Fresh off a trip to the NBA Finals (where they lost to the Lakers in five games), the Philadelphia 76ers’ 2001-02 season was plagued by injuries and the team sneaked into the playoffs at 43-39. After Philly bowed to Boston in the first round, coach Larry Brown criticized star point guard Allen Iverson (who averaged 31.4 points per game and earned his second scoring title) for missing team practices. The rest, as they say, is history.