# The Professional Game Emerges · Баскетбол, Уровень 9: Мастер

Баскетбол · Уровень 9: Мастер · Insporta Book (https://book.insporta.app/ru/basketball/level-9/the-professional-game-emerges/)

The Professional Game Emerges: 100 фактов, 10 тестов.

Early pro leagues, barnstorming teams, the BAA, the birth of the NBA, George Mikan, the shot clock, integration, the ABA, Europe's club cup and the WNBA's start.

## Тест 1: Early pro leagues

- Players were paid for a game there in 1896. (Источник: General basketball reference, professional basketball history)
- It lasted only a few seasons. (Источник: General basketball reference, professional basketball history)
- Few towns could support a paid team. (Источник: General basketball reference, professional basketball history)
- Some courts were even surrounded by cages or nets. (Источник: General basketball reference, professional basketball history)
- A net or wire cage kept the ball in play. (Источник: General basketball reference, professional basketball history)
- Its teams came from Midwest towns. (Источник: General basketball reference, professional basketball history)
- Pro basketball had no settled homes yet. (Источник: General basketball reference, professional basketball history)
- 1896, 1898, 1937. (Источник: General basketball reference, professional basketball history)
- Cages gave way to arenas. (Источник: General basketball reference, professional basketball history)
- Mark A is 1898. (Источник: General basketball reference, professional basketball history)

## Тест 2: Barnstorming teams

- He built the team in the 1920s. (Источник: General basketball reference, professional basketball history)
- 'Harlem' was chosen for the name's image. (Источник: General basketball reference, professional basketball history)
- They won hundreds of games on tour. (Источник: General basketball reference, professional basketball history)
- It was held in Chicago. (Источник: General basketball reference, professional basketball history)
- It plays during their warm-up circle. (Источник: General basketball reference, professional basketball history)
- Travelling brought in paying crowds. (Источник: General basketball reference, professional basketball history)
- Constant touring was their way of life. (Источник: General basketball reference, professional basketball history)
- 1923, 1926, 1939. (Источник: General basketball reference, professional basketball history)
- The 1920s, 1948, then the 1950s onward. (Источник: General basketball reference, professional basketball history)
- The Globetrotters won by two, showing Black players could beat the best. (Источник: General basketball reference, professional basketball history)

## Тест 3: The BAA

- It was founded in 1946. (Источник: General basketball reference, professional basketball history)
- Hockey arena owners wanted events on free nights. (Источник: General basketball reference, professional basketball history)
- The league's MVP trophy once carried his name. (Источник: General basketball reference, professional basketball history)
- Toronto hosted it at Maple Leaf Gardens. (Источник: General basketball reference, professional basketball history)
- Hockey arenas sat empty on many nights. (Источник: General basketball reference, professional basketball history)
- Joe Fulks was their scoring star. (Источник: General basketball reference, professional basketball history)
- The NBA counts BAA history as its own. (Источник: General basketball reference, professional basketball history)
- June 1946, November 1946, 1947. (Источник: General basketball reference, professional basketball history)
- 1946, 1963, 1975, 1984. (Источник: General basketball reference, professional basketball history)
- The Knicks won 68-66. (Источник: General basketball reference, professional basketball history)

## Тест 4: The NBA is born

- The new league took a new name. (Источник: General basketball reference, professional basketball history)
- The BAA had arenas; the NBL had many of the best players. (Источник: General basketball reference, professional basketball history)
- The number soon fell as small-town teams folded. (Источник: General basketball reference, professional basketball history)
- Towns like Sheboygan could not compete. (Источник: General basketball reference, professional basketball history)
- They brought George Mikan with them. (Источник: General basketball reference, professional basketball history)
- The team moved to Detroit in 1957. (Источник: General basketball reference, professional basketball history)
- Merged teams brought their past with them. (Источник: General basketball reference, professional basketball history)
- 1937, 1946, 1949. (Источник: General basketball reference, professional basketball history)
- Rivalry, defections, merger, new name. (Источник: General basketball reference, professional basketball history)
- The merged league took the name National Basketball Association. (Источник: General basketball reference, professional basketball history)

## Тест 5: George Mikan

- He led them to a run of titles. (Источник: General basketball reference, professional basketball history)
- 1949, 1950, 1952, 1953 and 1954. (Источник: General basketball reference, professional basketball history)
- He played in Chicago. (Источник: General basketball reference, professional basketball history)
- Big men were rare and less skilled then. (Источник: General basketball reference, professional basketball history)
- They could swat shots off the rim. (Источник: General basketball reference, professional basketball history)
- Fort Wayne stalled to keep the ball from Mikan. (Источник: General basketball reference, professional basketball history)
- Holding the ball forever became impossible. (Источник: General basketball reference, professional basketball history)
- 1944, 1951, 1954. (Источник: General basketball reference, professional basketball history)
- College, Lakers, dynasty. (Источник: General basketball reference, professional basketball history)
- The lane was doubled from about 1.8 to 3.7 metres. (Источник: General basketball reference, professional basketball history)

