| Tournament details | |
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| Dates | April 12–June 5, 1977 |
| Season | 1976–77 |
| Teams | 12 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Portland Trail Blazers (1st title) |
| Runner-up | Philadelphia 76ers |
| Semifinalists |
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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[update], 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 2022). 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 Pacersin1981.
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 Eastin1978. 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.
| First Round | Conference Semifinals | Conference Finals | NBA Finals | ||||||||||||||||
| E1 | Philadelphia* | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| E4 | Boston | 2 | E4 | Boston | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| E5 | San Antonio | 0 | Eastern Conference | E1 | Philadelphia* | 4 | |||||||||||||
| E2 | Houston* | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| E3 | Washington | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| E3 | Washington | 2 | E2 | Houston* | 4 | ||||||||||||||
| E6 | Cleveland | 1 | E1 | Philadelphia* | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| W3 | Portland | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| W1 | Los Angeles* | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| W4 | Golden State | 2 | W4 | Golden State | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| W5 | Detroit | 1 | Western Conference | W1 | Los Angeles* | 0 | |||||||||||||
| W3 | Portland | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| W3 | Portland | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| W3 | Portland | 2 | W2 | Denver* | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| W6 | Chicago | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
April 13 |
| Cleveland Cavaliers 100, Washington Bullets 109 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 20–23, 19–30, 20–31, 41–25 | ||
| Pts: Foots Walker20 Rebs: Jim Brewer12 Asts: Gary Brokaw5 |
Pts: Phil Chenier38 Rebs: Wes Unseld16 Asts: Tom Henderson11 | |
| Washington leads series, 1–0 | ||
Capital Centre, Landover, Maryland |
April 15 |
| Washington Bullets 83, Cleveland Cavaliers 91 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 14–21, 23–18, 23–27, 23–25 | ||
| Pts: Phil Chenier24 Rebs: Elvin Hayes23 Asts: Wes Unseld5 |
Pts: Campy Russell22 Rebs: Jim Chones12 Asts: Foots Walker6 | |
| Series tied, 1–1 | ||
Richfield Coliseum, Richfield, Ohio |
April 17 |
| Cleveland Cavaliers 98, Washington Bullets 104 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 21–29, 26–27, 30–30, 21–18 | ||
| Pts: Elmore Smith20 Rebs: Jim Brewer13 Asts: Foots Walker11 |
Pts: Tom Henderson31 Rebs: Elvin Hayes15 Asts: Tom Henderson6 | |
| Washington wins series, 2–1 | ||
Capital Centre, Landover, Maryland |
This was the second playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Cavaliers winning the previous meeting.
| Cleveland leads 1–0 in all-time playoff series | ||||||
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April 12 |
| San Antonio Spurs 94, Boston Celtics 104 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 26–26, 17–23, 26–24, 25–31 | ||
| Pts: Kenon, Gervin 20 each Rebs: Billy Paultz10 Asts: Louie Dampier5 |
Pts: Jo Jo White24 Rebs: Dave Cowens13 Asts: Dave Cowens7 | |
| Boston leads series, 1–0 | ||
Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts |
April 15 |
| Boston Celtics 113, San Antonio Spurs 109 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 25–24, 33–26, 32–31, 23–28 | ||
| Pts: Jo Jo White38 Rebs: Sidney Wicks12 Asts: Cowens, Havlicek 9 each |
Pts: George Gervin30 Rebs: three players 7 each Asts: Mike Gale7 | |
| Boston wins series, 2–0 | ||
HemisFair Arena, San Antonio, Texas |
This was the first playoff meeting between these two teams.[3]
April 12 |
| Chicago Bulls 83, Portland Trail Blazers 96 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 19–29, 23–23, 26–21, 15–23 | ||
| Pts: Mickey Johnson19 Rebs: Artis Gilmore14 Asts: Norm Van Lier8 |
Pts: Maurice Lucas29 Rebs: Bill Walton9 Asts: Bill Walton6 | |
| Portland leads series, 1–0 | ||
Memorial Coliseum, Portland, Oregon |
April 15 |
| Portland Trail Blazers 104, Chicago Bulls 107 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 24–24, 22–26, 31–29, 27–28 | ||
| Pts: Bill Walton24 Rebs: Bill Walton17 Asts: Bob Gross7 |
