Doc Rivers is proud that his current Philadelphia 76ers team has significant ties to the franchise’s 1982-83 championship team.
Philadelphia celebrated the 40th anniversary of their 1983 championship team on Monday with a halftime ceremony against the Chicago Bulls to honor their glory days. The current 76ers wear a special ‘Fo’Fo’Fo’ warm-up his shirt to pay tribute to the late Moses in his run of the club’s golden season and his Malone golden prophecy. bottom.
“I think it’s very important to connect the team with history,” Rivers said. courtesy The Reporter’s Bob Grotz. “Just seeing those people walking around together, how they help each other… how they help each other from their chairs.
“They will be connected for the rest of their lives. And it’s been good for our guys to see that connection and what happens.”
The Sixers’ 1982-83 team is widely regarded as one of the greatest teams in NBA history. Led by Malone, Julius Erving, Maurice Cheeks, and Bobby Jones, they dominated the league that year, winning 65 games in the regular season.
They went on to crush competition in the playoffs, losing just one game in their title run. They got their luscious revenge, embarrassing Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Magic Johnson and the Los Angeles Lakers in a four-game sweep to clinch the elusive championship.
Their 12-1 playoff record is the third best in association playoff history behind the 2016-17 Golden State Warriors (16-1) and the 2000-01 Los Angeles Lakers (15-1).
Forty years later, the current 76ers team has a solid chance to create a legacy of its own and follow in the footsteps of the ‘Fo’Fo’Fo’ teams. Led by Joel Embiid, James Harden and Tyrese Maxey, they are poised to make a potential championship his rally, with the entire City of Philadelphia backing them.
For now, the Sixers will try to reach their original goal of earning a higher seed heading into the postseason as they face the Bulls again on Wednesday.
