1983–84 Washington Bullets season

The 1983–84 Washington Bullets season was the Bullets' 23rd season in the NBA and their 11th season in the city of Washington, D.C.1983-84 Washington Bullets

Draft picks

Round Pick Player Position Nationality College 1 10 Jeff Malone SG Mississippi State 1 22 Randy Wittman SG Indiana 2 32 Michael Britt District of Columbia 2 34 Guy Williams Washington State 3 57 Darren Daye SF/SG UCLA 4 80 Dan Gay Louisiana-Lafayette 5 103 Robin Dixon New Hampshire 6 126 Donald Carroll Saint Augustine's 7 149 Danny Womack Winston-Salem State 8 172 Bernard Perry Howard 9 194 Ricky Moreland Maryland-Baltimore County 10 215 Isiah Singletary Saint Louis

Roster

Regular season

Season standings

Notes z, y – division champions x – clinched playoff spot

Game log Regular season

|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 1 | | @ Philadelphia | L 114–117

| Spectrum | 0–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 2 | | @ New York | L 97–100

| Madison Square Garden | 0–2

|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 3 | | @ Atlanta | L 92–95

| The Omni | 0–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 4 | | Detroit | W 111–88

| Capital Centre | 1–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 5 | | Boston | L 117–120

| Capital Centre | 1–4 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 6 | | San Diego | W 119–113

| Capital Centre | 2–4 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 7 | | @ New Jersey | L 110–127

| Brendan Byrne Arena | 2–5 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 8 | | Chicago | W 125–124 (2OT)

| Capital Centre | 3–5 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 9 | | Kansas City | L 100–101

| Capital Centre | 3–6 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 10 | | Indiana | W 102–94

| Capital Centre | 4–6 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 11 | | Utah | W 126–113

| Capital Centre | 5–6 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 12 | | Golden State | L 101–102

| Capital Centre | 5–7 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 13 | | @ Cleveland | L 98–107

| Richfield Coliseum | 5–8 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 14 | | @ Detroit | W 120–111

| Pontiac Silverdome | 6–8 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 15 | | @ Milwaukee | L 92–109

| MECCA Arena | 6–9 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 16 | | Milwaukee | L 89–94

| Capital Centre | 6–10

|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 17 | | @ New York | L 93–127

| Madison Square Garden | 6–11 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 18 | | Philadelphia | W 103–98

| Capital Centre | 7–11 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 19 | | @ Houston | W 113–109

| The Summit | 8–11 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 20 | | @ Dallas | W 114–112

| Reunion Arena | 9–11 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 21 | | @ San Antonio | L 102–125

| HemisFair Arena | 9–12 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 22 | | Atlanta | L 89–94

| Capital Centre | 9–13 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 23 | | @ Atlanta | W 99–96

| The Omni | 10–13 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 24 | | @ Boston | W 100–93

| Boston Garden | 11–13 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 25 | | Cleveland | W 119–95

| Capital Centre | 12–13 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 26 | | San Antonio | W 108–106 (OT)

| Capital Centre | 13–13 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 27 | | @ Chicago | L 93–114

| Chicago Stadium | 13–14 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 28 | | New Jersey | W 116–106

| Capital Centre | 14–14 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 29 | | New York | W 91–86

| Capital Centre | 15–14

|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 30 | | Detroit | W 103–102

| Capital Centre | 16–14 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 31 | | @ Boston | L 104–113

| Boston Garden | 16–15 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 32 | | Chicago | W 96–88 (OT)

| Capital Centre | 17–15 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 33 | | @ Chicago | L 73–87

| Chicago Stadium | 17–16 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 34 | | @ New Jersey | L 103–107

| Brendan Byrne Arena | 17–17 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 35 | | @ Philadelphia | L 99–121

| Spectrum | 17–18 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 36 | | Atlanta | L 91–106

| Capital Centre | 17–19 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 37 | | @ Utah | L 96–121

| Salt Palace Acord Arena | 17–20 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 38 | | @ Phoenix | L 101–110

| Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum | 17–21 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 39 | | @ Los Angeles | L 95–108

| The Forum | 17–22 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 40 | | @ San Diego | L 101–110

| San Diego Sports Arena | 17–23 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 41 | | @ Milwaukee | L 103–133

