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BASKETBALL TRIVIA VIII

71) What player holds the NBA record for most career assists?


John Stockton holds the NBA record for most career assists (15,806) by a margin of more than 3,000, as well as the record for most career steals (3,265).

72) What player holds the record for most blocked shots in a game?


On October 28, 1973, in a game against the Portland Trail Blazers, Los Angeles Lakers center Elmore Smith set an NBA record with 17 blocked shots.

73) Who was the only Harlem Globetrotters player to win league MVP in the NBA?


Wilt "The Stilt" Chamberlain played for the Harlem Globetrotters (1958-59) before joining the NBA where he would earn 4 League MVP Awards and become the only player in the history of the NBA to score 100 points in a single game.

74) Who was the first NBA player to record a triple-double in the All-Star Game?


In 1997, Michael Jordan became the first player to record a triple-double in All-Star Game history: 14 points, 11 rebounds, 11 assists in 26 minutes.

75) Who was the first WNBA player to capture all three MVP awards in the same season?


In 2001, Lisa Leslie became the first WNBA player to win the regular season MVP, the All-Star Game MVP and the playoff MVP in the same season.

76) What NBA team won eight consecutive championships from 1959 to 1966?


In 1959, the Celtics won the NBA Championship after sweeping the Minneapolis Lakers, the first of their record eight consecutive championships. During that time, the Celtics met the Lakers in the Finals five times, starting an intense and often bitter rivalry that has spanned generations.

77) What NBA player was thrown out of a record 127 games?


One of the NBA's first power forwards, Vern Mikkelsen was known for his tenacious defense and still holds the record for career disqualifications with 127.

78) How many NBA championships did the Lakers win during the 1960s?


Led by Hall of Famers Elgin Baylor and Jerry West, Los Angeles made the NBA Finals six times in the 1960s, but lost each series to the Celtics, beginning their long and storied rivalry.

79) Which Milwaukee Bucks player was nicknamed "the Squid"?


A defensive specialist, Moncrief often appeared to have eight arms instead of two, earning himself the nickname "Sid the Squid".

80) What is the fewest points allowed to an opponent in the second half of an NBA game?


On March 1, 2006, the Los Angeles Clippers held the New Orleans Hornets to an NBA record-low 16 second half points en route to an 89-67 victory.

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