2020 NBA Imperialism Map

Los Angeles Lakers106–93Miami Heat+30 territories

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Team Territory Control

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

Final standings: the Los Angeles Lakers finished on top with 30 of 30 territories (100.0%).

Team Territories Controlled
Los Angeles Lakers 30 (100.0%)

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  • Every team starts with the land closest to its arena.
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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
Los Angeles Lakers
in a single day (2020-09-30)
Longest Reign
14
Houston Rockets
straight days as leader
Most Conquered
212
Boston Celtics
territories taken all season
Biggest Collapse
−30
Los Angeles Lakers
lost in one day (2020-10-04)

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.

Boston Celtics

TD Garden

25 days led peak 30 +212 taken

Toronto Raptors

Scotiabank Arena

21 days led peak 30 +141 taken

Houston Rockets

Toyota Center

21 days led peak 28 +54 taken

Oklahoma City Thunder

Chesapeake Energy Arena

20 days led peak 28 +84 taken

Dallas Mavericks

American Airlines Center

13 days led peak 28 +91 taken

Philadelphia 76ers

Wells Fargo Center

10 days led peak 28 +44 taken

Miami Heat

American Airlines Arena

9 days led peak 30 +170 taken

Denver Nuggets

Pepsi Center

9 days led peak 28 +33 taken

Los Angeles Lakers

Staples Center

6 days led peak 30 +113 taken

Phoenix Suns

Talking Stick Resort Arena

6 days led peak 28 +51 taken

Utah Jazz

Vivint Smart Home Arena

5 days led peak 28 +36 taken

Chicago Bulls

United Center

4 days led peak 28 +28 taken

Memphis Grizzlies

FedExForum

4 days led peak 28 +38 taken

Atlanta Hawks

State Farm Arena

3 days led peak 28 +32 taken

Golden State Warriors

Chase Center

3 days led peak 28 +28 taken

Los Angeles Clippers

Staples Center

3 days led peak 28 +58 taken

Milwaukee Bucks

Fiserv Forum

3 days led peak 28 +37 taken

Minnesota Timberwolves

Target Center

3 days led peak 8 +7 taken

New York Knicks

Madison Square Garden

2 days led peak 28 +28 taken

Sacramento Kings

Golden 1 Center

2 days led peak 28 +33 taken

San Antonio Spurs

AT&T Center

0 days led peak 4 +7 taken

Brooklyn Nets

Barclays Center

0 days led peak 2 +4 taken

Charlotte Hornets

Spectrum Center

0 days led peak 2 +1 taken

Detroit Pistons

Little Caesars Arena

0 days led peak 2 +1 taken

Indiana Pacers

Bankers Life Fieldhouse

0 days led peak 2 +4 taken

New Orleans Pelicans

Smoothie King Center

0 days led peak 2 +4 taken

Orlando Magic

Amway Center

0 days led peak 2 +3 taken

Portland Trail Blazers

Moda Center

0 days led peak 2 +2 taken

Cleveland Cavaliers

Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse

0 days led peak 1 +0 taken

Washington Wizards

Capital One Arena

0 days led peak 1 +0 taken

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