The NBA Playoffs

In Pursuit of Basketball Glory

From the Series Spectacular Sports

  • Interest Level: Grade 5 - Grade 8
  • Reading Level: Grade 5

Do you know:

• Which team won the first NBA championship?
• Why Michael Jordan felt awful during one of his greatest playoff performances?
• How the Golden State Warriors built a playoff dynasty?

Read about the incredible playoff games that basketball fans will never forget. Clutch performances and shocking finishes have helped make the NBA playoffs one of the most thrilling spectacles in sports. The biggest moments, from buzzer-beaters to last-second defensive plays, are all here in vivid detail.

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Interest Level Grade 5 - Grade 8
Reading Level Grade 5
Genre Social Studies
Category 5 Kinds of Nonfiction, 5KN: Narrative Nonfiction, Sports
Copyright 2019
Publisher Lerner Publishing Group
Imprint Millbrook Press ™
Language English
Number of Pages 64
Publication Date 2019-01-01
Text Type Narrative Nonfiction
BISACS JNF054020, JNF007100, JNF025210
Dewey 796.323/64
Graphics 1-color illustrations, Full-color illustrations
Dimensions 9 x 9
Lexile 1010
ATOS Reading Level 6.7
Accelerated Reader® Quiz 501420
Accelerated Reader® Points 2.0
Features Bibliography/further reading, Glossary, Index, Reviewed, Sidebars, and Table of contents

Author: Matt Doeden

Matt Doeden began his career as a sports writer. Since then, he's spent more than a decade writing and editing children's nonfiction. Matt lives in Minnesota with his family.

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Spectacular Sports

Sports fans will cheer for these exciting titles, which capture some of the most thrilling moments in college and professional sports. From buzzer-beater basketball shots and amazing trick football plays to soccer’s World Cup goals and baseball’s World Series home runs, these View available downloads →

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Booklist

“Doeden combines his knowledge of the sport and its history with a sportswriter’s flair for drawing readers into the excitement of a particular play, a rewarding combination for young basketball fans.”—Booklist