1981-82 Washington Bullets Game-by-Game Results

National Basketball Association (NBA)
Team Record: 43-39
Finishing 4th in the NBA's Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference
Postseason: 3-4 Lost conference semifinals
Conference First Round - Defeated New Jersey Nets 2-0
Conference Semifinals - Lost to Boston Celtics 4-1
Coach: Gene Shue (43-39)
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
Attendance: 369,807, Avg. 9,020 in 41 home dates

1981-82 Washington Bullets Statistics
1981-82 Washington Bullets Roster

The Washington Bullets of the National Basketball Association ended the 1981-82 season with a record of 43 wins and 39 losses, finishing fourth in the NBA's Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 3-4.

The Bullets tossed in 8,485 points and surrendered 8,413. Greg Ballard scored a team-best 1,486 points for Washington, while Jeff Ruland contributed 762 rebounds. John Lucas dished out 551 assists for the squad.

On defense, Greg Ballard added 137 steals, and Rick Mahorn blocked 138 shots.

Gene Shue coached the team. The 1981-82 Washington Bullets lost in the conference semifinals.

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Regular Season Points For: 8485
Regular Season Points Against: 8413

Date	Game	Res	Home	Road	Record
October 30, 1981	Washington Bullets 100 at Boston Celtics 124	L	0-0	0-1	0-1
November 3, 1981	Philadelphia 76ers 112 at Washington Bullets 99	L	0-1	0-1	0-2
November 5, 1981	Washington Bullets 90 at Milwaukee Bucks 98	L	0-1	0-2	0-3
November 6, 1981	Detroit Pistons 82 at Washington Bullets 86	W	1-1	0-2	1-3
November 10, 1981	Boston Celtics 90 at Washington Bullets 84	L	1-2	0-2	1-4
November 12, 1981	Washington Bullets 95 at Atlanta Hawks 87	W	1-2	1-2	2-4
November 14, 1981	Chicago Bulls 99 at Washington Bullets 104	W	2-2	1-2	3-4
November 17, 1981	Milwaukee Bucks 99 at Washington Bullets 95	L	2-3	1-2	3-5
November 19, 1981	Washington Bullets 97 at Detroit Pistons 122	L	2-3	1-3	3-6
November 20, 1981	Houston Rockets 95 at Washington Bullets 94	L	2-4	1-3	3-7
November 21, 1981	Washington Bullets 105 at Chicago Bulls 117	L	2-4	1-4	3-8
November 24, 1981	Golden State Warriors 88 at Washington Bullets 107	W	3-4	1-4	4-8
November 27, 1981	Washington Bullets 100 at Boston Celtics 113	L	3-4	1-5	4-9
November 28, 1981	Indiana Pacers 92 at Washington Bullets 90	L	3-5	1-5	4-10
December 1, 1981	San Antonio Spurs 110 at Washington Bullets 99	L	3-6	1-5	4-11
December 3, 1981	Washington Bullets 114 at New York Knicks 88	W	3-6	2-5	5-11
December 5, 1981	Cleveland Cavaliers 87 at Washington Bullets 94	W	4-6	2-5	6-11
December 8, 1981	Washington Bullets 98 at Los Angeles Lakers 102	L	4-6	2-6	6-12
December 11, 1981	Washington Bullets 106 at San Diego Clippers 102	W	4-6	3-6	7-12
December 12, 1981	Washington Bullets 105 at Phoenix Suns 98	W	4-6	4-6	8-12
December 15, 1981	Dallas Mavericks 107 at Washington Bullets 102	L	4-7	4-6	8-13
December 16, 1981	Washington Bullets 106 at Cleveland Cavaliers 102	W	4-7	5-6	9-13
December 18, 1981	Boston Celtics 99 at Washington Bullets 98	L	4-8	5-6	9-14
December 22, 1981	Washington Bullets 90 at Chicago Bulls 92	L	4-8	5-7	9-15
December 25, 1981	Indiana Pacers 98 at Washington Bullets 115	W	5-8	5-7	10-15
December 26, 1981	Washington Bullets 105 at New Jersey Nets 90	W	5-8	6-7	11-15
December 29, 1981	Detroit Pistons 125 at Washington Bullets 129	W	6-8	6-7	12-15
December 30, 1981	Washington Bullets 103 at Milwaukee Bucks 107	L	6-8	6-8	12-16
January 2, 1982	Washington Bullets 107 at Indiana Pacers 103	W	6-8	7-8	13-16
January 5, 1982	New Jersey Nets 114 at Washington Bullets 108	L	6-9	7-8	13-17
January 6, 1982	Washington Bullets 112 at Philadelphia 76ers 126	L	6-9	7-9	13-18
January 7, 1982	Washington Bullets 109 at Cleveland Cavaliers 100	W	6-9	8-9	14-18
January 10, 1982	Washington Bullets 129 at New York Knicks 126	W	6-9	9-9	15-18	OT
January 12, 1982	Philadelphia 76ers 95 at Washington Bullets 92	L	6-10	9-9	15-19
January 14, 1982	Washington Bullets 121 at Detroit Pistons 114	W	6-10	10-9	16-19
January 15, 1982	Chicago Bulls 90 at Washington Bullets 93	W	7-10	10-9	17-19
January 17, 1982	Atlanta Hawks 78 at Washington Bullets 96	W	8-10	10-9	18-19
