Portland Trail Blazers Playoff Rosters

1976-1977 Portland Trail Blazers Playoff Roster

Player Pos HT WT Birth Date Age Pre-Draft Team YOS Draft Status
Corky Calhoun SF 6-7 210 Nov 1, 1950 26 Pennsylvania 4 1972 1st Rnd, #4, Phoenix Suns
Johnny Davis PG 6-2 170 Oct 21, 1955 21 Dayton 0 1976 2nd Rnd, #34, Portland Trail Blazers
Herm Gilliam PG 6-3 190 May 5, 1946 30 Purdue 7 1968 13th Rnd, #163, Chicago Bulls
Bob Gross SF 6-6 200 Aug 3, 1953 23 Long Beach State 1 1975 2nd Rnd, #28, Portland Trail Blazers
Lionel Hollins PG 6-3 185 Oct 19, 1953 23 Arizona State 1 1975 1st Rnd, #8, Portland Trail Blazers
Robin Jones FC 6-9 225 Feb 2, 1954 23 Saint Louis 0 1975 NBA Draft, Undrafted
Maurice Lucas PF 6-9 215 Feb 18, 1952 25 Marquette 0 1974 1st Rnd, #14, Chicago Bulls
1976 ABA Dispersal Draft, Rnd 1, Pick 2, Portland Trail Blazers
Lloyd Neal PF 6-7 225 Dec 10, 1950 26 Tennessee State 4 1972 3rd Rnd, #31, Portland Trail Blazers
Larry Steele SG 6-5 180 May 5, 1949 27 Kentucky 5 1971 3rd Rnd, #42, Portland Trail Blazers
Dave Twardzik PG 6-1 175 Sep 20, 1950 26 Old Dominion 0 1972 2nd Rnd, #26, Portland Trail Blazers
Wally Walker SF 6-7 190 Jul 18, 1954 22 Virginia 0 1976 1st Rnd, #10, Portland Trail Blazers
Bill Walton C 6-11 235 Nov 5, 1952 24 UCLA 2 1974 1st Rnd, #1, Portland Trail Blazers

1976-1977 Playoff Matchups

Eastern Conference
DescriptionHomeAwayResult
First Round #3 Washington Bullets #6 Cleveland Cavaliers WAS in 3
First Round #4 Boston Celtics #5 San Antonio Spurs BOS in 2
Second Round #1 Philadelphia Sixers #4 Boston Celtics PHI in 7
Second Round #2 Houston Rockets #3 Washington Bullets HOU in 6
Conference Finals #1 Philadelphia Sixers #2 Houston Rockets PHI in 6

Western Conference
DescriptionHomeAwayResult
First Round #3 Portland Trail Blazers #6 Chicago Bulls POR in 3
First Round #4 Golden State Warriors #5 Detroit Pistons GSW in 3
Second Round #1 Los Angeles Lakers #4 Golden State Warriors LAL in 7
Second Round #2 Denver Nuggets #3 Portland Trail Blazers POR in 6
Conference Finals #1 Los Angeles Lakers #3 Portland Trail Blazers POR in 4

NBA Finals
DescriptionHomeAwayResult
NBA Finals #1 Philadelphia Sixers #3 Portland Trail Blazers POR in 6

1976-1977 Portland Playoff Stats

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK
Maurice Lucas 19 38.5 21.2 9.9 4.2 1.5 1.2
Bill Walton 19 39.7 18.2 15.2 5.5 1.1 3.4
Lionel Hollins 19 35.9 17.3 2.7 4.5 2.5 0.3
Bob Gross 19 30.7 14.1 5.9 4.2 1.7 0.8
Johnny Davis 16 27.2 10.5 2.1 3.2 1.8 0.2
Dave Twardzik 14 25.3 10.9 1.7 2.8 1.1 0.1
Herm Gilliam 18 16.4 6.4 1.1 1.8 0.7 0.1
Lloyd Neal 19 10.8 4.1 3.7 0.9 0.1 0.4
Larry Steele 18 14.5 4.2 1.5 1.0 0.5 0.0
Wally Walker 10 8.3 4.3 0.7 0.8 0.3 0.0
Robin Jones 19 5.5 1.9 1.2 0.5 0.2 0.2
Corky Calhoun 12 7.8 2.3 1.2 0.3 0.3 0.2

