1977 NBA playoffs#(1) Philadelphia 76ers vs. (4) Boston Celtics

{{12TeamBracket

| RD1=First Round

| RD2=Conference Semifinals

| RD3=Conference Finals

| RD4=NBA Finals

| RD2-group1 = Eastern Conference

| RD2-group2 = Western Conference

| RD1-seed01=E4

| RD1-team01=Boston

| RD1-score01=2

| RD1-seed02=E5

| RD1-team02={{nowrap|San Antonio}}

| RD1-score02=0

| RD1-seed03=E3

| RD1-team03=Washington

| RD1-score03=2

| RD1-seed04=E6

| RD1-team04=Cleveland

| RD1-score04=1

| RD1-seed05=W4

| RD1-team05={{nowrap|Golden State}}

| RD1-score05=2

| RD1-seed06=W5

| RD1-team06=Detroit

| RD1-score06=1

| RD1-seed07=W3

| RD1-team07=Portland

| RD1-score07=2

| RD1-seed08=W6

| RD1-team08=Chicago

| RD1-score08=1

| RD2-seed01=E1

| RD2-team01=Philadelphia*

| RD2-score01=4

| RD2-seed02=E4

| RD2-team02=Boston

| RD2-score02=3

| RD2-seed03=E3

| RD2-team03=Washington

| RD2-score03=2

| RD2-seed04=E2

| RD2-team04=Houston*

| RD2-score04=4

| RD2-seed05=W1

| RD2-team05={{nowrap|Los Angeles}}*

| RD2-score05=4

| RD2-seed06=W4

| RD2-team06={{nowrap|Golden State}}

| RD2-score06=3

| RD2-seed07=W3

| RD2-team07=Portland

| RD2-score07=4

| RD2-seed08=W2

| RD2-team08=Denver*

| RD2-score08=2

| RD3-seed01=E1

| RD3-team01=Philadelphia*

| RD3-score01=4

| RD3-seed02=E2

| RD3-team02=Houston*

| RD3-score02=2

| RD3-seed03=W1

| RD3-team03={{nowrap|Los Angeles}}*

| RD3-score03=0

| RD3-seed04=W3

| RD3-team04=Portland

| RD3-score04=4

| RD4-seed01=E1

| RD4-team01=Philadelphia*

| RD4-score01=2

| RD4-seed02=W3

| RD4-team02=Portland

| RD4-score02=4

}}{{ubl

|* Division winner

|Bold Series winner

|Italic Team with home-court advantage}}

{{basketballbox

| bg = #eee | date = April 13 | report = [https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/197704130WSB.html Boxscore]

| team1 = Cleveland Cavaliers | score1 = 100

| team2 = Washington Bullets | score2 = 109

| Q1 = 20–23 | Q2 = 19–30 | Q3 = 20–31 | Q4 = 41–25

| points1 = Foots Walker 20 | rebounds1 = Jim Brewer 12 | assist1 = Gary Brokaw 5

| points2 = Phil Chenier 38 | rebounds2 = Wes Unseld 16 | assist2 = Tom Henderson 11

| place = Capital Centre, Landover, Maryland | attendance = 11,240

| series = Washington leads series, 1–0

}}

{{basketballbox

| bg = | date = April 15 | report = [https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/197704150CLE.html Boxscore]

| team1 = Washington Bullets | score1 = 83

| team2 = Cleveland Cavaliers | score2 = 91

| Q1 = 14–21 | Q2 = 23–18 | Q3 = 23–27 | Q4 = 23–25

| points1 = Phil Chenier 24 | rebounds1 = Elvin Hayes 23 | assist1 = Wes Unseld 5

| points2 = Campy Russell 22 | rebounds2 = Jim Chones 12 | assist2 = Foots Walker 6

| place = Richfield Coliseum, Richfield, Ohio | attendance = 19,545

| series = Series tied, 1–1

}}

• Nate Thurmond played for one minute and recorded a rebound off the bench in what was his final NBA game.{{Cite web |title=Nate Thurmond Playoffs Game Log |url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/t/thurmna01/gamelog-playoffs/ |access-date=2024-08-19 |website=Basketball-Reference.com |language=en}}

{{basketballbox

| bg = #eee | date = April 17 | report = [https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/197704170WSB.html Boxscore]

| team1 = Cleveland Cavaliers | score1 = 98

| team2 = Washington Bullets | score2 = 104

| Q1 = 21–29 | Q2 = 26–27 | Q3 = 30–30 | Q4 = 21–18

| points1 = Elmore Smith 20 | rebounds1 = Jim Brewer 13 | assist1 = Foots Walker 11

| points2 = Tom Henderson 31 | rebounds2 = Elvin Hayes 15 | assist2 = Tom Henderson 6

| place = Capital Centre, Landover, Maryland | attendance = 10,488

| series = Washington wins series, 2–1

}}

This was the second playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Cavaliers winning the previous meeting.

