Q 01/05

Which team won the 2023 NBA Finals?

A) Miami Heat

B) Boston Celtics

C) Milwaukee Bucks

D) Denver Nuggets

Answer · why

D) Denver Nuggets

Denver Nuggets. Every other club that came over from the ABA had already played in a Finals; Denver got there last, in its 47th NBA season, and won th...

Q 02/05

Who was unanimously named MVP of the 2023 NBA Finals?

A) Jamal Murray

B) Nikola Jokić

C) Jimmy Butler

D) Michael Porter Jr.

Answer · why

B) Nikola Jokić

Nikola Jokić. Picked 41st in 2014, his name scrolling along a ticker while ESPN aired a Taco Bell advert, he became the lowest draft pick ever named F...

Q 03/05

Which guard posted a 2023 NBA Finals triple-double?

A) Kyle Lowry

B) Gabe Vincent

C) Jamal Murray

D) Bruce Brown

Answer · why

C) Jamal Murray

Jamal Murray. After missing a tying three at the buzzer of Game 2, he had 34 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists in Game 3 while his centre put up 32, ...

Q 04/05

The 2023 Miami Heat were the second eighth seed to reach the NBA Finals; which team was the first, in 1999?

A) Indiana Pacers

B) New York Knicks

C) Philadelphia 76ers

D) Orlando Magic

Answer · why

B) New York Knicks

New York Knicks. They scraped in at 27-23 after a lockout cut the season to 50 games, then began their run by knocking out Miami itself in the first r...

Q 05/05

Which star said there's 'no failure in sports' after his top-seeded team lost to an eighth seed in the 2023 NBA playoffs?

A) Kevin Durant

B) Shai Gilgeous-Alexander

C) Kawhi Leonard

D) Giannis Antetokounmpo

Answer · why

D) Giannis Antetokounmpo

Giannis Antetokounmpo. He had missed two games of Milwaukee's five-game loss to Miami with a bruised back, and told the reporter who asked about failu...