| Team: | Washington Bullets |
| Team Link: | Washington Wizards |
| End Year: | 1983 |
| Wins: | 42 |
| Losses: | 40 |
| Division: | Atlantic |
| Division Place: | 5 |
| Conf Place: | 7 |
| Coach: | Gene Shue |
| Arena: | Capital Centre |
| Television: | WDCA |
| Radio: | WTOP |
| Playoffs: | Did not qualify |
| Bbr Team: | WSB |
The 1982–83 NBA season was the Washington Bullets' 22nd season in the NBA and their 10th season in the city of Washington, D.C.[1]
See main article: article and 1982 NBA draft.
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | College | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 25 | St. Joseph's | ||||
| 2 | 41 | G | Southern California | |||
| 2 | 44 | South Carolina Upstate | ||||
| 3 | 58 | Upsala | ||||
| 4 | 81 | California State-Long Beach | ||||
| 5 | 104 | Hawaii | ||||
| 5 | 112 | Detroit Mercy | ||||
| 6 | 127 | Idaho State | ||||
| 7 | 150 | South Carolina | ||||
| 8 | 173 | Delaware | ||||
| 9 | 196 | Howard | ||||
| 10 | 217 | North Carolina Central |
z - clinched division title
y - clinched division title
x - clinched playoff spot
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| width=100 | 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 | – | 1–5 | 5–1 | 6–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 6–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–4 | 2–4 | 3–2 | 2–4 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 4–2 | |
| Boston | 5–1 | – | 3–2 | 5–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–3 | 5–1 | 3–3 | 3–3 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–3 | |
| Chicago | 1–5 | 2–3 | – | 5–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–4 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–5 | 2–4 | 1–4 | 1–5 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–5 | |
| Cleveland | 0–6 | 1–5 | 1–5 | – | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–5 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 5–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–5 | 0–6 | 1–5 | 0–5 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 3–2 | |
| Dallas | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | – | 3–3 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 5–1 | 2–0 | 3–3 | 2–3 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–3 | 3–2 | 2–4 | 5–0 | 2–3 | 2–4 | 0–2 | |
| Denver | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–3 | – | 2–0 | 4–1 | 5–1 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 1–4 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 4–1 | 2–3 | 2–4 | 3–2 | 3–2 | 4–2 | 1–1 | |
| Detroit | 3–3 | 3–3 | 4–2 | 5–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | – | 2–0 | 2–0 | 4–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 3–3 | 3–2 | 1–5 | 0–6 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 3–2 | |
| Golden State | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–3 | 1–4 | 0–2 | – | 3–2 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 1–5 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–4 | 2–4 | 1–4 | 3–3 | 3–3 | 3–2 | 2–0 | |
| Houston | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–5 | 1–5 | 0–2 | 2–3 | – | 2–0 | 1–5 | 0–5 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–5 | 0–5 | 1–5 | 2–3 | 1–4 | 0–6 | 1–1 | |
| Indiana | 0–6 | 1–4 | 2–4 | 1–5 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–4 | 1–1 | 0–2 | – | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–5 | 0–6 | 3–3 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–5 | |
| Kansas City | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 3–3 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 5–1 | 1–1 | – | 1–4 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–4 | 2–3 | 3–3 | 4–1 | 1–4 | 4–2 | 2–0 | |
| Los Angeles | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 5–1 | 5–0 | 2–0 | 4–1 | – | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 3–3 | 3–3 | 1–4 | 5–1 | 5–1 | 4–1 | 1–1 | |
| Milwaukee | 4–1 | 3–3 | 5–1 | 5–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 5–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | – | 3–2 | 4–2 | 1–5 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 3–2 | |
| New Jersey | 4–2 | 1–5 | 4–2 | 6–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 6–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–3 | – | 4–2 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–2 | |
| New York | 2–3 | 3–3 | 4–1 | 5–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 5–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–4 | 2–4 | – | 1–5 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–2 | |
| Philadelphia | 4–2 | 3–3 | 5–1 | 5–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 6–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 5–1 | 3–3 | 5–1 | – | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 4–2 | |
| Phoenix | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 5–0 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | – | 5–1 | 3–2 | 4–2 | 5–1 | 5–0 | 0–2 | |
| Portland | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 5–0 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 3–3 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–5 | – | 2–3 | 5–1 | 3–3 | 3–2 | 1–1 | |
