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Denver Nuggets faced the Portland Trail Blazers at Memorial Coliseum in Portland for game six of the NBA Western Conference Semifinals on May 2, 1977.
And Portland led the best of seven series three games to two.
Denver featured three future Hall of Famers in Bobby Jones, David Thompson, and Dan Issell.
They were coached by the legendary Larry Brown and had finished in first place in the Midwest Division with a 50-32 record.
The Nuggets were looking to return to the finals after losing the ABA Championship in 1976 to the New York Nets.
Portland was coached by another legend, Jack Ramsey. This was the first playoff appearance in the Trail Blazers history.
After six straight losing seasons, Dr. Jack was brought in to lead the team that featured a powerhouse duo in Bill Walton and the newly acquired Maurice Lucas.
This audio recording is from the Portland Radio broadcast featuring announcer Bill Shanley.
The Portland Brewing Company by Kanye Ibaras and by the Northwest's own Golden South Margarine from Greggs.
And now with a play-by-play, here's Bill Shanley.
Good evening basketball fans wherever you may be.
Welcome now to NBA basketball, playoff basketball around the Pacific Northwest and the Trail Blazer basketball network.
And wherever you may be tonight, I hope you stay with us right to the bitter end.
It'll all be over here in game number six or it's on to Denver for the seventh and deciding game on Wednesday night in the Mile High City.
If the Blazers have anything to do about it and any say whatsoever,
smarting because of their performance, the worst in the playoff thus far, yesterday afternoon in Denver and then even despite playing rather badly,
coming back to tie it up, almost winning it with seven seconds to go on a good shot by Lionel Hollands that did not drop and then to go into overtime and then get beat.
So the final score really was not indicative of the kind of game it was or the series for that matter.
We'll check the starting lineup for both clubs as action continues in just a moment.
The officials tonight are Jack Madden and Darryl Garrison.
Let's go.
It's going to be a while Darryl.
I tell you what Bill, you should have seen us last night. I was working a sporting mid show all day yesterday.
We had the TV on in the downstairs of the Portland Hilton Hotel doing a close to close hardware show.
You should have seen the fans around those TVs that rooting for Lionel Hollands that left second shot.
I don't doubt that. Yes sir. Here's the starting lineup now. They can get them in.
And the other starting forward, Maurice Lucas. Listen to that.
The fans are the big Luke.
Bill Walton. Here he goes.
In the backcourt.
Yanni Davis.
Getting a starting roll tonight.
Dave Fordick is on the bench down to our left.
Lionel Hollands now introduced.
And the fans are going wild.
And now ladies and gentlemen will you join us all here at Portland Memorial Coliseum for the play and the singing of our national anthem.
Here we go number three and hopefully number four and of course that means the NBA championship finals but one game at a time.
Oh yes. This is the big one right now. This is the one you've got to win.
And now look at this game Bill. It's such a big game for them because you've got to beat them here.
If you don't beat them here the whole momentum swings to Denver side.
And even though they can beat them in Denver when you lose two in a row to a team like Denver that's going back home again the whole momentum is going the other way.
They've got to beat them here tonight and Denver knows they're running into a warning next year.
They know they've got to win here tonight. It's going to be a tough ball game.
Places in the home wide uniforms the traveling blue the Denver Nuggets game six Darryl Garrett and will toss the ball in the air. It's in the air and the ball will do it all over again.
It was passed both ways. They both jumped both a little quick and they both went up and came down again.
The ball was still there. They kind of a missed tap over reaction.
Garrett's and I'll toss it in the air. It's in the air.
The ball gets the tap it goes to look at the county Davis right front court the move on the right to left and put something right away.
Price is bumped into by D hands off to gross Lucas Collins underneath gross going away by David Thompson.
Great play by David back Calvin cross court to Jimmy Price Denver first turnover the ball game.
Calvin Thompson price run the baseline drive back out Bobby Jones. His shot doesn't stay.
The out look at the Johnny Davis cross court gross drive big with hands back to Johnny Davis into the far corner.
Lucas he's going to drive. He's got the ball. Great play.
First start of the game a jump left handed and it's crowd there on their feet again.
Lucas with a stuff shot laser lead due to nothing back down with a whistle playing a post Jones down the circle over to Jimmy Price.
That is a college over to Mac Calvin 18 footer and an out go good.
The rebound I had to Holland over the big court line.
Fine drum drives on twice that you go over to go to the line.
Good shot. It was hanging in the air on the right side.
He's fouled by Jimmy Price and Holland look at the free throw line.
This is the thing that killed him yesterday. Bill's super what they shoot 43 or 48 percent in the free throw line.
That just killed him if it is made one he would have won the ball game left side regulation.
They've got to be a better free throw shooting something they were yesterday.
Holland's first free throw is good. Maybe that's a good omen.
It's now three to nothing Portland out in front 10 57 remaining to be played in the first period game just underway.
The train with one more it takes time. The ball was up into the air.
Good shooting a cool 60 percent of the free throw line in the series.
Right work this way double teamed at mid-court.
Over to Mac Calvin and left forecourt.
Now to Issel second time he's had his hands in the ball.
That constant out of the circle drives shoots over Lucas.
No good body goes rebound.
Outlet passes Johnny Davis saves it from going out of bounds.
No he steps over the end line.
I tried to catch him I thought he was going to come right over my Gatorade.
But he did he was quick and got the foot back in but he just was on the edge of the line.
Mac Calvin in bounds in front of us.
The price hands back to Mac Calvin.
Works his way over to mid-court line to the left side.
Holland's on Calvin.
Now to Price. Johnny Davis on him.
Over to Bobby Jones.
Ball batted away from Bobby Jones by Lucas.
Well quite a difference in the defense than I saw yesterday.
They were back in the pocket. They were letting them get within about 15 feet and operate where they wanted today.
They've got him pushed out about 20 feet away from the hoop.
Jones Calvin.
Calvin with a ball to Price.
Put the ball in the floor to David Thompson.
Drives on Hollands over to Bobby Jones for the left corner.
No good.
And who's got it?
Ball batted around Bruce in traffic.
The outlet passed.
Johnny Davis over the old equator.
Blazers lead 4-0.
Johnny Davis left with a key.
They swing the ball right to line.
Hollands down to grow space.
They get a low.
Walton.
Walton backs in on this one.
Turns around shoots.
No three-second violation.
Three-second violation.
I don't think it was on Bill.
Bill said who me?
He said no he pointed to someone underneath.
I think it was Bob.
I don't think it was Bob.
It was Lucas went around the corner and came back underneath.
They called the three-second violation on him.
Denver with the ball.
Portland leading 4-0.
Hope you can hear us tonight.
Mac Calvin from Price.
Back to Price.
Top of the circle.
