1987-88 Washington Bullets Game-by-Game Results
Team Record: 38-44
Finishing 2nd in the NBA's Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference
Postseason: 2-3 Lost conference first round
Conference First Round - Lost to Detroit Pistons 3-2
Coach: Kevin Loughery (8-19)
Coach: Wes Unseld (30-25)
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
Attendance: 433,376, Avg. 10,570 in 41 home dates
1987-88 Washington Bullets Roster
The Washington Bullets of the National Basketball Association ended the 1987-88 season with a record of 38 wins and 44 losses, finishing second in the NBA's Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 2-3.
Washington scored 8,653 points and yielded 8,716. Jeff Malone scored a team-best 1,641 points for the Bullets, while Bernard King and Moses Malone netted 17 or more per game as well. Moses Malone contributed 884 rebounds. Muggsy Bogues dished out 404 assists for the squad.
On defense, Muggsy Bogues added 127 steals, and Manute Bol blocked 208 shots.
Kevin Loughery and Wes Unseld coached the team. The 1987-88 Washington Bullets lost in the conference first round.
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Regular Season Points For: 8653
Regular Season Points Against: 8716
Date | Game | Res | Home | Road | Record | ||
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November 6, 1987 | Washington Bullets 97 at Atlanta Hawks 114 | L | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | ||
November 7, 1987 | Boston Celtics 140 at Washington Bullets 139 | L | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-2 | 2OT | |
November 10, 1987 | Washington Bullets 100 at Milwaukee Bucks 115 | L | 0-1 | 0-2 | 0-3 | ||
November 13, 1987 | New York Knicks 101 at Washington Bullets 108 | W | 1-1 | 0-2 | 1-3 | ||
November 15, 1987 | Washington Bullets 113 at New Jersey Nets 109 | W | 1-1 | 1-2 | 2-3 | ||
November 17, 1987 | Washington Bullets 101 at Chicago Bulls 105 | L | 1-1 | 1-3 | 2-4 | ||
November 18, 1987 | Chicago Bulls 84 at Washington Bullets 82 | L | 1-2 | 1-3 | 2-5 | ||
November 20, 1987 | Washington Bullets 101 at Portland Trail Blazers 120 | L | 1-2 | 1-4 | 2-6 | ||
November 21, 1987 | Washington Bullets 103 at Seattle Supersonics 124 | L | 1-2 | 1-5 | 2-7 | ||
November 24, 1987 | Washington Bullets 83 at Utah Jazz 100 | L | 1-2 | 1-6 | 2-8 | ||
November 25, 1987 | Washington Bullets 101 at Los Angeles Clippers 96 | W | 1-2 | 2-6 | 3-8 | ||
November 28, 1987 | Detroit Pistons 102 at Washington Bullets 124 | W | 2-2 | 2-6 | 4-8 | ||
December 2, 1987 | Washington Bullets 102 at Indiana Pacers 108 | L | 2-2 | 2-7 | 4-9 | ||
December 3, 1987 | Atlanta Hawks 102 at Washington Bullets 94 | L | 2-3 | 2-7 | 4-10 | ||
December 5, 1987 | Seattle Supersonics 115 at Washington Bullets 99 | L | 2-4 | 2-7 | 4-11 | ||
December 8, 1987 | Washington Bullets 92 at New York Knicks 116 | L | 2-4 | 2-8 | 4-12 | ||
December 9, 1987 | Los Angeles Lakers 112 at Washington Bullets 120 | W | 3-4 | 2-8 | 5-12 | OT | |
December 11, 1987 | Washington Bullets 108 at Detroit Pistons 114 | L | 3-4 | 2-9 | 5-13 | ||
December 12, 1987 | Washington Bullets 122 at New Jersey Nets 107 | W | 3-4 | 3-9 | 6-13 | ||
