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Cleveland Cavaliers

The Cleveland Cavaliers are an American professional basketball team based in Cleveland, Ohio. The Cavaliers compete in the National Basketball Association as a member of the league’s Eastern Conference Central Division. The team began play as an expansion team in 1970, along with the Portland Trail Blazers and Buffalo Braves. Home games were first held at Cleveland Arena from 1970 to 1974, followed by the Richfield Coliseum from 1974 to 1994. Since 1994, the Cavs have played their home games at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse in downtown Cleveland.

Detroit Pistons

The Detroit Pistons are an American professional basketball team based in the Detroit metropolitan area. The Pistons compete in the National Basketball Association as a member of the league’s Eastern Conference Central Division and play their home games at Little Caesars Arena.

Indiana Pacers

The Indiana Pacers are an American professional basketball team based in Indianapolis, Indiana. The Pacers compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member club of the league’s Eastern Conference Central Division. The Pacers were first established in 1967 as a member of the American Basketball Association (ABA) and became a member of the NBA in 1976 as a result of the ABA–NBA merger. They play their home games at Bankers Life Fieldhouse. The team is named after Indiana’s history with the Indianapolis 500’s pace cars and with the harness racing industry.

Miami Heat

The Miami Heat are an American professional basketball team based in Miami. The Heat compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league’s Eastern Conference Southeast Division. TheHeat play their home games at American Airlines Arena, and have won three NBA championships.

The franchise began play in 1988 as an expansion team, where after a period of mediocrity, the Heat would gain relevance during the 1990s following the acquisition of center Alonzo Mourning in 1995. The same year, point guard Tim Hardaway was acquired in a trade with the Golden State Warriors. After winning two playoff series in the first round and falling to the eventual Eastern Conference champion New York Knicks in five games during their first season,Miami struggled through much of their early history, failing to post a winning record until 1993–94, when they managed to do so for only a second time since joining the NBA. Mourning and Hardaway would lead the Heat to four playoff appearances including two conference finals appearances prior to their departures in 2001 and 2002 respectively.

In 2003, with Mourning sidelined due to kidney illness andHardaway playing limited minutes due to numerous injuries, Pat Riley signed free agent shooting guard Dwyane Wade who at 23 was still one year removed from his collegiate career at Marquette University. Wade helped leadMiami on a 27-game winning streak that spanned from late January to March 2004 en route to Wade’s first NBA All-Star selection that season as well as helping assisting Miami into playoff contention for just the third time since joining the NBA. As Shaquille O’Neal joined Mourning to form a dominating one-two punch in the middle for Miami that season, Wade emerged as not only one of Miami’s best players but also one of the best young player’s in the league; leading Miami to their maiden playoff appearance where they eventually fell to Indiana Pacers 4–2 in the first round.

Milwaukee Bucks

The Milwaukee Bucks are scheduled to play the Dallas Mavericks today at 8:30 pm EST.

New York Knicks

The New York Knicks are an American professional basketball team based in New York City. The Knicks compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference. The team plays its home games at Madison Square Garden, an arena they share with the New York Rangers of the National Hockey League (NHL). They are one of two NBA teams located in New York City; the other is the Brooklyn Nets. Alongside the Boston Celtics, the Knicks are one of two original NBA teams still located in its original city.

The team, established by Ned Irish in 1946, was one of the founding members of the Basketball Association of America (BAA), which became the NBA after merging with the rival National Basketball League (NBL) in 1949. The Knicks were successful during their early years and were constant playoff contenders under the leadership of players such as Harry Gallatin, Dick McGuire, Dave DeBusschere, and Bill Bradley. In 1970, they captured their first Eastern Conference championship and advanced to the NBA Finals, where they faced Los Angeles Lakers. However, they were unable to win a championship despite fielding some of the league’s best players, such as Walt Frazier and Earl Monroe. As a result, Jeff Van Gundy was hired as head coach in 1995. He led them to two consecutive winning seasons before being fired following a dispute with Sprewell in 1999.

