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Rip City: Home of the 1977 NBA Champions.
The Portland Trail Blazers and Chicago Bulls have met in the NBA Finals only once, in 1992, which the Bulls won in six games. The teams have not faced each other in any other playoff series.
Quick Facts
- Key figures
- Clyde Drexler vs. Michael Jordan, Scottie Pippen
- Peak intensity
- 1992 NBA Finals
- Status
- Regular-Season Rivalry with One Finals Meeting
- Notable achievement
- Blazers' 50-win seasons meeting Bulls' dominance
Lore & Background
The Trail Blazers' only NBA Finals victory came in 1977, when they defeated the Philadelphia 76ers 4–2. The team's rallying cry is 'Rip City', coined by announcer Bill Schonely during their inaugural season. The Blazers hold the NBA record for most consecutive sell-out games, set between April 9, 1977, and November 16, 1995.
Reader's Guide
The Trail Blazers have retired several players' jerseys, including Hall of Famers Clyde Drexler and Bill Walton. Jack Ramsay, head coach from 1976 to 1986, had the number 77 retired in honor of Portland's only NBA Finals victory in 1977. The team has had four NBA Rookies of the Year: Geoff Petrie (1971), Sidney Wicks (1972), Brandon Roy (2007), and Damian Lillard (2013). The only NBA Most Valuable Player who earned the award as a member of the Trail Blazers was Bill Walton in 1978.
Did You Know?
- The Trail Blazers were granted an NBA franchise on February 6, 1970, along with Buffalo and Cleveland.
- Bill Walton won the NBA Finals MVP in 1977 and the NBA Regular Season MVP in 1978 while with the Trail Blazers.
- The Blazers' first season record was 29–53, the best of the three new teams in 1970–71.
- The team drafted Arvydas Sabonis in 1986, but he did not play for Portland until 1995.
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