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2005-06 NBA Awards Trivia Quiz

This is a quiz about the awards earned during the 2005-06 NBA season.

A multiple-choice quiz by yanks2003. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
yanks2003

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
236,845

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

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Question 1 of 10

1. Dwyane Wade made the All-NBA first team.

True

False

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Question 2 of 10

2. Who was the Most Valuable Player of the regular season? Hint

Dirk Nowitzki

Steve Nash

LeBron James

Kobe Bryant

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Question 3 of 10

3. The MVP of the All-Star game was? Hint

Kobe Bryant

LeBron James

Carmelo Anthony

Tim Duncan

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Question 4 of 10

4. Who was the Rookie of the Year? Hint

Chris Paul

Channing Frye

Andrew Bogut

Charlie Villanueva

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Question 5 of 10

5. Who had the honor of being named Coach of the Year? Hint

Mike D'Antoni

Larry Brown

Hubie Brown

Avery Johnson

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Question 6 of 10

6. Who was the Defensive Player of the Year? Hint

Alonzo Mourning

Ron Artest

Ben Wallace

Andrei Kirlenko

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Question 7 of 10

7. Jerry Stackhouse won the Sixth Man Award.

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False

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Question 8 of 10

8. Which of the following was not on the All-NBA defensive second team? Hint

Tim Duncan

Kobe Bryant

Kevin Garnett

Marcus Camby

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Question 9 of 10

9. The Most Improved Player was who? Hint

Boris Diaw

Leandro Barbosa

Jerry Stackhouse

Brendan Haywood

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Question 10 of 10

10. Who won the NBA title and who was the finals MVP? Hint

Heat - Shaquille O'Neal

Mavericks- Jason Terry

Mavericks- Dirk Nowitzki

Heat- Dwyane Wade

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Dwyane Wade made the All-NBA first team.

Answer: False

Dwyane Wade played for the Miami Heat. He made All-NBA second team along with Tim Duncan, Elton Brand, Ben Wallace, and Chauncey Billups.

2. Who was the Most Valuable Player of the regular season?

Answer: Steve Nash

Steve Nash won the award for the second straight year. He won both while playing for the Phoenix Suns.

3. The MVP of the All-Star game was?

Answer: LeBron James

LeBron James received the honors as the East beat the West 122-120. LeBron James represented the Cleveland Cavaliers. He dropped 29 points and grabbed 6 rebounds during the game. The game was played at the Toyota Center in Houston.

4. Who was the Rookie of the Year?

Answer: Chris Paul

Chris Paul was also named to the All-NBA rookie first team. He led all rookies in points, assists, steals, and minutes played. He played for the New Orleans Hornets.

5. Who had the honor of being named Coach of the Year?

Answer: Avery Johnson

Avery Johnson coached the Dallas Mavericks. The Mavericks finished with a record of 60-22. Avery is the first NBA coach to be named Coach of the Month in his first two months as a head coach.

6. Who was the Defensive Player of the Year?

Answer: Ben Wallace

During 2005-06, Ben played for the Detroit Pistons. He had won this award already in 2002, 2003, and 2005.

7. Jerry Stackhouse won the Sixth Man Award.

Answer: False

The Sixth Man Award was won by Mike Miller who played for the Memphis Grizzlies. He averaged 13.7 ppg, 5.4 rpg and 2.7 apg. Miller was also the 2001 Rookie of the Year.

8. Which of the following was not on the All-NBA defensive second team?

Answer: Kobe Bryant

Kobe Bryant was actually on the All-NBA defensive first team. He also scored 62 points in 3 quarters played against the Mavericks on December 20, 2005, and scored an amazing 81 points against the Raptors on January 22, 2006. Kobe played for the Los Angeles Lakers.

9. The Most Improved Player was who?

Answer: Boris Diaw

During the 2005-06 season, Boris averaged 13.3 ppg, 6.9 rpg, and 6.2 apg for the Phoenix Suns. During the 2004-05 season, he averaged 4.8 ppg, 2.6 rpg and 2.3 apg.

10. Who won the NBA title and who was the finals MVP?

Answer: Heat- Dwyane Wade

The Miami Heat came back from 2 games down to winning the series against the Dallas Mavericks 4 games to 2.

Source: Author yanks2003

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