Q 01/05

Which team opened the decade by repeating as champions, beating Portland in the 1990 Finals?

A) Los Angeles Lakers

B) Detroit Pistons

C) Boston Celtics

D) Chicago Bulls

Answer · why

B) Detroit Pistons

It was the first Finals since 1979 without the Lakers or Celtics, and one of only two 1990s titles not won by Chicago or Houston.

Q 02/05

Whom did Michael Jordan's Bulls beat in the 1991 Finals for his first championship?

A) Los Angeles Lakers

B) Phoenix Suns

C) Utah Jazz

D) Portland Trail Blazers

Answer · why

A) Los Angeles Lakers

It was Magic Johnson's last Finals and the first one broadcast by NBC after 17 years on CBS.

Q 03/05

How many first-half three-pointers did Jordan hit in Game 1 of the 1992 Finals before his famous shrug?

A) Eight

B) Four

C) Ten

D) Six

Answer · why

D) Six

His 35 first-half points broke Elgin Baylor's playoff record; Sports Illustrated had billed Clyde Drexler as his 'No. 1 rival'.

Q 04/05

Whose game-winning three-pointer in Game 6 of the 1993 Finals clinched the Bulls' first three-peat?

A) B. J. Armstrong

B) Steve Kerr

C) John Paxson

D) Scottie Pippen

Answer · why

C) John Paxson

It made the Bulls the first team since the 1960s Celtics to win three straight; the Suns had won 62 games behind MVP Charles Barkley.

Q 05/05

Which Phoenix Suns star was regular-season MVP in 1993?

A) Kevin Johnson

B) Dan Majerle

C) Charles Barkley

D) Tom Chambers

Answer · why

C) Charles Barkley

He had arrived from Philadelphia the previous summer and took the 62-win Suns to the Finals against Chicago.