36 NBA trivia questions about the 1990s.
What number did Larry Bird wear?
33 (1990)
Magic Johnson wore 32.
The original Dream Team played at which Olympics?
Barcelona 1992 (1992)
It was the first Olympics open to NBA players. The team won by an average of almost 44 points.
During his first retirement, Michael Jordan played minor league baseball for which team?
Birmingham Barons (1994)
He hit .202 for the White Sox Double-A affiliate in 1994.
Hakeem Olajuwon was born in which country?
Nigeria (1994)
He played soccer and handball before basketball.
Kevin Garnett was drafted straight out of high school in 1995 by which team?
Minnesota Timberwolves (1995)
Garnett was picked fifth overall and spent his first 12 seasons in Minnesota.
What was the Chicago Bulls' record in 1995-96?
72-10 (1996)
Golden State broke it with 73-9 in 2015-16.
Michael Jordan's Flu Game came in the 1997 Finals against which team?
Utah Jazz (1997)
He scored 38 points in Game 5.
Which of these was NOT a first overall pick?
Kobe Bryant (1997)
Kobe went 13th.
How many Finals MVP awards did Michael Jordan win?
6 (1998)
Jordan won Finals MVP in all six of his title runs with Chicago.
Who is the shortest player in NBA history at 5-foot-3?
Muggsy Bogues (1990)
He played 14 seasons, most with the Charlotte Hornets.
In which season did the Minnesota Timberwolves debut?
1989-90 (1990)
They drew over a million fans at the Metrodome in year one.
Stephen Curry's father Dell played most of his career for which team?
Charlotte Hornets (1990)
Dell was a sharpshooting sixth man.
Who averaged 18.7 rebounds per game in 1991-92?
Dennis Rodman (1992)
It is the highest since the 1970s.
Drazen Petrovic starred for which team before his death in 1993?
New Jersey Nets (1993)
He began his NBA career in Portland.
John Paxson's title-winning three in 1993 came against which team?
Phoenix Suns (1993)
It completed the Bulls' first three-peat.
Dikembe Mutombo's eighth-seeded Nuggets upset which top seed in 1994?
Seattle SuperSonics (1994)
Mutombo lay on the floor clutching the ball after the final buzzer.
David Robinson scored 71 on the season's final day in 1994 to edge whom for the scoring title?
Shaquille O'Neal (1994)
Robinson averaged 29.8 to Shaq's 29.3.
Reggie Miller scored eight points in nine seconds against which team?
New York Knicks (1995)
It turned a six-point deficit into a Game 1 win at Madison Square Garden.
Who was Finals MVP of both of Houston's titles in 1994 and 1995?
Hakeem Olajuwon (1995)
Hakeem was also regular season MVP and Defensive Player of the Year in 1994.
The 1995 Houston Rockets won the title as which seed?
Sixth (1995)
They are the lowest seed to win a championship.
Lithuanian center Arvydas Sabonis played his NBA career with which team?
Portland Trail Blazers (1995)
He arrived at age 31, well past his peak.
Who was Shaq's backcourt partner on the 1995 Finals Magic?
Penny Hardaway (1995)
Orlando was swept by Houston.
The Toronto Raptors' name and original dinosaur logo were inspired by which movie?
Jurassic Park (1995)
Fans voted on the name in 1994.
Kobe Bryant was drafted 13th overall in 1996 by which team?
Charlotte Hornets (1996)
Charlotte traded him to the Lakers for center Vlade Divac.
Ray Allen was drafted by Minnesota in 1996 and traded on draft night to which team?
Milwaukee Bucks (1996)
Minnesota got Stephon Marbury in return.
Which team changed its name from Bullets to Wizards in 1997?
Washington (1997)
Its only title came as the Bullets in 1978.
Who hit the title-clinching jumper in Game 6 of the 1997 Finals after a pass from Jordan?
Steve Kerr (1997)
Chicago beat Utah for its fifth title.
Which of these never won NBA MVP?
Patrick Ewing (1997)
Ewing made 11 All-Star teams.
Tim Duncan grew up on which island?
St. Croix (1997)
He was a competitive swimmer until a hurricane destroyed his local pool.
Kevin Garnett's 1997 extension with Minnesota was worth how much?
$126 million (1997)
It's often cited as a cause of the 1998 lockout.
Michael Jordan's final shot as a Bull came over which Utah defender?
Bryon Russell (1998)
It won Game 6 of the 1998 Finals and completed a second three-peat.
Who am I? I played college ball at Southeastern Oklahoma State. I won seven straight rebounding titles. I won titles in Detroit and Chicago.
Dennis Rodman (1998)
He was a two-time Defensive Player of the Year.
The eighth-seeded 1999 Knicks reached the Finals and lost to which team?
San Antonio Spurs (1999)
Larry Johnson's four-point play beat Indiana in the conference finals.
Who am I? Naval Academy grad nicknamed The Admiral, won two titles with San Antonio.
David Robinson (1999)
He served two years in the Navy before joining the Spurs.
Michael Jordan wore which number on February 14, 1990, after his jersey was stolen?
12 (1990)
He scored 49 points against Orlando.
Dirk Nowitzki was drafted ninth overall in 1998 by which team?
Milwaukee Bucks (1998)
Milwaukee traded him to Dallas on draft night in a deal for Robert Traylor.