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The 1977–78 NBA season was the 32nd ... though Karl would later become an NBA coach. With 8 minutes and 43 seconds of the final ... This page was last edited ...
Prior to the season, the NBA merged with its primary rival league, the American Basketball Association (ABA). Four ABA teams joined the NBA, all four of which are still in the league today: the San Antonio Spurs, Indiana Pacers, Denver Nuggets, and New York Nets. The Nets became the New Jersey Nets the following season, and now play as the ...
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.
Through the 1973–74 to 1975–76 seasons, as well as for most of the 1978–79 season, the theme music for The NBA on CBS incorporated lyrics; "Last Night" by The Mar-Keys was used roughly around 1975–76 as the play-by-play announcer would give a preview to the featured game. [102]
Al McGuire was 'mic'd up' before that became a thing. The only Pizza Hut Basketball Classic on YouTube is the 1979 game that presaged Larry Bird's greatness as a NBA player.. Archivists at CBS ...
The 1977–78 NBA season was the 76ers 29th season in the NBA and 15th season in Philadelphia.The team finished the regular season with a record of 55–27. Head coach Gene Shue was replaced only 6 games into the season, by former Sixers player Billy Cunningham, who was only 34 years old at the time he replaced Shue.
The 1977–78 NBA season was the team's 17th season in the NBA and their 5th season in the city of Washington, D.C. [1] It would prove to be their most successful season, as they would win their first and only NBA championship as of 2024. In the NBA Finals, they defeated the Seattle SuperSonics in seven games.