Amazing NBA Scoring Feats

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1. During the 1964-65 season, not one but two players on the Los Angeles Lakers scored over 2,000 points, marking the first time this accomplishment had been achieved. Who were these two players? John Havlicek and Wilt Chamberlain Jerry West and John Havlicek Jerry West and Elgin Baylor Wilt Chamberlain and Elgin Baylor

2. When watching NBA games, it is a great pleasure to see a very close game that ends with a one or two point margin. However, there is also a strange, almost sadistic pleasure in watching a game end with a huge, blowout margin. Such a situation occurred on December 17, 1991, when the Cleveland Cavaliers crushed which new NBA team by 68 points? Miami Heat Charlotte Hornets Minnesota Timberwolves Vancouver Grizzlies

3. Which of these NBA players scored a disgusting 4,029 points in a single NBA season? Michael Jordan Wilt Chamberlain Hakeem Olajuwon Oscar Robertson

4. During the 1981-82 season, one NBA team managed to score at least 100 points in every single game. Which team was this? Denver Nuggets Utah Jazz Detroit Pistons Houston Rickets

5. Michael Jordan played a total of 15 NBA seasons. How many times did his regular season scoring average dip below 20 points per game? 2 4 3 0

6. It is difficult to find NBA scoring records that are not held by either Wilt Chamberlain or Michael Jordan. One that pops out, however, is the remarkable accomplishment of which NBA player who scored 1,000 or more points for the 19th time in his career during the 1987-88 season? Kareem Abdul Jabbar Moses Malone George Gervin Rick Barry

7. Let us move toward some more ignoble scoring achievements now. On April 6, 1997, which team managed to score only two points (yes, two points) in the third quarter against the Lakers? Seattle Supersonics Boston Celtics Dallas Mavericks Minnesota Timberwolves

8. In an April 10, 1999 game that many NBA fans probably relished, which former high-flying NBA team tossed in a measly 49 points against the Miami Heat? Houston Rockets Los Angeles Lakers Chicago Bulls Boston Celtics

9. Has it ever occurred in NBA history that a team has gone scoreless for an entire overtime period? Yes No

10. One of the most exciting games in NBA history occurred on December 13, 1983, when the Detroit Pistons outlasted the Denver Nuggets after three overtimes. Final score: 186-184. How many players scored 40 points or more during that game? 4 6 0 2