1983–84 Philadelphia 76ers season

The 1983–84 NBA season was the 76ers' 35th season in the NBA and 21st season in Philadelphia. The 76ers entered the season as the defending NBA Champions, having won their third NBA Championship the year prior, sweeping the Los Angeles Lakers in four games. The team would start fast posting 21 wins in their first 26 games but finished with a 52–30 record. The major difference was that they were just around .500 on the road for the year, unlike the previous season, where they won 30 regular season games away from Philadelphia. The 76ers would lose in the first round of the newly expanded playoff format to the New Jersey Nets, who had never won a playoff series in their NBA history to that point. The 76ers lost all three post season games at The Spectrum.

Season standings

 * z – clinched division title
 * y – clinched division title
 * x – clinched playoff spot

Playoffs

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 * 1
 * April 18
 * New Jersey
 * L 101–116
 * Andrew Toney (24)
 * Moses Malone (11)
 * Julius Erving (8)
 * Spectrum 12,511
 * 0–1
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 * 2
 * April 20
 * New Jersey
 * L 102–116
 * Moses Malone (25)
 * Moses Malone (12)
 * Toney, Richardson (4)
 * Spectrum 14,025
 * 0–2
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 * 3
 * April 22
 * @ New Jersey
 * W 108–100
 * Julius Erving (27)
 * Moses Malone (17)
 * Erving, Cheeks (5)
 * Brendan Byrne Arena 12,399
 * 1–2
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 * 4
 * April 24
 * @ New Jersey
 * W 110–102
 * Malone, Erving (22)
 * Moses Malone (15)
 * Julius Erving (8)
 * Brendan Byrne Arena 20,149
 * 2–2
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 * 5
 * April 26
 * New Jersey
 * L 98–101
 * Andrew Toney (22)
 * Moses Malone (14)
 * Maurice Cheeks (7)
 * Spectrum 17,921
 * 2–3

Awards and records

 * Julius Erving, All-NBA Second Team
 * Moses Malone, All-NBA Second Team
 * Bobby Jones, NBA All-Defensive First Team
 * Maurice Cheeks, NBA All-Defensive First Team