Pts: Mickey Johnson29 Rebs: Mickey Johnson15 Asts: Norm Van Lier11 | |
| Series tied, 1–1 | ||
Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois |
April 17 |
| Chicago Bulls 98, Portland Trail Blazers 106 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 21–27, 25–30, 29–23, 23–26 | ||
| Pts: Mickey Johnson34 Rebs: Johnson, Gilmore 14 each Asts: Norm Van Lier10 |
Pts: Bob Gross26 Rebs: Bill Walton11 Asts: Lionel Hollins9 | |
| Portland wins series, 2–1 | ||
Memorial Coliseum, Portland, Oregon |
This was the first playoff meeting between these two teams.[4]
April 12 |
| Detroit Pistons 95, Golden State Warriors90 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 24–29, 26–31, 23–18, 22–12 | ||
| Pts: Bob Lanier28 Rebs: Bob Lanier17 Asts: Kevin Porter6 |
Pts: Rick Barry31 Rebs: Clifford Ray16 Asts: Rick Barry6 | |
| Detroit leads series, 1–0 | ||
Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena, Oakland, California |
April 14 |
| Golden State Warriors 138, Detroit Pistons 108 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 34–33, 29–26, 36–25, 39–24 | ||
| Pts: Phil Smith35 Rebs: Parish, Ray 12 each Asts: Charles Dudley14 |
Pts: Eric Money31 Rebs: Bob Lanier18 Asts: Eric Money7 | |
| Series tied, 1–1 | ||
Cobo Arena, Detroit, Michigan |
April 17 |
| Detroit Pistons 101, Golden State Warriors 109 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 35–25, 23–29, 18–28, 25–27 | ||
| Pts: Bob Lanier33 Rebs: Bob Lanier15 Asts: Money, Porter 8 each |
Pts: Rick Barry35 Rebs: Robert Parish18 Asts: Barry, Dudley 7 each | |
| Golden State wins series, 2–1 | ||
Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena, Oakland, California |
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.[5]
| Golden State leads 2–0 in all-time playoff series | ||||||||||||
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April 17 |
| Boston Celtics 113, Philadelphia 76ers 111 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 22–31, 37–36, 27–27, 27–17 | ||
| Pts: Charlie Scott22 Rebs: Dave Cowens15 Asts: Charlie Scott8 |
Pts: Julius Erving36 Rebs: Caldwell Jones11 Asts: Collins, Erving 5 each | |
| Boston leads series, 1–0 | ||
Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
April 20 |
| Boston Celtics 101, Philadelphia 76ers 113 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 22–34, 23–23, 30–27, 26–29 | ||
| Pts: John Havlicek31 Rebs: Dave Cowens15 Asts: Jo Jo White7 |
Pts: Julius Erving30 Rebs: George McGinnis13 Asts: Doug Collins7 | |
| Series tied, 1–1 | ||
Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
April 22 |
| Philadelphia 76ers 109, Boston Celtics 100 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 34–25, 22–20, 24–28, 29–27 | ||
| Pts: Julius Erving27 Rebs: McGinnis, Jones 15 each Asts: George McGinnis5 |
Pts: John Havlicek25 Rebs: Wicks, Cowens 8 each Asts: Jo Jo White7 | |
| Philadelphia leads series, 2–1 | ||
Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts |
April 24 |
| Philadelphia 76ers 119, Boston Celtics 124 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 30–37, 21–28, 29–29, 39–30 | ||
| Pts: Doug Collins36 Rebs: George McGinnis9 Asts: Doug Collins5 |
Pts: Dave Cowens37 Rebs: Dave Cowens21 Asts: John Havlicek15 | |
| Series tied, 2–2 | ||
Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts |
April 27 |
| Boston Celtics 91, Philadelphia 76ers 110 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 20–30, 24–32, 26–24, 21–24 | ||
| Pts: Charlie Scott20 Rebs: Curtis Rowe16 Asts: Jo Jo White7 |
Pts: Doug Collins23 Rebs: McGinnis, Jones 11 each Asts: Doug Collins6 | |
| Philadelphia leads series, 3–2 | ||
Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
April 29 |
| Philadelphia 76ers 108, Boston Celtics 113 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 23–27, 25–30, 35–30, 25–26 | ||
| Pts: Doug Collins32 Rebs: George McGinnis14 Asts: George McGinnis5 |
Pts: Jo Jo White40 Rebs: Dave Cowens19 Asts: John Havlicek6 | |
| Series tied, 3–3 | ||
Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts |
May 1 |
| Boston Celtics 77, Philadelphia 76ers 83 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 19–24, 26–26, 18–21, 14–12 | ||
| Pts: Jo Jo White17 Rebs: Dave Cowens27 Asts: Charlie Scott6 |
Pts: World B. Free27 Rebs: George McGinnis12 Asts: McGinnis, Mix 4 each | |
| Philadelphia wins series, 4–3 | ||
Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
This was the 14th playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Celtics winning eight of the first 13 meetings.
