NBA Team Anagrams: Pt 3 Trivia Quiz

Answer: Philadelphia

Philadelphia has truly been home to some of the all-time greats in NBA history including Julius "Dr. J" Erving, Wilt "The Stilt" Chamberlain, Allen Iverson, Moses Malone and "Sir" Charles Barkley. The 76ers also completed a sweep of the Los Angeles Lakers in the 1983 NBA Finals.

Answer: Houston Rockets

The Rockets won back to back NBA championships in the 1993-94 and 1994-95 seasons. After falling on some hard times, Houston received the first pick in the 2002 NBA draft and went global drafting the Shanghai Sharks 7'6' center, Yao Ming.

Answer: New Orleans Hornets

New Orleans became the new home of the Hornets in May of 2002 after the team left Charlotte. Just like many other sports teams based in New Orleans, the Hornets were forced to play many of their home games in the 2005-2006 season away from the NOLA because of the devastation from Hurricane Katrina.

Answer: San Antonio Spurs

The Spurs won 3 NBA titles in 7 seasons between 1998 and 2005. Some of the greats to wear a San Antonio silver, white, and black jersey include Sean Elliott, George Gervin, "The Admiral" David Robinson and Tim Duncan.

Answer: Cleveland Cavaliers

Cleveland joined the NBA as an expansion team in the 1970-71 season. As of the 2005-06 NBA season, the Cavaliers still have not claimed an NBA championship trophy.

Answer: Minnesota Timberwolves

With the 5th pick in the 1995 NBA draft, the Timberwolves selected a 6'11' forward out of Farragut Career Academy named Kevin Garnett. "KG" made the NBA all-star team in 10 of his first 11 seasons.

Answer: Portland Trail Blazers

Portland joined the NBA in the 1970-71 season and became one of the smallest market teams in the league. The Trail Blazers won their first NBA championship in the 1976-77 due to the excellent play of Hall of Famer Bill Walton.

Answer: Utah Jazz

Utah made it to the NBA finals back to back in 1996-97 and 1997-98, losing both times to the Michael Jordan led Chicago Bulls. In each trip to the finals, Jazz players John Stockton, Jeff Hornacek and Karl Malone lost to the Bulls in six games.

Answer: Sacramento Kings

This franchise has called many different cities home over the years including Rochester, Cincinnati, Kansas City and their current home of Sacramento. The Kings first NBA championship came in the 1950-51 season, when they defeated the New York Knicks in 7 games.

Answer: Golden State Warriors

The Warriors became a franchise in 1946 when they joined the Basketball Association of America as a startup team from Philadelphia. The Warriors made the move to San Francisco in 1962 but didn't become know as the "Golden State" Warriors until 1971.