1983–84 Washington Bullets season

1983–84 Washington Bullets season
1983–84 Washington Bullets season
Head coach	Gene Shue
General manager	Bob Ferry
Owner(s)	Abe Pollin
Arena	Capital Centre
Results
Record	35–47 (.427)
Place	Division: 5th (Atlantic); Conference: 8th (Eastern)
Playoff finish	First round; (lost to Celtics 1–3)
	Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television	WDCA
Radio	WTOP
< 1982–83	1984–85 >

The 1983–84 NBA season was the Bullets 23rd season in the NBA and their 11th season in the city of Washington, D.C.^[1]

Draft picks

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

Roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	No.	Name	Height	Weight	From
F	42	Ballard, Greg	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Oregon
SF	23	Davis, Charles	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Vanderbilt
PG	15	Johnson, Frank	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Wake Forest
PF	44	Mahorn, Rick	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	Hampton
G	24	Malone, Jeff	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Mississippi State
C	54	McMillen, Tom	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Maryland
C	43	Ruland, Jeff	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	Iona

Head coach

Gene Shue

Legend

(DP) Unsigned draft pick
(FA) Free agent
(S) Suspended
Injured

Regular season

Season standings

Atlantic Division v t e	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div
y-Boston Celtics	62	20	.756	–	33–8	29–12	13–11
x-Philadelphia 76ers	52	30	.634	10	32–9	20–21	15–9
x-New York Knicks	47	35	.573	15	29–12	18–23	12–12
x-New Jersey Nets	45	37	.549	17	29–12	16–25	12–12
x-Washington Bullets	35	47	.427	27	25–16	10–31	8–16

#	Eastern Conference v t e
#	Team	W	L	PCT	GB
1	z-Boston Celtics	62	20	.756	–
2	y-Milwaukee Bucks	50	32	.610	12
3	x-Philadelphia 76ers	52	30	.634	10
4	x-Detroit Pistons	49	33	.598	13
5	x-New York Knicks	47	35	.573	15
6	x-New Jersey Nets	45	37	.549	17
7	x-Atlanta Hawks	40	42	.488	22
8	x-Washington Bullets	35	47	.427	27

