1977 NBA Finals

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NBA Finals basketball championship series

The 1977 NBA Finals was the championship series in which the Portland Trail Blazers, led by coach Jack Ramsay and star center Bill Walton, defeated the Philadelphia 76ers to win the franchise’s first NBA title.

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	NBA Finals → basketball championship series →
bestOfFormat	best-of-seven series →
BillWaltonRole	center →
champion	Portland Trail Blazers →
championCoach	Jack Ramsay →
championFranchise	Portland Trail Blazers →
championFranchiseFirstTitle	true →
coachOfChampionTeam	Jack Ramsay →
conferenceOfChampion	Western Conference →
conferenceOfRunnerUp	Eastern Conference →
endDate	1977-06-05 →
finalSeriesResult	Portland Trail Blazers defeated Philadelphia 76ers 4–2 →
followedBy	1978 NBA Finals →
game1Winner	Philadelphia 76ers →
game2Winner	Philadelphia 76ers →
game3Winner	Portland Trail Blazers →
game4Winner	Portland Trail Blazers →
game5Winner	Portland Trail Blazers →
game6City	Portland, Oregon NERFINISHED →
game6Location	Memorial Coliseum →
game6SeriesClincher	true →
game6Winner	Portland Trail Blazers →
homeArenaOfChampionTeam	Memorial Coliseum →
homeArenaOfRunnerUpTeam	The Spectrum →
homeCityOfChampionTeam	Portland, Oregon →
homeCityOfRunnerUpTeam	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania →
league	National Basketball Association →
mostValuablePlayer	Bill Walton →
MVPTeam	Portland Trail Blazers →
notablePlayerOnChampionTeam	Maurice Lucas →
notablePlayerOnRunnerUpTeam	George McGinnis → Julius Erving →
numberOfGames	6 →
PortlandTrailBlazersFoundedSeasonRelation	first championship since franchise inception in 1970 →
precededBy	1976 NBA Finals →
radioNetworkUS	Mutual Broadcasting System →
runnerUp	Philadelphia 76ers →
runnerUpCoach	Gene Shue →
runnerUpFranchise	Philadelphia 76ers →
seasonOfLeague	1976–77 NBA season →
seriesOutcomeAfterSixGames	Portland Trail Blazers won 4–2 →
seriesOutcomeAfterTwoGames	Philadelphia 76ers led 2–0 →
sport	basketball →
starPlayerOnChampionTeam	Bill Walton →
startDate	1977-05-22 →
televisionNetworkUS	CBS →
titleNumberForChampionFranchise	1 →

Referenced by (1)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Jack Ramsay →	championshipWon