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What nationality is Dirk Nowitzki, who played for Dallas Mavericks in 2010 play-off matches?

German Click to see the answer

What is it called when a player falls to the floor too easily to try and get a foul?

Flop

What nationality is Nenad Krstic, who played for Oklahoma City Thunder in 2010's play-offs?

Serbian

What is the name of the NBA team from Indiana?

Pacers

What does the NBA '50' refer to in the 50-40-90 club?

Field goal percentage

What is the correct name of the Toronto NBA basketball team?

Raptors

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Difficulty: Easy
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What is the basketball term for the style of play that focuses on running and has no center?

Small ball Click to see the answer

What is the nickname of the Duke basketball team?

Blue Devils

What does the '40' refer to in the 50-40-90 club?

3 point percentage

What nationality is Jonas Jerebko who was playing for the Detroit Pistons in the 2012-2013 season?

Swedish

What is the term given in basketball for when a player legally deflects a shot?

Blocking

What is the name of Real Madrid's sister Basketball team?

Real Madrid Baloncesto

What is it called when a basketball player scores a point?

A basket

What is the name of the NBA team from Oklahoma City?

Thunder

What is the name of the NBA team from Brooklyn?

Nets

Questions: 12
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What nationality is Mirza Teletovic, who played for Brooklyn Nets in the 2014 play-offs?

Bosnian Click to see the answer

What is the name of the NBA team from Phoenix?

Suns

What nationality is Marco Belinelli, who played for Chicago Bulls in the 2013 play-offs?

Italian

What is the name of the NBA team from Detroit?

Pistons

What is NBA star Ray Allen's first name?

Walter

What is the correct name of the Philadelphia NBA basketball team?

76ers

What is NBA star James Harden's primary position?

Shooting Guard

What is the name of the arena which is home to both LA based NBA teams?

Staples Center

What nationality was Brooklyn Nets 2012-2013 signing Ilkan Karaman?

Turkish

What nationality was 2012-2013 NBA Player Tomas Satoransky?

Czech

What color jersey do the majority of NBA teams wear at home?

White

What jersey number does Stephen Curry wear for the Golden State Warriors?

30

Questions: 15
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What is it called when a basketball player catches the ball in mid air and dunks?

Alley-oop Click to see the answer

What nationality was 2012-2013 NBA Player Tomislav Zubcic?

Croatian

What NBA team plays in Indiana?

Pacers

What is the actual first name of basketball legend 'Magic' Johnson?

Earvin

What is the name of the NBA team from Dallas?

Mavericks

What is the name of the NBA team from Milwaukee?

Bucks

What footballer is nicknamed 'Der Kaiser' ('The Emperor')?

Franz Beckenbauer

What is the basketball term for a player walking 3 steps with the ball without bouncing it?

Traveling

What is the correct name of the head coach of the Dallas Mavericks in the 2012-2013 season?

Rick Carlisle

What is the name of the governing body in the world top basketball league?

NBA

What nationality is Danilo Gallinari, who played for Denver Nuggets in the 2011 play-offs?

Italian

What is the name of the NBA team from Minnesota?

Timberwolves

What is the correct name of the Utah based NBA basketball team?

Jazz

What is a shot that misses both the rim and the backboard called?

Air ball

What is the term for two extremely tall and dominant players in one team?

Twin Towers

Questions: 28
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What does the '90' refer to in the 50-40-90 club?

Free throw percentage Click to see the answer

What nationality is Goran Dragic, who played in the 2010 play-offs for Phoenix Suns?

Slovenian

What is the name of the NBA team from New Orleans?

Pelicans

What jersey number does Carmelo Anthony wear for the New York Knicks?

7

What is the name of the NBA team from Miami?

Heat

What is the name of the NBA team from San Antonio?

Spurs

What does the 'N' in NBA stand for?

National

What is term for what the basket is attached to in basketball?

Backboard

What is the name of the area where basketball is played?

Court

What is the name of the basketball team in Sacramento?

Kings

What nationality is 2012-2013 Toronto Raptors player Jonas Valanciunas?

Lithuanian

What is the name of the coach appointed by Portland Trail Blazers in 2012?

Terry Stotts

What is the correct name of the Chicago based NBA basketball team?

Bulls

What nationality is Tornike Shengelia who played in the NBA in the 2012-2013 season?

Georgian

What is Dirk Nowitzki's number for the Dallas Mavericks?

41

What is Selena Gomez's favorite sport?

Basketball

What is it called when you legally gain possession from a basketball opponent?

Steal

What is the first name of the eleven-time NBA Champion whose last name is Russell?

Bill

What is the name of the NBA team from Washington?

Wizards

What is the name of the NBA team from Orlando?

Magic

What nationality is 2012-2013 star Jose Calderon?

Spanish

What game is played by the Birmingham Bullets?

Basketball

What is the correct name of the Dallas based NBA basketball team?

Mavericks

What is the name of the NBA team from Golden State?

Warriors

What is the hall of fame for the NBA called?

Naismith

What is the name of the NBA team from Portland?

