2008 NBA Imperialism Map

Boston Celtics131–92Los Angeles Lakers+30 territories

Territory Changes

Team Territory Control

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

Final standings: the Boston Celtics finished on top with 30 of 30 territories (100.0%).

Team Territories Controlled
Boston Celtics 30 (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
+30
Houston Rockets
in a single day (2008-02-24)
Longest Reign
23
Houston Rockets
straight days as leader
Most Conquered
276
Boston Celtics
territories taken all season
Biggest Collapse
−30
Houston Rockets
lost in one day (2008-03-18)

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.

Detroit Pistons

The Palace of Auburn Hills

37 days led peak 30 +209 taken

Boston Celtics

TD Garden

35 days led peak 30 +276 taken

Houston Rockets

Toyota Center

24 days led peak 30 +36 taken

Cleveland Cavaliers

Quicken Loans Arena

17 days led peak 30 +58 taken

New Orleans Hornets

New Orleans Arena

14 days led peak 30 +55 taken

San Antonio Spurs

AT&T Center

11 days led peak 30 +39 taken

Denver Nuggets

Pepsi Center

10 days led peak 30 +45 taken

Phoenix Suns

US Airways Center

9 days led peak 30 +45 taken

Indiana Pacers

Conseco Fieldhouse

8 days led peak 20 +41 taken

Orlando Magic

Amway Arena

7 days led peak 30 +58 taken

Golden State Warriors

Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena

7 days led peak 20 +20 taken

Philadelphia 76ers

Wachovia Center

5 days led peak 30 +70 taken

Portland Trail Blazers

Rose Garden

4 days led peak 13 +13 taken

Chicago Bulls

United Center

3 days led peak 30 +47 taken

Toronto Raptors

Air Canada Centre

3 days led peak 20 +30 taken

Charlotte Bobcats

Charlotte Bobcats Arena

2 days led peak 30 +30 taken

Los Angeles Lakers

Staples Center

2 days led peak 30 +61 taken

Washington Wizards

Verizon Center

2 days led peak 30 +40 taken

New York Knicks

Madison Square Garden

2 days led peak 20 +20 taken

New Jersey Nets

Izod Center

1 day led peak 20 +21 taken

Minnesota Timberwolves

Target Center

1 day led peak 20 +20 taken

Los Angeles Clippers

Staples Center

1 day led peak 13 +25 taken

Miami Heat

American Airlines Arena

0 days led peak 10 +10 taken

Milwaukee Bucks

Bradley Center

0 days led peak 10 +10 taken

Sacramento Kings

ARCO Arena

0 days led peak 10 +17 taken

Utah Jazz

EnergySolutions Arena

0 days led peak 10 +18 taken

Dallas Mavericks

American Airlines Center

0 days led peak 4 +5 taken

Atlanta Hawks

Philips Arena

0 days led peak 3 +4 taken

Memphis Grizzlies

FedExForum

0 days led peak 3 +3 taken

Seattle SuperSonics

Climate Pledge Arena

0 days led peak 1 +0 taken

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