| San Antonio | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 4–2 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 5–1 | 2–0 | 3–3 | 4–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 3–2 | – | 4–1 | 1–4 | 5–1 | 2–0 | |
| San Diego | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–5 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 1–5 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–4 | 1–5 | 1–4 | – | 0–6 | 2–3 | 0–2 | |
| Seattle | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 3–3 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 1–5 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–5 | 3–3 | 4–1 | 6–0 | – | 5–0 | 1–1 | |
| Utah | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 4–2 | 2–4 | 2–0 | 2–3 | 6–0 | 0–2 | 2–4 | 1–4 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–5 | 2–3 | 1–5 | 3–2 | 0–5 | – | 0–2 | |
| Washington | 2–4 | 3–3 | 5–1 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 5–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 3–3 | 2–4 | 2–4 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | — | |
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 1| October 29| @ Indiana| L 90–93|||| Market Square Arena| 0–1|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 2| October 30| @ Chicago| W 143–125|||| Chicago Stadium| 1–1|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 3| November 2| @ Atlanta| L 88–105|||| The Omni| 1–2|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 4| November 3| New Jersey| W 104–85|||| Capital Centre| 2–2|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 5| November 5| @ Boston| L 97–104|||| Boston Garden| 2–3|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 6| November 6| Indiana| W 119–115 (OT)|||| Capital Centre| 3–3|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 7| November 9| Detroit| L 105–108|||| Capital Centre| 3–4|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 8| November 12| New York| L 87–88|||| Capital Centre| 3–5|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 9| November 14| @ Philadelphia| L 92–101|||| The Spectrum| 3–6|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 10| November 17| San Antonio| L 112–114|||| Capital Centre| 3–7|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 11| November 19| @ Los Angeles| L 92–122|||| The Forum| 3–8|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 12| November 20| @ San Diego| W 95–87|||| San Diego Sports Arena| 4–8|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 13| November 24| @ Phoenix| W 106–93|||| Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum| 5–8|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 14| November 26| @ Indiana| W 87–85|||| Market Square Arena| 6–8|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 15| November 27| Portland| W 107–90|||| Capital Centre| 7–8|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 16| December 1| New Jersey| L 99–105|||| Capital Centre| 7–9|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 17| December 3| New York| W 105–98|||| Capital Centre| 8–9|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 18| December 4| @ Dallas| W 115–105|||| Reunion Arena| 9–9|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 19| December 8| @ New Jersey| L 95–98|||| Brendan Byrne Arena| 9–10|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 20| December 9| Denver| W 98–90|||| Capital Centre| 10–10|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 21| December 11| @ New York| L 79–85|||| Madison Square Garden| 10–11|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 22| December 14| @ Chicago| W 108–102|||| Chicago Stadium| 11–1|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 23| December 18| @ Detroit| W 119–110|||| Pontiac Silverdome| 12–11|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 24| December 18| Philadelphia| W 100–97|||| Capital Centre| 13–11|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 25| December 21| Cleveland| W 77–74|||| Capital Centre| 14–11|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 26| December 23| @ New Jersey| L 90–97|||| Brendan Byrne Arena| 14–12|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 27| December 25| Atlanta| L 91–97|||| Capital Centre| 14–13|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 28| December 27| Chicago| W 89–87|||| Capital Centre| 15–13|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 29| December 29| Milwaukee| W 94–87|||| Capital Centre| 16–13|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 30| January 1| @ New York| L 77–98|||| Madison Square Garden| 16–14|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 31| January 4| Dallas| W 92–84|||| Capital Centre| 17–14|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 32| January 7| Philadelphia| L 89–106|||| Capital Centre| 17–15|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 33| January 8| @ Cleveland| L 82–98|||| Richfield Coliseum| 17–16|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 34| January 12| @ Detroit| L 100–116|||| Pontiac Silverdome| 17–17|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 35| January 14| Golden State| L 104–116|||| Capital Centre| 17–18|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 36| January 15| @ San Antonio| L 96–117|||| HemisFair Arena| 17–19|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 