1977 NBA playoffs

1977 basketball tournament August 2023 NBA playoffs 1977 1976–77 April 12–June 5, 1977 12 Portland Trail Blazers 1 Philadelphia 76ers Los Angeles Lakers Houston Rockets 1976 1978 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 2019 5 so far, only) NBA title. Bill Walton was named NBA Finals MVP. Portland won the NBA title in its first playoff appearance, something that had not taken place since the early days of the BAA (and has not since, as of ). The Trail Blazers went 10-0 at home in the playoffs. This was the first NBA playoffs after the ABA-NBA merger; two of the former ABA teams (the San Antonio Spurs and Denver Nuggets) made their playoff debuts in their first NBA season. The New Jersey Nets made their playoff debut in 1979, and the Indiana Pacers in 1981. The NBA Playoffs added 1 more team from each conference, for a total of 12 contestants, up from 10 the previous year. Also, the two division winners in each conference were automatically given a first-round bye and started the playoffs in the conference semifinals. This was the Detroit Pistons last playoff appearance of the decade and their last as a Western Conference team, as they would move to the East in 1978. They would not reach the postseason again until 1984. After losing in the semifinals to Los Angeles, the Golden State Warriors wouldn't return to the playoffs again until 1987. For the first time since 1956, the Eastern Conference Finals had neither the Celtics nor Knicks participating. The referees went on strike during these playoffs. Two high-profile veterans, Richie Powers and Earl Strom, did not honor the strike and stayed on the job. It was the first time since 1950 that the NBA Champion had to win 4 rounds. Bracket First Round Conference Semifinals Conference Finals NBA Finals Eastern Conference Western Conference E4 Boston 2 E5 San Antonio 0 E3 Washington 2 E6 Cleveland 1 W4 Golden State 2 W5 Detroit 1 W3 Portland 2 W6 Chicago 1 E1 Philadelphia* 4 E4 Boston 3 E3 Washington 2 E2 Houston* 4 W1 Los Angeles* 4 W4 Golden State 3 W3 Portland 4 W2 Denver* 2 E1 Philadelphia* 4 E2 Houston* 2 W1 Los Angeles* 0 W3 Portland 4 E1 Philadelphia* 2 W3 Portland 4* Division winner Bold Series winner Italic Team with home-court advantage First round Eastern Conference first round (3) Washington Bullets vs. (6) Cleveland Cavaliers #eee April 13 Boxscore Cleveland Cavaliers 100 Washington Bullets 109 20–23 19–30 20–31 41–25 Foots Walker 20 Jim Brewer 12 Gary Brokaw 5 Phil Chenier 38 Wes Unseld 16 Tom Henderson 11 Capital Centre, Landover, Maryland 11,240 Washington leads series, 1–0 April 15 Boxscore Washington Bullets 83 Cleveland Cavaliers 91 14–21 23–18 23–27 23–25 Phil Chenier 24 Elvin Hayes 23 Wes Unseld 5 Campy Russell 22 Jim Chones 12 Foots Walker 6 Richfield Coliseum, Richfield, Ohio 19,545 Series tied, 1–1 Nate Thurmond played for one minute and recorded a rebound off the bench in what was his final NBA game.Nate Thurmond Playoffs Game Log https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/t/thurmna01/gamelog-playoffs/ 2024-08-19 Basketball-Reference.com en #eee April 17 Boxscore Cleveland Cavaliers 98 Washington Bullets 104 21–29 26–27 30–30 21–18 Elmore Smith 20 Jim Brewer 13 Foots Walker 11 Tom Henderson 31 Elvin Hayes 15 Tom Henderson 6 Capital Centre, Landover, Maryland 10,488 Washington wins series, 2–1 This was the second playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Cavaliers winning the previous meeting. +Previous playoff serieshttps://www.basketball-reference.com/play-index/rivals.cgi?request=1&team_id=CLE&opp_id=WAS&is_playoffs=Y