9	Cleveland Cavaliers	28	54	.341	34
10	Chicago Bulls	27	55	.329	35
11	Indiana Pacers	26	56	.317	36

Notes

z, y – division champions
x – clinched playoff spot

Record vs. opponents

1983–84 NBA records
Team	ATL	BOS	CHI	CLE	DAL	DEN	DET	GSW	HOU	IND	KCK	LAL	MIL	NJN	NYK	PHI	PHO	POR	SAS	SDC	SEA	UTA	WAS
Atlanta	—	0–5	4–2	3–3	1–1	0–2	2–4	1–1	1–1	4–2	0–2	0–2	3–3	3–3	4–1	5–1	1–1	0–2	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	4–2
Boston	5–0	—	5–0	6–0	2–0	2–0	4–2	2–0	1–1	5–1	2–0	0–2	5–1	4–2	3–3	2–4	2–0	2–0	2–0	1–1	2–0	1–1	4–2
Chicago	2–4	0–5	—	2–4	1–1	0–2	1–5	2–0	0–2	3–3	1–1	0–2	2–4	2–4	2–4	2–3	1–1	2–0	0–2	1–1	0–2	1–1	2–4
Cleveland	3–3	0–6	4–2	—	1–1	0–2	1–5	1–1	1–1	2–4	0–2	0–2	1–5	2–3	1–5	2–4	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	0–2	4–1
Dallas	1–1	0–2	1–1	1–1	—	4–2	0–2	4–1	4–2	2–0	3–3	3–2	0–2	1–1	0–2	1–1	3–2	2–3	4–2	4–1	1–4	4–2	0–2
Denver	2–0	0–2	2–0	2–0	2–4	—	1–1	2–3	4–2	0–2	4–2	1–4	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	2–3	1–4	3–3	3–2	2–3	3–3	0–2
Detroit	4–2	2–4	5–1	5–1	2–0	1–1	—	1–1	1–1	4–2	1–1	1–1	3–2	1–4	4–2	3–3	2–0	1–1	1–1	2–0	1–1	1–1	3–3
Golden State	1–1	0–2	0–2	1–1	1–4	3–2	1–1	—	2–3	2–0	4–1	3–3	0–2	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–5	2–4	3–2	3–3	4–2	1–4	2–0
Houston	1–1	1–1	2–0	1–1	2–4	2–4	1–1	3–2	—	1–1	2–4	1–4	1–1	0–2	0–2	0–2	2–3	1–4	2–4	2–3	3–2	1–5	0–2
Indiana	2–4	1–5	3–3	4–2	0–2	2–0	2–4	0–2	1–1	—	0–2	1–1	1–5	1–5	2–4	0–5	1–1	1–1	0–2	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–4
Kansas City	2–0	0–2	1–1	2–0	3–3	2–4	1–1	1–4	4–2	2–0	—	0–5	0–2	2–0	0–2	0–2	2–3	2–3	5–1	3–2	1–4	3–3	2–0
Los Angeles	2–0	2–0	2–0	2–0	2–3	4–1	1–1	3–3	4–1	1–1	5–0	—	2–0	1–1	0–2	1–1	3–3	5–1	2–3	4–2	3–3	4–1	1–1
Milwaukee	3–3	1–5	4–2	5–1	2–0	1–1	2–3	2–0	1–1	5–1	2–0	0–2	—	4–2	4–1	2–4	2–0	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	5–1
New Jersey	3–3	2–4	4–2	3–2	1–1	1–1	4–1	1–1	2–0	5–1	0–2	1–1	2–4	—	3–3	3–3	2–0	0–2	0–2	2–0	1–1	1–1	4–2
New York	1–4	3–3	4–1	5–1	2–0	1–1	2–4	1–1	2–0	4–2	2–0	2–0	1–4	3–3	—	2–4	1–1	0–2	2–0	2–0	1–1	2–0	4–2
Philadelphia	1–5	4–2	3–2	4–2	1–1	1–1	3–3	1–1	2–0	5–0	2–0	1–1	4–2	3–3	4–2	—	1–1	1–1	2–0	2–0	1–1	2–0	4–2
Phoenix	1–1	0–2	1–1	1–1	2–3	3–2	0–2	5–1	3–2	1–1	3–2	3–3	0–2	0–2	1–1	1–1	—	2–4	5–0	4–2	2–4	1–4	2–0
Portland	2–0	0–2	0–2	1–1	3–2	4–1	1–1	4–2	4–1	1–1	3–2	1–5	1–1	2–0	2–0	1–1	4–2	—	4–1	4–2	4–2	1–4	1–1
San Antonio	1–1	0–2	2–0	1–1	2–4	3–3	1–1	2–3	4–2	2–0	1–5	3–2	1–1	2–0	0–2	0–2	0–5	1–4	—	4–1	2–3	4–2	1–1
San Diego	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–4	2–3	0–2	3–3	3–2	1–1	2–3	2–4	1–1	0–2	0–2	0–2	2–4	2–4	1–4	—	3–3	2–3	1–1
Seattle	1–1	0–2	2–0	1–1	4–1	3–2	1–1	2–4	2–3	1–1	4–1	3–3	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	4–2	2–4	3–2	3–3	—	1–4	1–1
Utah	1–1	1–1	1–1	2–0	2–4	3–3	1–1	4–1	5–1	1–1	3–3	1–4	1–1	1–1	0–2	0–2	4–1	4–1	2–4	3–2	4–1	—	1–1
Washington	2–4	2–4	4–2	1–4	2–0	2–0	3–3	0–2	2–0	4–1	0–2	1–1	1–5	2–4	2–4	2–4	0–2	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	—

Game log

Regular season

1983–84 game log
Total: 35–47 (home: 25–16; road: 10–31)