They swing the ball right.
David Thompson goes low.
Lucas on a bounce pass.
Bobby Jones up and in.
Good.
Walton had a hand on it too.
Right on top of that ball and had it blocked.
But he forced the ball up through Bill's block and made a good play.
Bobby Jones makes it 4-2.
Blazers up by 2.
Lucas in the right front court.
Cutting in.
Bobby grows underneath.
Saves the ball from going out of bounds.
Hollands 15-footer in the hopper and out.
No good.
David Thompson leaps for the rebound.
Going to take the ball up the floor all the way.
Thompson drives.
Itzel, uh-uh.
We've got a whistle.
He's hammered from behind on the dribble drive by Bobby Gross.
Thompson will go to the free throw line.
Hope it'll be a non-shooting foul.
They got him just before he took off.
Got him on the dribble.
Jones didn't bounce the Mac Calvin.
It's 4-2.
We got a whistle on an inbound play and it's on Walton.
Yeah, he's blocking it.
Itzel tried to go baseline and Bill was just stepping away and he blocked him.
Laser's second team foul.
Walton wants a clarification of the call.
Jones inbounds the Mac Calvin.
Back out to Bobby Jones.
Drives free throw line.
Double-teamed.
Hands back to David Thompson.
He moves to his left.
He is tripled-teamed.
We've got the ball to Price.
He penetrates.
Bob shoots.
Short.
No good.
Lucas the rebound.
Out of the pass to Johnny Davis.
To Hollands.
Three on two.
Line on and eight.
Johnny Davis put it up.
He's fouled.
I tell you, he's lucky he got the call because he lost the ball.
Bill, he tried to get up there and force it and the ball squirted out of his hands but
he gave it a six-ten and he jumped in to Bobby Jones and drew the foul.
Bobby Jones picks up his first personal foul of the ball game.
Denver is one for six from the four to this point.
I can't emphasize enough though.
The difference is the defense.
Yesterday the Blazers were back on their heels.
We're letting them operate anywhere around the top of the key inside.
Today they're operating out there 20-25 feet away.
They're pressing the leaves.
It's just a whole completely different picture defensively.
Johnny Davis, first free throw is good.
In the series he's four for four.
Now make it five for five of the free throw line.
Here's the second one.
He's six for six.
It's six to two.
Blazers are four for four as a team at the free throw line.
Six to two Portland.
Mac Calvin at mid-court.
Johnny Davis on him.
Max the veteran.
Johnny the young rookie.
Max Denver.
He's got this one however.
And it will make it 13 to four.
Blazers biggest lead 13 to two.
Hollins works the ball in the right front court.
Over to Gross.
Gross takes a look.
We got a low to Walton.
Walton back in on it.
So hands the ball to Lucas.
He starts a little drive and he goes a little off his foot.
I had that problem.
We got big feet at half a foot.
Four turnovers for Portland.
Ted McClane comes in for Denver and Mac Calvin will go out.
It will be McClane and Price in the back court.
It's Webster Thompson and Isle up front for Denver.
Blazers lead 13 to four.
Denver with the ball.
In the center drive it's McClane.
It's going to be price left.
Hollins on him.
Now a low to Webster.
Backs in on Lucas.
Hands back to David Thompson.
Dribbles once.
Wings into a shot.
Oh my goodness.
He's got it and he is fouled.
Yeah, he was foul. That's why, with the crowd noise, I couldn't hear the whistle because he was going on, but he definitely was.
In the ballgame, Chet McClain to Iso, low drive on Walton, offensive foul, Iso.
He's not going to argue the call in front of these players.
He started to argue the call. Walton hits the deck high and he gets up. He's alright.
Four turnovers for Denver.
4.35 remaining to be played in a very noisy first period.
One reason he didn't argue the call, Bill was backing up when he ran over and you can't fake too much if you knock a guy over when you're going backwards.
Jack Ramsey calling out to play.
Holland football, cross-court to Johnny Davis. That's a leap in the air for the pass.
Down to Steele, turnaround jumper, rip!
That's a foul too, Roy Wise.
Larry Steele will go to the free throw line.
If anybody is due for a game, it's Larry Steele.
He's due to have a super game and I know Larry, he's that kind of competitor and he'd love to do it against his old teammates.
Three point play for Larry Steele. It's 22 to 10.
Blazers lead.
4.20 to go in the first quarter. Davis Thompson works the ball around the Webster fix.
Down to McClain, left side.
Willie Wise wants the ball. They get it.
Leopold number 42 to Iso. Double team. Iso backs out.
Pass blocked, going to Walton, picks up Steele.
Ahead to Holland, Davis.
There he goes! Score!
That's all. Heads up defense. Time out, Denver.
Led by Larry Steele.
The Blazers get a steal and a break and two points.
4.01 remaining to be played. First period, if you can hear it, the score is Portland 24 Denver 10.
Action will continue in just a moment.
Medium low post, left side.
Needs help. Back out for Steele.
It went out of bounds in front of us right off of McClain. My goodness, the whole crowd could see it.
Jack Madden said the other way.
He called an offensive foul, bill against Luke for a move and tick. That's what he called.
You're right. Unreal.
Three personal fouls on Maurice Lucas.
Denver up for the ball.
This game is firing from over. I said that yesterday. I've said it every broadcast.
Thompson fakes, drives the middle, shoots over Larry Steele. He's not going to get this one.
An offensive foul!
Makeup time, Jack, right there.
Jack Madden just made the classic makeup call.
David Thompson picks up his first personal foul.
One-hander. He's been watching by Rindock.
27-16 on the bucket by Wally Walker.
An overhand hook from the right side.
Or whatever you call it. Webster, McClain, back to Walton, back out to Thompson.
20-footer, no good. Rebound, Webster, but off his hands, out of bounds.
Holy backboard, folks.
What a night we're having.
Wally Walker is hurting, Bill. He's going to come out of the game.
That shoulder is bothering him.
I'd be surprised to see him come back in tonight.
That's why he took such a funny shot when he took the baseline.
That shoulder is definitely bothering him. He might even have a partial separation.
I don't know, but he's acting like it's bothering him that way.
I hope not.
All right, Lionel Hollins back in.
The back court with Steele.
To Walton, top of the circle, Isleback in.
Into Steele, ball batting away.
Willie Wise.
Blazers will retain possession in front court.
59 seconds remaining.
Thompson goes out. Calvin comes in.
The rubber band man comes in for Portland, and Walton will go out.
Robin Jones, Steele will inbound down to her left.
Funny inbound play, put her on the floor to Hollins.
Works the ball to Neal. Free throw in there.
He goes to his right, shoots over Isle. Good!
All right, Neal. What a money player.
I'll tell you, he's tough in this one.
29 to 16, Portland.
