All-Star Games Trivia

1. At what team's Vivint Arena were the 2023 All-Star Game festivities held? The team had previously hosted the 1993 All-Star Game when its stars John Stockton and Karl Malone were in the prime of their careers.

From Quiz 2023 NBA All-Star Game Weekend

Answer: Utah Jazz

The 2023 NBA All-Star Game festivities took place in Salt Lake City at Vivint Arena, the home of the Utah Jazz. This was the second time that the Utah Jazz had hosted the NBA All-Star Game. The prior time being in 1993 when the game was held at the Delta Center, the arena's former name. The arena was opened in 1991 and is located just a 30 km (18.6 mi) drive to the Great Salt Lake.

From Quiz NBA Slam Dunk Contest

Answer: Dominique Wilkins and Clyde Drexler

Wilkins competed in 1984, 1985, 1986, 1988, and 1990. Drexler competed in 1984, 1985, 1987, 1988, and 1989. Kersey was in the contest 4 times, while Webb and Jordan were in it 3 times. Pippen was in the 1990 dunk contest only.

From Quiz NBA All-Star Games

Answer: 13

From Quiz 2023 NBA All-Star Game Weekend

Answer: Mac McClung

Mac McClung was born in 1999 in Kingsport, TN and he played college basketball at Georgetown and Texas Tech. Although he registered a gravity defying 43.5 inch vertical leap at the 2021 NBA Combine, McClung was undrafted. Prior to getting a two-way contract by the Philadelphia 76ers, he played for the Delaware Blue Coats, the 76ers's G League affiliate. At the 2023 Slam Dunk Contest during All-Star weekend, McClung amazed the judges and the crowd with his four dunks getting 19 out of 20 perfect 50 scores across the five judges. His dunks included jumping over two of his friends and a final dunk in which he nearly completed two spins (a 720) in the air.

From Quiz NBA Three-Point Shootout Contest

Answer: 6

The number of players in the Slam Dunk Contest had also decreased (from six to four).

From Quiz NBA Slam Dunk Contest

Answer: Superman

Howard's Superman dunk scored a perfect 50 from the judges. Howard won the competition, scoring a perfect 100 in the first round and getting over 3/4 of the fan vote in the finals.

From Quiz NBA All-Star Games

Answer: Los Angeles

Julius Erving won the All-star game's MVP award in 1983.

From Quiz 2023 NBA All-Star Game Weekend

Answer: Damian Lillard

Damian Lillard was born in 1990 and he was the sixth pick in the first round by the Portland Trail Blazers in 2012. Lillard immediately shined in the NBA as he was the unanimous winner of the Rookie of the Year award and he was voted to the All-Star Game seven times during his first 10 seasons. At the 2023 Three-Point Contest, Lillard scored 26 points in the first round while Tyrese Haliburton scored 31 and Buddy Hield scored 23. In the final round, Lillard again scored 26 while Hield scored 25 and Haliburton 17. The win for Lillard was not surprising as he was one of the most prolific three-point shooters over the first 10 years of his career.

From Quiz NBA All-Star Games

Answer: 34

George Gervin also went on to get the all-star Most Valuable Player Trophy.

From Quiz NBA Slam Dunk Contest

Answer: Carter:1, Bryant:1

Bryant won in 1997 and Carter won in 2000. There was no dunk contest in 1998 and no All-Star Game (and thus no dunk contest) in 1999 due to the lockout.

From Quiz NBA All-Star Games

Answer: Indianapolis

In that game, the West won, 140-129.

From Quiz 2023 NBA All-Star Game Weekend

Answer: Kyrie Irving

Kyrie Irving was born in Melbourne, Australia in 1992 and he was the first overall pick in the 2011 NBA Draft. Irving played his first six seasons for the Cleveland Cavaliers and in 2015-16 he won an NBA title. He then played for the Boston Celtics for two seasons and the Nets for 3+ seasons before he was signed by the Dallas Mavericks in February 2023. Known for his exceptional ball handling and passing skills, Irving had 15 assists and 32 points in the 2023 All-Star Game as a member of Team LeBron.

From Quiz NBA Three-Point Shootout Contest

Answer: 1999

The 1998-99 NBA season did not have an all-star weekend due to its late start. Only 50 games were played in the regular season which began on February 5, 1999.

From Quiz NBA Slam Dunk Contest

Answer: Atlanta & Hawks & Atlanta Hawks

The Hawks produced two different champions within three years of the inception of the contest. Dominique Wilkins and Spud Webb won in 1985 and 1986, respectively.

