Q 01/05

Which team did the Milwaukee Bucks sweep in the 1971 NBA Finals, the first between two expansion teams?

A) Philadelphia 76ers

B) Cincinnati Royals

C) Baltimore Bullets

D) Detroit Pistons

Answer · why

C) Baltimore Bullets

The Baltimore Bullets had to open the Finals just 48 hours after winning a Game 7 on the road, and Milwaukee never let them catch their breath.

Q 02/05

Which 10-year veteran guard did the Milwaukee Bucks acquire by trade in April 1970 to pair with Lew Alcindor?

A) Oscar Robertson

B) Dick Van Arsdale

C) Earl Monroe

D) Walt Frazier

Answer · why

A) Oscar Robertson

Oscar Robertson had never won a title in ten seasons with Cincinnati, and Milwaukee gave up only Flynn Robinson and Charlie Paulk to get him.

Q 03/05

Which name did Bucks center Lew Alcindor begin using publicly in 1971, after winning his first NBA championship?

A) Mahdi Abdul-Rahman

B) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

C) Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf

D) Shareef Abdur-Rahim

Answer · why

B) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar had taken the name privately after converting to Islam in 1968, and asked to be called by it at a June 1971 press conference.

Q 04/05

Which first-year NBA team, coached by Bill Fitch, opened the 1970-71 season by losing its first 15 games?

A) Buffalo Braves

B) Portland Trail Blazers

C) Seattle SuperSonics

D) Cleveland Cavaliers

Answer · why

D) Cleveland Cavaliers

The Cleveland Cavaliers finished 15-67, the worst record in the league, and the franchise did not have another season that bad until 1981-82.

Q 05/05

The Buffalo Braves debuted in 1970-71 and, two relocations later, became which NBA franchise?

A) Sacramento Kings

B) Los Angeles Clippers

C) Oklahoma City Thunder

D) Brooklyn Nets

Answer · why

B) Los Angeles Clippers

The Los Angeles Clippers began as the Braves, who left Buffalo for San Diego in 1978 and moved up the coast in 1984.