Matt Calvin, left front court.
Playing away from him. Hollins.
Calvin. McClain. Calvin. Isle.
Over. Robin Jones in and out. No good.
Refan. Let's see.
It went out of bounds off Bobby Gross.
Get out of our way. I can't see.
Over to Willie Wise. Left of the circle. Shoots over Hollins.
No good. Rebound.
Robin Jones in traffic.
Head to Hollins. We've got a four on three.
Hollins. Steele. Good!
I'll tell you, if I had it, my choice, if anybody would have run in the wind there,
it would be Larry Steele. He goes hard to that hurt.
31-16, Portland.
15-14 seconds to go in the quarter.
Denver will play for the final shot.
Saban shell shot. McClain.
Fade away 10 footer. Doesn't stay.
Rebound. Went out of bounds off.
It'll be Portland's ball with five seconds remaining to be played in the quarter.
Can they get two more?
Bobby.
He told them the ball up just for a minute, Bill, to get a substitution in here.
They can't play.
Esso will go out and Bobby Jones will come in.
Glaciers have five seconds to come out of backcourt.
Steele in bounds to Hollins. Over to McClain.
He goes. There's the shot on its way.
Oh!
That made up for the one he didn't make yesterday.
Wowie-owie.
He came over to McClain and ripped city.
All right!
The score at the end of the quarter.
Listen to this crowd.
Portland 33, Denver 16.
And that will continue in just a moment.
That's Esso. Turn around.
Jepper blocked from behind by Steele.
They're going to call a foul.
And it's Jack Mapp.
Actually, they both called it, I guess, because Darrell Garrison came across.
And Larry Steele picks up his second personal foul.
I thought he had a hand on the ball from behind.
This will turn around and say, was that you, Steele?
Steele said yes.
And he liked that and chuckled at him.
Nine, 33 remaining to be played.
In the half, 40 to 23.
Portland out in front.
Portland lead 33 to 16.
At the end of the first period.
Hissle's first free throw is good.
Dan in the ball game has five points.
During game number six.
Hissle's second free throw is good.
He made them both. 40, 25.
Portland, Neal, then fouls to Hollins.
Calls out to play.
Lyna works the ball in the midcourt.
And it's home white uniform moving right to left.
Neal, give and go.
Back to Hollins.
Around the robin, Jones.
Take from the circle the jumper.
Good.
Left.
City.
All right.
Fine pick and roll play by Robin Jones.
Got eight points.
Hissle throws the ball underneath to Spilas.
Intercepted by Hollins.
Down the floor to Seale.
Underneath to Gross.
He drops the ball.
And Seale lands it into the photographers.
Down to our left.
What a play.
He was completely up in the air, out of bounds with no choice.
Clipped it back to Bob Gross.
And Bob just blew it.
It hit him right in the hands.
He should have had the ball.
And of course, Bob is sitting there taking his head.
He couldn't believe it.
Temperable try again.
42 to 25 to score.
McClain on the right front court to Willie Wise.
In the ball game to Spilas.
In the middle.
Oh, Robin Jones.
No, they call it on Lloyd Neal on the block on Paul Spilas.
And I don't believe it.
It is on Lloyd Neal.
You're exactly right, Darrell.
I don't believe it.
They're going to call it on the rubber band man.
It should have been a charge.
Jack has gone crazy.
And I don't blame him.
Yes, Jack Madden.
I don't know what he's doing down there.
But he has been making some calls that are unreal.
Bill Walton checks in.
Robin Jones comes out.
Larry Seale will come out.
Johnny Davis checks back in.
Let me tell you what.
Robin Jones did one fine job in there both offensively and defensively.
He held in.
It's all through zip.
Spilas at the line.
Paul pushes the first one up.
It's not good.
Paul Spilas in the series.
Nine for 15 at the line.
60% at the line.
And he's shooting 37% from the floor.
Averaging six points.
Spilas second free throw.
Good.
He made one or two.
42 to 26.
Court went out in front.
Neal.
The hollands.
Did Johnny Davis in the left.
And the ball.
And the left side over to McQuartline.
DeGroce give and go.
Johnny Davis drives.
Here's the jumper.
Blocked.
No foul.
Picked off by Willie Wise.
McClain blocks it.
Wise picking up.
Down the floor to David Thompson.
Thompson underneath.
Spilas.
Put it up and in.
No basket.
Foul from behind by Bobby Gross.
Yes he did.
Patience.
They went for the good play.
And Bill got Issel down there low again and shot that hooker over.
Walton six points in the ball game.
46 to 30.
Court went out in front.
710 to go and a half.
Spilas to Calvin.
Calvin a circle.
Now Issel.
Here's the jumper.
Blocked.
Walton had the ball.
No foul.
Denver thinking Walton should be called for foul.
Uh-uh.
He's got the shot.
Blocked.
Down the floor.
Hollands.
His jumper off the iron.
No good.
Calvin the rebound.
Down the floor to David Thompson.
Goes by Hollands.
Lost the ball.
Got it again to Calvin.
Under the corner to Willie Wise.
In the middle.
Spilas put it up.
No foul to Lloyd Neal.
I'll play it.
64%.
Denver is 9 of 26.
35%.
Denver has taken over the rebounding department 19 to 17.
Blazers have a 17 point lead at the end of the first quarter.
33 to 16.
They now lead 46 to 30.
Wise, Thompson, Marvin Webster, Paul Salas, and Mac Calvin in for Denver.
Hollands and Johnny Davis with Corky Calhoun, Maureen Lucas, and Bill Walton in their now.
The
free throw.
It's good.
Kind of surprised by the way this game has gone.
Jack Madden is usually the quieter of the two officials every time I've seen him work this
game with Darryl Garrison.
He has taken the kind of the commanding lead as the lead official here and is really tooting
that whistle.
Salas at the 9, 3 to make 2.
He made the first.
Missed the second.
Paul Salas will now shoot the penalty.
And he lets it go.
And he doesn't get it.
He only made one.
Lucas takes the ball off the backboard to Hollands.
Now to Johnny Davis.
Mac Calvin and Johnny D. The two smallest men on the floor.
Johnny Davis with the ball on the floor from Lionel Hollands.
Works our way to get the ball to the high post man.
In this case it's Luke Lowes Walton to get him the ball.
Turns around.
Here's Webster.
Turn around.
He traveled.
They say Bill traveled.
He got the shot.
They say Bill traveled.
He got the shot away.
It will not count.
Jack Madden says that Bill traveled.
Look at Ramsey down to our left.
He's calling it out to Madden.
He said everything's for them.
He's right.
Denver with the ball.
Mac Calvin at mid-court.
A swing of the left to Willie Wise.
Pulls out a play with a Webster.
Couldn't hang on to the ball.
