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SBD/Issue 35/The Back of the Book
ESPN Sports Poll: Lakers Still Favorite Team, But Celtics Gaining
Published October 30, 2009
The ESPN Sports Poll, a service of TNS Sport, asked all NBA fans to name their favorite NBA team. As the '09-10 NBA season enters its first weekend, the following are favorite NBA teams named for January through August '09, as well as for the full year '04 (ESPN Sports Poll).
|
FAVORITE NBA TEAMS
|
|||
|
'09 TEAM
|
%
(n = 15,452) |
'04 TEAM
|
%
(n = 24,009) |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Lakers
|
9.4%
|
Lakers
|
12.1%
|
|
Celtics
|
5.1%
|
Bulls
|
3.6%
|
|
Cavaliers
|
3.1%
|
Pistons
|
2.3%
|
|
Bulls
|
3.0%
|
76ers
|
2.3%
|
|
Pistons
|
1.9%
|
Celtics
|
2.3%
|
|
Spurs
|
1.7%
|
Knicks
|
2.1%
|
|
Knicks
|
1.5%
|
Spurs
|
1.9%
|
|
76ers
|
1.5%
|
Kings
|
1.7%
|
|
Suns
|
1.1%
|
Pacers
|
1.5%
|
|
Mavericks
|
1.1%
|
Mavericks
|
1.3%
|
|
Nuggets
|
1.0%
|
Rockets
|
1.2%
|
|
Rockets
|
1.0%
|
T'Wolves
|
1.2%
|
|
Trail Blazers
|
1.0%
|
Cavaliers
|
1.1%
|
|
Heat
|
0.9%
|
Nets
|
0.9%
|
|
Jazz
|
0.9%
|
Jazz
|
0.8%
|
|
Magic
|
0.8%
|
Sonics
|
0.7%
|
|
Kings
|
0.6%
|
Trail Blazers
|
0.7%
|
|
Wizards
|
0.5%
|
Heat
|
0.7%
|
|
Hornets
|
0.5%
|
Magic
|
0.7%
|
|
Hawks
|
0.5%
|
Bucks
|
0.6%
|
|
Bucks
|
0.5%
|
Nuggets
|
0.6%
|
|
Nets
|
0.5%
|
Suns
|
0.5%
|
|
Warriors
|
0.4%
|
Wizards
|
0.4%
|
|
T'Wolves
|
0.4%
|
Hornets
|
0.3%
|
|
Pacers
|
0.4%
|
Warriors
|
0.3%
|
|
Bobcats
|
0.2%
|
Hawks
|
0.3%
|
|
Raptors
|
0.1%
|
Grizzlies
|
0.2%
|
|
Grizzlies
|
0.1%
|
Raptors
|
0.2%
|
|
Clippers
|
0.1%
|
Clippers
|
0.2%
|
|
Thunder
|
0.0%
|
Bobcats
|
0.1%
|
|
None
|
60.1%
|
None
|
57.2%
|
NOTES: 0.1% of '09 respondents also named the Sonics as their favorite team.
