NBA by Season Trivia

1. 2019 NBA Draft - Duke's Zion Williamson was a heavy favorite to be drafted first overall, and he did go first with the Pelicans. Who was drafted second overall after him?

From Quiz Basketball: 2019-20 NBA Season

Answer: Ja Morant

Morant eventually won Rookie of the year playing for the Memphis Grizzlies. Williamson didn't play his first NBA game until January 2020. Barrett went third overall on this year's draft. Doncic got drafted in 2018 and Edwards got drafted in 2020.

From Quiz 1996-97 NBA Season

Answer: Karl Malone

Karl Malone, 'the Mailman', notched his first of two regular season NBA MVP awards in 1997. He also managed the feat in the lockout-shortened 1998-99 season. Malone was named NBA Player of the Week three times in the 1996-97 season, including twice in a row in the month of March. Not surprisingly, Malone was the NBA Player of the Month for March, as well. Karl Malone, with much help from John Stockton and teammates, of course, helped the Jazz achieve first place in the Western Conference going into the playoffs this season. They were a full seven games ahead of the second place Seattle SuperSonics (57-25), ending the regular season with a record of 64-18.

From Quiz 2014-15 NBA Regular Season

Answer: Atlanta Hawks

The Atlanta Hawks finished first in the Eastern Conference with a record of 60 wins and 22 loses, while the Cleveland Cavaliers finished second, and the Chicago Bulls finished the season in the number 3 spot in the east. New York finished 15th place in the Eastern Conference.

From Quiz NBA: 1994 and 1995

Answer: Orlando Magic and New York Knicks

The two Rockets championships came between two sets of three-peats for Michael Jordan and the Chicago Bulls.

From Quiz NBA 1970s

Answer: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar won 5 MVPs in the 1970s, in 1970-71, 1971-72, 1973-74, 1975-76, and 1976-77. The first three were with Milwaukee, and the last two with Los Angeles.

From Quiz NBA: 1940s, '50s, and '60s

Answer: George Yardley

Although Yardley's PPG of 27.8 was not up to Mikan's averages of 28.3 (1948-49) or 28.4 (1950-51), Yardley's 1957-58 season for Detroit included more games in a league with more teams than in Mikan's early days with the NBA/BAA. Joe Fulks led the league in scoring in 1946-47 (23.2) and Johnston did so in 1952-53, 1953-54, and 1954-55 (22.3, 24.4, 22.7). Both played for Philadelphia. Yardley scored 2,001 points to surpass the previous record of 1,932 points held by Mikan.

From Quiz Basketball: 2019-20 NBA Season

Answer: Kobe Bryant

Known as the Black Mamba, Bryant, along with his daughter Gianna and seven others were killed when their helicopter crashed in Calabasas, California on January 26th. Stern, the former commissioner died just days before Kobe on January 1st due to a stroke. Unseld passed away on June 2nd of the same year after suffering lengthy health battles. Baylor died of natural causes in 2021.

From Quiz 2014-15 NBA Regular Season

Answer: Golden State Warriors

The Golden State Warriors Finished the regular season with a record of 67 wins, 15 loses. San Antonio finished the season in 6th place in the Western Conference. The Portland Trail Blazers finished The NBA 2014-15 Regular season in the 4th place in the Western Conference, and the Los Angeles Clippers finished the season with the 3rd place in the West.

From Quiz 2011-12 NBA Season

Answer: 40 points: Russell Westbrook, 50 points: Kevin Durant, Triple-Double: Serge Ibaka

This occurred during an overtime victory against the Denver Nuggets. Kevin Durant dropped 51 points (along with eight rebounds, three assists, and four steals), Russell Westbrook scored 40 points (and also tallying up nine assists and four rebounds), and Serge Ibaka had 14 points, 15 rebounds, and 11 blocks in the first triple-double of his NBA career. It was also Durant's first ever 50-point performance in the NBA, which is surprising since at that point he already had two scoring titles under his belt.