Trail Blazers

What nationality is Ersan Ilyasova, who played for Milwaukee Bucks in 2010's play-offs?

Turkish

What is the name of the legendary center who helped the Boston Celtics win eleven NBA Championships?

Bill Russell

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What shirt number did CJ Watson wear for the Brooklyn Nets in the 2012-2013 season?

1 Click to see the answer

What number did Russell Westbrook wear for US at the 2012 Olympics?

7

What number pick was Kentavious Caldwell-Pope in the 2013 NBA Draft?

8

What number pick was John Jenkins in the 2012 NBA Draft?

23

What number pick was Dennis Schroder in the 2013 NBA Draft?

17

What number pick was Meyers Leonard in the 2012 NBA Draft?

11

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What was first used as basketball goals when Dr. James Naismith invented basketball?

Peach Baskets Click to see the answer

What was the name of the inventor of basketball?

James Naismith

What was the nationality of the inventor of basketball?

Canadian

What's the name of the lines at either end of a basketball court?

Base Line

What was DeMar DeRozan's 2014 NBA salary?

$10.1 million

What was the score in the opening game of the 2012-2013 season when the Heat beat the Celtics?

120-107

What was the replacement name for Michael Jordan in some of the NBA Live games?

Roster Player

What number pick was Gorgui Dieng in the 2013 NBA Draft?

21

What team sport do the Asian athletes Yi Jianlian and Yao Ming play professionally?

Basketball

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What was the score of the All Star game in 2000?

East 13 West 4 Click to see the answer

What number pick was Elfrid Payton in the 2014 NBA Draft?

10

What was the sport at the center of Will Ferrell's 2008 outing Semi Pro?

Basketball

What was the total attendance in the home matches of the Oklahoma City Thunder in the 2012-2013 season?

746000

What number pick was Michael Kidd-Gilchrist in the 2012 NBA Draft?

2

What team ended the Phoenix Suns run and knocked them out of the 2006 NBA Playoffs?

Dallas Mavericks

What was Greivis Vasquez's 2014 NBA salary?

$6.4 million

What was the PCT of Western Conference winners in the 2012-2013 season, Oklahoma City Thunder?

0.732

What number pick was Rodney Hood in the 2014 NBA Draft?

23

What was the basketball video game that featured super-human dunks?

NBA Jam

What number pick was James Young in the 2014 NBA Draft?

17

What was Chandler Parsons' 2014 NBA salary?

$14.7 million

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What was Jordan Hill's 2014 NBA salary?

$9 million Click to see the answer

What number pick was Adreian Payne in the 2014 NBA Draft?

15

What short number did Ricky Rubio wear for the Minnesota Timberwolves in the 2012-2013 season?

9

What number pick was Cody Zeller in the 2013 NBA Draft?

4

What sports video game introduced a two-player mode called 'Hold the Court'?

NBA Street

What was Kosta Koufos' 2014 NBA salary?

$3 million

What was Taj Gibson's 2014 NBA salary?

$8 million

What Philadelphia 76ers player had the nickname of 'The Answer' in the 2005-06 NBA season?

Allen Iverson

What number pick was Julius Randle in the 2014 NBA Draft?

7

What number did Kobe Bryant wear for US at the 2012 Olympics?

10

What sport do the Harlem Globe Trotters play?

Basketball

What number did Kevin Durant wear for US at the 2012 Olympics?

5

What number did basketball star Michael Jordon famously wear for much of his time at the Chicago Bulls?

23

What number pick was Ray McCallum, Jr. in the 2013 NBA Draft?

36

What number pick was C. J. Wilcox in the 2014 NBA Draft?

28

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What number pick was Maurice Harkless in the 2012 NBA Draft?

15 Click to see the answer

What was Kyle Lowry's 2014 NBA salary?

$12 million

What number pick was Jerami Grant in the 2014 NBA Draft?

39

What sport does Micheal Jordan play?

Basketball

What was Chase Budinger's 2014 NBA salary?

$5 million

What number pick was P. J. Hairston in the 2014 NBA Draft?

26

What number pick was Nemanja Nedovic in the 2013 NBA Draft?

30

What number did Chris Paul wear for US at the 2012 Olympics?

13

What was Caron Butler's 2014 NBA salary?

$4.5 million

What was Zoran Dragic's 2014 NBA salary?

$1.5 million

What number pick was Anthony Bennett in the 2013 NBA Draft?

1

What was the maximom salary that John Wooden made during his career?

35000

What sport is played by the Brooklyn Nets?

Basketball

What sport is played by the 'Birmingham Bullets'?

Basketball

What number pick was Glen Rice, Jr. in the 2013 NBA Draft?

35

What was Marvin Williams' 2014 NBA salary?

$7 million

What was DeJaun Blair's 2014 NBA salary?

$2 million

What was Gerald Henderson's 2014 NBA salary?

$6 million

What number pick was Dion Waiters in the 2012 NBA Draft?

4

What was Zaza Pachulia's 2014 NBA salary?

$5.2 million

What number does Chris Bosh wear for the Miami Heat?

