The Portland Trail Blazers defeated the Philadelphia 76ers four games to two in the best-of-seven NBA Finals series to conclude the 1976-77 season. The Trail Blazers, in just their seventh season as an NBA franchise, were making their first postseason appearance. As of 2009, the Blazers are the last team to win the title in their playoff debut.

The 76ers were making their first finals appearance since winning the title in 1967 and their fifth overall, including their years as the Syracuse Nationals. Philadelphia took a 2-0 lead in the series, but the Blazers won four consecutive games, becoming the second team in NBA history to overcome a 2-0 deficit to win the NBA Finals.

Bill Walton won NBA Finals MVP honors. Both teams in the finals benefited from the dispersal of the majority of the ABA, with five of the 10 regular starters in the series having played in the ABA during the 1975-76 season.

The 76ers had home-court advantage for the finals, which were played under the 2-2-1-1-1 format. The two teams split their four regular-season meetings, each winning both of their games at home.

Team	Trail Blazers	76ers
Regular Season	49-33, 2nd in Pacific Division	50-32, 1st in Atlantic Division
First Round	Def. (6) Chicago Bulls, 2-1	Bye
Conference Semifinals	Def. (2) Denver Nuggets, 4-2	Def. (4) Boston Celtics, 4-3
Conference Finals	Def. (1) Los Angeles Lakers, 4-0	Def. (2) Houston Rockets, 4-2

The 76ers sprung a surprise on the Blazers, using 6-foot-11 center Caldwell Jones to bring the ball up against the Trail Blazers press, neutralizing Portland's top defensive weapon. On the other end, Portland turned the ball over 34 times, leading to 26 points and a 76ers win.

Julius Erving, who scored the opening points of the game on a windmill dunk, finished with 33 points to lead all scorers. Doug Collins added 30 points, many of which came off the 76ers' press-breaking offense. Bill Walton, playing in his first championship action since his dominating days at UCLA, finished with 28 points and 20 rebounds.

The 76ers dominated from the start, earning an 18-point win in a game that was memorable for a bench-clearing brawl late in the fourth quarter. Darryl Dawkins and Bob Gross were fighting for a loose ball and went down to the floor. They got up and squared off with Dawkins swinging wildly, accidently hitting his teammate Doug Collins, who required four stitches to close the cut.

The benches emptied and fans came out of the stands, getting involved in the fight. Maurice Lucas came to the aid of Gross and punched Dawkins, leading to both players being ejected. Dawkins was still irate in the locker room after the game, kicking a bathroom stall off its moorings and telling the media, "I'm mad at my teammates. They let another player [Lucas] sneak up behind my back and hit me."

Before getting knocked out of the game by his teammate, Collins led all scorers with 27 points. Bill Walton had 17 points and 16 rebounds for the Blazers, who shot just 36-of-101 (35.6%) from the field in the game.

Back in Portland and galvanized by the Game 2 brawl, the Blazers jumped out to a 20-point lead in the fourth quarter. The 76ers pulled within 2 points and were down just 4 in the fourth quarter when Bill Walton scored twice in an eight-second span to spark a 26-10 Blazers run that put the game away.

Maurice Lucas led Portland with 29 points, while Walton finished with 20 points, 18 rebounds and nine assists. All five Portland starters scored at least 15 points. Julius Erving led the 76ers with 28 points, going 9-of-18 from the field and 10-of-11 from the line.

The Trail Blazers opened the game on a 19-4 run, making nine of their first 10 shots from the field, and never looked back. Even when Bill Walton was forced to the bench with foul trouble in the third quarter, Portland outscored Philadelphia 27-10 with Walton on the bench, opening up a 41-point lead before settling for a 32-point win, at the time the third-largest in NBA Finals history.

Lionel Hollins led the Blazers with 25 points, and Maurice Lucas had 24 points. Walton, despite playing just 26 minutes, had 12 points, 13 rebounds, seven assists and four blocks. Julius Erving had 24 points for the 76ers, but the rest of Philadelphia's starters scored just 24 points combined.

Despite 37 points from Julius Erving, the 76ers lost for the third consecutive game, their first three-game losing streak of the entire season. Clinging to a 1-point lead in the third quarter, Portland went on a 31-13 run to enter the fourth quarter ahead by 19. The 76ers pulled within 5 with 3:26 left, but never got any closer, falling behind three games to two in the series.

Bob Gross led the Blazers with 25 points on 10-of-13 shooting from the field. Bill Walton had 14 points and 24 rebounds while holding 76ers center Caldwell Jones scoreless. In addition to Erving's 37, the 76ers got 23 points from Doug Collins and 16 from Henry Bibby. The rest of the team had just 28 points combined, and no other 76ers player made more than three shots from the field.

The Blazers used a 39-20 run late in the second quarter to take a 12-point lead at halftime. Philadelphia cut the lead to 9 entering the fourth quarter and trailed by 3 with 51 seconds left. Maurice Lucas missed one of two free throws, and George McGinnis made a jumper to cut Portland's lead to 2 points. The 76ers forced a jump ball and won the tip, getting three shots on the final possession but missing all of them, giving Portland the title.

Bill Walton put up one of the most dominant all-around performances in finals history, finishing with 20 points, 23 rebounds, seven assists and a finals-record eight blocks. Walton averaged 18.7 PPG, 19.0 RPG, 5.2 APG and 3.7 BPG for the series. Bob Gross led the Blazers with 24 points in Game 6.

Julius Erving led the 76ers with a game-high 40 points and eight assists. McGinnis added 28 points for the 76ers, but no other Philadelphia player had more than 10.

When the NBA compilied its list of the 60 Greatest Playoff Moments to coincide with the league's 60th anniversary, this game was ranked No. 33 on the list.