Team Rivalry Finder — Cleveland Cavaliers versus Washington Wizards (Playoffs) basketball-reference.com February 19, 2021Cleveland leads 1–0 in all-time playoff series#fff 1976 Cleveland Cavaliers 4 Washington Bullets 3 1976 Eastern Conference Semifinals (4) Boston Celtics vs. (5) San Antonio Spurs #eee April 12 Boxscore San Antonio Spurs 94 Boston Celtics 104 26–26 17–23 26–24 25–31 Kenon, Gervin 20 each Billy Paultz 10 Louie Dampier 5 Jo Jo White 24 Dave Cowens 13 Dave Cowens 7 Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts 13,505 Boston leads series, 1–0 April 15 Boxscore Boston Celtics 113 San Antonio Spurs 109 25–24 33–26 32–31 23–28 Jo Jo White 38 Sidney Wicks 12 Cowens, Havlicek 9 each George Gervin 30 three players 7 each Mike Gale 7 HemisFair Arena, San Antonio, Texas 12,067 Boston wins series, 2–0 This was the first playoff meeting between these two teams.https://www.basketball-reference.com/play-index/rivals.cgi?request=1&team_id=BOS&opp_id=SAS&is_playoffs=Y Team Rivalry Finder — Boston Celtics versus San Antonio Spurs (Playoffs) basketball-reference.com February 19, 2021 Western Conference first round (3) Portland Trail Blazers vs. (6) Chicago Bulls #eee April 12 Boxscore Chicago Bulls 83 Portland Trail Blazers 96 19–29 23–23 26–21 15–23 Mickey Johnson 19 Artis Gilmore 14 Norm Van Lier 8 Maurice Lucas 29 Bill Walton 9 Bill Walton 6 Memorial Coliseum, Portland, Oregon 12,774 Portland leads series, 1–0 April 15 Boxscore Portland Trail Blazers 104 Chicago Bulls 107 24–24 22–26 31–29 27–28 Bill Walton 24 Bill Walton 17 Bob Gross 7 Mickey Johnson 29 Mickey Johnson 15 Norm Van Lier 11 Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois 20,000 Series tied, 1–1 #eee April 17 Boxscore Chicago Bulls 98 Portland Trail Blazers 106 21–27 25–30 29–23 23–26 Mickey Johnson 34 Johnson, Gilmore 14 each Norm Van Lier 10 Bob Gross 26 Bill Walton 11 Lionel Hollins 9 Memorial Coliseum, Portland, Oregon 12,520 Portland wins series, 2–1 This was the first playoff meeting between these two teams.https://www.basketball-reference.com/play-index/rivals.cgi?request=1&team_id=CHI&opp_id=POR&is_playoffs=Y Team Rivalry Finder — Chicago Bulls versus Portland Trail Blazers (Playoffs) basketball-reference.com February 19, 2021 (4) Golden State Warriors vs. (5) Detroit Pistons #eee April 12 Boxscore Detroit Pistons 95 Golden State Warriors 90 24–29 26–31 23–18 22–12 Bob Lanier 28 Bob Lanier 17 Kevin Porter 6 Rick Barry 31 Clifford Ray 16 Rick Barry 6 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena, Oakland, California 12,459 Detroit leads series, 1–0 April 14 Boxscore Golden State Warriors 138 Detroit Pistons 108 34–33 29–26 36–25 39–24 Phil Smith 35 Parish, Ray 12 each Charles Dudley 14 Eric Money 31 Bob Lanier 18 Eric Money 7 Cobo Arena, Detroit, Michigan 11,220 Series tied, 1–1 This would be the last NBA playoff game in the city of Detroit until 2019. #eee April 17 Boxscore Detroit Pistons 101 Golden State Warriors 109 35–25 23–29 18–28 25–27 Bob Lanier 33 Bob Lanier 15 Money, Porter 8 each Rick Barry 35 Robert Parish 18 Barry, Dudley 7 each Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena, Oakland, California 13,155 Golden State wins series, 2–1 This was the third playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Warriors winning both previous encounters. The April 17 game saw a fistfight between Eric Money of the Pistons and Charles Dudley of the Warriors in the third quarter that turned into a ten-minute melee between coaches