Johnny Davis hasn't.
He's got a break away.
He's gone.
Great play.
He took off a long way from the basket there.
But he had Willie Wise and he had a great shot.
He's gone.
Great play.
He took off a long way from the basket there.
But he had Willie Wise and Webster.
He had to get in between them and he made a good little flip shot.
48-31 on the bucket pass and the steal by Johnny Davis.
Turnovers really hurt.
I know they're dying down there on that Denver bench.
They have those kind of turnovers.
It has three three-second calls on the team.
And they don't argue the call.
Here come the Blazers back up the floor.
Four and a half minutes to go and a half.
Allen, Lucas, give and go back to line on the jumper off to the left.
No good.
It's all a rebound.
Ruffle away from Walton to McClain.
Bounce pass ahead to McCalvin.
McCalvin staff shoots.
18-footer in and out.
No good.
Lucas the rebound.
Take a look now.
Luke wants some help.
Walton and Lucas.
Walton wants to come out.
I believe.
No, he's calling a play I think, Billy.
Pointing to his forward which is indicating a play.
A Blazers call out the play.
Took their time.
They're going to get a little bit of a break.
A Blazers call out the play, took their time coming up the floor and Darrell Garrison says,
uh-uh, you took too much time.
Ramsey probably will blame himself a little bit on that because he was looking for Walton
and not watching anything else.
So the Blazers turn it over on a rare 10-second violation.
The score is Portland 54, Denver 35.
And action will continue.
The reaction you heard just a moment ago, Dave Porzek went to the locker room a little
bit on the early side on the crutches just so we can get there for convenience sake.
Portland in the quarter, 9 of 15.
They continue to shoot hot, 60 percent.
But Denver now is 5-4-8 in the quarter.
For the game, Portland's shooting 65 percent for Nuggets 38.
David Thompson will go to the line.
One point for penalties.
Thompson's first free throw in and out.
It is not good.
Will remain 54 to 35, Portland.
I don't know if they're shooting now, but they couldn't be much better than about 7
for 18 from the free throw line.
They're really having a tough time.
Thompson's second free throw is good.
Blazers now bring up the ball up the floor.
Holland picked up a midcourt.
Mac Cowan puts on the break.
Over for Lucas.
Foul from behind.
Bobby Jones.
Bobby Jones is having a real tough night, Bill.
He's had a hard time, and it may be because he's, you know, timing off because of his
injury a little bit.
But he's sure having a hard time defensively, and that's usually his strongest suit.
Holland's advanced to look at the line.
Along the guard pole with exchange.
Line over the ball.
Getting instructions from the bench.
Down to Lucas.
Top of the circle.
Cowan cuts through.
They get the ball left side.
Walton.
There's the jumper off the glass.
Off the iron.
No good.
Bobby Jones.
The rebound.
Denver.
Denver is 13 for 24 at the free throw line, by the way.
Then McLean.
Cross court to Bobby Jones.
Quicks the ball to the right side.
Here's back to McLean.
Now to Mac Calvin.
Calvin with the ball way out in front.
Johnny Davis on him.
Over to McLean.
McLean.
Bobby Jones.
Down to the circle.
This will cut through.
Walton stays with him.
Jones.
Back to Calvin.
Five seconds.
Four.
Three.
Calvin goes low.
The jumper at the horn.
Gets in.
Dan Issel.
Issel getting the bucket.
54 to 38.
Issel.
Eight points in the ball game.
Three.
Ten remaining to be played in the half.
Lucas.
Front court.
Out of Calhoun.
Over for Walton.
He's got a reverse layup.
Oh my gosh he's through it.
He's stopping it.
Bobby Jones again.
What a play.
He hung in the air for so long that if what he did he threw him all off base.
He was still up in the air when everybody else had come up and gone down one time.
He was still there.
Johnny Davis getting a starting assignment tonight.
And another one of the Blazers picking up the rest of their teammates.
Dave Portic on the injured list.
Davis.
13 points.
Eight of those in the second period.
He's five for six from the floor.
And three for four at the line.
And he'll try to complete a three point play right now.
The ball is up.
It's in the air.
It's short.
It's not good.
Tepricks.
JD.
56 to 38.
Pulled one out in front.
Three minutes to go in the half.
Price back in.
McClain.
Issel.
Thompson.
Price underneath.
Hubs over Walton.
Off the glass.
In and out of the hopper.
Lucas climbs the golden ladder for the rebound.
Luke Leopold passes.
He's got six boards ahead to Hollins.
Hollins on the right side.
And Johnny Davis from the far coffin corner.
Found one for the shoot to Hollins in the middle.
It's Walton.
Hollins to the right side.
They're looking.
Down to Walton.
Low.
Cutting through.
Hollins underneath.
Goal!
Great pass by Walton.
He anticipated him coming around Jimmy Price and he made a great pass.
58-38.
Portland by 20.
Down to floor.
Webster in the middle.
Left handed hook.
It doesn't go.
Gets his own rebound.
Uh-uh.
He's rattled.
Oh boy.
Jack Madden one more time.
I'll tell you what.
He's doing it.
Not only to the Blazers, but he's also doing it to one Marvin Wentz.
But Marvin didn't walk that time.
He made a great fake again.
He got Bill Walton out of position.
That's the second time he's told him to walk in on the same place.
Over Dan Issel.
Don't feel very clean, but I'll take it.
60-38.
Blazers lead.
Two minutes to go in the half.
Webster bounce pass twice.
His jumper good underneath.
He put a little hook over Maurice Lucas.
And Luke said, good going, Jimmy.
Good play.
Johnny D got a piece of the ball too.
It still went in.
He's got a little bit of a
ball.
They swing the ball right to Johnny Davis.
Now to Corky Calhoun.
Walton close to high to the right.
Lucas, they get the ball in the hand.
Right in the circle.
Webster on hand.
Puts the ball over his head one-handed.
Takes a look.
Moves through the circle.
That's the left side.
Will he take the shot?
No.
He waits over for Corky Calhoun.
Pass thrown away by McLean.
He takes the ball in the right front court.
Over for Price.
Price underneath.
Shoots.
Lucas didn't want to foul.
He's in foul trouble now.
So back to back buckets by the Denver Duggets.
And all of a sudden it's 60-42.
Ramsey up a little bit.
Come on, don't get sloppy now.
A little careless.
Dope those plays.
Result of carelessness.
Hollins to Walton.
Underneath.
Hollins.
Kept away by McLean again.
McLean with the ball.
To Price.
Works the ball to midcourt.
Bounce pass.
It's all.
No.
We got a whistle and a foul.
I think they're going to call it a half court on Lionel Hollins.
I'm not sure.
Let's see what they are going to call him out there.
They did.
Lionel Hollins.
You're right, Ben.
