They moved to Sacramento after the 1984–85 season and didn't win a playoff series representing northern California until 2001.
It was also the only year in which the Lakers failed to win a playoff series with both Magic Johnson and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar on the team.
In Game 4, the Sixers led 93–86 midway through the fourth quarter, when Cedric Maxwell scored and drew the foul on Darryl Dawkins.
Then after a Dawkins miss, Bird grabbed the rebound and threw a quick outlet pass that led to a fast-break layup to tie it at 93.
They traded baskets again, with Julius Erving finishing the scoring for the 76ers with a dunk over Robert Parish and two free throws for a 107–103 lead with 2:30 left.
With over a minute left, Caldwell Jones lost his shoe in a scramble and played defense with it in one hand.
In the final minute, Philadelphia committed a shot-clock violation, giving Boston a chance to tie or go ahead.
The rebound was tipped between two Sixers players and almost went out-of-bounds before Erving got it to Maurice Cheeks with 30 seconds left.
The Sixers used as much time as they could, but Bobby Jones missed a runner and Maxwell got the rebound with 7 seconds left.
Bobby Jones' block on Gerald Henderson led to a fast-break lay-up by Andrew Toney to give the 76ers a 103–99 lead.
The teams traded buckets the next four trips until a missed jumper by Bird and two Dawkins free throws made it 109–103 with 1:51 left.
Dawkins got a steal, but Maxwell's game-saving block prevented a Philadelphia lay-up and led to an Archibald three-point play with 1:20 left that made it 109–106.
After a Sixers timeout, Bobby Jones' inbounds pass was deflected by Bird, then tipped by Dawkins.
He passed to Hollins, who gave it to Toney, who almost lost and palmed the ball, but the referees let play continue despite the jeers from the crowd.
Erving stood in almost the same spot where Hal Greer had his pass stolen by John Havlicek to seal the 1965 Eastern Division Finals.
The crowd huddled around the court with 1 second left and Jones standing in nearly the same spot that Curtis Perry stood before passing the ball to Gar Heard.
After Bird traveled, Dawkins was fouled and hit both free throws to give the Sixers a 93–91 lead.
A Hollins miss gave Boston a chance to build the lead, but Parish left after being called for an offensive foul, his sixth.
After a timeout, the Celtics inbounded from midcourt and tied the series at 3 heading back home for Game 7.
Parish blocked Dawkins' lay-up, which led to a fast-break, but Maxwell lost his balance and traveled.
"Tiny" Archibald got a steal leading to a Bird dunk attempt that missed, but was fouled by Erving; his fifth.
Dr. J almost traveled, a pass got deflected out of bounds, Caldwell Jones got the offensive rebound off a Dr. J miss, and a Bird block on Erving, led to a scramble for the ball that saw bodies fly all over the court.
A battle for the rebound almost saw Bird tip it out-of-bounds, but as the ball bounced precariously near the baseline, he grabbed it and got it to "Tiny" to give Boston a chance to take the lead.
On Boston's possession, Parish threw up an airball that went out-of-bounds off Hollins, giving the Celtics a second chance.
He led the fast-break himself and hit a mid-range bank shot to give Boston a 91–89 lead with 1:03 left.
With the 76ers looking to tie or go ahead, Erving's pass was stolen by Carr with 47 seconds left.
So with a chance to win, he had to inbound the ball with fans, security, and media huddled around the court.