1987–88 Washington Bullets season

1987–88 Washington Bullets season
Head coach	Kevin Loughery Wes Unseld
Arena	Capital Centre
Results
Record	38–44 (.463)
Place	Division: 2nd (Atlantic) Conference: 7th (Eastern)
Playoff finish	East First Round (eliminated 2-3)
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com

The 1987-88 NBA season was the Bullets' 27th season in the NBA and their 15th season in the city of Washington, D.C..^[1]

Draft picks

Main article: 1987 NBA Draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College
1	12	Muggsy Bogues	PG	United States	Wake Forest
2	36	Duane Washington		United States	Middle Tennessee State
2	37	Derrick Dowell		United States	Southern California
3	59	Danny Pearson		United States	Jacksonville
4	81	Scott Thompson	C	United States	San Diego
5	106	Patrick Fairs		United States	Texas
6	128	Dwayne Scholten		United States	Washington State
7	150	Jamie Dixon		United States	Texas Christian

Regular season

Season standings

Template:1987-88 NBA Atlantic standings Template:1987-88 NBA East standings Notes

z, y – division champions
x – clinched playoff spot

Playoffs

East First Round

(2) Detroit Pistons vs. (7) Washington Bullets: Pistons win series 3-2

Game 1 @ Pontiac Silverdome, Pontiac (April 28): Detroit 96, Washington 87
Game 2 @ Pontiac Silverdome, Pontiac (April 30): Detroit 102, Washington 101
Game 3 @ Capital Centre, Landover (May 2): Washington 114, Detroit 106
Game 4 @ Capital Centre, Landover (May 4): Washington 106, Detroit 103
Game 5 @ Pontiac Silverdome, Pontiac (May 8): Detroit 99, Washington 78

Last Playoff Meeting: 1987 Eastern Conference First Round (Detroit won 3-0)

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

References

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Washington Wizards

Formerly the Chicago Packers (1961–1962), the Chicago Zephyrs (1962–1963), the Baltimore Bullets (1963–1973), the Capital Bullets (1973–1974), and the Washington Bullets (1974–1997) Founded in 1961 Based in Washington, D.C.

Franchise	Franchise Expansion Draft All-time roster Draft history Head coaches Seasons Current season

Arenas	International Amphitheatre Chicago Coliseum Baltimore Civic Center Cole Field House Capital Centre/US Airways Arena Verizon Center

General Managers	Ferry Nash Unseld Grunfeld

D-League affiliate	None

Administration	Ted Leonsis (Owner) Ernie Grunfeld (President & GM of Basketball Ops.) Randy Wittman (Head Coach)

Retired Numbers	10 11 25 41

NBA Championships (1)	1978

Conference Championships (4)	1971 1975 1978 1979

Culture and lore	Wes Unseld 1975 championship upset It ain't over 'til the fat lady sings The Big E Abe Pollin Washington Bullets Earl the Pearl The Phone Booth Agent Zero Robin Ficker

Media	TV WDCW Comcast SportsNet Mid-Atlantic The Comcast Network Radio WJFK-FM Announcers Steve Buckhantz Phil Chenier Dave Johnson Glenn Consor

Chicago Packers/Zephyrs / Baltimore/Capital/Washington Bullets / Washington Wizards seasons

1960s

1970s

1977–78

1980s

1990s

2000s

2010s

Bold indicates NBA Finals victory

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