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Twitter map shows most of U.S. rooting for Suns in playoffs

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The Phoenix Suns appear to be America's team right now.

A map created by Betonline.ag based on geotagged Twitter data from the last week tracking official fan hashtags shows 17 states are rooting for the Suns in the NBA playoffs, making them the most popular team by a wide margin. The Utah Jazz, Milwaukee Bucks, and Philadelphia 76ers finished in a three-way tie for second place with eight states each.

Here's the full breakdown:

Phoenix Suns: 17 states
Utah Jazz: 8 states
Milwaukee Bucks: 8 states
Philadelphia 76ers: 8 states
Atlanta Hawks: 5 states
Los Angeles Clippers: 2 states
Brooklyn Nets: 2 states

The Suns swept the Denver Nuggets to advance to the Western Conference finals, where they'll face the winner of the Jazz-Clippers series.

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