Topping the list for each sport, as of Thursday afternoon, are basketball's Los Angeles Lakers (2.98 million followers), baseball's New York Yankees (822, 000), football's New England Patriots (556, 900) and hockey's Montreal Canadiens (369, 000).
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Oddsmaker Bovada installed the Miami Heat (11-5) and Lakers (5-2) as the preseason favorites to win the 2013 NBA crown.
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After a timeout, Bryant's 3-pointer drew the Lakers to 101-100 with 2 seconds left.
Of the 1, 360 people who said they were fans, 22.2% said the Lakers were their favorite team, followed by the Boston Celtics with 11.9%.
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Bryant hit 1 of 2 free throws to put the Lakers ahead 101-98 with 24 seconds remaining, giving Sacramento one last chance.
Rather, it was the pitch that Lakers general manager Mitch Kupchak and All-Star Kobe Bryant made to 2-time MVP Steve Nash to join Los Angeles that filtered through the crowd like the wave.
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If the Heat go on to win the title, it would be the lowest scoring output for a championship team's No. 2 scorer since 1954, when Jim Pollard of the Minneapolis Lakers contributed 12.3 points per game, according to Stats LLC.
The Lakers fell at the final hurdle last year when they were beaten 4-2 by the Boston Celtics in the finals, a loss which had an impact on all the players and provided inspiration for 2009's victorious run according to the 30-year-old shooting guard.
The Lakers led by 10 points in the second quarter when the Hornets closed on a 17-2 run, including 14 in a row, to lead 50-45 at the break.
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