1981–82 Washington Bullets season

1981–82 Washington Bullets season
Head coach	Gene Shue
Arena	Capital Centre
Results
Record	43–39 (.524)
Place	Division: 4th (Atlantic) Conference: 5th (Eastern)
Playoff finish	East Conference Semifinals (eliminated 1-4)
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com

The 1981-82 NBA season was the Bullets' 21st season in the NBA and their ninth in the city of Washington, D.C..^[1]

Draft picks

Main article: 1981 NBA Draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College
1	11	Frank Johnson	PG	United States	Wake Forest
2	35	Charles Davis	SF	United States	Vanderbilt
2	41	Claude Gregory	PF	United States	Wisconsin
2	44	Steve Lingenfelter	PF	United States	South Dakota State
3	48	Mike Ferrara		United States	Colgate
4	79	Ron Davis		United States	Arizona
5	103	Garry Witts		United States	Holy Cross
6	125	Robert Williams		United States	Grambling State
7	149	Randy Martel		United States	Houston Baptist
8	170	Mike Howard		United States	Wofford
9	193	Eddie Brown		United States	Valdosta State
10	212	Ralton Way		United States	Houston Baptist

Regular season

Season standings

Atlantic Division	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div
y-Boston Celtics	63	19	.768	–	35–6	28–13	20–4
x-Philadelphia 76ers	58	24	.707	5.0	32–9	26–15	16–8
x-New Jersey Nets	44	38	.537	19.0	25–16	19–22	12–12
x-Washington Bullets	43	39	.524	20.0	22–19	21–20	7–17
New York Knicks	33	49	.402	30.0	19–22	14–27	5–19

Template:1981-82 NBA East standings Notes

z, y – division champions
x – clinched playoff spot

Playoffs

East first round

(4) New Jersey Nets vs. (5) Washington Bullets: Bullets win series 2-0

Game 1 @ New Jersey: Washington 96, New Jersey 83
Game 2 @ Washington: Washington 103, New Jersey 92

East Conference semifinals

(1) Boston Celtics vs. (5) Washington Bullets: Celtics win series 4-1

Game 1 @ Boston: Boston 109, Washington 91
Game 2 @ Boston: Washington 103, Boston 102
Game 3 @ Washington: Boston 92, Washington 83
Game 4 @ Washington: Boston 103, Washington 99
Game 5 @ Boston: Boston 131, Washington 126

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

Gene Shue, NBA Coach of the Year Award
Bob Ferry, NBA Executive of the Year Award
Jeff Ruland, NBA All-Rookie Team 1st Team

References

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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

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