## Тест 6: The shot clock

- He owned the Syracuse Nationals. (Источник: General basketball reference, professional basketball history)
- Scoring rose at once. (Источник: General basketball reference, professional basketball history)
- Holding the ball made games dull. (Источник: General basketball reference, professional basketball history)
- Biasone's own team. (Источник: General basketball reference, professional basketball history)
- Teams averaged far more points. (Источник: General basketball reference, professional basketball history)
- Fans returned for a quicker game. (Источник: General basketball reference, professional basketball history)
- There was no time limit before 1954. (Источник: General basketball reference, professional basketball history)
- Problem, sum, test, result. (Источник: General basketball reference, professional basketball history)
- 1954, 1956, 1985. (Источник: General basketball reference, professional basketball history)
- A 48-minute game is 2,880 seconds; teams then took about 120 shots in all. (Источник: General basketball reference, professional basketball history)

## Тест 7: Integration

- He played for the Washington Capitols in October 1950. (Источник: General basketball reference, professional basketball history)
- Boston picked him in 1950. (Источник: General basketball reference, professional basketball history)
- He joined the Knicks from the Globetrotters. (Источник: General basketball reference, professional basketball history)
- Three pioneers joined that year. (Источник: General basketball reference, professional basketball history)
- He was player-coach of Boston from 1966. (Источник: General basketball reference, professional basketball history)
- Their wins made the case for integration. (Источник: General basketball reference, professional basketball history)
- Integration began in 1950. (Источник: General basketball reference, professional basketball history)
- April 1950, October 1950, 1966. (Источник: General basketball reference, professional basketball history)
- Draft in April, signing in May, the first game in October. (Источник: General basketball reference, professional basketball history)
- Mark D is 1966. (Источник: General basketball reference, professional basketball history)

## Тест 8: The ABA

- The American Basketball Association. (Источник: General basketball reference, professional basketball history)
- The NBA added it in 1979. (Источник: General basketball reference, professional basketball history)
- Julius Erving won it. (Источник: General basketball reference, professional basketball history)
- 'Dr. J' took off from the line. (Источник: General basketball reference, professional basketball history)
- The Nets, Nuggets, Pacers and Spurs. (Источник: General basketball reference, professional basketball history)
- They went on to win five NBA titles. (Источник: General basketball reference, professional basketball history)
- The NBA borrowed it later. (Источник: General basketball reference, professional basketball history)
- 1967, January 1976, June 1976. (Источник: General basketball reference, professional basketball history)
- 1967, 1979, 1984. (Источник: General basketball reference, professional basketball history)
- It was red, white and blue. (Источник: General basketball reference, professional basketball history)

## Тест 9: Europe's club cup

- FIBA organised it. (Источник: General basketball reference, professional basketball history)
- The Spanish club has won it more than any other. (Источник: General basketball reference, professional basketball history)
- Its name and organiser changed in 2000. (Источник: General basketball reference, professional basketball history)
- It became a national celebration. (Источник: General basketball reference, professional basketball history)
- Club structures and sponsors grew. (Источник: General basketball reference, professional basketball history)
- The army club was a power. (Источник: General basketball reference, professional basketball history)
- The Final Four decides the club title. (Источник: General basketball reference, professional basketball history)
- 1958, 1977, 2000. (Источник: General basketball reference, professional basketball history)
- 1958, 1964, 1977. (Источник: General basketball reference, professional basketball history)
- The Latvian club beat Academic Sofia. (Источник: General basketball reference, professional basketball history)

## Тест 10: The WNBA begins

- The league was founded in 1996. (Источник: General basketball reference, professional basketball history)
- It answered the playground phrase for the next game. (Источник: General basketball reference, professional basketball history)
- Houston would dominate the early years. (Источник: General basketball reference, professional basketball history)
- She was the first Finals MVP. (Источник: General basketball reference, professional basketball history)
- The American Basketball League folded in its third season. (Источник: General basketball reference, professional basketball history)
- The NBA's support gave it money and venues. (Источник: General basketball reference, professional basketball history)
- Short-lived leagues came before the WNBA. (Источник: General basketball reference, professional basketball history)
- 1976, 1996, 1997. (Источник: General basketball reference, professional basketball history)
- 1996, June 1997, August 1997. (Источник: General basketball reference, professional basketball history)
- Four teams in each of two conferences. (Источник: General basketball reference, professional basketball history)

Источники: General basketball history references (Naismith Hall of Fame, FIBA, NBA, Olympic records); original questions authored, nothing reproduced. Numbered FIBA rules belong to the Rules category.

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