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Twitter map shows most of U.S. hoping for Lakers-Celtics NBA Finals

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A showdown between the Los Angeles Lakers and Boston Celtics in the NBA Finals appears to be the matchup of choice among most fans across the United States.

A map created by Betonline.ag based on geotagged Twitter data gathered since the conference finals were set, including over 110,000 tweets, shows a majority of Americans are rooting for the Lakers and Celtics to win their respective series.

The Lakers were the most popular pick overall with 23 states rooting for them to win, followed by the Celtics with 19 states. The Miami Heat and Denver Nuggets were each favored in four states.

The Lakers and Celtics have faced each other 12 times in the NBA Finals. L.A. won the last meeting in 2010.

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