▁ 6 ▁of ▁their ▁first ▁ 1 0 ▁games . ▁On ▁January ▁ 1 3 , ▁the ▁Bul lets ▁beat ▁the ▁def ending ▁Champion ▁Port land ▁Tra il ▁Bla z ers ▁to ▁improve ▁to ▁ 2 4 – 1 5 , ▁c apping ▁an ▁ 1 8 – 5 ▁run ▁over ▁ 2 3 ▁games . ▁In j uries ▁would ▁begin ▁to ▁have ▁an ▁effect ▁on ▁the ▁team ▁as ▁the ▁Bul lets ▁strugg led , ▁as ▁they ▁would ▁lose ▁ 1 3 ▁of ▁their ▁next ▁ 1 8 ▁games . ▁H over ing ▁a ▁few ▁games ▁above ▁. 5 0 0 ▁for ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁the ▁season , ▁the ▁Bul lets ▁managed ▁to ▁make ▁the ▁play offs ▁with ▁a ▁ 4 4 – 3 8 ▁record . ▁This ▁would ▁be ▁considered ▁the ▁worst ▁team ▁in ▁NBA ▁history ▁to ▁win ▁a ▁championship ▁with ▁its ▁record ▁of ▁ 4 4 – 3 8 . ▁The ▁ 1 9 6 8 – 6 9 ▁Boston ▁C elt ics , ▁ 1 9 7 4 – 7 5 ▁Golden ▁State ▁War riors , ▁ 1 9 7 6 – 7 7 ▁Port land ▁Tra il ▁Bla z ers , ▁and ▁ 1 9 9 4 – 9 5 ▁Houston ▁Rock ets ▁are ▁the ▁only ▁other ▁NBA ▁championship ▁teams ▁to ▁have ▁won ▁below ▁ 5 0 ▁games ▁in ▁non - lock out ▁seasons ▁since ▁ 1 9 5 8 ; ▁all ▁of ▁them ▁won ▁more ▁than ▁ 4 4 ▁games . ▁ ▁Off season ▁ ▁NBA ▁D raft