General rules of Basketball
MVPs from the last decade
Nicknames in Basketball
Famous NBA Coaches
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Each regulation basketball game begins with an inbounds pass.
What is false. What is False. Each regulation basketball game begins with a jump ball. A jump ball is when a referee tosses the ball up in the air and two opposing players jump up and try and gain possession. If a game goes into overtime, the overtime period begins with a jump ball.
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MVP for 2009-2010
Who is LeBron James
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What sports team got its name because its owners wanted to "set the pace" in the NBA?
What is the Indiana Pacers
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Who is the coach for the Charolette Bobcats?
Who is Paul Silas
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What two NBA players won the MVP trophy three times each from 1986 through 1992?
Who is Michael Jordan and Magic Johnson
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Where do you go, if you get fouled in the act of shooting? The Bench Three Point Line Free Throw Line or Half Court Line?
What is the Free Throw Line. Any shot that is attempted from the free throw line is worth a single point. The free throw line is also known as the charity stripe or the foul line.
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MVP for 2003-2004
Who is Kevin Garnett
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What NBA team started out in 1948 as the Tri-Cities Blackhawks?
What is the Atlanta Hawks
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Who is the coach for the New York Nicks?
Who is Mike D'Antoni
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What NBA team failed to make the playoffs in 1994 for the first time since 1976?
What is the LA Lakers
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The ball-handler takes three steps without dribbling, what violation did he commit?
What is traveling Traveling is also known as "walking." If the ball-handler jumps up, with possession of the ball, and lands on the ground with the ball it is called traveling. In the event that a traveling violation occurs the other team will gain possession of the ball.
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MVP for 2001-2002 & 2002-2003
Who is Tim Duncan
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What Chicago Bulls coach has checked into hotels under the pseudonym "Mr. Red Cloud"?
Who is Phil Jackson
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Who is the coach for the Orlando Magic?
Who is Stan Van Gundy
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What L.A. Lakers great might have played for Chicago if the Bulls had called "tails" in a 1979 NBA coin toss?
What is Magic Johnson.
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The ball-handler dribbles with both hands, what violation is that?
What is a double dribble. Double dribbling may also occur when the ball-handler dribbles, stops, and the dribbles again without attempting a field goal or passing to a teammate. In the event that a double dribble occurs, the opposing team gains possession of the ball.
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MVP for 2007-2008
Who is Kobe Bryant
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What NBA team plays home games at a facility nicknamed "The O-rena"?
What is the Orlando Magic.
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Who is the coach for the Golden State Warriors?
Who is Keith Smart
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Who netted an NBA record 72.7 field goal percentage in the 1972-73 season?
Who is Wilt Chamberlin
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What happens if the two teams' scores are tied at the end of regulation time?
What is the game goes into overtime. In 2009 the College, NBA, and Olympic overtime amount is five minutes. In other levels of play it is half the length of a standard quarter.
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MVP for 1984-1985 & 1986-1987
Who is Larry Bird
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What future NBA star was dubbed "Boy Gorge" when his weight passed 300 pounds in college?
Who is Charles Barkley
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Who is the coach for the Sacramento Kings?
Who is Paul Westphal
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What Baltic country did Portland Trail Blazer Arvydas Sabonis play for at the 1996 Olympics?
What is Lithuania
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