October: 0–2 (home: 0–0; road: 0–2)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
1	October 28	@ Philadelphia	L 114–117				The Spectrum	0–1
2	October 29	@ New York	L 97–100				Madison Square Garden	0–2

November: 6–8 (home: 5–4; road: 1–4)

Game	Date	Team	Score	Location Attendance	Record
3	November 1	@ Atlanta	L 92–95	The Omni	0–3
4	November 3	Detroit	W 111–88	Capital Centre	1–3
5	November 5	Boston	L 117–120	Capital Centre	1–4
6	November 8	San Diego	W 119–113	Capital Centre	2–4
7	November 9	@ New Jersey	L 110–127	Brendan Byrne Arena	2–5
8	November 11	Chicago	W 125–124 (2OT)	Capital Centre	3–5
9	November 15	Kansas City	L 100–101	Capital Centre	3–6
10	November 17	Indiana	W 102–94	Capital Centre	4–6
11	November 19	Utah	W 126–113	Capital Centre	5–6
12	November 22	Golden State	L 101–102	Capital Centre	5–7
13	November 23	@ Cleveland	L 98–107	Richfield Coliseum	5–8
14	November 25	@ Detroit	W 120–111	Pontiac Silverdome	6–8
15	November 26	@ Milwaukee	L 92–109	MECCA Arena	6–9
16	November 29	Milwaukee	L 89–94	Capital Centre	6–10

December: 9–4 (home: 5–1; road: 4–3)

Game	Date	Team	Score	Location Attendance	Record
17	December 1	@ New York	L 93–127	Madison Square Garden	6–11
18	December 3	Philadelphia	W 103–98	Capital Centre	7–11
19	December 6	@ Houston	W 113–109	The Summit	8–11
20	December 7	@ Dallas	W 114–112	Reunion Arena	9–11
21	December 10	@ San Antonio	L 102–125	HemisFair Arena	9–12
22	December 13	Atlanta	L 89–94	Capital Centre	9–13
23	December 14	@ Atlanta	W 99–96	The Omni	10–13
24	December 16	@ Boston	W 100–93	Boston Garden	11–13
25	December 17	Cleveland	W 119–95	Capital Centre	12–13
26	December 20	San Antonio	W 108–106 (OT)	Capital Centre	13–13
27	December 23	@ Chicago	L 93–114	Chicago Stadium	13–14
28	December 27	New Jersey	W 116–106	Capital Centre	14–14
29	December 30	New York	W 91–86	Capital Centre	15–14

January: 5–11 (home: 5–2; road: 0–9)

Game	Date	Team	Score	Location Attendance	Record
30	January 3	Detroit	W 103–102	Capital Centre	16–14
31	January 4	@ Boston	L 104–113	Boston Garden	16–15
32	January 6	Chicago	W 96–88 (OT)	Capital Centre	17–15
33	January 7	@ Chicago	L 73–87	Chicago Stadium	17–16
34	January 9	@ New Jersey	L 103–107	Brendan Byrne Arena	17–17
35	January 11	@ Philadelphia	L 99–121	The Spectrum	17–18
36	January 12	Atlanta	L 91–106	Capital Centre	17–19
37	January 14	@ Utah	L 96–121	Salt Palace Acord Arena	17–20
38	January 15	@ Phoenix	L 101–110	Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum	17–21
39	January 17	@ Los Angeles	L 95–108	The Forum	17–22
40	January 18	@ San Diego	L 101–110	San Diego Sports Arena	17–23
41	January 20	@ Milwaukee	L 103–133	MECCA Arena	17–24
42	January 21	Philadelphia	W 94–90	Capital Centre	18–24
43	January 24	Milwaukee	W 123–117 (2OT)	Capital Centre	19–24
44	January 26	New York	L 97–104	Capital Centre	19–25
45	January 31	Atlanta	W 118–94	Capital Centre	20–25

February: 7–7 (home: 3–2; road: 4–5)

