1975–76 Washington Bullets season

The 1975–76 NBA season was the Bullets 15th season in the NBA and their 3rd season in the city of Washington, D.C.

1975–76 Washington Bullets season
Head coach	K. C. Jones
General manager	Bob Ferry
Owner(s)	Abe Pollin
Arena	Capital Centre
Results
Record	48–34 (.585)
Place	Division: 2nd (Central) Conference: 3rd (Eastern)
Playoff finish	Conference semifinals (lost to Cavaliers 3–4)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television	WDCA
Radio	WTOP

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 K. C. Jones Legend (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended 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

• Elvin Hayes, All-NBA Second Team