NBA Trivia Answer and other stuff

First, if you haven't heard this week's show, check out the blog entry below or go here where this week's show is posted.

What NBA player has won the most MVP awards? Kareem Abdul-Jabbar won the Maurice Podoloff Trophy a record 6 times.

Next, check out the first picture of this story from the NY News. Why does Vince have such a huge smile after a loss to the Raptors? Ron Antonelli took this great shot. You can check out more of his work on the NY News or at his website.

Some Raptor History
Remember 1995? The Toronto Raptors finished their first year in the league with a 21-61 record and their home games were played in the cavernous Skydome. Who has a better picture of the makeshift stands that surrounded the court, than the one above? Send it in or a link and we'll post it on the blog.

NBA Daily Stuff

After Toronto tried to comeback from a 24 point 4th quarter deficit last week against Indiana, we got to thinking...

Who had the largest comeback in an NBA game? Milwaukee Bucks! On November 25, 1977 against the Atlanta Hawks, the Bucks were down 29 with 8:43 remaining, they ended the game with a 35-4 run and a 117-115 win.

Is there a better story? Sure. The largest deficit at half-time a winning team faced was 34 points. On November 27, 1996 the Utah Jazz overcame a 34-point halftime deficit to beat the Denver Nuggets, 107-103.

NBA Trivia

Here's a simple one.

What NBA player has won the most MVP awards?

Extra points to those that can also give the name of the trophy.

Email us at talking.ball@gmail.com with your answers.

We let you know the winner (no prize this time, just bragging rights) and the answers in a future post.

Daily (or when I remember) NBA fact/trivia/useless info

Let's start with a fact from way back...

Back in 1953, Don Meineke won the Eddie Gottlieb Trophy for Rookie of the Year. Don played for Fort Wayne and surprising lead the league that year in personal fouls and disqualifications. Don, or the Monk as he was known, averaged 10.7 points per game that year and 6.9 rebounds per game.

(more history - Eddie Gottlieb helped establish the forerunner to the NBA, the BAA, played in the 1920s, coached, bought and then shipped the Philadelphia Warriors to San Francisco - plus way too much more to list....)