Awesome read! Game One: Philadelphia / May 22, 1977 No three-point line. No amplified music. Timeouts hum with human voices. Players’ short shorts and tight jerseys make them look even taller, even more intimidating. The NBA Finals do not start well for the Portland Trail Blazers. As the first game in the best-of-seven series begins, Bill Walton, the team’s hulking, red-bearded center and talisman, faces up against Philadelphia’s Caldwell Jones at center court. Both men spring into action too early, before the ref tosses the ball for tip-off. “You can just see the anxiety,” CBS announcer Brent Musburger says.... https://www.pdxmonthly.com/articles/2017/5/15/the-spirit-of-77-how-the-blazers-won-portland
Great read. I hope that you younger fans get to experience a Blazers season that approaches that one. There can only be one first championship, but a second one after 40 years would still be amazing. Those memories last a lifetime.
Well written. Back in those days I was 23 and the Sixers were the main team in the area. It was hard for me, as Dr J was my favorite player of all time. I was caught on the balance scale regarding who to root for. Dawkins and McGinnis were BEASTs.
