1988-89 Washington Bullets Schedule and Results

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

Coach: Wes Unseld (40-42)

Executive: Bob Ferry

PTS/G: 108.3 (14th of 25) Opp PTS/G: 110.4 (15th of 25)

SRS: -1.77 (17th of 25) Pace: 100.8 (9th of 25)

Off Rtg: 106.4 (18th of 25) Def Rtg: 108.5 (15th of 25) Net Rtg: -2.1 (18th of 25)

Expected W-L: 35-47 (18th of 25)

Preseason Odds: Championship +15000

Arena: Capital Centre Attendance: 253,980 (25th of 25)

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Regular Season

Regular Season Table
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
1	Sat, Nov 5, 1988	Box Score		Chicago Bulls	L		98	111	0	1	L 1	17,235
2	Tue, Nov 8, 1988	Box Score	@	New Jersey Nets	L		101	109	0	2	L 2
3	Wed, Nov 9, 1988	Box Score		New York Knicks	L		110	117	0	3	L 3
4	Fri, Nov 11, 1988	Box Score		Charlotte Hornets	W		96	87	1	3	W 1	12,731
5	Sat, Nov 12, 1988	Box Score	@	New York Knicks	L		101	111	1	4	L 1	16,567
6	Fri, Nov 18, 1988	Box Score	@	Boston Celtics	L		108	114	1	5	L 2	14,890
7	Sat, Nov 19, 1988	Box Score		Boston Celtics	W		108	104	2	5	W 1	16,575
8	Tue, Nov 22, 1988	Box Score		Philadelphia 76ers	L		103	130	2	6	L 1
9	Wed, Nov 23, 1988	Box Score	@	Milwaukee Bucks	L		102	124	2	7	L 2	15,102
10	Fri, Nov 25, 1988	Box Score	@	Indiana Pacers	W		106	101	3	7	W 1	12,570
11	Sat, Nov 26, 1988	Box Score	@	Charlotte Hornets	W		120	113	4	7	W 2	23,388
12	Thu, Dec 1, 1988	Box Score	@	Atlanta Hawks	L		115	127	4	8	L 1	12,279
13	Fri, Dec 2, 1988	Box Score		Detroit Pistons	L		114	120	4	9	L 2	12,606
14	Sun, Dec 4, 1988	Box Score	@	Los Angeles Lakers	L	OT	112	119	4	10	L 3	17,505
15	Tue, Dec 6, 1988	Box Score	@	Phoenix Suns	L		92	130	4	11	L 4
16	Wed, Dec 7, 1988	Box Score	@	Utah Jazz	L		94	111	4	12	L 5	12,444
17	Fri, Dec 9, 1988	Box Score	@	Portland Trail Blazers	L		90	93	4	13	L 6	12,848
18	Sat, Dec 10, 1988	Box Score	@	Golden State Warriors	L		102	109	4	14	L 7	13,485
19	Tue, Dec 13, 1988	Box Score		Boston Celtics	W		115	105	5	14	W 1	10,673
20	Sat, Dec 17, 1988	Box Score	@	New York Knicks	L		102	117	5	15	L 1	15,666
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
21	Sun, Dec 18, 1988	Box Score		Los Angeles Lakers	W		115	110	6	15	W 1	18,643
22	Wed, Dec 21, 1988	Box Score		Utah Jazz	L		82	98	6	16	L 1
23	Sun, Dec 25, 1988	Box Score	@	Philadelphia 76ers	L		110	125	6	17	L 2	10,263
24	Mon, Dec 26, 1988	Box Score	@	New Jersey Nets	W		120	108	7	17	W 1
25	Thu, Dec 29, 1988	Box Score		Houston Rockets	W		126	109	8	17	W 2	10,427
26	Fri, Dec 30, 1988	Box Score	@	Cleveland Cavaliers	L		110	127	8	18	L 1	20,103
27	Mon, Jan 2, 1989	Box Score		Phoenix Suns	L		122	125	8	19	L 2
28	Wed, Jan 4, 1989	Box Score		Charlotte Hornets	W		109	86	9	19	W 1
29	Fri, Jan 6, 1989	Box Score		Milwaukee Bucks	L	2OT	121	128	9	20	L 1			at Baltimore, MD
30	Sat, Jan 7, 1989	Box Score	@	Charlotte Hornets	L		104	107	9	21	L 2	23,388
31	Tue, Jan 10, 1989	Box Score		Denver Nuggets	W		120	117	10	21	W 1
32	Thu, Jan 12, 1989	Box Score		Miami Heat	W		106	100	11	21	W 2
33	Fri, Jan 13, 1989	Box Score	@	Detroit Pistons	L		103	119	11	22	L 1	21,454
34	Mon, Jan 16, 1989	Box Score		Atlanta Hawks	L		106	117	11	23	L 2
35	Thu, Jan 19, 1989	Box Score		San Antonio Spurs	W		115	112	12	23	W 1
36	Sat, Jan 21, 1989	Box Score		Philadelphia 76ers	W		107	105	13	23	W 2	11,929
37	Thu, Jan 26, 1989	Box Score		Indiana Pacers	W		126	106	14	23	W 3
38	Fri, Jan 27, 1989	Box Score	@	Chicago Bulls	L		106	117	14	24	L 1	17,817
39	Sun, Jan 29, 1989	Box Score		Cleveland Cavaliers	W	OT	122	117	15	24	W 1	10,129		at Baltimore, MD