and fans. The referees (filling in as replacements due to a strike between NBA referees) assessed personal fouls on Money and Dudley and continued play.https://www.nytimes.com/1977/04/18/archives/warriors-oust-pistons-as-brawl-erupts-109101.html Warriors Oust Pistons As Brawl Erupts, 109-101 18 April 1977 7 May 2023 NYTimes.com +Previous playoff serieshttps://www.basketball-reference.com/play-index/rivals.cgi?request=1&team_id=CLE&opp_id=WAS&is_playoffs=Y Team Rivalry Finder — Detroit Pistons versus Golden State Warriors (Playoffs) basketball-reference.com February 19, 2021Golden State leads 2–0 in all-time playoff series#fff 1956 Fort Wayne Pistons 1 Philadelphia Warriors 4 1956 NBA Finals #fff 1976 Detroit Pistons 2 Golden State Warriors 4 1976 Western Conference Semifinals Conference semifinals Eastern Conference semifinals (1) Philadelphia 76ers vs. (4) Boston Celtics #eee April 17 Boxscore Boston Celtics 113 Philadelphia 76ers 111 22–31 37–36 27–27 27–17 Charlie Scott 22 Dave Cowens 15 Charlie Scott 8 Julius Erving 36 Caldwell Jones 11 Collins, Erving 5 each Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 13,821 Boston leads series, 1–0 Jo Jo White's buzzer-beater. April 20 Boxscore Boston Celtics 101 Philadelphia 76ers 113 22–34 23–23 30–27 26–29 John Havlicek 31 Dave Cowens 15 Jo Jo White 7 Julius Erving 30 George McGinnis 13 Doug Collins 7 Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 18,276 Series tied, 1–1 #eee April 22 Boxscore Philadelphia 76ers 109 Boston Celtics 100 34–25 22–20 24–28 29–27 Julius Erving 27 McGinnis, Jones 15 each George McGinnis 5 John Havlicek 25 Wicks, Cowens 8 each Jo Jo White 7 Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts 15,040 Philadelphia leads series, 2–1 April 24 Boxscore Philadelphia 76ers 119 Boston Celtics 124 30–37 21–28 29–29 39–30 Doug Collins 36 George McGinnis 9 Doug Collins 5 Dave Cowens 37 Dave Cowens 21 John Havlicek 15 Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts 15,040 Series tied, 2–2 #eee April 27 Boxscore Boston Celtics 91 Philadelphia 76ers 110 20–30 24–32 26–24 21–24 Charlie Scott 20 Curtis Rowe 16 Jo Jo White 7 Doug Collins 23 McGinnis, Jones 11 each Doug Collins 6 Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 18,276 Philadelphia leads series, 3–2 April 29 Boxscore Philadelphia 76ers 108 Boston Celtics 113 23–27 25–30 35–30 25–26 Doug Collins 32 George McGinnis 14 George McGinnis 5 Jo Jo White 40 Dave Cowens 19 John Havlicek 6 Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts 15,040 Series tied, 3–3 #eee May 1 Boxscore Boston Celtics 77 Philadelphia 76ers 83 19–24 26–26 18–21 14–12 Jo Jo White 17 Dave Cowens 27 Charlie Scott 6 World B. Free 27 George McGinnis 12 McGinnis, Mix 4 each Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 18,276 Philadelphia wins series, 4–3 This was the 14th playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Celtics winning eight of the first 13 meetings. +Previous playoff serieshttps://www.basketball-reference.com/play-index/rivals.cgi?request=1&team_id=BOS&opp_id=PHI&is_playoffs=Y Team Rivalry Finder — Boston Celtics versus Philadelphia 76ers (Playoffs) basketball-reference.com February 19, 2021Boston leads 8–5 in all-time playoff series#fff 1953 Boston Celtics 2 Syracuse Nationals 0 1953 Eastern Division Semifinals #fff 1954 Boston Celtics 0 Syracuse Nationals 2 1954 Eastern Division Round Robin semifinals #fff 1954 Boston Celtics 0 Syracuse Nationals 2 1954 Eastern Division Finals #fff 1955 Boston Celtics 1 Syracuse Nationals 3 1955 Eastern