NBA Stars Answer the Most Searched Basketball Questions From Scoring Titles to MVP Rules

NBA Stars Answer the Most Searched Basketball Questions From Scoring Titles to MVP Rules

Blake Griffin, Steve Nash, Dirk Nowitzki, Udonis Haslem, and Taylor Rooks answer the most searched NBA questions. They cover scoring titles, the 2025-26 NBA championship prediction, the second-highest points scored in a single game, the minimum games required to win MVP, and the youngest MVP ever.

‘NBA on Prime’ Crew Answer The 50 Most Searched NBA Questions. | Transcript:

Hi, I'm Blake Griffin. Steve Nash. Dirk Nowitzki. Udonis Haslem. I'm Taylor Rooks and we are going to answer the most searched questions about the NBA. All right, let's do it. Who has the most scoring titles? MJ. Yes, MJ. Yeah, I got that. That was easy. Who won the 2025-26 NBA championship? Let Dirk answer. The New York Knickerbockers. Yeah. Second most points scored by a player in one game. Bam Adebayo. 83. How many games do you have to play to win MVP?

65. Don't get us started on the 65 game rule. Who was the youngest player to ever win MVP? Derrick Rose. I would have gotten that. Okay, let's see if you get this one. I would have gotten that one. How many bumps on an NBA basketball? I know it. Don't say it. By the way, I'm going to let somebody else answer. I know it. I heard they're called pebbles. Definitely. We don't call them bumps in the industry. Wow. The lingo. Wow, I have no idea. So, You need How do you know the pebbles?

3,500. Who has averaged a triple-double in a season? Russell Oscar Robertson. Big O. Oscar Robertson and Jokic. I would have gotten that. Let me get this. Oh, watch your head. Oh, good flip. Oh my gosh, of course he throws it like a frisbee. It's gliding in the air. Who was the shortest player ever? Muggsy uh Spud Muggsy Bogues. Steve. What is Dirk Nowitzki's highest scoring game? 53. A little light. Yeah. 53. Steve's highest scoring game was 48 and it was against you.

Oh. Playoffs. Well, playoffs don't count. Okay, so Okay. Haterade. Who has the most blocks in NBA history? Oof. Hakeem. Who is the most underrated player to never win MVP? [snorts] So, can I take this one? Yes, please. ahead and take the floor. Dwyane Wade. Let me just put that out there. My dog is a three-time champion. My dog set the record. He hasn't got an MVP. Do you rate underrated? He's never got an MVP. I feel like he should have won an MVP. He has a scoring title. He has three championships. He's also set the record for guards in blocks. He's one of the best two-way players to ever play the game. My dog

should have an MVP. What's the [clears throat] most points scored by a team in one game? 186. Oh, wait. Do you know what team it is? Uh it was the Detroit Pistons against the Denver Nuggets. Three overtimes. What is the biggest comeback in NBA Finals history? You watched Oh, it just happened. It was the Knicks. The Knicks? Yeah. Oh, so maybe you didn't know. No, I did not know that.

I did not know this. Yes, that was I'll joke aside, was the Knicks run, like the one of the most dominant that we've seen? Like they just refused to lose. Well, they Well, they won like 13 in a row? Yeah. So, they did from the last two games of round one through the Eastern Conference Finals, they didn't lose, right? Yeah. It was crazy. Is anyone here a believer in the back-to-back for the Knicks? Do we think they could take Not a chance.

No? Not a chance. Be tough. Who won the first NBA slam dunk contest? UD. Ooh. Larry Nance. Ooh. I would have said maybe Dr. J. Encyclopedia. Turk's going all out. I don't know. What team had the longest playoff drought? Oh, I know this one. Ooh. Go for it, then. It's in the on the West Coast. Definitely. Sac? No. Yeah. I think it's Sacramento. It is, though. How far is the free throw line from the hoop?

Oh, I made a living on that one. 12 ft. 15 ft, baby. 15? That's where I made my money. How were you hitting all those free throws? You thought it was 12 ft? God, I just thought it was always 12. It must have been easier at 12. I made it That's why I made my money, yeah, baby. What year did the Lakers move from Minneapolis to Los Angeles? Oh, man. It's on those like 60 something What team holds the record for the most wins in the regular season? The Warriors.

Yeah. 70 73 and 10? 73 and 9. Which NBA player has played for the most teams? Ish You got it. Yes. Oh my god. Not Gary Trent. Got to be Ish. Gary Trent has been on Oh, wow. When did Taylor Rooks do an NBA on Prime? First off, this is not one of the most searched NBA questions. I joined at the start. I joined when everybody joined. You were small then. You were before 2025 for you. No, NBA on Prime? Yeah, well, I mean, the show didn't exist until 2025.

How many rings does Michael Jordan have? Six. Yeah. Hey, everybody knows this. In Utah? Who was the first non-American player named NBA MVP? Hakeem Olajuwon. Yeah. Who holds the NBA record for most assists in a single game? Scottie Pippen. Who was the first unanimous MVP in NBA history? Steph. What coach won? Who has the most NBA championships? Phil Jackson. 11. Phil. The Phil. Yeah. How many you got? 11?