40	Tue, Jan 31, 1989	Box Score		Boston Celtics	W		110	103	16	24	W 2	13,711
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
41	Wed, Feb 1, 1989	Box Score	@	Philadelphia 76ers	L	OT	110	114	16	25	L 1	13,856
42	Fri, Feb 3, 1989	Box Score	@	Boston Celtics	L		108	117	16	26	L 2	14,890
43	Sat, Feb 4, 1989	Box Score		Milwaukee Bucks	L		102	113	16	27	L 3
44	Tue, Feb 7, 1989	Box Score	@	New York Knicks	L		105	117	16	28	L 4	19,452
45	Thu, Feb 9, 1989	Box Score		New Jersey Nets	W		110	103	17	28	W 1
46	Tue, Feb 14, 1989	Box Score	@	Sacramento Kings	W		107	99	18	28	W 2	16,517
47	Wed, Feb 15, 1989	Box Score	@	Denver Nuggets	L		106	117	18	29	L 1	11,471
48	Fri, Feb 17, 1989	Box Score	@	Seattle SuperSonics	L		112	126	18	30	L 2	12,570
49	Sat, Feb 18, 1989	Box Score	@	Los Angeles Clippers	W		98	93	19	30	W 1	11,573
50	Tue, Feb 21, 1989	Box Score		Los Angeles Clippers	W		123	109	20	30	W 2
51	Fri, Feb 24, 1989	Box Score		New York Knicks	W		130	127	21	30	W 3	13,137		at Baltimore, MD
52	Sat, Feb 25, 1989	Box Score	@	Dallas Mavericks	L		93	127	21	31	L 1	17,007
53	Mon, Feb 27, 1989	Box Score	@	Houston Rockets	W		104	98	22	31	W 1	16,611
54	Wed, Mar 1, 1989	Box Score		New Jersey Nets	W		120	105	23	31	W 2
55	Sat, Mar 4, 1989	Box Score		Dallas Mavericks	W		119	105	24	31	W 3
56	Sun, Mar 5, 1989	Box Score		Charlotte Hornets	W		114	101	25	31	W 4	6,661
57	Tue, Mar 7, 1989	Box Score	@	Milwaukee Bucks	L		101	121	25	32	L 1	16,242
58	Wed, Mar 8, 1989	Box Score		Atlanta Hawks	W		119	111	26	32	W 1	10,117
59	Fri, Mar 10, 1989	Box Score		Sacramento Kings	W		114	97	27	32	W 2	10,129
60	Sun, Mar 12, 1989	Box Score	@	Detroit Pistons	L		104	110	27	33	L 1	21,454
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
61	Mon, Mar 13, 1989	Box Score		Seattle SuperSonics	W		106	101	28	33	W 1
62	Fri, Mar 17, 1989	Box Score	@	New Jersey Nets	W	OT	124	121	29	33	W 2	13,645
63	Sat, Mar 18, 1989	Box Score		Philadelphia 76ers	W		123	114	30	33	W 3	14,117
64	Mon, Mar 20, 1989	Box Score	@	Cleveland Cavaliers	L		97	103	30	34	L 1	19,018
65	Wed, Mar 22, 1989	Box Score	@	Indiana Pacers	L		92	101	30	35	L 2
66	Thu, Mar 23, 1989	Box Score	@	Charlotte Hornets	W		102	97	31	35	W 1	23,388
67	Sat, Mar 25, 1989	Box Score		Indiana Pacers	W	OT	111	108	32	35	W 2
68	Tue, Mar 28, 1989	Box Score	@	San Antonio Spurs	L		114	130	32	36	L 1	10,139
69	Wed, Mar 29, 1989	Box Score	@	Atlanta Hawks	L		102	120	32	37	L 2	15,766
70	Fri, Mar 31, 1989	Box Score		Portland Trail Blazers	W		107	105	33	37	W 1	10,814
71	Sun, Apr 2, 1989	Box Score		Golden State Warriors	W		120	103	34	37	W 2
72	Tue, Apr 4, 1989	Box Score		New Jersey Nets	W		104	96	35	37	W 3
73	Thu, Apr 6, 1989	Box Score	@	Miami Heat	W		101	93	36	37	W 4	15,008
74	Fri, Apr 7, 1989	Box Score		Cleveland Cavaliers	W		107	96	37	37	W 5	11,113
75	Sun, Apr 9, 1989	Box Score		New York Knicks	L		92	94	37	38	L 1	14,007
76	Mon, Apr 10, 1989	Box Score		Detroit Pistons	L		100	124	37	39	L 2	11,305
77	Wed, Apr 12, 1989	Box Score		Milwaukee Bucks	W		111	107	38	39	W 1
78	Sun, Apr 16, 1989	Box Score	@	Detroit Pistons	L		98	104	38	40	L 1	21,454
79	Tue, Apr 18, 1989	Box Score	@	Boston Celtics	W		121	113	39	40	W 1	14,890
80	Thu, Apr 20, 1989	Box Score		Chicago Bulls	W		100	98	40	40	W 2	17,921
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
81	Fri, Apr 21, 1989	Box Score	@	Chicago Bulls	L		113	115	40	41	L 1	18,009
82	Sun, Apr 23, 1989	Box Score	@	Philadelphia 76ers	L		106	115	40	42	L 2

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