"A stranger in town would have thought Portland had gone mad" on June 5, 1977, wrote The Oregonian. What's more, "he would have been right." The Trail Blazers, in only their seventh NBA season, had come from two games down in the finals to make themselves champions of the world. From inside Memorial Coliseum to the farthest corners of the metro area, fans celebrated with wild abandon. Rip City would never be the same. Celebrate the title with a museum-quality 13" x 19" poster of the next morning's front page, printed on Epson Ultra Premium Luster paper with archival ink.
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