| 释义 |
- Draft picks
- Roster
- Regular season Season standings Record vs. opponents Game Log
- Playoffs East First Round East Conference Semifinals East Conference Finals NBA Finals
- NBA Finals
- Awards, records, and legacy
- References
{{NBA_season
| logo =
| team = Philadelphia 76ers
| misc = Third NBA Championship
| end_year = 1983
| DivisionWin = yes
| ConferenceWin = yes
| ChampionshipWin = yes
| wins = 65
| losses = 17
| division = Atlantic
| division_place = 1
| conf_place = 1
| coach = Billy Cunningham
| gm = Pat Williams
| arena = The Spectrum
| television = WPHL-TV
PRISM
| radio = WIP
| playoffs = NBA Champions
(Defeated Lakers 4–0)
| bbr_team = PHI
}}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. Harold Katz bought the 76ers in 1982. On his watch, the final piece of the championship puzzle was completed before the 1982–83 season when they acquired free-agent center Moses Malone from the Houston Rockets in a sign-and-trade for Caldwell Jones.[1] Led by Hall of Famer Julius Erving and All-Stars Maurice Cheeks, Andrew Toney, and Bobby Jones they dominated the regular season, starting the season with 49 wins against 7 losses and winning 65 games in what is still the second most winning year in franchise history. Erving led as the team captain and was named the NBA All Star Game MVP, while Malone was named league MVP, and when reporters asked how the playoffs would run, he answered, "four, four, four"—in other words, predicting that the Sixers would need to only play four games in each of the three playoff series to win the title. Malone, speaking in a non-rhotic accent, pronounced the boast "fo', fo', fo'." However, the Sixers backed up Malone's boast. They made a mockery of the Eastern Conference playoffs, first sweeping the New York Knicks in the Semifinals and then beating the Milwaukee Bucks in five games in the Conference Finals. The Sixers went on to win their third NBA championship with a four-game sweep of the defending NBA champion Los Angeles Lakers, who had defeated them the season before. Malone was named the playoffs' MVP. Their 12–1 playoff record {{As of|2014|6|alt=still}} ranks as the third-best in league history after the 2017 Warriors, who went 16-1, and the 2001 Lakers, who went 15–1 en route to the NBA title coincidentally beating the 76ers in the finals. The Philadelphia-based group Pieces of a Dream had a minor hit in 1983 with the R&B song "Fo-Fi-Fo", which title was prompted by Malone's quip. Draft picks| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | School/Club Team | | 1 | 22 | Mark McNamara | C/F | United States}} | California | | 2 | 36 | J.J. Anderson | SF | United States}} | Bradley | | 2 | 45 | Russ Schoene | PF | United States}} | Tennessee-Chattanooga | | 3 | 68 | Dale Solomon | United States}} | Virginia Tech | | 4 | 91 | Bruce Atkins | United States}} | Duquesne | | 5 | 114 | Donald Mason | United States}} | Fresno State | | 6 | 137 | Kevin Boyle | United States}} | Iowa | | 7 | 160 | Keith Hilliard | United States}} | Southwest Missouri State | | 8 | 183 | Donald Seals | United States}} | Jackson State | | 9 | 204 | George Melton | United States}} | Cheyney (PA) | | 10 | 224 | Randy Burkert | United States}} | Drexel |
Roster{{NBA roster header|team = Philadelphia 76ers}}{{player2 | num = 10 | first = Maurice | last = Cheeks | pos = G | ft = 6 | in = 1 | lbs = 180 | college = West Texas A&M | DOB = 1956-09-08 }}{{player2 | num = 25 | first = Earl | last = Cureton | pos = F | ft = 6 | in = 9 | lbs = 210 | college = Detroit | DOB = 1957-09-03 }}{{player2 | num = 14 | first = Franklin | last = Edwards | pos = G | ft = 6 | in = 1 | lbs = 170 | college = Cleveland State | DOB = 1959-02-02 }}{{player2 | num = 6 | first = Julius | last = Erving | pos = F | ft = 6 | in = 6 | lbs = 210 | college = UMass | DOB = 1950-02-22 }}{{player2 | num = 8 | first = Marc | last = Iavaroni | pos = PF | ft = 6 | in = 8 | lbs = 210 | college = Virginia | DOB = 1956-09-15}}{{player2 | num = 24 | first = Bobby | last = Jones | dab = basketball, born 1951 | pos = F | ft = 6 | in = 9 | lbs = 210 | college = North Carolina | DOB = 1951-12-18 }}{{player2 | num = 2 | first = Moses | last = Malone | pos = C | ft = 6 | in = 11 | lbs = 240 | school = Petersburg High School | DOB = 1955–03–23 }}{{player2 | num = 31 | first = Mark | last = McNamara | pos = C | ft = 6 | in = 11 | lbs = 235 | college = California| DOB = 1959-06-08 }}{{player2 | num = 4 | first = Clint | last = Richardson | pos = G | ft = 6 | in = 3 | lbs = 195 | college = Seattle | DOB = 1956-08-07 }}{{player2 | num = 22 | first = Andrew | last = Toney | pos = G | ft = 6 | in = 3 | lbs = 178 | college = Louisiana-Lafayette | DOB = 1957-11-23 }}{{NBA roster footer
| head_coach =Regular seasonSeason standings{{1982–83 NBA Atlantic standings|team=PHI}}{{1982–83 NBA East standings|team=PHI}}Record vs. opponents| 1982-83 NBA Records |
|---|
| Team | ATL | BOS | CHI | CLE | DAL | DEN | DET | GSW | HOU | IND | KCK | LAL | MIL | NJN | NYK | PHI | PHO | POR | SAS | SDC | SEA | UTA | WAS |
|---|
| Atlanta | — | 1–5 | 5–1 | 6–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 6–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–4 | 2–4 | 3–2 | 2–4 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 4–2 | | Boston | 5–1 | — | 3–2 | 5–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–3 | 5–1 | 3–3 | 3–3 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–3 | | Chicago | 1–5 | 2–3 | — | 5–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–4 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–5 | 2–4 | 1–4 | 1–5 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–5 | | Cleveland | 0–6 | 1–5 | 1–5 | — | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–5 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 5–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–5 | 0–6 | 1–5 | 0–5 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 3–2 | | Dallas | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | — | 3–3 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 5–1 | 2–0 | 3–3 | 2–3 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–3 | 3–2 | 2–4 | 5–0 | 2–3 | 2–4 | 0–2 | | Denver | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–3 | — | 2–0 | 4–1 | 5–1 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 1–4 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 4–1 | 2–3 | 2–4 | 3–2 | 3–2 | 4–2 | 1–1 | | Detroit | 3–3 | 3–3 | 4–2 | 5–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | — | 2–0 | 2–0 | 4–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 3–3 | 3–2 | 1–5 | 0–6 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 3–2 | | Golden State | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–3 | 1–4 | 0–2 | — | 3–2 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 1–5 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–4 | 2–4 | 1–4 | 3–3 | 3–3 | 3–2 | 2–0 | | Houston | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–5 | 1–5 | 0–2 | 2–3 | — | 2–0 | 1–5 | 0–5 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–5 | 0–5 | 1–5 | 2–3 | 1–4 | 0–6 | 1–1 | | Indiana | 0–6 | 1–4 | 2–4 | 1–5 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–4 | 1–1 | 0–2 | — | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–5 | 0–6 | 3–3 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–5 | | Kansas City | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 3–3 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 5–1 | 1–1 | — | 1–4 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–4 | 2–3 | 3–3 | 4–1 | 1–4 | 4–2 | 2–0 | | Los Angeles | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 5–1 | 5–0 | 2–0 | 4–1 | — | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 3–3 | 3–3 | 1–4 | 5–1 | 5–1 | 4–1 | 1–1 | | Milwaukee | 4–1 | 3–3 | 5–1 | 5–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 5–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | — | 3–2 | 4–2 | 1–5 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 3–2 | | New Jersey | 4–2 | 1–5 | 4–2 | 6–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 6–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–3 | — | 4–2 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–2 | | New York | 2–3 | 3–3 | 4–1 | 5–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 5–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–4 | 2–4 | — | 1–5 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–2 | | Philadelphia | 4–2 | 3–3 | 5–1 | 5–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 6–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 5–1 | 3–3 | 5–1 | — | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 4–2 | | Phoenix | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 5–0 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | — | 5–1 | 3–2 | 4–2 | 5–1 | 5–0 | 0–2 | | Portland | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 5–0 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 3–3 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–5 | — | 2–3 | 5–1 | 3–3 | 3–2 | 1–1 | | San Antonio | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 4–2 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 5–1 | 2–0 | 3–3 | 4–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 3–2 | — | 4–1 | 1–4 | 5–1 | 2–0 | | San Diego | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–5 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 1–5 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–4 | 1–5 | 1–4 | — | 0–6 | 2–3 | 0–2 | | Seattle | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 3–3 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 1–5 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–5 | 3–3 | 4–1 | 6–0 | — | 5–0 | 1–1 | | Utah | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 4–2 | 2–4 | 2–0 | 2–3 | 6–0 | 0–2 | 2–4 | 1–4 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–5 | 2–3 | 1–5 | 3–2 | 0–5 | — | 0–2 | | Washington | 2–4 | 3–3 | 5–1 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 5–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 3–3 | 2–4 | 2–4 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | — |
Game Log1982–83 Game Log
Total: 65–17 (Home: 35–6 ; Road: 30–11) |
|---|
October: 2–0 (Home: 1–0 ; Road 1–0) | Game | Date | Opponent | Score | Location | Record |
|---|
| 1 | October 29 | @ New York Knicks | 104–89 | Madison Square Garden | 1–0 | | 2 | October 30 | New Jersey Nets | 110–99 | Philadelphia Spectrum | 2–0 |
| November: 11–3 (Home: 7–2 ; Road 4–1) | Game | Date | Opponent | Score | Location | Record |
|---|
| 3 | November 3 | San Diego Clippers | 130–111 | Philadelphia Spectrum | 3–0 | | 4 | November 5 | @ Detroit Pistons | 120–109 | Pontiac Silverdome | 4–0 | | 5 | November 6 | Boston Celtics | 119–115 | Philadelphia Spectrum | 5–0 | | 6 | November 10 | Chicago Bulls | 145–108 | Philadelphia Spectrum | 6–0 | | 7 | November 12 | Indiana Pacers | 108–117 | Philadelphia Spectrum | 6–1 | | 8 | November 13 | @ New Jersey Nets | 110–100 | Brendan Byrne Arena | 7–1 | | 9 | November 14 | Washington Bullets | 102–93 | Philadelphia Spectrum | 8–1 | | 10 | November 17 | Detroit Pistons | 120–103 | Philadelphia Spectrum | 9–1 | | 11 | November 19 | Milwaukee Bucks | 121–109 | Philadelphia Spectrum | 10–1 | | 12 | November 23 | Portland Trail Blazers | 103–106 | Philadelphia Spectrum | 10–2 | | 13 | November 24 | @ Indiana Pacers | 121–106 | Market Square Arena | 11–2 | | 14 | November 26 | @ Cleveland Cavaliers | 120–102 | Coliseum at Richfield | 12–2 | | 15 | November 27 | Utah Jazz | 126–113 | Philadelphia Spectrum | 13–2 | | 16 | November 30 | @ Atlanta Hawks | 97–111 | Omni Coliseum | 13–3 |
