2020–21 Philadelphia 76ers season

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The 2020–21 Philadelphia 76ers season was the 72nd season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). The 76ers replaced Brett Brown with former Los Angeles Clippers coach Doc Rivers on October 3. In the shortened season (72 games instead of the normal 82) due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the 76ers finished the regular season at 49–23 which was first place in the Eastern Conference, one game ahead of the Brooklyn Nets. This was the first time since the 2000–01 club did so with a 56–26 record. This also was the last full season that Ben Simmons was on the team, as he missed all of the following season due to a recurring back injury, refused to attend training camp, which lead to him getting repeatedly fined, requesting a trade, and then, per his request, getting traded to the Brooklyn Nets on February 10th, 2022. In the opening round of the playoffs, the Sixers defeated the Washington Wizards in five games. In the conference semifinals against the Atlanta Hawks, the...

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