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..

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

Roster

Washington Bullets roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From F 31 Alarie, Mark 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 217 lb (98 kg) Duke G 1 Bogues, Muggsy 5 ft 3 in (1.60 m) 136 lb (62 kg) Wake Forest C 10 Bol, Manute 7 ft 7 in (2.31 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Bridgeport F 33 Catledge, Terry 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) South Alabama G 20 Colter, Steve 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 165 lb (75 kg) New Mexico State G 15 Johnson, Frank 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Wake Forest C 23 Jones, Charles 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Albany State F 30 King, Bernard 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Tennessee G 24 Malone, Jeff 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Mississippi State F/C 4 Malone, Moses 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Petersburg HS (VA) F 42 Murphy, Jay 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Boston College G 5 Walker, Darrell 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Arkansas F 34 Williams, John 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 235 lb (107 kg) LSU	Head coach Wes Unseld (Louisville) Assistant coach(es) Bill Blair (VMI) Legend (C) Team captain (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended Injured Roster • Transactions

Regular season

Season standings

Atlantic Division	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div
y-Boston Celtics	57	25	.695	–	36–5	21–20	19–5
x-Washington Bullets	38	44	.463	19	25–16	13–28	13–11
x-New York Knicks	38	44	.463	19	29–12	9–32	10–14
Philadelphia 76ers	36	46	.439	21	27–14	9–32	12–12
New Jersey Nets	19	63	.232	38	16–25	3–38	6–18

#	Eastern Conference
	Team	W	L	PCT	GB
1	c-Boston Celtics	57	25	.695	–
2	y-Detroit Pistons	54	28	.659	3
3	x-Chicago Bulls	50	32	.610	7
4	x-Atlanta Hawks	50	32	.610	7
5	x-Milwaukee Bucks	42	40	.512	15
6	x-Cleveland Cavaliers	42	40	.512	15
7	x-Washington Bullets	38	44	.463	19
8	x-New York Knicks	38	44	.463	19
9	Indiana Pacers	38	44	.463	19
10	Philadelphia 76ers	36	46	.439	21
11	New Jersey Nets	19	63	.232	38

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

See also

• 1987-88 NBA season