3 Portland Trail Blazers Schedules 1975-76, 1976-77 (World Champions) & 1977-78
$ 7.39
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This "Buy it Now" offering is for three original vintage Portland Trail Blazers NBA pocket schedules from the 1975-76, 1976-77 (World Champions) and 1977-78 seasons. The three schedules cover the time-period where the Trail Blazers put the last pieces of their Championship team together with the addition of Lionel Hollins, Bob Gross and Maurice Lucas; through Bill Walton’s last year with the team when he sat out the entire 1978-79 season in protest to the team’s refusal to trade him. These three vintage pocket schedules are great pieces of NBA memorabilia and a key era in Portland Trail Blazers history. These schedules are offered at a low “Buy It Now” price and combined shipping discounts are offered with shipping fees waived (refunded at purchase) for additional schedule purchases after initial schedule purchase with buyer paid shipping, so see my listings for more! All schedules are carefully shipped in rigid packaging with tracking and insurance. The schedules are in excellent to near mint condition with only the slightest of edge and corner wear. More About the 1975-76 Trail Blazers: The Blazers’ add ASU’s Lionel Hollins and Long Beach State’s Bob Gross The team featured rookie Lionel Hollins from Arizona State University, the Blazers' number one draft pick in 1975; and Bob Gross from Long Beach State, the draft's 25th overall pick. Hollins made the All-Rookie first team and both would go on to play a major role for the Blazers' championship season. Walton was limited to 51 games for the season and the Blazers finished at 37-45, one game shy of their franchise high from the previous year and missing the playoffs again. More About the 1976-77 Trail Blazers: The Blazers Championship Season! Four Straight Wins Over Dr. J and the 76ers After Dropping the First Two Games. The Blazers reached the playoffs for the first time in franchise history under new coach Jack Ramsey, finishing second in the Pacific Division behind the LA Lakers. Walton led the team in scoring (18.9 points per game), assists (5 per game) and rebounds (13.2 per game). Maurice Lucas had joined the team as part of the ABA disbursement draft and he added 16.4 points and 9.1 rebounds per game. Hollins at point guard added 15.9 points and 4.7 assists per game. In the Playoffs, the Blazers beat the Chicago Bulls in the short three-game first round of the playoffs. Lucas scored 29 in the Game 1 win and Bob Gross led the team with 26 in Game 3 to advance in the playoffs. In the conference semi-finals, it took six games to dispose of the Denver Nuggets. The team effort saw five different Blazers leading the scoring in their five wins (Game one Lucas with 23, Game 3 Walton with 26, Game 4 Gross with 25 and Game 6 rookie Johnny Davis with 25). In the Conference Finals, the Blazers did away with the Lakers with four straight wins led by Lucas, Walton and Hollins. In the finals, the Blazers faced the seemingly unbeatable Philadelphia 76er with Julius "Dr. J" Erving and the 76ers quickly took the first two games. The Blazers came roaring back to win four in a row. Gross averaged 17.3 points in the Finals and led the Blazers in scoring in the pivotal Game 5 with 25 points and the clinching Game 6 with 24 points. Walton was named the NBA Finals MVP with an average of 18.5 points, 19.0 rebounds and 5.2 assists per game in the playoffs. More About the 1977-78 Trail Blazers: The Blazers Dominate, Then Lose Bill Walton to Injury, Losing in the Playoffs Following up their championship season, and led by Walton, the Blazers won 50 of their first 60 games. Then, Walton suffered a broken foot, ending his regular season. The Blazers ended the regular season atop the Western Conference with a record of 58–24 and Walton was able to return for the playoffs after receiving a painkilling injection to play. In the second game of the first-round series against the Seattle Supersonics, Walton was re-injured and missed the remainder of the playoffs. Portland lost the series to Seattle in six games, though Walton was awarded the NBA's Most Valuable Player Award for the season. The Seattle Supersonics went on to become world champions under coach Lenny Wilkens. During the off-season, Walton demanded to be traded complaining of incompetent treatment of his injury by the Blazers. They declined and he sat out the entire 1978-79 season in protest. After four years with the San Diego (and LA) Clippers, Walton was traded to the Boston Celtics where he received the NBA's Sixth Player Award, backing up teammates Kevin McHale and Robert Parish as he helped the Celtics claim the World Championship in the 1985-86 season. Following a second career in broadcasting spanning over 20 years that included winning an Emmy Award, Walton died in 2024 at the age of 71. Check my other listings for professional sports pocket schedules. I will be disposing of my 60-year collection of sports memorabilia over the coming months!
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