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By the time the Blazers had made it to the 1977 NBA Finals, the city of Portland was truly in the grips of "Blazermania". [1] After losing the first two games of the championship series at Philadelphia, the Trail Blazers won four in a row to bring the trophy to Portland.
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.
The Trail Blazers originally played their home games in the Memorial Coliseum, before moving to the Rose Garden (renamed to the Moda Center in 2013) in 1995. [2] The team has enjoyed a strong following; from 1977 through 1995, the team sold out 814 consecutive home games, the longest such streak in American major professional sports. [3]
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.
The 1975–1977 uniforms featured the team name written vertically on the right side; this uniform was used in their 1977 championship season. [ 163 ] [ 164 ] Following their championship victory, the Blazers unveiled a new look featuring a "blaze" strip that runs diagonally down the uniform.
Bill Walton played for the Blazers from 1974–1979. The Blazers selected the first players to join their team in the 1970 NBA draft. The team chose Geoff Petrie 8th overall, making him the first draft pick in franchise history. A couple months later, they took part in the 1970 NBA expansion draft to further fill out their inaugural roster.
The 1976–77 NBA season was the 31st season of the National Basketball Association.The season ended with the Portland Trail Blazers winning their first NBA Championship in franchise history, beating the Philadelphia 76ers in six games in the NBA Finals.
The Portland Trail Blazers retired his jersey number, 20, in a ceremony on November 4, 1988. [ 17 ] On August 23, 1997, at the ABA's 30 Year Reunion celebration, Lucas was named to the All-Time All-ABA Team along with Hall of Fame members Julius Erving , Dan Issel , George Gervin , Rick Barry , Connie Hawkins and other ABA greats.