| Team: | Washington Bullets |
| Team Link: | Washington Wizards |
| End Year: | 1976 |
| Wins: | 48 |
| Losses: | 34 |
| Division: | Central |
| Division Place: | 2 |
| Conf Place: | 3 |
| Coach: | K. C. Jones |
| Gm: | Bob Ferry |
| Owner: | Abe Pollin |
| Arena: | Capital Centre |
| Playoffs: | Conference semifinals (lost to Cavaliers 3–4) |
| Bbr Team: | WSB |
| Television: | WDCA |
| Radio: | WTOP |
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]
See main article: article and 1975 NBA draft.
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| width=100 | Team | ATL | BOS | BUF | CHI | CLE | DET | GSW | HOU | KCK | LAL | MIL | NOJ | NYK | PHI | PHO | POR | SEA | WAS |
| Atlanta | — | 2–3 | 2–3 | 2–2 | 2–5 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 2–5 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 2–4 | 3–2 | 2–3 | 0–4 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 1–5 | |
| Boston | 3–2 | — | 4–3 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 4–1 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 4–1 | 5–2 | 4–3 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 3–2 | |
| Buffalo | 3–2 | 3–4 | — | 3–1 | 3–2 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 3–2 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 4–1 | 4–3 | 3–4 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–3 | |
| Chicago | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–3 | — | 0–4 | 3–4 | 1–4 | 1–3 | 1–6 | 3–2 | 3–4 | 2–2 | 0–4 | 0–4 | 2–3 | 1–4 | 2–3 | 0–4 | |
| Cleveland | 5–2 | 2–3 | 2–3 | 4–0 | — | 2–2 | 1–3 | 2–4 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 4–3 | 3–2 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 4–2 | |
| Detroit | 3–1 | 0–4 | 3–1 | 4–3 | 2–2 | — | 0–5 | 2–2 | 5–2 | 1–4 | 3–4 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 1–4 | 2–3 | 3–2 | 2–2 | |
| Golden State | 2–2 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 4–1 | 3–1 | 5–0 | — | 2–2 | 4–1 | 5–2 | 5–0 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 4–2 | 4–2 | 4–3 | 3–1 | |
| Houston | 5–2 | 1–4 | 2–3 | 3–1 | 4–2 | 2–2 | 2–2 | — | 2–2 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 2–4 | 3–2 | 3–2 | 0–4 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 3–4 | |
| Kansas City | 2–2 | 2–2 | 0–4 | 6–1 | 3–1 | 2–5 | 1–4 | 2–2 | — | 2–3 | 2–5 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 3–2 | 0–5 | 2–3 | 1–3 | |
| Los Angeles | 3–1 | 0–4 | 2–2 | 2–3 | 2–2 | 4–1 | 2–5 | 3–1 | 3–2 | — | 2–3 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 2–4 | 3–4 | 3–3 | 1–3 | |
| Milwaukee | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 4–3 | 0–4 | 4–3 | 0–5 | 2–2 | 5–2 | 3–2 | — | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 2–3 | 2–3 | 2–2 | |
| New Orleans | 4–2 | 1–4 | 1–4 | 2–2 | 3–4 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 4–2 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 2–2 | — | 2–3 | 1–4 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 4–3 | |
| New York | 2–3 | 2–5 | 3–4 | 4–0 | 2–3 | 1–3 | 0–4 | 2–3 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 3–2 | — | 5–2 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 0–4 | 3–2 | |
| Philadelphia | 3–2 | 3–4 | 4–3 | 4–0 | 2–3 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 2–3 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 4–1 | 2–5 | — | 3–1 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 2–3 | |
| Phoenix | 4–0 | 0–4 | 1–3 | 3–2 | 1–3 | 4–1 | 2–4 | 4–0 | 2–3 | 4–2 | 2–3 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 1–3 | — | 5–2 | 4–3 | 0–4 | |
| Portland | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 4–1 | 0–4 | 3–2 | 2–4 | 1–3 | 5–0 | 4–3 | 3–2 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 0–4 | 2–5 | — | 3–3 | 2–2 | |
| Seattle | 3–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 1–3 | 2–3 | 3–4 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 3–3 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 3–4 | 3–3 | — | 1–3 | |
| Washington | 5–1 | 2–3 | 3–2 | 4–0 | 2–4 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 4–3 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 3–4 | 2–3 | 3–2 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 3–1 | — | |
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 1| April 13| @ Cleveland| W 100–95| Elvin Hayes (28)| Elvin Hayes (18)| Dave Bing (5)| Richfield Coliseum
19,974| 1–0|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 2| April 15| Cleveland| L 79–80| Phil Chenier (19)| Unseld, Robinson (13)| Dave Bing (7)| Capital Centre
17,988| 1–1|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 3| April 17| @ Cleveland| L 76–88| Elvin Hayes (17)| Wes Unseld (13)| four players tied (3)| Richfield Coliseum
21,061| 1–2|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 4| April 21| Cleveland| W 109–98| Clem Haskins (22)| Unseld, Hayes (14)| Wes Unseld (7)| Capital Centre
17,542| 2–2|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 5| April 22| @ Cleveland| L 91–92| Elvin Hayes (25)| Elvin Hayes (13)| Dave Bing (6)| Richfield Coliseum
21,312| 2–3|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 6| April 25| Cleveland| W 102–98 (OT)| Elvin Hayes (28)| Wes Unseld (18)| Wes Unseld (8)| Capital Centre
19,035| 3–3|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 7| April 29| @ Cleveland| L 85–87| Phil Chenier (31)| Elvin Hayes (11)| Wes Unseld (4)| Richfield Coliseum
21,564| 3–4|-
The Bullets' had a first round bye.
(2) Cleveland Cavaliers vs. (3) Washington Bullets: Cavaliers win series 4-3