The Sixers needed a center, and after the 1981-82 season they went out and got a great one. Moses Malone, who had become the dominant man in the pivot at Houston, came to the Sixers through a trade that was prompted by his free agency. After Malone signed a lucrative offer sheet with Philadelphia, Houston matched the offer and then traded Malone to the Sixers for Caldwell Jones and a 1983 first-round draft choice. Malone’s arrival gave the 1982-83 team a starting five for the ages: Erving (21.4 ppg), Bobby Jones (9.0 ppg, often off the bench), Malone (24.5 ppg, 15.3 rpg), Toney (19.7 ppg), and Cheeks (6.9 apg, 184 steals). Clint Richardson, Clemon Johnson, and Marc Iavaroni also played valuable roles. The team demolished the East with a 65-17 record; swept New York in the Eastern Semifinals; beat Milwaukee in five; and then overwhelmed the Lakers in the NBA Finals in four straight. It was a playoff run with only one loss. Malone was named Most Valuable Player for both the regular season and the Finals.
Video Rating: 4 / 5
Allen Iverson back in Philly!
Video Rating: 5 / 5
I am a Celtics fan who grew up outside of Boston……but these Sixers really deserved this championship.
gotta love dr. J, man.
There is absolutely NO reason why this man couldnt land a job in the NBA this season…
this made me so happy i jus wished i cud have gone better for him and the team but good luck in turkey ai
they should re-sign AI.. BRING HIM BACK HOME SIXERS! He deserves it!
@xMYVxPOPisDEADx me too, and i’m not even a Sixers fan. (i’m a Nets fan)
@halosvr i gotta go with the bulls when jordan was around that had the best entrances
the sixers PA annoucer is probably the best in the nba
I went to this…greatest experiance of my life
Im not a 76ers fan, but AI was one of the greatest 6 footers to ever play and was a great player. Will be missed by the NBA and fans but i wish him well with everything going on in his life with hsi offcourt issues
dammnnn GONNA MISS A.I MORE THAN ANYTHING….PHILLY LOVES U!!!
a 6′ gaurd from george town, number 3, Allennn Iversonnnnnnn dirtyyyyyy
Very TRUE…True pistons fan like my self..Had true love for A.I..He came in and was unselfish shared the ball…but The Organization did him wrong….Cury benched him for a Stucky..I was pissed..they should of let A.I and RIP stick together until the end of the season who carers what would of happened
the last intro should be iverson
Were they booing sammy dalembert?
Zaakmaan ur an idiot and no nothing maybe u forgot he single handedly got the sixers to the ship vs the lakers second of all he led all scoreers in the postseason in points and steals he has also led the league in scoring more times than kobe lebron wade, and shaq, like if the only thing u no is that he had a bad percentage than u shuld also no that lebron has a worse 3PT PERCENTAGE THAN RASHEED WALLACE… WHO IS A FUCKIN POWER FORWARD ur just fuckin dumb and obviously dnt no shit about anythign
Matt Cord = another reason why I want to be a PA Announcer
Damn i commented this video bout 1mont ago and now when i watch it, im still getting goosebumps. Lol so awesome, fk A.I. i love ya man
damn i got goosebumps when i heard the announcer saying allen iverson
@Zaakmaan Waste of talent? Sure, he could of been better if he had work ethic, yes. But, we’re not talking about a 25 ppg guy here. We’re talking about a 6 FOOT 30 ppg guy who made his mark in the NBA by crossing up MJ. This is a guy who single handedly brought a scrubby 76ers team to the finals in ’01. There will never be another player who can D-up Kobe and go down low in the post on Tim Duncan. And even if there is, he’ll never be as small as Iverson is. THERE WON’T BE ANOTHER ALLEN IVERSON
man>>do u have the full game>>
A.I….the open court assassins>>>
Allen is the truth n he didn’t lie about retirement to get where he’s at he was stressed out bc 2 cities tore him apart in order to know what he’s been thru, walk in his shoes but u can’t fit em haters so shut ur traps bitches
@eaglesrlife36 your an idiot. hes a coward who lied about retiring so he could get back to philly. if by one of the best players you meant most selfish players then your right. true, hes one of the few to average 25 pts. per game for his career, but nobody notices th best field percentage was 26% your an idiot, and hes a waste of talent. shut your yap hippie
Philly’s PA announcer is badass especially wen he says AI’s name
half of that is right and half of that isnt i love iverson and im so glad hes back but this is a team we have and iverson is going to try to get this team going.
AI should’ve been introduced last cuz it was him who ppl wanted to c, feel me?