Ask around where is the toughest place to play for visiting teams in the NBA and it's more than likely a short list consisting of just three teams.
In no particular order there's the Oracle Arena, home of the Golden State Warriors and that's probably because they're the Warriors — arguably the most stacked team in the league and NBA champions for two of the last three years.
The second one is the Pepsi Center, the Denver Nuggets home floor for nearly two decades although they would still hold a considerable advantage by default regardless of arena as long as it's in Denver because of the thin air. They're called the “Mile High City” for a reason, and road teams often have to show up early for shoot around just so they could get acclimated.
The third best home court is Vivint Smart Home Arena by the Utah Jazz and again, that also has to do mostly with the altitude. But another reason for it are their passionate and rowdy fans with their unified color schemes and rebel yells.
Just listen to this fan chew out the Oklahoma City Thunder's Russell Westbrook and likens him to a toddler as he protests what appears to be a ticky-tack foul on Jazz Aussie Joe Ingles.
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The Jazz would get the last laugh in Game 3 as well to take a 2-1 lead in the series.
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