What team was nicknamed the Bad Boys? Come on, baby. We know that. Detroit Basketball. I wouldn't have gotten that. Most three-pointers by a player in a season has got to be Steph, right? Yes. Who's the youngest player to ever score 50 points in a game? Ooh. Wait, it just happened. Oh, Cooper? Yeah, I think so. Yeah, it just happened. Cooper Flagg. Cooper Flagg, of course. Who that?

What do we What are we thinking about Cooper this season? What kind of jump do you want to see? This is where Taylor takes over the show. Let's get to it. He's going to be good. I want to see him and Dusty Mayes going at it. I'm excited to see him and Kyrie together. He can play off the ball a little more. It's I mean, like, okay, yeah, this is his time in Dallas, you know? Who has scored the most points in a career? LeBron.

Yeah. LeBron is the Who has the highest career free throw percentage? Ooh, is that Curry? Is that not Mark Price? I thought it was. Old school name, Mark Price. You know him? No. Oh, YOU'RE NUMBER TWO. HEY, STEVE NASH OH, YOU'RE IN front of Mark Price? I was one. Then Curry. Took me down. Who was the oldest player to appear in an NBA finals? That one has to be Kareem. No, it has to be you.

No, uh Kareem was older than me. I wouldn't have been I'm not even Kareem. IT'S UDONIS. HOW OLD? HOW OLD WERE YOU? I GUESS 41, 42. When did the NBA get a three-point line? You should know this. You ate off it. You do you know it? It was [clears throat] before my time, though. You didn't know it? I think I might know. You might know it? Yeah, I think I might know it. Is it '79-'80? Is tanking allowed in the NBA? I don't think it's allowed.

Well, they define it's like it's policed, but it's not. Yeah. It's not encouraged, but What teams have three-peat? Chicago Bulls, Los Angeles Lakers. Boston Celtics. The Boston Celtics. They had three, you know? You said three-peat, right? Oh, back in before, yeah. Yeah, many times. I don't know if they have those records. The Chicago Bulls. I'm a post-merger guy, you know? Who was the tallest player ever?

Um Manute Bol, right? Yeah. Was he 7'7"? I think he was 7'7". I think Bol had him by a half inch. Jeez. Yeah. Who is the 2025-26 MVP? Shams, you want to do this take this one? HEY. [screaming] STILL GOT IT. THE ANSWER IS SHAY. Who is the NBA logo based on? Jerry West. What was Blake Griffin's highest scoring game? Ooh. I know it, too. I know it. I don't even know who you played. It's Was it Detroit? 50, right? 50 against Philadelphia. Who has played the most games? LeBron.

All right. What player has the most championships? Bill. William Russell, 11. What team has the most championships? Celtics. Has there ever been a unanimous DPOY? We just saw him. Wemby. Deserved. Very deserved. Yeah, he was the first Has anyone ever led the NBA in rebounds and assists? Nikola Jokic? Jokic for sure. Yes, Jokic. We're rolling now, guys. What is Steve Nash's career free throw percentage? Ah. Definitely 90s.

90.1. 90.4. I have a feeling this wasn't one of the most Googled questions about the NBA. 91.4. Who has the most coaching wins? Pop. Got to be Pop. These are Pop. STOP. OH, I'mma let you READ MY QUESTION. I'LL READ IT. WHO IS THE MOST all-time leading rebounder? Right now it's me. Yeah, okay. How many do you have? I don't know that number. It's too big. Of all the numbers you threw out today, you don't know that number?

No, I don't. That's actually crazy. I believe the biggest comeback was 36 points. Yeah, Utah Jazz Denver Nuggets. How many rebounds did I don't know. After the merger. Once I broke the record, I stopped. Uh, talk your Every day you broke the record. Every day it was another record, baby. I love it. He might not know. 2025-26 Rookie of the Year. Like my man Con Knipple. Y'all was a close one, but Cooper Flag brought it home.

What was the biggest comeback in a game ever? I have no idea. In any game. 36. Any game ever. Was it 36? I ain't got my cheat sheet. Oh my gosh, you did. I ain't got no cheat sheet. All right, what's the most points scored by a player in one game? Well. I [clears throat] mean Last one. Last one, G. What new rules have the NBA implemented? Tanking. The new Like is this a Is that a new Yeah.

Yeah, the seal. Yeah, the push off, I guess. Oh, um, the heave rule. I think that's not a good rule. I agree. But now guys are shooting a percentage that much. But guys are shooting it more, which makes it exciting, I guess. All right, thank you so much for watching. Watch the whole gang on NBA on Prime First Take October 23rd, and we'll see you every Friday after that until it becomes Thursday after Super Bowl. Pretty complicated way to say that you should just watch us on Prime Video. Bye. Thanks for having us. Question number one, where do you watch NBA on Prime? Google it.

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