SANTA MONICA, CALIFORNIA – JUNE 24: (L-R) Larry Bird and Magic Johnson accept the Lifetime Achievement Awards onstage during the 2019 NBA Awards presented by Kia on TNT at Barker Hangar on June 24, 2019 in Santa Monica, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images for Turner Sports)
Assist this ! On this day in 1959, Bob Cousy set an NBA record with 28 assists in a game against the Lakers. His team scored 173 points that day. Keep in mind this was before the shot-clock era. And while this record stood for three decades it has been broken. Find out by whom when we play Wiki-Pete-ia on the Shemon and Sheppard Show on ESPN Southwest Florida.
For those of you new to the show, we try to stump Pete Sheppard every weekday on Wiki-Pete-ia at 4:45ish on the Shemon and Sheppard Show. Caller number nine gets his or her shot at glory. Plus they always win cool prizes win or lose. So keep our number on speed dial! It's 239-337-3776 or 239-337-ESPN!
However, if you can't get through, we like to include the questions here on the website so you can amaze your friends with the questions and answers at home or at work.
Today we will dig deep into the history of the NBA and look back at some of the greatest assist makers from the past and then look forward to the present. Test your knowledge or borrow a friend for an assist! Get it? See what I did there? Be ready for Wiki-Pete-ia on Shemon and Sheppard on ESPN Southwest Florida. Assist this !
1. WHO DID BOB COUSY PLAY FOR?
A: CELTICS
2. WHO OWNS THE CURRENT SINGLE GAME ASSIST RECORD IN THE NBA?
A: SCOTT SKILES WITH 30
3. WHERE DID SCOTT SKILES GO TO COLLEGE?
A: MICHIGAN STATE
4. WHERE DID BOB COUSY GO TO COLLEGE?
A: HOLY CROSS
5. WHO IS THE NBA'S ALL TIME CAREER ASSIST LEADER?
A: JOHN STOCKTON
6. SCOTT SKILES WAS AN NBA COACH FOR 4 TEAMS. NAME 2?
A: SUNS, BULLS, BUCKS, MAGIC
7. OF THE TOP 5 ALL TIME CAREER NBA ASSIST LEADERS, 2 ARE ACTIVE. WHO?
A: CHRIS PAUL, LEBRON JAMES
8. AS OF TODAY, WHO IS THIS SEASON'S ASSIST LEADER?
A: TRAE YOUNG
9. WHAT 7 FOOTER IS IN SECOND PLACE?
A: NIKOLA JOKIC
10. HOW MANY TIMES DID MAGIC JOHNSON LEAD THE LEAGUE IN ASSISTS?
A: 4