{{basketballbox

| bg = #eee | date = April 12 | report = [https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/197704120BOS.html Boxscore]

| team1 = San Antonio Spurs | score1 = 94

| team2 = Boston Celtics | score2 = 104

| Q1 = 26–26 | Q2 = 17–23 | Q3 = 26–24 | Q4 = 25–31

| points1 = Kenon, Gervin 20 each | rebounds1 = Billy Paultz 10 | assist1 = Louie Dampier 5

| points2 = Jo Jo White 24 | rebounds2 = Dave Cowens 13 | assist2 = Dave Cowens 7

| place = Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts | attendance = 13,505

| series = Boston leads series, 1–0

}}

{{basketballbox

| bg = | date = April 15 | report = [https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/197704150SAS.html Boxscore]

| team1 = Boston Celtics | score1 = 113

| team2 = San Antonio Spurs | score2 = 109

| Q1 = 25–24 | Q2 = 33–26 | Q3 = 32–31 | Q4 = 23–28

| points1 = Jo Jo White 38 | rebounds1 = Sidney Wicks 12 | assist1 = Cowens, Havlicek 9 each

| points2 = George Gervin 30 | rebounds2 = three players 7 each | assist2 = Mike Gale 7

| place = HemisFair Arena, San Antonio, Texas | attendance = 12,067

| series = Boston wins series, 2–0

}}

This was the first playoff meeting between these two teams.{{cite web|url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/play-index/rivals.cgi?request=1&team_id=BOS&opp_id=SAS&is_playoffs=Y|title=Team Rivalry Finder — Boston Celtics versus San Antonio Spurs (Playoffs)|publisher=basketball-reference.com|access-date=February 19, 2021}}

{{basketballbox

| bg = #eee | date = April 12 | report = [https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/197704120POR.html Boxscore]

| team1 = Chicago Bulls | score1 = 83

| team2 = Portland Trail Blazers | score2 = 96

| Q1 = 19–29 | Q2 = 23–23 | Q3 = 26–21 | Q4 = 15–23

| points1 = Mickey Johnson 19 | rebounds1 = Artis Gilmore 14 | assist1 = Norm Van Lier 8

| points2 = Maurice Lucas 29 | rebounds2 = Bill Walton 9 | assist2 = Bill Walton 6

| place = Memorial Coliseum, Portland, Oregon | attendance = 12,774

| series = Portland leads series, 1–0

}}

{{basketballbox

| bg = | date = April 15 | report = [https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/197704150CHI.html Boxscore]

| team1 = Portland Trail Blazers | score1 = 104

| team2 = Chicago Bulls | score2 = 107

| Q1 = 24–24 | Q2 = 22–26 | Q3 = 31–29 | Q4 = 27–28

| points1 = Bill Walton 24 | rebounds1 = Bill Walton 17 | assist1 = Bob Gross 7

| points2 = Mickey Johnson 29 | rebounds2 = Mickey Johnson 15 | assist2 = Norm Van Lier 11

| place = Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois | attendance = 20,000

| series = Series tied, 1–1

}}

{{basketballbox

| bg = #eee | date = April 17 | report = [https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/197704170POR.html Boxscore]

| team1 = Chicago Bulls | score1 = 98

| team2 = Portland Trail Blazers | score2 = 106

| Q1 = 21–27 | Q2 = 25–30 | Q3 = 29–23 | Q4 = 23–26

| points1 = Mickey Johnson 34 | rebounds1 = Johnson, Gilmore 14 each | assist1 = Norm Van Lier 10

| points2 = Bob Gross 26 | rebounds2 = Bill Walton 11 | assist2 = Lionel Hollins 9

| place = Memorial Coliseum, Portland, Oregon | attendance = 12,520

| series = Portland wins series, 2–1

}}

This was the first playoff meeting between these two teams.{{cite web|url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/play-index/rivals.cgi?request=1&team_id=CHI&opp_id=POR&is_playoffs=Y|title=Team Rivalry Finder — Chicago Bulls versus Portland Trail Blazers (Playoffs)|publisher=basketball-reference.com|access-date=February 19, 2021}}

{{basketballbox

| bg = #eee | date = April 12 | report = [https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/197704120GSW.html Boxscore]

| team1 = Detroit Pistons | score1 = 95

| team2 = Golden State Warriors | score2 = 90

| Q1 = 24–29 | Q2 = 26–31 | Q3 = 23–18 | Q4 = 22–12

| points1 = Bob Lanier 28 | rebounds1 = Bob Lanier 17 | assist1 = Kevin Porter 6

| points2 = Rick Barry 31 | rebounds2 = Clifford Ray 16 | assist2 = Rick Barry 6

| place = Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena, Oakland, California | attendance = 12,459

| series = Detroit leads series, 1–0

}}

{{basketballbox

| bg = | date = April 14 | report = [https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/197704140DET.html Boxscore]

| team1 = Golden State Warriors | score1 = 138

| team2 = Detroit Pistons | score2 = 108

| Q1 = 34–33 | Q2 = 29–26 | Q3 = 36–25 | Q4 = 39–24

| points1 = Phil Smith 35 | rebounds1 = Parish, Ray 12 each | assist1 = Charles Dudley 14

| points2 = Eric Money 31 | rebounds2 = Bob Lanier 18 | assist2 = Eric Money 7

| place = Cobo Arena, Detroit, Michigan | attendance = 11,220

| series = Series tied, 1–1

}}

• This would be the last NBA playoff game in the city of Detroit until 2019.