From Quiz NBA All-Star Games

Answer: Bill Sharman

Bob Cousy had top scored in the game with 20, but still Bill Sharman won the award. He had 15 points and 4 rebounds.

From Quiz 2023 NBA All-Star Game Weekend

Answer: Jaylen Brown

Jaylen Brown was born in 1996 in Marietta, GA and he was the 3rd pick in the 2016 NBA Draft. At the 2023 All-Star break, Brown was averaging 26.5 points per game and was noted for his defensive prowess. In the 2023 All-Star Game, Brown made 16 of his 27 shots and collected 14 rebounds. An interesting aspect of the All-Star Game format is that teammates can play against each other as was the case with the Boston Celtics stars Jaylen Brown and Jayson Tatum who both made shots against each other.

From Quiz NBA Three-Point Shootout Contest

Answer: Kobe Bryant

Kobe suffered a complete tear of the radial collateral ligament on the little finger of his shooting hand. Dirk Nowitzki replaced him in the Three-Point Shootout.

From Quiz NBA Slam Dunk Contest

Answer: Cupcake

In one of the contests great intricately creative dunks, Green caught an alley oop from teammate Rashad McCants, blew out a birthday candle on a cupcake that was set on the back of the rim, and threw down the slam.

From Quiz NBA All-Star Games

Answer: West- 135 East- 120

Kobe Bryant had won the all-star game's MVP.

From Quiz 2023 NBA All-Star Game Weekend

Answer: Donovan Mitchell

Donovan Mitchell was born in Elmsford, NY in 1996 and he was the 13th pick of the 2017 NBA Draft. Mitchell played his first five seasons for the Utah Jazz during which he averaged 23.9 points per game. In early 2023 while a member of the Cleveland Cavaliers, Mitchell scored 71 points in a game and he became the first player to have 70+ points and 10+ assists in the same game. In the 2023 All-Star Game, Mitchell made 15 of his 25 shots including eight three-pointers.

From Quiz NBA Three-Point Shootout Contest

Answer: 5

Had Michael Jordan won the Three-Point Shootout, he would have been the first player to win both the Slam Dunk Contest (he won in 1987 and 1988) and the Three-Point Shootout in a career. Jordan competed head-to-head against his teammate and eventual winner Craig Hodges in the first round.

From Quiz NBA All-Star Games

Answer: 1993

It was in 1993. The 2003 All-Star game had a double overtime.

From Quiz NBA Three-Point Shootout Contest

Answer: 19

Hodges made only two of his last six shots to finish that round with 24 points. Craig Hodges was the only player to compete in every Three-Point Shootout from 1986 to 1993.

From Quiz NBA Slam Dunk Contest

Answer: Amare Stoudemire

Stoudemire and Nash needed two tries to pull off this team dunk, but the second time was nearly flawless as Stoudemire caught the header, and put the ball in while turning mid-air.

From Quiz NBA All-Star Games

Answer: 3

He won it in 1988, 1996, and 1998.

From Quiz 2023 NBA All-Star Game Weekend

Answer: Jayson Tatum

Jayson Tatum was born in 1998 in St. Louis, MO and he was the third overall pick in the 2017 NBA Draft. At the 2022-23 All-Star break, Tatum was having a stellar season averaging 30.6 point per game. Tatum shined in the All-Star Game as he won MVP while making 10 of his 18 three-pointers, collecting 10 rebounds and throwing down some sensational dunks. Team Giannis outscored Team LeBron by 36 points on three-point shots.

From Quiz NBA Three-Point Shootout Contest

Answer: 60 seconds

Sixty seconds corresponds to a little over two seconds per shot. Players will usually not jump as high as normal and grab the ball for their next shot, while the previous shot is still in the air to attempt all 25 shots in the allotted time.

From Quiz NBA All-Star Games

Answer: 12

He have also 10 points with two 3 pointers.

From Quiz 2023 NBA All-Star Game Weekend

Answer: Damian Lillard

Damian Lillard won the Three-Point Contest at All-Star weekend and made eight three-point shots in the 2023 All-Star Game. Lilllard made a three-pointer in the fourth quarter that brought the score for Team Giannis to 184 points. The All-Star Game was set up whereby a target score (182) had to be met after which the game would end and the team that reached that score would be declared the winner.

From Quiz NBA Slam Dunk Contest

Answer: Josh Smith over Kenyon Martin

Josh Smith won the 2005 dunk contest in Denver (where Martin played that year). In addition to the leap over Martin, he also performed a windmill dunk as an homage to Dominique Wilkins while wearing a Wilkins throwback jersey.

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