| December: 11–2 (Home: 5–0 ; Road 6–2) | Game | Date | Opponent | Score | Location | Record |
|---|
| 17 | December 2 | @ Phoenix Suns | 116–108 | Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum | 14–3 | | 18 | December 3 | @ San Diego Clippers | 127–110 | San Diego Sports Arena | 15–3 | | 19 | December 5 | @ Los Angeles Lakers | 114–104 | The Forum | 16–3 | | 20 | December 8 | Atlanta Hawks | 132–85 | Philadelphia Spectrum | 17–3 | | 21 | December 10 | @ Boston Celtics | 97–123 | Boston Garden | 17–4 | | 22 | December 11 | Detroit Pistons | 128–111 | Philadelphia Spectrum | 18–4 | | 23 | December 15 | Cleveland Cavaliers | 99–93 | Philadelphia Spectrum | 19–4 | | 24 | December 17 | New York Knicks | 109–95 | Philadelphia Spectrum | 20–4 | | 25 | December 18 | @ Washington Bullets | 97–100 | Capital Centre | 20–5 | | 26 | December 21 | Boston Celtics | 122–105 | Philadelphia Spectrum | 21–5 | | 27 | December 26 | @ San Antonio Spurs | 124–122 | HemisFair Arena | 22–5 | | 28 | December 28 | @ Houston Rockets | 104–93 | The Summit | 23–5 | | 29 | December 29 | @ Dallas Mavericks | 126–116 | Reunion Arena | 24–5 |
| January: 14–1 (Home: 7–0 ; Road 7–1) | Game | Date | Opponent | Score | Location | Record |
|---|
| 30 | January 5 | Los Angeles Lakers | 122–120 | Philadelphia Spectrum | 25–5 | | 31 | January 7 | @ Washington Bullets | 106–89 | Capital Centre | 26–5 | | 32 | January 8 | Kansas City Kings | 125–113 | Philadelphia Spectrum | 27–5 | | 33 | January 11 | @ Atlanta Hawks | 109–99 | Omni Coliseum | 28–5 | | 34 | January 12 | Milwaukee Bucks | 122–121 | Philadelphia Spectrum | 29–5 | | 35 | January 14 | @ Detroit Pistons | 115–105 | Pontiac Silverdome | 30–5 | | 36 | January 15 | Indiana Pacers | 114–105 | Philadelphia Spectrum | 31–5 | | 37 | January 18 | @ Cleveland Cavaliers | 98–90 | Coliseum at Richfield | 32–5 | | 38 | January 19 | Chicago Bulls | 126–106 | Philadelphia Spectrum | 33–5 | | 39 | January 21 | Seattle SuperSonics | 130–117 | Philadelphia Spectrum | 34–5 | | 40 | January 23 | @ Milwaukee Bucks | 96–107 | MECCA Arena | 34–6 | | 41 | January 25 | @ Chicago Bulls | 116–99 | Chicago Stadium | 35–6 | | 42 | January 26 | Phoenix Suns | 113–102 | Philadelphia Spectrum | 36–6 | | 43 | January 28 | @ Kansas City Kings | 114–99 | Kemper Arena | 37–6 | | 44 | January 29 | @ Utah Jazz | 126–109 | Salt Palace | 38–6 |
| February: 11–1 (Home: 7–0 ; Road 4–1) | Game | Date | Opponent | Score | Location | Record |
|---|
| 45 | February 1 | @ Denver Nuggets | 133–124 | McNichols Sports Arena | 39–6 | | 46 | February 3 | @ Golden State Warriors | 117–111 | Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena | 40–6 | | 47 | February 4 | @ Portland Trail Blazers | 109–115 | Memorial Coliseum | 40–7 | | 48 | February 6 | @ Seattle SuperSonics | 97–96 | King County Domed Stadium | 41–7 | | 49 | February 9 | Atlanta Hawks | 106–93 | Philadelphia Spectrum | 42–7 | | 50 | February 10 | @ Chicago Bulls | 116–110 | Chicago Stadium | 43–7 | | 51 | February 16 | Denver Nuggets | 116–95 | Philadelphia Spectrum | 44–7 | | 52 | February 18 | Houston Rockets | 127–98 | Philadelphia Spectrum | 45–7 | | 53 | February 20 | New York Knicks | 104–89 | Philadelphia Spectrum | 46–7 | | 54 | February 23 | Dallas Mavericks | 133–101 | Philadelphia Spectrum | 47–7 | | 55 | February 25 | Chicago Bulls | 116–111 | Philadelphia Spectrum | 48–7 | | 56 | February 27 | Golden State Warriors | 115–104 | Philadelphia Spectrum | 49–7 |
| March: 11–5 (Home: 6–1 ; Road 5–4) | Game | Date | Opponent | Score | Location | Record |
|---|
