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The Philadelphia 76ers signed Malone as a free agent in August, so that he could serve as a backup and mentor to 7-foot-6-inch (2.29 m) rookie Shawn Bradley. [ 85 ] [ 86 ] Malone appeared in 55 games as a reserve for the 76ers, averaging 5.3 points with 4.1 rebounds.
Moses Malone, NBA All-Defensive First Team At the time, their 65–17 regular season record ranked as the fifth greatest regular season win total in NBA history. Previously, only the 1972 Lakers (69–13), 1967 Sixers (68–13), 1971 Bucks (66–16), and 1973 Celtics (68–14; who lost the Conference Finals) exceeded this win total.
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 ...
Legendary big man Moses Malone has been ranked as the best free agency signing in the history of the Philadelphia 76ers.
From 1979-1983, the Chairman of the Boards solidified his legend and became the godfather of big men who followed through the 90s.
The 1983 NBA playoffs was the postseason tournament of the National Basketball Association's 1982–83 season.This was the final postseason using the 12-team format and this is the final postseason held of best of 3 series in first round, before the NBA expanded the postseason to 16 teams and first round expanded of best of 5 series the next season.
The 1984–85 Philadelphia 76ers season was notable for being Charles Barkley's rookie season. Barkley joined a veteran team that included Julius Erving, Moses Malone, and Maurice Cheeks, three players who took Philadelphia to the 1983 NBA championship. The Sixers finished with a regular season record of 58–24, five games behind the Celtics ...
The Sixers got off to a slow start losing 11 of their first 15 games, but managed to hold a 20–27 record at the All-Star break. [18] At midseason, Jeff Hornacek was traded to the Utah Jazz in exchange for Jeff Malone. [19] [20] [21] After a 20–26 start, the Sixers suffered a 15-game losing streak between February and March. The team ...