| Team: | Washington Bullets |
| Team Link: | Washington Wizards |
| End Year: | 1987 |
| Wins: | 42 |
| Losses: | 40 |
| Division: | Atlantic |
| Division Place: | 3 |
| Conf Place: | 6 |
| Coach: | Kevin Loughery |
| Gm: | Bob Ferry |
| Owner: | Abe Pollin |
| Arena: | Capital Centre |
| Playoffs: | First round (lost to Pistons 0–3) |
| Bbr Team: | WSB |
| Television: | |
| Radio: | WTOP |
The 1986–87 NBA season was the Bullets 26th season in the NBA and their 14th season in the city of Washington, D.C.[1]
See main article: article and 1986 NBA draft.
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | College | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 | PF/C | Louisiana State | |||
| 1 | 21 | SG/SF | Nevada-Las Vegas | |||
| 2 | 36 | PG | Alabama-Birmingham | |||
| 3 | 58 | PG | Duke | |||
| 4 | 82 | F | St. Bonaventure | |||
| 5 | 104 | Washington | ||||
| 6 | 128 | Sam Houston State | ||||
| 7 | 150 | Notre Dame |
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| width=100 | Team | ATL | BOS | CHI | CLE | DAL | DEN | DET | GSW | HOU | IND | LAC | LAL | MIL | NJN | NYK | PHI | PHO | POR | SAC | SAS | SEA | UTA | WAS |
| Atlanta | — | 3–3 | 4–2 | 4–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 5–0 | 5–1 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 5–0 | |
| Boston | 3–3 | — | 6–0 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 5–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 3–3 | 4–2 | 4–2 | 3–3 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 4–2 | |
| Chicago | 2–4 | 0–6 | — | 5–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 4–2 | 3–2 | 4–2 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 3–3 | |
| Cleveland | 2–4 | 2–3 | 1–5 | — | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–5 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 3–3 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–5 | 4–2 | 4–1 | 2–4 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–4 | |
| Dallas | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | — | 4–2 | 1–1 | 5–0 | 3–3 | 0–2 | 5–0 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 2–3 | 5–1 | 4–2 | 5–0 | 3–3 | 1–1 | |
| Denver | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–4 | — | 0–2 | 4–1 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 0–5 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 3–2 | 2–4 | 5–1 | 2–3 | 2–4 | 1–1 | |
| Detroit | 3–3 | 2–3 | 3–3 | 5–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | — | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 5–1 | 6–0 | 5–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–3 | |
| Golden State | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–5 | 1–4 | 1–1 | — | 4–1 | 0–2 | 6–0 | 2–4 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–5 | 4–2 | 4–1 | 4–1 | 4–2 | 2–3 | 0–2 | |
| Houston | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–3 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 1–4 | — | 2–0 | 4–1 | 1–4 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 2–3 | 5–1 | 5–1 | 1–4 | 3–3 | 1–1 | |
| Indiana | 3–3 | 1–5 | 2–3 | 3–3 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 2–0 | 0–2 | — | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–4 | 5–1 | 3–2 | 2–4 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–2 | |
| L.A. Clippers | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–5 | 3–2 | 0–2 | 0–6 | 1–4 | 0–2 | — | 0–6 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–5 | 0–6 | 1–4 | 1–4 | 2–4 | 2–3 | 0–2 | |
| L.A. Lakers | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–3 | 5–0 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 6–0 | — | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 5–1 | 5–1 | 5–0 | 4–1 | 4–2 | 3–2 | 1–1 | |
| Milwaukee | 3–3 | 3–3 | 2–4 | 5–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 4–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | — | 4–2 | 4–2 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 4–1 | |
| New Jersey | 0–5 | 2–4 | 2–3 | 2–4 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–5 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–5 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–4 | — | 5–1 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–4 | |
| New York | 1–5 | 2–4 | 2–4 | 1–4 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–6 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–4 | 1–5 | — | 3–3 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–4 | |
| Philadelphia | 3–3 | 3–3 | 3–3 | 4–2 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 0–5 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 4–2 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 3–3 | 3–3 | — | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–3 | |
| Phoenix | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 5–1 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 5–1 | 1–5 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | — | 2–4 | 2–3 | 2–3 | 1–5 | 4–1 | 0–2 | |
| Portland | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 2–4 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 6–0 | 1–5 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 4–2 | — | 3–2 | 4–1 | 4–2 | 3–2 | 1–1 | |
| Sacramento | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–5 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 1–5 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 0–5 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 2–3 | — | 3–3 | 2–3 | 1–5 | 1–1 | |