Division Finals #fff 1956 Boston Celtics 1 Syracuse Nationals 2 1956 Eastern Division Semifinals #fff 1957 Boston Celtics 3 Syracuse Nationals 0 1957 Eastern Division Finals #fff 1959 Boston Celtics 4 Syracuse Nationals 3 1959 Eastern Division Finals #fff 1961 Boston Celtics 4 Syracuse Nationals 1 1961 Eastern Division Finals #fff 1965 Boston Celtics 4 Philadelphia 76ers 3 1965 Eastern Division Finals #fff 1966 Boston Celtics 4 Philadelphia 76ers 1 1966 Eastern Division Finals #fff 1967 Boston Celtics 1 Philadelphia 76ers 4 1967 Eastern Division Finals #fff 1968 Boston Celtics 4 Philadelphia 76ers 3 1968 Eastern Division Finals #fff 1969 Boston Celtics 4 Philadelphia 76ers 1 1969 Eastern Division Semifinals (2) Houston Rockets vs. (3) Washington Bullets #eee April 19 Boxscore Washington Bullets 111 Houston Rockets 101 13–26 33–20 37–31 28–24 Mitch Kupchak 32 Mitch Kupchak 16 Tom Henderson 8 Mike Newlin 24 Moses Malone 10 John Lucas 7 The Summit, Houston, Texas 15,458 Washington leads series, 1–0 April 21 Boxscore Washington Bullets 118 Houston Rockets 124 OT 25–24 28–26 26–32 29–26 10–16 Phil Chenier 37 Elvin Hayes 15 Tom Henderson 8 Moses Malone 31 Moses Malone 26 Mike Newlin 9 The Summit, Houston, Texas 15,676 Series tied, 1–1 #eee April 24 Boxscore Houston Rockets 90 Washington Bullets 93 24–26 26–21 24–24 16–22 Malone, Lucas 18 each Moses Malone 15 John Lucas 8 Mitch Kupchak 23 Hayes, Unseld 12 each Tom Henderson 6 Capital Centre, Landover, Maryland 16,842 Washington leads series, 2–1 April 26 Boxscore Houston Rockets 107 Washington Bullets 103 25–24 31–31 27–26 24–22 Rudy Tomjanovich 28 Moses Malone 13 Mike Newlin 7 Phil Chenier 29 Wes Unseld 15 Tom Henderson 12 Capital Centre, Landover, Maryland 19,035 Series tied, 2–2 #eee April 29 Boxscore Washington Bullets 115 Houston Rockets 123 24–28 31–24 26–40 34–31 Elvin Hayes 30 Elvin Hayes 13 Wes Unseld 6 Calvin Murphy 40 Moses Malone 22 Mike Newlin 6 The Summit, Houston, Texas 15,676 Houston leads series, 3–2 May 1 Boxscore Houston Rockets 108 Washington Bullets 103 28–35 22–23 26–19 32–26 Rudy Tomjanovich 26 Moses Malone 14 Calvin Murphy 9 Phil Chenier 21 Wes Unseld 16 Tom Henderson 7 Capital Centre, Landover, Maryland 12,393 Houston wins series, 4–2 This was the first playoff meeting between these two teams.https://www.basketball-reference.com/play-index/rivals.cgi?request=1&team_id=HOU&opp_id=WAS&is_playoffs=Y Team Rivalry Finder — Houston Rockets versus Washington Wizards (Playoffs) basketball-reference.com February 19, 2021 Western Conference semifinals (1) Los Angeles Lakers vs. (4) Golden State Warriors #eee April 20 Boxscore Golden State Warriors 106 Los Angeles Lakers 115 26–28 26–26 30–33 24–28 Rick Barry 40 Clifford Ray 13 Charles Dudley 8 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 27 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 7 The Forum, Inglewood, California 15,928 Los Angeles leads series, 1–0 April 22 Boxscore Golden State Warriors 86 Los Angeles Lakers 95 19–28 11–14 28–21 28–32 Wilkes, Parish 16 each Robert Parish 11 Rick Barry 6 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 40 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 Cazzie Russell 7 The Forum, Inglewood, California 17,505 Los Angeles leads series, 2–0 #eee April 24 Boxscore Los Angeles Lakers 105 Golden State Warriors 109 29–17 22–31 27–28 27–33 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 28 Abdul-Jabbar, Ford 14 each Abdul-Jabbar, Chaney 7 each Rick Barry 40 Clifford Ray 15 Charles Dudley 7 