Test your knowledge with The Athletic’s official 2019-20 NBA season quiz
Test Your Knowledge: NBA 2019-20 Season Quiz
Are you a true basketball fan? Dive into our quiz and test your knowledge of the 2019-20 NBA season! From player stats to memorable moments, this quiz challenges you to prove your expertise in the world of basketball.
Take on questions like:
- Which player led in assists?
- What team had the highest winning streak?
- Who had the highest single-game scoring?
Giannis Antetokounmpo is having another fantastic season. But he angered at least one of his peers along the way, leading to a war of words with a fellow All-Star. The feud culminated in this quote from the fellow All-Star during an interview with ESPN’s Rachel Nichols: “I wish I could just run and was 7 feet and run and just dunk. That takes no skill at all. I gotta actually learn how to play basketball and how to have skill, you know? I’ll take that any day.” Who said that?
Donovan Mitchell
James Harden
Jimmy Butler
Russell Westbrook
At the start of the 2019-20 regular season, there were 16 Canadians on NBA rosters, making Canada the second-most represented country in the NBA. What country was third overall, with nine players?
Australia
Croatia
France
Serbia
On opening night, excluding players on two-way contracts, who were the NBA’s two heaviest players, according to the weights listed by their respective teams?
Andre Drummond and Zion Williamson
Cristiano Felicio and Nikola Jokic
Brook Lopez and Robin Lopez
Boban Marjanovic and Jusuf Nurkic
Shooting at least 90 percent from the line, 40 percent from 3 and 50 percent from the field over an entire season is a huge accomplishment. How many players this season would have qualified for the elite “90-40-50 club” at the time the season was suspended?
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1
2
3
When the season was suspended, who was closest to accomplishing the 90-40-50 feat, exceeding the plateaus in two of the categories but trailing in the other category by 0.1 percent?
Damian Lillard
Kevin Love
Khris Middleton
J.J. Redick
“Welp.... Thanksgiving is going to be weird....” Who tweeted that earlier this season?
Mark Cuban
Jayson Tatum
LeBron James
Austin Rivers
Which player has the longest streak of games scoring at least 30 points this season?
Giannis Antetokounmpo
Bradley Beal
Kawhi Leonard
Damian Lillard
On Dec. 3, on an uncontested dunk during the fourth quarter of a close game, a player dunked the ball with enough force that, as it cleared the net, it ricocheted back upward through the hoop, making it look like the ball had not gone in. The basket did not count, and the dunker’s team lost 135-133 in double overtime. What team lost the game?
Houston Rockets
Portland Trail Blazers
San Antonio Spurs
Utah Jazz
On Dec. 11, Kawhi Leonard played in Toronto for the first time since he left the Raptors and joined the Clippers as a free agent. The Clippers defeated the Raptors 112-92. Who led all players on both teams in scoring in that game?
Kawhi Leonard
Norman Powell
Pascal Siakam
Lou Williams
Who leads the league in field-goal percentage?
Jarrett Allen
Rudy Gobert
Montrezl Harrell
Mitchell Robinson
Robinson’s field-goal percentage isn’t just good. It’s historically good. If he remains at his current pace, he would set a new NBA single-season record for the best field-goal percentage. Who holds the current record?
Wilt Chamberlain
Artis Gilmore
DeAndre Jordan
Bill Russell
One team allowed three of the five highest single-game team point totals this season. What defensively challenged team was that?
Atlanta Hawks
Cleveland Cavaliers
Golden State Warriors
Washington Wizards
Which of the following teams did not play on Christmas?
New Orleans Pelicans
New York Knicks
Denver Nuggets
Golden State Warriors
Which of these players is not ranked in the top five in 3-point shooting percentage this season?
Seth Curry
Buddy Hield
George Hill
J.J. Redick
Which NBA team opened the regular season with the most international players on its roster?
Philadelphia 76ers
Oklahoma CIty Thunder
Utah Jazz
Dallas Mavericks
LeBron James is leading the NBA in assists per game this season, with 10.6. How many times during his storied career has the four-time league MVP led the league in that category?
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1
2
4
Entering the 2019-20 season, 20 players wore No. 0 as their jersey number, making it one of the two most-used jersey numbers in the league. Which of these players who started the season with No. 0 now wears another number?