{{basketballbox

| bg = #eee | date = April 17 | report = [https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/197704170GSW.html Boxscore]

| team1 = Detroit Pistons | score1 = 101

| team2 = Golden State Warriors | score2 = 109

| Q1 = 35–25 | Q2 = 23–29 | Q3 = 18–28 | Q4 = 25–27

| points1 = Bob Lanier 33 | rebounds1 = Bob Lanier 15 | assist1 = Money, Porter 8 each

| points2 = Rick Barry 35 | rebounds2 = Robert Parish 18 | assist2 = Barry, Dudley 7 each

| place = Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena, Oakland, California | attendance = 13,155

| series = Golden State wins series, 2–1

}}

This was the third playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Warriors winning both previous encounters. The April 17 game saw a fistfight between Eric Money of the Pistons and Charles Dudley of the Warriors in the third quarter that turned into a ten-minute melee between coaches and fans. The referees (filling in as replacements due to a strike between NBA referees) assessed personal fouls on Money and Dudley and continued play.{{Cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1977/04/18/archives/warriors-oust-pistons-as-brawl-erupts-109101.html|title=Warriors Oust Pistons As Brawl Erupts, 109‐101|date=18 April 1977|accessdate=7 May 2023|via=NYTimes.com}}

{{basketballbox

| bg = #eee | date = April 17 | report = [https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/197704170PHI.html Boxscore]

| team1 = Boston Celtics | score1 = 113

| team2 = Philadelphia 76ers | score2 = 111

| Q1 = 22–31 | Q2 = 37–36 | Q3 = 27–27 | Q4 = 27–17

| points1 = Charlie Scott 22 | rebounds1 = Dave Cowens 15 | assist1 = Charlie Scott 8

| points2 = Julius Erving 36 | rebounds2 = Caldwell Jones 11 | assist2 = Collins, Erving 5 each

| place = Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | attendance = 13,821

| series = Boston leads series, 1–0

}}

• Jo Jo White's buzzer-beater.

{{basketballbox

| bg = | date = April 20 | report = [https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/197704200PHI.html Boxscore]

| team1 = Boston Celtics | score1 = 101

| team2 = Philadelphia 76ers | score2 = 113

| Q1 = 22–34 | Q2 = 23–23 | Q3 = 30–27 | Q4 = 26–29

| points1 = John Havlicek 31 | rebounds1 = Dave Cowens 15 | assist1 = Jo Jo White 7

| points2 = Julius Erving 30 | rebounds2 = George McGinnis 13 | assist2 = Doug Collins 7

| place = Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | attendance = 18,276

| series = Series tied, 1–1

}}

{{basketballbox

| bg = #eee | date = April 22 | report = [https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/197704220BOS.html Boxscore]

| team1 = Philadelphia 76ers | score1 = 109

| team2 = Boston Celtics | score2 = 100

| Q1 = 34–25 | Q2 = 22–20 | Q3 = 24–28 | Q4 = 29–27

| points1 = Julius Erving 27 | rebounds1 = McGinnis, Jones 15 each | assist1 = George McGinnis 5

| points2 = John Havlicek 25 | rebounds2 = Wicks, Cowens 8 each | assist2 = Jo Jo White 7

| place = Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts | attendance = 15,040

| series = Philadelphia leads series, 2–1

}}

{{basketballbox

| bg = | date = April 24 | report = [https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/197704240BOS.html Boxscore]

| team1 = Philadelphia 76ers | score1 = 119

| team2 = Boston Celtics | score2 = 124

| Q1 = 30–37 | Q2 = 21–28 | Q3 = 29–29 | Q4 = 39–30

| points1 = Doug Collins 36 | rebounds1 = George McGinnis 9 | assist1 = Doug Collins 5

| points2 = Dave Cowens 37 | rebounds2 = Dave Cowens 21 | assist2 = John Havlicek 15

| place = Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts | attendance = 15,040

| series = Series tied, 2–2

}}

{{basketballbox

| bg = #eee | date = April 27 | report = [https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/197704270PHI.html Boxscore]

| team1 = Boston Celtics | score1 = 91

| team2 = Philadelphia 76ers | score2 = 110

| Q1 = 20–30 | Q2 = 24–32 | Q3 = 26–24 | Q4 = 21–24

| points1 = Charlie Scott 20 | rebounds1 = Curtis Rowe 16 | assist1 = Jo Jo White 7

| points2 = Doug Collins 23 | rebounds2 = McGinnis, Jones 11 each | assist2 = Doug Collins 6

| place = Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | attendance = 18,276

| series = Philadelphia leads series, 3–2

}}

{{basketballbox

| bg = | date = April 29 | report = [https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/197704290BOS.html Boxscore]

| team1 = Philadelphia 76ers | score1 = 108

| team2 = Boston Celtics | score2 = 113

| Q1 = 23–27 | Q2 = 25–30 | Q3 = 35–30 | Q4 = 25–26

| points1 = Doug Collins 32 | rebounds1 = George McGinnis 14 | assist1 = George McGinnis 5

| points2 = Jo Jo White 40 | rebounds2 = Dave Cowens 19 | assist2 = John Havlicek 6

| place = Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts | attendance = 15,040

| series = Series tied, 3–3

}}

{{basketballbox

| bg = #eee | date = May 1 | report = [https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/197705010PHI.html Boxscore]

| team1 = Boston Celtics | score1 = 77

| team2 = Philadelphia 76ers | score2 = 83

| Q1 = 19–24 | Q2 = 26–26 | Q3 = 18–21 | Q4 = 14–12

| points1 = Jo Jo White 17 | rebounds1 = Dave Cowens 27 | assist1 = Charlie Scott 6

| points2 = World B. Free 27 | rebounds2 = George McGinnis 12 | assist2 = McGinnis, Mix 4 each

| place = Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | attendance = 18,276

| series = Philadelphia wins series, 4–3

}}

This was the 14th playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Celtics winning eight of the first 13 meetings.

