2003 NBA Imperialism Map

Territory Changes

Team Territory Control

This table shows all teams sorted by the number of territories they control.

Final standings: the Los Angeles Clippers finished on top with 29 of 29 territories (100.0%).

Team Territories Controlled
Los Angeles Clippers 29 (100.0%)

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Shared Venues Note

Some teams in this season share a venue location. For visualization purposes, each team's territory boundary is calculated from a slightly offset position (~300 feet apart) to create distinct territories.

  • Staples Center:
    • Los Angeles Clippers (nudged NE)
    • Los Angeles Lakers (nudged SW)

Data sources: Game data from Sports Reference; venue data from VenueStats .

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Season Records

The standout territory feats of the season.

Biggest Land Grab
+29
Seattle SuperSonics
in a single day (2003-03-18)
Longest Reign
45
Los Angeles Clippers
straight days as leader
Most Conquered
103
Phoenix Suns
territories taken all season
Biggest Collapse
−29
Seattle SuperSonics
lost in one day (2003-03-05)

Team Directory

Each team's season at a glance — days spent leading the map, largest empire, territory conquered, and the rise-and-fall sparkline. Sorted by who dominated.

Los Angeles Clippers

Staples Center

45 days led peak 29 +39 taken

Indiana Pacers

Conseco Fieldhouse

32 days led peak 20 +61 taken

San Antonio Spurs

SBC Center

16 days led peak 29 +74 taken

Sacramento Kings

ARCO Arena

14 days led peak 29 +85 taken

Utah Jazz

Salt Lake Ice Center

14 days led peak 29 +98 taken

Los Angeles Lakers

Staples Center

13 days led peak 20 +60 taken

Minnesota Timberwolves

Target Center

12 days led peak 20 +57 taken

Phoenix Suns

America West Arena

8 days led peak 29 +103 taken

Detroit Pistons

The Palace of Auburn Hills

7 days led peak 29 +46 taken

Seattle SuperSonics

Climate Pledge Arena

6 days led peak 29 +62 taken

Atlanta Hawks

Philips Arena

6 days led peak 20 +53 taken

Golden State Warriors

Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena

5 days led peak 29 +60 taken

Philadelphia 76ers

First Union Center

5 days led peak 20 +57 taken

Houston Rockets

Compaq Center

4 days led peak 29 +67 taken

Portland Trail Blazers

Rose Garden

3 days led peak 29 +69 taken

New York Knicks

Madison Square Garden

3 days led peak 20 +54 taken

Toronto Raptors

Air Canada Centre

2 days led peak 29 +30 taken

Miami Heat

American Airlines Arena

2 days led peak 20 +32 taken

Orlando Magic

TD Waterhouse Centre

2 days led peak 20 +31 taken

Dallas Mavericks

American Airlines Center

1 day led peak 20 +37 taken

Memphis Grizzlies

Pyramid Arena

1 day led peak 20 +25 taken

Boston Celtics

TD Garden

0 days led peak 9 +13 taken

Chicago Bulls

United Center

0 days led peak 9 +12 taken

Milwaukee Bucks

Bradley Center

0 days led peak 9 +16 taken

Washington Wizards

MCI Center

0 days led peak 9 +9 taken

New Orleans Hornets

New Orleans Arena

0 days led peak 5 +15 taken

New Jersey Nets

Continental Airlines Arena

0 days led peak 4 +3 taken

Cleveland Cavaliers

Gund Arena

0 days led peak 1 +1 taken

Denver Nuggets

Pepsi Center

0 days led peak 1 +0 taken

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