76ers win 1983 NBA Championship at the Spectrum

The Philadelphia 76ers defeated the Los Angeles Lakers in the 1983 NBA Finals, sweeping the series 4–0 and clinching the franchise's third NBA championship at the Spectrum. The clinching game was played in Philadelphia's Spectrum arena, which operated from 1967 to 2009 on the site now occupied by the Wells Fargo Center. The 1982–83 team featured stars Julius Erving and Moses Malone and remains a landmark season in the city's basketball history.