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Basketball and the NBA

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  1. Wilt Chamberlain scored 100 points in a single game in 1962. Which team did he score them against?

    • New York Knicks
    • Boston Celtics
    • Los Angeles Lakers
    • Cincinnati Royals
  2. How many NBA championships did Bill Russell win as a player with the Boston Celtics?

    • 11
    • 8
    • 9
    • 6
  3. Wilt Chamberlain never fouled out of a game in his entire NBA career.

    • True
    • False
  4. In which year did the NBA introduce the 24-second shot clock?

    • 1954
    • 1946
    • 1949
    • 1960
  5. Filling in at center for the injured Kareem Abdul-Jabbar in Game 6 of the 1980 NBA Finals, rookie Magic Johnson scored ___ points to clinch the title for the Lakers.

  6. The NBA reached its modern form in 1949 through the merger of the BAA with which rival league?

    • National Basketball League
    • American Basketball Association
    • Eastern Basketball League
    • American Basketball League
  7. The Lakers franchise won its first championship only after relocating from Minneapolis to Los Angeles in 1960.

    • True
    • False
  8. Who was the first player to average a triple-double over an entire NBA season?

    • Oscar Robertson
    • Bob Cousy
    • Jerry West
    • Elgin Baylor
  9. By what name did Kareem Abdul-Jabbar play before he adopted his Muslim name in 1971?

    • Lew Alcindor
    • Walt Bellamy
    • Wes Unseld
    • Nate Thurmond
  10. In which two consecutive years did the Detroit Pistons 'Bad Boys' win back-to-back NBA championships?

    • 1989 and 1990
    • 1987 and 1988
    • 1988 and 1989
    • 1990 and 1991
  11. Red ___ won nine NBA championships as head coach of the Boston Celtics between 1957 and 1966.

  12. Throughout its entire history, the NBA has prohibited teams from playing zone defense.

    • True
    • False
  13. In a January 2006 game against the Toronto Raptors, which player scored 81 points, a single-game total exceeded only by Wilt Chamberlain's 100?

    • Kobe Bryant
    • Tracy McGrady
    • Allen Iverson
    • Gilbert Arenas