Donnie Walsh brought stability to the franchise by hiring former head coach Larry Brown in 2006. The Knicks made several postseason appearances under Brown and despite having aging stars such as Allison Harrington and Jamal Crawford on their roster at various times, they never advanced beyond the first round of playoffs during his tenure. In 2009–10, led by a newly acquired Amar’e Stoudemire who was paired with emerging star Raymond Felton at point guard, they posted their first winning season since 2000–01—a 43-win campaign that saw them return to prominence after years on decline followingthe retirement of Patrick Ewing and demise Jeff Van Gundy’s coaching tenures —and returned to playoffs for first time since 2004 by clinching seventh seed with win over Toronto Raptors on April 11th 2010 with 42nd win; however lost to eventual Eastern Conference champions Boston Celtics in first round 4-2 despite Stoudemire averaging 27 points per game during series.

Orlando Magic

The Orlando Magic are an American professional basketball team based in Orlando, Florida. The Magic compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league’s Eastern Conference Southeast Division. The franchise was established in 1989 as an expansion team, and such notable NBA stars as Shaquille O’Neal, Penny Hardaway, Anfernee “Penny” Hardaway, and Tracy McGrady have played for the club throughout its young history. As of 2019, the franchise has played in the NBA playoffs ten times. Orlando has been the second most successful of the four expansion teams brought into the league in 1988 and 1989 in terms of winning percentage, only after the Miami Heat.

Philadelphia 76ers

The Philadelphia 76ers are an American professional basketball team based in the Philadelphia metropolitan area. The 76ers compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league’s Eastern Conference Atlantic Division and play at Wells Fargo Center. Founded in 1946 and originally known as the Syracuse Nationals, they are one of the oldest franchises in the NBA, and one of only eight (out of 23) to survive the league’s first decade.

Toronto Raptors

The Toronto Raptors are a Canadian professional basketball team based in Toronto, Ontario. The Raptors compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA), as a member of the league’s Eastern Conference Atlantic Division. The team was established in 1995, along with the Vancouver Grizzlies, as part of the NBA’s expansion into Canada. When the Grizzlies relocated to Memphis, Tennessee to become the Memphis Grizzlies in 2001, the Raptors became the only Canadian-based team in the NBA.

The Raptors play their home games at Scotiabank Arena, an arena they share with the National Hockey League’s (NHL) Toronto Maple Leafs. They are owned by Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment Ltd., who also own the Maple Leafs and Part owning of a Major League Soccer (MLS) franchise Toronto FC. The Raptors president is Masai Ujiri, who was hired on 8 May 2013.

Washington Wizards

The Washington Wizards are an American professional basketball team based in Washington, D.C. The Wizards compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league’s Eastern Conference Southeast Division. The team plays its home games at the Capital One Arena, in the Chinatown neighborhood of Washington, D.C.

The franchise was established in 1961 as the Chicago Packers based in Chicago and were renamed to the Chicago Zephyrs the following season. In 1963, they relocated to Baltimore and became the Baltimore Bullets, taking the name from a previous team of the same name. In 1973, the team changed its name to the Capital Bullets to reflect their move to Washington, D.C., and then to Washington Bullets in the following season. In 1997, they rebranded themselves as the Wizards.

The Wizards have appeared in four NBA Finals, and won in 1978. They have had a total of 28 playoff appearances, won four conference titles (1971, 1975, 1978, 1979), and seven division titles (1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1979, 2017). Their best season came in 1975 with a record of 60–22. Wes Unseld is the only player born outside the United States to win Rookie of the Year (1968) and Most Valuable Player (1969), as well as being selected for both All-Star Teams and All-NBA Teams on eight occasions each—an NBA record he shares with Kobe Bryant and Karl Malone—and being inducted into both Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame and National Museum of African American History and Culture.