1

What number pick was Nate Wolters in the 2013 NBA Draft?

38

What number pick was Alex Len in the 2013 NBA Draft?

5

What number pick was Clint Capela in the 2014 NBA Draft?

25

What year did Michael Jordan not play in the NBA?

1994

What number pick was Fab Melo in the 2012 NBA Draft?

22

What was Ersan Ilyasova's 2014 NBA salary?

$7.9 million

What was the name of the owner of the Dallas Mavericks in the 2012-2013 season?

Mark Cuban

What number pick was Tim Hardaway, Jr. in the 2013 NBA Draft?

24

What was the regular season percentage for the Miami Heat in the 2012-2013 season?

0.805

What was Dwyane Wade's 2014 NBA salary?

$15 million

What was Elton Brand's 2014 NBA salary?

$2 million

What was the home stadium of the Sacramento Kings renamed in the 2012-2013 season?

Sleep Train Arena

What number did Kevin Love wear for US at the 2012 Olympics?

11

What numbers was Anthony Davis in the 2012 NBA Draft?

1

What's the name of the Toronto NBA franchise?

Raptors

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Which city is home to The Rockets basketball team?

Houston Click to see the answer

Which city is home to the famous Basketball Team - The Heat?

Miami

Which college did NBA superstar Grant Hill go to?

Duke

Which basketball star did multiple commercials with Charles Barkley?

Dwyane Wade

Which coach smoked a victory cigar?

Red Auerbach

Which city is NBA star James Harden from?

Los Angeles

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Where did John Wooden coach prior to joining UCLA?

Indiana State University Click to see the answer

Which Brooklyn Nets player scored 24 points in the final game of their first-round 2013 match?

Deron Williams

When basketball was first made, which were used as the goals?

Peach Baskets

Where do The Mavericks play their home basketball games?

Dallas

What's the sport of choice of the Brighton Bears?

Basketball

Which is home to the basketball team - The Bobcats?

Charlotte

Which country famously sent a basketball 'dream team' into the Olympics when professionals were allowed?

America

Which 2014 play-off side did DeMar DeRozan play for?

Toronto Raptors

Which High School did John Wooden start his coaching career?

Dayton High School

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Which award did Dwyane Wade receive after the 2005-2006 NBA season?

NBA Finals Most Valuable Player Click to see the answer

Which is the correct name of the Basketball team based in Philadelphia?

76ers

When a basketball shot can be attempted without any defensive interference it?s called what?

Uncontested shot

Where do The Bulls play Basketball?

Chicago

When did the Dream Team make its debut at the Olympic Basketball event?

1992

Which 2014 play-off team did Patty Mills play for?

San Antonio Spurs

Which Denver Nuggets player averaged 3.1 blocks in his 7 2012 play-off games played?

JaVale McGee

Which basketball legend died in October 2013?

Bill Sharman

Where did the LA Clippers finish in the 2012-2013 Pacific Division?

1st

Which Miami Heat player scored 9 rebounds in the final game of 2011's NBA finals?

Udonis Haslem

Which French player is on the cover of the game NBA Live 09?

Tony Parker

Which Golden State Warriors played shared the high-points total for 2013's play-offs?

Stephen Curry

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Which division was won by the NY Knicks in the 2012-2013 season?

Atlantic Click to see the answer

Where did Derrick Rose play college basketball?

Memphis

Which city has a 'Magic' basketball team?

Orlando

Which college did Magic Johnson play basketball at?

Michigan State

When in possession of the basketball, what must a player do?

Bounce it

Which basketball team play their home matches at The Palace of Auburn Hills?

Detroit Pistons

Where do The Suns play their home basketball games?

Phoenix

Which high school did Kobe Bryant go straight into the NBA from?

Lower Merion

Which 2014 play-off side did Patrick Patterson play for?

Toronto Raptors

Which bird gives the name to the basketball team located in New Orleans?

Pelicans

Which Golden State Warriors player scored 13 rebounds in the final game of their 2014 first-round match?

David Lee

Which college did NBA star Russell Westbrook attend?

UCLA

Which 2013 play-off team did Danny Green play for?

San Antonio Spurs

When was basketball invented?

1891

Which 2013 play-off team did Draymond Green play for?

Golden State Warriors

Which basketball team is actor Frankie Muniz a fan of?

Clippers

Which duo helped the Lakers win the NBA championship from 2000-02?

O'Neal And Bryant

Which iconic basketball player is known as the 'Black Mamba'?

Kobe Bryant

Which Eastern Conference team ended the regular season with a .805 percentage in the 2012-2013 season?

Miami Heat

Where did a regular NBA Season game take place in January 2013?

London

Which Miami Heat held the 2013 play-off player steals record?

Dwayne Wade

Which basketball star died in November 2013?

Walt Bellamy

Which Eastern Conference team were seeded 7th for the 2011 play-offs?

Philadelphia 76ers

Where might you find the Grizzlies playing a home basketball match?

Memphis

Which legendary basketball player still holds the NBA average points per game record?

Michael Jordan

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