Whose number did the New Orleans Hornets retire at halftime of their very first game?
Match the coach with the team he led to the NBA championship.
Larry Brown
Larry Costello
Billy Cunningham
Jack Ramsey
Rudy Tomjanovich
Paul Westhead
1971 Milwaukee Bucks
1977 Portland Trail Blazers
1980 Los Angeles Lakers
1983 Philadelphia 76ers
1994 Houston Rockets
2004 Detroit Pistons
Match each NBA star with the college where he played.
Steph Curry
James Harden
Damian Lillard
Chris Paul
Russell Westbrook
Arizona State
Davidson
Duke
Kentucky
UCLA
Wake Forest
Weber State
What rule that the American Basketball Association used from its beginning in 1967 did the NBA finally adopt in 1979, three years after the merger with the ABA?
Who was the last player to win the NBA Most Valuable Player award three years in a row?
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Larry Bird
Magic Johnson
Michael Jordan
Bill Russell
Match each NBA star with the country in which he was born.
List the four franchises that were absorbed into the NBA when the ABA disbanded in 1976. All four are still in the NBA, although one of them has changed cities.
Kawhi Leonard of the San Antonio Spurs was voting the MVP of the 2014 NBA Finals. At age 22, he become the second youngest Finals MVP. Who is the youngest?
Match each coach with the team he led to the NBA championship.
Larry Brown
Larry Costello
Red Holzman
K. C. Jones
Jack Ramsey
(A) Boston Celtics
(B) Detroit Pistons
(C) Milwaukee Bucks
(D) New York Knicks
(E) Portland Trail Blazers
Which of these NBA franchises has never played in the finals? There may be more than one answer.
(A) Denver Nuggets
(B) Los Angeles Clippers
(C) Milwaukee Bucks
(D)
Orlando Magic
(E) Portland Trail Blazers
(F) Toronto Raptors
Match these NBA scoring champions with the last year in which they led the league.
Koby Bryant
Allen Iverson
Tracy McGrady
Dwayne Wade
(A) 2003-04
(B) 2004-05
(C) 2006-07
(D) 2008-09
On February 5, 2014, the Lakers started their game at Cleveland with only eight healthy players. One of the eight, Nick Young, suffered a knee injury in Q2 that knocked him out for the evening. Then Chris Kaman fouled out early in Q4, and Jordan Farmar suffered a leg cramp later in the period. With no available reserve players, Robert Sacre picked up his sixth foul with 3:31 left in the game.
Does this mean the Lakers must play four-vs-five? If not, what is done according to the rules?
Robert Sacre (50)
Match each member of the 2013 NBA Champion Heat with his college alma mater.
Match each NBA MVP award winner on the left with his description at the right.
Larry Bird
Wilt Chamberlain
Karl Malone
Bob Pettit
Bill Russell
(A) Won the first MVP award in 1956. (B) The first to win back-to-back MVPs. (C) The second player to win three in a row. (D) Won it twice in three year period 1996-9. (E) First rookie to win the award.
With the Hornets changing their nickname to Pelicans, give the city whose NBA franchise once had each of these nicknames.
(A) Baltimore
(B) Philadelphia
(C) Kansas City
(D) St. Louis
The first NBA Slam Dunk Contest was held in 1984. Who won it?
(A) Julius Erving
(B) Larry Nance
(C) Dominique Wilkins
(D) Spud Webb
Match each NBA head coach with his current team.
Tom Thibodeau
Byron Scott
Rick Carlisle
Paul Westphal
A. Cleveland Cavaliers
B. Dallas Mavericks
C. Sacramento Kings
D. Chicago Bulls
Which one of these teams came into the NBA as an expansion franchise and has not changed cities or names?
A. Cleveland Cavaliers
B. Memphis Grizzlies
C. New Orleans Hornets
D. Los Angeles Lakers
An NBA player steps into the frontcourt with one foot and bounces the ball once across the midcourt line while his other foot remains in the backcourt. He then pulls both the front foot and ball back into the backcourt. Is this a backcourt violation?
Match each player on the Hornets 2009-10 roster with his college.
Emeka Okafor
James Posey
Darren Collison
Morris Peterson
(A) UCLA
(B) Connecticut
(C) Michigan State
(D) Xavier (OH)
Which one of these players never led the NBA in scoring?
(A)Michael Jordan (B)Tim Duncan (C)Shaquille O'Neal (D)David Robinson
Match each NBA champion with the last year they won the title.
1. Detroit Pistons
2. Houston Rockets
3. Miami Heat
4. Chicago Bulls
(A) 1995
(B) 1998
(C) 2004
(D) 2006
Match each NBA team with its division.
1. Oklahoma City 2. Memphis
3. Charlotte
4. Indiana
A. Most points in one season
B. Most seasons leading league in scoring
C. Most seasons 1,000 or more points
D. Most points in one quarter
George Gervin
In the first game of the 2009 NBA playoffs, Derrick Rose of the Chicago Bulls scored 36 points to tie the record for the most points in a playoff debut. What player also netted 36 in his first playoff game?
Match each current NBA franchise with the previous city where it was located.
Sacramento Kings
Oklahoma City Thunder
Atlanta Hawks
Golden State Warriors
(A) St. Louis
(B) Philadelphia
(C) Kansas City
(D) Seattle
Match each NBA championship team with its coach.
1977 Portland Trailblazers
1986 Boston Celtics
1994 Houston Rockets
2004 Detroit Pistons
(A) Rudy Tomjanovich
(B) Larry Brown
(C) Jack Ramsey
(D) K. C. Jones
Which
team won the first NBA championship in 1947?
The Minneapolis Lakers won five of the six NBA championships from 1949-54. Which team won the one
NBA title (1951) the Lakers did not win in that span? (A) Boston Celtics
(B) Rochester Royals
(C) St. Louis Hawks
(D) New York Knicks
Which
NBA players have been known by these nicknames? (A) Easy Ed
(B) The Iceman
(C) The Pearl
(D) The Mailman
(E) Big Dog
Identify
the native country of each of these NBA players. (A)Manu Ginobili (B)Dirk Nowitzi (C)Marc Gasol (D)Peja Stojakovich
What
is the real first name of each of these players? (A) Magic Johnson
(B) Hot Rod Williams
(C) Moochie Norris
(D) Popeye Jones
The Atlanta Hawks NBA franchise
was previously located in what two cities?
The
NBA record for most consecutive field goals made by a player in one or more
games is 35. Who is the record holder?
Give
the college where each of these NBA stars played. (A)David
Robinson (B)John Stockton (C)Larry
Bird (D)Charles Barkley
At which
college did each of these participants in the 2008 NBA
Finals play? [No trickery here. All did play some college
ball.] (A) Ray Allen
(B) Rajon
Rondo
(C) Luke Walton
(D)
Derek Fisher
Which
of the following NBA stars did not win the Rookie of the Year
award? Note: There may be more than one answer. (A) Magic Johnson (B) Bill Russell (C) Julius Erving (D) Kevin Garnett
In
what city was each of these current NBA franchises located previously? (A) Golden State Warriors
(B) Houston Rockets
(C) Sacramento Kings
(D) Washington Wizards
A
very unlikely player won the first NBA Slam Dunk Contest in 1984 in Denver.
(The ABA had a contest in 1976 in the same city. Julius Erving won.) The 1984 champ beat out his Atlanta Hawks teammate, Dominique Wilkins. Who was he?
Who
was the first Australian native to play in the NBA? BONUS:
At what U.S. college did the Aussie play?