December 15, 1987 | Boston Celtics 122 at Washington Bullets 102 | L | 3-5 | 3-9 | 6-14 | ||
December 17, 1987 | Indiana Pacers 111 at Washington Bullets 115 | W | 4-5 | 3-9 | 7-14 | OT | |
December 19, 1987 | Chicago Bulls 96 at Washington Bullets 109 | W | 5-5 | 3-9 | 8-14 | ||
December 22, 1987 | Cleveland Cavaliers 106 at Washington Bullets 102 | L | 5-6 | 3-9 | 8-15 | ||
December 26, 1987 | Washington Bullets 97 at Milwaukee Bucks 102 | L | 5-6 | 3-10 | 8-16 | ||
December 30, 1987 | Portland Trail Blazers 117 at Washington Bullets 112 | L | 5-7 | 3-10 | 8-17 | ||
January 1, 1988 | Denver Nuggets 124 at Washington Bullets 109 | L | 5-8 | 3-10 | 8-18 | ||
January 2, 1988 | Houston Rockets 111 at Washington Bullets 100 | L | 5-9 | 3-10 | 8-19 | ||
January 5, 1988 | New Jersey Nets 97 at Washington Bullets 101 | W | 6-9 | 3-10 | 9-19 | ||
January 8, 1988 | Washington Bullets 109 at Boston Celtics 125 | L | 6-9 | 3-11 | 9-20 | ||
January 9, 1988 | Los Angeles Clippers 76 at Washington Bullets 108 | W | 7-9 | 3-11 | 10-20 | ||
January 14, 1988 | Milwaukee Bucks 107 at Washington Bullets 136 | W | 8-9 | 3-11 | 11-20 | ||
January 17, 1988 | Sacramento Kings 113 at Washington Bullets 130 | W | 9-9 | 3-11 | 12-20 | ||
January 18, 1988 | Washington Bullets 103 at Chicago Bulls 117 | L | 9-9 | 3-12 | 12-21 | ||
January 20, 1988 | Washington Bullets 110 at Philadelphia 76ers 98 | W | 9-9 | 4-12 | 13-21 | ||
January 22, 1988 | Golden State Warriors 91 at Washington Bullets 115 | W | 10-9 | 4-12 | 14-21 | ||
January 24, 1988 | Philadelphia 76ers 99 at Washington Bullets 131 | W | 11-9 | 4-12 | 15-21 | ||
January 25, 1988 | Philadelphia 76ers 117 at Washington Bullets 118 | W | 12-9 | 4-12 | 16-21 | OT | |
January 27, 1988 | Washington Bullets 100 at Boston Celtics 106 | L | 12-9 | 4-13 | 16-22 | ||
January 28, 1988 | New York Knicks 90 at Washington Bullets 104 | W | 13-9 | 4-13 | 17-22 | ||
January 30, 1988 | Washington Bullets 126 at Cleveland Cavaliers 128 | L | 13-9 | 4-14 | 17-23 | OT | |
February 2, 1988 | Washington Bullets 106 at New York Knicks 110 | L | 13-9 | 4-15 | 17-24 | ||
February 3, 1988 | Cleveland Cavaliers 107 at Washington Bullets 106 | L | 13-10 | 4-15 | 17-25 | ||
February 9, 1988 | New Jersey Nets 117 at Washington Bullets 126 | W | 14-10 | 4-15 | 18-25 | OT | |
February 10, 1988 | Washington Bullets 102 at Cleveland Cavaliers 118 | L | 14-10 | 4-16 | 18-26 | ||
February 13, 1988 | Washington Bullets 103 at Atlanta Hawks 105 | L | 14-10 | 4-17 | 18-27 | ||
February 15, 1988 | Milwaukee Bucks 114 at Washington Bullets 110 | L | 14-11 | 4-17 | 18-28 | ||
February 17, 1988 | Washington Bullets 108 at Dallas Mavericks 123 | L | 14-11 | 4-18 | 18-29 | ||
February 19, 1988 | Washington Bullets 106 at San Antonio Spurs 102 | W | 14-11 | 5-18 | 19-29 | ||
February 20, 1988 | Washington Bullets 109 at Houston Rockets 115 | L | 14-11 | 5-19 | 19-30 | ||
February 22, 1988 | Washington Bullets 87 at Denver Nuggets 100 | L | 14-11 | 5-20 | 19-31 | ||
February 23, 1988 | Washington Bullets 100 at Los Angeles Lakers 111 | L | 14-11 | 5-21 | 19-32 | ||
February 25, 1988 | Washington Bullets 129 at Sacramento Kings 110 | W | 14-11 | 6-21 | 20-32 | ||
February 27, 1988 | Washington Bullets 116 at Phoenix Suns 106 | W | 14-11 | 7-21 | 21-32 | ||
