In 1977 the EuroBasket was held in Belgium, with the Grand Final in Liege. After the preliminary stages, medals were played between Yugoslavia and the Soviet Union for Gold, and Czechoslovakia and Italy for Bronze. In the final, the Balkans won (74-61) thanks to the offensive inspiration of Dalipagic (19 points) and Kicanovic (16 points)
The NBA of 77 was for the Portland Trail Blazers, who beat the Philadelphia Sixers in the final by (4-2), and that the final began with a (0-2) that indicated the opposite of what finally happened. But the Blazers reacted forcefully with four consecutive victories, thanks mainly to the work of the MVP of the final Bill Walton, Maurice Lucas and Bob Gross
The competition begins with 24 teams. Framed in six groups of four and three teams, the champion of each group will qualify for the final league