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April 19 |
| Washington Bullets 111, Houston Rockets 101 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 13–26, 33–20, 37–31, 28–24 | ||
| Pts: Mitch Kupchak32 Rebs: Mitch Kupchak16 Asts: Tom Henderson8 |
Pts: Mike Newlin24 Rebs: Moses Malone10 Asts: John Lucas7 | |
| Washington leads series, 1–0 | ||
The Summit, Houston, Texas |
April 21 |
| Washington Bullets 118, Houston Rockets 124 (OT) | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 25–24, 28–26, 26–32, 29–26, Overtime: 10–16 | ||
| Pts: Phil Chenier37 Rebs: Elvin Hayes15 Asts: Tom Henderson8 |
Pts: Moses Malone31 Rebs: Moses Malone26 Asts: Mike Newlin9 | |
| Series tied, 1–1 | ||
The Summit, Houston, Texas |
April 24 |
| Houston Rockets 90, Washington Bullets 93 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 24–26, 26–21, 24–24, 16–22 | ||
| Pts: Malone, Lucas 18 each Rebs: Moses Malone15 Asts: John Lucas8 |
Pts: Mitch Kupchak23 Rebs: Hayes, Unseld 12 each Asts: Tom Henderson6 | |
| Washington leads series, 2–1 | ||
Capital Centre, Landover, Maryland |
April 26 |
| Houston Rockets 107, Washington Bullets 103 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 25–24, 31–31, 27–26, 24–22 | ||
| Pts: Rudy Tomjanovich28 Rebs: Moses Malone13 Asts: Mike Newlin7 |
Pts: Phil Chenier29 Rebs: Wes Unseld15 Asts: Tom Henderson12 | |
| Series tied, 2–2 | ||
Capital Centre, Landover, Maryland |
April 29 |
| Washington Bullets 115, Houston Rockets 123 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 24–28, 31–24, 26–40, 34–31 | ||
| Pts: Elvin Hayes30 Rebs: Elvin Hayes13 Asts: Wes Unseld6 |
Pts: Calvin Murphy40 Rebs: Moses Malone22 Asts: Mike Newlin6 | |
| Houston leads series, 3–2 | ||
The Summit, Houston, Texas |
May 1 |
| Houston Rockets 108, Washington Bullets 103 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 28–35, 22–23, 26–19, 32–26 | ||
| Pts: Rudy Tomjanovich26 Rebs: Moses Malone14 Asts: Calvin Murphy9 |
Pts: Phil Chenier21 Rebs: Wes Unseld16 Asts: Tom Henderson7 | |
| Houston wins series, 4–2 | ||
Capital Centre, Landover, Maryland |
This was the first playoff meeting between these two teams.[8]
April 20 |
| Golden State Warriors 106, Los Angeles Lakers 115 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 26–28, 26–26, 30–33, 24–28 | ||
| Pts: Rick Barry40 Rebs: Clifford Ray13 Asts: Charles Dudley8 |
Pts: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar27 Rebs: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar16 Asts: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar7 | |
| Los Angeles leads series, 1–0 | ||
The Forum, Inglewood, California |
April 22 |
| Golden State Warriors 86, Los Angeles Lakers 95 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 19–28, 11–14, 28–21, 28–32 | ||
| Pts: Wilkes, Parish 16 each Rebs: Robert Parish11 Asts: Rick Barry6 |
Pts: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar40 Rebs: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar19 Asts: Cazzie Russell7 | |
| Los Angeles leads series, 2–0 | ||
The Forum, Inglewood, California |
April 24 |
| Los Angeles Lakers 105, Golden State Warriors 109 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 29–17, 22–31, 27–28, 27–C33 | ||
| Pts: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar28 Rebs: Abdul-Jabbar, Ford 14 each Asts: Abdul-Jabbar, Chaney 7 each |
Pts: Rick Barry40 Rebs: Clifford Ray15 Asts: Charles Dudley7 | |
| Los Angeles leads series, 2–1 | ||
Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena, Oakland, California |
