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This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 20 January 2025. American basketball player and sportscaster (1952–2024) For other people with similar names, see William Walton (disambiguation). Bill Walton Walton with the Portland Trail Blazers in 1977 Personal information Born (1952-11-05) November 5, 1952 La Mesa, California, U.S. Died May 27 ...
Portland's Bill Walton reached over all of them and slapped the ball up the court with two seconds left, and the clock expired for a heart-stopping 109–107 Portland win. The crowd stormed onto the court in a celebratory frenzy. Walton was named finals MVP and was called "an inspiration" by the defeated Julius Erving.
The 1977 NBA playoffs was the postseason tournament of the National Basketball Association's 1976–77 season. ... Bill Walton was named NBA Finals MVP.
The Blazers, hurt by Walton's absence and by other key injuries, faded to an 8–14 finish and lost to the Sonics in the Western Conference semifinals. On December 9, 1977, Kermit Washington punched Houston Rockets player Rudy Tomjanovich in the face during an NBA game. Tomjanovich sustained serious injuries and missed the rest of the season.
Former UCLA star and two-time NBA champion Bill Walton has died after a “prolonged battle with cancer,” the league announced May 27. He was 71. ... and he was the NBA’s MVP in the 1977-78 ...
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 .
“Bill Walton,” NBA Commissioner Adam Silver said, “was truly one of a kind.” ... the league announced on behalf of his family. He was the NBA’s MVP in the 1977-78 season, the league’s ...
May 28—PITTSTON — When the sad news came that basketball legend Bill Walton had passed, his many friends in Northeast Pennsylvania immediately reached out to Walton's dear friend, Tom Blaskiewicz.