Washington Bullets Playoff Rosters

1981-1982 Washington Bullets Playoff Roster

Player Pos HT WT Birth Date Age Pre-Draft Team YOS Draft Status
Greg Ballard SF 6-7 215 Jan 29, 1955 27 Oregon 4 1977 1st Rnd, #4, Washington Wizards
Jim Chones FC 6-11 220 Nov 30, 1949 32 Marquette 7 1973 2nd Rnd, #31, Los Angeles Lakers
Don Collins GF 6-6 190 Nov 28, 1958 23 Washington State 1 1980 1st Rnd, #18, Atlanta Hawks
Charles Davis SF 6-7 215 Oct 5, 1958 23 Vanderbilt 0 1981 2nd Rnd, #35, Washington Wizards
Kevin Grevey GF 6-5 210 May 12, 1953 28 Kentucky 6 1975 1st Rnd, #20, Washington Wizards
Spencer Haywood PF 6-8 225 Apr 22, 1949 32 Detroit-Mercy 10 1971 2nd Rnd, #35, Buffalo Braves
Frank Johnson PG 6-1 185 Nov 23, 1958 23 Wake Forest 0 1981 1st Rnd, #11, Washington Wizards
John Lucas PG 6-3 175 Oct 31, 1953 28 Maryland 5 1976 1st Rnd, #2, Houston Rockets
Rick Mahorn C 6-10 240 Sep 21, 1958 23 Hampton 1 1980 2nd Rnd, #35, Washington Wizards
Kevin Porter PG 6-0 170 Apr 17, 1950 32 St. Francis (PA) 9 1972 3rd Rnd, #39, Washington Wizards
Jeff Ruland C 6-10 240 Dec 16, 1958 23 Iona 0 1980 2nd Rnd, #25, Golden State Warriors
Carlos Terry SG 6-5 210 Jun 22, 1956 25 Winston-Salem State 2 1978 5th Rnd, #104, Los Angeles Lakers
Ronnie Valentine SF 6-7 210 Nov 27, 1957 24 Old Dominion 1 1980 3rd Rnd, #51, Denver Nuggets
Garry Witts SG 6-7   Jul 3, 1959 22 Holy Cross 0 1981 5th Rnd, #103, Washington Wizards

1981-1982 Playoff Matchups

Eastern Conference
DescriptionHomeAwayResult
First Round #3 Philadelphia Sixers #6 Atlanta Hawks PHI in 2
First Round #4 New Jersey Nets #5 Washington Bullets WAS in 2
Second Round #1 Boston Celtics #5 Washington Bullets BOS in 5
Second Round #3 Philadelphia Sixers #2 Milwaukee Bucks PHI in 6
Conference Finals #1 Boston Celtics #3 Philadelphia Sixers PHI in 7

Western Conference
DescriptionHomeAwayResult
First Round #3 Seattle SuperSonics #6 Houston Rockets SEA in 3
First Round #4 Denver Nuggets #5 Phoenix Suns PHX in 3
Second Round #1 Los Angeles Lakers #5 Phoenix Suns LAL in 4
Second Round #3 Seattle SuperSonics #2 San Antonio Spurs SAS in 5
Conference Finals #1 Los Angeles Lakers #2 San Antonio Spurs LAL in 4

NBA Finals
DescriptionHomeAwayResult
NBA Finals #3 Philadelphia Sixers #1 Los Angeles Lakers LAL in 6

1981-1982 Washington Playoff Stats

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV
Spencer Haywood 7 33.0 20.0 5.6 1.0 0.6 2.0 2.1
Jeff Ruland 7 33.9 17.0 9.4 0.7 0.4 0.6 3.3
Frank Johnson 7 40.0 15.6 3.1 8.4 1.4 0.0 4.1
Greg Ballard 7 38.3 13.3 9.0 3.1 2.0 0.4 1.7
Rick Mahorn 7 34.6 10.6 8.7 1.9 1.4 0.7 2.3
Kevin Grevey 7 22.7 9.4 1.4 1.6 0.4 0.1 0.9
Don Collins 7 21.3 6.1 3.1 0.9 0.6 0.1 1.6
John Lucas 7 10.6 4.4 1.1 2.9 0.4 0.1 0.6
Charles Davis 6 8.7 2.7 0.8 0.5 0.2 0.2 1.2
Garry Witts 4 7.0 1.2 0.8 0.5 0.2 0.0 0.0
Jim Chones 5 6.0 1.0 1.2 0.4 0.2 0.4 0.2
Carlos Terry 3 1.7 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

1981-1982 Washington Bullets Opening Round Schedule

Date Opponent Result Venue Record Washington Leaders New Jersey Leaders
Apr 20, 1982
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New Jersey
W, 83-96 Izod Center
Opening Round
1-0 PTS: 18. Jeff Ruland
PTS: 23. B. Williams
Apr 23, 1982
v.
New Jersey
W, 103-92 US Airways Arena
Opening Round
2-0 PTS: 23. Kevin Grevey
REB: 11. Rick Mahorn
AST: 9. F. Johnson
PTS: 25. Albert King
REB: 9. Len Elmore
AST: 6. Ray Williams

1981-1982 Washington Bullets Conference Semi Finals Schedule

Date Opponent Result Venue Record Washington Leaders Boston Leaders
Apr 25, 1982
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Boston
L, 109-91 Boston Garden
Conference Semi Finals
0-1 PTS: 17. S. Haywood
REB: 9. Greg Ballard
AST: 6. F. Johnson
PTS: 21. M.L. Carr
REB: 12. Larry Bird
AST: 7. T. Archibald
Apr 28, 1982
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Boston
W, 102-103 Boston Garden
Conference Semi Finals
1-1 PTS: 26. F. Johnson
REB: 10. Jeff Ruland
AST: 8. F. Johnson
PTS: 26. Larry Bird
REB: 10. Larry Bird
AST: 6. T. Archibald
May 1, 1982
v.
Boston
L, 83-92 US Airways Arena
Conference Semi Finals
1-2 PTS: 19. S. Haywood
PTS: 25. R. Parish
May 2, 1982
v.
Boston
L, 99-103 Boston Garden
Conference Semi Finals
1-3 PTS: 28. S. Haywood
REB: 10. Rick Mahorn
AST: 7. F. Johnson
PTS: 28. R. Parish
REB: 15. R. Parish
AST: 4. T. Archibald
May 5, 1982
@
Boston
L, 131-126 Boston Garden
Conference Semi Finals
1-4 PTS: 33. Jeff Ruland
PTS: 33. R. Parish