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Lets go Blazers! dont shit the bed tonight and finish strong #ripcity
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Led by Maurice Lucas, the Blazers pulled out a tough 96-83 victory over the Chicago Bulls to gain a 1-0 advantage in the best-of-three opening playoff series. “Luke was tremendous,” said Blazer coach Jack Ramsay. “He carried us over the rough spots.” Lucas took the compliment in stride saying, “I was getting the ball where I wanted it. They were just going in.” Lucas started the game by hitting the Blazers first field goal attempt, a 15-footer that hit the rim, bounced high in the air before falling through the net. The crowd held their breath before erupting. The Bulls coach Ed Badger had openly talked of “inviting” Lucas to shoot from the outside prior to the series starting, said afterwards, “The matchup I was really afraid of hurt us. He just handled us.”
Lucas was lucky to be around at the end of game. With the Bulls making a comeback early in the final quarter, Lucas was called for a foul with 9:36 remaining with the score 75-70. Lucas protested the call and was whistled for a technical foul by referee Mike Eggers. Lucas walked over to Eggers and yanked the whistle out of his mouth when it appeared he was going to call a second technical, reportedly saying to Eggers “You don’t want to do that.” Bulls coach Badger was not happy that Lucas wasn’t tossed. “He should have been thrown out of the game. He should have been gone for that.” With the regular NBA referees on strike, the game was refereed by two substitute referees, Eggers and Paul Wilson, who do Pac-8 college games and high school games in the San Francisco area. Both coaches had issues with calls, especially in the first quarter. Ramsay drew first blood when Walton was called for his third foul halfway thru the first quarter. “I thought Walton only should have one of those three fouls,” said Ramsay after the game but let the referees know what he was thinking at the time. “I thought they did a decent job after the first five or six minutes.” Badger felt the “inexperience of the officials” hurt his team’s chance but “it didn’t cost us the game. Our not moving (on defense) cost us the game.”
Lucas, originally a first round pick in 1974 by the Bulls before going to the ABA, led Portland with 29 points. He connected on 14-of-17 from the field, grabbed 7 rebounds and blocked 4 shots. Dave Twardzik scored 18 points, 14 in the first half, passed for 4 assists and was credited with 3 steals. “The final score certainly wasn’t indicative of how tough the game was,” said Twardzik. “I expect it will be even tougher Friday night. They’ll probably have 22,000 fans yelling for them and they’ll be ready for us.” Bill Walton scored 11 points and grabbed 9 rebounds and passed for 6 assists. Lionel Hollins made only six of his 21 attempts, but scored 12 points and passed for 5 assists. Bob Gross added 14 points and Herm Gilliam, the only Blazer with significant playoff experience, added 10 points off the bench. “As a team we were tight,” said Gilliam, who had played in 18 playoff games prior to this evening. “In a game like that you pick up experience in a hurry or you’ll get blown off the floor. We didn’t bend, but we learned quickly that we were in a dog fight.”
April 12, 1977 - A sold-out Memorial Coliseum crowd of 12,774, some paying as much as $25 for a scalped ticket, were witness to the first ever @trailblazers.bsky.social playoff game, and they were not disappointed.
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Anyone know when the foodcart at Washington park actually opens for the year? The play in glizzy promise must be honored 😂 #ripcity
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Time for a rewatch of last nights win vs Clippers! Can't to hear how Kevin and Lamar feel about it! #ripcity
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Walton received 99 votes compared to 28 for George Gervin, played 58 game with the @trailblazers, averaging 18.9 points, 13.2 rebounds, 5 assists, and 2.6 blocks. Portland was 50-10 before Walton injured his foot. Portland went 8-14 afterwards. In addition, Walton was named the All-NBA First team, along with teammate Maurice Lucas, Julius Erving, David Thompson, and Gervin. Walton is the only player who did not play in the ABA.
Interestingly, Basketball Reference does not have the same results for the season awards. The website has Truck Robinson as a first team member, in place of Lucas.
April 11, 1978 - On the last day of the regular season, Bill Walton is named MVP of the @nba.com for the 1977/78 season.
#RipCity #ThisDateinBlazersHistory
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Red and black tie dye with a Blazers Steelie and Blaze mascot dancing with the bears.
Back of red and black tie dye with Grateful Blazers and Dead.net lettering
Still smiling from the great game last night. A win over the Clippers, Garcia Birthday Band throwing down before the action and a super slick Grateful Trailblazers tie dye. #RipCity baby!
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on a Blazer note, i like our dudes rocking the WNBA 30/Thirty Logo shirts last night- couldnt find a good pic, but u can see em here. #ripcity
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A packed sports arena, Moda Center. Fans cheer under bright lights as streamers fall to the floor after the Portland Trail Blazers win.
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I'm vibing #ripcity
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Can’t sleep. Shit was doooooope. #RipCity
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Best game of the year! One more win needed but tonight was a blast #RipCity
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I can’t find the bleet (is that what these are called) but I guessed the Blazers would win 40 games this year and they won at least 41! Go me! #GoBlazers #RipCity
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I don't think the clippers want to see the blazers again! #ripcity
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Official official #ripcity
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This one feels reallllly good. we are at worst a .500 team this year which is incredible, but also - we have a really good chance to snag 8th seed. Lets fucking go Ripcity! #ripcity
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I KNOW HIM !!!
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🔥 🏀 😻
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#RipCity!!
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Two hands for safety!!!! #ripcity
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The Blazers did it! #ripcity
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Yang Time!!!!!! #ripcity
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Print the NBA Finals tickets. #RipCity
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Good shit Blazers. The white flag has been waved by the clippers, Blazers up 15 with 2 min to go. #ripcity
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First .500 season since 2020-2021 #ripcity
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