April 26 |
| Los Angeles Lakers 103, Golden State Warriors 114 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 23–27, 14–23, 33–38, 33–26 | ||
| Pts: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar41 Rebs: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar18 Asts: Tom Abernethy5 |
Pts: Jamaal Wilkes27 Rebs: Clifford Ray15 Asts: Charles Dudley10 | |
| Series tied, 2–2 | ||
Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena, Oakland, California |
April 29 |
| Golden State Warriors 105, Los Angeles Lakers 112 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 24–35, 34–29, 27–27, 20–21 | ||
| Pts: Rick Barry28 Rebs: Wilkes, Parish 13 each Asts: Charles Dudley6 |
Pts: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar45 Rebs: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar18 Asts: Don Chaney6 | |
| Los Angeles leads series, 3–2 | ||
The Forum, Inglewood, California |
May 1 |
| Los Angeles Lakers 106, Golden State Warriors 115 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 22–34, 30–28, 28–26, 26–27 | ||
| Pts: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar43 Rebs: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar20 Asts: Lucius Allen7 |
Pts: Rick Barry27 Rebs: Clifford Ray11 Asts: Charles Dudley10 | |
| Series tied, 3–3 | ||
Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena, Oakland, California |
May 4 |
| Golden State Warriors 84, Los Angeles Lakers 97 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 29–18, 17–30, 20–21, 18–28 | ||
| Pts: Jamaal Wilkes24 Rebs: Clifford Ray14 Asts: Phil Smith6 |
Pts: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar36 Rebs: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar26 Asts: Bo Lamar6 | |
| Los Angeles wins series, 4–3 | ||
The Forum, Inglewood, California |
This was the fifth playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Lakers winning three of the first four meetings.
| Los Angeles leads 3–1 in all-time playoff series | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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April 20 |
| Portland Trail Blazers 101, Denver Nuggets 100 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 23–25, 27–20, 27–26, 24–29 | ||
| Pts: Maurice Lucas23 Rebs: Maurice Lucas13 Asts: Bill Walton6 |
Pts: Dan Issel28 Rebs: Paul Silas11 Asts: Ted McClain5 | |
| Portland leads series, 1–0 | ||
McNichols Sports Arena, Denver, Colorado |
April 22 |
| Portland Trail Blazers 110, Denver Nuggets 121 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 30–24, 21–28, 30–33, 29–36 | ||
| Pts: Maurice Lucas29 Rebs: Bill Walton16 Asts: Bill Walton10 |
Pts: Dan Issel36 Rebs: Paul Silas9 Asts: Jones, McClain 7 each | |
| Series tied, 1–1 | ||
McNichols Sports Arena, Denver, Colorado |
April 24 |
| Denver Nuggets 106, Portland Trail Blazers 110 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 25–28, 23–26, 32–27, 26–29 | ||
| Pts: David Thompson40 Rebs: Jones, Issel 9 each Asts: Bobby Jones5 |
Pts: Bill Walton26 Rebs: Bill Walton13 Asts: Walton, Twardzik 5 each | |
| Portland leads series, 2–1 | ||
Memorial Coliseum, Portland, Oregon |
April 26 |
| Denver Nuggets 96, Portland Trail Blazers 105 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 24–32, 22–22, 30–24, 20–27 | ||
| Pts: Mack Calvin28 Rebs: Jones, Silas 8 each Asts: Paul Silas4 |
Pts: Bob Gross25 Rebs: Bill Walton11 Asts: Bob Gross6 | |
| Portland leads series, 3–1 | ||
Memorial Coliseum, Portland, Oregon |
May 1 |
