1982–83 Philadelphia 76ers season



















1982–83 Philadelphia 76ers season

NBA champions
Conference champions
Division champions
Head coachBilly Cunningham
General managerPat Williams
ArenaThe Spectrum
Results
Record65–17 (.793)
Place
Division: 1st (Atlantic)
Conference: 1st (Eastern)
Playoff finish
NBA Champions
(Defeated Lakers 4–0)


Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television
WPHL-TV
PRISM
RadioWIP


< 1981–82 1983–84 >

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 still[update] 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.




Contents





  • 1 Draft picks


  • 2 Roster


  • 3 Regular season

    • 3.1 Season standings


    • 3.2 Record vs. opponents


    • 3.3 Game Log



  • 4 Playoffs

    • 4.1 East First Round


    • 4.2 East Conference Semifinals


    • 4.3 East Conference Finals


    • 4.4 NBA Finals



  • 5 NBA Finals


  • 6 Awards, records, and legacy


  • 7 References




Draft picks










































































Round
Pick
Player
Position
Nationality
School/Club Team
122Mark McNamaraC/F
 United States
California
236J.J. AndersonSF
 United States
Bradley
245Russ SchoenePF
 United States
Tennessee-Chattanooga
368Dale Solomon
 United States
Virginia Tech
491Bruce Atkins
 United States
Duquesne
5114Donald Mason
 United States
Fresno State
6137Kevin Boyle
 United States
Iowa
7160Keith Hilliard
 United States
Southwest Missouri State
8183Donald Seals
 United States
Jackson State
9204George Melton
 United States
Cheyney (PA)
10224Randy Burkert
 United States
Drexel


Roster







Philadelphia 76ers roster

PlayersCoaches














































































Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOB (YYYY-MM-DD)From

G

7001100000000000000♠10

Cheeks, Maurice

7000185420000000000♠6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
1956-09-08

West Texas A&M

F

7001250000000000000♠25

Cureton, Earl

7000205740000000000♠6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
210 lb (95 kg)
1957-09-03

Detroit

G

7001140000000000000♠14

Edwards, Franklin

7000185420000000000♠6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
170 lb (77 kg)
1959-02-02

Cleveland State

F

7000600000000000000♠6

Erving, Julius

7000198120000000000♠6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
210 lb (95 kg)
1950-02-22

UMass

PF

7000800000000000000♠8

Iavaroni, Marc

7000203200000000000♠6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
210 lb (95 kg)
1956-09-15

Virginia

F

7001240000000000000♠24

Jones, Bobby

7000205740000000000♠6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
210 lb (95 kg)
1951-12-18

North Carolina

C

7000200000000000000♠2

Malone, Moses

7000210820000000000♠6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
240 lb (109 kg)
1955–03–23

Petersburg High School

C

7001310000000000000♠31

McNamara, Mark

7000210820000000000♠6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
235 lb (107 kg)
1959-06-08

California

G

7000400000000000000♠4

Richardson, Clint

7000190500000000000♠6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
195 lb (88 kg)
1956-08-07

Seattle

G

7001220000000000000♠22

Toney, Andrew

7000190500000000000♠6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
178 lb (81 kg)
1957-11-23

Louisiana

Head coach
  • Billy Cunningham

Legend

  • (C) Team captain


  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick


  • (FA) Free agent


  • (S) Suspended


  • Injured Injured



Regular season



Season standings



















































Atlantic Division

W

L

PCT

GB

Home

Road

Div

y-Philadelphia 76ers
6517.79335–630–1115–9

x-Boston Celtics
5626.683933–823–1814–10

x-New Jersey Nets
4933.5981630–1119–2211–13

x-New York Knicks
4438.5372126–1518–2310–14

Washington Bullets
4240.5122327–1415–2610–14









































































#

Eastern Conference
Team

W

L

PCT

GB
1

z-Philadelphia 76ers
6517.793
2

y-Milwaukee Bucks
5131.62214
3

x-Boston Celtics
5626.6839
4

x-New Jersey Nets
4933.59816
5

x-New York Knicks
4438.53721
6

x-Atlanta Hawks
4339.52422

7
Washington Bullets4240.51223
8
Detroit Pistons3745.45128
9
Chicago Bulls2854.34137
10
Cleveland Cavaliers2359.28042
11
Indiana Pacers2062.24445


