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The Bullets got off to a fast start by winning five of their first six games of the regular season. However, they would struggle losing 10 of their next 13 games, but would climb back into playoff connection with a 12–11 record in mid December. However, their playoff hopes faded quickly as they lost 14 of their next 16 games, and held a 18–31 record at the All-Star break.^[5] The Bullets finished in fourth place in theAtlantic Division with a 31–51 record.^[6]

Jeff Malone led the team in scoring averaging 24.3 points per game, whileBernard King averaged 22.3 points per game, andJohn "Hot Plate" Williams provided the team with 18.2 points, 7.6 rebounds and 4.7 assists per game, but went down with a knee injury after only playing just 18 games.^[7]^[8]^[9] In addition, second-year guardLedell Eackles contributed 13.5 points per game, whileMark Alarie averaged 10.5 points per game,Darrell Walker contributed 9.5 points, 8.8 rebounds, 8.0 assists and 1.7 steals per game, andCharles Jones provided with 6.2 rebounds and 2.4 blocks per game.^[10]

Following the season, Malone was traded to theUtah Jazz in a three-team trade, after seven seasons with the Bullets.^[11]^[12]^[13]

Draft picks

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Main article:1989 NBA draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College
1	9	Tom Hammonds	PF	United States	Georgia Tech
2	39	Ed Horton	PF	United States	Iowa
2	41	Doug Roth	C	United States	Tennessee

Roster

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1989–90 Washington Bullets roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	No.	Player	Height	Weight	DOB	From
F	31	Mark Alarie	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	217 lb (98 kg)	1963–12–11	Duke
G	20	Steve Colter	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	1962–07–24	New Mexico State
G	21	Ledell Eackles	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	1966–11–24	New Orleans
F	44	Harvey Grant	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	1965–07–04	Oklahoma
F	12	Tom Hammonds	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	1967–03–27	Georgia Tech
F	32	Ed Horton	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	1967–12–17	Iowa
C	23	Charles Jones	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	1957–04–03	Albany State
F	30	Bernard King	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	1956–12–04	Tennessee
G	24	Jeff Malone	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	1961–06–28	Mississippi State
C	13	Doug Roth	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	255 lb (116 kg)	1967–08–24	Tennessee
C	50	Melvin Turpin	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	1960–12–28	Kentucky
G	5	Darrell Walker	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	1961–03–09	Arkansas
F	34	John Williams	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	1966–10–26	LSU

Head coach

Wes Unseld

Assistant(s)

Legend

(DP) Unsigned draft pick
(FA) Free agent
(S) Suspended
Injured

Roster

Regular season

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Season standings

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Atlantic Division v t e	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div
y-Philadelphia 76ers	53	29	.646	–	34–7	19–22	19–7
x-Boston Celtics	52	30	.634	1	30–11	22–19	19–7
x-New York Knicks	45	37	.549	8	29–12	16–25	17–9
Washington Bullets	31	51	.378	22	20–21	11–30	10–16
Miami Heat	18	64	.220	35	11–30	7–34	4–22
New Jersey Nets	17	65	.207	36	13–28	4–37	9–17

#	Eastern Conference v t e
#	Team	W	L	PCT	GB
1	c-Detroit Pistons	59	23	.720	–
2	y-Philadelphia 76ers	53	29	.646	6
3	x-Chicago Bulls	55	27	.671	4
4	x-Boston Celtics	52	30	.634	7
5	x-New York Knicks	45	37	.549	14
6	x-Milwaukee Bucks	44	38	.537	15
7	x-Cleveland Cavaliers	42	40	.512	17
8	x-Indiana Pacers	42	40	.512	17

9	Atlanta Hawks	41	41	.500	18
10	Washington Bullets	31	51	.378	28
11	Miami Heat	18	64	.220	41
12	Orlando Magic	18	64	.220	41
13	New Jersey Nets	17	65	.207	42

z - clinched division title

y - clinched division title

x - clinched playoff spot

Game log

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Regular season

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1989–90 game log
Total: 31–51 (Home: 20–21; Road: 11–30)

November: 7–9 (home: 4–2; road: 3–7)

Game	Date	Team	Score	Location Attendance	Record
1	November 3	@Charlotte	W 116–96^{[permanent dead link]}	Charlotte Coliseum	1–0
2	November 4	Detroit	L 93–95	Capital Centre	1–1
3	November 7	@Atlanta	W 118–114	The Omni	2–1
4	November 8	Boston	W 112–103	Capital Centre	3–1
5	November 10	Cleveland (atBaltimore, Maryland)	W 100–92	Baltimore Arena	4–1
6	November 12	@Portland	W 104–95	Memorial Coliseum	5–1
7	November 13	@Utah	L 93–106	Salt Palace	5–2
8	November 15	@Denver	L 98–109	McNichols Sports Arena	5–3
9	November 16	@Seattle	L 98–111^{[permanent dead link]}	Seattle Center Coliseum	5–4
10	November 18	@Phoenix	L 107–118	Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum	5–5
11	November 19	@L.A. Lakers	L 115–120	Great Western Forum	5–6
12	November 21	Milwaukee	W 97–91	Capital Centre	6–6
13	November 24	@Philadelphia	L 108–121	The Spectrum	6–7
14	November 25	Miami	W 107–88	Capital Centre	7–7
15	November 28	@Cleveland	L 91–92	Richfield Coliseum	7–8
16	November 29	Atlanta	L 104–111	Capital Centre	7–9