{{basketballbox

| bg = #eee | date = April 19 | report = [https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/197704190HOU.html Boxscore]

| team1 = Washington Bullets | score1 = 111

| team2 = Houston Rockets | score2 = 101

| Q1 = 13–26 | Q2 = 33–20 | Q3 = 37–31 | Q4 = 28–24

| points1 = Mitch Kupchak 32 | rebounds1 = Mitch Kupchak 16 | assist1 = Tom Henderson 8

| points2 = Mike Newlin 24 | rebounds2 = Moses Malone 10 | assist2 = John Lucas 7

| place = The Summit, Houston, Texas | attendance = 15,458

| series = Washington leads series, 1–0

}}

{{basketballbox

| bg = | date = April 21 | report = [https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/197704210HOU.html Boxscore]

| team1 = Washington Bullets | score1 = 118

| team2 = Houston Rockets | score2 = 124

| overtime = OT

| Q1 = 25–24 | Q2 = 28–26 | Q3 = 26–32 | Q4 = 29–26 | OT = 10–16

| points1 = Phil Chenier 37 | rebounds1 = Elvin Hayes 15 | assist1 =Tom Henderson 8

| points2 = Moses Malone 31 | rebounds2 = Moses Malone 26 | assist2 = Mike Newlin 9

| place = The Summit, Houston, Texas | attendance = 15,676

| series = Series tied, 1–1

}}

{{basketballbox

| bg = #eee | date = April 24 | report = [https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/197704240WSB.html Boxscore]

| team1 = Houston Rockets | score1 = 90

| team2 = Washington Bullets | score2 = 93

| Q1 = 24–26 | Q2 = 26–21 | Q3 = 24–24 | Q4 = 16–22

| points1 = Malone, Lucas 18 each | rebounds1 = Moses Malone 15 | assist1 = John Lucas 8

| points2 = Mitch Kupchak 23 | rebounds2 = Hayes, Unseld 12 each | assist2 = Tom Henderson 6

| place = Capital Centre, Landover, Maryland | attendance = 16,842

| series = Washington leads series, 2–1

}}

{{basketballbox

| bg = | date = April 26 | report = [https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/197704260WSB.html Boxscore]

| team1 = Houston Rockets | score1 = 107

| team2 = Washington Bullets | score2 = 103

| Q1 = 25–24 | Q2 = 31–31 | Q3 = 27–26 | Q4 = 24–22

| points1 = Rudy Tomjanovich 28 | rebounds1 = Moses Malone 13 | assist1 = Mike Newlin 7

| points2 = Phil Chenier 29 | rebounds2 = Wes Unseld 15 | assist2 = Tom Henderson 12

| place = Capital Centre, Landover, Maryland | attendance = 19,035

| series = Series tied, 2–2

}}

{{basketballbox

| bg = #eee | date = April 29 | report = [https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/197704290HOU.html Boxscore]

| team1 = Washington Bullets | score1 = 115

| team2 = Houston Rockets | score2 = 123

| Q1 = 24–28 | Q2 = 31–24 | Q3 = 26–40 | Q4 = 34–31

| points1 = Elvin Hayes 30 | rebounds1 = Elvin Hayes 13 | assist1 = Wes Unseld 6

| points2 = Calvin Murphy 40 | rebounds2 = Moses Malone 22 | assist2 = Mike Newlin 6

| place = The Summit, Houston, Texas | attendance = 15,676

| series = Houston leads series, 3–2

}}

{{basketballbox

| bg = | date = May 1 | report = [https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/197705010WSB.html Boxscore]

| team1 = Houston Rockets | score1 = 108

| team2 = Washington Bullets | score2 = 103

| Q1 = 28–35 | Q2 = 22–23 | Q3 = 26–19 | Q4 = 32–26

| points1 = Rudy Tomjanovich 26 | rebounds1 = Moses Malone 14 | assist1 = Calvin Murphy 9

| points2 = Phil Chenier 21 | rebounds2 = Wes Unseld 16 | assist2 = Tom Henderson 7

| place = Capital Centre, Landover, Maryland | attendance = 12,393

| series = Houston wins series, 4–2

}}

This was the first playoff meeting between these two teams.{{cite web|url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/play-index/rivals.cgi?request=1&team_id=HOU&opp_id=WAS&is_playoffs=Y|title=Team Rivalry Finder — Houston Rockets versus Washington Wizards (Playoffs)|publisher=basketball-reference.com|access-date=February 19, 2021}}

