On June 5th, 1977 the Sixers fell to the Portland Trail Blazers 109-107 in game 6 of their NBA Finals series. The Sixers were up 2 games to 0 before losing the next four in a row. It was the Sixers’ 5th NBA Finals appearance in franchise history.
Brotherly Love in the City of Brotherly Love
The Flyers have had five sets of brothers during their 50 years in the NHL.
Wayne and Larry Hillman – 1969-71
Joe and Jim Watson – 1973-78
Ron and Rich Sutter – 1983-86
Kimmo and Jussi Timonen – 2007
Brayden and Luke Schenn – 2013-16
On June 5th, 1967 the NHL officially expanded from 6 to 12 teams adding the Flyers, Pittsburgh Penguins, California Seals, Los Angeles Kings, Minnesota North Star and St. Louis Blues to begin play in October.
On June 5th, 1977 the Sixers fell to the Portland Trail Blazers 109-107 in game 6 of their NBA Finals series. The Sixers were up 2 games to 0 before losing the next four in a row. It was the Sixers’ 5th NBA Finals appearance in franchise history.
