Sixers podcast: Recalling Larry Brown’s first trip to the NBA Finals

The 2000-01 season was a breakthrough for the Hall of Fame coach. He had twice lost in the Eastern Conference Finals while coaching the Indiana Pacers in 1994 and 1995, and lost in the Western Conference Finals while coaching the Denver Nuggets in 1978.

Larry Brown finally made it to the NBA Finals in 2001 as the Sixers' coach.Read moreJERRY LODRIGUSS / Staff File / INQ LODRIGUSS

by Keith Pompey

Published April 23, 2020, 5:15 p.m. ET

In this Locked on Sixers podcast, Keith Pompey and Marc Narducci discuss what the 76ers’ advancement to the 2001 NBA Finals meant to coach Larry Brown. The 108-91 win over the Milwaukee Bucks in Game 7 earned the Sixers their first NBA Finals appearance since winning the title in 1983. It also marked the first time Brown advanced to the Finals.

He had twice lost in the Eastern Conference Finals while coaching the Indiana Pacers in 1994 and 1995, and also lost in the Western Conference Finals while coaching the Denver Nuggets in 1978.