1987–88 Washington Bullets season

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] After Kevin Loughery was replaced by Wes Unseld during the season, the Bullets finished second in the Atlantic Division with a 38–44 record. In the first round of the playoffs, they lost to the Detroit Pistons in five games. This would be their final playoff appearance until 1997. Following the season, Moses Malone, who was selected for the 1988 NBA All-Star Game, signed as an unrestricted free agent with the Atlanta Hawks.

1987–88 Washington Bullets season
Head coachKevin Loughery
Wes Unseld
ArenaCapital Centre
Results
Record38–44 (.463)
PlaceDivision: 2nd (Atlantic)
Conference: 7th (Eastern)
Playoff finishEast First Round
(eliminated 2-3)
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionWDCA
Home Team Sports
RadioWTOP

This season saw the team draft 5'3 Muggsy Bogues with the 12th overall pick in the 1987 NBA draft. He is the shortest player in NBA history. After his rookie season, Bogues left for the 1988 Expansion Draft.

Draft picks
Main article: 1987 NBA Draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
112Muggsy BoguesPG United StatesWake Forest
236Duane Washington United StatesMiddle Tennessee State
237Derrick Dowell United StatesSouthern California
359Danny Pearson United StatesJacksonville
481Scott ThompsonC United StatesSan Diego
5106Patrick Fairs United StatesTexas
6128Dwayne Scholten United StatesWashington State
7150Jamie Dixon United StatesTexas Christian

Roster
Roster listing
Washington Bullets roster
Players Coaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOB (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
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured

Roster

Regular season

Season standings
Atlantic Division W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Boston Celtics 5725.695–36–521–2019–5
x-Washington Bullets 3844.4631925–1613–2813–11
x-New York Knicks 3844.4631929–129–3210–14
Philadelphia 76ers 3646.4392127–149–3212–12
New Jersey Nets 1963.2323816–253–386–18
# Eastern Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 c-Boston Celtics5725.695–
2 y-Detroit Pistons5428.6593
3 x-Chicago Bulls5032.6107
4 x-Atlanta Hawks5032.6107
5 x-Milwaukee Bucks4240.51215
6 x-Cleveland Cavaliers4240.51215
7 x-Washington Bullets3844.46319
8 x-New York Knicks3844.46319
9 Indiana Pacers3844.46319
10 Philadelphia 76ers3646.43921
11 New Jersey Nets1963.23238

Notes

  • z, y – division champions
  • x – clinched playoff spot

Record vs. opponents
1987-88 NBA Records
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 —2–42–35–12–01–12–42–01–14–22–00–23–35–03–36–01–10–21–12–02–01–13–3
Boston 4–2—3–32–32–00–23–32–01–15–02–00–23–35–15–14–22–02–02–02–01–12–05–1
Chicago 3–23–3—3–30–21–12–42–02–03–32–01–15–15–13–24–22–01–11–11–11–12–03–3
Cleveland 1–53–23–3—1–11–11–50–21–14–21–11–12–45–12–43–21–11–12–02–01–10–26–0
Dallas 0–20–22–01–1—3–31–14–14–22–05–01–42–01–11–11–15–03–25–15–13–23–31–1
Denver 1–12–01–11–13–3—1–14–14–21–15–03–21–12–01–12–03–22–34–25–14–12–42–0
Detroit 4–23–34–25–11–11–1—2–01–13–31–10–24–25–14–24–12–01–12–01–11–12–03–2
Golden State 0–20–20–22–01–41–40–2—0–50–23–30–60–22–00–21–12–41–52–33–21–51–40–2
Houston 1–11–10–21–12–42–41–15–0—2–03–21–42–01–11–11–14–14–14–22–43–23–32–0
Indiana 2–40–53–32–40–21–13–32–00–2—1–11–13–36–02–32–42–00–22–02–01–11–12–4
L.A. Clippers 0–20–20–21–10–50–51–13–32–31–1—1–50–20–20–21–12–40–63–20–51–51–40–2
L.A. Lakers 2–02–01–11–14–12–32–06–04–11–15–1—0–22–02–02–05–13–34–15–04–24–11–1
Milwaukee 3–33–31–54–20–21–12–42–00–23–32–02–0—3–23–32–41–11–12–01–11–11–14–1
New Jersey 0–51–51–51–51–10–21–50–21–10–62–00–22–3—3–32–41–10–21–11–10–21–10–6
New York 3–31–52–34–21–11–12–42–01–13–22–00–23–33–3—3–30–21–11–11–10–21–13–3
Philadelphia 0–62–42–42–31–10–21–41–11–14–21–10–24–24–23–3—1–11–11–11–11–12–03–3
Phoenix 1–10–20–21–10–52–30–24–21–40–24–21–51–11–12–01–1—0–63–22–32–42–30–2
Portland 2–00–21–11–12–33–21–15–11–42–06–03–31–12–01–11–16–0—4–15–03–31–42–0
Sacramento 1–10–21–10–21–52–40–23–22–40–22–31–40–21–11–11–12–31–4—3–31–41–50–2
San Antonio 0–20–21–10–21–51–51–12–34–20–25–00–51–11–11–11–13–20–53–3—3–23–30–2
Seattle 0–21–11–11–12–31–41–15–12–31–15–12–41–12–02–01–14–23–34–12–3—1–42–0
Utah 1–10–20–22–03–34–20–24–13–31–14–11–41–11–11–10–23–24–15–13–34–1—2–0
Washington 3–31–53–30–61–10–22–32–00–24–22–01–11–46–03–33–32–00–22–02–00–20–2—

Game log

Regular season
1987–88 game log
Total: 38–44 (Home: 25–16; Road: 13–28)
November: 4–8 (Home: 2–2; Road: 2–6)
December: 4–9 (Home: 3–5; Road: 1–4)
January: 9–6 (Home: 8–2; Road: 1–4)
February: 5–9 (Home: 1–2; Road: 4–7)
March: 8–7 (Home: 7–3; Road: 1–4)
April: 7–5 (Home: 3–2; Road: 4–3)
1987–88 schedule

Playoffs
1988 playoff game log
First round: 2–3 (Home: 2–0; Road: 0–3)
1988 schedule

Playoffs

East First Round

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

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
  1. 1987-88 Washington Bullets

See also
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