Indiana Pacers Logo — Indiana Pacers is a franchise NBA based in Indianapolis, Indiana. His greatest achievement was to have reached the NBA Finals in the year 2000, where they lost to the Los Angeles Lakers, 4-2. The Pacers began play in the season 1967 — 68 of the ABA, a league alternative to the NBA. During his first six years, played in the Indiana State Fairgrounds Coliseum, now called Pepsi Coliseum, moving in 1974 at Market Square Arena, located in the center of the city of Indianapolis.

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In the second season, Bob “Slick” Leonard, coach of the University of Indiana, became the coach of the Pacers. Leonard quickly turned them into a winning team, being led by players like Mel Daniels, George McGinnis, Rick Mount and Roger Brown. The Pacers were the most successful team in ABA history, winning three championships in four years. In the eight year history of the league, came five times to the Finals. More

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Detroit Pistons Logo — Detroit Pistons is a professional team of basketball of the NBA based in metropolitan Detroit, Michigan. The Pistons were founded in 1941, playing first in the NBL until its entry into the NBA in 1948. Until 1957, the team played in Fort Wayne, Indiana. Among the successes of the franchise are two NBL championships and three NBA, two of them consecutive in 1989 and 1990, and the third in 2004. We also have 7 conference titles and 15 division (4 of them belong to the NBL). They play their home games at The Palace of Auburn Hills.

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The franchise was founded under the name of Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons, a team from the NBL who played for North Side High School Gym in Fort Wayne, Indiana. Zollner Corporation, owned by Fred Zollner was a factory which manufactured pistons primarily for cars and trucks. In 1948 , the team became the Fort Wayne Pistons, competing in the BAA. Zollner got the NBL and BAA to join and form the NBA. Since then, the Pistons began play in the NBA. Led by their star George Yardley, Fort Wayne Pistons was a very popular franchise in the league and reached the Finals in 1954 and 1955, losing both. More

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Cleveland Cavaliers Logo — Cleveland Cavaliers (also known as the Cavs) is a professional team of basketball of the NBA based in Cleveland, Ohio. The Cavaliers began playing in the NBA in 1970 under the ownership of Nick Mileti. By then, they played their home games at Cleveland Arena and were trained by Bill Fitch, notching a 15-67 balance in his first season in the league. After you have selected in the 1970 Draft with the number 1 Austin Carr, began to build the team around him, but the continuing injuries that besieged were an impediment to become an elite player.

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The following seasons were better for the Cavaliers, who year after year were reinforced with players such as Bingo Smith, Jim Chones, Jim Cleamons and Dick Snyder. Cleveland got a 23-59 record in his second NBA season, following a 32-50 in 1972-73 and a downturn in 1973-74 : 29-53. In 1974, the team moved to play the Richfield Coliseum, located in Summit County. That year ended with a 40-42, staying one step to contest the playoffs for the first time. More

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Chicago Bulls Logo — Chicago Bulls is a team of basketball professional NBA based in Chicago, Illinois, founded in 1966. The Bulls won six championships in the 90, getting to be the rulers of that decade. It is the third professional team based in this city after Chicago Packers / Zephyrs and Chicago Stags, a team that participated in the 40’s in the BAA, the former name of American professional basketball league. His pitch is, from 1994, the United Center, a pavilion with a capacity of 21,711 spectators. Its most emblematic player was Michael Jordan, considered by many the greatest basketball player ever.

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Chicago Bulls is the third franchise formed in Chicago, after the Packers / Zephyrs (now Washington Wizards) and the Stags (1946 — 1950). The team began its career in the NBA in the 1966-67 season and immediately showed the best team from an expansion draft, making qualifying for the playoffs. His first two seasons competed in the International Amphitheatre, before moved to Chicago Stadium. During the following years, the Bulls tried to set up a team that was competitive, but failed to note at this time. During the 70’s, were known as a team tough, feisty, with a defensive mentality. The base of the team formed as a tough defender Jerry Sloan, the forwards Bob Love and Chet Walker, the basis scorer Norm Van Lier and pivots Clifford Ray and Tom Boerwinkle. However, the team only won a division title, and failed to reach the NBA Finals. More

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Toronto Raptors Logo — Toronto Raptors is a team of the NBA based in Toronto, Ontario. Entered the league after the expansion that took place in 1995, along with the Vancouver Grizzlies. After the march to Memphis of the latter in 2001, the Raptors were the only team outside the borders of the United States. The Toronto Raptors were established on September 30 of 1993, when the NBA decided to expand the borders and allow teams Canadians. He became the franchise number 28 in the league, becoming the first professional basketball team in the city of Toronto since the demise of the Toronto Huskies in the 40’s.

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A nationwide competition helped to choose the franchise name and team logo. Among the 10 finalists had a large majority of animal names, such as the Beavers (Beavers), but ultimately, influenced by the popularity at that time of the movie Jurassic Park, it was decided by the nickname of the extinct animal. On May 15th of 1994, its first General Manager, former player Isiah Thomas, presented to the media the name and logo. The colors chosen were red, purple, black and silver, chosen in honor of the inventor of basketball, Canadian James Naismith. The team originally competed in the Central Division, and before the inaugural season would start, sales of the Raptors were the seventh in the league, which meant a total success the return of professional basketball in Canada. More

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Philadelphia 76ers Logo — Philadelphia 76ers a team basketball of the NBA based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Founded in 1939, but entered the NBA ten years later, playing in the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference and compete for their home games at the Wells Fargo Center. Throughout its long history, the 76ers have been 11 division titles, 5 conference and have been NBA champions twice with the current name (1967 and 1983) and one under the name of the Syracuse Nationals (1955). Its name refers to the date of the Declaration of Independence of the United States (1776).

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The 76ers franchise is the oldest in the NBA. Began in 1939 under the name of Syracuse Nationals as a professional basketball team. In 1946, joined the National Basketball League, becoming the team further east in a league of teams predominated by middle-eastern U.S. Was owned by immigrant Italian Danny Biasone, and in his first season after finishing with 21 victories and 23 defeats, gained access to the play-offs, where they were killed by their northern neighbors, the Rochester Royals in 4 games. More

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