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
Portland Trail Blazers
*Davis – 10.7p, 5.0a, 3.3r
*Hollins – 16.0p, 3.8a, 2.5a
*Gross – 17.3p, 5.7r, 3.5a
*Lucas – 19.7p, 10.7r, 3.5a
*Walton – 18.5p, 19.0r, 5.2a, 3.7t
Neal – 6.7p, 6.0r, 1.7a
Twardzik – 6.7p, 1.5a, 1.3r
Calhoun – 3.7p, 1.7r
Jones – 1.3p, 1.3r
Gilliam – 5.4p, 1.8a. (5)
Steele – 3.8p, 1.4r, 1.0a. (5)
Walker – 6.6p, 6.3r. (3)
Philadelphia Sixers
*Bibby – 10.2p, 4.2a, 3.2a
*Collins – 19.7p, 4.5r, 2.8a
*Erwing – 30.3p, 6.8r, 5.0a
*McGinnis – 13.0p, 9.3r, 3.0a
*Dawkins – 7.0p, 5.2r, 1.5t
Mix – 6.5p, 2.8r, 2.2a
Jones – 5.8p, 9.3r, 1.3t
Bryant – 3.2p, 2.0r, 1.0a
Dunleavy – 1.0p, 1.2a
Bernard Free – 7.2p, 2.0a, 1.2r. (5)
Furlow – 4.6p, 1.3r. (3)
Catchings – 0.0p, 0.5r. (2)
To get to the end they defeated…
Portland Trail Blazers – Chicago Bulls (2-1), Denver Nuggets (4-2), Angeles Lakers (4-0)
Philadelphia Sixers – Boston Celtics (4-3), Houston Rockets (4-2)