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Amazing NBA Scoring Feats Trivia Quiz

This quiz is for NBA stats junkies who simply cannot get enough of the greatest team game in the world. Here, we will take a look at some phenomenal regular season scoring achievements by teams and individual players, good luck!

A multiple-choice quiz by thejazzkickazz. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
thejazzkickazz

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
217,336

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

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Question 1 of 10

1. During the 1964-65 season, not one but two players on the Los Angeles Lakers scored over 2,000 points, marking the first time this accomplishment had been achieved. Who were these two players? Hint

Jerry West and Elgin Baylor

Wilt Chamberlain and Elgin Baylor

Jerry West and John Havlicek

John Havlicek and Wilt Chamberlain

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Question 2 of 10

2. When watching NBA games, it is a great pleasure to see a very close game that ends with a one or two point margin. However, there is also a strange, almost sadistic pleasure in watching a game end with a huge, blowout margin. Such a situation occurred on December 17, 1991, when the Cleveland Cavaliers crushed which new NBA team by 68 points? Hint

Miami Heat

Charlotte Hornets

Minnesota Timberwolves

Vancouver Grizzlies

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Question 3 of 10

3. Which of these NBA players scored a disgusting 4,029 points in a single NBA season? Hint

Oscar Robertson

Michael Jordan

Wilt Chamberlain

Hakeem Olajuwon

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Question 4 of 10

4. During the 1981-82 season, one NBA team managed to score at least 100 points in every single game. Which team was this? Hint

Houston Rickets

Detroit Pistons

Denver Nuggets

Utah Jazz

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Question 5 of 10

5. Michael Jordan played a total of 15 NBA seasons. How many times did his regular season scoring average dip below 20 points per game? Hint

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Question 6 of 10

6. It is difficult to find NBA scoring records that are not held by either Wilt Chamberlain or Michael Jordan. One that pops out, however, is the remarkable accomplishment of which NBA player who scored 1,000 or more points for the 19th time in his career during the 1987-88 season? Hint

Rick Barry

George Gervin

Kareem Abdul Jabbar

Moses Malone

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Question 7 of 10

7. Let us move toward some more ignoble scoring achievements now. On April 6, 1997, which team managed to score only two points (yes, two points) in the third quarter against the Lakers? Hint

Boston Celtics

Seattle Supersonics

Minnesota Timberwolves

Dallas Mavericks

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Question 8 of 10

8. In an April 10, 1999 game that many NBA fans probably relished, which former high-flying NBA team tossed in a measly 49 points against the Miami Heat? Hint

Los Angeles Lakers

Houston Rockets

Boston Celtics

Chicago Bulls

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Question 9 of 10

9. Has it ever occurred in NBA history that a team has gone scoreless for an entire overtime period?

Yes

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Question 10 of 10

10. One of the most exciting games in NBA history occurred on December 13, 1983, when the Detroit Pistons outlasted the Denver Nuggets after three overtimes. Final score: 186-184. How many players scored 40 points or more during that game? Hint

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. During the 1964-65 season, not one but two players on the Los Angeles Lakers scored over 2,000 points, marking the first time this accomplishment had been achieved. Who were these two players?

Answer: Jerry West and Elgin Baylor

During that year, West scored 2,292 points, followed closely by Elgin Baylor's 2,009. The feat wasn't repeated until the 1972-73 season when Atlanta's Pete Maravich (2,063) and Lou Hudson (2,029) also both managed to surpass the magic 2,000 point plateau.

Answer: Miami Heat

The final score on that fateful night was 148-80, the largest blowout at that time in history. On February 27, 1998, the Indiana Pacers massacred the Portland Trailblazers 124-59, a 65-point victory, just shy of the record!

3. Which of these NBA players scored a disgusting 4,029 points in a single NBA season?

Answer: Wilt Chamberlain

Wilt Chamberlain's 4,029 points scored during the 1961-62 season is all the more remarkable when you discover that it took him only 80 games to achieve it. His scoring average for the season was 50.4 points per game. Michael Jordan's highest career scoring average was a paltry 37.1 points per game during the 1986-87 season, when he scored a total of 3,041 points.

4. During the 1981-82 season, one NBA team managed to score at least 100 points in every single game. Which team was this?

Answer: Denver Nuggets

Ah, the high flying, fast running 1981-82 Denver Nuggets. That team broke so many scoring records, it is difficult to select the most amazing ones. In my view, their 126.5 points per game was the team's most eye-popping achievement.

5. Michael Jordan played a total of 15 NBA seasons. How many times did his regular season scoring average dip below 20 points per game?

Answer: 0

Michael Jordan's lowest scoring average for a season was during his final year in the league (2002-03) when he averaged exactly 20.0 points per game. His career scoring average during the regular season was 30.1 points per game. Heck, he even managed to average 20.2 points per all-star game!

Answer: Kareem Abdul Jabbar

Talk about staying power. Kareem averaged over 1,000 points per game for 19 consecutive seasons, only failing to garner the magic number during his final season (1988-89: 748 points). He did receive some nice parting gifts during that final season, however, as he made his last round through the various NBA cities.

7. Let us move toward some more ignoble scoring achievements now. On April 6, 1997, which team managed to score only two points (yes, two points) in the third quarter against the Lakers?

Answer: Dallas Mavericks

Ouch. The Lakers managed to win the game 87-80 over the hapless Mavericks. On February 8, 2004 the Golden State Warriors shared the Mavericks' ineptitude, managing only a single basket (that is two points, folks) in the fourth quarter of a loss to the Toronto Raptors. While the Dallas-Lakers game was at Los Angeles, the Warriors managed this feat at home in Oakland.

8. In an April 10, 1999 game that many NBA fans probably relished, which former high-flying NBA team tossed in a measly 49 points against the Miami Heat?

Answer: Chicago Bulls

Yes, indeed, those reigning NBA champions the Chicago Bulls (less one Michael Jordan, of course) burned the nets during their 82-49 loss to the Heat. Remarkably, two Bulls players, namely Tony Kukoc and Kornell David (who?) managed to reach double figures, scoring 10 and 13 points, respectively.

9. Has it ever occurred in NBA history that a team has gone scoreless for an entire overtime period?

Answer: yes

You bet it has, all too many times in fact. Perhaps the saddest example of this accomplishment came on January 13, 1997, when the Charlotte Hornets routed the Denver Nuggets 2-0 in the overtime period of their game. Certainly the Charlotte locker room was in a frenzy after that one.

Answer: 4

For Detroit, Isaiah Thomas scored 47 points, while John Long had 41. The Nuggets also had two players with over 40 points, namely Kiki Vandeweghe with 51 and Alex English with 47. That kind of defines the Nuggets of that era. Exciting scoring contests but they just couldn't quite get over the hump and win it all.

Source: Author thejazzkickazz

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