This season set a record in winning percentage and they won the NBA Finals for the franchise's second championship and first in Philadelphia.
During the off-season, the 76ers dismissed head coach & former 76ers (Syracuse Nationals) player Dolph Schayes.
Shooting less, he made a league-record 68% of his shots; his 875 free throw attempts, another league record, offset his terrible percentage from the foul line.
In the 1st round of the playoffs, they swept the Cincinnati Royals, then in the Eastern Conference Finals, defeated the Boston Celtics (a team that had won eight consecutive titles and 9 out of the previous 10) 4 games to 1.
[2] Roster Note: GP= Games played; PTS= Points; REB= Rebounds; AST= Assists; BLK= Blocks; STL= Steals;