The 1977 Portland Trail Blazers championship run was actually fire...
I feel like the 1977 Blazers are one of the most forgotten championship teams ever, which is crazy considering how unique that run was.
You had a young Bill Walton playing some of the smartest team basketball the league had seen at the time. Elite passing from the center position, defense, rebounding, leadership, everything. Then you add guys like Maurice Lucas bringing toughness and energy, and the chemistry of that roster was honestly ahead of its era.
Coming back from down 2-0 against the Philadelphia 76ers in the Finals and winning four straight still feels underrated historically.
I sometimes wonder how differently people would talk about that team if Walton stayed healthy for most of his career. Feels like they could’ve become one of the defining teams of that era instead of a “what if” story.