the last time the sixers won a championship was 1983.
when was the last time the sixers won a championship?
1983
the philadelphia 76ers (commonly referred to as the sixers) represent philadelphia in the nba. the franchise, which plays in the atlantic division, has won three nba championships, nine conference titles, and five division titles. as of 2014, the sixers have the third most wins in nba history. the franchise began in 1946, as the syracuse nationals in the national basketball league (nbl). in 1949, the nationals were one of seven nbl teams that merged with the baa to form the nba. the franchise won its first championship in 1955, as the nationals. after moving to philadelphia in 1963 and being renamed the 76ers, the franchise acquired wilt chamberlain and experienced a great period of success. the team won a then-record 68 games and the championship in the 1966-1967 season, making it the only team besides the boston celtics to win an nba championship in the 1960s. the franchise missed the playoffs for four consecutive seasons in the early 1970s, and the 1972–1973 sixers hold the nba record for most losses in one season, with 73. however, the team quickly bounced back after it acquired julius erving, and erving and moses malone led the sixers to a championship in 1983. the franchise continued to experience success until the early 1990s, when it traded charles barkley. the sixers missed the playoffs for seven straight seasons until the emergence of allen iverson, who led the team to the 2001 finals. the team hovered around .500 for most of the 2000s decade, and missed the playoffs from 2013 to 2017. in 1996, the nba named the 1967 and 1983 championship-winning teams two of the ten greatest teams in nba history.
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the sixers came off fresh of an upset over the injury-laden bulls. both the celtics and the sixers clinched their first round series on the same day. in game 1, rondo had another triple-double, but the sixers held a 10-point lead with 10:53 left in the fourth quarter. however, the celtics eventually came back, winning game 1 by a point to take a 1–0 series lead. on the final possession, the sixers were unable to foul a speedy rondo, who dribbled out the clock. game 2 saw the visitors lead for most of the game. with the sixers leading 78–75 with 12 seconds to go, the celtics squandered a chance to tie the game, as garnett was called for an offensive foul. the sixers then hit their final four free-throws to tie the series at 1 going back to philadelphia. in game 3, the sixers held their last lead with 9:09 left in the second quarter as the celtics took over the rest of the game to lead them to a 2–1 series advantage. in game 4, the celtics led by as much as 18 in the third quarter. facing the prospect of trailing 1–3 in the series, the sixers came back to take the game from the celtics and tie the series going back to boston. game 5 saw brandon bass score 27 points, including 18 in the third quarter as the celtics blew out the sixers, 101–85, to push them a win away from the eastern conference finals. before the start of game 6, allen iverson presented the game ball, prompting huge cheers from the crowd. it was enough to motivate the sixers to defeat the celtics 82–75 to force a game 7. jrue holiday scored 20 points, including two free-throws with 31 seconds to go to put the game away. game 7 was a tight contest, with the two teams going back-and-forth. paul pierce fouled out late in the fourth quarter, but rondo had his second triple-double of the series, including a fourth quarter that helped the celtics advance to the conference finals to face the miami heat.
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