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Game 6, in Washington, was all Bullets, 117–82. With the Washington backcourt continuing to struggle, Bullets coach Dick Motta inserted Greg Ballard at forward and moved Bob Dandridge to guard, a risky move considering Dandridge had played very little guard. Ballard and Dandridge produced a run that gave the Bullets a 12-point lead at the half.
After being swept in their previous two trips to the NBA Finals (by Milwaukee in 1971 and Golden State in 1975), the Bullets lost Game 1 on the road against the Seattle SuperSonics, and a 19-point lead vanished in the process. [2] In Game 4, the Bullets rose to the occasion beating the Sonics 120–116 to even the series at 2 games apiece.
Twelfth overall in the 1987 NBA draft, the Bullets selected Muggsy Bogues, who at 5 feet 3 inches (160 cm) is the shortest player in NBA history. [59] The Bullets would get off to a slow start as coach Kevin Loughery was fired 27 games into the season with the Bullets
The highest number of points achieved by a team on the road during a regular season was 37, by the LA Galaxy in 1998 (13–3), and Inter Miami CF in 2024 (11–2–4). [ citation needed ] The most draws achieved by a team during a regular season is 18, first by the Chicago Fire in 2014, [ 40 ] and again by Nashville SC in 2021 .
The Western Conference champion Seattle SuperSonics played the Eastern Conference champion Washington Bullets, with the Bullets holding home-court advantage, due to a better regular season record. The SuperSonics defeated the Bullets 4 games to 1. The series was a rematch of the 1978 NBA Finals, which the Washington Bullets had won 4–3.
Highest score in an youth international match: – Vanuatu 46–0 Micronesia (u-23), 2015 Pacific Games, 7 July 2015 [137] Highest score in a penalty shootout in history: 54 – Washington 3–3 Bedlington , (25–24 p ) , Ernest Armstrong Memorial Cup, 9 March 2022 [ 138 ]
The Bullets would continue to remain one of the top teams in the league, as they captured the Atlantic Division championship with a league best record of 54–28. The Bullets ended the regular season losing 8 of their last 11 games, but rebounded in the playoffs with victories in both the Eastern Conference semifinals and Eastern Conference ...
Weatherspoon, nicknamed "Spoon", scored 1,431 points at Canton McKinley High School, holding the Bulldog scoring record for 37 years until Raymar Morgan broke it during the 2005–06 season. He was an All-American at the University of Illinois before being selected by the Capital Bullets with the 13th pick of the 1973 NBA draft . [ 2 ]