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The 1977 NBA playoffs was the postseason tournament of the National Basketball Association's 1976–77 season. The tournament concluded with the Western Conference champion Portland Trail Blazers defeating the Eastern Conference champion Philadelphia 76ers 4 games to 2 in the NBA Finals. It was Portland's first (and so far, only) NBA title.
The 1977 NBA World Championship Series was the championship round of the National Basketball Association's (NBA) 1976–77 season, and the culmination of the season's playoffs. The Western Conference champion Portland Trail Blazers played against the Eastern Conference champion Philadelphia 76ers , with the 76ers holding home-court advantage.
1976–77 NBA season; League: National Basketball Association: Sport: Basketball: Duration: October 21, 1976 – April 10, 1977 April 12 – May 17, 1977 (Playoffs) May 22 – June 5, 1977 (Finals) Number of games: 82: Number of teams: 22: TV partner(s) CBS: Draft; Top draft pick: John Lucas: Picked by: Houston Rockets: Regular season; Top seed ...
Not only did the team qualify for their first trip to the playoffs that season, but Lucas and teammate Bill Walton led the Trail Blazers past the favored Los Angeles Lakers, sweeping them 4–0 in the Western Conference Finals, and a surprising come-from-behind 4–2 upset victory over the Philadelphia 76ers in the 1977 NBA Finals. In that NBA ...
By the time the Blazers had made it to the 1977 NBA Finals, the city of Portland was truly in the grips of "Blazermania". [1] After losing the first two games of the championship series at Philadelphia, the Trail Blazers won four in a row to bring the trophy to Portland.
The 1977–78 Portland Trail Blazers season was the eighth season of the Portland Trail Blazers in the National Basketball Association (NBA). [1] Fresh off their first NBA Championship win the previous season, the Blazers led the league with a franchise-best 58–24 record, earning a first-round bye in the 1978 NBA Playoffs.
Stats at NBA.com Stats at Basketball Reference Larry Nelson Steele (born May 5, 1949) is a former professional basketball player, best known for being on the Portland Trail Blazers team that won the 1977 NBA Finals .
He is best known for being a key starting guard on the Portland Trail Blazers team that won the 1977 NBA Finals. Twardzik at Old Dominion. Twardzik grew up in Middletown, Pennsylvania , and played collegiately at Old Dominion University , where he was a two-time All-American and led the Monarchs to the 1971 NCAA Division II title game .