1975–76 Washington Bullets season

1975–76 Washington Bullets season
Head coach	K. C. Jones
Arena	Capital Centre
Results
Record	48–34 (.585)
Place	Division: 2nd (Central) Conference: 3rd (Eastern)
Playoff finish	East Conference Semifinals (eliminated 3-4)
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com

The 1975-76 NBA season was the Bullets 15th season in the NBA and their 3rd season in the city of Washington, D.C..^[1]

Offseason

Draft picks

Main article: 1975 NBA Draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College

Regular season

Season standings

Template:1975-76 NBA Central standings Template:1975-76 NBA East standings Notes

z, y – division champions
x – clinched playoff spot

Playoffs

East First Round

The Bullets' had a first round bye.

East Conference Semifinals

(2) Cleveland Cavaliers vs. (3) Washington Bullets: Cavaliers win series 4-3

Game 1 @ Cleveland: Washington 100, Cleveland 95
Game 2 @ Washington: Cleveland 80, Washington 79
Game 3 @ Cleveland: Cleveland 88, Washington 76
Game 4 @ Washington: Washington 109, Cleveland 98
Game 5 @ Cleveland: Cleveland 92, Washington 91
Game 6 @ Washington: Washington 102, Cleveland 98 (OT)
Game 7 @ Cleveland: Cleveland 87, Washington 85

Player statistics

Legend
GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game
FG%	Field-goal percentage	3P%	3-point field-goal percentage	FT%	Free-throw percentage
RPG	Rebounds per game	APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game
BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game

Awards and records

Elvin Hayes, All-NBA Second Team

References

↑ 1975-76 Washington Bullets

Washington Wizards

Formerly the Chicago Packers (1961–1962), the Chicago Zephyrs (1962–1963), the Baltimore Bullets (1963–1973), the Capital Bullets (1973–1974), and the Washington Bullets (1974–1997) Founded in 1961 Based in Washington, D.C.

Franchise	Franchise Expansion Draft All-time roster Draft history Head coaches Seasons Current season

Arenas	International Amphitheatre Chicago Coliseum Baltimore Civic Center Cole Field House Capital Centre/US Airways Arena Verizon Center

General Managers	Ferry Nash Unseld Grunfeld

D-League affiliate	None

Administration	Ted Leonsis (Owner) Ernie Grunfeld (President & GM of Basketball Ops.) Randy Wittman (Head Coach)

Retired Numbers	10 11 25 41

NBA Championships (1)	1978

Conference Championships (4)	1971 1975 1978 1979

Culture and lore	Wes Unseld 1975 championship upset It ain't over 'til the fat lady sings The Big E Abe Pollin Washington Bullets Earl the Pearl The Phone Booth Agent Zero Robin Ficker

Media	TV WDCW Comcast SportsNet Mid-Atlantic The Comcast Network Radio WJFK-FM Announcers Steve Buckhantz Phil Chenier Dave Johnson Glenn Consor

Chicago Packers/Zephyrs / Baltimore/Capital/Washington Bullets / Washington Wizards seasons

1960s

1970s

1977–78

1980s

1990s

2000s

2010s

Bold indicates NBA Finals victory

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