60-38.
Denver will play the clock down.
It's down to 10-9-8.
Price, Willie Wise, Wise leans in.
He traveled with five seconds to go.
And the Blazers get it back.
Same five seconds they had at the end of the first quarter.
Let's see if what Hollins can duplicate his feet.
And the crowd knows it.
And they're hollering.
Give it to the train.
Let's see.
The little train that could.
I know I can.
And bam.
Hollins is going to have to work hard over to the quick line.
Three, two, there it goes.
Oh, to the right.
Almost.
It had the distance, but it was offline a little bit.
The half is over.
And the score with everybody up on their feet.
Uh-oh, wait a minute.
Now Willie Wise and Larry Steele grab one another.
And Jack Ramsey and Jack Madden run across and break it up.
Willie Wise is upset at Larry Steele for something.
I don't know what it is.
Willie Wise is upset at the fact that his team is down 17 points.
That's what Willie Wise is upset about.
He just happened to pick Larry Steele to take it out on.
And Jack Ramsey immediately was starting to go off the floor
and saw it out of the corner of his eye or rushed in and broke it up very quickly.
Everything is all right.
Now we can give the break.
We are at halftime.
Portland leading 62 to 45.
Action will continue.
I don't like what I see offensively though, Bill.
They're running around outside again instead of making penetration to the basket.
Long pass down the floor to Paul Silas back out to Mac Calvin.
To David Thompson from the circle.
No good.
Walton cleans the board like a chimney sweep.
Head to Hollins down the floor to Grossov.
Two.
It doesn't go to Blake.
Silas for rebound.
Good shot here right down in a good play.
Silas for rebound.
On to Mac Calvin.
Back over to Paul Silas.
Down the plate.
Price to the left side.
Silas in the circle.
To Mac Calvin.
Down the circle.
Goes to his left.
Hands off the plate.
Through the circle.
Talbot in the circle.
Over to David Thompson.
Away out to the right side.
Five seconds on the clock.
Thompson makes a move.
Back out to Calvin.
Three seconds.
Over to Price.
No.
We got a whistle.
Three-second violation and that's good.
They had a blanket around everybody.
Before time they've had a three-second call.
Was it worth it?
They've been at the tough violation.
That's just called giving the ball away.
Here's the attendance tonight.
The number of people who have been called out in the last couple of days has been up
and the number of people who have been called out in the last couple of days has been down
to about 2,924.
The second largest in history.
Six less than last Tuesday as a matter of fact.
Denver turns it over.
4th and out in front.
66 to 50.
Davis.
Walton.
Down to the circle.
Underneath.
Collins.
Oh, he couldn't hang onto it.
Couldn't hang onto the ball.
He was all alone.
Got the pass from Walton.
He turned around to look at something on the ball.
Right off of the knee.
I said, well, I guess you call that justice, Bill.
24 seconds on the 24-second clock.
Play to get it back in front court.
Highland to lose to the guy.
40.
James Lucas.
Walton on the left side of the lane.
Takes a look.
Waits for Gross.
Gives it to the ball.
Screens.
Bobby's shot.
Good.
Here's Powell.
Great play.
What time?
Bill gave it the old statue of liberty play.
Bill, he came around and he just, he gave it behind his back.
Bobby Gross took it out.
Launched it up there and got the free play.
Hopefully, he's going to shoot the foul.
And Dan Isselt picks up his second personal foul.
Denver's third team foul of the third period.
The Blazers with two team fouls.
Bobby Gross at the line.
Now the crowd starts to come alive again.
He's got three points in the ball game.
Right now, a three-point play.
Bobby Gross.
69 to 50.
Fourth on out in front.
8.35 to go in the third period.
Debbie McClain, another veteran on the Denver squad, takes a look.
Goes through the top of the circle.
Now to Isselt.
Walton on him.
Dan turns around, faces left side.
Thompson drives on Gross in the middle.
He is fouled on the pass off.
And they're calling a blocking foul.
Oh my word.
Oh my goodness.
I think it's all that inconsistency, Bill.
Oh, that is terrible.
Absolutely terrible.
On the other end, there would have been a charge.
On this end, they called Bill for blocking.
That's the way it goes.
I guess, you know, they can't be perfect.
Walton picks up his third personal foul.
Bobby Jones checks in for Denver.
Now the inbound.
And what in heaven's name has hit their club?
It is 79 to 58.
Fourth on out in front.
Here come the Denver Nuggets.
In the tumbling blue, over to David Thompson on the right side.
Fakes drives underneath.
And Isselt forces his way underneath.
He's fouled.
Yeah, good call.
There's the case right there.
Jack Madden has been kind of intimidated by Jack McKinney and Jack Ramsey getting a little
bit mad at him.
That time he didn't blow a good one he should have.
And the outside of Bickler-Barrell-Garrison called the play.
And it was a foul on the pass off.
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stays in there with the exception of Lionel Hollins.
Lionel with 19 points, Davis with 19.
The Blazers leading scorers, 14 for Steele,
11 for Lucas, five for Gross, 10 for Bill Walton.
Most of the fans are on the bench, they're getting a rest.
Neal, Steele from the far corner.
George, no good.
Rebound, who's got it?
In traffic, it bounced off Teddy McClain
as he collided with Larry Steele
and were fighting for the ball
and went out of bounds off Teddy McClain.
Denver player, Blazers get the ball back in front court.
11, 43 remaining to be played in the game.
Hollins did bounce it about, passed to Neal.
Back to Lionel Hollins,
works the ball around the corner,
the right side, put it on the floor for Larry Steele.
Bounce passed to Neal, drives on,
Stilas, he's fouled on the dribble drive.
Stilas picks up the foul.
You bet, he did the same thing that Lloyd did to him earlier
and he reached across, trying to stop the drive
and Lloyd Neal beat him to the hoop.
Lloyd Neal has done a great job, Bill, coming in the game.
He has helped him to keep the game going
and he's been getting that ball off that defensive board
and getting that break going without Bill
but it being in there that's making a difference.
Blazers lead by 24, they get the ball back now, it's 88-64.
That was the score at the end of three.
Nobody scored that far in the fourth and final period.
Hollins to Neal, other guy,
ball exchange, Hollins back to Neal.
Bounce passed, Gilliam, eight foot to the floor.
Nothing but air, boy, he had Marvin Webster all over
and the only thing he could do is throw it up, which he did.
There's a error passed to Thompson,
intercepted by Steele,
Hollins, Steele, works the ball on the right side.
Now to Hollins, they set it up.
In the middle, Neal, pump, shoot.
Oh, he doesn't get it, good play.
Marvin Webster, the rebound,
oops, we got a loose ball found.
Yeah, Robin Jones.
Robin Jones was right there, yep.
