The Portland Trail Blazers are using Wednesday night's game against the Los Angeles Lakers as an opportunity to honor the franchise's lone title team.
Forty years ago, a Bill Walton-led Trail Blazers team stormed back from a 2-0 series deficit to take down the Philadelphia 76ers in six games. Walton was among a number of former players to attend the reunion at the Moda Center.
We got the band back together. #77champs pic.twitter.com/Pi0AJQuNv8
— Trail Blazers (@trailblazers) January 25, 2017
Jack Ramsay, Portland's head coach at the time, died in April 2014, but current head coach Terry Stotts and mascot Blaze still honored the former coach's patented sideline fashion by wearing plaid blazers. Star point guard Damian Lillard had "June 5 1977" -- the day Portland clinched the title -- embroidered on the inside of his shoes, which also featured some plaid.
Our coach > your coach pic.twitter.com/nyKx4HEjSP
— Trail Blazers (@trailblazers) January 26, 2017
The 1977 Championship colorway of the @Dame_Lillard x @adidasHoops Dame 3 pic.twitter.com/DVmwfaBT2G
— Casey Holdahl (@CHold) January 24, 2017
Conveniently named Blaze, the Blazers mascot is also sporting a tribute to Dr Jack Ramsey pic.twitter.com/XnboF7tGwe
— CJ Fogler (@cjzero) January 26, 2017
