Washington Bullets Playoff Rosters
1977-1978 Washington Bullets Playoff Roster
1977-1978 Playoff Matchups
| Eastern Conference | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Description | Home | Away | Result |
| First Round | #3 Washington Bullets | #6 Atlanta Hawks | WAS in 2 |
| First Round | #4 Cleveland Cavaliers | #5 New York Knicks | NYK in 2 |
| Second Round | #1 Philadelphia Sixers | #5 New York Knicks | PHI in 4 |
| Second Round | #2 San Antonio Spurs | #3 Washington Bullets | WAS in 6 |
| Conference Finals | #1 Philadelphia Sixers | #3 Washington Bullets | WAS in 6 |
| Western Conference | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Description | Home | Away | Result |
| First Round | #3 Phoenix Suns | #6 Milwaukee Bucks | MIL in 2 |
| First Round | #4 Seattle SuperSonics | #5 Los Angeles Lakers | SEA in 3 |
| Second Round | #1 Portland Trail Blazers | #4 Seattle SuperSonics | SEA in 6 |
| Second Round | #2 Denver Nuggets | #6 Milwaukee Bucks | DEN in 7 |
| Conference Finals | #2 Denver Nuggets | #4 Seattle SuperSonics | SEA in 6 |
| NBA Finals | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Description | Home | Away | Result |
| NBA Finals | #4 Seattle SuperSonics | #3 Washington Bullets | WAS in 7 |
1977-1978 Washington Playoff Stats
| Player | GP | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elvin Hayes | 21 | 41.3 | 21.8 | 13.3 | 2.0 | 1.5 | 2.5 | 2.8 |
| Bob Dandridge | 19 | 39.3 | 21.2 | 6.5 | 3.9 | 1.6 | 0.7 | 3.0 |
| Kevin Grevey | 21 | 27.8 | 15.5 | 2.9 | 2.0 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 2.1 |
| Charles Johnson | 21 | 20.2 | 10.2 | 2.5 | 2.3 | 1.4 | 0.0 | 1.2 |
| Mitch Kupchak | 21 | 24.0 | 10.1 | 6.0 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 2.0 |
| Tom Henderson | 21 | 28.4 | 9.6 | 2.2 | 5.0 | 1.3 | 0.2 | 1.5 |
| Larry Wright | 21 | 19.1 | 8.1 | 1.5 | 3.2 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 1.2 |
| Wes Unseld | 18 | 37.6 | 9.4 | 12.0 | 4.4 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 2.0 |
| Greg Ballard | 19 | 12.8 | 3.9 | 4.2 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.7 |
| Joe Pace | 9 | 5.8 | 2.8 | 2.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 0.6 |
| Phil Walker | 4 | 4.2 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.8 |
1977-1978 Washington Bullets Opening Round Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Result | Venue | Record | Washington Leaders | Atlanta Leaders |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 12, 1978 |
v. Atlanta |
W, 103-94 |
US Airways Arena Opening Round |
1-0 |
PTS: 20. B. Dandridge |
PTS: 25. John Drew |
| Apr 14, 1978 |
@ Atlanta |
W, 103-107 |
Omni Coliseum Opening Round |
2-0 |
PTS: 41. Kevin Grevey |
PTS: 27. John Drew |
1977-1978 Washington Bullets Conference Semi Finals Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Result | Venue | Record | Washington Leaders | San Antonio Leaders |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 16, 1978 |
@ San Antonio |
L, 114-103 |
HemisFair Arena Conference Semi Finals |
0-1 |
PTS: 26. Elvin Hayes |
PTS: 35. G. Gervin |
| Apr 18, 1978 |
@ San Antonio |
W, 117-121 |
HemisFair Arena Conference Semi Finals |
1-1 |
PTS: 31. Kevin Grevey |
PTS: 46. G. Gervin |
| Apr 21, 1978 |
v. San Antonio |
W, 118-105 |
US Airways Arena Conference Semi Finals |
2-1 |
PTS: 28. B. Dandridge |
PTS: 37. Larry Kenon |
| Apr 23, 1978 |
v. San Antonio |
W, 98-95 |
US Airways Arena Conference Semi Finals |
3-1 |
PTS: 24. B. Dandridge |
PTS: 35. G. Gervin |
| Apr 25, 1978 |
@ San Antonio |
L, 116-105 |
HemisFair Arena Conference Semi Finals |
3-2 |
PTS: 21. C. Johnson |
PTS: 27. G. Gervin |
| Apr 28, 1978 |
v. San Antonio |
W, 103-100 |
US Airways Arena Conference Semi Finals |
4-2 |
PTS: 25. Elvin Hayes |
PTS: 24. M. Olberding |
1977-1978 Washington Bullets Conference Finals Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Result | Venue | Record | Washington Leaders | Philadelphia Leaders |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 30, 1978 |
@ Philadelphia |
W, 117-122 |
Spectrum Conference Finals |
1-0 |
PTS: 28. Elvin Hayes |
PTS: 25. J. Erving |
| May 3, 1978 |
@ Philadelphia |
L, 110-104 |
Spectrum Conference Finals |
1-1 |
PTS: 26. Elvin Hayes |
PTS: 28. Doug Collins |
| May 5, 1978 |
v. Philadelphia |
W, 123-108 |
US Airways Arena Conference Finals |
2-1 |
PTS: 30. B. Dandridge |
PTS: 16. G. McGinnis |
| May 7, 1978 |
v. Philadelphia |
W, 121-105 |
US Airways Arena Conference Finals |
3-1 |
PTS: 35. Elvin Hayes |
PTS: 24. J. Erving |
| May 10, 1978 |
@ Philadelphia |
L, 107-94 |
Spectrum Conference Finals |
3-2 |
PTS: 18. Larry Wright |
PTS: 24. J. Erving |
| May 12, 1978 |
v. Philadelphia |
W, 101-99 |
US Airways Arena Conference Finals |
4-2 |
PTS: 28. B. Dandridge |
PTS: 33. Doug Collins |
1977-1978 Washington Bullets NBA Finals Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Result | Venue | Record | Washington Leaders | Seattle Leaders |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 21, 1978 |
@ Seattle |
L, 106-102 |
Kingdome NBA Finals |
0-1 |
PTS: 27. Kevin Grevey |
PTS: 30. Fred Brown |
| May 25, 1978 |
v. Seattle |
W, 106-98 |
US Airways Arena NBA Finals |
1-1 |
PTS: 34. B. Dandridge |
PTS: 24. Gus Williams |
| May 28, 1978 |
v. Seattle |
L, 92-93 |
US Airways Arena NBA Finals |
1-2 |
PTS: 29. Elvin Hayes |
PTS: 20. M. Webster |
| May 30, 1978 |
@ Seattle |
W, 116-120 |
Kingdome NBA Finals |
2-2 |
PTS: 23. B. Dandridge |
PTS: 33. D. Johnson |
| Jun 2, 1978 |
@ Seattle |
L, 98-94 |
Kingdome NBA Finals |
2-3 |
PTS: 22. Kevin Grevey |
PTS: 26. Fred Brown |
| Jun 4, 1978 |
v. Seattle |
W, 117-82 |
US Airways Arena NBA Finals |
3-3 |
PTS: 21. Elvin Hayes |
PTS: 17. Fred Brown |
| Jun 7, 1978 |
@ Seattle |
W, 99-105 |
Kingdome NBA Finals |
4-3 |
PTS: 19. C. Johnson |
PTS: 27. M. Webster |