Q 01/05

Whose Game 7 buzzer-beater bounced on the rim four times before sending Toronto to the 2019 East finals?

A) Kyle Lowry

B) Kawhi Leonard

C) Pascal Siakam

D) Fred VanVleet

Answer · why

B) Kawhi Leonard

Kawhi Leonard's corner shot was the first Game 7 buzzer-beater in NBA history. It gave the Raptors a 92–90 win over Philadelphia.

Q 02/05

Who scored an NBA playoff-record 63 points in a 1986 double-overtime loss at Boston Garden?

A) Michael Jordan

B) Dominique Wilkins

C) Bernard King

D) Charles Barkley

Answer · why

A) Michael Jordan

Michael Jordan scored 63 in a season when a broken foot had cost him 64 games. He broke Elgin Baylor's playoff record, and Chicago still lost 135–131.

Q 03/05

Which team's refusal to take the floor after the police shooting of Jacob Blake halted the 2020 NBA playoffs?

A) Toronto Raptors

B) Boston Celtics

C) Milwaukee Bucks

D) Los Angeles Lakers

Answer · why

C) Milwaukee Bucks

The Milwaukee Bucks stayed off the court before Game 5 of their first-round series, and all three games scheduled that day were postponed. Blake had b...

Q 04/05

Which team missed a record 27 straight three-pointers while losing Game 7 of the 2018 West finals?

A) Oklahoma City Thunder

B) San Antonio Spurs

C) New Orleans Pelicans

D) Houston Rockets

Answer · why

D) Houston Rockets

The Houston Rockets led that Game 7 by 11 at halftime before the drought, then lost 101–92. No team has missed more threes in a row in a playoff game.

Q 05/05

Which film director and Knicks fan did Reggie Miller taunt during a 25-point fourth quarter in 1994?

A) Spike Lee

B) Woody Allen

C) Martin Scorsese

D) Rob Reiner

Answer · why

A) Spike Lee

Spike Lee got a choke sign from Miller, who scored 39 in the Game 5 win at Madison Square Garden. A year later Miller beat the same team with eight po...