| Team: | Washington Bullets |
| Team Link: | Washington Wizards |
| End Year: | 1984 |
| Wins: | 35 |
| Losses: | 47 |
| Division: | Atlantic |
| Division Place: | 5 |
| Conf Place: | 8 |
| Coach: | Gene Shue |
| Gm: | Bob Ferry |
| Owner: | Abe Pollin |
| Arena: | Capital Centre |
| Playoffs: | First round (lost to Celtics 1–3) |
| Bbr Team: | WSB |
| Television: | WDCA |
| Radio: | WTOP |
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]
See main article: article and 1983 NBA draft.
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | College | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | SG | Mississippi State | |||
| 1 | 22 | SG | Indiana | |||
| 2 | 32 | District of Columbia | ||||
| 2 | 34 | Washington State | ||||
| 3 | 57 | SF/SG | UCLA | |||
| 4 | 80 | Louisiana-Lafayette | ||||
| 5 | 103 | New Hampshire | ||||
| 6 | 126 | Saint Augustine's | ||||
| 7 | 149 | Winston-Salem State | ||||
| 8 | 172 | Howard | ||||
| 9 | 194 | Maryland-Baltimore County | ||||
| 10 | 215 | Saint Louis |
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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 | — | 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 | — | |
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 1| October 28| @ Philadelphia| L 114–117|||| The Spectrum| 0–1|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 2| October 29| @ New York| L 97–100|||| Madison Square Garden| 0–2|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 3| November 1| @ Atlanta| L 92–95|||| The Omni| 0–3|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 4| November 3| Detroit| W 111–88|||| Capital Centre| 1–3|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 5| November 5| Boston| L 117–120|||| Capital Centre| 1–4|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 6| November 8| San Diego| W 119–113|||| Capital Centre| 2–4|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 7| November 9| @ New Jersey| L 110–127|||| Brendan Byrne Arena| 2–5|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 8| November 11| Chicago| W 125–124 (2OT)|||| Capital Centre| 3–5|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 9| November 15| Kansas City| L 100–101|||| Capital Centre| 3–6|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 10| November 17| Indiana| W 102–94|||| Capital Centre| 4–6|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 11| November 19| Utah| W 126–113|||| Capital Centre| 5–6|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 12| November 22| Golden State| L 101–102|||| Capital Centre| 5–7|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 13| November 23| @ Cleveland| L 98–107|||| Richfield Coliseum| 5–8|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 14| November 25| @ Detroit| W 120–111|||| Pontiac Silverdome| 6–8|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 15| November 26| @ Milwaukee| L 92–109|||| MECCA Arena| 6–9|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 16| November 29| Milwaukee| L 89–94|||| Capital Centre| 6–10|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 17| December 1| @ New York| L 93–127|||| Madison Square Garden| 6–11|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 18| December 3| Philadelphia| W 103–98|||| Capital Centre| 7–11|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 19| December 6| @ Houston| W 113–109|||| The Summit| 8–11|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 20| December 7| @ Dallas| W 114–112|||| Reunion Arena| 9–11|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 21| December 10| @ San Antonio| L 102–125|||| HemisFair Arena| 9–12|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 22| December 13| Atlanta| L 89–94|||| Capital Centre| 9–13|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 23| December 14| @ Atlanta| W 99–96|||| The Omni| 10–13|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 24| December 16| @ Boston| W 100–93|||| Boston Garden| 11–13|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 25| December 17| Cleveland| W 119–95|||| Capital Centre| 12–13|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 26| December 20| San Antonio| W 108–106 (OT)|||| Capital Centre| 13–13|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 27| December 23| @ Chicago| L 93–114|||| Chicago Stadium| 13–14|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 28| December 27| New Jersey| W 116–106|||| Capital Centre| 14–14|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 29| December 30| New York| W 91–86|||| Capital Centre| 15–14|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 30| January 3| Detroit| W 103–102|||| Capital Centre| 16–14|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 31| January 4| @ Boston| L 104–113|||| Boston Garden| 16–15|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 32| January 6| Chicago| W 96–88 (OT)|||| Capital Centre| 17–15|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 33| January 7| @ Chicago| L 73–87|||| Chicago Stadium| 17–16|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 34| January 9| @ New Jersey| L 103–107|||| Brendan Byrne Arena| 17–17|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 35| January 11| @ Philadelphia| L 99–121|||| The Spectrum| 17–18|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 36| January 12| Atlanta| L 91–106|||| Capital Centre| 17–19|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 37| January 14| @ Utah| L 96–121|||| Salt Palace Acord Arena| 17–20|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 38| January 15| @ Phoenix| L 101–110|||| Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum| 17–21|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 39| January 17| @ Los Angeles| L 95–108|||| The