1997-98 Washington Wizards Schedule and Results

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Record: 42-40, Finished 4th in NBA Atlantic Division

Coach: Bernie Bickerstaff (42-40)

Executive: Wes Unseld

PTS/G: 97.2 (8th of 29) Opp PTS/G: 96.6 (17th of 29)

SRS: 1.11 (15th of 29) Pace: 91.8 (8th of 29)

Off Rtg: 105.2 (14th of 29) Def Rtg: 104.5 (14th of 29) Net Rtg: +0.6 (17th of 29)

Expected W-L: 43-39 (17th of 29)

Preseason Odds: Championship +2500, Over-Under 46.5

Arena: MCI Center Attendance: 801,240 (6th of 29)

Regular Season

Regular Season Table
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Notes
1	Fri, Oct 31, 1997	Box Score	@	Detroit Pistons	L		79	92	0	1	L 1
2	Sat, Nov 1, 1997	Box Score		Miami Heat	L		108	109	0	2	L 2	at Landover, MD
3	Mon, Nov 3, 1997	Box Score	@	Utah Jazz	W		90	86	1	2	W 1
4	Tue, Nov 4, 1997	Box Score	@	Denver Nuggets	W		120	96	2	2	W 2
5	Fri, Nov 7, 1997	Box Score		Charlotte Hornets	L		92	107	2	3	L 1	at Landover, MD
6	Sat, Nov 8, 1997	Box Score	@	Miami Heat	L		106	114	2	4	L 2
7	Wed, Nov 12, 1997	Box Score	@	Chicago Bulls	W		90	83	3	4	W 1
8	Thu, Nov 13, 1997	Box Score	@	Minnesota Timberwolves	W	OT	91	88	4	4	W 2
9	Sat, Nov 15, 1997	Box Score		Orlando Magic	L		91	102	4	5	L 1	at Landover, MD
10	Tue, Nov 18, 1997	Box Score	@	Atlanta Hawks	L	OT	89	98	4	6	L 2
11	Wed, Nov 19, 1997	Box Score	@	Philadelphia 76ers	L		86	97	4	7	L 3
12	Fri, Nov 21, 1997	Box Score		New York Knicks	L		82	104	4	8	L 4	at Landover, MD
13	Sat, Nov 22, 1997	Box Score	@	Cleveland Cavaliers	L		101	110	4	9	L 5
14	Mon, Nov 24, 1997	Box Score	@	Orlando Magic	L		87	95	4	10	L 6
15	Wed, Nov 26, 1997	Box Score	@	San Antonio Spurs	W		98	94	5	10	W 1
16	Sat, Nov 29, 1997	Box Score		Chicago Bulls	L		83	88	5	11	L 1	at Landover, MD
17	Tue, Dec 2, 1997	Box Score		Seattle SuperSonics	W		95	78	6	11	W 1
18	Thu, Dec 4, 1997	Box Score		Sacramento Kings	W		118	96	7	11	W 2
19	Sat, Dec 6, 1997	Box Score		Minnesota Timberwolves	W		114	103	8	11	W 3
20	Tue, Dec 9, 1997	Box Score		New Jersey Nets	W		120	99	9	11	W 4
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Notes
21	Wed, Dec 10, 1997	Box Score	@	Charlotte Hornets	L		101	104	9	12	L 1
22	Fri, Dec 12, 1997	Box Score	@	Boston Celtics	L		88	97	9	13	L 2
23	Sat, Dec 13, 1997	Box Score	@	Indiana Pacers	L		92	109	9	14	L 3
24	Mon, Dec 15, 1997	Box Score		Utah Jazz	W		88	86	10	14	W 1
25	Wed, Dec 17, 1997	Box Score		Miami Heat	W		88	74	11	14	W 2
26	Fri, Dec 19, 1997	Box Score		Charlotte Hornets	W		106	86	12	14	W 3
27	Sat, Dec 20, 1997	Box Score	@	Toronto Raptors	W		94	92	13	14	W 4
28	Mon, Dec 22, 1997	Box Score	@	Milwaukee Bucks	W		110	79	14	14	W 5
29	Fri, Dec 26, 1997	Box Score	@	Dallas Mavericks	W		97	95	15	14	W 6
30	Sat, Dec 27, 1997	Box Score	@	Houston Rockets	L		101	111	15	15	L 1
31	Mon, Dec 29, 1997	Box Score	@	New Jersey Nets	L		91	99	15	16	L 2
32	Wed, Dec 31, 1997	Box Score		Toronto Raptors	W		118	91	16	16	W 1
33	Fri, Jan 2, 1998	Box Score		Indiana Pacers	L		81	99	16	17	L 1
34	Sun, Jan 4, 1998	Box Score		Phoenix Suns	W		109	99	17	17	W 1
35	Mon, Jan 5, 1998	Box Score	@	New York Knicks	W		113	106	18	17	W 2
36	Wed, Jan 7, 1998	Box Score		Boston Celtics	W		110	108	19	17	W 3
37	Fri, Jan 9, 1998	Box Score	@	Atlanta Hawks	L		77	82	19	18	L 1	at Atlanta, GA (Alexander Memorial Coliseum at McDonald's Center)
