I just happened upon NBA.com's "encyclopedia" and noticed this old article about our '77 title team. Especially for someone who wasn't around 32 years ago, this was fascinating, and well-written. http://www.nba.com/encyclopedia/blazermania.html I especially liked this line: Sure seems like it was a special dynamic back then.
Search through the old Sports Illustrated articles on their archive: After beating the Lakers in the WCF in 1977 http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1092432/index.htm During the Championship Series in 1977 http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1092491/index.htm After winning the Championship in 1977 http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1092515/index.htm The 1977-78 NBA Season Preview - Blazers http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1092959/index.htm Maurice Lucas - The Enforcers article http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1092961/index.htm This may be my favorite of all the artices... during the 1978 season when the Blazers were destroying the league like few others in history: http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1093313/index.htm
Awesome links and thanks both! I love reading about old NBA. I just found out they used to have 1 on 1 tournaments at the all star break! Crazy!
My favorite line from all of these articles: This continues to be an inside joke between my brothers and I to this day.