January 20, 1982	Seattle Supersonics 95 at Washington Bullets 106	W	9-10	10-9	19-19
January 22, 1982	Portland Trail Blazers 97 at Washington Bullets 110	W	10-10	10-9	20-19
January 23, 1982	Washington Bullets 109 at Kansas City Kings 106	W	10-10	11-9	21-19	OT
January 26, 1982	Chicago Bulls 84 at Washington Bullets 94	W	11-10	11-9	22-19
January 28, 1982	New York Knicks 102 at Washington Bullets 98	L	11-11	11-9	22-20
February 2, 1982	Cleveland Cavaliers 100 at Washington Bullets 99	L	11-12	11-9	22-21
February 3, 1982	Washington Bullets 96 at Philadelphia 76ers 122	L	11-12	11-10	22-22
February 5, 1982	Los Angeles Lakers 90 at Washington Bullets 87	L	11-13	11-10	22-23
February 7, 1982	Denver Nuggets 124 at Washington Bullets 115	L	11-14	11-10	22-24
February 9, 1982	Washington Bullets 112 at San Antonio Spurs 110	W	11-14	12-10	23-24
February 10, 1982	Washington Bullets 119 at Dallas Mavericks 102	W	11-14	13-10	24-24
February 13, 1982	Washington Bullets 104 at Houston Rockets 111	L	11-14	13-11	24-25
February 16, 1982	Washington Bullets 100 at Portland Trail Blazers 97	W	11-14	14-11	25-25
February 18, 1982	Washington Bullets 87 at Seattle Supersonics 105	L	11-14	14-12	25-26
February 20, 1982	Washington Bullets 102 at Golden State Warriors 110	L	11-14	14-13	25-27
February 23, 1982	Utah Jazz 113 at Washington Bullets 106	L	11-15	14-13	25-28
February 26, 1982	Kansas City Kings 98 at Washington Bullets 100	W	12-15	14-13	26-28
February 28, 1982	New York Knicks 109 at Washington Bullets 113	W	13-15	14-13	27-28	OT
March 2, 1982	New Jersey Nets 130 at Washington Bullets 124	L	13-16	14-13	27-29	2OT
March 5, 1982	Washington Bullets 126 at Denver Nuggets 127	L	13-16	14-14	27-30
March 6, 1982	Washington Bullets 127 at Utah Jazz 113	W	13-16	15-14	28-30
March 9, 1982	Phoenix Suns 103 at Washington Bullets 95	L	13-17	15-14	28-31
March 12, 1982	Indiana Pacers 105 at Washington Bullets 110	W	14-17	15-14	29-31
March 13, 1982	Washington Bullets 109 at New York Knicks 99	W	14-17	16-14	30-31
March 14, 1982	Atlanta Hawks 85 at Washington Bullets 92	W	15-17	16-14	31-31
March 16, 1982	Boston Celtics 98 at Washington Bullets 97	L	15-18	16-14	31-32	OT
March 17, 1982	Washington Bullets 93 at Philadelphia 76ers 102	L	15-18	16-15	31-33
March 19, 1982	San Diego Clippers 98 at Washington Bullets 108	W	16-18	16-15	32-33
March 21, 1982	New York Knicks 109 at Washington Bullets 110	W	17-18	16-15	33-33
March 23, 1982	Washington Bullets 87 at Atlanta Hawks 107	L	17-18	16-16	33-34
March 24, 1982	Washington Bullets 114 at Indiana Pacers 106	W	17-18	17-16	34-34
March 26, 1982	New Jersey Nets 88 at Washington Bullets 104	W	18-18	17-16	35-34
March 28, 1982	Washington Bullets 104 at Cleveland Cavaliers 101	W	18-18	18-16	36-34
March 30, 1982	Detroit Pistons 98 at Washington Bullets 127	W	19-18	18-16	37-34
March 31, 1982	Washington Bullets 109 at Boston Celtics 119	L	19-18	18-17	37-35
April 2, 1982	Washington Bullets 96 at New Jersey Nets 98	L	19-18	18-18	37-36
April 3, 1982	Washington Bullets 101 at Atlanta Hawks 106	L	19-18	18-19	37-37
April 6, 1982	Cleveland Cavaliers 85 at Washington Bullets 94	W	20-18	18-19	38-37
April 7, 1982	Washington Bullets 97 at Indiana Pacers 85	W	20-18	19-19	39-37
April 9, 1982	Washington Bullets 114 at Chicago Bulls 98	W	20-18	20-19	40-37
April 10, 1982	Milwaukee Bucks 114 at Washington Bullets 115	W	21-18	20-19	41-37
April 13, 1982	Washington Bullets 109 at Milwaukee Bucks 99	W	21-18	21-19	42-37
April 14, 1982	Washington Bullets 94 at New Jersey Nets 98	L	21-18	21-20	42-38
April 16, 1982	Philadelphia 76ers 100 at Washington Bullets 96	L	21-19	21-20	42-39
April 18, 1982	Atlanta Hawks 96 at Washington Bullets 99	W	22-19	21-20	43-39
April 20, 1982	Washington Bullets 96 at New Jersey Nets 83	W	0-0	1-0	1-0
April 23, 1982	New Jersey Nets 92 at Washington Bullets 103	W	1-0	1-0	2-0
April 25, 1982	Washington Bullets 91 at Boston Celtics 109	L	1-0	1-1	2-1
April 28, 1982	Washington Bullets 103 at Boston Celtics 102	W	1-0	2-1	3-1
May 1, 1982	Boston Celtics 92 at Washington Bullets 83	L	1-1	2-1	3-2
May 2, 1982	Boston Celtics 103 at Washington Bullets 99	L	1-2	2-1	3-3	OT
May 5, 1982	Washington Bullets 126 at Boston Celtics 131	L	1-2	2-2	3-4	2OT