I tell you, who made that play possible
and Bill, it was hard to see it.
The berm, Gilliam, tipped to it up behind McClain
and tipped that ball out of his hands
and Larry Steele was right there to get the tipped ball.
Denver brings the ball back up the floor.
McClain, Paul Thomas, dropped the ball.
Over for David Thompson, tipped away by Lionel Hollins
and Lionel tipped it out of bounds.
Good effort, it was right in front of him.
Jack Madden saved one of his few good calls tonight.
Oh, man, no, me.
You can say that, you might as well say that.
He's feeling about three feet away.
Hey, Gingham, Wise, I don't care if he does anyway.
McClain, David Thompson, they bring David with the ball.
Now to Webster, in the circle, into the far corner,
McClain, right side, he lets it fly, iron, that's all.
Tipped up by Silas, no good.
Woody Wise with the ball, rolls away from everybody.
Hollins, three on two, Hollins, Gilliam waits back.
Robin Jones, now to Gilliam.
Here's the shot from the corner.
Somebody got a hand on it.
Woody Wise did.
West, coming to ball to McClain,
down the ball to the right side.
He drives, stops, shoots, he doesn't get it.
Great man, Marvin Webster, and he tipped it out of bounds.
It'll be Portland's ball.
Marvin is playing a pretty good game for him, Bill.
He's hustling awful hard, and he's trying to keep
that ball alive on the board.
None of them have given up, but he's working out there
harder than anybody.
Hollins and Gilliam in the blazer back court.
Herman works the ball to mid court,
they're going left and right,
if he can visualize everything.
Now Robin Jones, the postman, Webster on him.
Brother man, man, turns around, dishes off to Gilliam,
he drives right-handed hook, gonna be way short,
no good.
Webster, the rebound.
Well, nobody scored in the third period, did.
McClain, solid, he rolls to the hoop,
he doesn't get the bucket, but he has fouled.
Yeah, well.
And it's Lionel Hollins.
Yeah, he blocked him, he didn't take up a position
early enough, Bill, and he kept retreating with him,
he should have just taken up a position and held it.
10-17 remaining to be played in the fourth and final period.
It's been a hectic, a gruesome,
but fantastic three periods of basketball for the home folks.
Johnny D is coming in for him, Gilliam is really,
she had him taking three bad shots,
he forced the ball up a little bit, his timing's off,
and Johnny D is having such a great game,
Jack's looking back in.
Portland shot 55% in the third period, 10 for 18,
and Denver was 8 for 22.
Robin Jones goes out as well.
Walton Neal, Bob Gross with Hollins and Johnny Davis,
this ball, Silas goes to the free throw line.
Jack did this, I think, for one reason,
to put Bill back in there, to keep any momentum
from coming on the part of Denver
to really get him down in the hole.
Silas misses the first free throw attempt,
the great veteran that he is, is really upset right now.
Second free throw, off the side of his hand, no good,
he missed them both.
Rebound, Walton missed, they are 20 for 41
at the free throw line, Denver.
Davis, Davis drives underneath,
Lloyd Neal put it up, blocked, no foul,
Webster, picked off by Silas, by the Mac Calvin,
Lickety Brindle down, up low to the left side,
Calvin holds it up, down it whips it around the horn
to the right side, David Thompson leans into a shot,
foul, Bobby Gross.
He did, he got him on the arm, David Thompson
had a good fake, he got both Bob Gross and Bill up in the air,
Bill got a piece of the ball,
but the foul was on Bobby Gross.
Jack Ramsey, motioning after Bobby Gross,
they stay in your feet, they stay in your feet.
So Bob Gross picked up his fifth personal foul,
and David Thompson will go to the free throw line.
Thompson in the ball game has been held to 14 points
in this game, he now has 15, 88-65.
Thompson's second free throw.
Boy, they have a hard time with that free throw line.
Wow, 88-65 is the tour, Portland out in front,
Davis at mid-court, drives on Jimmy Fife,
makes bounce pass to Hollins right side,
down to Bobby Gross, he's gonna load a wall,
it's all back in, wait, Neal drives around,
it will go to the floor.
He gave Neal Rockinshire a move, a little hesitation,
the defense hesitated for a second,
he went right on by him.
90-65 is the score, Portland out in front.
Duggars come back down the floor,
we got a whistle and a foul.
Now we have a little argument all the way from the ball
to the whistle and the wall,
I don't know what that was all about.
Well, it feels good to argue,
Isle came down and just kept him in the middle of the back
and there was no call for it, Bill says,
hey, what are you doing?
You don't play the game.
Foul is on Johnny Davis.
His third, plays his 14th foul,
so Bobby Jones will inbound mid-enter
in front of Calvin around the Isle thick.
Fake, this got blocked by Johnny Davis,
so Calvin got it back again.
Touch to the left side, his back is gone,
picked away, Hollins, back to Hollins,
down the floor to the left side,
Johnny Davis, oh, they're everywhere tonight.
Over to Hollins for Johnny Davis,
drives the middle stop, free for the line,
couple of good, but we have a whistle before he got it away.
That's Calvin reaching in,
and he got him before the shot was on its way.
Second team foul for Denver,
Blazers get it back, clock reset the 24-9,
13 to go in the game, this Monday night.
Sixth game of this series, Blazers lead 90 to 65.
Finally working to Walden, high post,
man on the right side, to Davis,
fake from a handoff, goes to the baseline,
his jumper, iron, good shot, wouldn't save David Thompson.
The rebound, brings the ball up the floor.
David at mid-point, leads for the air
for the back, Calvin on the left corner,
Calvin left the fly, he's got it, back Calvin,
a little fade away into the seat.
It's now 90 to 67.
Denver making a little spurt here.
Johnny Davis, sends over to mid-point line,
Blazers moving to left to right now.
Bounce pass, Neal gets away from Bobby Jones,
dishes over for Holland, cross-court,
Davis, throws, fake, Walden jumper, flat, it's there.
Wow, big hope, that could be the nail right there, Bill.
25-point lead, 8.30 to go,
that could be the one that does the trick.
Bill Walden getting the last two, down the floor,
Denver, it's to Lindu, Bobby Jones,
the right-handed hook, off the glass and in, Bobby Jones.
92-69 is the score.
Blazers go back the other way.
They'll get a weak press, their next game will be on Friday,
either against Los Angeles or San Francisco.
Neal around the wall, take over the top of the key,
they hand over to Johnny Davis.
Davis drives, finds room, dishes off the clothes,
12-footer, not gonna be any good.
Short off the front of the iron,
Bobby Jones, the rebound, a fight down the floor
to Mac Calvin, Calvin drives off the back.
Oh, there's the foul!
Good play, a line on Holland, good play.
He got down in front of him,
Mac Calvin tried to get around him,
but he didn't make it.