Kyle Kuzma
D’Angelo Russell
Andre Drummond
Josh Richardson
Who was the first head coach fired during the 2019-20 season?
Kenny Atkinson
David Fizdale
John Beilein
Jim Boylen
Bam Adebayo, Giannis Antetokounmpo, Nikola Jokic and Domantas Sabonis are averaging at least 16.0 points, 10.0 rebounds, 5.0 assists and 1.0 steals per game this season. Who is the only player in NBA history to average at least 30.0 points, 10.0 rebounds, 5.0 assists and 1.0 steals per game?
Larry Bird
Anthony Mason
DeMarcus Cousins
Russell Westbrook
Which player has the highest single-game point total this season and also is tied for the second-highest single-game point total this season?
Bradley Beal
James Harden
Damian Lillard
D’Angelo Russell
Who said the following quote? “Jumping over somebody 7'5" and dunking is no easy feat. What did I get, like a 47? Come on, man. What are we doing?”
Jaylen Brown
Dwight Howard
Zach LaVine
Aaron Gordon
Three teams currently rank in the top five in offensive efficiency (most points scored per possession) and in the top five in defensive efficiency (fewest points allowed per possession). Which teams are they?
Bucks, Clippers, Raptors
Celtics, Clippers, Lakers
Bucks, Lakers, Raptors
Bucks, Celtics, Clippers
Which team opened the regular season with the league’s youngest average age?
Chicago Bulls
Golden State Warriors
Minnesota Timberwolves
Phoenix Suns
Which team started the season as the league’s least experienced team, averaging 2.73 NBA seasons per player?
Boston Celtics
Chicago Bulls
Minnesota Timberwolves
Phoenix Suns
The Milwaukee Bucks have the NBA’s longest winning streak in the NBA this season. How many games in a row did they win?
10
15
18
20
James Harden has scored at least 30 points in 40 games this season. Giannis Antetokounmpo has scored at least 30 points in 33 games. Which players are tied for the third-highest number of 30-plus-point games this season?
Bradley Beal and Luka Doncic
Bradley Beal and Trae Young
Luka Doncic and Trae Young
Anthony Davis and Damian Lillard
Which team has recorded the highest field-goal percentage in a game this season?
Los Angeles Lakers
Sacramento Kings
San Antonio Spurs
Philadelphia 76ers
Which team has made the most 3-pointers in a game so far this season?
Houston Rockets
Toronto Raptors
New Orleans Pelicans
Minnesota Timberwolves
Who won Eastern Conference Rookie of the Month honors each of the first three months of this season?
Rui Hachimura
Tyler Herro
R.J. Barrett
Kendrick Nunn
Who won Western Conference Rookie of the Month honors each of the first three months of this season?
Ja Morant
Brandon Clarke
Jarrett Culver
Zion Williamson
LeBron James surpassed 33,000 career points this season. Which of these other milestones had James NOT reached before the league paused the season on March 11?
9,000 rebounds
1,000 blocks
2,000 steals
9,000 assists
Which of these players made a league-best 13 3-pointers in a game this season?
Zach LaVine
Damian Lillard
Devonte’ Graham
Marcus Smart
Which team was two games over .500 heading into December and proceeded to lose 37 of its next 46 games?
Golden State Warriors
Minnesota Timberwolves
Cleveland Cavaliers
Detroit Pistons
Four active NBA players have recorded at least 40 career regular-season triple-doubles. They are Russell Westbrook (146), LeBron James (94), James Harden (46) and who else?
Giannis Antetokounmpo
Vince Carter
Nikola Jokic
Rajon Rondo
Gregg Popovich ranks third all time in career NBA regular-season coaching victories. Who ranks second among active head coaches?
Rick Carlisle
Mike D’Antoni
Doc Rivers
Erik Spoelstra
As a rookie, which of the following players had the longest streak of scoring at least 20 points per game?
Blake Griffin
LeBron James
Derrick Rose
Zion Williamson
Zion Williamson has made 172 of his 292 shot attempts. How many of his 172 baskets were mid-range shots — shots outside the paint but inside the 3-point arc?
0
2
8
18
Who leads the NBA in triple-doubles this season?
Luka Doncic
LeBron James
Nikola Jokic
Russell Westbrook
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