Editing Philadelphia 76ers (section)

===1964–1968: Wilt Chamberlain era===
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[[File:Wilt Chamberlain 1967.jpeg|thumb|[[Wilt Chamberlain]] joined the 76ers in 1965 and led the team to the NBA title in 1967.]]
In the [[1964–65 NBA season|1964–65 season]], the 76ers acquired the legendary [[Wilt Chamberlain]] from the Warriors; Chamberlain had been a high school legend at Overbrook High School in Philadelphia and began his career with the Warriors while they still played in Philadelphia. The 76ers would push the Celtics to seven games in the semifinals, with the 76ers trailing 110–109 in Game 7. After [[Hal Greer]]'s pass was stolen by [[John Havlicek]], the Celtics went on to beat the [[Los Angeles Lakers]] and win the NBA Championship. On December 3, 1965, in the midst of a game at the Boston Garden, co-owner Richman suffered a heart attack and died courtside.<ref>{{cite web|last=phillyjewishsports.com|title=phillyjewishsports.com|url=http://www.phillyjewishsports.com/viewPillar.asp?ID=3|publisher=phillyjewishsports.com|access-date=October 24, 2012|archive-date=December 9, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111209103409/http://www.phillyjewishsports.com/viewPillar.asp?ID=3|url-status=dead}}</ref>

====1966–67: First title in Philadelphia====
Led by head coach [[Alex Hannum]], the 76ers had a dream season as they started 46–4,<ref name="nba10">{{cite web|title=NBA at 50: Top 10 Teams|url=https://www.nba.com/history/nba-at-50/top-10-teams|publisher=NBA Media Ventures, LLC|website=NBA.com|date=November 17, 2017|access-date=April 26, 2020|archive-date=July 24, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220724182030/https://www.nba.com/history/nba-at-50/top-10-teams|url-status=live}}</ref> en route to a record of 68–13, the best record in league history at the time.<ref name="best">{{cite web |last=Sachare |first=Alex |title=NBA Encyclopedia Playoff Edition: The Best Team Ever |website=[[NBA.com]] |url=http://www.nba.com/encyclopedia/sixers_66-67.html |year=2008 |access-date=November 8, 2008 |archive-date=May 9, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080509155431/http://www.nba.com/encyclopedia/sixers_66-67.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Chamberlain, [[Billy Cunningham]], and Greer, along with all-stars [[Chet Walker]], [[Lucious Jackson]] and [[Wali Jones]] led the team to the semifinals. This time the 76ers beat the Celtics in five games. In Game Five of that series, as the 76ers went to victory and the NBA Finals, Philadelphia fans chanted "Boston is dead!"—a symbol that the Celts' eight-year reign as NBA champion had ended. [[1967 NBA Finals|The Finals]] were almost anticlimactic, with the Sixers ousting the Warriors in six games to give them their second NBA Championship. The [[1966–67 Philadelphia 76ers season|1966–67 76ers]] were voted the best team in league history during the [[NBA 35th Anniversary Team|NBA's 35th anniversary celebration]] in October 1980.

====1967–68: First year at the Spectrum====
In the [[1967–68 NBA season|1967–68 season]], with a new home court in the form of [[Spectrum (arena)|The Spectrum]] to defend their championship, once again the 76ers made it back to the NBA Playoffs and in the rematch of the previous year's semifinals, the 76ers held a 3–1 series lead over the Celtics, before the Celtics staged a dramatic comeback to beat the 76ers in seven games.