Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
The Sixers won their last title in 1983 against the Los Angeles Lakers, sweeping them in four games. During the 1990s, the 76ers declined to an 18–64 record in 1995–96 before popular high-scoring guard Allen Iverson led the team back up the table.
Philadelphia 76ers The final piece of the Philadelphia 76ers ' championship puzzle was completed before the 1982–83 season when they acquired center Moses Malone from the Houston Rockets . They went on to capture their third NBA championship as they won 65 games, and stormed through the playoffs , first sweeping the New York Knicks , and then ...
The 1982–83 Philadelphia 76ers season was the 37th season of the franchise (going back to their days as the Syracuse Nationals) and their 20th season in Philadelphia. The 76ers entered the season as runner-ups in the 1982 NBA Finals , where they lost to the Los Angeles Lakers in six games.
The record was just one season shy of the 22-year playoff run set by the Syracuse Nationals/Philadelphia 76ers from 1950–1971. The Celtics were swept out of the playoffs for the first time in team history, losing 4–0 to the Bucks in the second round. This was the Spurs' last appearance in the Conference Finals until 1995.
Despite that, the Sixers did not have the worst win–loss record in the overall NBA standings: the Timberwolves fared worse with a 16–66 record and Knicks fared second with 17–65 record. On May 19, the 76ers were awarded the third overall pick in the 2015 NBA draft , where they selected Duke center Jahlil Okafor with the third overall pick.
He finished 5-of-7 from distance, 13-of-19 overall from the field, and connected on a whopping 19-of-21 foul shots days after the Sixers filed a grievance with the NBA, claiming that Embiid and ...
Maxey had the most points by a Sixers player in a win to stave off elimination, surpassing Hall of Famer Allen Iverson's 44 in a Game 7 win against Milwaukee in the 2001 Eastern Conference final.
Just like in the previous year's playoffs, the Sixers led 2–1 after three games, but the Magic won three straight to eliminate the Sixers from the playoffs. It was also during the season that the Sixers played one home game at their old home, the Wachovia Spectrum. The Sixers won 104–101 over the Chicago Bulls on March 13, 2009. The game ...