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Message: [QUOTE="SWC75, post: 3924542, member: 289"] 1976 NB: 73 OG: 59 Historical: OG: 923 points, 12 victories and 4 rings NB: 535 points, 5 victories and 4 rings. This time it was Junior who emerged with the big lead after the spring as both the Knicks (38-44) and the Rangers (29-42-9 for 67pts) plummeted into last place and missed the playoffs. They both beat out 9 teams in their home and rival leagues for a total of 18 points, leaving the Old Man down 18-55 going into the summer. The good news for Daddy is that the Yankees were back – until they got swept by the Big Red Machine in the World Series. But they went 97-62, being out 21 teams in both leagues and winning a six-game division. This was the last year of 24 MLB teams so they got half that number for being runners up and produced 38 big points, which would have moved Poppa to within a point of Junior if there were no New York Mets. But the lowly Giants went 3-11 and beat out just three NFL teams and it was no consolation that the lowly Jets did exactly the same thing. The Old Guard wound up with 59 points. Junior basically won his second title in a row in the spring as his New York Nets won the last ABA title. The league was down to 9 teams, two of which failed to finish the season. They didn’t bother with divisions, so they finished second to the Denver Nuggets, who they beat in a 6 game final for 32 points. And the Islanders also finished second – in the NHL East to the Flyers with a 42-21-17 (101) record. They beat out 9 NHL and 11 WHA teams and lost in the semis to the eventual champion Canadiens, collecting another 23 points. The Mets had their last good team of the Seaver Era, going 86-76, finishing third, 15 games behind the Phillies in the NL East. But they beat out 15 other MLB teams. That, together with the Jets 3 points gave Junior 73 points and a second straight championship. [/QUOTE]

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