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Intro to all-time NBA franchise rankings

By John Hollinger
ESPN.com

Thursday, June 11, 2009

My team is better than your team. That simple argument is at the heart of sports. Fans can debate about players or strategies or countless other issues, but what tends to get hearts pounding the most is when fans start trading boasts about which side is better. Almost immediately, the barbs will begin about the various sides' accomplishments. Celtics fans will throw their 17 championships in the face of anyone who dares challenge them; Lakers fans might answer with their 30 conference titles ...

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