Which NBA arena is the best place to watch a game?

Some of these buildings are cathedrals with banners in the roof; others simply get louder than anywhere else in the league.

1. 1
   Madison Square Garden (New York Knicks)

   The world's most famous arena, and the loudest building in the league when the Knicks are good.
   1000pts
2. 2
   TD Garden (Boston Celtics)

   Boston's home since 1995, with 18 championship banners and the parquet floor hanging over it.
   811pts
3. 3
   Kaseya Center (Miami Heat)

   A bayfront arena where the crowd arrives late and stays loud.
   595pts
4. 4
   Paycom Center (Oklahoma City Thunder)

   A small building with the loudest decibel readings in the league.
   534pts
5. 5
   Ball Arena (Denver Nuggets)

   The league's highest-altitude building, and visitors feel every foot of it.
   534pts
6. 6
   Golden 1 Center (Sacramento Kings)

   Proof a small market can build the league's most fan-first building.
   534pts
7. 7
   Delta Center (Utah Jazz)

   Altitude, noise and a crowd that has never needed a championship to show up.
   534pts
8. 8
   Footprint Center (Phoenix Suns)

   A desert arena that gets deafening whenever the Suns are contending.
   379pts
9. 9
   Moda Center (Portland Trail Blazers)

   The Rose Garden, where Blazermania has outlasted almost every winning season.
   379pts
10. 10
    Crypto.com Arena (Los Angeles Lakers)

    The Lakers' downtown home, opened in 1999, famous for celebrity courtside rows.
    379pts
11. 11
    Fiserv Forum (Milwaukee Bucks)

    Opened in 2018, with the Deer District plaza turning playoff nights into street parties.
    278pts
12. 12
    American Airlines Center (Dallas Mavericks)

    Mark Cuban's showpiece, and the loudest room in Texas in 2011.
    278pts
13. 13
    Wells Fargo Center (Philadelphia 76ers)

    A Philadelphia crowd that boos its own and means it affectionately.
    278pts
14. 14
    Frost Bank Center (San Antonio Spurs)

    Home of five Spurs championships and the most disciplined crowd in basketball.
    278pts
15. 15
    Chase Center (Golden State Warriors)

    The Warriors' 2019 San Francisco home, the benchmark for modern arena design.
    154pts
16. 16
    Scotiabank Arena (Toronto Raptors)

    The league's only Canadian building, and the centre of Jurassic Park in 2019.
    154pts
17. 17
    Rocket Arena (Cleveland Cavaliers)

    The downtown Cleveland home of the 2016 title run.
    154pts
18. 18
    United Center (Chicago Bulls)

    Built for the Jordan dynasty, with his statue guarding the entrance.
    154pts