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena, Oakland, California 13,155 Los Angeles leads series, 2–1 April 26 Boxscore Los Angeles Lakers 103 Golden State Warriors 114 23–27 14–23 33–38 33–26 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 41 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Tom Abernethy 5 Jamaal Wilkes 27 Clifford Ray 15 Charles Dudley 10 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena, Oakland, California 13,155 Series tied, 2–2 #eee April 29 Boxscore Golden State Warriors 105 Los Angeles Lakers 112 24–35 34–29 27–27 20–21 Rick Barry 28 Wilkes, Parish 13 each Charles Dudley 6 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 45 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Don Chaney 6 The Forum, Inglewood, California 17,505 Los Angeles leads series, 3–2 May 1 Boxscore Los Angeles Lakers 106 Golden State Warriors 115 22–34 30–28 28–26 26–27 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 43 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Lucius Allen 7 Rick Barry 27 Clifford Ray 11 Charles Dudley 10 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena, Oakland, California 13,155 Series tied, 3–3 #eee May 4 Boxscore Golden State Warriors 84 Los Angeles Lakers 97 29–18 17–30 20–21 18–28 Jamaal Wilkes 24 Clifford Ray 14 Phil Smith 6 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 36 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 26 Bo Lamar 6 The Forum, Inglewood, California 17,505 Los Angeles wins series, 4–3 This was the fifth playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Lakers winning three of the first four meetings. +Previous playoff serieshttps://www.basketball-reference.com/play-index/rivals.cgi?request=1&team_id=GSW&opp_id=LAL&is_playoffs=Y Team Rivalry Finder — Golden State Warriors versus Los Angeles Lakers (Playoffs) basketball-reference.com February 19, 2021Los Angeles leads 3–1 in all-time playoff series#fff 1967 Los Angeles Lakers 0 San Francisco Warriors 3 1967 Western Division Semifinals #fff 1968 Los Angeles Lakers 4 San Francisco Warriors 0 1968 Western Division Finals #fff 1969 Los Angeles Lakers 4 San Francisco Warriors 2 1969 Western Division Semifinals #fff 1973 Golden State Warriors 1 Los Angeles Lakers 4 1973 Western Conference Finals (2) Denver Nuggets vs. (3) Portland Trail Blazers #eee April 20 Boxscore Portland Trail Blazers 101 Denver Nuggets 100 23–25 27–20 27–26 24–29 Maurice Lucas 23 Maurice Lucas 13 Bill Walton 6 Dan Issel 28 Paul Silas 11 Ted McClain 5 McNichols Sports Arena, Denver, Colorado 17,995 Portland leads series, 1–0 April 22 Boxscore Portland Trail Blazers 110 Denver Nuggets 121 30–24 21–28 30–33 29–36 Maurice Lucas 29 Bill Walton 16 Bill Walton 10 Dan Issel 36 Paul Silas 9 Jones, McClain 7 each McNichols Sports Arena, Denver, Colorado 17,975 Series tied, 1–1 #eee April 24 Boxscore Denver Nuggets 106 Portland Trail Blazers 110 25–28 23–26 32–27 26–29 David Thompson 40 Jones, Issel 9 each Bobby Jones 5 Bill Walton 26 Bill Walton 13 Walton, Twardzik 5 each Memorial Coliseum, Portland, Oregon 12,736 Portland leads series, 2–1 April 26 Boxscore Denver Nuggets 96 Portland Trail Blazers 105 24–32 22–22 30–24 20–27 Mack Calvin 28 Jones, Silas 8 each Paul Silas 4 Bob Gross 25 Bill Walton 11 Bob Gross 6 Memorial Coliseum, Portland, Oregon 12,930 Portland leads series, 3–1 #eee May 1 Boxscore Portland Trail Blazers 105 Denver Nuggets 114 OT 20–27 28–27 29–29 24–18 4–13 Lionel Hollins 19 Walton, Gross 14 each Hollins, Gross 7 each David Thompson 31 Dan Issel 18 Jim Price 11 McNichols Sports