Can You Match the NBA Team to Its Arena?

By: Ryan Choate
Estimated Completion Time
5 min
Can You Match the NBA Team to Its Arena?
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About This Quiz

Professional basketball in the U.S. has a history that reaches all the way back to just after World War II.  An attempt was made to form a professional league that would be an extension of the popular college basketball games of the time. Many cities had built arenas to house the ever-popular sport of boxing, music performances and even the traveling circus. It was natural to assume that an indoor sport such as basketball could soon fill those large arenas. It didn't work well at first. A series of attempts at a professional league failed to capture the popularity of the college game.

In the 1950s and '60s, the professional game started to catch up with college, largely due to the games being broadcast on national television. With the formation of a second professional league, the ABA, to rival the NBA, the game would soon enter the golden age of basketball. In the late 1960s, new arenas were being built to house NBA teams, some are still used today including Oracle Arena, home to the Golden State Warriors. 

With the popularity of basketball as high as it has ever been, teams are now updating and rebuilding arenas to be technologically dynamic and welcoming to fans. Many arenas and cities share venues with basketball and hockey teams as well as using the multi-purpose space for concerts and special events. 

Which California team plays in Oracle Arena, the oldest arena in the NBA?
Golden State Warriors
Los Angeles Clippers
Indiana Pacers
Denver Nuggets
Which CA capital city team plays in one of the NBA's newest arenas, Golden 1 Center?
Sacramento Kings
Phoenix Suns
Miami Heat
Dallas Mavericks
Which East Coast team plays in the "Garden" that has a green and white shamrock logo on its famous parquet floor?
Boston Celtics
New York Knicks
Brooklyn Nets
Washington Wizards

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With a capacity of 20,917, which team plays in the United Center Arena made famous by Michael Jordan?
Chicago Bulls
Detroit Pistons
Toronto Raptors
Denver Nuggets
Which team plays in the Motor City at Little Ceasars Arena?
Detroit Pistons
Indian Pacers
Orlando Magic
Memphis Grizzlies
Which team's arena, Pepsi Center, is a mile high in the rocky mountains?
Denver Nuggets
Utah Jazz
Minnesota Timberwolves
Portland Trailblazers

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Formerly known as the Rose Garden, which NBA west coast team now plays in the Rip City arena called Moda Center?
Portland Trailblazers
Phoenix Suns
Houston Rockets
Oklahoma City Thunder
Which NBA team plays in the Amway Center right down the road from Disney World?
Orlando Magic
Miami Heat
Los Angeles Lakers
Los Angeles Clippers
The Houston Rockets are one of 3 NBA teams in Texas. Which car giant-sponsored arena do they call home?
Toyota Center
AT&T Center
American Airlines Center
Target Center

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Madison Square Garden is known for having some of the most famous boxing matches, concerts and comedy events in Manhattan. It's also home to which NBA team?
New York Knicks
Brooklyn Nets
Philadelphia 76ers
Boston Celtics
The Miami Heat play in the sunny south of Florida in which of these arenas?
American Airlines Arena
American Airlines Center
Wells Fargo Center
Verizon Center
This Texas city, famous for its "Cowboys" calls American Airlines Center home for which NBA team?
Dallas Mavericks
San Antonio Spurs
Houston Rockets
Oklahoma City Thunder

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Which 10,000 lakes state team joined the NBA in 1989 and plays home games way up north at Target Center?
Minnesota Timberwolves
Utah Jazz
Oklahoma City Thunder
Charlotte Hornets
The Memphis Grizzlies moved from Vancouver to Tennessee in 2001. Which parcel shipping giant-named arena do they now play in?
FedEx Forum
Quicken Loans Arena
Philips Arena
Pepsi Center
The Smoothie King Arena, damaged in hurricane Katrina in 2005, is home to which team?
New Orleans Pelicans
Miami Heat
Atlanta Hawks
Orlando Magic

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Which arena is shared by 2 NBA teams in Los Angeles, the Clippers and Lakers?
Staples Center
Verizon Center
Moda Center
Pepsi Center
Which team played in Bobcats Arena in 2005 but now plays in the Spectrum Center in North Carolina?
Charlotte Hornets
New Orleans Pelicans
Washington Wizards
Atlanta Hawks
Which Hoosier state team plays at the Bankers Life Fieldhouse in the Crossroads of America?
Indiana Pacers
Cleveland Cavaliers
Philadelphia 76ers
Washington Wizards

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The Cleveland Cavaliers play home games at which arena with a sponsor that can lend you a few dollars.
Quicken Loans Arena
Philips Arena
Talking Stick Resort Arena
Oracle Arena
Which team formerly played home games at the Salt Palace, but now plays at the Vivint Smart Home Arena?
Utah Jazz
Phoenix Suns
Milwaukee Bucks
San Antonio Spurs
Which formerly Supersonic team moved from the Pacific Northwest to the Midwest and now plays at Chesapeake Energy Arena?
Oklahoma City Thunder
Sacramento Kings
Indiana Pacers
Minnesota Timberwolves

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The Nets made the short move from New Jersey to Brooklyn and now play in which arena?
Barclays Center
TD Garden
Verizon Center
Wells Fargo Center
Which NBA team that shares its city with a team of Falcons plays their home games in State Farm Arena?
Atlanta Hawks
Washington Wizards
Philadelphia 76ers
Orlando Magic
The only NBA team that plays home games outside the U.S. in the Air Canada Center is which team?
Toronto Raptors
Detroit Pistons
Milwaukee Bucks
Minnesota Timberwolves

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Which southwest team plays in Talking Stick Resort Arena in the Grand Canyon state?
Phoenix Suns
San Antonio Spurs
Utah Jazz
Sacramento Kings
Which NBA team plays in a state known for its cheese, and for having the newest arena in the NBA, Fiserv Forum?
Milwaukee Bucks
Chicago Bulls
Detroit Pistons
Brooklyn Nets
Which NBA team calls AT&T Center home in the city famous for remembering the Alamo?
San Antonio Spurs
Chicago Bulls
Los Angeles Lakers
Boston Celtics

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Which team plays at the Capital One Arena that is not technically in any state?
Washington Wizards
Philadelphia 76ers
New York Knicks
Atlanta Hawks
Which team plays at Wells Fargo Center and shares it with the NHL hockey team the Flyers?
Philadelphia 76ers
Boston Celtics
Brooklyn Nets
New York Knicks
Which team plays in the Barclays Center, the costliest NBA building, that sits in a New York borough at the west end of Long Island?
Brooklyn Nets
New York Knicks
Boston Celtics
Chicago Bulls

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Which NBA team plays in State Farm Arena, the smallest capacity arena in the city known as the Gate City of the South?
Atlanta Hawks
New Orleans Pelicans
Memphis Grizzlies
Charlotte Hornets
Which team, playing at the Moda Center, currently holds the NBA home games consecutive sellout record?
Portland Trailblazers
Los Angeles Lakers
Golden State Warriors
Dallas Mavericks
Based on fan ratings and reviews of arena experience, which team that plays in Amway Arena has to compete with Mickey Mouse?
Orlando Magic
Miami Heat
Chicago Center
Los Angeles Lakers

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Which West Coast arena is home to 4 professional sports teams including the NBA's Lakers and Clippers?
Staples Center
Oracle Arena
Madison Square Gordon
United Center
Which team will start playing in the brand new Chase Center for the 2019-2020 season just across the bay from their current home?
Golden State Warriors
Los Angeles Clippers
New York Knicks
Houston Rockets