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Philadelphia 76ers

Philadelphia 76ers, professional basketball team and one of seven teams in the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Basketball Association (NBA). The 76ers play in the CoreStates Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and wear jerseys of red, white, and blue. The team's name is taken from the year 1776, when Philadelphia was the political center of the newly independent United States.
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The 76ers (also known as the Sixers) began play in 1946 as the Syracuse Nationals. In 1950 they played against the Minneapolis Lakers in the NBA's first championship series. The Nationals were a perennial power behind the play of forward Dolph Schayes, reaching the NBA Finals in 1954 and winning the NBA championship in 1955. The team moved to Philadelphia in 1963 and adopted its current name. In the 1966-67 season the squad included center Wilt Chamberlain, guard Hal Greer, and forwards Billy Cunningham and Chet Walker; it won 68 games and the NBA title.......


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