From Quiz NBA: 1994 and 1995

Answer: Grant Hill and Jason Kidd

The only other times the award was shared prior was in 1970-71 by Dave Cowens and Geoff Petrie, and in 1999-00 by Elton Brand and Steve Francis.

From Quiz NBA 1970s

Answer: Bob McAdoo

McAdoo won three straight from 1973-74 to 1975-76. Gervin won two in 1977-78 and 1978-79. Kareem won two in 1970-71 and 1971-72. West won one in 1969-70.

From Quiz NBA: 1940s, '50s, and '60s

Answer: Bill Russell

Bill Russell averaged 22.7 RPG in 1957-58. That year was his second in the league and the year of his first MVP award. It was the second of Boston's eight consecutive championships. Stokes (Rochester) had a high of 17.4 RPG in 1956-57, Mikan (Minneapolis) had a high of 14.4 RPG in 1952-53, and Schayes (Syracuse) had a high of 16.4 RPG in 1950-51.

From Quiz Basketball: 2019-20 NBA Season

Answer: Elam Ending

During the game, the scores reset on the end of every quarter and on the 4th quarter, there is no game clock and there is a target score, which is determined by adding 24 points (in honor of Kobe Bryant) to the team with the most total points after three quarters. Team Lebron edged Team Giannis 157-155. Kawhi Leonard of the Clippers won the inaugural Kobe Bryant All-Star Game MVP Award. The Draft-Style format was introduced in 2018, after playing the East vs. West format from 1951-2017.

From Quiz 1996-97 NBA Season

Answer: Allen Iverson

All four of these players were rookies in the talented 1996 pool of players. It is Allen Iverson, 'The Answer', who is the answer in this case -- he was the Rookie of the Year. Ray Allen was the fifth pick in the first round of the 1996 draft, Kobe Bryant was 13th, and Steve Nash was 15th. Allen Iverson played in the NBA for 14 seasons, and was an All-Star 11 times. Iverson was the NBA MVP for the 2000-2001 season.

From Quiz NBA: 1994 and 1995

Answer: The 3-point line was shortened

The three-point line was returned to its original length in the 1997-98 season.

From Quiz NBA 1970s

Answer: Kevin Porter

Porter was the only player to have multiple assist titles in the 1970s. He won three in 1974-75, 1977-78, and 1978-79. The others each won one. Wilkens in 1969-70, Watts in 1975-76, and Archibald in 1972-73.

From Quiz NBA: 1940s, '50s, and '60s

Answer: Bobby Wanzer

Wanzer averaged 90.4% from the free throw line in 1951-52 playing for Rochester. Sharman would pass the 90% mark multiple times in his sharp-shooting career, but didn't do it for the first time until 1956-57. Schayes averaged 90.4% in 1957-58. Fulks never reached the 90% mark, but led the league with an 85.5% average in 1950-51.

From Quiz Basketball: 2019-20 NBA Season

Answer: COVID-19 Pandemic

Some teams planned to play the games without fans. Then the league made the decision on March 11th due to the looming health crisis and some players testing positive. The Wildcat Strike happened during the bubble in response to the shooting of Jacob Blake in Kenosha, WI.

From Quiz 1996-97 NBA Season

Answer: Michael Jordan

The four players given ended the 1996-97 NBA season as the top four players in PPG. Michael Jordan topped the list by more than two points per game (Karl Malone had 27.4 PPG). He also achieved the highest total numbers of points for the 1996-97 season, with 2431 points to Karl Malone's second-highest 2249. During his 13 seasons playing for the Chicago Bulls, Michael Jordan achieved a mark of more than 30 points per game in eight separate seasons. He ended his 15-year career with 30.1 PPG.

From Quiz 2014-15 NBA Regular Season

Answer: Derrick Rose, Jimmy Butler, Mike Dunleavy, Pau Gasol, and Joakim Noah.

Derrick Rose- Point Guard. Jimmy Butler- Shooting Guard. Mike Dunleavy- Small Forward. Pau Gasol- Power Forward. Joakim Noah- Center.

