GRAPHIC: NBA fan map, what areas cheer for what teams?

On Monday, The New York Times released a very cool map of which areas of the United States cheer for different NBA teams. It's mostly what you'd expect, but the reach of the Los Angeles Lakers and Miami Heat is pretty impressive.

Also, there's a pretty open audience to be captured in Montana and North Dakota, if anyone is interested.

[Photo Courtesy: The New York Times]

The article also shows that, while the Brooklyn Nets may fancy themselves an emerging NBA powerhouse, they're found wanting in this series against the Heat:

[Photo Courtesy: The New York Times]