| 57 | March 1 | @ New York Knicks | 106–94 | Madison Square Garden | 50–7 | | 58 | March 4 | @ Boston Celtics | 110–115 | Boston Garden | 50–8 | | 59 | March 6 | @ New Jersey Nets | 106–112 | Brendan Byrne Arena | 50–9 | | 60 | March 7 | Detroit Pistons | 123–114 | Philadelphia Spectrum | 51–9 | | 61 | March 12 | @ Washington Bullets | 95–86 | Capital Centre | 52–9 | | 62 | March 13 | Washington Bullets | 97–93 | Philadelphia Spectrum | 53–9 | | 63 | March 15 | @ Indiana Pacers | 132–128 | Market Square Arena | 54–9 | | 64 | March 16 | Boston Celtics | 105–100 | Philadelphia Spectrum | 55–9 | | 65 | March 19 | @ Milwaukee Bucks | 105–97 | MECCA Arena | 56–9 | | 66 | March 20 | @ Detroit Pistons | 121–119 | Pontiac Silverdome | 57–9 | | 67 | March 22 | @ New York Knicks | 76–89 | Madison Square Garden | 57–10 | | 68 | March 23 | Milwaukee Bucks | 104–101 | Philadelphia Spectrum | 58–10 | | 69 | March 25 | New Jersey Nets | 92–101 | Philadelphia Spectrum | 58–11 | | 70 | March 27 | Cleveland Cavaliers | 94–80 | Philadelphia Spectrum | 59–11 | | 71 | March 29 | @ Chicago Bulls | 95–97 | Chicago Stadium | 59–12 | | 72 | March 30 | Atlanta Hawks | 120–113 | Philadelphia Spectrum | 60–12 |
| April: 5–5 (Home: 2–3 ; Road 3–2) | Game | Date | Opponent | Score | Location | Record |
|---|
| 73 | April 1 | New Jersey Nets | 104–111 | Philadelphia Spectrum | 60–13 | | 74 | April 3 | @ Cleveland Cavaliers | 96–84 | Coliseum at Richfield | 61–13 | | 75 | April 5 | @ Milwaukee Bucks | 116–108 | MECCA Arena | 62–13 | | 76 | April 6 | San Antonio Spurs | 109–112 | Philadelphia Spectrum | 62–14 | | 77 | April 8 | Indiana Pacers | 126–118 | Philadelphia Spectrum | 63–14 | | 78 | April 10 | New York Knicks | 113–97 | Philadelphia Spectrum | 64–14 | | 79 | April 12 | @ Atlanta Hawks | 97–102 | Omni Coliseum | 64–15 | | 80 | April 13 | Washington Bullets | 76–95 | Philadelphia Spectrum | 64–16 | | 81 | April 15 | @ New Jersey Nets | 100–98 | Brendan Byrne Arena | 65–16 | | 82 | April 17 | @ Boston Celtics | 101–114 | Boston Garden | 65–17 |
| | [https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/PHI/1983_games.html 1982–83 Schedule] |
|---|
PlayoffsEast First RoundThe 76ers had a first round bye. East Conference Semifinals(1) Philadelphia 76ers vs. (5) New York Knicks: 76ers win series 4–0 - Game 1 @ The Spectrum, Philadelphia: Philadelphia 112, New York 102
- Game 2 @ The Spectrum, Philadelphia: Philadelphia 98, New York 91
- Game 3 @ Madison Square Garden, New York City: Philadelphia 107, New York 105
- Game 4 @ Madison Square Garden, New York City: Philadelphia 105, New York 102
East Conference Finals(1) Philadelphia 76ers vs. (2) Milwaukee Bucks: 76ers win series 4–1 - Game 1 @ The Spectrum, Philadelphia: Philadelphia 111, Milwaukee 109 (OT)
- Game 2 @ The Spectrum, Philadelphia: Philadelphia 87, Milwaukee 81
- Game 3 @ The MECCA, Milwaukee: Philadelphia 104, Milwaukee 96
- Game 4 @ The MECCA, Milwaukee: Milwaukee 100, Philadelphia 94
- Game 5 @ The Spectrum, Philadelphia: Philadelphia 115, Milwaukee 103
NBA Finals(1) Philadelphia 76ers vs. (1) Los Angeles Lakers: 76ers win series 4–0 - Game 1 @ The Spectrum, Philadelphia: Philadelphia 113, Los Angeles 107
- Game 2 @ The Spectrum, Philadelphia: Philadelphia 103, Los Angeles 93
- Game 3 @ The Forum, Los Angeles: Philadelphia 111, Los Angeles 94
- Game 4 @ The Forum, Los Angeles: Philadelphia 115, Los Angeles 108
NBA FinalsThe 1983 NBA Finals was the championship round of the {{nbay|1982}} season. The 76ers went on to capture their second NBA championship as they swept the New York Knicks, and proceeded to beat the Milwaukee Bucks in five games. They finally finished it off with a four-game sweep of the Los Angeles Lakers, who had defeated them the season before, making this the only NBA championship not to be won by either the Lakers or the Boston Celtics from 1980–1988. Said head coach Billy Cunningham, "The difference from last year was Moses." Malone was named MVP of the 1983 Finals, as well as league MVP for the third time in his career. The 76ers completed one of the most dominating playoff runs in league history with a 12-1 mark after league and NBA Finals MVP Moses promised "Fo', fo', fo" (as in "four, four, four" – four wins to win each playoff series), which they accomplished in 13 games. The 76ers were also led by Julius Erving, Maurice Cheeks, Andrew Toney, and Bobby Jones. The 1983 NBA Finals was the last to end before June 1. This championship is especially noted because it would be the last major sports championship for the city of Philadelphia until the Phillies won the 2008 World Series.