Arena, Denver, Colorado 17,517 Portland leads series, 3–2 May 2 Boxscore Denver Nuggets 92 Portland Trail Blazers 108 16–33 29–29 19–26 28–20 David Thompson 17 Marvin Webster 16 Ted McClain 7 Johnny Davis 25 Bill Walton 12 Bill Walton 9 Memorial Coliseum, Portland, Oregon 12,924 Portland wins series, 4–2 This was the first playoff meeting between these two teams.Team Rivalry Finder — Denver Nuggets versus Portland Trail Blazers (Playoffs) https://www.basketball-reference.com/play-index/rivals.cgi?request=1&team_id=DEN&opp_id=POR&is_playoffs=Y basketball-reference.com February 19, 2021 Conference finals Eastern Conference finals (1) Philadelphia 76ers vs. (2) Houston Rockets #eee May 5 Boxscore Houston Rockets 117 Philadelphia 76ers 128 30–35 27–29 26–36 34–28 Moses Malone 32 Moses Malone 12 Calvin Murphy 13 Julius Erving 24 George McGinnis 13 Doug Collins 8 Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 17,507 Philadelphia leads series, 1–0 May 8 Boxscore Houston Rockets 97 Philadelphia 76ers 106 24–29 21–28 32–23 20–26 Calvin Murphy 32 Moses Malone 18 Mike Newlin 11 George McGinnis 21 George McGinnis 8 Julius Erving 10 Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 14,855 Philadelphia leads series, 2–0 #eee May 11 Boxscore Philadelphia 76ers 94 Houston Rockets 118 20–33 21–26 32–29 21–30 Julius Erving 28 George McGinnis 9 Doug Collins 7 Moses Malone 30 Moses Malone 25 John Lucas 9 The Summit, Houston, Texas 15,676 Philadelphia leads series, 2–1 May 13 Boxscore Philadelphia 76ers 107 Houston Rockets 95 22–26 27–25 27–23 31–21 Doug Collins 36 Caldwell Jones 11 George McGinnis 9 Rudy Tomjanovich 24 Kevin Kunnert 17 John Lucas 14 The Summit, Houston, Texas 15,676 Philadelphia leads series, 3–1 #eee May 15 Boxscore Houston Rockets 118 Philadelphia 76ers 115 31–33 28–30 26–27 33–25 Tomjanovich, Lucas 21 each Moses Malone 19 Calvin Murphy 10 Julius Erving 37 George McGinnis 14 Henry Bibby 8 Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 18,276 Philadelphia leads series, 3–2 May 17 Boxscore Philadelphia 76ers 112 Houston Rockets 109 29–34 27–24 35–29 21–22 Julius Erving 34 Julius Erving 9 Julius Erving 6 John Lucas 24 Moses Malone 16 Tomjanovich, Murphy 5 each The Summit, Houston, Texas 15,676 Philadelphia wins series, 4–2 Controversial charging foul on John Lucas wipes out game-tying field goal with 5 seconds left. This was the first playoff meeting between these two teams.https://www.basketball-reference.com/play-index/rivals.cgi?request=1&team_id=HOU&opp_id=PHI&is_playoffs=Y Team Rivalry Finder — Houston Rockets versus Philadelphia 76ers (Playoffs) basketball-reference.com February 19, 2021 Western Conference finals (1) Los Angeles Lakers vs. (3) Portland Trail Blazers #eee May 6 Boxscore Portland Trail Blazers 121 Los Angeles Lakers 109 33–22 28–21 27–31 33–35 Maurice Lucas 28 Maurice Lucas 15 three players 6 each Earl Tatum 32 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 Abdul-Jabbar, Warner 5 each The Forum, Inglewood, California 16,975 Portland leads series, 1–0 May 8 Boxscore Portland Trail Blazers 99 Los Angeles Lakers 97 26–25 28–26 16–26 29–20 Lionel Hollins 31 Bill Walton 17 Lionel Hollins 9 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 40 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17 three players 6 each The Forum, Inglewood, California 15,192 Portland leads series, 2–0 #eee May 10 Boxscore Los Angeles Lakers 97 Portland Trail Blazers 102 29–36 24–18 22–19 22–29 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 21 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 