From Quiz 2011-12 NBA Season

Answer: Toronto Raptors

The Raptors wore these jerseys in honor of the Canadian military. The team first wore the uniforms on March 21, 2012 in a home game versus the Chicago Bulls.

From Quiz NBA: 1994 and 1995

Answer: Phoenix

Mitch Richmond of the Sacramento Kings was named MVP.

From Quiz NBA 1970s

Answer: Wilt Chamberlain

Though not the scoring force he was early in his career, Chamberlain still knew how to use his big body and won three rebounding titles in the '70s. Three straight in 1970-71, 1971-72, and 1972-73. Hayes won two in 1969-70 and 1973-74. Abdul-Jabbar won one in 1975-76. Unseld won one in 1974-75.

From Quiz NBA: 1940s, '50s, and '60s

Answer: Wilt Chamberlain

Wilt's rookie season with Philadelphia was the first time the league saw a 30 PPG average when he averaged 37.6 PPG in 1959-60. This began his run of 7 consecutive scoring titles. Pettit (St. Louis) came close in 1958-59 with 29.2 PPG. Robertson broke the 30 PPG barrier multiple times but didn't come into the league until the year after Wilt did. Arizin (Philadelphia) never reached the mark, but led the league in scoring in 1956-57 with 25.6.

From Quiz Basketball: 2019-20 NBA Season

Answer: Orlando, FL

The season resumed in an isolation zone at Walt Disney World in Bay Lake, in the Orlando area. Out of the 30 teams, only 22 teams were invited, which was determined by their standings prior to suspending the season last March. All teams in the bubble played eight seeding games to determine playoff seedings with a play-in tournament if the eighth and ninth seeded teams in the conference is separated by four games or less. A traditional postseason format was played to determine the NBA Champion. The bubble was held with the aim of protecting and ensuring the safety of the players while they resume playing the rest of the season. The league implemented stringent protocols in the bubble and players should quarantine for 48 hours before entry until they register two negative tests and an antibody test. Daily tests were made every night as part of the league's protocols. Any player testing positive must do self-quarantine for at least seven days.

From Quiz 1996-97 NBA Season

Answer: Dennis Rodman

While Dikembe Mutombo led the league in total rebounds in 1997 with 929, Dennis Rodman played in only 55 games and led the NBA with 16.1 rebounds per game. Dennis Rodman, 'the Worm', was always a prolific rebounder. He amassed 11954 regular season rebounds during his 14 seasons playing in the NBA.

From Quiz 2014-15 NBA Regular Season

Answer: San Antonio Spurs

The Pelicans beat the Spurs in a score of 108-103 and advanced to the NBA Playoff for the first time since 2010-2011, when they played the Los Angeles Lakers. Theyd lost 4-2 in the first round.

From Quiz NBA: 1994 and 1995

Answer: David Robinson

This was only the 4th quadruple-double in NBA history.

From Quiz NBA 1970s

Answer: Elmore Smith

Smith did this in that first season of 1973-74. That was his only season leading the league in blocks per game. Kareem led the league three times with the highest average from those seasons being 4.12 in 1975-76. Walton led once in 1976-77 with 3.25. Johnson led once in 1977-78 with 3.38.

From Quiz NBA: 1940s, '50s, and '60s

Answer: Oscar Robertson

Robertson averaged 11.4 APG in 1961-62, which was his second season in the league, and also the miraculous season where he averaged a triple-double. This was also the season where Wilt averaged 50.4 PPG. Amazingly though, in a season where one guy averaged a triple-double and another guy averaged over 50 points per game, Bill Russell won the MVP award. Bob Cousy (Boston) had his highest average the year before Robertson came into the league with 9.5 APG and never led the league in assists again. Guy Rodgers (San Francisco/Chicago) was the only player besides Robertson to lead the league in assists in the 1960s after Robertson came into the league, but Rodgers' averages of 10.4 and 11.2 came in 1962-63 and 1966-67, after Robertson already broke the barrier. Phillip (Chicago/Philadelphia) had a high of 8.2 APG in 1951-52.

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