{{basketballbox

| bg = #eee | date = April 20 | report = [https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/197704200LAL.html Boxscore]

| team1 = Golden State Warriors | score1 = 106

| team2 = Los Angeles Lakers | score2 = 115

| Q1 = 26–28 | Q2 = 26–26 | Q3 = 30–33 | Q4 = 24–28

| points1 = Rick Barry 40 | rebounds1 = Clifford Ray 13 | assist1 = Charles Dudley 8

| points2 = Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 27 | rebounds2 = Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16 | assist2 = Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 7

| place = The Forum, Inglewood, California | attendance = 15,928

| series = Los Angeles leads series, 1–0

}}

{{basketballbox

| bg = | date = April 22 | report = [https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/197704220LAL.html Boxscore]

| team1 = Golden State Warriors | score1 = 86

| team2 = Los Angeles Lakers | score2 = 95

| Q1 = 19–28 | Q2 = 11–14 | Q3 = 28–21 | Q4 = 28–32

| points1 = Wilkes, Parish 16 each | rebounds1 = Robert Parish 11 | assist1 = Rick Barry 6

| points2 = Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 40 | rebounds2 = Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 | assist2 = Cazzie Russell 7

| place = The Forum, Inglewood, California | attendance = 17,505

| series = Los Angeles leads series, 2–0

}}

{{basketballbox

| bg = #eee | date = April 24 | report = [https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/197704240GSW.html Boxscore]

| team1 = Los Angeles Lakers | score1 = 105

| team2 = Golden State Warriors | score2 = 109

| Q1 = 29–17 | Q2 = 22–31 | Q3 = 27–28 | Q4 = 27–33

| points1 = Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 28 | rebounds1 = Abdul-Jabbar, Ford 14 each | assist1 = Abdul-Jabbar, Chaney 7 each

| points2 = Rick Barry 40 | rebounds2 = Clifford Ray 15 | assist2 = Charles Dudley 7

| place = Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena, Oakland, California | attendance = 13,155

| series = Los Angeles leads series, 2–1

}}

{{basketballbox

| bg = | date = April 26 | report = [https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/197704260GSW.html Boxscore]

| team1 = Los Angeles Lakers | score1 = 103

| team2 = Golden State Warriors | score2 = 114

| Q1 = 23–27 | Q2 = 14–23 | Q3 = 33–38 | Q4 = 33–26

| points1 = Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 41 | rebounds1 = Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 | assist1 = Tom Abernethy 5

| points2 = Jamaal Wilkes 27 | rebounds2 = Clifford Ray 15 | assist2 = Charles Dudley 10

| place = Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena, Oakland, California | attendance = 13,155

| series = Series tied, 2–2

}}

{{basketballbox

| bg = #eee | date = April 29 | report = [https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/197704290LAL.html Boxscore]

| team1 = Golden State Warriors | score1 = 105

| team2 = Los Angeles Lakers | score2 = 112

| Q1 = 24–35 | Q2 = 34–29 | Q3 = 27–27 | Q4 = 20–21

| points1 = Rick Barry 28 | rebounds1 = Wilkes, Parish 13 each | assist1 = Charles Dudley 6

| points2 = Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 45 | rebounds2 = Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 | assist2 = Don Chaney 6

| place = The Forum, Inglewood, California | attendance = 17,505

| series = Los Angeles leads series, 3–2

}}

{{basketballbox

| bg = | date = May 1 | report = [https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/197705010GSW.html Boxscore]

| team1 = Los Angeles Lakers | score1 = 106

| team2 = Golden State Warriors | score2 = 115

| Q1 = 22–34 | Q2 = 30–28 | Q3 = 28–26 | Q4 = 26–27

| points1 = Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 43 | rebounds1 = Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 | assist1 = Lucius Allen 7

| points2 = Rick Barry 27 | rebounds2 = Clifford Ray 11 | assist2 = Charles Dudley 10

| place = Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena, Oakland, California | attendance = 13,155

| series = Series tied, 3–3

}}

{{basketballbox

| bg = #eee | date = May 4 | report = [https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/197705040LAL.html Boxscore]

| team1 = Golden State Warriors | score1 = 84

| team2 = Los Angeles Lakers | score2 = 97

| Q1 = 29–18 | Q2 = 17–30 | Q3 = 20–21 | Q4 = 18–28

| points1 = Jamaal Wilkes 24 | rebounds1 = Clifford Ray 14 | assist1 = Phil Smith 6

| points2 = Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 36 | rebounds2 = Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 26 | assist2 = Bo Lamar 6

| place = The Forum, Inglewood, California | attendance = 17,505

| series = Los Angeles wins series, 4–3

}}

This was the fifth playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Lakers winning three of the first four meetings.

{{basketballbox

| bg = #eee | date = April 20 | report = [https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/197704200DEN.html Boxscore]

| team1 = Portland Trail Blazers | score1 = 101

| team2 = Denver Nuggets | score2 = 100

| Q1 = 23–25 | Q2 = 27–20 | Q3 = 27–26 | Q4 = 24–29

| points1 = Maurice Lucas 23 | rebounds1 = Maurice Lucas 13 | assist1 = Bill Walton 6

| points2 = Dan Issel 28 | rebounds2 = Paul Silas 11 | assist2 = Ted McClain 5

| place = McNichols Sports Arena, Denver, Colorado | attendance = 17,995

| series = Portland leads series, 1–0

}}

{{basketballbox

| bg = | date = April 22 | report = [https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/197704220DEN.html Boxscore]

| team1 = Portland Trail Blazers | score1 = 110

| team2 = Denver Nuggets | score2 = 121

| Q1 = 30–24 | Q2 = 21–28 | Q3 = 30–33 | Q4 = 29–36

| points1 = Maurice Lucas 29 | rebounds1 = Bill Walton 16 | assist1 = Bill Walton 10

| points2 = Dan Issel 36 | rebounds2 = Paul Silas 9 | assist2 = Jones, McClain 7 each