1976-1977 Portland Trail Blazers Opening Round Schedule

Date Opponent Result Venue Record Portland Leaders Chicago Leaders
Apr 12, 1977
v.
Chicago
W, 96-83 Veterans Memorial Coliseum
Opening Round
1-0 PTS: 29. M. Lucas
PTS: 19. M. Johnson
Apr 15, 1977
@
Chicago
L, 107-104 Chicago Stadium
Opening Round
1-1 PTS: 24. Bill Walton
PTS: 29. M. Johnson
Apr 17, 1977
v.
Chicago
W, 106-98 Veterans Memorial Coliseum
Opening Round
2-1 PTS: 26. Bob Gross
PTS: 34. M. Johnson

1976-1977 Portland Trail Blazers Conference Semi Finals Schedule

Date Opponent Result Venue Record Portland Leaders Denver Leaders
Apr 20, 1977
@
Denver
W, 100-101 McNichols Sports Arena
Conference Semi Finals
1-0 PTS: 23. M. Lucas
PTS: 28. Dan Issel
Apr 22, 1977
@
Denver
L, 121-110 McNichols Sports Arena
Conference Semi Finals
1-1 PTS: 29. M. Lucas
PTS: 36. Dan Issel
Apr 24, 1977
v.
Denver
W, 110-106 Veterans Memorial Coliseum
Conference Semi Finals
2-1 PTS: 27. M. Lucas
PTS: 40. D. Thompson
Apr 26, 1977
v.
Denver
W, 105-96 Veterans Memorial Coliseum
Conference Semi Finals
3-1 PTS: 25. Bob Gross
PTS: 28. Mack Calvin
May 1, 1977
@
Denver
L, 114-105 McNichols Sports Arena
Conference Semi Finals
3-2 PTS: 19. L. Hollins
PTS: 31. D. Thompson
May 2, 1977
v.
Denver
W, 108-92 Veterans Memorial Coliseum
Conference Semi Finals
4-2 PTS: 25. Johnny Davis
PTS: 17. D. Thompson

1976-1977 Portland Trail Blazers Conference Finals Schedule

Date Opponent Result Venue Record Portland Leaders L.A. Lakers Leaders
May 6, 1977
@
L.A. Lakers
W, 109-121 The Forum
Conference Finals
1-0 PTS: 28. M. Lucas
PTS: 32. Earl Tatum
May 8, 1977
@
L.A. Lakers
W, 97-99 The Forum
Conference Finals
2-0 PTS: 31. L. Hollins
PTS: 40. K. Abdul-Jabbar
May 10, 1977
v.
L.A. Lakers
W, 102-97 Veterans Memorial Coliseum
Conference Finals
3-0 PTS: 22. Bill Walton
PTS: 21. K. Abdul-Jabbar
May 13, 1977
v.
L.A. Lakers
W, 105-101 Veterans Memorial Coliseum
Conference Finals
4-0 PTS: 26. M. Lucas
PTS: 30. K. Abdul-Jabbar

1976-1977 Portland Trail Blazers NBA Finals Schedule

Date Opponent Result Venue Record Portland Leaders Philadelphia Leaders
May 22, 1977
@
Philadelphia
L, 107-101 Spectrum
NBA Finals
0-1 PTS: 28. Bill Walton
PTS: 33. J. Erving
May 26, 1977
@
Philadelphia
L, 107-89 Spectrum
NBA Finals
0-2 PTS: 17. Bill Walton
PTS: 27. Doug Collins
May 29, 1977
v.
Philadelphia
W, 129-107 Veterans Memorial Coliseum
NBA Finals
1-2 PTS: 27. M. Lucas
PTS: 28. J. Erving
May 31, 1977
v.
Philadelphia
W, 130-98 Veterans Memorial Coliseum
NBA Finals
2-2 PTS: 25. L. Hollins
PTS: 24. J. Erving
Jun 3, 1977
@
Philadelphia
W, 104-110 Spectrum
NBA Finals
3-2 PTS: 25. Bob Gross
PTS: 37. J. Erving
Jun 5, 1977
v.
Philadelphia
W, 109-107 Veterans Memorial Coliseum
NBA Finals
4-2 PTS: 24. Bob Gross
PTS: 40. J. Erving