||Houston Rockets || 117–112||44–30||Win 1 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 75||March 25 ||Philadelphia 76ers || 118–103||45–30||Win 2 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 76||March 26 ||@ Washington Bullets || 94–91||46–30||Win 3 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 77||March 28 ||@ Philadelphia 76ers || 115–104||47–30||Win 4 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 78||March 29 ||Boston Celtics || 102–96||48–30||Win 5 |- |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 79||April 1 ||Chicago Bulls || 93–98||48–31||Loss 1 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 80||April 2 ||@ Boston Celtics || 92–95||48–32||Loss 2 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 81||April 4 ||Philadelphia 76ers || 108–97||49–32||Win 1 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 82||April 6 ||@ New York Knicks || 93–105||49–33||Loss 1 |- Playoffs During the playoffs, the Braves captured home court advantage with a victory over the Washington Bullets in game 1 of the Eastern Conference Semifinals, but the Bullets returned the favor in game two. The home teams won the remaining games as Buffalo lost the series in seven games. DiGregorio missed the playoffs. McAdoo played 46.7 minutes per game during the playoffs and averaged 37.4 points, which both led the league. Heard averaged 11.7 points and 10.9 rebounds. During the regular season the Bullets had been 36–5 (which was an NBA single-season record for home victories) at home, but lost both games to the Braves. The Braves then opened the series at the Capital Centre with a 113–102 victory in game 1. McAdoo was the game-high scorer with 35 and game-high rebounder with 14. The Bullets rebounded for a 120–106 victory in game 2 in Buffalo. Wes Unseld totaled 25 rebounds and Elvin Hayes added 16 as well as 34 points. Meanwhile, McAdoo, who had averaged 14.1 rebounds during the regular season only had 6. In game 3, Phil Chenier scored 18 points in the third quarter as the Bullets expanded a 53–52 lead to 81–70. Unseld had 18 rebounds and Hayes had 16 to go along with his 30 points. McAdoo had a game-high 34 and Smith added 26 in a losing effort. Before game 4, McAdoo received his hardware for his league MVP and league scoring title and responded that night with a 50-point performance as the Braves evened the series 2–2 with a 108–102 victory. Two nights later Hayes responded with 46 points, including 16 in the fourth quarter, as the Bullets completed a 97–93 comeback victory to regain the series lead 3–2. In the game, the score was tied at 89 with two minutes left when Nick Weatherspoon hit a 17-foot jumper to give