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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.
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 128–126. This was the first triple-overtime game in NBA finals history; the only triple-overtime finals game since occurred in 1993 , in which the Phoenix ...
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.
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 Boston Celtics have won the most championships of any NBA team. Shown are the championship banners hanging in their home arena, TD Garden. The NBA Finals is the championship series for the National Basketball Association (NBA) held at the conclusion of its postseason.
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 ...
NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship – Indiana wins 86–68 over Michigan; NBA Finals – Boston Celtics win 4 games to 2 over the Phoenix Suns; 1976 ABA Playoffs – New York Nets defeat Denver Nuggets 4 games to 2; American Basketball Association merges with the National Basketball Association.
The 1975–76 Phoenix Suns season was the eighth season for the Phoenix Suns of the National Basketball Association.The season included an improbable run to the NBA Finals by a team that had never won a playoff series and made the playoffs only one other season in the franchise's existence.