Forum| 17–22|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 40| January 18| @ San Diego| L 101–110|||| San Diego Sports Arena| 17–23|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 41| January 20| @ Milwaukee| L 103–133|||| MECCA Arena| 17–24|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 42| January 21| Philadelphia| W 94–90|||| Capital Centre| 18–24|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 43| January 24| Milwaukee| W 123–117 (2OT)|||| Capital Centre| 19–24|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 44| January 26| New York| L 97–104|||| Capital Centre| 19–25|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 45| January 31| Atlanta| W 118–94|||| Capital Centre| 20–25|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 46| February 2| Detroit| L 129–139|||| Capital Centre| 20–26|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 47| February 4| Indiana| W 125–101|||| Capital Centre| 21–26|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 48| February 7| Houston| W 95–92|||| Capital Centre| 22–26|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 49| February 10| Los Angeles| W 96–93|||| Capital Centre| 23–26|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 50| February 11| @ Kansas City| L 91–94|||| Kemper Arena| 23–27|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 51| February 14| @ Denver| W 108–96|||| McNichols Sports Arena| 24–27|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 52| February 15| @ Seattle| L 99–116|||| Kingdome| 24–28|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 53| February 17| @ Portland| W 96–87|||| Memorial Coliseum| 25–28|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 54| February 18| @ Golden State| L 107–113|||| Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena| 25–29|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 55| February 22| Portland| L 101–104|||| Capital Centre| 25–30|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 56| February 24| @ Chicago| W 102–96|||| Chicago Stadium| 26–30|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 57| February 25| @ Cleveland| L 83–94|||| Richfield Coliseum| 26–31|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 58| February 28| @ Indiana| W 100–92|||| Market Square Arena| 27–31|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 59| February 29| @ Detroit| L 106–137|||| Pontiac Silverdome| 27–32|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 60| March 2| Milwaukee| L 78–98|||| Capital Centre| 27–33|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 61| March 3| @ New Jersey| L 90–100|||| Brendan Byrne Arena| 27–34|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 62| March 6| Boston| L 85–108|||| Capital Centre| 27–35|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 63| March 8| Seattle| W 106–96|||| Capital Centre| 28–35|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 64| March 10| @ Detroit| L 100–115|||| Pontiac Silverdome| 28–36|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 65| March 13| Denver| W 108–103|||| Capital Centre| 29–36|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 66| March 14| @ Boston| W 103–99|||| Boston Garden| 30–36|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 67| March 16| Phoenix| L 109–110 (OT)|||| Capital Centre| 30–37|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 68| March 18| @ Milwaukee| L 101–109|||| MECCA Arena| 30–38|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 69| March 20| New Jersey| W 99–91|||| Capital Centre| 31–38|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 70| March 22| Philadelphia| L 101–106|||| Capital Centre| 31–39|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 71| March 24| @ New York| L 99–107|||| Madison Square Garden| 31–40|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 72| March 25| @ Cleveland| L 96–101|||| Richfield Coliseum| 31–41|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 73| March 27| Boston| L 93–106|||| Capital Centre| 31–42|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 74| March 28| @ Philadelphia| L 103–109|||| The Spectrum| 31–43|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 75| March 30| New York| W 107–79|||| Capital Centre| 32–43|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 76| April 1| Dallas| W 102–98|||| Capital Centre| 33–43|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 77| April 3| Indiana| W 106–94|||| Capital Centre| 34–43|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 78| April 4| @ Atlanta| L 92–99|||| The Omni| 34–44|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 79| April 7| New Jersey| L 98–121|||| Capital Centre| 34–45|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 80| April 9| Chicago| W 136–134 (2OT)|||| Capital Centre| 35–45|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 81| April 13| @ Indiana| L 115–119|||| Market Square Arena| 35–46|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 82| April 14| Cleveland| L 109–117|||| Capital Centre| 35–47
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 1| April 17| @ Boston| L 83–91| Ricky Sobers (24)| Rick Mahorn (14)| Jeff Ruland (10)| Boston Garden
14,890| 0–1|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 2| April 19| @ Boston| L 85–88| Greg Ballard (20)| Jeff Ruland (10)| Jeff Ruland (8)| Boston Garden
14,890| 0–2|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 3| April 21| Boston| W 111–108 (OT)| Jeff Ruland (33)| Rick Mahorn (15)| Ricky Sobers (11)| Capital Centre
8,359| 1–2|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 4| April 24| Boston| L 96–99| Jeff Ruland (30)| Jeff Ruland (15)| Jeff Ruland (8)| Capital Centre
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