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1987–88 Washington Bullets season

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Arena
  
Capital Centre

Record
  
38–44 (.463)

Head coach
  
Kevin Loughery Wes Unseld

Place
  
Division: 2nd (Atlantic) Conference: 7th (Eastern)

Playoff finish
  
East First Round (eliminated 2-3)

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

Contents

The season saw the team draft 5'3 Muggsy Bogues with the 12th overall pick in the 1987 NBA Draft. Bogues would spend his only season with the Bullets before leaving in the 1988 Expansion Draft following the season.

Season standings

Notes

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

    • 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)

    References

    1987–88 Washington Bullets season Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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