NBA
1976-77 Season
Champions: Portland Trail Blazers (4-2)
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The 1976-77 NBA season featured 22 teams across 955 recorded games. Los Angeles Lakers posted the league's best record at 53-29. Portland Trail Blazers won the championship, defeating Philadelphia 76ers 4-2 in the Finals. Bill Walton was named Finals MVP; Kareem Abdul-Jabbar took the regular-season MVP award.
Final Standings
Western Conference
- Los Angeles Lakers 53-29 0.646
- Denver Nuggets 50-32 0.610
- Portland Trail Blazers 🏆 49-33 0.598
- Golden State Warriors 46-36 0.561
- Chicago Bulls 44-38 0.537
- Detroit Pistons 44-38 0.537
- Seattle SuperSonics 40-42 0.488
- Kansas City Kings 40-42 0.488
- Indiana Pacers 36-46 0.439
- Phoenix Suns 34-48 0.415
- Milwaukee Bucks 30-52 0.366
Eastern Conference
- Philadelphia 76ers 50-32 0.610
- Houston Rockets 49-33 0.598
- Washington Bullets 48-34 0.585
- Boston Celtics 44-38 0.537
- San Antonio Spurs 44-38 0.537
- Cleveland Cavaliers 43-39 0.524
- New York Knicks 40-42 0.488
- New Orleans Jazz 35-47 0.427
- Atlanta Hawks 31-51 0.378
- Buffalo Braves 30-52 0.366
- New York Nets 22-60 0.268
Season Leaders
Scoring
- 1 Pete Maravich NOJ 31.1 PPG
- 2 Billy Knight IND 26.6 PPG
- 3 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar LAL 26.2 PPG
- 4 David Thompson DEN 25.9 PPG
- 5 Bob McAdoo TOT 25.8 PPG
Rebounding
- 1 Bill Walton POR 14.4 RPG
- 2 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar LAL 13.3 RPG
- 3 Moses Malone TOT 13.1 RPG
- 4 Artis Gilmore CHI 13.0 RPG
- 5 Bob McAdoo TOT 12.9 RPG
Assists
- 1 Don Buse IND 8.5 APG
- 2 Slick Watts SEA 8.0 APG
- 3 Norm Van Lier CHI 7.8 APG
- 4 Kevin Porter DET 7.3 APG
- 5 Tom Henderson TOT 6.9 APG
1976 Draft — Top Picks
- #1 John Lucas Houston Rockets
- #2 Scott May Chicago Bulls
- #3 Richard Washington Kansas City Kings