Test your knowledge of Finals history
Seventy-five years ago, the Philadelphia Warriors won the Basketball Association of America (BAA) Finals in five games over the Chicago Stags.
That 1947 series now is considered the first NBA Finals. With the Golden State Warriors set to face the Boston Celtics in this season’s Finals, here are 20 questions about the Warriors’ Finals history:
1. Counting their time in Philadelphia, how many NBA titles have the Warriors won? a) 5; b) 6;c)7
2. The Warriors’ first appearance as a West Coast team in the NBA Finals was their lone Finals matchup with Boston until this year. When did that Warriors-Celtics Finals take place? a) 1964; b) 1965; c) 1966
3. Which man holds the Warriors’ record for the most points in a Finals game with 55? a) Rick Barry; b) Stephen Curry; c) Kevin Durant
4. When the Warriors won their first NBA title as a West Coast team in 1975, which team did they beat in the Finals? a) Bullets; b) Knicks; c) 76ers
5. In the 1975 Finals, where did the Warriors play their home games? a) Cow Palace; b) Harmon Gym; c) Oakland Coliseum Arena
6. Who was the head coach of the 1975 Warriors? a) Al Attles; b) Joe Roberts; c) Bill Sharman
7. The Warriors beat Cleveland in six games in the 2015 Finals to win their first title since 1975. Who was named the MVP of those Finals? a) Stephen Curry; b) Andre Iguodala; c) LeBron James
8. LeBron James was the leading scorer in five of the six games of the 2015 Finals. Who was the leading scorer in the other game (Game 4)? a) Stephen Curry; b) Timofey Mozgov; c) Klay Thompson
9. En route to the 2016 Finals, the Warriors set the NBA record for most wins in a regular season. What was the number of wins? a) 70; b) 72; c) 73
10. Which player hit the 3pointer with 53 seconds remaining that put Cleveland
ahead to stay in Game 7 of the 2016 Finals? a) Kyrie Irving; b) LeBron James; c) Kevin Love
11. Who started at center for the Warriors in all five of their games against Cleveland in the 2017 Finals? a) Draymond Green; b) JaVale McGee; c) Zaza Pachulia
12. Which man was named the 2017 Finals MVP? a) Stephen Curry; b) Kevin Durant; c) LeBron James
13. Which Cleveland player apparently lost track of the score in the final seconds of the fourth quarter of Game 1 of the 2018 Finals, enabling the Warriors to win in overtime? a) George Hill; b) Kyle Korver; c) J.R. Smith
14. Stephen Curry set the Finals record for 3-pointers in a game in the Warriors’ 122-103 win in Game 2 of the 2018 Finals. How many treys did he hit? a) 9; b) 10; c) 11
15. Who held the record for 3’s in a Finals game before Curry broke it? a) Ray Allen; b) Michael Jordan; c) Klay Thompson
16. Klay Thompson suffered a torn ACL late in the third quarter of Toronto’s clinching Game 6 of the 2019 Finals. Who was the leading scorer in that game? a) Stephen Curry; b) Kawhi Leonard; c) Klay Thompson
17. Also in that Game 6, who set the Warriors’ record for assists in a Finals game with 13? a) Stephen Curry; b) Draymond Green; c) Shaun Livingston
18. Which man was named the 2019 Finals MVP? a) Kawhi Leonard; b) Kyle Lowry; c) Pascal Siakam
19. Curry holds the career record for 3-pointers in the Finals with 121. Who is second? a) Ray Allen; b) LeBron James; c) Klay Thompson
20. Who holds the Finals career record for scoring average (minimum 10 games played)? a) Rick Barry; b) Wilt Chamberlain; c) Kevin Durant