NBA Final 1983: Malone and Irving take Sixers to the top
The 83 NBA was the ring of the Sixers led by a huge Moses Malone MVP. The Angeles Lakers didn’t have what it took to compete, and they lost with a crash (4-0). Irving and Toney joined the cause, and little served the good work of Magic or Abdul-Jabbar to try to avoid the sweep
Philadephia Sixers *Cheeks - 15.3p, 6.3a, 2.8br. *Toney - 22.0p, 5.8a, 2.3r. *Erwing - 19.0p, 8.5r, 5.0a. *Jones - 12.0p, 4.8r, 2.8a. *Malone - 25.8p, 18.0r, 2.0a. Richardson - 6.3p, 3.3r, 1.8a. Iavaroni - 5.8p, 5.5r, 2.0a. Johnson - 3.3p, 3.0r. (3) Cureton - 0.6p, 1.0r. (3) Edwards - 0.6p. (3) McNamara - 4p. (1) R. Johnson - 0p. (1)
Angeles Lakers *M. Johnson - 19.0p, 12.5a, 7.8r. *Cooper - 10.0p, 3.5r, 1.8a. *Wilkes - 18.5p, 5.8r, 2.0br. *Rambis - 7.8p, 4.5r. *Abdul-Jabbar - 23.5p, 7.5r, 3.0a. Landsberger - 2.5p, 5.0r. Nixon - 13.6p, 4.6a, 2.6r. (3) Johnson - 2.0p. (3) McAdoo - 11.0p, 7.0r, 2.5br. (2) Jones - 1.0p, 2.0r. (2) McGee - 3.0p, 3.5r. (2) Mix - 0p. (1)
In order to reach the final they beat… Philadelphia Sixers - New York Knicks (4-0), Milwaukee Bucks (4-1) Angeles Lakers - Portland Trail Blazers (4-1), San Antonio Spurs (4-2)
