The Washington Bullets were 43-39 in 1981-82. They finished 4th in the Atlantic Division and 5th in the Eastern Conference. They lost in the Eastern Conference Semifinals against the Boston Celtics, 4 games to 1.
| GP | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TOV | PF | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 82 | 241.8 | 103.5 | 44.3 | 24.2 | 7.8 | 4.8 | 41.5 | 87.4 | 47.4 | 0.7 | 2.9 | 25.0 | 19.8 | 25.7 | 77.2 | 52.4 | 12.8 | 31.5 | 17.0 | 25.3 |
Team Rank | 6th | 20th | 10th | 16th | 17th | 15th | 19th | 16th | 19th | 5th | 5th | 14th | 18th | 23rd | 3rd | 19th | 22nd | 1st | 7th | 9th | |
Opponent | 82 | 241.8 | 102.6 | 44.2 | 23.0 | 7.6 | 6.6 | 41.0 | 88.2 | 46.5 | 0.5 | 2.2 | 24.0 | 20.1 | 27.3 | 73.5 | 51.2 | 13.5 | 30.7 | 16.2 | 23.3 |
Opponent Rank | 6th | 2nd | 16th | 3rd | 3rd | 21st | 5th | 13th | 2nd | 8th | 8th | 8th | 8th | 10th | 5th | 2nd | 3rd | 19th | 22nd | 23rd | |
Net | +0.9 | +0.0 | +1.1 | +0.2 | -1.8 | +0.5 | -0.7 | +0.9 | +0.2 | +0.6 | +1.0 | -0.2 | -1.6 | +3.7 | +1.2 | -0.8 | +0.8 | +0.8 | +2.0 | ||
Net Rank | 9th | 12th | 10th | 11th | 20th | 12th | 15th | 7th | 5th | 5th | 11th | 11th | 15th | 2nd | 9th | 16th | 8th | 20th | 20th |
| Eastern | W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 24 | 8 | .750 | ||
| 2 | 23 | 9 | .719 | 1.0 | |
| 3 | 19 | 12 | .613 | 4.5 | |
| 4 | 20 | 14 | .588 | 5.0 | |
| 5 | 18 | 15 | .545 | 6.5 | |
| 6 | 18 | 15 | .545 | 6.5 | |
| 7 | 16 | 14 | .533 | 7.0 | |
| 8 | 18 | 16 | .529 | 7.0 | |
| 9 | 15 | 17 | .469 | 9.0 | |
| 10 | 15 | 19 | .441 | 10.0 | |
| 11 | 14 | 19 | .424 | 10.5 | |
| 12 | 11 | 21 | .344 | 13.0 | |
| 13 | 10 | 20 | .333 | 13.0 | |
| 14 | 7 | 24 | .226 | 16.5 | |
| 15 | 6 | 27 | .182 | 18.5 |
| Western | W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 28 | 5 | .848 | ||
| 2 | 23 | 9 | .719 | 4.5 | |
| 3 | 22 | 10 | .688 | 5.5 | |
| 4 | 20 | 10 | .667 | 6.5 | |
| 5 | 20 | 10 | .667 | 6.5 | |
| 6 | 21 | 12 | .636 | 7.0 | |
| 7 | 19 | 13 | .594 | 8.5 | |
| 8 | 17 | 16 | .515 | 11.0 | |
| 9 | 15 | 17 | .469 | 12.5 | |
| 10 | 14 | 19 | .424 | 14.0 | |
| 11 | 12 | 19 | .387 | 15.0 | |
| 12 | 12 | 22 | .353 | 16.5 | |
| 13 | 10 | 21 | .323 | 17.0 | |
| 14 | 8 | 24 | .250 | 19.5 | |
| 15 | 8 | 26 | .235 | 20.5 |