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The 1976 NBA World Championship Series was the championship round for the National Basketball Association (NBA)'s 1975–76 season, and the culmination of the season's playoffs. The Eastern Conference champion Boston Celtics defeated the Western Conference champion Phoenix Suns 4 games to 2 to win their 13th NBA Championship.
All NBA Finals have been played in a best-of-seven format, and are contested between the winners of the Eastern Conference and the Western Conference (formerly Divisions before 1970), except in 1950 when the Eastern Division champion faced the winner between the Western and Central Division champions.
The NBA Finals were contested by the Boston Celtics and Phoenix Suns. Phoenix was making their first finals appearance; Boston was making their fourteenth. Game 4 of the NBA Finals was first game ever played in the month of June. Game 5 of the NBA Finals between the Celtics and the Suns went into triple-overtime before the Celtics prevailed 128 ...
NBA draft; Most Valuable Player: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Los Angeles Lakers; Rookie of the Year: Alvan Adams, Phoenix Suns; Coach of the Year: Bill Fitch, Cleveland Cavaliers; NBA All-Star Game MVP:Dave Bing. see also:1976 NBA All-Star Game; NBA Champion:Boston Celtics; NBA Finals Most Valuable Player Award:Jo Jo White. see also:1976 NBA Playoffs ...
Boston's opponents in the 1976 NBA Finals were the Phoenix Suns, who had posted a 42–40 regular-season record. The Team in Green was the oddsmakers' choice in the contest. The Celtics took the first two games at Boston Garden, but the Suns came back to win games 3 and 4 on their home court. Game 5 ranks among the all-time thrillers in NBA ...
The 1976 NBA playoffs was the postseason tournament of the National Basketball Association's 1975–76 season. The tournament concluded with the Eastern Conference champion Boston Celtics defeating the Western Conference champion Phoenix Suns 4 games to 2 in the NBA Finals. The series was highlighted by Game 5, a 3-OT victory by Boston.
Celtics win 1976 NBA Finals. 1976–77: 76ers: 3–1: 76ers, 2–0: Tie, 1–1: Celtics 185–130: 76ers acquire Julius Erving from the New York Nets. 76ers win the Atlantic Division for the first time. 1977 Eastern Conference Semifinals: 76ers: 4–3: 76ers, 3–1: Celtics, 2–1: Celtics 188–134: 13th postseason series. 76ers go on to lose ...
The inaugural winners of the trophy were the Philadelphia Warriors, who defeated the Chicago Stags. [8] From 1957 to 1969, the Celtics won the NBA Finals 11 out of 13 times including eight consecutive times from 1959 to 1966. The final winners of the trophy were the Boston Celtics, who defeated the Phoenix Suns in the 1976 NBA Finals.