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100

What year did the Celtics win their first NBA championship?

1957

100

In which Olympics were NBA basketball players allowed to compete for the first time?

1992

100

GP: 1,346

PTS: 33643

TOV: 4010

EFG: 48.2

Kobe Bryant

100

Which team has made the most Final Four appearances?

North Caroline (20)

100

How many rules did the original game of basketball have?

13
200

What is the Celtics mascot name?

Lucky the Leprechaun

200

Which team beat the USA under highly controversial circumstances in the 1972 men's tournament?

The Soviet Union

200

GP: 1045

PTS: 31419

TOV: N/A

EFG: 54.0

Wilt Chamberlain

200

What is the lowest seed to ever make a Final Four appearance?

11

200

When was the first game of basketball played?

December 21, 1891
300

When, where, and by who were the Celtics founded?

1946, in Boston, by Walter Brown

300

Who surprisingly beat team USA in the semi-finals of the 2004 Olympic men's basketball tournament? 

Argentina

300

GP: 1098

PTS: 26460

TOV: 4037

EFG: 52.5

James Harden

300
Who holds the tournament record for most points scored in a single game? How many?

Austin Carr (61 points vs Ohio)

300

In what year was the shot clock introduced? And how many seconds was it?

1954, 24 seconds

400

What was the Celtics record in 2004?

45-37

400

As of 2016, the USA men's team has played in 135 games in Olympic history. How many have they won?

130

400

GP: 946

PTS: 24127

TOV: 3051

EFG: 58.2

Stephen Curry

400

Who is the highest paid NCAA men's basketball coach?

John Calipari (over 8million)

400

What are the only two teams in the NBA to have never moved?

Celtics and Knicks

500
In order, rank the top five best Celtics players. (roughly)

1. Bill Russel

2. Larry Bird

3. John Havlicek

4. Kevin McHale

5. Dave Cowens

500
Which country won the first Olympic Women's basketball tournament?

Soviet Union

500

GP: 864

PTS: 21717

TOV: 2445

EFG: 52.2

Damian Lillard

500

Who coined the phrase "march madness?"

Henry V Porter

500

In NBA history, how many games have been played on Christmas Eve?

2

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