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
1–55–16–01–11–13–30–22–06–00–20–21–42–43–22–41–11–10–21–11–12–04–2

Boston
5–13–25–12–02–03–31–12–04–11–12–03–35–13–33–32–01–12–01–11–12–03–3

Chicago
1–52–35–11–11–12–42–01–14–20–20–21–52–41–41–50–21–10–21–10–21–11–5

Cleveland
0–61–51–52–00–21–52–02–05–11–10–21–50–61–50–50–21–10–21–11–10–23–2

Dallas
1–10–21–10–23–32–03–25–12–03–32–30–20–20–20–22–33–22–45–02–32–40–2

Denver
1–10–21–12–03–32–04–15–11–13–31–42–01–10–20–24–12–32–43–23–24–21–1

Detroit
3–33–34–25–10–20–22–02–04–20–20–23–33–21–50–61–11–11–11–10–20–23–2

Golden State
2–01–10–20–22–31–40–23–21–11–41–51–10–21–10–22–42–41–43–33–33–22–0

Houston
0–20–21–10–21–51–50–22–32–01–50–50–21–10–20–20–50–51–52–31–40–61–1

Indiana
0–61–42–41–50–21–12–41–10–21–10–21–50–63–31–41–10–20–21–11–12–01–5

Kansas City
2–01–12–01–13–33–32–04–15–11–11–41–11–11–10–21–42–33–34–11–44–22–0

Los Angeles
2–00–22–02–03–24–12–05–15–02–04–12–01–12–00–23–33–31–45–15–14–11–1

Milwaukee
4–13–35–15–12–00–23–31–12–05–11–10–23–24–21–51–12–02–02–00–22–03–2

New Jersey
4–21–54–26–02–01–12–32–01–16–01–11–12–34–23–31–11–10–21–12–01–13–2

New York
2–33–34–15–12–02–05–11–12–03–31–10–22–42–41–50–21–12–00–21–11–14–2
Philadelphia
4–23–35–15–02–02–06–02–02–04–12–02–05–13–35–12–00–21–12–02–02–04–2

Phoenix
1–10–22–02–03–21–41–14–25–01–14–13–31–11–12–00–25–13–24–25–15–00–2

Portland
1–11–11–11–12–33–21–14–25–02–03–23–30–21–11–12–01–52–35–13–33–21–1

San Antonio
2–00–22–02–04–24–21–14–15–12–03–34–10–22–00–21–12–33–24–11–45–12–0

San Diego
1–11–11–11–10–52–31–13–33–21–11–41–50–21–12–00–22–41–51–40–62–30–2

Seattle
1–11–12–01–13–22–32–03–34–11–14–11–52–00–21–10–21–53–34–16–05–01–1

Utah
0–20–21–12–04–22–42–02–36–00–22–41–40–21–11–10–20–52–31–53–20–50–2

Washington
2–43–35–12–32–01–12–30–21–15–10–21–13–33–32–42–42–01–10–22–01–12–0


Game Log



1982–83 Game Log

Total: 65–17 (Home: 35–6 ; Road: 30–11)

















1982–83 Schedule


Playoffs



East First Round


The 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 Finals


The 1983 NBA Finals was the championship round of the 1982–83 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 1977.[4] The exceptions were the Phillies in 1983 and the Flyers in 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.



References




  1. ^ "Malone Goes to 76ers for Caldwell Jones". The New York Times. September 16, 1982..mw-parser-output cite.citationfont-style:inherit.mw-parser-output qquotes:"""""""'""'".mw-parser-output code.cs1-codecolor:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registrationcolor:#555.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration spanborder-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-errordisplay:none;font-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-errorfont-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-formatfont-size:95%.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-leftpadding-left:0.2em.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-rightpadding-right:0.2em


  2. ^ Sheridan, Phil (October 30, 2008). "WORLD CHAMPS!; 28 years later, Phillies again are baseball's best". Philadelphia Inquirer. p. A1. After 25 years of drought...Philadelphia has its championship...the Phillies really are World Series champions.


  3. ^ Levin, Bob (October 21, 2008). "Phillified". The Globe and Mail. p. S1.


  4. ^ abc Warren, Ken (June 2, 2010). "Two cities that could use a CUP". Ottawa Citizen. p. B3.



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