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NBA Finals exam: Test your knowledge of pro basketball history

Now’s the time to put your pro basketball championship IQ to the test. Try answering the following 10 questions about the history of the NBA Finals.

9. Which coach, who later became a noted broadcaster, led the Portland Trail Blazers to that team’s only NBA championship in 1977?

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