| Portland Trail Blazers 105, Denver Nuggets 114 (OT) | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 20–27, 28–27, 29–29, 24–18, Overtime: 4–13 | ||
| Pts: Lionel Hollins19 Rebs: Walton, Gross 14 each Asts: Hollins, Gross 7 each |
Pts: David Thompson31 Rebs: Dan Issel18 Asts: Jim Price11 | |
| Portland leads series, 3–2 | ||
McNichols Sports Arena, Denver, Colorado |
May 2 |
| Denver Nuggets 92, Portland Trail Blazers 108 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 16–33, 29–29, 19–26, 28–20 | ||
| Pts: David Thompson17 Rebs: Marvin Webster16 Asts: Ted McClain7 |
Pts: Johnny Davis25 Rebs: Bill Walton12 Asts: Bill Walton9 | |
| Portland wins series, 4–2 | ||
Memorial Coliseum, Portland, Oregon |
This was the first playoff meeting between these two teams.[10]
May 5 |
| Houston Rockets 117, Philadelphia 76ers 128 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 30–35, 27–29, 26–36, 34–28 | ||
| Pts: Moses Malone32 Rebs: Moses Malone12 Asts: Calvin Murphy13 |
Pts: Julius Erving24 Rebs: George McGinnis13 Asts: Doug Collins8 | |
| Philadelphia leads series, 1–0 | ||
Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
May 8 |
| Houston Rockets 97, Philadelphia 76ers 106 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 24–29, 21–28, 32–23, 20–26 | ||
| Pts: Calvin Murphy32 Rebs: Moses Malone18 Asts: Mike Newlin11 |
Pts: George McGinnis21 Rebs: George McGinnis8 Asts: Julius Erving10 | |
| Philadelphia leads series, 2–0 | ||
Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
May 11 |
| Philadelphia 76ers 94, Houston Rockets 118 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 20–33, 21–26, 32–29, 21–30 | ||
| Pts: Julius Erving28 Rebs: George McGinnis9 Asts: Doug Collins7 |
Pts: Moses Malone30 Rebs: Moses Malone25 Asts: John Lucas9 | |
| Philadelphia leads series, 2–1 | ||
The Summit, Houston, Texas |
May 13 |
| Philadelphia 76ers 107, Houston Rockets95 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 22–26, 27–25, 27–23, 31–21 | ||
| Pts: Doug Collins36 Rebs: Caldwell Jones11 Asts: George McGinnis9 |
Pts: Rudy Tomjanovich24 Rebs: Kevin Kunnert17 Asts: John Lucas14 | |
| Philadelphia leads series, 3–1 | ||
The Summit, Houston, Texas |
May 15 |
| Houston Rockets 118, Philadelphia 76ers 115 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 31–33, 28–30, 26–27, 33–25 | ||
| Pts: Tomjanovich, Lucas 21 each Rebs: Moses Malone19 Asts: Calvin Murphy10 |
Pts: Julius Erving37 Rebs: George McGinnis14 Asts: Henry Bibby8 | |
| Philadelphia leads series, 3–2 | ||
Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
May 17 |
| Philadelphia 76ers 112, Houston Rockets 109 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 29–34, 27–24, 35–29, 21–22 | ||
| Pts: Julius Erving34 Rebs: Julius Erving9 Asts: Julius Erving6 |
Pts: John Lucas24 Rebs: Moses Malone16 Asts: Tomjanovich, Murphy 5 each | |
| Philadelphia wins series, 4–2 | ||
The Summit, Houston, Texas |
This was the first playoff meeting between these two teams.[11]
May 6 |
| Portland Trail Blazers 121, Los Angeles Lakers 109 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 33–22, 28–21, 27–31, 33–35 | ||
| Pts: Maurice Lucas28 Rebs: Maurice Lucas15 Asts: three players 6 each |
Pts: Earl Tatum32 Rebs: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar10 Asts: Abdul-Jabbar, Warner 5 each | |
| Portland leads series, 1–0 | ||
The Forum, Inglewood, California |
May 8 |
| Portland Trail Blazers 99, Los Angeles Lakers97 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 26–25, 28–26, 16–26, 29–20 | ||
