The Miracle of Richfield

Before the 2007 Eastern Conference championship, the 1976 87-85 Game Seven Conference Semifinal win over the Washington Bullets was the Cleveland Cavaliers playoff claim to fame...at least locally.
This is a rare video of the last moments of the game which includes Joe Tait commentary.

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Sports

Tags:

• Cavaliers
• Cleveland
• Miracle
• of
• Richfield
• 1976
• NBA
• playoffs
• Joe
• Tait
• crazy
• fans
• baskets
• torn
• down
• celebration

[billytickets]

I have been many world series super bowls and i have never heard such a frenzied loud crowd in my life

[PsYcHo14]

As someone who grew up in Richfield... They should have burned the city to the ground that night....

[Turtle3000GT]

@PsYcHo14 You mean the cornfields? lol this was so far out of Cleveland but still it was rockin!!!!

[packerlandmike]

Tonight is Joe Tait's final game after 39 years as the Cavs' voice.

Good night, Joe, and good retirement. :)

[godawgs06]

I love how the fans could rush the court back then!

[mosesgoblue90]

jim chones does brake his foot the cavs r in the finals that year with out a doubt

[catlarry]

@billytickets I was there that night. It felt like my ears were stuffed with cotton for a few days after. If you've ever sat close to a speaker at a rock concert you know what I'm talking about.

[Ciaresayton]

@cbjrcher What? Luke Wittee? Alan Hornyack? John Bagley? No matter how pitiful the team, the sounds of Joe Tait taking me left to right across that radio dial with my hometown cavs was my warmth for many winter nights. Get better real soon Joe. And put on those running shoes tonight, fellas!! Fill the lanes, and Wham with the Right Hand!!

[walts44]

Freakin Joe Tait is the BEST. F Lebron.

[lemontripe]

great memory - I love the way the fans stormed to court. No one got hurt; good clean fun. Would never happen at today's venues...thanks for posting

[m1049]

@PsYcHo14 city? what city? you mean the sheep farm next door?

[cbjrcher]

The Cavs were such a horrible team for many years, it was great to see them finally break through and make the playoffs that season for the first time. I also remember a few years afterwards when they traded away many of their draft picks for marginal players while making other teams great