37| January 18| @ Houston| L 98–100|||| The Summit| 17–20|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 38| January 20| Cleveland| L 89–97|||| Capital Centre| 17–21|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 39| January 21| @ Milwaukee| L 104–111|||| MECCA Arena| 17–22|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 40| January 22| Chicago| L 86–95|||| Capital Centre| 17–23|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 41| January 24| Boston| W 93–91|||| Capital Centre| 18–23|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 42| January 26| @ Boston| L 99–125|||| Boston Garden| 18–24|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 43| January 27| Seattle| W 99–86|||| Capital Centre| 19–24|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 44| January 29| Phoenix| W 88–82|||| Capital Centre| 20–24|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 45| February 2| Kansas City| L 115–117|||| Capital Centre| 20–25|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 46| February 4| San Diego| W 100–93|||| Capital Centre| 21–25|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 47| February 6| Indiana| W 103–99|||| Capital Centre| 22–25|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 48| February 8| Boston| W 104–101 (OT)|||| Capital Centre| 23–25|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 49| February 10| Houston| W 104–100|||| Capital Centre| 24–25|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 50| February 15| @ Golden State| L 93–111|||| Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena| 24–26|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 51| February 18| @ Seattle| L 112–115|||| Kingdome| 24–27|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 52| February 20| @ Portland| L 95–104|||| Memorial Coliseum| 24–28|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 53| February 22| @ Utah| W 99–98|||| Salt Palace Acord Arena| 25–28|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 54| February 23| @ Kansas City| L 107–113|||| Kemper Arena| 25–29|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 55| February 26| @ Denver| L 111–125|||| McNichols Sports Arena| 25–30|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 56| March 1| Milwaukee| L 99–101|||| Capital Centre| 25–31|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 57| March 3| @ Atlanta| L 89–91|||| The Omni| 25–32|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 58| March 4| Los Angeles| W 96–93|||| Capital Centre| 26–32|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 59| March 6| Atlanta| W 102–91|||| Capital Centre| 27–32|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 60| March 9| Chicago| W 110–92|||| Capital Centre| 28–32|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 61| March 12| Philadelphia| L 86–95|||| Capital Centre| 28–33|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 62| March 13| @ Philadelphia| L 93–97|||| The Spectrum| 28–34|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 63| March 15| Cleveland| W 95–92 (OT)|||| Capital Centre| 29–34|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 64| March 16| @ Atlanta| L 81–94 (OT)|||| The Omni| 29–35|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 65| March 18| New York| L 100–106|||| Capital Centre| 29–36|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 66| March 19| @ New York| W 96–90|||| Madison Square Garden| 30–36|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 67| March 22| Utah| W 121–98|||| Capital Centre| 31–36|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 68| March 24| @ Chicago| W 102–96|||| Chicago Stadium| 32–36|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 69| March 25| @ Milwaukee| W 97–96|||| MECCA Arena| 33–36|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 70| March 27| Indiana| W 120–101|||| Capital Centre| 34–36|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 71| March 29| Milwaukee| W 94–81|||| Capital Centre| 35–36|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 72| March 30| @ New Jersey| W 100–97|||| Brendan Byrne Arena| 36–36|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 73| April 1| @ Indiana| W 123–109|||| Market Square Arena| 37–36|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 74| April 2| Boston| L 117–120 (OT)|||| Capital Centre| 37–37|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 75| April 5| New Jersey| W 95–89|||| Capital Centre| 38–37|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 76| April 6| @ Detroit| L 96–107|||| Pontiac Silverdome| 38–38|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 77| April 8| @ Boston| W 107–99|||| Boston Garden| 39–38|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 78| April 9| Atlanta| W 100–78|||| Capital Centre| 40–38|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 79| April 13| @ Philadelphia| W 95–76|||| The Spectrum| 41–38|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 80| April 14| @ Milwaukee| L 90–97|||| MECCA Arena| 41–39|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 81| April 16| Detroit| W 102–95|||| Capital Centre| 42–39|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 82| April 17| @ Cleveland| L 105–118|||| Richfield Coliseum| 42–40