| San Antonio | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–4 | 1–5 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 1–5 | 0–2 | 4–1 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 1–4 | 3–3 | — | 1–4 | 2–4 | 0–2 | |
| Seattle | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–5 | 3–2 | 0–2 | 2–4 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 2–4 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 5–1 | 2–4 | 3–2 | 4–1 | — | 3–2 | 1–1 | |
| Utah | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–3 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 2–3 | 5–1 | 4–2 | 2–3 | — | 1–1 | |
| Washington | 0–5 | 2–4 | 3–3 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–4 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 4–2 | 4–2 | 3–3 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | — | |
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 1| October 31| @ Boston| L 102–120|||| Boston Garden| 0–1|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 2| November 1| @ Cleveland| L 106–113|||| Richfield Coliseum| 0–2|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 3| November 4| New Jersey| W 102–101|||| Capital Centre| 1–2|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 4| November 5| @ Detroit| L 96–97|||| Pontiac Silverdome| 1–3|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 5| November 7| Boston| L 86–88|||| Capital Centre| 1–4|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 6| November 8| @ Atlanta| L 91–110|||| The Omni| 1–5|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 7| November 12| Chicago| W 101–99|||| Capital Centre| 2–5|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 8| November 15| @ New York| L 97–104|||| Madison Square Garden| 2–6|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 9| November 16| Indiana| W 124–111|||| Capital Centre| 3–6|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 10| November 19| Detroit| W 119–105|||| Capital Centre| 4–6|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 11| November 21| Houston| W 115–99|||| Capital Centre| 5–6|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 12| November 22| @ Chicago| L 84–93|||| Chicago Stadium| 5–7|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 13| November 25| Portland| W 111–99|||| Capital Centre| 6–7|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 14| November 26| @ Milwaukee| L 103–122|||| MECCA Arena| 6–8|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 15| November 29| San Antonio| W 116–103|||| Capital Centre| 7–8|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 16| December 2| @ Boston| W 117–109|||| Hartford Civic Center| 8–8|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 17| December 3| @ Indiana| L 103–116|||| Market Square Arena| 8–9|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 18| December 5| Milwaukee| L 87–91|||| Capital Centre| 8–10|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 19| December 10| New York| W 106–105|||| Capital Centre| 9–10|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 20| December 12| @ Detroit| W 116–115|||| Pontiac Silverdome| 10–10|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 21| December 13| Boston| L 98–105|||| Capital Centre| 10–11|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 22| December 16| Utah| L 106–109|||| Capital Centre| 10–12|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 23| December 18| @ Golden State| W 128–110|||| Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena| 11–12|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 24| December 20| @ L.A. Clippers| W 113–101|||| Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena| 12–12|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 25| December 21| @ Portland| L 101–128|||| Memorial Coliseum| 12–13|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 26| December 25| @ Philadelphia| W 102–97|||| The Spectrum| 13–13|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 27| December 27| Detroit| L 105–107|||| Capital Centre| 13–14|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 28| December 29| Golden State| W 125–105|||| Capital Centre| 14–14|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 29| December 30| @ New York| L 97–103|||| Madison Square Garden| 14–15|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 30| January 2| Atlanta| L 101–118|||| Capital Centre| 14–16|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 31| January 6| L.A. Clippers| W 112–97|||| Capital Centre| 15–16|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 32| January 7| @ New Jersey| L 96–118|||| Brendan Byrne Arena| 15–17|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 33| January 9| @ Milwaukee| W 100–92|||| MECCA Arena| 16–17|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 34| January 10| Philadelphia| W 117–111|||| Capital Centre| 17–17|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 35| January 12| Sacramento| W 113–109|||| Capital Centre| 18–17|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 36| January 14| New Jersey| W 118–100|||| Capital Centre| 19–17|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 37| January 15| @ Indiana| L 105–113|||| Market Square Arena| 19–18|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 38| January 18| L.A. Lakers| L 101–115|||| Capital Centre| 19–19|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 39| January 23| Phoenix| W 109–90|||| Capital Centre| 20–19|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 40| January 24| @ Houston| L 92–115|||| The Summit| 20–20|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 41| January 27| @ Dallas| W 118–113|||| Reunion Arena| 21–20|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 42| January 29| @ Detroit| L 101–112|||| Pontiac Silverdome| 21–21|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 43| January 31| Philadelphia| W 106–105|||| Capital Centre| 22–21|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 44| February 2| New York| W 104–98|||| Capital Centre| 23–21|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 45| February 3| @ Chicago| L 91–98|||| Chicago Stadium| 23–22|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 46| February 5| Cleveland| W 94–85|||| Capital Centre| 24–22|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 47| February 11| @ San Antonio| W 133–108|||| HemisFair Arena| 25–22|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 48| February 12| @ Denver| W 121–115|||| McNichols Sports Arena| 26–22|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 49| February 14| @ Sacramento| L 111–136|||| ARCO Arena| 26–23|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 50| February 16| @ Phoenix| W 124–110|||| Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum| 27–23|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 51| February 17| @ L.A. Lakers| W 114–99|||| The Forum| 28–23|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 52| February 20| @ Utah| W 118–113|||| Salt Palace| 29–23|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 53| February 21| @ Seattle| L 93–110|||| Seattle Center Coliseum| 29–24|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 54| February 23| @ Cleveland| L 105–109|||| Richfield Coliseum| 29–25|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 55| February 26| Indiana| W 100–94|||| Capital Centre| 30–25|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 56| February 28| New York| W 106–105|||| Capital Centre| 31–25|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 57| March 2| @ Atlanta| L 99–121|||| The Omni| 31–26|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 58| March 4| New Jersey| W 117–114|||| Capital Centre| 32–26|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 59| March 6| @ Philadelphia| L 113–123|||| The Spectrum| 32–27|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 60| March 10| @ New Jersey| L 79–121|||| Brendan Byrne Arena| 32–28|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 61| March 11| Milwaukee| L 107–115|||| Capital Centre| 32–29|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 62| March 14| Chicago| W 106–105 (OT)|||| Capital Centre| 33–29|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 63| March 15| Cleveland| W 97–89|||| Capital Centre| 34–29|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 64| March 17| @ Atlanta| L 98–118|||| The Omni| 34–30|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 65| March 19| Seattle| W 110–106|||| Capital Centre| 35–30|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 66| March 21| Denver| L 107–117|||| Capital Centre| 35–31|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 67| March 23| @ Indiana| L 92–101|||| Market Square Arena| 35–32|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 68| March 24| Atlanta| L 87–96|||| Capital Centre| 35–33|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 69| March 26| Boston| W 106–103|||| Capital Centre| 36–33|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 70| March 28| Dallas| L 107–114|||| Capital Centre| 36–34|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 71| March 31| @ Chicago| L 75–101|||| Chicago Stadium| 36–35|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 72| April 1| @ Boston| L 86–103|||| Boston Garden| 36–36|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 73| April 3| Chicago| W 122–118|||| Capital Centre| 37–36|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 74| April 4| @ Cleveland| W 127–111|||| Richfield Coliseum| 38–36|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 75| April 7| Milwaukee| L 94–95|||| Capital Centre| 38–37|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 76| April 8| @ New Jersey| W 118–109|||| Brendan Byrne Arena| 39–37|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 77| April 10| Indiana| L 101–115|||| Capital Centre| 39–38|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 78| April 12| Detroit| W 103–98|||| Capital Centre| 40–38|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 79| April 13| @ Philadelphia| L 105–113|||| The Spectrum| 40–39|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 80| April 15| Cleveland| W 110–101|||| Capital Centre| 41–39|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 81| April 17| @ New York| W 142–110|||| Madison Square Garden| 42–39|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 82| April 19| Philadelphia| L 102–108|||| Capital Centre| 42–40
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 1| April 24| @ Detroit| L 92–106| Terry Catledge (24)| Malone, Catledge (12)| Moses Malone (3)| Pontiac Silverdome
15,419| 0–1|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 2| April 26| @ Detroit| L 85–128| Terry Catledge (19)| Moses Malone (10)| Ennis Whatley (4)| Pontiac Silverdome
14,389| 0–2|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 3| April 29| Detroit| L 96–97| Moses Malone (31)| Moses Malone (16)| Michael Adams (8)| Capital Centre
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