Indiana Pacers

The Pacers, nicknamed for the state's horse and car racing legacy, display a fast-moving, rapid style of basketball. Before this exciting team from Indianapolis joined the NBA in 1976, it had captured three other championships. In 2000, the team won the NBA's Eastern Conference thanks to impressive three-point shooting. The team owns 4 Central Division titles and features an acrobatic cat named Boomer as its mascot.