Detroit Pistons Trivia II

DETROIT PISTONS TRIVIA II

11) Which player was named NBA Finals MVP in 2004?

RICHARD HAMILTON BEN WALLACE CHAUNCEY BILLUPS CORLISS WILLIAMSON

Chauncey Billups helped Detroit win the 2004 NBA Finals over the heavily favored Los Angeles Lakers, 4-1. During the series, he averaged 21 points, 5.2 assists, 3.2 RPG, 1.2 SPG, as well as shooting 50.1% FG, 47.1% 3PT, and 92.9% FT to earn the NBA Finals MVP Award. Billups said of his MVP award, "Everybody deserves this. Not just me. I wish I could turn it into thirteen pieces and give a little bit to everybody."

12) Who was the first Piston with more than 250 blocks in a season?

BEN WALLACE BOB LANIER TERRY TYLER ANDRE DRUMMOND

In 2001-02, center Ben Wallace led the league in rebounding with 1,039 and shot blocking with 278. His strong defensive play earned him the NBA Defensive Player of the Year Award.

13) Who holds the franchise single-season record for points?

GRANT HILL DAVE BING ISIAH THOMAS JERRY STACKHOUSE

In 2001 Jerry Stackhouse led the NBA in total points scored with a franchise-record 2,380 points.

14) Which Piston played for Detroit his entire career?

ISIAH THOMAS CHAUNCEY BILLUPS BEN WALLACE BILL LAIMBEER

Point guard Isiah Thomas was taken as the second overall pick by the Pistons in the 1981 NBA draft, and played for them his entire career, while leading the "Bad Boys" to the 1988-89 and 1989-90 NBA championships.

15) Which player won championships in the AAU, NCAA, and NBA?

GRANT HILL JERRY STACKHOUSE CORLISS WILLIAMSON MARK AGUIRRE

Corliss Williamson has the distinction of being one of the few professional basketball players to win championships at three different levels, AAU, the NCAA with Arkansas, and the NBA with Detroit.

16) Which player has the highest single-season free throw percentage in franchise history?

BILL LAIMBEER JODIE MEEKS CHAUNCEY BILLUPS JOE DUMARS

In 2007-08, Chauncey Billups set a franchise record with his .918 free throw percentage, topping the previous record of .900 set by Joe Dumars in 1989-90.

17) Who was the first Piston to win the Rookie of the Year Award?

ISIAH THOMAS DAVE BING GRANT HILL DON MEINEKE

Power forward Don Meineke received the National Basketball Association's very first Rookie of the Year Award after the 1952-53 NBA season while playing for the Fort Wayne Pistons.

18) Which Piston holds the NBA record for most missed free throws in a game?

ANDRE DRUMMOND ISIAH THOMAS JERRY STACKHOUSE OTIS THORPE

On January 20, 2016, center Andre Drummond set an NBA record for free throws missed in a game with 23, surpassing the previous record of 22 set by Wilt Chamberlain on December 1, 1967. He also set a career high and franchise record by attempting 36 free throws.

19) Who was the first Piston with more than 1,000 defensive rebounds in a season?

ANDRE DRUMMOND BEN WALLACE BOB LANIER DENNIS RODMAN

In the 1991-92 season, Dennis Rodman collected an astounding 18.7 rebounds per game (1,530 in total), winning his first of seven consecutive rebounding crowns, along with scoring 9.8 points per game, and making his first All-NBA Team. His 1,007 defensive rebounds that year still stands as a Pistons single-season record.

20) Who was the first Piston with 10 triple-doubles in a season?

GRANT HILL BOB LANIER ISIAH THOMAS BLAKE GRIFFIN

In his second season (1995-96), small forward Grant Hill led the NBA in triple-doubles with 10. The following year, he set a new franchise record with 13 triple-doubles, not only leading the league, but accounting for 35 percent of the league's triple-double total that season.