| place = McNichols Sports Arena, Denver, Colorado | attendance = 17,975

| series = Series tied, 1–1

}}

{{basketballbox

| bg = #eee | date = April 24 | report = [https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/197704240POR.html Boxscore]

| team1 = Denver Nuggets | score1 = 106

| team2 = Portland Trail Blazers | score2 = 110

| Q1 = 25–28 | Q2 = 23–26 | Q3 = 32–27 | Q4 = 26–29

| points1 = David Thompson 40 | rebounds1 = Jones, Issel 9 each | assist1 = Bobby Jones 5

| points2 = Bill Walton 26 | rebounds2 = Bill Walton 13 | assist2 = Walton, Twardzik 5 each

| place = Memorial Coliseum, Portland, Oregon | attendance = 12,736

| series = Portland leads series, 2–1

}}

{{basketballbox

| bg = | date = April 26 | report = [https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/197704260POR.html Boxscore]

| team1 = Denver Nuggets | score1 = 96

| team2 = Portland Trail Blazers | score2 = 105

| Q1 = 24–32 | Q2 = 22–22 | Q3 = 30–24 | Q4 = 20–27

| points1 = Mack Calvin 28 | rebounds1 = Jones, Silas 8 each | assist1 = Paul Silas 4

| points2 = Bob Gross 25 | rebounds2 = Bill Walton 11 | assist2 = Bob Gross 6

| place = Memorial Coliseum, Portland, Oregon | attendance = 12,930

| series = Portland leads series, 3–1

}}

{{basketballbox

| bg = #eee | date = May 1 | report = [https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/197705010DEN.html Boxscore]

| team1 = Portland Trail Blazers | score1 = 105

| team2 = Denver Nuggets | score2 = 114

| overtime = OT

| Q1 = 20–27 | Q2 = 28–27 | Q3 = 29–29 | Q4 = 24–18 | OT = 4–13

| points1 = Lionel Hollins 19 | rebounds1 = Walton, Gross 14 each | assist1 = Hollins, Gross 7 each

| points2 = David Thompson 31 | rebounds2 = Dan Issel 18 | assist2 = Jim Price 11

| place = McNichols Sports Arena, Denver, Colorado | attendance = 17,517

| series = Portland leads series, 3–2

}}

{{basketballbox

| bg = | date = May 2 | report = [https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/197705020POR.html Boxscore]

| team1 = Denver Nuggets | score1 = 92

| team2 = Portland Trail Blazers | score2 = 108

| Q1 = 16–33 | Q2 = 29–29 | Q3 = 19–26 | Q4 = 28–20

| points1 = David Thompson 17 | rebounds1 = Marvin Webster 16 | assist1 = Ted McClain 7

| points2 = Johnny Davis 25 | rebounds2 = Bill Walton 12 | assist2 = Bill Walton 9

| place = Memorial Coliseum, Portland, Oregon | attendance = 12,924

| series = Portland wins series, 4–2

}}

This was the first playoff meeting between these two teams.{{cite web|title=Team Rivalry Finder — Denver Nuggets versus Portland Trail Blazers (Playoffs)|url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/play-index/rivals.cgi?request=1&team_id=DEN&opp_id=POR&is_playoffs=Y|website=basketball-reference.com|access-date=February 19, 2021}}

{{basketballbox

| bg = #eee | date = May 5 | report = [https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/197705050PHI.html Boxscore]

| team1 = Houston Rockets | score1 = 117

| team2 = Philadelphia 76ers | score2 = 128

| Q1 = 30–35 | Q2 = 27–29 | Q3 = 26–36 | Q4 = 34–28

| points1 = Moses Malone 32 | rebounds1 = Moses Malone 12 | assist1 = Calvin Murphy 13

| points2 = Julius Erving 24 | rebounds2 = George McGinnis 13 | assist2 = Doug Collins 8

| place = Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | attendance = 17,507

| series = Philadelphia leads series, 1–0

}}

{{basketballbox

| bg = | date = May 8 | report = [https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/197705080PHI.html Boxscore]

| team1 = Houston Rockets | score1 = 97

| team2 = Philadelphia 76ers | score2 = 106

| Q1 = 24–29 | Q2 = 21–28 | Q3 = 32–23 | Q4 = 20–26

| points1 = Calvin Murphy 32 | rebounds1 = Moses Malone 18 | assist1 = Mike Newlin 11

| points2 = George McGinnis 21 | rebounds2 = George McGinnis 8 | assist2 = Julius Erving 10

| place = Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | attendance = 14,855

| series = Philadelphia leads series, 2–0

}}

{{basketballbox

| bg = #eee | date = May 11 | report = [https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/197705110HOU.html Boxscore]

| team1 = Philadelphia 76ers | score1 = 94

| team2 = Houston Rockets | score2 = 118

| Q1 = 20–33 | Q2 = 21–26 | Q3 = 32–29 | Q4 = 21–30

| points1 = Julius Erving 28 | rebounds1 = George McGinnis 9 | assist1 = Doug Collins 7

| points2 = Moses Malone 30 | rebounds2 = Moses Malone 25 | assist2 = John Lucas 9

| place = The Summit, Houston, Texas | attendance = 15,676

| series = Philadelphia leads series, 2–1

}}

{{basketballbox

| bg = | date = May 13 | report = [https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/197705130HOU.html Boxscore]

