Sandy Wood
Brain Game: Nothing But Net
by Sandy Wood - November 24, 2009 - 7:30 AM

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While the NFL gets most of the press, pro basketball and hockey are also in full swing this time of year. Today’s Brain Game focuses on five NBA teams:

Devon, Evan, Kevin, Seven and Tevin recently discussed professional basketball, and each proclaimed himself as a fan of one of the 30 teams. (Each chose a different team.) Based on the clues that follow (and feel free to do research as necessary to solve them), determine which fan chose which team. Good luck!

1. Kevin’s favorite team, which is not the Phoenix Suns, has a weather-related name.

2. Two of the chosen teams play (or once played) their home games in Minnesota.

3. Seven’s favorite team is the oldest NBA team from the state of Florida.

4. The geographic and team name for Tevin’s favorite team begin with the same letter of the alphabet.

5. The name of Devon’s favorite team is also the name of an NHL team.

Here is the SOLUTION.
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Comments (9)

  1. Finally, a basketball brain game!!! No research needed here!!
    Thanks!!

    posted by J on 11-24-2009 at 8:27 am

  2. Tevin could also like the Cleveland Cavaliers

    posted by Phil C. on 11-24-2009 at 9:41 am

  3. Phil, then clue #2 wouldn’t work. :)

    posted by Sandy Wood on 11-24-2009 at 10:08 am

  4. Tevin could also like the Washington Wizards

    posted by Katie on 11-24-2009 at 10:22 am

  5. Katie, like Phil’s response, that would cause problems with clue #2, since Tevin’s team has to be one of the two teams referenced there.

    posted by Sandy Wood on 11-24-2009 at 10:34 am

  6. Couldn’t Kevin also be a fan of the Heat?

    posted by Gil on 11-24-2009 at 11:20 am

  7. Is Heat not a weather related name?

    posted by KC on 11-24-2009 at 11:20 am

  8. Gil, Seven is a fan of the Heat (the oldest franchise in Florida). Since each chose a different team, Kevin cannot be a fan of the Heat.

    posted by Sean O. on 11-24-2009 at 1:00 pm

  9. People! Please! Read all of the clues! The Heat are weather-related, but they had to be used as the oldest team from Florida. Of course there are other teams that share the same letter for their location and their name, but the L.A. Lakers had to be used since they are one of two teams originally from Minnesota. Amen.

    posted by Steven J on 11-24-2009 at 1:47 pm

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