The 1977–78 NBA season was the team's 17th season in the NBA and their 5th season in the city of Washington, D.C. It would prove to be their most successful season, as they would win their first and only NBA championship . In the NBA Finals, they defeated the Seattle SuperSonics in seven games. The Bullets got off to a slow start in the regular season, losing 6 of their first 10 games. On January 13, the Bullets beat the defending Champion Portland Trail Blazers to improve to 24–15, capping an 18–5 run over 23 games. Injuries would begin to have an effect on the team as the Bullets struggled, as they would lose 13 of their next 18 games. Hovering a few games above .500 for the rest of the season, the Bullets managed to make the playoffs with a 44–38 record. They hold the record for the lowest win total of any NBA Championship winning team. The 1968–69 Boston Celtics, 1974–75 Golden State Warriors, 1976–77 Portland Trail Blazers, and 1994–95 Houston Rockets are the only other NBA championship teams to have won below 50 games in non-lockout seasons since 1958; all of them won more than 44 games. Offseason NBA Draft Roster Season standings Regular season Record vs. opponents Game log Key: Win Loss Notes: All times are EASTERN time. (UTC–4 and UTC–5 starting October 30) Player stats Note: GP= Games played; REB= Rebounds; AST= Assists; STL = Steals; BLK = Blocks; PTS = Points; AVG = Average Playoffs |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 1 | April 12 | Atlanta | W 103–94 | Bob Dandridge (20) | Wes Unseld (15) | Wes Unseld (7) | Capital Centre9,326 | 1–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 2 | April 14 | @ Atlanta | W 107–103 (OT) | Kevin Grevey (41) | Wes Unseld (15) | Tom Henderson (5) | Omni Coliseum15,601 | 2–0 |- |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 1 | April 16 | @ San Antonio | L 103–114 | Elvin Hayes (26) | Elvin Hayes (15) | Elvin Hayes (6) | HemisFair Arena9,669 | 0–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 2 | April 18 | @ San Antonio | W 121–117 | Kevin Grevey (31) | Wes Unseld (13) | Larry Wright (8) | HemisFair Arena9,871 | 1–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 3 | April 21 | San Antonio | W 118–105 | Bob Dandridge (28) | Elvin Hayes (12)