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)