NBA Champions Quiz
Questions: 16 · 10 minutes
1. Which team won its first NBA championship in 1977 after defeating the Philadelphia 76ers in the Finals?
Seattle SuperSonics
Phoenix Suns
Washington Bullets
Portland Trail Blazers
2. Which team ended the Miami Heat's bid for a third consecutive championship by winning the 2014 NBA Finals?
Dallas Mavericks
Oklahoma City Thunder
San Antonio Spurs
Golden State Warriors
3. A fan remembers the Orlando Magic reaching the 1995 NBA Finals, only to be swept by the defending champions. Which team completed that sweep?
Chicago Bulls
San Antonio Spurs
Seattle SuperSonics
Houston Rockets
4. Which team denied the Miami Heat a championship in their first season with LeBron James, Dwyane Wade, and Chris Bosh?
Oklahoma City Thunder
Dallas Mavericks
San Antonio Spurs
Boston Celtics
5. In the 2016 NBA Finals, which team overcame a 3-1 series deficit to win the championship?
Miami Heat
Golden State Warriors
Cleveland Cavaliers
San Antonio Spurs
6. You are filling three consecutive championship slots labeled 2000, 2001, and 2002. Which team belongs in all three?
San Antonio Spurs
Los Angeles Lakers
Chicago Bulls
Detroit Pistons
7. Which franchise won its first NBA championship in 2006 after rallying from a 2-0 Finals deficit against Dallas?
Cleveland Cavaliers
Orlando Magic
Miami Heat
Phoenix Suns
8. A historian is labeling the champion of the 1949-50 NBA season using the franchise's city name at that time. Which label is correct?
Rochester Royals
Minneapolis Lakers
Syracuse Nationals
Boston Celtics
9. Which team swept the Los Angeles Lakers in the 1983 NBA Finals?
Philadelphia 76ers
Detroit Pistons
Houston Rockets
Boston Celtics
10. A player won Finals MVP with a Western Conference champion and later with an Eastern Conference champion. Which career fits that sequence?
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Shaquille O'Neal
LeBron James
Kawhi Leonard
11. Which team defeated the heavily favored Los Angeles Lakers to win the 2004 NBA championship?
Detroit Pistons
New Jersey Nets
San Antonio Spurs
Indiana Pacers
12. Which team completed two separate three-peats during the 1990s?
Chicago Bulls
Houston Rockets
Detroit Pistons
Utah Jazz
13. A timeline shows one franchise winning eight consecutive NBA championships from 1959 through 1966. Which franchise belongs on the timeline?
Minneapolis Lakers
New York Knicks
Philadelphia 76ers
Boston Celtics
14. Michael Jordan had retired, and the New York Knicks reached the 1994 NBA Finals. Which team defeated New York to win the title?
Utah Jazz
Phoenix Suns
Houston Rockets
Seattle SuperSonics
15. The 2020 NBA Finals were played at the league's neutral-site campus in Florida. Which team won the championship?
Miami Heat
Los Angeles Lakers
Boston Celtics
Denver Nuggets
16. A Finals recap describes Game 7 between the Lakers and Celtics, with Los Angeles rallying in the fourth quarter to secure the title. Which championship year is being described?
2010
1987
2008
1984