[2] At the time, no other city with all four professional sports teams had a championship drought last as long as that from 1983–2008 (25 years).[3] When the Flyers played for the 2010 Stanley Cup, The Ottawa Citizen reported that the main reason for that lengthy championship drought was because the only years the city's teams played for championships during that time were years presidents were inaugurated.[4] The city's teams had lost championships during such years, beginning with the 76ers themselves in {{nbafy|1977}}.[4] The exceptions were the Phillies in {{wsy|1983}} and the Flyers in {{scfy|1987}}.[4] Following the 1983 NBA Finals, a video documentary called "That Championship Feeling" recaps the NBA Playoff action that year. Dick Stockton narrated the video, and Irene Cara's 1983 hit single "What A Feeling" is the official theme song for the video documentary. For the first time, NBA Entertainment used videotape instead of film for all the on-court and off-court footage. Awards, records, and legacy- Moses Malone, NBA Most Valuable Player Award
- Moses Malone, NBA Finals Most Valuable Player Award
- Bobby Jones, NBA Sixth Man of the Year Award
- Moses Malone, All-NBA First Team
- Julius Erving, All-NBA First Team
- Bobby Jones, NBA All-Defensive First Team
- Maurice Cheeks, NBA All-Defensive First Team
- 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), the 1967 Sixers (68-13), the 1971 Bucks (66-16), and the 1973 Celtics (who lost in that years Conference Finals; 68-14), exceeded this total. Their .8105 winning percentage, combined regular season and post season (77-18) in 1983, has been topped since by just five(5) teams, the 1986 Celtics (.820, with 18 losses), the 1996 Bulls (.870), the 1997 Bulls (.832), the 2016 Warriors (.830, also with 18 losses, lost NBA finals), and the 2017 Warriors (.838). In fact, after 66 regular season games, their record stood at 57-9 (the 2016 Golden State Warriors were only 3 games ahead of this pace at 60-6, in the record breaking 73 win regular season). Possessing an exceptionally talented roster, and having a brilliant coaching staff in Billy Cunningham, Matt Goukas, and Jack McMahon, the 1982–1983 Philadelphia 76ers were one of the very best teams in NBA history. References1. ^{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1982/09/16/sports/malone-goes-to-76ers-for-caldwell-jones.html |title=Malone Goes to 76ers for Caldwell Jones |newspaper=The New York Times |date=September 16, 1982 }}
2. ^{{cite news|title=WORLD CHAMPS!; 28 years later, Phillies again are baseball's best|date=October 30, 2008|first=Phil|last=Sheridan|newspaper=Philadelphia Inquirer|page=A1|quote=After 25 years of drought...Philadelphia has its championship...the Phillies really are World Series champions.}}
3. ^{{cite news|title=Phillified|last=Levin|first=Bob|newspaper=The Globe and Mail|date=October 21, 2008|page=S1}}
4. ^1 2 {{cite news|title=Two cities that could use a CUP|date=June 2, 2010|first=Ken|last=Warren|newspaper=Ottawa Citizen|page=B3}}
- [https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/PHI/1983.html Philadelphia 76ers on Basketball Reference]
{{1982–83 NBA season by team}}{{NBA Champions}}{{Philadelphia 76ers seasons}}{{NBA10T}}{{DEFAULTSORT:1982-83 Philadelphia 76ers Season}} 6 : 1982–83 NBA season by team|Philadelphia 76ers seasons|Eastern Conference (NBA) championship seasons|NBA championship seasons|1982 in sports in Pennsylvania|1983 in sports in Pennsylvania |