38	Sun, Jan 11, 1998	Box Score		Atlanta Hawks	L	OT	102	107	19	19	L 2
39	Wed, Jan 14, 1998	Box Score		San Antonio Spurs	L		79	89	19	20	L 3
40	Fri, Jan 16, 1998	Box Score		Vancouver Grizzlies	W		112	110	20	20	W 1
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Notes
41	Sat, Jan 17, 1998	Box Score		Los Angeles Clippers	W		108	99	21	20	W 2
42	Wed, Jan 21, 1998	Box Score		Portland Trail Blazers	L		87	100	21	21	L 1
43	Sat, Jan 24, 1998	Box Score		New Jersey Nets	W		104	87	22	21	W 1
44	Tue, Jan 27, 1998	Box Score	@	Indiana Pacers	L		84	85	22	22	L 1
45	Wed, Jan 28, 1998	Box Score	@	Boston Celtics	L		102	104	22	23	L 2
46	Fri, Jan 30, 1998	Box Score	@	Detroit Pistons	W		102	95	23	23	W 1
47	Mon, Feb 2, 1998	Box Score		Detroit Pistons	W		113	101	24	23	W 2
48	Wed, Feb 4, 1998	Box Score		Cleveland Cavaliers	W		104	88	25	23	W 3
49	Thu, Feb 5, 1998	Box Score	@	Orlando Magic	L		83	93	25	24	L 1
50	Tue, Feb 10, 1998	Box Score	@	Golden State Warriors	W		99	87	26	24	W 1
51	Wed, Feb 11, 1998	Box Score	@	Los Angeles Clippers	W		110	104	27	24	W 2
52	Sat, Feb 14, 1998	Box Score	@	Vancouver Grizzlies	L	OT	108	110	27	25	L 1
53	Sun, Feb 15, 1998	Box Score	@	Sacramento Kings	L		86	88	27	26	L 2
54	Wed, Feb 18, 1998	Box Score		Milwaukee Bucks	L		98	108	27	27	L 3
55	Sat, Feb 21, 1998	Box Score		Chicago Bulls	L		88	94	27	28	L 4
56	Tue, Feb 24, 1998	Box Score		Houston Rockets	W		124	112	28	28	W 1
57	Thu, Feb 26, 1998	Box Score		Golden State Warriors	W		110	87	29	28	W 2
58	Sat, Feb 28, 1998	Box Score		Dallas Mavericks	L		77	103	29	29	L 1
59	Mon, Mar 2, 1998	Box Score		Los Angeles Lakers	W		96	86	30	29	W 1
60	Thu, Mar 5, 1998	Box Score		New York Knicks	W		103	90	31	29	W 2
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Notes
61	Fri, Mar 6, 1998	Box Score	@	Boston Celtics	L		98	108	31	30	L 1
62	Sun, Mar 8, 1998	Box Score		Philadelphia 76ers	W		100	91	32	30	W 1
63	Tue, Mar 10, 1998	Box Score	@	Milwaukee Bucks	W		93	77	33	30	W 2
64	Wed, Mar 11, 1998	Box Score	@	Philadelphia 76ers	L		86	88	33	31	L 1
65	Sat, Mar 14, 1998	Box Score	@	Charlotte Hornets	W		83	80	34	31	W 1
66	Tue, Mar 17, 1998	Box Score		Denver Nuggets	L		89	90	34	32	L 1
67	Thu, Mar 19, 1998	Box Score		Indiana Pacers	L		91	95	34	33	L 2
68	Sun, Mar 22, 1998	Box Score	@	New Jersey Nets	W	OT	102	100	35	33	W 1
69	Tue, Mar 24, 1998	Box Score	@	Portland Trail Blazers	W		99	87	36	33	W 2
70	Wed, Mar 25, 1998	Box Score	@	Seattle SuperSonics	L		109	133	36	34	L 1
71	Fri, Mar 27, 1998	Box Score	@	Phoenix Suns	L		85	89	36	35	L 2
72	Sun, Mar 29, 1998	Box Score	@	Los Angeles Lakers	L		89	116	36	36	L 3
73	Wed, Apr 1, 1998	Box Score		Philadelphia 76ers	L		91	112	36	37	L 4
74	Fri, Apr 3, 1998	Box Score		Toronto Raptors	W		120	112	37	37	W 1
75	Sun, Apr 5, 1998	Box Score		Orlando Magic	W		88	85	38	37	W 2
76	Tue, Apr 7, 1998	Box Score	@	Chicago Bulls	L		85	103	38	38	L 1
77	Thu, Apr 9, 1998	Box Score		Detroit Pistons	L		83	102	38	39	L 2
78	Sun, Apr 12, 1998	Box Score		Atlanta Hawks	L		81	91	38	40	L 3
79	Tue, Apr 14, 1998	Box Score	@	New York Knicks	W		104	102	39	40	W 1
80	Wed, Apr 15, 1998	Box Score		Cleveland Cavaliers	W		101	93	40	40	W 2
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Notes
81	Fri, Apr 17, 1998	Box Score	@	Miami Heat	W		97	89	41	40	W 3
82	Sat, Apr 18, 1998	Box Score		Boston Celtics	W		112	95	42	40	W 4

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