1976–77 NBA season

The 1976–77 NBA season was the 31st season of the National Basketball Association. The season ended with the Portland Trail Blazers winning the NBA Championship, beating the Philadelphia 76ers 4 games to 2 in the NBA Finals.

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As the rival ABA folded, the NBA expands by adding four of its franchises, the New York Nets, the Indiana Pacers, the San Antonio Spurs, and the Denver Nuggets, in the ABA-NBA merger. This brings the league up to 22 teams.
The NBA Playoffs are expanded from 5 teams per conference to 6.
The NBA All-Star Game was played at The Mecca in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, with the West beating the East 125-124. Julius Erving of the Philadelphia 76ers wins the game's MVP award.
The Portland Trail Blazers win a championship in the first year that they appear in the playoffs. In addition, they also become the second team in history (after the 1969 Celtics) to win the NBA Finals after dropping the first two games.

C - NBA Champions

Category	Player	Team	Stat
Points per game	Pete Maravich	New Orleans Jazz	31.6
Rebounds per game	Bill Walton	Portland Trail Blazers	14.4
Assists per game	Don Buse	Indiana Pacers	8.5
Steals per game	Don Buse	Indiana Pacers	3.5
Blocks per game	Bill Walton	Portland Trail Blazers	3.2
FG%	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	Los Angeles Lakers	.579
FT%	Ernie DiGregorio	Buffalo Braves	.945

Note: All information on this page were obtained on the History section on NBA.com

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1976–77 NBA season by team

1976 NBA Draft • All-Star Game • Playoffs • Finals • Transactions

Atlantic	Boston • Buffalo • N.Y. Knicks • N.Y. Nets • Philadelphia

Central	Atlanta • Cleveland • Houston • New Orleans • San Antonio • Washington

Midwest	Chicago • Denver • Detroit • Indiana • Kansas City • Milwaukee

Pacific	Golden State • Los Angeles • Phoenix • Portland • Seattle