33 years ago, Sixers won their last NBA title

Has it really been 33 years?

Have 33 years really passed since the 76ers' last NBA title?

Indeed they have. On May 31, 1983, the Sixers defeated the Los Angeles Lakers to clinch the NBA Finals with a four-game sweep.

These days, the NBA Finals don't even start until after May 31.

Anyway, here's a trip down memory lane with the late Phil Jasner's story for the Daily News about the clinching game.

The Promised Land: Sixers ride long road to NBA title

INGLEWOOD, Calif. -- He sat in the visiting locker room in the Forum last June and wept, the only time in his career he could remember crying after a basketball game.