| MECCA Arena | 17–24 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 42 | | Philadelphia | W 94–90

| Capital Centre | 18–24 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 43 | | Milwaukee | W 123–117 (2OT)

| Capital Centre | 19–24 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 44 | | New York | L 97–104

| Capital Centre | 19–25 |- align="center" |colspan="9" bgcolor="#bbcaff"|All-Star Break |- style="background:#cfc;" |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 45 | | Atlanta | W 118–94

| Capital Centre | 20–25

|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 46 | | Detroit | L 129–139

| Capital Centre | 20–26 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 47 | | Indiana | W 125–101

| Capital Centre | 21–26 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 48 | | Houston | W 95–92

| Capital Centre | 22–26 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 49 | | Los Angeles | W 96–93

| Capital Centre | 23–26 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 50 | | @ Kansas City | L 91–94

| Kemper Arena | 23–27 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 51 | | @ Denver | W 108–96

| McNichols Sports Arena | 24–27 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 52 | | @ Seattle | L 99–116

| Kingdome | 24–28 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 53 | | @ Portland | W 96–87

| Memorial Coliseum | 25–28 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 54 | | @ Golden State | L 107–113

| Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena | 25–29 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 55 | | Portland | L 101–104

| Capital Centre | 25–30 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 56 | | @ Chicago | W 102–96

| Chicago Stadium | 26–30 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 57 | | @ Cleveland | L 83–94

| Richfield Coliseum | 26–31 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 58 | | @ Indiana | W 100–92

| Market Square Arena | 27–31 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 59 | | @ Detroit | L 106–137

| Pontiac Silverdome | 27–32

|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 60 | | Milwaukee | L 78–98

| Capital Centre | 27–33 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 61 | | @ New Jersey | L 90–100

| Brendan Byrne Arena | 27–34 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 62 | | Boston | L 85–108

| Capital Centre | 27–35 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 63 | | Seattle | W 106–96

| Capital Centre | 28–35 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 64 | | @ Detroit | L 100–115

| Pontiac Silverdome | 28–36 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 65 | | Denver | W 108–103

| Capital Centre | 29–36 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 66 | | @ Boston | W 103–99

| Boston Garden | 30–36 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 67 | | Phoenix | L 109–110 (OT)

| Capital Centre | 30–37 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 68 | | @ Milwaukee | L 101–109

| MECCA Arena | 30–38 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 69 | | New Jersey | W 99–91

| Capital Centre | 31–38 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 70 | | Philadelphia | L 101–106

| Capital Centre | 31–39 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 71 | | @ New York | L 99–107

| Madison Square Garden | 31–40 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 72 | | @ Cleveland | L 96–101

| Richfield Coliseum | 31–41 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 73 | | Boston | L 93–106

| Capital Centre | 31–42 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 74 | | @ Philadelphia | L 103–109

| Spectrum | 31–43 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 75 | | New York | W 107–79

| Capital Centre | 32–43

|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 76 | | Dallas | W 102–98

| Capital Centre | 33–43 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 77 | | Indiana | W 106–94

| Capital Centre | 34–43 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 78 | | @ Atlanta | L 92–99

| The Omni | 34–44 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 79 | | New Jersey | L 98–121

| Capital Centre | 34–45 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 80 | | Chicago | W 136–134 (2OT)

| Capital Centre | 35–45 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 81 | | @ Indiana | L 115–119

| Market Square Arena | 35–46 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 82 | | Cleveland | L 109–117

| Capital Centre | 35–47

Playoffs

|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 1 | | @ Boston | L 83–91 | Sobers (24) | Mahorn (14) | Ruland (10) | Boston Garden14,890 | 0–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 2 | | @ Boston | L 85–88 | Ballard (20) | Ruland (10) | Ruland (8) | Boston Garden14,890 | 0–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 3 | | Boston | W 111–108 (OT) | Ruland (33) | Mahorn (15) | Sobers (11) | Capital Centre8,359 | 1–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 4 | | Boston | L 96–99 | Ruland (30) | Ruland (15) | Ruland (8) | Capital Centre13,853 | 1–3

Awards and records Jeff Malone, NBA All-Rookie Team 1st Team

References

See also 1983–84 NBA season