The famous game in Hershey, PA is surrounded by mystery and intrigue. One thing is for sure though, the NBA saw the greatest single performance in its history.
30Who won the first championship when the league changed its name to the NBA?
Answer: Minneapolis Lakers
Although the Philadelphia Warriors won the first ever championship of the BAA, the Minneapolis Lakers won the first championship when the league changed into the NBA in the 1949-1950 season. The Lakers were led by the great George Mikan.
36The first Christmas Day game in the NBA featured the Providence Steamrollers. Who was their opponent at the game held at Madison Square Garden?
Answer: New York Knicks
The Knicks won the game 89-75. Back then the teams chosen to play were typically local rivals. This was done to shorten the travel time to and from the game in order to make sure the players could have more family time. Now the teams chosen to play the Christmas game typically have the best records. In many cases one of the games features the two teams from the previous year's playoffs.
37For the 1971-72 season, the San Diego Rockets became the Houston Rockets and relocated to which place?
Answer: Hofheinz Pavillion
The Houston Rockets played at Hofheinz Pavillion through the 1974-75 season. They then moved to The Summit from 1975-2003 (The Summit was renamed the Compaq Center in 1998). In 2003, the Rockets relocated to the Toyota Center. The Wells Fargo Center became home to the Philadelphia 76ers in 1996.
38The club currently known as the Houston Rockets originated in....
Answer: San Diego, CA
The expansion franchise placed in San Diego, CA was named the Rockets, and played there from 1967 through 1971, when they fittingly moved to Houston, TX. The other cities mentioned have college teams named Rockets.
41What was the original name of the ABA (American Basketball Assocation) Denver Nuggets?
Answer: Denver Rockets
The Rockets did not change their name to the Nuggets until the 1974-1975 season. The Nuggets were one of four ABA teams to go to the NBA when the league folded after the 1976 season. The Spurs, Nets, and the Pacers were the three other team from the ABA to go to the NBA.
42The top three vote-getters for 1996-97 Rookie of the Year all wore number 3. The following season, the first two All-Stars from that draft class both wore what other number?
Answer: 8
Allen Iverson won 1997 Rookie of the Year, with Stephon Marbury and Shareef Abdur-Rahim (all wearing number 3) coming second and third in votes. The following year, none of these three were in the All-Star game, and the only players drafted the previous year to make it on were Kobe Bryant and Antoine Walker (both number 8).
43Who were the first two undrafted rookies in NBA history to make the All-Rookie 1st or 2nd team?
Answer: Udonis Haslem and Marquis Daniels
Haslem and Daniels were both named to the All-Rookie 2nd team in 2003-2004, the first rookies to do so. Haslem, a former University of Florida Center went undrafted in the 2002 draft, but was picked up by the Heat after spending a year overseas. Daniels was not picked in the 2003 draft, but was quickly signed by the Mavericks and went on to come up huge at the end of the regular season and playoffs for Dallas.
44How many NBA titles did Magic Johnson win in his career with the Lakers?
Answer: 5
Magic won in 1980, 1982, 1985, 1987 and 1988. He is definitely one of the best all time players with career averages of 19.5 points per game and 11.2 assists per game.
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