1979-80 Washington Bullets Schedule and Results

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Record: 39-43, Finished 3rd in NBA Atlantic Division

Coach: Dick Motta (39-43)

Executive: Bob Ferry

PTS/G: 107.0 (18th of 22) Opp PTS/G: 109.5 (13th of 22)

SRS: -2.27 (16th of 22) Pace: 102.6 (13th of 22)

Off Rtg: 103.2 (19th of 22) Def Rtg: 105.7 (11th of 22) Net Rtg: -2.5 (16th of 22)

Expected W-L: 34-48 (16th of 22)

Arena: Capital Centre

NBA 1980 Playoffs:
Lost NBA Eastern Conference First Round (0-2) versus Philadelphia 76ers (Series Stats)

Regular Season Schedule

Playoffs Schedule

Regular Season

Regular Season Table
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Notes
1	Fri, Oct 12, 1979	Box Score		Philadelphia 76ers	L		92	93	0	1	L 1
2	Sat, Oct 13, 1979	Box Score	@	New York Knicks	L	OT	118	125	0	2	L 2
3	Wed, Oct 17, 1979	Box Score		Atlanta Hawks	W		100	97	1	2	W 1
4	Fri, Oct 19, 1979	Box Score	@	Boston Celtics	L		93	130	1	3	L 1
5	Sat, Oct 20, 1979	Box Score		Detroit Pistons	W		117	106	2	3	W 1
6	Wed, Oct 24, 1979	Box Score	@	Detroit Pistons	L		103	104	2	4	L 1
7	Fri, Oct 26, 1979	Box Score	@	Indiana Pacers	L		108	118	2	5	L 2
8	Wed, Oct 31, 1979	Box Score		Cleveland Cavaliers	W		114	105	3	5	W 1
9	Sat, Nov 3, 1979	Box Score		Boston Celtics	L		97	118	3	6	L 1
10	Fri, Nov 9, 1979	Box Score		San Antonio Spurs	W		125	116	4	6	W 1
11	Sat, Nov 10, 1979	Box Score	@	Atlanta Hawks	L		105	109	4	7	L 1
12	Tue, Nov 13, 1979	Box Score	@	New York Knicks	W		111	107	5	7	W 1
13	Wed, Nov 14, 1979	Box Score		Chicago Bulls	W		118	105	6	7	W 2
14	Fri, Nov 16, 1979	Box Score	@	New Jersey Nets	W		92	91	7	7	W 3
15	Sat, Nov 17, 1979	Box Score		Utah Jazz	W		111	103	8	7	W 4
16	Wed, Nov 21, 1979	Box Score		Cleveland Cavaliers	L		103	122	8	8	L 1
17	Fri, Nov 23, 1979	Box Score	@	San Antonio Spurs	L		108	128	8	9	L 2
18	Sat, Nov 24, 1979	Box Score	@	Houston Rockets	W		105	103	9	9	W 1
19	Tue, Nov 27, 1979	Box Score		Denver Nuggets	L		91	96	9	10	L 1
20	Wed, Nov 28, 1979	Box Score	@	Philadelphia 76ers	L		102	120	9	11	L 2
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Notes
21	Fri, Nov 30, 1979	Box Score		Indiana Pacers	L		91	99	9	12	L 3
22	Sat, Dec 1, 1979	Box Score		New Jersey Nets	W		104	100	10	12	W 1
23	Wed, Dec 5, 1979	Box Score		New York Knicks	L		104	107	10	13	L 1
24	Sat, Dec 8, 1979	Box Score		Atlanta Hawks	W		96	95	11	13	W 1
25	Tue, Dec 11, 1979	Box Score		Phoenix Suns	L		99	123	11	14	L 1
26	Thu, Dec 13, 1979	Box Score	@	Cleveland Cavaliers	W	OT	115	113	12	14	W 1
27	Fri, Dec 14, 1979	Box Score	@	Indiana Pacers	L		109	111	12	15	L 1
28	Sat, Dec 15, 1979	Box Score	@	Chicago Bulls	W	OT	115	113	13	15	W 1
29	Wed, Dec 19, 1979	Box Score		Kansas City Kings	L		97	107	13	16	L 1
30	Sat, Dec 22, 1979	Box Score		Houston Rockets	W		122	114	14	16	W 1
31	Tue, Dec 25, 1979	Box Score		Philadelphia 76ers	L		92	95	14	17	L 1
32	Wed, Dec 26, 1979	Box Score	@	New Jersey Nets	L		104	116	14	18	L 2
33	Thu, Dec 27, 1979	Box Score		Milwaukee Bucks	W		117	108	15	18	W 1
34	Sat, Dec 29, 1979	Box Score		San Diego Clippers	L		90	93	15	19	L 1
35	Tue, Jan 1, 1980	Box Score	@	Portland Trail Blazers	L		99	109	15	20	L 2
36	Wed, Jan 2, 1980	Box Score	@	Seattle SuperSonics	W	2OT	139	134	16	20	W 1
37	Fri, Jan 4, 1980	Box Score	@	Golden State Warriors	W		117	105	17	20	W 2
38	Sat, Jan 5, 1980	Box Score	@	Utah Jazz	W		108	107	18	20	W 3
39	Wed, Jan 9, 1980	Box Score		Los Angeles Lakers	W		103	101	19	20	W 4