7 Walton, Lucas 22 each Bill Walton 15 Bill Walton 9 Memorial Coliseum, Portland, Oregon 12,926 Portland leads series, 3–0 Bill Walton's famous dunk on Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. May 13 Boxscore Los Angeles Lakers 101 Portland Trail Blazers 105 25–31 19–18 29–30 28–26 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 30 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17 Lucius Allen 6 Maurice Lucas 26 Bill Walton 14 Walton, Gross 6 each Memorial Coliseum, Portland, Oregon 12,904 Portland wins series, 4–0 This was the first playoff meeting between these two teams.https://www.basketball-reference.com/play-index/rivals.cgi?request=1&team_id=LAL&opp_id=POR&is_playoffs=Y Team Rivalry Finder — Los Angeles Lakers versus Portland Trail Blazers (Playoffs) basketball-reference.com February 19, 2021 NBA Finals: (E1) Philadelphia 76ers vs. (W3) Portland Trail Blazers 1977 NBA Finals #eee May 22 Boxscore Portland Trail Blazers 101 Philadelphia 76ers 107 25–27 28–28 25–31 23–21 Bill Walton 28 Bill Walton 20 Hollins, Davis 6 each Julius Erving 33 Caldwell Jones 11 Doug Collins 6 Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 18,276 Earl Strom, John Vanak Philadelphia leads series, 1–0 May 26 Boxscore Portland Trail Blazers 89 Philadelphia 76ers 107 26–31 17–30 21–20 25–26 Bill Walton 17 Bill Walton 16 Bob Gross 4 Doug Collins 27 Caldwell Jones 14 Henry Bibby 11 Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 18,276 Joe Gushue, Richie Powers Philadelphia leads series, 2–0 Notable for a brawl between the Blazers' Maurice Lucas and the 76ers' Darryl Dawkins. #eee May 29 Boxscore Philadelphia 76ers 107 Portland Trail Blazers 129 21–34 32–26 29–27 25–42 Julius Erving 28 George McGinnis 12 Julius Erving 5 Maurice Lucas 27 Bill Walton 18 Bill Walton 9 Memorial Coliseum, Portland, Oregon 12,923 Jake O'Donnell, Darell Garretson Philadelphia leads series, 2–1 Bill Walton's two famous plays of tipping the ball against Darryl Dawkins off an alley-oop from Bob Gross, then dunking the ball off of Dave Twardzik's steal and alley-oop pass. May 31 Boxscore Philadelphia 76ers 98 Portland Trail Blazers 130 16–29 30–28 21–41 31–32 Julius Erving 24 Darryl Dawkins 11 Steve Mix 4 Lionel Hollins 25 Bill Walton 13 Bill Walton 7 Memorial Coliseum, Portland, Oregon 12,913 Manny Sokol, Don Murphy Series tied, 2–2 #eee June 3 Boxscore Portland Trail Blazers 110 Philadelphia 76ers 104 22–15 23–26 40–25 25–38 Bob Gross 25 Bill Walton 24 Johnny Davis 8 Julius Erving 37 Caldwell Jones 13 Julius Erving 7 Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 18,276 Earl Strom, Darell Garretson Portland leads series, 3–2 June 5 Boxscore Philadelphia 76ers 107 Portland Trail Blazers 109 27–27 28–40 27–24 25–18 Julius Erving 40 George McGinnis 16 Julius Erving 8 Hollins, Walton 20 each Bill Walton 23 Bill Walton 7 Memorial Coliseum, Portland, Oregon 12,951 Richie Powers, Jake O'Donnell Portland wins series, 4–2 Portland becomes the second team in finals history, after the 1969 Celtics, to overcome a 2–0 series deficit. This was the first playoff meeting between these two teams.https://www.basketball-reference.com/play-index/rivals.cgi?request=1&team_id=PHI&opp_id=POR&is_playoffs=Y Team Rivalry Finder — Philadelphia 76ers versus Portland Trail Blazers (Playoffs) basketball-reference.com February 19, 2021 References External links Basketball-Reference.com's 1977 NBA Playoffs page Category:NBA playoffs Playoffs Category:Sports in Portland, Oregon fi:NBA-kausi 1976–1977#Pudotuspelit