February 29, 1988 | Washington Bullets 110 at Golden State Warriors 105 | W | 14-11 | 8-21 | 22-32 | ||
March 2, 1988 | Indiana Pacers 102 at Washington Bullets 111 | W | 15-11 | 8-21 | 23-32 | ||
March 4, 1988 | Washington Bullets 95 at Indiana Pacers 88 | W | 15-11 | 9-21 | 24-32 | ||
March 5, 1988 | Detroit Pistons 97 at Washington Bullets 101 | W | 16-11 | 9-21 | 25-32 | ||
March 9, 1988 | Phoenix Suns 111 at Washington Bullets 115 | W | 17-11 | 9-21 | 26-32 | ||
March 11, 1988 | Utah Jazz 109 at Washington Bullets 107 | L | 17-12 | 9-21 | 26-33 | ||
March 13, 1988 | Washington Bullets 96 at Philadelphia 76ers 104 | L | 17-12 | 9-22 | 26-34 | ||
March 14, 1988 | San Antonio Spurs 106 at Washington Bullets 112 | W | 18-12 | 9-22 | 27-34 | ||
March 16, 1988 | Chicago Bulls 103 at Washington Bullets 106 | W | 19-12 | 9-22 | 28-34 | ||
March 17, 1988 | Washington Bullets 95 at Indiana Pacers 99 | L | 19-12 | 9-23 | 28-35 | ||
March 19, 1988 | Philadelphia 76ers 94 at Washington Bullets 89 | L | 19-13 | 9-23 | 28-36 | ||
March 20, 1988 | Washington Bullets 110 at Detroit Pistons 118 | L | 19-13 | 9-24 | 28-37 | ||
March 23, 1988 | Washington Bullets 89 at Boston Celtics 104 | L | 19-13 | 9-25 | 28-38 | ||
March 24, 1988 | Atlanta Hawks 91 at Washington Bullets 94 | W | 20-13 | 9-25 | 29-38 | ||
March 26, 1988 | New Jersey Nets 88 at Washington Bullets 99 | W | 21-13 | 9-25 | 30-38 | ||
March 30, 1988 | Cleveland Cavaliers 107 at Washington Bullets 96 | L | 21-14 | 9-25 | 30-39 | ||
April 1, 1988 | Dallas Mavericks 103 at Washington Bullets 118 | W | 22-14 | 9-25 | 31-39 | ||
April 3, 1988 | Washington Bullets 105 at New Jersey Nets 103 | W | 22-14 | 10-25 | 32-39 | ||
April 5, 1988 | Washington Bullets 105 at Chicago Bulls 94 | W | 22-14 | 11-25 | 33-39 | ||
April 6, 1988 | Washington Bullets 87 at Cleveland Cavaliers 98 | L | 22-14 | 11-26 | 33-40 | ||
April 8, 1988 | Indiana Pacers 100 at Washington Bullets 107 | W | 23-14 | 11-26 | 34-40 | ||
April 10, 1988 | New York Knicks 118 at Washington Bullets 98 | L | 23-15 | 11-26 | 34-41 | ||
April 11, 1988 | Washington Bullets 86 at Atlanta Hawks 85 | W | 23-15 | 12-26 | 35-41 | ||
April 13, 1988 | Washington Bullets 97 at Philadelphia 76ers 98 | L | 23-15 | 12-27 | 35-42 | OT | |
April 15, 1988 | Washington Bullets 106 at New York Knicks 97 | W | 23-15 | 13-27 | 36-42 | ||
April 17, 1988 | Boston Celtics 92 at Washington Bullets 98 | W | 24-15 | 13-27 | 37-42 | ||
April 20, 1988 | Washington Bullets 94 at Milwaukee Bucks 132 | L | 24-15 | 13-28 | 37-43 | ||
April 21, 1988 | Detroit Pistons 99 at Washington Bullets 87 | L | 24-16 | 13-28 | 37-44 | ||
April 23, 1988 | Atlanta Hawks 96 at Washington Bullets 106 | W | 25-16 | 13-28 | 38-44 | ||
April 28, 1988 | Washington Bullets 87 at Detroit Pistons 96 | L | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | ||
April 30, 1988 | Washington Bullets 101 at Detroit Pistons 102 | L | 0-0 | 0-2 | 0-2 | ||
May 2, 1988 | Detroit Pistons 106 at Washington Bullets 114 | W | 1-0 | 0-2 | 1-2 | OT | |
May 4, 1988 | Detroit Pistons 103 at Washington Bullets 106 | W | 2-0 | 0-2 | 2-2 | ||
May 8, 1988 | Washington Bullets 78 at Detroit Pistons 99 | L | 2-0 | 0-3 | 2-3 |