1976–77 NBA season
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.
| 1976–77 NBA season | |
|---|---|
| League | National Basketball Association |
| Sport | Basketball |
| Duration | October 21, 1976 – April 10, 1977 April 12 – May 17, 1977 (Playoffs) May 22 – June 5, 1977 (Finals) |
| Number of games | 82 |
| Number of teams | 22 |
| TV partner(s) | CBS |
| Draft | |
| Top draft pick | John Lucas |
| Picked by | Houston Rockets |
| Regular season | |
| Top seed | Los Angeles Lakers |
| Season MVP | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (Los Angeles) |
| Top scorer | Pete Maravich (New Orleans) |
| Playoffs | |
| Eastern champions | Philadelphia 76ers |
| Eastern runners-up | Houston Rockets |
| Western champions | Portland Trail Blazers |
| Western runners-up | Los Angeles Lakers |
| Finals | |
| Champions | Portland Trail Blazers |
| Runners-up | Philadelphia 76ers |
| Finals MVP | Bill Walton (Portland) |
Prior to the season, the NBA merged with its primary rival league, the American Basketball Association (ABA). Four ABA teams joined the NBA, all four of which are still in the league today: the San Antonio Spurs, Indiana Pacers, Denver Nuggets, and New York Nets. The Nets became the New Jersey Nets the following season, and now play as the Brooklyn Nets. With these additions, the NBA expanded from eighteen teams to twenty-two.
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