 - 3)
Thu, 4/28/88	@ Detroit Pistons	Loss 87 - 96
1 2 3 4 Total Bullets 21 21 19 26 87 Pistons 20 18 29 29 96 21 - 20 42 - 38 61 - 67 87 - 96
Sat, 4/30/88	@ Detroit Pistons	Loss 101 - 102
1 2 3 4 Total Bullets 23 23 36 19 101 Pistons 28 23 25 26 102 23 - 28 46 - 51 82 - 76 101 - 102
Mon, 5/2/88	vs Detroit Pistons	Win 114 - 106	OT
1 2 3 4 OT Total Pistons 25 26 24 23 8 106 Bullets 29 23 28 18 16 114 29 - 25 52 - 51 80 - 75 98 - 98 114 - 106
Wed, 5/4/88	vs Detroit Pistons	Win 106 - 103
1 2 3 4 Total Pistons 29 21 28 25 103 Bullets 27 26 25 28 106 27 - 29 53 - 50 78 - 78 106 - 103
Sun, 5/8/88	@ Detroit Pistons	Loss 78 - 99
1 2 3 4 Total Bullets 22 18 20 18 78 Pistons 27 23 23 26 99 22 - 27 40 - 50 60 - 73 78 - 99

What was the record of the 1987-88 Washington Bullets?

The Washington Bullets finished the regular season with a 38-44 record. They went 25-16 at home and 13-28 on the road. Including the playoffs, the Washington Bullets went 40-47. Their final game was a loss in the Eastern Conference First Round to the Detroit Pistons.

What division did the 1987-88 Washington Bullets play in?

The 1987-88 Washington Bullets played in the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference.

What was the 1987-88 Washington Bullets record by month?

The 1987-88 Washington Bullets had their best month in April, when they went 8-5 and had a 61.5% win percentage. Their worst month was December, when they went 4-9 and had a 30.8% win percentage.

Month	Record	Win Percentage %	Point Differential
November '87	4-8	33.3%	-58
December '87	4-9	30.8%	-54
January '88	9-6	60%	+101
February '88	5-9	35.7%	-25
March '88	8-7	53.3%	-6
April '88	8-5	61.5%	-21

Did the 1987-88 Washington Bullets make the Playoffs?

Yes, the Washington Bullets made the Playoffs in 1988. They lost their only series against the Detroit Pistons in the Eastern Conference First Round.

What was the point differential for the 1987-88 Washington Bullets?

The Washington Bullets finished the regular season with a point differential of -63. Based on their point differential and their pythagorean expectation, the Bullets could have been expected to have about 38.9 wins, or a 39-43 record in the regular season.

How did the 1987-88 Washington Bullets perform in one-possession games?

In close, one-possession games, or games that went to overtime, the 1987-88 Washington Bullets went 8-7.

How did the 1987-88 Washington Bullets perform in overtime games?

During the regular season, the 1987-88 Washington Bullets went 4-3 in overtime games.

How did the 1987-88 Washington Bullets perform in overtime games in the playoffs?

In the playoffs, the 1987-88 Washington Bullets went 1-0 in overtime games.

What was the longest win streak for the 1987-88 Washington Bullets?

The longest win streak during the regular season for the 1987-88 Washington Bullets was a 7 game winning streak.

What was the longest losing streak for the 1987-88 Washington Bullets?

The longest losing streak that the Washington Bullets had during the 1987-88 regular season was 5 games, which occured 2 separate times.