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100

What Indiana Pacer did Knicks fan Spike Lee anger during the 1994 playoffs by calling him "Cheryl"?

Reggie Miller

100

What franchise has played in the most NBA finals since 1947?

The Lakers

100

Who was the last Boston Celtics coach to lead the team to two straight NBA titles?

Bill Russell

100

What 20th Century decade saw the NBA adopt the 24-second shot clock?

The 1950s

200

What 2 NBA players won the MVP trophy 3 times each from 1986 through 1992?

Magic Johnson and Michael Jordan

200

What NBA team became the first to defeat the Boston Celtics in 12 straight games in 1995?

The New York Knicks

200

Which coach got cosmic by penning the Zen book Sacred Hoops: Spiritual Lessons of a Hardwood Warrior?

Phil Jackson

200

What 1960 rookie bested the league's "triple double" record of 2 during his first week in the NBA?

Oscar Robertson

300

What player did the Boston Celtics draft between won-lost seasons of 29-53 and 61-21?

Larry Bird

300

What NBA team is known in China as "the Red Oxen"?

The Chicago Bulls


300

What Lakers coach had been an 11th round pick in the 1967 NFL draft?

Pat Riley

300

What NBA team started out in 1948 as the Tri-Cities Blackhawks?

The Atlanta Hawks

400

What Baltic country did Portland Trail Blazer Arcydas Sabonis play for at the 1996 Olympics?

Lithuania

400

What NBA team plays home games at a facility named "The O-rena"?

The Orlando Magic

400

Who became the NBA coach with the most wins ever on January 6th, 1995?

Lenny Wilkins

400

What NBA team is named after a car part?

The Detroit Pistons

500

Who was the first hoopster to win 8 NBA scoring titles?

Michael Jordan

500

What sports team got its name because its owners wanted to "set the pace" in the NBA?

The Indiana Pacers

500

What Chicago Bulls coach has checked into hotels under the pseudonym "Mr. Red Cloud"?

Phil Jackson

500

When was the first professional basketball league founded? 

1898

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