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- 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. Led by Hall of Famers Julius Erving, Maurice Cheeks, Bobby Jones & All-Star Andrew Toney, 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. Regarded as one of the greatest teams in history, 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's prediction turned out to be only one game off, and some used the adapted phrase "fo', fi', fo'" reflecting their one playoff loss to the Bucks. Malone was named the playoffs' MVP. Their 12–1 playoff record still ranks as the third-best in league history after the 2016–17 Warriors, who went 16–1, and the 2000–01 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. (en)
- La temporada 1982-83 fue la trigésimo cuarta de los Philadelphia 76ers en la NBA, y la vigésima en Filadelfia, Pensilvania, tras haber jugado hasta entonces en Syracuse bajo el nombre de Syracuse Nationals. La temporada regular acabó con 65 victorias y 17 derrotas, ocupando el primer puesto de la conferencia Este, clasificándose para los playoffs, en los que alcanzaron las Finales, en las que derrotaron a Los Angeles Lakers, en una revancha de la final del año anterior. Fue elegido en 1996 uno de los 10 mejores equipos de la historia de la NBA. (es)
- La stagione 1982-83 dei Philadelphia 76ers fu la 34ª nella NBA per la franchigia. I Philadelphia 76ers vinsero la Atlantic Division della Eastern Conference con un record di 65-17. Nei play-off vinsero la semifinale di conference con i New York Knicks (4-0), la finale di conference con i Milwaukee Bucks (4-1), vincendo poi il titolo battendo nella finale NBA i Los Angeles Lakers (4-0). (it)
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- La temporada 1982-83 fue la trigésimo cuarta de los Philadelphia 76ers en la NBA, y la vigésima en Filadelfia, Pensilvania, tras haber jugado hasta entonces en Syracuse bajo el nombre de Syracuse Nationals. La temporada regular acabó con 65 victorias y 17 derrotas, ocupando el primer puesto de la conferencia Este, clasificándose para los playoffs, en los que alcanzaron las Finales, en las que derrotaron a Los Angeles Lakers, en una revancha de la final del año anterior. Fue elegido en 1996 uno de los 10 mejores equipos de la historia de la NBA. (es)
- La stagione 1982-83 dei Philadelphia 76ers fu la 34ª nella NBA per la franchigia. I Philadelphia 76ers vinsero la Atlantic Division della Eastern Conference con un record di 65-17. Nei play-off vinsero la semifinale di conference con i New York Knicks (4-0), la finale di conference con i Milwaukee Bucks (4-1), vincendo poi il titolo battendo nella finale NBA i Los Angeles Lakers (4-0). (it)
- 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. (en)
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