Philadelphia 76ers playoff history
Playoff appearances: 38
Overall playoff record: 176-164
NBA Championships: 1955, 1967, 1983
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Year
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Results
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1998-99
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Defeated Orlando, 3-1, first round
Lost to Indiana, 4-0, conference semifinals
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1990-91
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Defeated Milwaukee, 3-0, first round
Lost to Chicago, 4-1, conference semifinals
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1989-90
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Defeated Cleveland, 3-2, first round
Lost to Chicago, 4-1, conference semifinals
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1988-89
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Lost to New York, 3-0, first round
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1986-87
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Lost to Milwaukee, 3-2, first round
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1985-86
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Defeated Washington, 3-2, first round
Lost to Milwaukee, 4-3, conference semifinals
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1984-85
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Defeated Washington, 3-1, first round
Defeated Milwaukee, 4-0, conference semifinals
Lost to Boston, 4-1, conference finals
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1983-84
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Lost to New Jersey, 3-2, first round
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1982-83
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Defeated New York, 4-0, conference semifinals
Defeated Milwaukee, 4-1, conference finals
Defeated LA Lakers, 4-0, NBA Finals
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1981-82
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Defeated Atlanta, 2-0, first round
Defeated Milwaukee, 4-2, conference semifinals
Defeated Boston, 4-3, conference finals
Lost to LA Lakers, 4-2, NBA Finals
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1980-81
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Defeated Indiana, 2-0, first round
Defeated Milwaukee, 4-3, conference semifinals
Lost to Boston, 4-3, conference finals
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1979-80
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Defeated Washington, 2-0, first round
Defeated Atlanta, 4-1, conference semifinals
Defeated Boston, 4-1, conference finals
Lost to LA Lakers, 4-2, NBA Finals
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1978-79
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Defeated New Jersey, 2-0, first round
Lost to San Antonio, 4-3, conference semifinals
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1977-78
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Defeated New York, 4-0, conference semifinals
Lost to Washington, 4-2, conference finals
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1976-77
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Defeated Boston, 4-3, conference semifinals
Defeated Houston, 4-2, conference finals
Lost to Portland, 4-2, NBA Finals
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1975-76
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Lost to Buffalo, 2-1, first round
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1970-71
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Lost to Baltimore, 4-2, conference semifinals
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1969-70
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Lost to Milwaukee, 4-1, division semifinals
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1968-69
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Lost to Boston, 4-1, division semifinals
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1967-68
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Defeated New York, 4-2, division semifinals
Lost to Boston, 4-3, division finals
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1966-67
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Defeated Cincinnati, 3-1, division semifinals
Defeated Boston, 4-1, division finals
Defeated San Francisco, 4-2, NBA Finals
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1965-66
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Lost to Boston, 4-1, division finals
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1964-65
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Defeated Cincinnati, 3-1, division semifinals
Lost to Boston, 4-3, division finals
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1963-64
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Lost to Cincinnati, 3-2, division semifinals
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1962-63*
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Lost to Cincinnati, 3-2, division semifinals
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1961-62*
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Lost to Philadelphia, 3-2, division semifinals
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1960-61*
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Defeated Philadelphia, 3-0, division semifinals
Lost to Boston, 4-1, division finals
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1959-60*
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Lost to Philadelphia, 2-1, division semifinals
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1958-59*
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Defeated New York, 2-0, division semifinals
Lost to Boston, 4-3, division finals
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1957-58*
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Lost to Philadelphia, 2-1, division semifinals
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1956-57*
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Defeated Philadelphia, 2-0, division semifinals
Lost to Boston, 3-0, division finals
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1955-56*
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Defeated New York, division tiebreaker
Defeated Boston, 2-1, division semifinals
Lost to Philadelphia, 3-2, division finals
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1954-55*
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Defeated Boston, 3-1, division finals
Defeated Fort Wayne, 4-3, NBA Finals
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1953-54*
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Advanced, 4-0, in three-team division round-robin
Defeated Boston, 2-0, division finals
Lost to Minneapolis, 4-3, NBA Finals
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1952-53*
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Lost to Boston, 2-0, division semifinals
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1951-52*
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Defeated Philadelphia, 2-1, division semifinals
Lost to New York, 3-1, division finals
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1950-51*
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Defeated Philadelphia, 2-0, division semifinals
Lost to New York, 3-2, division finals
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1949-50*
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Defeated Philadelphia, 2-0, division semifinals
Defeated New York, 2-1, division finals
Lost to Minneapolis, 4-2, NBA Finals
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* Syracuse Nationals
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