December: 5–7 (home: 5–4; road: 0–3)

Game	Date	Team	Score	Location Attendance	Record
17	December 1	Philadelphia (atBaltimore, Maryland)	W 107–90	Baltimore Arena	8–9
18	December 2	Utah	L 98–100	Capital Centre	8–10
19	December 6	@Detroit	L 107–115	The Palace of Auburn Hills	8–11
20	December 9	L.A. Lakers	W 103–101	Capital Centre	9–11
21	December 14	Charlotte	W 105–101^{[permanent dead link]}	Capital Centre	10–11
22	December 16	Dallas	W 112–108	Capital Centre	11–11
23	December 19	Minnesota	W 112–99^{[permanent dead link]}	Capital Centre	12–11
24	December 20	@Philadelphia	L 111–118	The Spectrum	12–12
25	December 22	New York	L 112–122	Capital Centre	12–13
26	December 26	@New Jersey	L 94–101	Brendan Byrne Arena	12–14
27	December 27	San Antonio	L 97–107	Capital Centre	12–15
28	December 30	Chicago	L 112–117 (OT)	Capital Centre	12–16

January: 3–13 (home: 2–4; road: 1–9)

Game	Date	Team	Score	Location Attendance	Record
29	January 2	New Jersey	W 110–96	Capital Centre	13–26
30	January 3	@Boston	L 101–120	Boston Garden	13–17
31	January 5	@Cleveland	L 107–119	Richfield Coliseum	13–18
32	January 6	Boston	L 88–102	Capital Centre	13–19
33	January 9	@New York	L 127–131 (OT)	Madison Square Garden	13–20
34	January 11	@Miami	W 100–89	Miami Arena	14–20
35	January 13	Philadelphia	L 101–120	Capital Centre	14–21
36	January 15	Miami	L 105–111	Capital Centre	14–22
37	January 17	@New Jersey	L 106–115	Brendan Byrne Arena	14–23
38	January 18	Milwaukee	L 112–115	Capital Centre	14–24
39	January 20	@Houston	L 107–127	The Summit	14–25
40	January 22	@San Antonio	L 115–124	HemisFair Arena	14–26
41	January 23	@Dallas	L 105–129	Reunion Arena	14–27
42	January 25	Boston	W 112–103	Capital Centre	15–27
43	January 27	@Philadelphia	L 101–125	The Spectrum	15–28
44	January 31	@Detroit	L 109–133	The Palace of Auburn Hills	15–29

February: 7–6 (home: 4–3; road: 3–3)

Game	Date	Team	Score	Location Attendance	Record
45	February 2	Sacramento	W 108–99^{[permanent dead link]}	Capital Centre	16–29
46	February 3	Seattle	L 92–94^{[permanent dead link]}	Capital Centre	16–30
47	February 5	Golden State	W 135–129	Capital Centre	17–30
48	February 6	@Miami	W 118–100	Miami Arena	18–30
49	February 8	L.A. Clippers	L 103–105^{[permanent dead link]}	Capital Centre	18–31
50	February 13	@Sacramento	L 98–106^{[permanent dead link]}	ARCO Arena	18–32
51	February 15	@Golden State	L 107–113	Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena	18–33
52	February 16	@L.A. Clippers	W 118–112 (OT)^{[permanent dead link]}	Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena	19–33
53	February 18	Indiana (atBaltimore, Maryland)	W 116–97	Baltimore Arena	20–33
54	February 20	@Atlanta	W 110–107	The Omni	21–33
55	February 22	New York	L 110–119^{[permanent dead link]}	Capital Centre	21–34
56	February 24	Orlando	W 141–124	Capital Centre	22–34
57	February 27	@Minnesota	L 88–104^{[permanent dead link]}	Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome	22–35

March: 5–9 (home: 3–5; road: 2–4)

Game	Date	Team	Score	Location Attendance	Record
58	March 1	Detroit	L 85–99	Capital Centre	22–36
59	March 3	@Orlando	W 132–128 (2OT)	Orlando Arena	23–36
60	March 6	@Indiana	L 98–113	Market Square Arena	23–37
61	March 7	Phoenix	L 111–113	Capital Centre	23–38
62	March 9	@Boston (atHartford, Connecticut)	W 115–108	Hartford Civic Center	24–38
63	March 10	Portland	L 113–116	Capital Centre	24–39
64	March 15	@Milwaukee	L 91–96	Bradley Center	24–40
65	March 17	Atlanta (atBaltimore, Maryland)	L 92–119	Baltimore Arena	24–41
66	March 20	@Chicago	L 97–122	Chicago Stadium	24–42
67	March 21	New Jersey	W 136–106	Capital Centre	25–42
68	March 24	Philadelphia	L 112–114 (OT)	Capital Centre	25–43
69	March 27	@New York	L 100–119	Madison Square Garden	25–44
70	March 28	Denver	W 113–99	Capital Centre	26–44
71	March 30	Orlando	W 143–115	Capital Centre	27–44

