Notable occurrences, NBA

1979-80 NBA season



The NBA officially adopts the three-point field goal



This was the first season the NBA had a cable television partner. The USA Network signed a 3 year, 1.5 million dollar deal.



Darryl Dawkins broke two backboards: one at Kansas City's Municipal Auditorium on November 13, 1979, and a second backboard 23 days later at the Philadelphia Spectrum. Because his dunks resulted in delays while teams went to find another backboard, the NBA eventually modified their basketball rims to make them collapsible in the event another superstar wanted to emulate Dawkins' dunks

This post has been edited by _R@uL_ on 26 May 2007, 20:46

1978-79 NBA season



The Jazz play their final season in New Orleans, Louisiana, before moving to Salt Lake City, Utah. It would become 23 years before New Orleans receives another NBA franchise.

This post has been edited by _R@uL_ on 26 May 2007, 20:52

_R@uL_
თან პოსტებს იმატებ და რამე თუ როგორ? :D

majlajuna

ხო თითო პოსტში თითო ლავაშს მაძლევენ და....

1977-78 NBA season


The defending champion Portland Trail Blazers went off to a 50-10 start and looked poised to repeat, but Bill Walton broke his foot (the first of the numerous major injuries that radically shortened his career) and was out for the remainder of the season. The Blazers, hurt by Walton's absence and by other key injuries, faded to an 8-14 finish and lost to the Sonics in the Western Conference semifinals.

This post has been edited by _R@uL_ on 26 May 2007, 21:01

1976-77 NBA season




The NBA Playoffs are expanded from 5 teams per conference to 6.

This post has been edited by _R@uL_ on 26 May 2007, 21:10

1975-76 NBA season

Larry O'Brien begins his tenure as the league's third commissioner


Arguably the greatest NBA game ever played occurred in Game 5 of the NBA Finals when the Celtics and the Suns go into triple-overtime before the Celtics prevailed 128-126

This post has been edited by _R@uL_ on 26 May 2007, 21:13

_R@uL_
კაი თემაა :up:
მერე გადავხედავ და გავიხსენებ/გავიგებ კაი რაღაცეებს

[SIZE=7]1974-75 NBA season




The NBA Playoffs were expanded from 4 teams per conference to 5, adding another round to the playoffs



The Capital Bullets are renamed the Washington Bullets

This post has been edited by _R@uL_ on 26 May 2007, 21:22

ტანკე

;)


1974-75 NBA season




The NBA Playoffs were expanded from 4 teams per conference to 5, adding another round to the playoffs



The Capital Bullets are renamed the Washington Bullets

1973-74 NBA season




The NBA on CBS began. CBS' partnership with the NBA lasted 17 consecutive years, and ended in 1990, when NBC took over as the NBA's broadcast partner.



Shot Blocking became an official stat in the league.

This post has been edited by _R@uL_ on 26 May 2007, 21:26

1972-73 NBA season




This was the final season of the ABC association with the NBA (until the 2002-03 NBA season).


The Cincinnati Royals relocate and become the Kansas City-Omaha Kings, splitting home games between Kansas City, Missouri and Omaha, Nebraska

This post has been edited by _R@uL_ on 26 May 2007, 21:30

1971-72 NBA season



The San Francisco Warriors are renamed the Golden State Warriors as the team moves from San Francisco, California




The Lakers' 69 wins set a new record for most regular season wins in NBA history. This mark would stand for 24 seasons, until it was bettered by the 1995-96 Chicago Bulls.





The Lakers' Elgin Baylor announced his retirement nine games into the season. That night, the Lakers began a winning streak that would last for two months, totaling 33 games. That streak still stands as the longest winning streak in the history of major American professional team sports

This post has been edited by _R@uL_ on 26 May 2007, 21:35

1970-71 NBA season

The NBA expands to 17 teams as the Portland Trail Blazers, the Buffalo Braves, and the Cleveland Cavaliers begin play. For the first time, the league is divided into Conferences (East and West), each with two divisions.

This post has been edited by _R@uL_ on 26 May 2007, 21:50

1969-70 NBA season


One of the most memorable sports moments occurred before Game 7 of the NBA Finals as an injured Willis Reed emerged unto the Madison Square Garden floor shortly before tip-off. Although he only played a few minutes, the rejuvenated Knicks beat the Lakers 113-99 to win the championship.

This post has been edited by _R@uL_ on 26 May 2007, 21:52