Take a look back at the 1982-83 NBA season in which the 76ers emerged as NBA champions. Navigation ... the top pick in the 1982 Draft, the Lakers won 58 games and another Pacific Division ...

After losing to the Los Angeles Lakers in the 1982 NBA Finals, the Philadelphia 76ers acquired Moses Malone in a ...

When the Lakers lost their Western Conference semifinal series to San Antonio, it marked the 25th time over the last 34 years that a defending NBA champion failed to repeat. Follow-Up Calls - Los ...

We've proven something," the Lakers center stated at the time. With Kareem and Magic at Riley's disposal, the Lakers would win three more NBA crowns after that 1982 run (1985, 1987, and 1988).

Only three teams have ever run through the NBA playoffs with just one loss: The 1982-83 Sixers, 2000-01 Lakers and 2016-17 Warriors. In the second Strat-O-Matic semifinal simulation of our all ...

The Los Angeles Lakers are arguably the NBA’s most storied franchise by virtue of their 17 world championships. They’ve been so successful over the decades that even when they haven’t won it ...

This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. See About archive blog posts. McAdoo found success off the bench with the Lakers in the early ...

1982-83 Philadelphia 76ers. Manny Millan/SI. ... The Lakers' second title in three years was not without turmoil: Pat Riley replaced Paul Westhead as coach after a 7-4 start, ...

"Even to this day, I'm not so sure Norm Nixon doesn't think of me as the anti-Christ." It came to a head during the 1982-83 season, as West thought Nixon was using drugs.

A jersey Michael Jordan wore at North Carolina during the 1982-83 college basketball season received a winning bid of $1.38 million at auction Friday night. Jordan, who'd already helped lead UNC ...

Lakers, champions again, winners 83-79 over the Celtics tonight for their second straight NBA title and No. 16 in their illustrious history. It wasn’t a beautiful Game 7. But it was a classic.

Back in 2022, Los Angeles Lakers legend Magic Johnson spoke about his feelings for Erving. Johnson (via Club Shay Shay): "There's only a few players I've ever got caught watching. Dr.