Do You Know your 2018 NBA Playoffs?

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On April 14, the 2018 NBA Playoffs will begin. This year's playoffs will feature some of the game's best players as their teams compete to win a championship. Prepare for this season's postseason basketball action with this 2018 NBA Playoffs trivia challenge. 


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2018 NBA Playoffs Quiz Questions

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Question 1

Which team enters the 2018 NBA Playoffs as the reigning NBA champions?

  • A
    Golden State Warriors
  • B
    Houston Rockets
  • C
    Boston Celtics
  • D
    Cleveland Cavaliers

Question 2

The 2017-18 NBA season was Chris Paul's first as a member of which team?

  • A
    Houston Rockets
  • B
    Los Angeles Lakers
  • C
    Los Angeles Clippers
  • D
    New Orleans Pelicans

Question 3

This 2018 NBA Playoffs team has won the most championships in league history.

  • A
    Boston Celtics
  • B
    San Antonio Spurs
  • C
    Golden State Warriors
  • D
    Houston Rockets

Question 4

Which of these players participating in the 2018 NBA Playoffs was a second-round draft pick?

  • A
    klay thompson
  • B
    Draymond Green
  • C
    Al Horford
  • D
    LeBron James

Question 5

As of 2018, the Houston Rockets have won how many NBA championships?

  • A
    4
  • B
    1
  • C
    2
  • D
    3

Question 6

Which team enters the 2018 NBA Playoffs as the reigning NBA champions?

  • A
    Golden State Warriors
  • B
    Cleveland Cavaliers
  • C
    Boston Celtics
  • D
    Houston Rockets

Question 7

What head coach won NBA Coach of the Year before being fired by the Toronto Raptors?

  • A
    Eric Spoelstra
  • B
    Nate McMillan
  • C
    Dwane Casey
  • D
    Brad Stevens

Question 8

Which of these NBA players played on a national championship team during their collegiate career?

  • A
    Victor Oladipo
  • B
    James Harden
  • C
    Al Horford
  • D
    Chris Paul

Question 9

Steve Kerr, the head coach of the Golden State Warriors, played on how many NBA championship teams?

  • A
    2
  • B
    3
  • C
    5
  • D
    4

Question 10

Boston Celtics head coach Brad Stevens previously served as which school's head men's basketball coach?

  • A
    Maryland
  • B
    Gonzaga
  • C
    University of Florida
  • D
    Butler

Question 11

Including the Houston Rockets, Mike D'Antoni has served as a head coach for how many NBA teams?

  • A
    3
  • B
    4
  • C
    5
  • D
    6

Question 12

Ben Simmons of the Philadelphia 76ers is a native of which country?

  • A
    United Kingdom
  • B
    United States
  • C
    Canada
  • D
    Australia

Question 13

The NBA Championship trophy is named after which of the following men?

  • A
    Jerry West
  • B
    Larry O'Brien
  • C
    Bill Russell
  • D
    David Stern

Question 14

Which of these players participating in the 2018 NBA Playoffs is related to a former NBA player?

  • A
    Klay Thompson
  • B
    Chris Paul
  • C
    James Harden
  • D
    leBron James

Question 15

The Toronto Raptors drafted DeMar DeRozan in which year?

  • A
    2006
  • B
    2009
  • C
    2008
  • D
    2007

Question 16

Which of these players participating in the 2018 NBA Playoffs has won the NBA Most Valuable Player Award during their career?

  • A
    Kevin Durant
  • B
    Chris paul
  • C
    DeMar DeRozan
  • D
    Kyrie irving

Question 17

Which of these Boston Celtics sustained a season-ending injury in the opening minutes of the team's 2017-18 NBA season?

  • A
    Kyrie Irving
  • B
    Gordon Hayward
  • C
    Marcus Smart
  • D
    Al Horford

Question 18

Which of these players participating in the 2018 NBA Playoffs has received the NBA Most Valuable Player Award multiple times in their career?

  • A
    Chris Paul
  • B
    Stephen Curry
  • C
    Kyrie Irving
  • D
    Kevin Durant

Question 19

James Harden played on which NBA team before he joined the Houston Rockets?

  • A
    Atlanta Hawks
  • B
    Orlando Magic
  • C
    Oklahoma City Thunder
  • D
    San Antonio Spurs

Question 20

Including the Toronto Raptors, Kyle Lowry has played on how many NBA teams during his career?

  • A
    4
  • B
    1
  • C
    3
  • D
    2

Question 21

Which of these 2018 NBA Playoff teams most recently won a championship?

  • A
    Houston Rockets
  • B
    Boston Celtics
  • C
    Philadelphia 76ers
  • D
    Cleveland Cavaliers

Question 22

LeBron James last played on a team that missed the NBA Playoffs in which season?

  • A
    2004-2005
  • B
    2006-2007
  • C
    2007-2009
  • D
    2010-2011

Question 23

Which of these 2018 NBA Playoff head coaches participated in the NBA Finals as a player?

  • A
    Dwane Casey
  • B
    Brett Brown
  • C
    Tyronn Lue
  • D
    Brad Stevens

Question 24

As of 2018, the Indiana Pacers last reached the NBA Finals in which year?

  • A
    2000
  • B
    1995
  • C
    2005
  • D
    2010

Question 25

Prior to 2018, the Philadelphia 76ers last made the NBA Playoffs in which year?

  • A
    2006
  • B
    2008
  • C
    2010
  • D
    2012

Question 26

Kevin Love of the Cleveland Cavaliers attended which school?

  • A
    Florida State
  • B
    university of Florida
  • C
    West Virginia University
  • D
    UCLA

Question 27

As of 2018, who is the head coach of the Philadelphia 76ers?

  • A
    Brett Brown
  • B
    Steve Clifford
  • C
    Gregg Popovich
  • D
    Stan Van Gundy

Question 28

Joel Embiid of the Philadelphia 76ers is a native of which country?

  • A
    United kingdom
  • B
    Cameroon
  • C
    Nigeria
  • D
    Kenya

Question 29

As of 2018, who is the Indiana Pacers' head coach?

  • A
    Dwane Casey
  • B
    Erik Spoelstra
  • C
    Tom Thibodeau
  • D
    Nate McMillan

Question 30

Which of these players participating in the 2018 NBA Playoffs plays on a team based in the same state where they attended college?

  • A
    James Harden
  • B
    Joel Embiid
  • C
    Chris Paul
  • D
    Victor Oladipo

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