40	Fri, Jan 11, 1980	Box Score	@	Philadelphia 76ers	L		106	119	19	21	L 1
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Notes
41	Sun, Jan 13, 1980	Box Score		Portland Trail Blazers	W		127	95	20	21	W 1
42	Tue, Jan 15, 1980	Box Score		Seattle SuperSonics	L		100	120	20	22	L 1
43	Thu, Jan 17, 1980	Box Score	@	Detroit Pistons	L		107	110	20	23	L 2
44	Fri, Jan 18, 1980	Box Score	@	Houston Rockets	L		111	134	20	24	L 3
45	Sat, Jan 19, 1980	Box Score	@	San Antonio Spurs	L		117	130	20	25	L 4
46	Tue, Jan 22, 1980	Box Score	@	Cleveland Cavaliers	L		91	114	20	26	L 5
47	Thu, Jan 24, 1980	Box Score		New Jersey Nets	L		87	98	20	27	L 6
48	Fri, Jan 25, 1980	Box Score	@	Boston Celtics	W		118	107	21	27	W 1
49	Sun, Jan 27, 1980	Box Score		Golden State Warriors	W		116	107	22	27	W 2
50	Tue, Jan 29, 1980	Box Score	@	Atlanta Hawks	L		82	98	22	28	L 1
51	Wed, Jan 30, 1980	Box Score		Indiana Pacers	W		120	119	23	28	W 1
52	Thu, Jan 31, 1980	Box Score		Boston Celtics	L		103	119	23	29	L 1
53	Thu, Feb 7, 1980	Box Score	@	Indiana Pacers	L		104	134	23	30	L 2
54	Fri, Feb 8, 1980	Box Score	@	Milwaukee Bucks	L		90	115	23	31	L 3
55	Sun, Feb 10, 1980	Box Score	@	Kansas City Kings	L	OT	106	108	23	32	L 4
56	Tue, Feb 12, 1980	Box Score	@	Denver Nuggets	W		128	111	24	32	W 1
57	Wed, Feb 13, 1980	Box Score	@	San Diego Clippers	W		108	103	25	32	W 2
58	Fri, Feb 15, 1980	Box Score	@	Phoenix Suns	L		104	116	25	33	L 1
59	Sun, Feb 17, 1980	Box Score	@	Los Angeles Lakers	L		107	111	25	34	L 2
60	Thu, Feb 21, 1980	Box Score		Cleveland Cavaliers	W		118	115	26	34	W 1
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Notes
61	Fri, Feb 22, 1980	Box Score		San Antonio Spurs	W		123	117	27	34	W 2
62	Sun, Feb 24, 1980	Box Score		New York Knicks	W		112	97	28	34	W 3
63	Wed, Feb 27, 1980	Box Score	@	Houston Rockets	L		97	110	28	35	L 1
64	Thu, Feb 28, 1980	Box Score		Houston Rockets	W		105	99	29	35	W 1
65	Sun, Mar 2, 1980	Box Score		Indiana Pacers	W		118	104	30	35	W 2
66	Tue, Mar 4, 1980	Box Score		Detroit Pistons	W		135	107	31	35	W 3
67	Thu, Mar 6, 1980	Box Score		New Jersey Nets	L		96	122	31	36	L 1
68	Fri, Mar 7, 1980	Box Score	@	Detroit Pistons	W		106	105	32	36	W 1
69	Sun, Mar 9, 1980	Box Score	@	Boston Celtics	W	OT	133	128	33	36	W 2
70	Tue, Mar 11, 1980	Box Score		San Antonio Spurs	L		104	111	33	37	L 1
71	Wed, Mar 12, 1980	Box Score	@	Philadelphia 76ers	L		98	105	33	38	L 2
72	Fri, Mar 14, 1980	Box Score		Houston Rockets	W		92	85	34	38	W 1
73	Sun, Mar 16, 1980	Box Score		New York Knicks	L		124	133	34	39	L 1
74	Tue, Mar 18, 1980	Box Score	@	San Antonio Spurs	L		94	100	34	40	L 2
75	Wed, Mar 19, 1980	Box Score	@	Atlanta Hawks	L		93	109	34	41	L 3
76	Thu, Mar 20, 1980	Box Score		Philadelphia 76ers	W	OT	119	113	35	41	W 1
77	Sat, Mar 22, 1980	Box Score	@	New York Knicks	W		122	113	36	41	W 2
78	Sun, Mar 23, 1980	Box Score		Detroit Pistons	W		119	114	37	41	W 3
79	Tue, Mar 25, 1980	Box Score		Boston Celtics	L		95	96	37	42	L 1
80	Thu, Mar 27, 1980	Box Score	@	Cleveland Cavaliers	L		111	118	37	43	L 2
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Notes
81	Fri, Mar 28, 1980	Box Score		Atlanta Hawks	W		100	80	38	43	W 1
82	Sun, Mar 30, 1980	Box Score	@	New Jersey Nets	W		93	87	39	43	W 2

Playoffs

Playoffs Table
G	Date				Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Notes
1	Wed, Apr 2, 1980		Box Score	@	Philadelphia 76ers	L		96	111	0	1	L 1
2	Fri, Apr 4, 1980		Box Score		Philadelphia 76ers	L		104	112	0	2	L 2

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