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NBA Hardwood Classics - Quiz

BASKETBALL QUIZ

1) True or False? Each team scored more than 100 points in every game of the 1980 NBA finals.

True
False

2) The game of basketball was first conceived when James Naismith was asked to invent a game that could be played indoors for the YMCA. What year did this happen?

1891
1906
1884
1922

3) What team did the Chicago Bulls defeat in 1998 to cap its third straight Championship, winning three Championships in a row for the second time in less than a decade?

Los Angeles Lakers
Utah Jazz
San Antonio Spurs
Sacramento Kings

4) How many games did it take for the Lakers to beat the 76ers in the 1980 Finals?

4
5
6
7

5) Today, the rules of basketball are filled with legal details and minutia. How many rules did basketball originally start with?

10
13
24
50

6) Todays basketball hoops are made from nylon nets and iron rims. The first basketball hoop ever used was made out of a _______?

Iron rim and nylon net
Car tire
Milk crate
Peach basket

7) Who is the all-time leader in coaching wins in professional basketball history?

Red Auerbach
Red Holzman
Pat Riley
Lenny Wilkens

8) In the 1994 Western Conference playoffs, the 8th seed Denver Nuggets upset which number 1 seed Western Conference team?

Houston Rockets
Los Angeles Lakers
Seattle SuperSonics
Portland Trailblazers

9) From 1990 through 1998, how many NBA Championships did the Chicago Bulls win?

5
8
6
3

10) In the 1980 NBA Finals, in how many games did both the Los Angeles Lakers and the Philadelphia 76ers score over 100 points?

2
4
5
6

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