| Pts: Lionel Hollins31 Rebs: Bill Walton17 Asts: Lionel Hollins9 |
Pts: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar40 Rebs: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar17 Asts: three players 6 each | |
| Portland leads series, 2–0 | ||
The Forum, Inglewood, California |
May 10 |
| Los Angeles Lakers 97, Portland Trail Blazers 102 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 29–36, 24–18, 22–19, 22–29 | ||
| Pts: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar21 Rebs: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar20 Asts: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar7 |
Pts: Walton, Lucas 22 each Rebs: Bill Walton15 Asts: Bill Walton9 | |
| Portland leads series, 3–0 | ||
Memorial Coliseum, Portland, Oregon |
May 13 |
| Los Angeles Lakers 101, Portland Trail Blazers 105 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 25–31, 19–18, 29–30, 28–26 | ||
| Pts: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar30 Rebs: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar17 Asts: Lucius Allen6 |
Pts: Maurice Lucas26 Rebs: Bill Walton14 Asts: Walton, Gross 6 each | |
| Portland wins series, 4–0 | ||
Memorial Coliseum, Portland, Oregon |
This was the first playoff meeting between these two teams.[12]
May 22 |
| Portland Trail Blazers 101, Philadelphia 76ers 107 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 25–27, 28–28, 25–31, 23–21 | ||
| Pts: Bill Walton28 Rebs: Bill Walton20 Asts: Hollins, Davis 6 each |
Pts: Julius Erving33 Rebs: Caldwell Jones11 Asts: Doug Collins6 | |
| Philadelphia leads series, 1–0 | ||
Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
May 26 |
| Portland Trail Blazers 89, Philadelphia 76ers 107 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 26–31, 17–30, 21–20, 25–26 | ||
| Pts: Bill Walton17 Rebs: Bill Walton16 Asts: Bob Gross4 |
Pts: Doug Collins27 Rebs: Caldwell Jones14 Asts: Henry Bibby11 | |
| Philadelphia leads series, 2–0 | ||
Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
May 29 |
| Philadelphia 76ers 107, Portland Trail Blazers 129 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 21–34, 32–26, 29–27, 25–42 | ||
| Pts: Julius Erving28 Rebs: George McGinnis12 Asts: Julius Erving5 |
Pts: Maurice Lucas27 Rebs: Bill Walton18 Asts: Bill Walton9 | |
| Philadelphia leads series, 2–1 | ||
Memorial Coliseum, Portland, Oregon |
May 31 |
| Philadelphia 76ers 98, Portland Trail Blazers 130 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 16–29, 30–28, 21–41, 31–32 | ||
| Pts: Julius Erving24 Rebs: Darryl Dawkins11 Asts: Steve Mix4 |
Pts: Lionel Hollins25 Rebs: Bill Walton13 Asts: Bill Walton7 | |
| Series tied, 2–2 | ||
Memorial Coliseum, Portland, Oregon |
June 3 |
| Portland Trail Blazers 110, Philadelphia 76ers 104 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 22–15, 23–26, 40–25, 25–38 | ||
| Pts: Bob Gross25 Rebs: Bill Walton24 Asts: Johnny Davis8 |
Pts: Julius Erving37 Rebs: Caldwell Jones13 Asts: Julius Erving7 | |
| Portland leads series, 3–2 | ||
Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
June 5 |
| Philadelphia 76ers 107, Portland Trail Blazers 109 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 27–27, 28–40, 27–24, 25–18 | ||
| Pts: Julius Erving40 Rebs: George McGinnis16 Asts: Julius Erving8 |
Pts: Hollins, Walton 20 each Rebs: Bill Walton23 Asts: Bill Walton7 | |
| Portland wins series, 4–2 | ||
Memorial Coliseum, Portland, Oregon |
This was the first playoff meeting between these two teams.[13]