Game	Date	Team	Score	Location Attendance	Record
46	February 2	Detroit	L 129–139	Capital Centre	20–26
47	February 4	Indiana	W 125–101	Capital Centre	21–26
48	February 7	Houston	W 95–92	Capital Centre	22–26
49	February 10	Los Angeles	W 96–93	Capital Centre	23–26
50	February 11	@ Kansas City	L 91–94	Kemper Arena	23–27
51	February 14	@ Denver	W 108–96	McNichols Sports Arena	24–27
52	February 15	@ Seattle	L 99–116	Kingdome	24–28
53	February 17	@ Portland	W 96–87	Memorial Coliseum	25–28
54	February 18	@ Golden State	L 107–113	Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena	25–29
55	February 22	Portland	L 101–104	Capital Centre	25–30
56	February 24	@ Chicago	W 102–96	Chicago Stadium	26–30
57	February 25	@ Cleveland	L 83–94	Richfield Coliseum	26–31
58	February 28	@ Indiana	W 100–92	Market Square Arena	27–31
59	February 29	@ Detroit	L 106–137	Pontiac Silverdome	27–32

March: 5–11 (home: 4–5; road: 1–6)

Game	Date	Team	Score	Location Attendance	Record
60	March 2	Milwaukee	L 78–98	Capital Centre	27–33
61	March 3	@ New Jersey	L 90–100	Brendan Byrne Arena	27–34
62	March 6	Boston	L 85–108	Capital Centre	27–35
63	March 8	Seattle	W 106–96	Capital Centre	28–35
64	March 10	@ Detroit	L 100–115	Pontiac Silverdome	28–36
65	March 13	Denver	W 108–103	Capital Centre	29–36
66	March 14	@ Boston	W 103–99	Boston Garden	30–36
67	March 16	Phoenix	L 109–110 (OT)	Capital Centre	30–37
68	March 18	@ Milwaukee	L 101–109	MECCA Arena	30–38
69	March 20	New Jersey	W 99–91	Capital Centre	31–38
70	March 22	Philadelphia	L 101–106	Capital Centre	31–39
71	March 24	@ New York	L 99–107	Madison Square Garden	31–40
72	March 25	@ Cleveland	L 96–101	Richfield Coliseum	31–41
73	March 27	Boston	L 93–106	Capital Centre	31–42
74	March 28	@ Philadelphia	L 103–109	The Spectrum	31–43
75	March 30	New York	W 107–79	Capital Centre	32–43

April: 3–4 (home: 3–2; road: 0–2)

Game	Date	Team	Score	Location Attendance	Record
76	April 1	Dallas	W 102–98	Capital Centre	33–43
77	April 3	Indiana	W 106–94	Capital Centre	34–43
78	April 4	@ Atlanta	L 92–99	The Omni	34–44
79	April 7	New Jersey	L 98–121	Capital Centre	34–45
80	April 9	Chicago	W 136–134 (2OT)	Capital Centre	35–45
81	April 13	@ Indiana	L 115–119	Market Square Arena	35–46
82	April 14	Cleveland	L 109–117	Capital Centre	35–47

1983–84 schedule

Playoffs

1984 playoff game log

First Round: 1–3 (home: 1–1; road: 0–2)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Series
1	April 17	@ Boston	L 83–91	Ricky Sobers (24)	Rick Mahorn (14)	Jeff Ruland (10)	Boston Garden 14,890	0–1
2	April 19	@ Boston	L 85–88	Greg Ballard (20)	Jeff Ruland (10)	Jeff Ruland (8)	Boston Garden 14,890	0–2
3	April 21	Boston	W 111–108 (OT)	Jeff Ruland (33)	Rick Mahorn (15)	Ricky Sobers (11)	Capital Centre 8,359	1–2
4	April 24	Boston	L 96–99	Jeff Ruland (30)	Jeff Ruland (15)	Jeff Ruland (8)	Capital Centre 13,853	1–3

1984 schedule

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

1983–84 Washington Bullets season

Draft picks

Roster

Regular season

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Game log

Regular season

Playoffs

Player statistics

Season

Playoffs

Awards and records

Transactions

References

See also