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Quiz about Dubious Records in Basketball

Dubious Records in Basketball Trivia Quiz

This difficult quiz asks questions even the 'die-hard' NBA fan doesn't know: The Most Dubious Achievements in NBA History!

A multiple-choice quiz by sleepysamperkins. Estimated time: 6 mins.

Author
sleepysamperkins

Time
6 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
33,224

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Very Difficult

Avg Score
3 / 10

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Question 1 of 10

1. This NBA's coach's squad was called for a record setting 60 personal fouls in one game. What is his name? Hint

Joe Lapchick

Al Cervi

Howard Schultz

Carl Bennett

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Question 2 of 10

2. Who was the only NBA player to be named MVP in his only All-Star game appearance? Hint

Ron Williams

Bill Bradley

Rick Berry

Adrian Smith

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Question 3 of 10

3. Who was the only coach to win a NBA game despite his club scoring only 19 points? Hint

Alvin Julian

Ed Gottlieb

Murry Mendenhall

Les Harrison

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Question 4 of 10

4. Which NBA team scored 184 points in a game, and lost?

Answer: (two words)

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Question 5 of 10

5. This individual holds the record for playing in more than 900 consecutive games. Who is he? Hint

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

Paul Silas

Robert Parish

AC Green

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Question 6 of 10

6. Which team is the only one in history to lose a playoff game by more than 56 points?

Answer: (They were defeated by the Minneapolis Lakers)

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Question 7 of 10

7. This team has the honor of being the only team to defeat the Celtics at Boston Garden in the 1985-1986 season. Which team? Hint

New York Knicks

LA Lakers

Houston Rockets

Portland Trail Blazers

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Question 8 of 10

8. Which NBA player hold the dubious honor of being the only player to dribble out the clock in a playoff game with the scored tied? Hint

Dale Ellis

World B. Free

Alex English

Derek Harper

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Question 9 of 10

9. Who is the latest player in the NBA player to have appeared in over 1,100 games while averaging fewer than 10 points a game? Hint

Robert Parish

A.C. Green

Sam Perkins

Hal Greer

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Question 10 of 10

10. Which NBA player is the only one to have fouled out of an NBA game in only 5 minutes? Hint

Don Meineke

Tom Heinsohn

Dick Farley

Vern Mikkelsen

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. This NBA's coach's squad was called for a record setting 60 personal fouls in one game. What is his name?

Answer: Howard Schultz

The game was between Schultz's Anderson Packers and the Syracuse Nationals on Thanksgiving Day 1949. It became known as the most foul plagued game in NBA history, a total of 122 personal fouls were called.

2. Who was the only NBA player to be named MVP in his only All-Star game appearance?

Answer: Adrian Smith

Adrian was selected to the East All-Stars in 1966. He scored the game high 24 points in 26 minutes, grabbed eight rebounds and 3 assists as the East cruised to a 137-94 victory.

3. Who was the only coach to win a NBA game despite his club scoring only 19 points?

Answer: Murry Mendenhall

Murry Mendenhall and the Fort Wayne Pistons were victorious against the Minneapolis Lakers 19-18 in 1950. Mendenhall decided to freeze the ball, made possible since the shot clock had yet to be invented, in attempt to keep it out of the hands of Lakers star George Mikan.

4. Which NBA team scored 184 points in a game, and lost?

Answer: Denver Nuggets

Denver lost this game because they gave up the most points in league history on December 13, 1983 to the Detriot Pistons. The final score was Detriot 186, Denver 184 in 3 overtimes.

5. This individual holds the record for playing in more than 900 consecutive games. Who is he?

Answer: AC Green

Green played with many teams including the Lakers.

6. Which team is the only one in history to lose a playoff game by more than 56 points?

Answer: St. Louis Hawks

This had to be the oddest playoff series in NBA history with the St. Louis Hawks beating the Minneapolis Lakers 2 games to one .. winning the first game 116-115. Then went on the road with the Lakers giving the Hawks the worst loss in league history 133-75 in game two. However, in the third and deciding game, the Hawks won again by one and oddly by the same score 116-115.

7. This team has the honor of being the only team to defeat the Celtics at Boston Garden in the 1985-1986 season. Which team?

Answer: Portland Trail Blazers

The Celtics were 47-1 in Boston, including the playoffs, during the 1985-86 season. Their only loss came when Portland visited the Garden on December 6, 1985, defeating the Celtics 121-103.

8. Which NBA player hold the dubious honor of being the only player to dribble out the clock in a playoff game with the scored tied?

Answer: Derek Harper

Harper must have been thinking of other things during game four in the 1984 playoffs vs. LA Lakers. Dale Ellis inbound the ball with 6 seconds left to Harper, who apparently thought the game was tied, dribbled out the clock!

9. Who is the latest player in the NBA player to have appeared in over 1,100 games while averaging fewer than 10 points a game?

Answer: A.C. Green

Paul Silas played 16 seasons with 6 different teams between 1964 and 1980. Silas scored 11,782 points, but had 12,357 rebounds.

10. Which NBA player is the only one to have fouled out of an NBA game in only 5 minutes?

Answer: Dick Farley

Farley of the Syracuse Nationals fouled out of the game against the St. Louis Hawks on March 12, 1956 in only 5 minutes. Regardless of Farley's quick fouls and only scoring 3 points, the Nationals won 97-92.

Source: Author sleepysamperkins

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