Washington Bullets Playoff Rosters

1987-1988 Washington Bullets Playoff Roster

Player Pos HT WT Birth Date Age Pre-Draft Team YOS Draft Status
Mark Alarie PF 6-8 217 Dec 11, 1963 24 Duke 1 1986 1st Rnd, #18, Denver Nuggets
Muggsy Bogues PG 5-3 136 Jan 9, 1965 23 Wake Forest 0 1987 1st Rnd, #12, Washington Wizards
Manute Bol C 7-7 200 Oct 16, 1962 25 Bridgeport 2 1983 5th Rnd, #97, San Diego Clippers
Terry Catledge PF 6-8 220 Aug 22, 1963 24 South Alabama 2 1985 1st Rnd, #21, Philadelphia Sixers
Steve Colter PG 6-3 165 Jul 24, 1962 25 New Mexico State 3 1984 2nd Rnd, #33, Portland Trail Blazers
Frank Johnson PG 6-1 185 Nov 23, 1958 29 Wake Forest 6 1981 1st Rnd, #11, Washington Wizards
Charles A. Jones FC 6-9 215 Apr 3, 1957 31 Albany State (GA) 6 1979 8th Rnd, #165, Phoenix Suns
Bernard King SF 6-7 205 Dec 4, 1956 31 Tennessee 10 1977 1st Rnd, #7, New Jersey Nets
Jeff Malone SG 6-4 205 Jun 28, 1961 26 Mississippi State 4 1983 1st Rnd, #10, Washington Wizards
Moses Malone C 6-10 215 Mar 23, 1955 33 Petersburg High School (Virginia) 11 1975 Supplemental Draft, New Orleans Jazz
1976 ABA Dispersal Draft, Rnd 1, Pick 5, Portland Trail Blazers
Jay Murphy FC 6-9 220 Jun 26, 1962 25 Boston College 3 1984 2nd Rnd, #31, Golden State Warriors
Darrell Walker SG 6-4 180 Mar 9, 1961 27 Arkansas 4 1983 1st Rnd, #12, New York Knicks
John Williams FC 6-8 235 Oct 26, 1966 21 LSU 1 1986 1st Rnd, #12, Washington Wizards

1987-1988 Playoff Matchups

Eastern Conference
DescriptionHomeAwayResult
First Round #1 Boston Celtics #8 New York Knicks BOS in 4
First Round #2 Detroit Pistons #7 Washington Bullets DET in 5
First Round #3 Chicago Bulls #6 Cleveland Cavaliers CHI in 5
First Round #4 Atlanta Hawks #5 Milwaukee Bucks ATL in 5
Second Round #1 Boston Celtics #4 Atlanta Hawks BOS in 7
Second Round #2 Detroit Pistons #3 Chicago Bulls DET in 5
Conference Finals #1 Boston Celtics #2 Detroit Pistons DET in 6

Western Conference
DescriptionHomeAwayResult
First Round #1 Los Angeles Lakers #8 San Antonio Spurs LAL in 3
First Round #2 Denver Nuggets #7 Seattle SuperSonics DEN in 5
First Round #3 Dallas Mavericks #6 Houston Rockets DAL in 4
First Round #4 Portland Trail Blazers #5 Utah Jazz UTA in 4
Second Round #1 Los Angeles Lakers #5 Utah Jazz LAL in 7
Second Round #2 Denver Nuggets #3 Dallas Mavericks DAL in 6
Conference Finals #1 Los Angeles Lakers #3 Dallas Mavericks LAL in 7

NBA Finals
DescriptionHomeAwayResult
NBA Finals #1 Los Angeles Lakers #2 Detroit Pistons LAL in 7

1987-1988 Washington Playoff Stats

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV
Jeff Malone 5 39.8 25.6 3.4 2.2 1.0 1.0 2.8
Moses Malone 5 39.6 18.6 11.2 1.4 0.6 0.8 3.0
Bernard King 5 33.6 13.8 2.2 1.8 0.6 0.0 2.8
John Williams 5 37.0 13.0 5.8 4.2 1.6 0.8 2.4
Darrell Walker 5 31.0 11.0 4.8 2.8 1.4 0.8 1.8
Steve Colter 5 17.2 6.4 3.0 2.6 0.6 0.6 1.0
Frank Johnson 5 8.8 3.6 0.4 0.2 0.8 0.0 0.4
Terry Catledge 5 9.0 2.2 1.2 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.2
Manute Bol 5 8.8 1.8 2.4 0.0 0.0 0.4 0.4
Charles A. Jones 5 19.0 0.6 3.4 0.4 0.4 0.8 0.0
Mark Alarie 1 4.0 3.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Muggsy Bogues 1 2.0 0.0 0.0 2.0 0.0 0.0 1.0

1987-1988 Washington Bullets Opening Round Schedule

Date Opponent Result Venue Record Washington Leaders Detroit Leaders
Apr 28, 1988
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Detroit
L, 96-87 Silverdome
Opening Round
0-1 PTS: 33. Jeff Malone
REB: 13. Moses Malone
AST: 9. J. Williams
PTS: 34. Isiah Thomas
REB: 12. B. Laimbeer
AST: 6. Joe Dumars
Apr 30, 1988
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Detroit
L, 102-101 Silverdome
Opening Round
0-2 PTS: 31. Jeff Malone
REB: 14. Moses Malone
AST: 4. Jeff Malone
PTS: 30. Isiah Thomas
REB: 13. John Salley
AST: 5. Joe Dumars
May 2, 1988
v.
Detroit
W, 114-106 US Airways Arena
Opening Round
1-2 PTS: 35. Jeff Malone
REB: 9. Moses Malone
AST: 6. Steve Colter
PTS: 29. Isiah Thomas
REB: 8. B. Laimbeer
AST: 8. Isiah Thomas
May 4, 1988
v.
Detroit
W, 106-103 US Airways Arena
Opening Round
2-2 PTS: 25. Jeff Malone
REB: 8. Moses Malone
AST: 5. D. Walker
PTS: 23. D. Rodman
REB: 10. B. Laimbeer
AST: 10. Isiah Thomas
May 8, 1988
@
Detroit
L, 99-78 Silverdome
Opening Round
2-3 PTS: 18. Bernard King
REB: 12. Moses Malone
AST: 3. Moses Malone
PTS: 20. Joe Dumars
REB: 11. B. Laimbeer
AST: 11. Isiah Thomas