1977/78: After a slow start in which they lost 6 of their first 10 games the Bullets played stead basketball until January 13th when they beat the defending Champion Portland Trailblazers to improve to 24-15. However, injuries would begin to have an effect on the team as the Bullets struggled losing 13 of their next 18 games. Hovering around .500 the rest of the way, the Bullets would need as strong finish just to slip into the playoffs with a 44-38 record. However as the playoffs began the Bullets began to get healthy and started to play solid basketball they would get off to a quick start by sweeping the Atlanta Hawks in 2 straight. Moving on to the 2nd round the Bullets continued to play solid basketball as they jumped out to a 3-1 series lead before stunning the Central Division Champion San Antonio Spurs in 6 games, capped by a Game 6 of strange circumstances at the Capital Centre. The game started out oddly as Spurs guard Mike Gale was forced to a wear an inside out Bullets uniform after losing his uniform at the airport. In the 3rd period the Spurs would make a run and take a 62-61 lead when the lights went out at the Cap Centre. When the lights came back on the Bullets would come out shooting on the way to a 103-100 win. In the Eastern Finals the Bullets again would get out to a fast start taking a 3-1 series lead against the Philadelphia 76ers. After losing Game 5 on the road the Bullets had a chance to close the series at home. In the closing seconds Wes Unseld would rebound a shot of his own miss to give the Bullets a dramatic 101-99 victory. After being swept in their previous 2 trips to the NBA Finals the Bullets got off to a shaky start losing Game 1 on the road against the Seattle Supersonics, blowing a 19-point lead. After rebounding to win Game 2 at home the Bullets appeared to be in trouble losing Game 3 at home, and needing a road win to avoid falling behind 3-1 in the series. However, the Bullets would rise to the occasion beating the Sonics 120-116 to even the series at 2 games apiece. After losing Game 5 in Seattle the Bullets kept their hopes alive with a dominating 117-82 win at the Cap Centre. In Game 7 in Seattle the Bullets were a heavy underdog as Kevin Grevey suffering a sprained wrist above his shooting hand, Bob Dandridge was forced to see some action at guard.  However Dandridge would play strongly scoring 19 points to tie with Charles Johnson for the team high, as Wes Unsled scored 15 points while pulling down 9 boards as the Bullets emerged with a 101-94 victory to win their first NBA Championship