Soccer, soccer?
Soccer?
Yeah.
And all friends have fouled on Mac Calvin.
Soccer, yeah.
Blazers get the ball in back towards him.
John Connery, that was a good play by the train.
It is 92-69, Portland, 7-50 remaining to be played
in the game.
Davis from Holland, quickly down the floor,
left side, swing it right, Davis big flag,
goes left, still with the ball, fights all over him,
left his arm away, crowd reacts, over the gross,
Neal from the circle, swat!
It's there!
It's there, it's there.
Well there goes Roy Neal, he's coming and done a big job,
both defensively and narratively, from the offense.
Jimmy Price, Denver, Bobby Jones,
backs in as the Calvin,
train Calvin hits from the right side.
Now Walton quickly inbound to Johnny Davis,
cross court pass to Lionel Holland,
7-20 in the books to go,
others on the center drive on the right front court,
Jimmy Price picks him up there, the game.
Will it all be over?
Over to Walton.
Kicked away from Bill, from behind by Dan,
as Blazers will get the ball back.
I don't believe Denver was the timeout, they are.
Larry Brown calling for a timeout.
7-15 exactly, remaining to be played.
In the fourth and final period,
as the score reads at this point,
Portland 94, Denver 71,
action will continue in just a moment.
And Johnny Davis takes the floor.
It'll be Portland's ball.
Thompson, Issel, Bobby Jones, Jimmy Price,
and Mac Calvin in there for the Denver Nuggets.
They were looking for Denver Nuggets gold,
but they're not gonna get it apparently.
Holland, Bill Walton, Walton meeting low close,
now he's gonna drive initial dishes off to Holland,
Dibble, pump, shoot, not gonna get it,
he almost made it, ha ha ha.
Pressure bucket, but he's fouled.
Mac Calvin, I'll tell you Bill,
I'm surprised that Bill still has,
that Jack still has Bill Walton in there.
I would think that he'd be pulling him out here
pretty quick, putting Robin Jones in,
because he still won't take a chance on an injury,
he needs to give Bill as much rest as he can.
Holland's first free throw in this case is not good.
The final of the ball game has 19 points, six after one,
10 at the half.
Little Monty Powell gonna get some play on time
in a playoff for the first time.
Holland misses both free throws.
Looks like Larry Brown might be throwing in the towel.
Yes, I, well I think that, you know.
Issel underneath Bobby Jones, pressured by Neal,
but Bobby Jones muscles his way underneath
and gets the bucket, good play.
94-73, 6.50 to go in the game.
Holland's work is way low, pumps a five footer,
way short, no good.
Rebound, who's got it?
Walton couldn't hang on to it.
Picked off by Cowan, down a foot at Thompson,
break away and David stuffs that baby.
Now throws, ball in, bounded back towards Johnny Davis.
They're gonna have some substitutions
and we're gonna station break in momentarily.
Johnny Davis works up on the right front court,
bounce pass to Walton, Issel behind him.
Walton takes a look, rolls around,
goes in front of the free throw line,
double pump, shoots short up the front of him,
no good, offensive rebound, Neal,
he is hammered, no foul, my word.
Race brings the ball up the floor,
over for Thompson and he goes,
who's steps it away?
Takes the ball away from David Thompson,
back to Johnny Davis.
Davis drives around, Calvin dishes off to Holland,
there's the jumper, off the bucket, no good.
Rebound, Bobby Jones, tender.
Wipes the ball ahead, a softball style to Jimmy Price.
He goes one end of the floor to the other,
goes for the hoop, his shot, what?
Price is on the floor, sitting there,
rolls it back to Calvin, his jumper, no good,
and Lionel Holland gets the rebound
and Ramsey is gonna call for a timeout.
Good time to do it, sir.
They're getting a little bit tired,
lackadaisical out there.
That time the ball bounced off to Jim Price,
he was sitting on the floor
and he caught it sitting on the floor for a rebound.
We have a timeout, maybe the last one.
5.51 remaining to be played in the game.
The score reads Portland 94, Denver 75.
I don't care about that, Bill,
I don't wanna get lackadaisical.
Carol's been there doing that right now,
they've gotta remember this game isn't over,
you never know in this league
when you gotta beat up.
Monty Tau down to floor,
laps the ball underneath the David Thompson ball.
What by Wolfen at the end.
Ahead to Johnny Davis to Holland,
tries to dish off the steal,
batted away McClain, Holland gets it again,
Johnny Davis.
Big hoop, Bill, that's a big hoop.
Johnny Davis, 21 points in the ball game,
he will be our post-game guest tonight.
Johnny Davis, who got a starting assignment tonight.
Monty Tau, left corner, drives in the middle,
Marvin Webster, pump, shoot,
got it from the left side.
Good play by Monty Tau,
went in through Bill Walton to him
and laid the ball off to Marvin Webster.
Holland's quickly the other way,
finds room and he goes, drives,
and he was sandwiched in as he got underneath the twine.
It's on one side, Monty Tau and McClain down there
and he dribbles right out of bounds.
Not a hard play, when you got Issa and the racer down there,
Marvin Webster, you don't try to take the ball to the board,
you back out and wait for help.
Monty Tau, this wing of the left to David Thompson,
steal on him, David makes the move,
drives the middle underneath,
Issa, follow the ball, got it again,
turns around, shoots, nothing but air.
Came to the far side of the rim to Maurice Lucas.
One hand, the ball, it's mixed towards Johnny Davis,
he steps over to the mid-quick line,
less than four minutes to go on the game.
96-79 Portland, Davis in the left front court,
to Luke, field, left side, Luke cuts through,
Webster all over, mounted, Johnny Davis,
Davis drives, pump, shoots over Monty Tau,
iron, no good, Leeper, high for the rebound,
Marvin Webster, out the pass,
from Monty Tau,
Wynall Hyde over there,
and the ball went right through him.
You can't believe it, he thought he was a wicket
in a game of croquet, that thing went right through his legs,
he couldn't believe it, he had the thing caught,
it went right through there.
96-81 Portland.
Uh-oh, now Monty Tau and Wynall Holland,
throw a couple of punches at one another,
Monty Tau says, okay, okay,
Wynall is being restrained,
now Marvin Webster is also being restrained
by his coach, Larry Brown,
Monty Tau I think says, I'm sorry, really,
and Wynall Holland, just in the heat of battle, that's all.
It's going to be Denver's ball, there'll be no foul.
Webster is really upset,
but Darrell Garrison says, no, there's no foul,
nothing will happen, Larry Brown,
still out on the floor,
Larry's talking to the guys,
he said, hey guys, let's be cool,
let's do the game like that.
