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I would have to say Boston. Sure they lost a few more than everyone else, but they lost to some teams they should not have. Only elite team to beat them in their gym IIRC was Detroit.

home advantage doesn't make a difference to me in the playoffs..

the most feared teams are the BEST 4 teams in general..Boston, San Antonio, Detroit and LA IMO..

JordansBulls wrote:I would have to say Boston. Sure they lost a few more than everyone else, but they lost to some teams they should not have. Only elite team to beat them in their gym IIRC was Detroit.

Jazz beat them two weeks ago in Boston by 18.

I miss the old Salt Palace in Utah. That was the only arena in the Western Conference the Lakers were scared to play in with Karl Malone bullying A.C. Green and mountainman Mark Eaton lurking near the basket ready to knock down anybody who dared to approach the rim. Even the name "Salt Palace" conveyed an aura of elegance and invincibility.

dalekjazz wrote:I miss the old Salt Palace in Utah. That was the only arena in the Western Conference the Lakers were scared to play in with Karl Malone bullying A.C. Green and mountainman Mark Eaton lurking near the basket ready to knock down anybody who dared to approach the rim. Even the name "Salt Palace" conveyed an aura of elegance and invincibility.

that place was a dump

Where's GS on this list? They don't have the best home record, but their crowd and atmosphere scare opposing teams like crazy?

The_Believer wrote:Where's GS on this list? They don't have the best home record, but their crowd and atmosphere scare opposing teams like crazy?

The oracle is overrated. Teams don't fear that crowd. Sure it's loud but not as much as the media hyped it up last year.

It reached 130 dB on average. If that isn't loud, then idk what is. Sure, it's fallen off this year, but last year, it was insane.

The Lakers are the most feared team at home.

JordansBulls wrote:I would have to say Boston. Sure they lost a few more than everyone else, but they lost to some teams they should not have. Only elite team to beat them in their gym IIRC was Detroit.

Utah beat them in there house.

Phil Jackson wrote:The Lakers are the most feared team at home.

Kobe Bryant is the most feared person on the most feared team at the most feared arena.

Utah or Boston

Boston probably because they have a great team

the poll says uath, i would have to agree...

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Utah beat them in there house.

Celtics beat them in there house.

Denver is underrated. Players hate the low air pressure and high altitude there.

The Lakers probably have the easiest home court to play on. People love getting up to play them, the court is nice and happy, the celebs are there, you can't see the crowd heckling you because of the lights out thing, the crowd is quiet because it's not alot of fans and also teams are used to going there because the clippers also play there.

Utah

Farsi Man wrote:Denver is underrated. Players hate the low air pressure and high altitude there.

The Lakers probably have the easiest home court to play on. People love getting up to play them, the court is nice and happy, the celebs are there, you can't see the crowd heckling you because of the lights out thing, the crowd is quiet because it's not alot of fans and also teams are used to going there because the clippers also play there.

I think its utah
didn't they win 18 in a row or something at home

statisticly its utah..but i still think a team has a greater chance to win in utah than in boston.

Farsi Man wrote:
The Lakers probably have the easiest home court to play on. People love getting up to play them, the court is nice and happy, the celebs are there, you can't see the crowd heckling you because of the lights out thing, the crowd is quiet because it's not alot of fans and also teams are used to going there because the clippers also play there.

I hate to admit it, but he's right. At least, during the regular season. I just went to the Memphis-LA game last week, and I was fairly disappointed with the crowd. I sat pretty close, like a few rows up from the bench in expensive seats, and those fans simply don't care... they are just rich people going out. Its hard to get into it and cheer, stand up, etc because if the people around you are not standing up, then you are sort of the one blocking the view, annoying people etc. So its a domino effect, at least in the lower areas of the arena. The upper areas, where I've also sat a few times is a bit better, but in general it seems like the arena absorbs noise more than it amplifies it. I have seen the Laker crowd @ Staples get pretty damn good, but thats usually only in the playoffs.