Washington Bullets Playoff Rosters

1976-1977 Washington Bullets Playoff Roster

Player Pos HT WT Birth Date Age Pre-Draft Team YOS Draft Status
Dave Bing PG 6-3 180 Nov 24, 1943 33 Syracuse 10 1966 1st Rnd, #2, Detroit Pistons
Phil Chenier PG 6-3 180 Oct 30, 1950 26 California 5 1971 Hardship Draft, Washington Wizards
Leonard Gray FC 6-8 240 Dec 19, 1951 25 Long Beach State 2 1973 3rd Rnd, #45, Atlanta Hawks
Kevin Grevey GF 6-5 210 May 12, 1953 23 Kentucky 1 1975 1st Rnd, #20, Washington Wizards
Elvin Hayes FC 6-9 235 Nov 17, 1945 31 Houston 8 1968 1st Rnd, #1, San Diego Rockets
Tom Henderson SG 6-3 190 Jan 26, 1952 25 Hawaii 2 1974 1st Rnd, #7, Atlanta Hawks
Jimmy Jones GF 6-4 188 Jan 1, 1945 32 Grambling State 2 1967 2nd Rnd, #13, Washington Wizards
Mitch Kupchak FC 6-9 230 May 24, 1954 22 North Carolina 0 1976 1st Rnd, #24, Washington Wizards
Joe Pace C 6-10 220 Dec 18, 1953 23 Coppin State 0 1975 5th Rnd, #81, Phoenix Suns
Mike Riordan GF 6-4 200 Jul 9, 1945 31 Providence 8 1967 12th Rnd, #128, New York Knicks
Wes Unseld FC 6-7 245 Mar 14, 1946 31 Louisville 8 1968 1st Rnd, #2, Washington Wizards
Bob Weiss SG 6-2 180 May 7, 1942 34 Penn State 11 1965 3rd Rnd, #25, Philadelphia Sixers
Larry Wright PG 6-1 160 Nov 23, 1954 22 Grambling State 0 1976 1st Rnd, #25, Washington Wizards

1976-1977 Playoff Matchups

Eastern Conference
DescriptionHomeAwayResult
First Round #3 Washington Bullets #6 Cleveland Cavaliers WAS in 3
First Round #4 Boston Celtics #5 San Antonio Spurs BOS in 2
Second Round #1 Philadelphia Sixers #4 Boston Celtics PHI in 7
Second Round #2 Houston Rockets #3 Washington Bullets HOU in 6
Conference Finals #1 Philadelphia Sixers #2 Houston Rockets PHI in 6

Western Conference
DescriptionHomeAwayResult
First Round #3 Portland Trail Blazers #6 Chicago Bulls POR in 3
First Round #4 Golden State Warriors #5 Detroit Pistons GSW in 3
Second Round #1 Los Angeles Lakers #4 Golden State Warriors LAL in 7
Second Round #2 Denver Nuggets #3 Portland Trail Blazers POR in 6
Conference Finals #1 Los Angeles Lakers #3 Portland Trail Blazers POR in 4

NBA Finals
DescriptionHomeAwayResult
NBA Finals #1 Philadelphia Sixers #3 Portland Trail Blazers POR in 6

1976-1977 Washington Playoff Stats

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK
Phil Chenier 9 40.0 25.0 4.4 2.6 1.7 0.4
Elvin Hayes 9 45.0 21.0 13.6 1.9 1.1 2.4
Mitch Kupchak 9 28.0 16.2 7.6 1.1 0.2 0.3
Tom Henderson 9 35.8 13.6 2.2 7.0 1.2 0.2
Kevin Grevey 9 25.0 9.7 1.8 0.9 0.2 0.6
Wes Unseld 9 40.9 7.4 11.7 4.9 0.9 0.7
Larry Wright 8 13.0 6.6 0.9 2.0 0.9 0.1
Dave Bing 8 6.9 4.0 0.8 0.6 0.0 0.1
Leonard Gray 8 6.5 1.5 1.1 0.1 0.2 0.0
Bob Weiss 4 8.5 1.5 0.8 0.5 0.2 0.0
Mike Riordan 2 4.0 0.0 1.0 0.5 0.0 0.0

1976-1977 Washington Bullets Opening Round Schedule

Date Opponent Result Venue Record Washington Leaders Cleveland Leaders
Apr 13, 1977
v.
Cleveland
W, 109-100 US Airways Arena
Opening Round
1-0 PTS: 38. Phil Chenier
PTS: 20. Foots Walker
Apr 15, 1977
@
Cleveland
L, 91-83 Richfield Coliseum
Opening Round
1-1 PTS: 24. Phil Chenier
PTS: 22. C. Russell
Apr 17, 1977
v.
Cleveland
W, 104-98 US Airways Arena
Opening Round
2-1 PTS: 31. T. Henderson
PTS: 20. Elmore Smith

1976-1977 Washington Bullets Conference Semi Finals Schedule

Date Opponent Result Venue Record Washington Leaders Houston Leaders
Apr 19, 1977
@
Houston
W, 101-111 Compaq Center
Conference Semi Finals
1-0 PTS: 32. M. Kupchak
PTS: 24. Mike Newlin
Apr 21, 1977
@
Houston
L, 124-118 Compaq Center
Conference Semi Finals
1-1 PTS: 37. Phil Chenier
PTS: 31. Moses Malone
Apr 24, 1977
v.
Houston
W, 93-90 US Airways Arena
Conference Semi Finals
2-1 PTS: 23. M. Kupchak
PTS: 18. John Lucas
Apr 26, 1977
v.
Houston
L, 103-107 US Airways Arena
Conference Semi Finals
2-2 PTS: 29. Phil Chenier
PTS: 28. R. Tomjanovich
Apr 29, 1977
@
Houston
L, 123-115 Compaq Center
Conference Semi Finals
2-3 PTS: 30. Elvin Hayes
PTS: 40. C. Murphy
May 1, 1977
v.
Houston
L, 103-108 US Airways Arena
Conference Semi Finals
2-4 PTS: 21. Phil Chenier
PTS: 26. R. Tomjanovich