National Basketball Association

Sporti:	Basketboll
Themeluar:	1946
Ekipe:	30
Shteti:	SHBA Kanada
Kampion i fundit:	Cleveland Cavaliers
Web Faqja:	NBA.com

National Basketball Association (shk. NBA) është një ligë profesionale e basketbollit nga ShBA, dhe më e populizuara në botë. NBA u themelua në New York City, SHBA më 6 qershor 1946 si Basketball Association of America (shkurt: BAA), (shqip: Shoqata Basketbollistik i Amerikës). Kjo ligë e mori emrine National Basketball Association në vjeshtë të vitit 1949 pas bashkimit me ligën konkurente National Basketball League. Zyrat lokale dhe ndërkombëtare të ligës janë të vendosura në New York City. Kurse NBA Entertainment dhe NBA TV studiot udhëhiqen jasht zyrave dhe janë të vendosura në Secaucus, New Jersey.

Ekipet

Konferenca lindore

Divizioni	Ekipi	Qyteti	Ngjyrat	Arena	Themeluar
Atlantik	Boston Celtics	Boston, Massachusetts	Green, White	TD Garden	1946
	Brooklyn Nets	Brooklyn, New York	Black, White	Barclays Center	1967*
	New York Knicks	New York, New York	Orange, Blue, Black, White	Madison Square Garden	1946
	Philadelphia 76ers	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	Black, Red, Gold, Blue	Wachovia Center	1939*
	Toronto Raptors	Toronto, Ontario	Red, Black, white, Purple	Air Canada Centre	1995
Qendrorë	Chicago Bulls	Chicago, Illinois	Red, Black, White	United Center	1966
	Cleveland Cavaliers	Cleveland, Ohio	Wine, Gold, Dark Blue	Quicken Loans Arena	1970
	Detroit Pistons	Auburn Hills, Michigan	Red, White, Blue	The Palace of Auburn Hills	1941*
	Indiana Pacers	Indianapolis, Indiana	Navy Blue, Yellow, Gray	Bankers Life Fieldhouse	1967
	Milwaukee Bucks	Milwaukee, Wisconsin	Green, Red, Silver	BMO Harris Bradley Center	1968
Jug-lindor	Atlanta Hawks	Atlanta, Georgia	Red, Black, Yellow	Philips Arena	1946*
	Charlotte Hornets	Charlotte, North Carolina	Orange, Blue, Black, Silver	Time Warner Cable Arena	2004
	Miami Heat	Miami, Florida	Black, Red, White	American Airlines Arena	1988
	Orlando Magic	Orlando, Florida	Blue, Black, Silver	Amway Center	1989
	Washington Wizards	Washington, D.C.	Blue, Black, Bronze	Verizon Center	1961*

Konferenca perendimore

Divizioni	Ekipi	Qyteti	Ngjyrat	Arena	Themeluar
Jug-perendimor	Dallas Mavericks	Dallas, Texas	Navy Blue, Royal Blue, Silver, Green	American Airlines Center	1980
	Houston Rockets	Houston, Texas	Red, White, Silver	Toyota Center	1967*
	Memphis Grizzlies	Memphis, Tennessee	Navy Blue, Light Blue, Smoke Blue, Gold	FedEx Forum	1995*
	New Orleans Pelicans	New Orleans, Louisiana	Teal, Purple, Gold	Smoothie King Center	1988*
	San Antonio Spurs	San Antonio, Texas	Black, Silver	AT&T Center	1967*
Veri-perendimor	Denver Nuggets	Denver, Colorado	Light Blue, Gold, Cobalt Blue	Pepsi Center	1967
	Minnesota Timberwolves	Minneapolis, Minnesota	Blue, Black, Silver, Green	Target Center	1989
	Portland Trail Blazers	Portland, Oregon	Black, Red, Silver	Moda Center	1970
	Oklahoma City Thunder	Oklahoma City, Oklahoma	Green, Gold	Chesapeke Energy Arena	1967
	Utah Jazz	Salt Lake City, Utah	Navy Blue, Ice Blue, Silver	EnergySolutions Arena	1974*
Paësorë	Golden State Warriors	Oakland, California	Navy Blue, Orange, Gold	Oracle Arena	1946*
	Los Angeles Clippers	Los Angeles, California	Red, Blue, White	Staples Center	1970*
	Los Angeles Lakers	Los Angeles, California	Purple, Gold, White	Staples Center	1946*
	Phoenix Suns	Phoenix, Arizona	Purple, Orange, Gray	US Airways Center	1968
	Sacramento Kings	Sacramento, California	Purple, Black, Silver, White, Gold	Sleep Train Arena	1945*

Ekipet kampione

Ekipi	Kampionate	Vite fitues
Boston Celtics	17	1957, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1968, 1969, 1974, 1976, 1981, 1984, 1986, 2008
Cleveland Cavaliers	3	2016
Los Angeles Lakers	16	1949, 1950, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1972, 1980, 1982, 1985, 1987, 1988, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2009, 2010
Chicago Bulls	6	1991, 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 1998
San Antonio Spurs	5	1999, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2014
Detroit Pistons	3	1989, 1990, 2004
Golden State Warriors	3	1947, 1956, 1975
Miami Heat	3	2006, 2012, 2013
Philadelphia 76ers	3	1955, 1967, 1983
Houston Rockets	2	1994, 1995
New York Knicks	2	1970, 1973
Atlanta Hawks	1	1958
Baltimore Bullets	1	1948
Dallas Mavericks	1	2011
Milwaukee Bucks	1	1971
Portland Trail Blazers	1	1977
Sacramento Kings	1	1951
Seattle SuperSonics	1	1979
Washington Wizards	1	1978

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