Table of Contents CHAPTER PAGE Meet the 76ers 4 Glory Days 6 Home Court 12 Dressed for Success 14 We Won 16 Go-To Guys 20 Calling the Shots 24 One Great Day 26 Legend Has It 28 It Really Happened 30 Team Spirit 32 Timeline 34 Fun Facts 36 Talking Basketball 38 Great Debates 40 For the Record 42 Pinpoints 44 Glossary 46 Fast Break 47 Index 48 ABOUT OUR GLOSSARY In this book there may be several words that you are reading for the first time Some are sports words some are new vocabulary words and some are familiar words that are used in an unusual way All of these words are defined on page 46 Throughout the book sports words appear in bold type Regular vocabulary words appear in bold italic type
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Meet the 76ers P eople in Philadelphia take their basketball very seriously riously This has been true for more than a century long before before the National Basketball Association NBA came to town wn For more than 50 years the Philadelphia 76ers have been the hoops heartbeat of the City of Brotherly Love They are the oldest professional basketball team in town The 76ers know how to bring the home fans to their feet They attack the basket fight for loose balls and rebounds and make their opponents work hard for their points Players on the Sixers also like to add their own individual flair This book tells the story of the 76ers They are at their t best when they have a superstar leading the way but not just any superstar They look for skilled leaders who know how ow to make their teammates better It doesn’t hurt if they have a little a little attitude it’s Philly basketball after all Thaddeus Young and Michael Carter-Williams share a laugh during a 2013 14 game 5
