| Portland Trail Blazers | 112 |
| Denver Nuggets | 116 |
| Box Score | |
| Washington Wizards | 116 |
| Philadelphia Sixers | 111 |
| Box Score | |
Philadelphia 111, Washington 116
Opening Round - Philadelphia wins 3-2
US Airways Arena (Landover, Maryland)
Attendance: 12,588
Officials: Joe Crawford, Hugh Evans
Team Rebounds: Philadelphia (0) Washington (0)
Technicals: Philadelphia (0) Washington (0)
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PHL (54-28) | 31 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 111 |
| WAS (39-43) | 27 | 33 | 31 | 25 | 116 |
| Advanced | Poss | ORtg | DRtg |
|---|---|---|---|
| PHL | 95 | 117.2 | 122.4 |
| WAS | 95 | 122.4 | 117.2 |
| Four Factors | eFG% | TO% | OR% | FTR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PHL | .500 | 0.106 | 0.325 | 0.233 |
| WAS | .511 | 0.106 | 0.477 | 0.213 |
Philadelphia Sixers
| # | Player | Status | Pos | Min | FGM-A | 3PM-A | FTM-A | FIC | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | PF | STL | BLK | TO | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32 | Charles Barkley | Starter | SF | 39:00 | 8-16 | 0-4 | 6-10 | 21.5 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 22 |
| 23 | Terry Catledge | Starter | PF | 30:00 | 5-10 | 0-0 | 4-6 | 10.5 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| 10 | Mo Cheeks | Starter | PG | 41:00 | 12-17 | 0-1 | 6-7 | 17.4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 30 |
| 6 | Julius Erving | Starter | SG | 43:00 | 11-19 | 0-0 | 3-3 | 19.4 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 25 |
| 41 | Greg Stokes | Starter | C | 11:00 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 45 | Clemon Johnson | Bench | C | 28:00 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 4.8 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 |
| 24 | Bobby Jones | Bench | PF | 25:00 | 2-7 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 7.4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 3 | Sedale Threatt | Bench | PG | 23:00 | 2-10 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 1.4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Team | |||||||||||||||||
| 240 | 45-90 | 0-5 | 21-30 | 93.0 | 13 | 27 | 40 | 27 | 25 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 111 | ||||
| 50.0% | 0.0% | 70.0% |
Washington Wizards
| # | Player | Status | Pos | Min | FGM-A | 3PM-A | FTM-A | FIC | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | PF | STL | BLK | TO | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Manute Bol | Starter | C | 36:00 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 1-4 | 14.5 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 |
| 23 | Charles A. Jones | Starter | PF | 16:00 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3.8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 24 | Jeff Malone | Starter | SG | 40:00 | 12-24 | 0-0 | 8-8 | 11.2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 32 |
| 4 | Cliff Robinson | Starter | SF | 37:00 | 15-27 | 0-0 | 1-4 | 20.8 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 31 |
| 1 | Gus Williams | Starter | PG | 39:00 | 4-11 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 6.0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 22 | Dudley Bradley | Bench | SF | 17:00 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 6.8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 |
| 5 | Dan Roundfield | Bench | PF | 29:00 | 5-10 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 3.0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12 |
| 43 | Jeff Ruland | Bench | C | 26:00 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 5-7 | 12.6 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 13 |
| Team | |||||||||||||||||
| 240 | 48-94 | 0-0 | 20-31 | 86.6 | 21 | 23 | 44 | 18 | 25 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 116 | ||||
| 51.1% | 0% | 64.5% |
Philadelphia Sixers Depth Chart
| PG | SG | SF | PF | C | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Starters | Mo Cheeks 15.4p, 2.9r, 9.2a |
Julius Erving 18.1p, 5r, 3.4a |
Charles Barkley 20p, 12.8r, 3.9a |
Terry Catledge 7.7p, 4.3r, 0.3a |
Greg Stokes 4.1p, 1.8r, 0.5a |
| Rotation | Sedale Threatt 10p, 1.7r, 2.8a |
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Bobby Jones 7p, 2.4r, 1.8a |
Clemon Johnson 3.5p, 3.4r, 0.2a |
Washington Wizards Depth Chart
| PG | SG | SF | PF | C | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Starters | Gus Williams 13.5p, 2.2r, 5.9a |
Jeff Malone 22.4p, 3.6r, 2.4a |
Cliff Robinson 18.7p, 8.7r, 2.4a |
Charles A. Jones 3.9p, 4r, 0.9a |
Manute Bol 3.7p, 6r, 0.3a |
| Rotation | |
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Dudley Bradley 2.8p, 1.4r, 1.5a |
Dan Roundfield 11.6p, 8.1r, 2.1a |
Jeff Ruland 19p, 10.7r, 5.3a |