April: 4–6 (home: 2–3; road: 2–3)

Game	Date	Team	Score	Location Attendance	Record
72	April 1	@New Jersey	W 105–97	Brendan Byrne Arena	28–44
73	April 4	New York	L 107–118	Capital Centre	28–45
74	April 6	Houston	W 121–110	Capital Centre	29–45
75	April 7	@Milwaukee	L 100–110	Bradley Center	29–46
76	April 10	@Indiana	L 105–107	Market Square Arena	29–47
77	April 12	Cleveland	L 100–102	Capital Centre	29–48
78	April 14	Chicago	W 113–103	Capital Centre	30–48
79	April 17	@Orlando	W 129–127	Orlando Arena	31–48
80	April 19	@Chicago	L 117–120	Chicago Stadium	31–49
81	April 20	@Miami	L 112–117	Miami Arena	31–50
82	April 22	Indiana	L 117–127	Capital Centre	31–51

1989–90 schedule

Player statistics

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Legend
GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game
FG%	Field-goal percentage	3P%	3-point field-goal percentage	FT%	Free-throw percentage
RPG	Rebounds per game	APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game
BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game

Regular season

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Washington Bullets statistics
Player	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
Mark Alarie	82	10	23.1	.473	.204	.812	4.6	1.7	.7	.5	10.5
Steve Colter	73	1	13.4	.478	.000	.811	2.4	2.0	.6	.1	4.9
Ledell Eackles	78	8	21.7	.439	.322	.750	2.2	2.3	.6	.1	13.5
Harvey Grant	81	25	22.8	.473	.000	.701	4.2	1.6	.6	.5	8.2
Tom Hammonds	61	8	13.2	.437	.000	.643	2.8	.8	.2	.2	5.3
Ed Horton	45	10	8.3	.494	.000	.609	2.4	.4	.2	.1	4.5
Charles Jones	81	81	27.7	.508		.648	6.2	1.7	.6	2.4	3.2
Bernard King	82	82	32.8	.487	.130	.803	4.9	4.6	.6	.1	22.4
Jeff Malone	75	74	34.2	.491	.167	.877	2.7	3.2	.6	.1	24.3
Doug Roth	42	0	9.8	.430	.000	.500	2.9	.5	.2	.3	1.9
Melvin Turpin	59	12	13.9	.526	.000	.789	3.7	.5	.3	.8	4.7
Darrell Walker	81	81	35.6	.454	.095	.687	8.8	8.0	1.7	.4	9.5
John Williams	18	18	35.1	.474	.111	.774	7.6	4.7	1.2	.5	18.2

Player statistics citation:^[10]

References

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^1989-90 Washington Bullets
^Goldaper, Sam (June 28, 1989)."Kings Take Ellison First in N.B.A. Draft; Clippers Pick Ferry".The New York Times. RetrievedJanuary 13, 2022.
^McManis, Sam (June 28, 1989)."THE NBA DRAFT: The Other Teams: Sacramento's Secret Is Out: It's Ellison".Los Angeles Times. RetrievedNovember 23, 2022.
^"1989 NBA Draft". Basketball-Reference. RetrievedDecember 31, 2022.
^"NBA Games Played on February 8, 1990". Basketball-Reference. RetrievedNovember 23, 2022.
^"1989–90 Washington Bullets Schedule and Results". Basketball-Reference. RetrievedJanuary 13, 2022.
^Aldridge, David (December 4, 1989)."Bullets' Williams to Miss Up to 8 Weeks with Knee Injury".The Washington Post. RetrievedDecember 31, 2022.
^Aldridge, David (December 8, 1989)."Modern Medicine, Time Are on Williams's Side".The Washington Post. RetrievedDecember 31, 2022.
^Aldridge, David (March 15, 1990)."Bullets Don't Expect Williams to Return".The Washington Post. RetrievedDecember 31, 2022.
^^a ^b"1989–90 Washington Bullets Roster and Stats". Basketball-Reference. RetrievedJanuary 13, 2022.
^Brady, Jim (June 25, 1990)."Bullets, Jazz, Kings Make Three-Way Deal".United Press International. RetrievedNovember 23, 2022.
^"Bullets Get Pervis Ellison in Three-Way Trade: Pro Basketball: Jeff Malone Goes to Jazz, with Hansen and Leckner Going to Sacramento. Nets Deal for Theus, Meaning They Will Probably Pick Coleman".Los Angeles Times. Associated Press. June 26, 1990. RetrievedDecember 15, 2021.
^Aldridge, David (June 26, 1990)."Bullets Trade Malone in 3-Team Deal for Ellison".The Washington Post. RetrievedNovember 23, 2022.

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Franchise	All-time roster Draft history 1961 Head coaches Seasons current
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Personnel	Owner Monumental Sports & Entertainment (Ted Leonsis) President Michael Winger General manager Will Dawkins Head coach Brian Keefe
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