NBA_Teams

TeamsandLogos•TheNBAoriginatedin1946with11teams,andthroughasequenceofteamexpansions,reductions,andrelocationscurrentlyconsistsof30teams.Thecurrentleagueorganizationdividesthirtyteamsintotwoconferencesofthreedivisionswithfiveteamseach.TheUnitedStatesishometo29teamsandoneislocatedinCanada.TheEasternConferenceoftheNationalBasketballAssociationismadeupoffifteenteams,organizedinthreedivisionsoffiveteamseach.TheWesternConferenceoftheNationalBasketballAssociationismadeupoffifteenteams,andorganizedinthreedivisionsoffiveteamseach,too.•EasternConferenceAtlanticCentralSoutheast•WesternConferenceNorthwestPacificSouthwestAtlanticDivisionBostonCeltics波士顿凯BrooklynNets新泽西篮网NewYorkKnicks纽约尼克斯Philadelphia76ers费城76人TorontoRaptors多伦多猛龙CentralDivision•ChicagoBulls芝加哥公牛•DetroitPistons底特律活塞•ClevelandCavaliers克里夫兰骑士•IndianaPacers印第安纳步行者•MilwaukeeBucks密尔沃基雄鹿SoutheastDivision•AtlantaHawks亚特兰大老鹰•CharlotteBobcats夏洛特山猫•MiamiHeat迈阿密热火•OrlandoMagic奥兰多魔术•WashingtonWizards华盛顿奇才NorthwestDenverNuggets丹佛掘金MinnesotaTimberwolves明尼苏达森林狼OklahomaCityThunder俄克拉荷马城雷霆PortlandTrailBlazers波特兰开拓者UtahJazz犹他爵士Pacific•GoldenStateWarriors金州勇士•LosAngelesClippers洛杉矶快船•LosAngelesLakers洛杉矶湖人•PhoenixSuns菲尼克斯太阳•SacramentoKings萨克拉门托国王Southwest•DallasMavericks达拉斯小牛•HoustonRockets休斯敦火箭•MemphisGrizzlies孟菲斯灰熊•NewOrleansHornets新奥尔良黄蜂•SanAntonioSpurs圣安东尼奥马刺FamousTeams•TheBostonCelticshavewonthemostchampionshipswith17NBAFinalswins.ThesecondmostsuccessfulfranchiseistheLosAngelesLakers,whohave16overallchampionships(11inLosAngeles,5inMinneapolis).FollowingtheLakersaretheChicagoBullswithsixchampionships,allofthemoveran8-yearspanduringthe1990s,andtheSanAntonioSpurs,withfourchampionships,allsince1999.FamousTeamsChampionships17times1957,1959,1960,1961,1962,1963,1964,1965,1966,1968,1969,1974,1976,1981,1984,1986,2008•TheBostonCelticsareaNationalBasketballAssociation(NBA)teambasedinBoston,Massachusetts.TheyplayintheAtlanticDivisionoftheEasternConference.Foundedin1946,theteamiscurrentlyownedbyBostonBasketballPartnersLLC.TheCelticsplaytheirhomegamesattheTDGarden,whichtheysharewiththeBostonBruinsoftheNHL.TheCeltics'17NBAChampionshipsarethemostforanyNBAfranchise,withtheirWesternConferencerival,theLosAngelesLakers,followingwith16NBATitles.From1957to1969,theCelticsdominatedtheleaguewinning11championshipsin13years,andeightinarow(1959–1966),thelongestconsecutivestreakofanyNorthAmericanprosportsteam.•TheCelticsdominatedtheleagueduringthelate1950sandthroughthemid1980s,withthehelpofmanyHallofFamerswhichincludeBillRussell(比尔·拉塞尔),BobCousy(鲍勃·库西),JohnHavlicek(约翰哈维奇克),LarryBird(拉里·伯德)andlegendaryCelticscoachRedAuerbach(红衣主教奥尔巴赫),combinedfora795–397recordthathelpedtheCelticswin16Championships.Beforetheretirementofthe“BigThree（铁三角）”,whoincludedLarryBird,RobertParishandKevinMcHale,thankstosomecreativemaneuveringbyAuerbach,theCelticshaddraftedsecondoverallpickLenBiasbuttheteamfellintodeclineasthecollegestardiedtwodaysafterhewasdrafted.Later,theteamsufferedanothertragedywhentheirstarplayerReggieLewisdiedofaheartattackinhisprime.•Thefranchisereturnedtoprominenceduringthe2007–2008seasonwhenKevinGarnettandRayAllenjoinedPaulPierceasthenewBigThree,leadingtheteamtoits17thchampionshipin2008andanEasternConferencetitlein2010.Championships17timesNBL:1948NBA:16times1949,1950,1952,1953,1954,1972,1980,1982,1985,1987,1988,2000,2001,2002,2009,2010TheLosAngelesLakersareanAmericanprofessionalbasketballteambasedinLosAngeles,California.TheyplayinthePacificDivisionoftheWesternConferenceintheNationalBasketballAssociation(NBA).TheLakersplaytheirhomegamesatStaplesCenter,whichtheysharewiththeirlocalNBArival,theLosAngelesClippers,theLosAngelesKingsoftheNHL,andtheLosAngelesSparksoftheWNBA.TheLakersareoneofthemostsuccessfulteamsinthehistoryoftheNBA,andhavewon16championships,theirlastbeingin2010.Asof2012,theLakersarethemostvaluableNBAfranchiseaccordingtoForbes,havinganestimatedvalueof$900million.•Thefranchisestartedwiththe1947purchaseofadisbandedteam,theDetroitGemsoftheNBL.ThenewteambeganplayinMinneapolis,Minnesota,callingthemselvestheLakersinhonorofthestate'snickname,Landof10,000Lakes.TheLakerswonfivechampionshipsinMinneapolis,propelledbycenterGeorgeMikan,whoisdescribedbytheNBA'sofficialwebsiteastheleague'sfirstsuperstar.Afterstrugglingfinanciallyinthelate1950sfollowingMikan'sretirement,theyChampionships6Times1991,1992,1993,1996,1997,1998•TheChicagoBullsareaprofessionalbasketballteambasedinChicago,Illinois（伊利诺伊州）,playingintheCentralDivisionoftheEasternConferenceintheNationalBasketballAssociation(NBA).Theteamwasfoundedin1966.TheyplaytheirhomegamesattheUnitedCenter.•TheteamiswellknownforhavingoneofthegreatestdynastiesinNBAandsportshistoryduringthe1990s,winningsixchampionshipsineightyearswithtwothree-peats（三连冠）.AllsixofthosechampionshipteamswereledbyMichaelJordan（迈克尔·乔丹）,ScottiePippen（斯科特·皮蓬）,andcoachPhilJackson（菲尔·杰克逊）.