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Total Questions: 19

Who was the Lakers coach that led the team to 4 NBA championships in the 1980s?

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pat riley

Which NBA team won their first championship in 1991 after 25 years of the club's existence?

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chicago bulls

Which NBA team achieved a 'Three-peat' by winning its third consecutive NBA title in 1993?

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chicago bulls

Who was the 1985 NBA Rookie of the Year and played college basketball at North Carolina?

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michael jordan

From which city did the Lakers move to Los Angeles in 1960 after winning 5 NBA championships?

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minneapolis

Who became the youngest NBA All-Star ever in 1998 at age 19 while playing for the L.A. Lakers?

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kobe bryant

Which team lost to the Chicago Bulls when Steve Kerr made the title-winning shot in the 1997 NBA Finals?

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utah jazz

Which center, who was with the Orlando Magic, was named the NBA's Rookie of the Year in 1993?

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shaquille o'neal

Which team became the first in NBA history to win 70 games in a season by defeating the Milwaukee Bucks on April 16, 1996?

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chicago bulls

Which team did the Lakers defeat in the finals to win their first NBA championship in 12 years with Kobe Bryant and Shaquille O'Neal leading the team?

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indiana pacers

Which Utah Jazz player led the NBA in average assists per game for 9 straight seasons, ending in 1996?

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john stockton

Which Celtics coach did Lenny Wilkens surpass to become the winningest coach in NBA history in 1995?

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red auerbach

Who was the No. 1 NBA draft pick that signed with the San Antonio Spurs on July 24, 1997?

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tim duncan

Which city was originally home to the NBA's Grizzlies?

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vancouver

Which NBA team moved from the Silverdome to the Palace of Auburn Hills in 1988?

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detroit pistons

Who became the first black coach of an NBA team in 1966, following Red Auerbach with the Boston Celtics?

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bill russell

Who is the 76er famously known as 'Chocolate Thunder' who went directly from high school to the NBA, being one of only three players to do so before Kevin Garnett?

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darryl dawkins

In 1993, Michael Jordan joined which player as the only two in NBA history to win 7 consecutive scoring titles?

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wilt chamberlain

Which Midwestern city did the Lakers basketball team move from in 1960 to Los Angeles?

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minneapolis

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