| team1 = Philadelphia 76ers | score1 = 107

| team2 = Houston Rockets | score2 = 95

| Q1 = 22–26 | Q2 = 27–25 | Q3 = 27–23 | Q4 = 31–21

| points1 = Doug Collins 36 | rebounds1 = Caldwell Jones 11 | assist1 = George McGinnis 9

| points2 = Rudy Tomjanovich 24 | rebounds2 = Kevin Kunnert 17 | assist2 = John Lucas 14

| place = The Summit, Houston, Texas | attendance = 15,676

| series = Philadelphia leads series, 3–1

}}

{{basketballbox

| bg = #eee | date = May 15 | report = [https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/197705150PHI.html Boxscore]

| team1 = Houston Rockets | score1 = 118

| team2 = Philadelphia 76ers | score2 = 115

| Q1 = 31–33 | Q2 = 28–30 | Q3 = 26–27 | Q4 = 33–25

| points1 = Tomjanovich, Lucas 21 each | rebounds1 = Moses Malone 19 | assist1 = Calvin Murphy 10

| points2 = Julius Erving 37 | rebounds2 = George McGinnis 14 | assist2 = Henry Bibby 8

| place = Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | attendance = 18,276

| series = Philadelphia leads series, 3–2

}}

{{basketballbox

| bg = | date = May 17 | report = [https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/197705170HOU.html Boxscore]

| team1 = Philadelphia 76ers | score1 = 112

| team2 = Houston Rockets | score2 = 109

| Q1 = 29–34 | Q2 = 27–24 | Q3 = 35–29 | Q4 = 21–22

| points1 = Julius Erving 34 | rebounds1 = Julius Erving 9 | assist1 = Julius Erving 6

| points2 = John Lucas 24 | rebounds2 = Moses Malone 16 | assist2 = Tomjanovich, Murphy 5 each

| place = The Summit, Houston, Texas | attendance = 15,676

| series = Philadelphia wins series, 4–2

}}

• Controversial charging foul on John Lucas wipes out game-tying field goal with 5 seconds left.

This was the first playoff meeting between these two teams.{{cite web|url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/play-index/rivals.cgi?request=1&team_id=HOU&opp_id=PHI&is_playoffs=Y|title=Team Rivalry Finder — Houston Rockets versus Philadelphia 76ers (Playoffs)|publisher=basketball-reference.com|access-date=February 19, 2021}}

{{basketballbox

| bg = #eee | date = May 6 | report = [https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/197705060LAL.html Boxscore]

| team1 = Portland Trail Blazers | score1 = 121

| team2 = Los Angeles Lakers | score2 = 109

| Q1 = 33–22 | Q2 = 28–21 | Q3 = 27–31 | Q4 = 33–35

| points1 = Maurice Lucas 28 | rebounds1 = Maurice Lucas 15 | assist1 = three players 6 each

| points2 = Earl Tatum 32 | rebounds2 = Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 | assist2 = Abdul-Jabbar, Warner 5 each

| place = The Forum, Inglewood, California | attendance = 16,975

| series = Portland leads series, 1–0

}}

{{basketballbox

| bg = | date = May 8 | report = [https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/197705080LAL.html Boxscore]

| team1 = Portland Trail Blazers | score1 = 99

| team2 = Los Angeles Lakers | score2 = 97

| Q1 = 26–25 | Q2 = 28–26 | Q3 = 16–26 | Q4 = 29–20

| points1 = Lionel Hollins 31 | rebounds1 = Bill Walton 17 | assist1 = Lionel Hollins 9

| points2 = Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 40 | rebounds2 = Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17 | assist2 = three players 6 each

| place = The Forum, Inglewood, California | attendance = 15,192

| series = Portland leads series, 2–0

}}

{{basketballbox

| bg = #eee | date = May 10 | report = [https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/197705100POR.html Boxscore]

| team1 = Los Angeles Lakers | score1 = 97

| team2 = Portland Trail Blazers | score2 = 102

| Q1 = 29–36 | Q2 = 24–18 | Q3 = 22–19 | Q4 = 22–29

| points1 = Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 21 | rebounds1 = Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 | assist1 = Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 7

| points2 = Walton, Lucas 22 each | rebounds2 = Bill Walton 15 | assist2 = Bill Walton 9

| place = Memorial Coliseum, Portland, Oregon | attendance = 12,926

| series = Portland leads series, 3–0

}}

• Bill Walton's famous dunk on Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.

{{basketballbox

| bg = | date = May 13 | report = [https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/197705130POR.html Boxscore]

| team1 = Los Angeles Lakers | score1 = 101

| team2 = Portland Trail Blazers | score2 = 105

| Q1 = 25–31 | Q2 = 19–18 | Q3 = 29–30 | Q4 = 28–26

| points1 = Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 30 | rebounds1 = Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17 | assist1 = Lucius Allen 6

| points2 = Maurice Lucas 26 | rebounds2 = Bill Walton 14 | assist2 = Walton, Gross 6 each

| place = Memorial Coliseum, Portland, Oregon | attendance = 12,904

| series = Portland wins series, 4–0

}}

This was the first playoff meeting between these two teams.{{cite web|url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/play-index/rivals.cgi?request=1&team_id=LAL&opp_id=POR&is_playoffs=Y|title=Team Rivalry Finder — Los Angeles Lakers versus Portland Trail Blazers (Playoffs)|publisher=basketball-reference.com|access-date=February 19, 2021}}

