Washington Bullets Playoff Rosters

1996-1997 Washington Bullets Playoff Roster

Player Pos HT WT Birth Date Age Pre-Draft Team YOS Draft Status
Calbert Cheaney SF 6-7 209 Jul 17, 1971 25 Indiana 3 1993 1st Rnd, #6, Washington Wizards
Harvey Grant PF 6-8 195 Jul 4, 1965 31 Oklahoma 8 1988 1st Rnd, #12, Washington Wizards
Juwan Howard PF/C 6-9 240 Feb 7, 1973 24 Michigan 2 1994 1st Rnd, #5, Washington Wizards
Jaren Jackson SG 6-4 190 Oct 27, 1967 29 Georgetown 5 1989 NBA Draft, Undrafted
Tim Legler SG 6-4 200 Dec 26, 1966 30 La Salle 6 1988 NBA Draft, Undrafted
George Muresan C 7-7 303 Feb 14, 1971 26 Pau-Orthez (France) 3 1993 2nd Rnd, #30, Washington Wizards
Tracy Murray SF 6-7 225 Jul 25, 1971 25 UCLA 4 1992 1st Rnd, #18, Milwaukee Bucks
Rod Strickland PG 6-3 175 Jul 11, 1966 30 DePaul 8 1988 1st Rnd, #19, New York Knicks
Ben Wallace C/PF 6-9 240 Sep 10, 1974 22 Virginia Union 0 1996 NBA Draft, Undrafted
Chris Webber F-C 6-9 245 Mar 1, 1973 24 Michigan 3 1993 1st Rnd, #1, Orlando Magic
Chris Whitney PG 6-0 168 Oct 5, 1971 25 Clemson 3 1993 2nd Rnd, #47, San Antonio Spurs
Lorenzo Williams PF 6-9 200 Jul 15, 1969 27 Stetson 4 1991 NBA Draft, Undrafted

1996-1997 Playoff Matchups

Eastern Conference
DescriptionHomeAwayResult
First Round #1 Chicago Bulls #8 Washington Bullets CHI in 3
First Round #2 Miami Heat #7 Orlando Magic MIA in 5
First Round #3 New York Knicks #6 Charlotte Hornets NYK in 3
First Round #4 Atlanta Hawks #5 Detroit Pistons ATL in 5
Second Round #1 Chicago Bulls #4 Atlanta Hawks CHI in 5
Second Round #2 Miami Heat #3 New York Knicks MIA in 7
Conference Finals #1 Chicago Bulls #2 Miami Heat CHI in 5

Western Conference
DescriptionHomeAwayResult
First Round #1 Utah Jazz #8 Los Angeles Clippers UTA in 3
First Round #2 Seattle SuperSonics #7 Phoenix Suns SEA in 5
First Round #3 Houston Rockets #6 Minnesota Timberwolves HOU in 3
First Round #4 Los Angeles Lakers #5 Portland Trail Blazers LAL in 4
Second Round #1 Utah Jazz #4 Los Angeles Lakers UTA in 5
Second Round #3 Houston Rockets #2 Seattle SuperSonics HOU in 7
Conference Finals #1 Utah Jazz #3 Houston Rockets UTA in 6

NBA Finals
DescriptionHomeAwayResult
NBA Finals #1 Chicago Bulls #1 Utah Jazz CHI in 6

1996-1997 Washington Playoff Stats

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV
Rod Strickland 3 41.3 19.7 6.0 8.3 1.0 0.0 3.7
Juwan Howard 3 43.0 18.7 6.0 1.7 0.7 0.7 1.0
Tracy Murray 3 29.0 18.3 3.0 0.7 1.3 0.7 0.0
Chris Webber 3 35.3 15.7 8.0 3.3 0.7 2.3 5.3
Calbert Cheaney 3 40.0 15.0 3.7 1.3 1.0 0.7 1.7
George Muresan 3 23.3 5.0 6.0 0.0 0.0 1.3 3.7
Chris Whitney 3 6.7 2.3 0.7 0.7 0.0 0.0 1.7
Tim Legler 3 6.3 0.3 0.3 0.7 0.0 0.0 0.0
Jaren Jackson 3 3.7 0.0 0.7 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.7
Lorenzo Williams 2 2.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Harvey Grant 3 9.7 0.0 1.3 0.0 0.0 0.7 0.0

1996-1997 Washington Bullets Opening Round Schedule

Date Opponent Result Venue Record Washington Leaders Chicago Leaders
Apr 25, 1997
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Chicago
L, 98-86 United Center
Opening Round
0-1 PTS: 21. Juwan Howard
REB: 10. R. Strickland
AST: 8. R. Strickland
PTS: 29. M. Jordan
REB: 10. S. Pippen
AST: 8. M. Jordan
Apr 27, 1997
@
Chicago
L, 109-104 United Center
Opening Round
0-2 PTS: 26. C. Cheaney
REB: 12. Chris Webber
AST: 8. R. Strickland
PTS: 55. M. Jordan
REB: 9. S. Pippen
AST: 6. Luc Longley
Apr 30, 1997
v.
Chicago
L, 95-96 US Airways Arena
Opening Round
0-3 PTS: 24. R. Strickland
REB: 8. Chris Webber
AST: 9. R. Strickland
PTS: 28. M. Jordan
REB: 10. D. Rodman
AST: 6. M. Jordan