NBA Player Quiz
Questions: 16 · 10 minutes
1. Which Boston Celtics forward won three consecutive regular-season MVP awards from 1984 through 1986?
Larry Bird
Kevin McHale
Julius Erving
Dominique Wilkins
2. Which Los Angeles Lakers guard scored 81 points against the Toronto Raptors in 2006?
Jerry West
Gail Goodrich
Eddie Jones
Kobe Bryant
3. In Game 7 of the 2016 NBA Finals, which player made the famous chase-down block on Andre Iguodala before Cleveland completed its championship run?
Kevin Love
Kyrie Irving
LeBron James
Draymond Green
4. A player scores 100 points in a single NBA game for the Philadelphia Warriors. Who produced this historic performance?
Elgin Baylor
Wilt Chamberlain
Jerry West
Oscar Robertson
5. Which player was the first to average a triple-double across an entire NBA regular season?
Russell Westbrook
LeBron James
Jason Kidd
Oscar Robertson
6. Which San Antonio Spurs star was nicknamed “The Big Fundamental” and played on five NBA championship teams?
David Robinson
Tony Parker
Tim Duncan
Manu Ginóbili
7. Which player won six championships and six Finals MVP awards during his career with the Chicago Bulls?
Magic Johnson
Scottie Pippen
Kobe Bryant
Michael Jordan
8. A guard wins the 2001 regular-season MVP award and leads the Philadelphia 76ers to that year's NBA Finals. Which player fits both clues?
Vince Carter
Allen Iverson
Tracy McGrady
Ray Allen
9. Which player best fits both clues: a signature skyhook and a record six regular-season MVP awards?
Hakeem Olajuwon
Bill Walton
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Moses Malone
10. The Lakers won three straight championships from 2000 through 2002. Who earned Finals MVP in all three series?
Kobe Bryant
Shaquille O'Neal
Robert Horry
Derek Fisher
11. A Celtics center finishes his career with 11 NBA championship rings as a player. Who is being described?
Bill Russell
Robert Parish
Dave Cowens
Bob McAdoo
12. You are assembling a lineup associated with the Los Angeles Lakers' 1980s “Showtime” era. Which point guard belongs at its center?
Isiah Thomas
Magic Johnson
Gary Payton
John Stockton
13. Which international star led the Dallas Mavericks past the Miami Heat in the 2011 NBA Finals and received Finals MVP?
Dirk Nowitzki
Steve Nash
Tony Parker
Pau Gasol
14. A résumé lists the 1993–94 MVP award, Defensive Player of the Year award, and an NBA championship with the Houston Rockets. Whose résumé is it?
Hakeem Olajuwon
David Robinson
Patrick Ewing
Clyde Drexler
15. Identify the player from these achievements: 2019–20 MVP and Defensive Player of the Year, followed by a 50-point performance in the title-clinching game of the 2021 NBA Finals.
Nikola Jokić
Anthony Davis
Joel Embiid
Giannis Antetokounmpo
16. Which player became the first unanimous regular-season MVP in NBA history after the 2015–16 season?
Kevin Durant
James Harden
Stephen Curry
Russell Westbrook