{{main|1977 NBA Finals}}

{{basketballbox

| bg = #eee | date = May 22 | report = [https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/197705220PHI.html Boxscore]

| team1 = Portland Trail Blazers | score1 = 101

| team2 = Philadelphia 76ers | score2 = 107

| Q1 = 25–27 | Q2 = 28–28 | Q3 = 25–31 | Q4 = 23–21

| points1 = Bill Walton 28 | rebounds1 = Bill Walton 20 | assist1 = Hollins, Davis 6 each

| points2 = Julius Erving 33 | rebounds2 = Caldwell Jones 11 | assist2 = Doug Collins 6

| place = Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | attendance = 18,276

| referee = Earl Strom, John Vanak | series = Philadelphia leads series, 1–0

}}

{{basketballbox

| bg = | date = May 26 | report = [https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/197705260PHI.html Boxscore]

| team1 = Portland Trail Blazers | score1 = 89

| team2 = Philadelphia 76ers | score2 = 107

| Q1 = 26–31 | Q2 = 17–30 | Q3 = 21–20 | Q4 = 25–26

| points1 = Bill Walton 17 | rebounds1 = Bill Walton 16 | assist1 = Bob Gross 4

| points2 = Doug Collins 27 | rebounds2 = Caldwell Jones 14 | assist2 = Henry Bibby 11

| place = Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | attendance = 18,276

| referee = Joe Gushue, Richie Powers | series = Philadelphia leads series, 2–0

}}

• Notable for a brawl between the Blazers' Maurice Lucas and the 76ers' Darryl Dawkins.

{{basketballbox

| bg = #eee | date = May 29 | report = [https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/197705290POR.html Boxscore]

| team1 = Philadelphia 76ers | score1 = 107

| team2 = Portland Trail Blazers | score2 = 129

| Q1 = 21–34 | Q2 = 32–26 | Q3 = 29–27 | Q4 = 25–42

| points1 = Julius Erving 28 | rebounds1 = George McGinnis 12 | assist1 = Julius Erving 5

| points2 = Maurice Lucas 27 | rebounds2 = Bill Walton 18 | assist2 = Bill Walton 9

| place = Memorial Coliseum, Portland, Oregon | attendance = 12,923

| referee = Jake O'Donnell, Darell Garretson | series = Philadelphia leads series, 2–1

}}

• Bill Walton's two famous plays of tipping the ball against Darryl Dawkins off an alley-oop from Bob Gross, then dunking the ball off of Dave Twardzik's steal and alley-oop pass.

{{basketballbox

| bg = | date = May 31 | report = [https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/197705310POR.html Boxscore]

| team1 = Philadelphia 76ers | score1 = 98

| team2 = Portland Trail Blazers | score2 = 130

| Q1 = 16–29 | Q2 = 30–28 | Q3 = 21–41 | Q4 = 31–32

| points1 = Julius Erving 24 | rebounds1 = Darryl Dawkins 11 | assist1 = Steve Mix 4

| points2 = Lionel Hollins 25 | rebounds2 = Bill Walton 13 | assist2 = Bill Walton 7

| place = Memorial Coliseum, Portland, Oregon | attendance = 12,913

| referee = Manny Sokol, Don Murphy | series = Series tied, 2–2

}}

{{basketballbox

| bg = #eee | date = June 3 | report = [https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/197706030PHI.html Boxscore]

| team1 = Portland Trail Blazers | score1 = 110

| team2 = Philadelphia 76ers | score2 = 104

| Q1 = 22–15 | Q2 = 23–26 | Q3 = 40–25 | Q4 = 25–38

| points1 = Bob Gross 25 | rebounds1 = Bill Walton 24 | assist1 = Johnny Davis 8

| points2 = Julius Erving 37 | rebounds2 = Caldwell Jones 13 | assist2 = Julius Erving 7

| place = Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | attendance = 18,276

| referee = Earl Strom, Darell Garretson | series = Portland leads series, 3–2

}}

{{basketballbox

| bg = | date = June 5 | report = [https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/197706050POR.html Boxscore]

| team1 = Philadelphia 76ers | score1 = 107

| team2 = Portland Trail Blazers | score2 = 109

| Q1 = 27–27 | Q2 = 28–40 | Q3 = 27–24 | Q4 = 25–18

| points1 = Julius Erving 40 | rebounds1 = George McGinnis 16 | assist1 = Julius Erving 8

| points2 = Hollins, Walton 20 each | rebounds2 = Bill Walton 23 | assist2 = Bill Walton 7

| place = Memorial Coliseum, Portland, Oregon | attendance = 12,951

| referee = Richie Powers, Jake O'Donnell | series = Portland wins series, 4–2

}}

• Portland becomes the second team in finals history, after the 1969 Celtics, to overcome a 2–0 series deficit.

This was the first playoff meeting between these two teams.{{cite web|url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/play-index/rivals.cgi?request=1&team_id=PHI&opp_id=POR&is_playoffs=Y|title=Team Rivalry Finder — Philadelphia 76ers versus Portland Trail Blazers (Playoffs)|publisher=basketball-reference.com|access-date=February 19, 2021}}

• NBA records

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• [https://www.basketball-reference.com/playoffs/NBA_1977.html Basketball-Reference.com's 1977 NBA Playoffs page]

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