NBA Records
This player holds the record for most points scored in a single quarter with 37.
Who is Klay Thompson?
This coach has the most career wins in NBA history.
Who is Gregg Popovich?
This is the name of the NBA Finals trophy.
What is the Larry O'Brien trophy?
Kentucky is known for having produced the most NBA draft picks, with 60 in total. This ACC team holds the title of second place, with 56.
Who is Duke University?
This NBA team is the most recent franchise to relocate to a new city.
Who is the Oklahoma City Thunder? (Seattle Supersonics)
These 3 players are the all-time leaders in technical fouls for their careers. Name at least one.
*BONUS*
Bonus point for each additional correct guess.
Karl Malone, Charles Barkley, and Rasheed Wallace
When Derrick Rose won the 2011 MVP, he surpassed this player as the youngest MVP winner in NBA history.
Who is Wes Unseld? (1969)
This is the only NBA franchise in league history with an undefeated record in the Finals (minimum 2 appearances).
Who is the Chicago Bulls?
The two most recent #1 overall picks are both from France. Prior to 2023, this was the last time the #1 overall pick was not an American.
Who is Deandre Ayton in 2018? (Bahamas)
We all know about Michael Jordan's time in professional baseball in between 3-peats with the Bulls. Name another NBA player who had a stint in the MLB (there are 12 more).
Danny Ainge and Dave DeBuscherre, there is no shot anyone is guessing one of the other 10 names.
Four players in NBA history have recorded a quadruple-double. Name at least one of them.
*BONUS*
Bonus point for each additional correct guess.
Nate Thurmond, Alvin Robertson, Hakeem Olajuwon, and David Robinson
This player was the first non-American to win the regular season MVP award.
Who is Hakeem Olajuwon? (1994)
The last two times the NBA Finals ended in a sweep, it was the same team on the losing end. Name both Finals matchups.
Who are the Cavs? (vs. Spurs - 2007, vs. Warriors - 2018)
In 7 of the last 12 drafts, the #1 overall pick has been a non-American. Throughout the rest of NBA history, there have been 6 international #1 overall picks. Name one of them.
*BONUS*
Bonus point for each additional correct guess.
Mychal Thompson, Hakeem Olajuwon, Michael Olowakandi, Yao Ming, Andrew Bogut, Andrea Bargnani
These are the 4 teams who joined the NBA when the ABA merged in 1976.
Who are: the Spurs, Pacers, Nets, and Nuggets?
This player holds the record for most consecutive NBA games played with 1,192.
Who is A.C. Green?
This player won NBA MVP, Finals MVP, and All-Star Game MVP in the same season.
Who is Willis Reed? (1970)
This player scored the most points in an NBA Finals game in league history.
Who is Elgin Baylor? (1962) 61 points vs. Celtics
This is the first player to be drafted into the NBA straight out of highschool.
Who is Moses Malone? (1974)
I will also accept Kevin Garnett (1995) as a correct answer.
This is the first European to be named the head coach of an NBA team.
Hint: hired within the past 10 years, and was fired after just one season.
Who is Igor Kokoskov? (Suns)
A record that will likely never be broken, this player once played 88 games in a single season.
Who is Walt Bellamy? (1969)
The only person to win NBA MVP, Coach of the Year, and Executive of the Year.
Who is Larry Bird?
2019 to 2024 marks the first time in NBA history where there has been 6 seasons with 6 different champions. From 1977 to 1981, there were 5 different champions. Name those 5 teams.
Who are the Blazers, Bullets, Sonics, Lakers, and Celtics?
This was the last time the Knicks, Raptors and Thunder all drafted a player in the lottery in the same draft.
What is the 2009 NBA Draft?
(James Harden - OKC #3, Jordan Hill - #8 NYK, Demar Derozan - #9 TOR)
December 24th has only ever seen two NBA games played in the entire history of the league. Name one of the four franchises that participated in these games.
1960 - Pistons and Celtics
1967 - Warriors and Sonics