Look, Monty looked kinda funny,
swinging at Wynall Holland,
he's swinging uphill, he's so much smaller than Wynall,
but he wasn't gonna take any gubs,
because you can't bully me, you big guy.
That's right, Darrell Garrison probably said,
I'm not gonna call a foul on you, Monty,
not gonna be doing any good now,
Monty brings the ball up the floor,
now to Webster, rolls around to Walton,
then he goes, shoots, he scores!
Good play by Marvin Webster.
Now it's 96-83, folks.
Back to that 17 point number again.
Holland, Lucas to the right side,
underneath Walton, Alley-U puts it up,
no, he traveled with the ball, Bill Walton.
Three minutes, five seconds remaining to be played.
Now Larry Brown of the Denver Nuggets,
they think they have a little light.
The Blazer benched down to our left,
it's only a 13 point lead.
Less than three minutes to go now.
David Thompson to the left of the key,
steal on a bounce pass from McLean all alone.
Ramsey, I believe, gonna call for a timeout,
as Hollins puts the ball over to McThorpe Line,
takes the ball over to McThorpe Line,
there comes the timeout.
Now Hollins and Monty Pals got to do their thing again.
And that was broken up.
So this is an extra timeout network
and we're gonna send it your way
and the crowd is mumbling here
because this game is not over.
We have 2.47 remaining to be played in the game.
The score reads Portland 96, the Denver Nuggets 85.
Hollins, Lucas, Walton, steal and Johnny Davis.
Davis woman found it, front court across the way.
Davis with the ball high over his head.
Now to Lionel Hollins, breaks out of the back.
Lionel with the ball on the left side,
with the ball to Paul to Lucas.
Take a look, over for steals.
They swing it right to Johnny Davis.
Now to Lucas, in traffic, double pump, shoes, uh-uh,
he's fouled.
Walton right there, grabs it and stuffs it,
but however, Lucas was hammered by Marlon Webster.
First team foul, two-shot foul.
Good play, they ran, they ran Luke inside like they did
during that first game, they went back in Denver.
They ran that double screen, ran him inside
where he got the ball low and took the shot over.
Lucas up the line for a pair, Bobby Jones.
Look, first free throw is good.
He's got 12 points in the ball game tonight, Maurice Lucas.
And he's playing with four personal fouls
and has been for some time.
So has Walton, as a matter of fact, Lucas with one more.
It's more quiet at the Western front, he misses that.
Rebound, David Thompson, looks like he stepped out of bounds
but he hung in there.
The ball to Monty Powell, long pass down the floor
to Bobby Jones, works the ball to the left front court.
Now they get it inside, Webster back out to Monty Powell,
slips away, Johnny Davis, breakaway.
That's it.
Good play right there, that's the one that's gonna
make a difference now.
Johnny Davis with a steal and a drive and a layup all the way.
Denver coming back down the floor.
Yeah, look at the foul on Johnny Davis,
wouldn't you know it, at the other end of the floor.
I told him on the block, the plane's gonna go to two-two.
He's on the way to the hoop.
Johnny had pretty good position but who's gonna call,
the fixer can determine whether he's split in front of him
when he was in the air, that type of thing.
And of course they're gonna try to give Denver a break
not to make him look too bad coming down here
in the closing minutes.
But with two minutes and 10 seconds,
the left Portland is absolutely crumbled here.
They've got the ball game won.
As a little side note, this is the Blazers'
99th game of the year, including preseason,
the regular season and playoffs.
Larry Steele will come out and Bob Gross will come in.
Bobby's playing with five personal fouls.
Johnny Davis now has picked up his first personal foul.
McClain's first free throw is good.
99 to 86 is the score.
McClain can make it 99 to 87 and he does, 99 to 87.
Blazers being pressured in the backcourt,
they're gonna have to watch it.
Johnny Davis, Bobby Gross, he works the ball
over to the quick line, throws into the far right hand
corner to Lucas, back at the body gross.
Less than two minutes to go in the game.
Now the crowd comes alive again.
Over the line of holes in the left front court,
they're gonna play the clock down.
They're gonna go to Walton.
Walton turns around, makes a move on to Webster,
turns around, hook shot off the glass.
So good, Webster, the rebound.
Body Gross fouls out.
And Bobby Gross with a loose ball foul,
fouls out of the ball game.
And Jack Ramsey will have to go to the bench.
Larry Steele back in again.
And Larry Steele does come in.
Bobby Gross will come out.
With 1.46 remaining to be played.
And members, they have yet to give up.
Titans, Gatchens, Huggins and Clones
because this has been some kind of sensational
playoff series in the NBA.
Between these two very, very fine basketball teams.
Marvin Webster at the line, the crowd roars
and the free throw is good by the human eraser.
Marvin in the ball game has the 11 points.
Webster shooting 75% of the line in this series.
Averaging about four points.
Second free throw not good.
Walton takes the ball off the iron.
Big 11 point difference is back again
and it's not too much with a minute and 40 seconds
they can get it back.
Johnny Davidson, the left front court.
Drive through everybody, handles the ball.
All of the Globetrotters back to Holland.
Into the far corner, Lucas, he's free, doesn't shoot.
They're gonna play the clock down.
Back out to Holland.
Seven seconds, Zick, Holland 25 footer.
Uh-uh, doesn't drop.
Webster, the rebound.
Ahead to McClain.
McClain down the floor to Bobby Jones.
He couldn't hang on to it, he went out of bounds.
And it's gonna be Portland's ball.
With a minute and 17 seconds to go.
99-88 Portland.
They had a 25 point lead
but it really doesn't make any difference.
All you gotta do is win by one.
There's a shot, missed shot.
Johnny, uh, rebound, Thompson, his jumper no good.
Webster, the rebound, switches hands.
Flipping up left handed in traffic.
Marvin Webster.
101 to 90.
Less than a minute.
45 seconds to go.
Our post game guest is gonna be Johnny Davis.
In goes Lionel Hollins.
Underneath, left to right fouled.
David Thompson, that's all for David.
David Thompson gets a standing ovation
by the Portland fans.
And I congratulate all of you for doing that.
Marvin Webster, Maurice Lucas comes out.
They shake hands and they congratulate the opposition
as they come out.
They hug one another.
Walton and Lucas and this crowd loves every minute of it.
It's in the books.
Look out Los Angeles, look out.
Johnny Davis comes out.
Two points in the series.
Bonnie Pound plots one.
11 seconds.
10, nine, eight.
Heel underneath Robin Jones.
He gets two more and he's fouled with five seconds to go.
One, the game is over and the Blazers win it.
And Ramsey forces, floated in the air
and runs up the floor.
He doesn't care if he loses that one or not.
The game is over and everybody congratulates everybody.
The final score, Portland 108 to Denver Nuggets 92
and we'll be back in just one minute.
The score, that's his sixth.