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Full NBA season

1976-77

Explore the indexed regular season, conference races, divisions, and every playoff matchup from the 1976-77 NBA season.

955indexed games

11playoff series

Postseason map

Playoff bracket

Follow every series from the opening round toward the NBA Finals.

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First round

Eastern3 G8Cleveland Cavaliers1Washington Bullets

Conference semifinals

Western7 G–Golden State Warriors–Los Angeles LakersWestern6 G–Portland Trail Blazers–Denver NuggetsEastern7 G–Boston Celtics–Philadelphia 76ers

Conference finals

Western4 G–Portland Trail Blazers–Los Angeles Lakers

NBA Finals

NBA Finals3 G–Chicago Bulls–Portland Trail BlazersNBA Finals3 G–Detroit Pistons–Golden State WarriorsNBA Finals6 G–Houston Rockets–Philadelphia 76ersNBA Finals6 G–Portland Trail Blazers–Philadelphia 76ersNBA Finals2 G–San Antonio Spurs–Boston CelticsNBA Finals6 G1Washington Bullets–Houston Rockets

Season honors

Awards and leaders

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NBA MVPKareem Abdul-JabbarPlayer season →NBA Finals MVPBill WaltonPlayer season →

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Midseason showcase

All-Star weekend

The event format follows what the league actually used that season, from East–West and captain drafts to multi-game tournaments.

East vs West

The classic conference matchup

The Eastern and Western Conference selections met in the traditional NBA All-Star Game format.

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NBA All-Star GameGame page ↗
Western Conference
Eastern Conference
1977 All-Star Weekend

Selected rosters

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Bill WaltonBilly KnightBob LanierBob McadooBobby JonesDan IsselDave CowensDavid ThompsonDon BuseDoug CollinsEarl MonroeElvin HayesGeorge GervinGeorge McginnisJo Jo WhiteJohn HavlicekJulius ErvingKareem Abdul Jabbar AMaurice LucasNorm Van LierPaul WestphalPete MaravichPhil ChenierPhil SmithRick BarryRudy Tomjanovich

Regular season

Conference standings

Western Conference

SeedTeamWL
—Los Angeles Lakers5329
—Denver Nuggets5032
—Portland Trail Blazers5032
—Houston Rockets4933
—Golden State Warriors4636
—San Antonio Spurs4438
—Seattle SuperSonics4042
—Sacramento Kings4042
—New Orleans Jazz3547
—Phoenix Suns3448
—San Diego Clippers3052

Eastern Conference

SeedTeamWL
—Philadelphia 76ers5032
1Washington Bullets4834
8Cleveland Cavaliers4636
—Chicago Bulls4438
—Detroit Pistons4438
—Boston Celtics4339
—New York Knicks4042
—Indiana Pacers3547
—Milwaukee Bucks3052
—Atlanta Hawks2953
—New Jersey Nets2260

Around the league

Division standings

Atlantic

Philadelphia 76ers50–32
Boston Celtics43–39
New York Knicks40–42

Other

Washington Bullets48–34
Seattle SuperSonics40–42
New Orleans Jazz35–47
San Diego Clippers30–52
New Jersey Nets22–60

Central

Cleveland Cavaliers46–36
Chicago Bulls44–38
Detroit Pistons44–38
Indiana Pacers35–47
Milwaukee Bucks30–52

Southeast

Atlanta Hawks29–53

Pacific

Los Angeles Lakers53–29
Golden State Warriors46–36
Sacramento Kings40–42
Phoenix Suns34–48

Northwest

Denver Nuggets50–32
Portland Trail Blazers50–32

Southwest

Houston Rockets49–33
San Antonio Spurs44–38