Brownwood Bulletin (Brownwood, Tex.), Vol. 77, No. 199, Ed. 1 Monday, June 6, 1977 Page: 6 of 14
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eluded police - to the delight and ap-
plause of many fans
The celebration quickly spread from
the coliseum to downtown streets as
thousands at delirious young people
A police spokesman said the
celebrations were being watched, but
officers would not move in unless
trouble developed The spokesman
reported no arrests and no serious In-
juries by late Sunday.
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rem awr poor or
don't mean to take anything
away from them They’re a fine
team. just think they ranintoa
better one.
"This was one of the best
games I’m ever played in,"
Walton said -A tot at guys
played well and it was ex-
eiting"
Walton won a new car from
Sport Magazine when a panel of
writers selected him MVP.
Blaser Coach Jack Ramaev
couldn’t argue with the choice
' I've never coached a better
player I've never coached a
better competitor I've never
coached a better person than
Bill Walton," said Ramsay.
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Monday. Arnot 197
Portland owner Larry Weinberg, looking
for a coach who believed in a team style based
on running and pressure defense, decided
Ramsay was his man.
' 'We felt that if we got a ballchib that played
good team ball, hustled and never gave up, we
would be successful,” said Weinberg. “And
Jack Ramsay is as good a teacher and as good
a strategist as there is in the league.”
Ramsay inherited three stars who did not
get along - center Bill Walton, forward
Sidney Wicks and guard Geoff Petrie.
He decided Walton was the man around
whom he wanted to build his team.
I talked with each of the players,” said
Ramsay. "I started with Bill and told him the
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Assoclated Pm* Writer
PORTLAND, On (APi - Portland
went wild
Thousands M ecstatie young people
-ere dancing In the streets chanting.
We’re No. 1, were No. 1." They tossed
basketballs, toilet paper and beer
across busy downtown intersectlons
Sunday as traffic stacked up for blocks
to all directiona
Pandemonlum swept the city when
the Trail Blazers brought Portland Ito
first Natlonal Basketbal Assoclation
title, defeating the Philadelphia Tiers
109-107, before nearly 13,000 enthu-
slastie fans. Scalpers demanded as
much as 1100 per ticket
Motorist* mostly seemed good-
natured about the crush at happy
humanity that blocked any hope of
progress along Broadway One middle-
aged driver, his carload of children
hopelessly immobile, took the situation
to stride: "What the hell? We’re No 1.”
Applauding, foot-stomping,
screaming fans went wild when the
final buzzer sounded in Memorial
Coliseum. They flooded the playing
floor and scuffled briefly with security
guards for possession of the basketbal
net*.
Portland players had said they would
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blocked by Walton downteshotwtn, WhieErying.grabhed.his
MeGinnis grabbed the ball ron“uno“ Walton and uoua place in the spotight by
andrredtrommhree.“ha.ln. j*0”*** as they were sinking 17 at 29 field goal tries
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The crowd M 12001 „.amna exerzbody on this team," Grom timely offenalve rebounds,
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followed a parade through basketball," said champaene
donay. wa* for noon drenched team owner Larry "I really don’t think he was
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omen." Mid exhausted p&nd anatallscazon"sadtheuu noway he can run up and down
delphia Coach Gene Shue “It o Walton. The big the court with me for 48 minutes
was"tigaamesshue Portland center normally and not get tired."
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jammed intersection* and enjoyed the
sunny day and the excitement at the
victory Beer and wine was consumed
openly as snake dancers wound through
the streets Vehicles with horns blaring
ran a gauntlet of revelers who shook
hands with motorists, banged happily
on car fenders and splattered riders
with foaming beer
Informal cheers and chant* were
launched periodically as demonstrators
banged on pots and pans
Virtually no unifarmed police were
evident near the packed intersection*
as officers allowed the revelers to enjoy
themselves for several hours.
| PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - It took Jack
I Ramsay nine years and three professional
teams, but he finally found the group of
athletes he wanted
And once he found them, it took him 101
games - just one very long season — to lead
the Portland Trail Blazers to the top of the
heap: the National Basketball Association
championship.
"This is the finest team, the finest people
I’ve ever coached,” said Ramsay. “This is
what I've always aimed for, the world
championship.”
Portland, which entered the league as an
expansion team in 1970 and never even made
the playoffs in it* first six seasons, wrapped
up the crown Sunday by beating the kind at game I envisioned us playing and what
Philadelphia 78ers 109-107 to win the best-of- his role would be. And it just so happens he
seven playoff finals, 4-2. likes that kind of game. It suits his abilities.
Clearly the architect of this championship It’s an enjoyable game.
was Ramsay, a balding, 52-year-old physical "So we agreed from the start that this is the
fitness buff who owns both a doctorate in wayI wanted the game played and that this is
education and a 31-inch waistline, the role he would play in it”
Though Ramsay is not the type to gloat this Ramsay then set about fitting the right
title had to be particularly satisfying. He pieces around Walton. The unhappy Wicks
coached St. Joseph's, Pa., in Philadelphia for was sold to Boston and Petrie was traded to
11 highly successful seasons and got his start Atlanta for draft rights which landed rugged
in the professional ranks as general manager forward Maurice Lucas. Scrappy Dave
of the 78ers. He later coached that club for Twardzik, signed as a free agent, and
four seasons before moving on to Buffalo, unheralded rookie Johnny Davis brought
where he also coached four years, added speed to the backcourt
But last summer, despite leading Buffalo to In all, the Blazers had seven men on their
the playoffs three years in a row, Ramsay title team that were not with the club a year
was dismissed following a series of ago.
disagreement* with Paul Snyder, then owner It is Ramsay's team, in every sense of the
of the chib. word.
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We had a whole tot of fan,” onds to make it • tourpoint
grinned Blazer team captain game
BIlI Walton, whowaspamedthe George McGinnta, whone
series’ Moot Valuable Player shooting touch returned far the
after he scored 20 potnts, final game, sank . 204ooter to
grabbed 23 rebounds and slice the lead to 109-107 with 18
blocked right ahota to the state seconds to go Then MeGinnis
ry, "I fo*l good all ever ” tled up Portland’s Bob Groms
When the buzzer sounded, and controlled th* subsequent
Walton, -bo muffered through Jump hall
two injury-plagued sensona and The Sixers got three shots in
conaiderable criticlam before the final eight seconds, but none
leading hla team to this Cham- found “» target Th* first was
plonship, ripped the No. M jer- by Jullus Erving, who led al
sey from Ma back and hurled It ncorers with 40 point*, bat Ml
into the crowd. 1MMfooter bounced off the rim
The Blazar* had dropped the Loyd Free grabbed the
first two game* of th* booi-of- rebound, but hie shot was
By BOB BALM seven champlonship neries
tmriatid Pram Writer then won tour to a row to win the
PORTLAND < AP) - The Pa- itle Sunday * contest was the
eifie Northwest to known tor only game that was close
rainand clean air Now,Isaiao Portland tod by aa many mU
known for Ute boot basketbai pointa, but th* Sears repeat
played anywhere edly challenged the Blazera
The Portend Trail Blum They nearly caught them at the
who until this year had never finish
had a winning season, clalmed Joe Bryant’s two free throws
the Natlonal Basketbel Ansoc. with M seconds toft ahead the
rteo Otte Sunday with a tote Portland toad to 108-108. Part-
ralsing 109-107 victory over the land’s Maurice Lacassank one
Philadeiphta Man of two free throws with nsec
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