Western Conference (NBA)
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| League | National Basketball Association |
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| Sport | Basketball |
| Formerly | Western Division (1946–1970) |
| Founded | 1946 |
| Teams | |
| No. of teams | 15 |
| Championships | |
| Most recent champion(s) | Golden State Warriors (5th title) |
| Most Western Conference titles | Los Angeles Lakers (31 titles) |
The Western Conference of the National Basketball Association is made up of fifteen teams, and organized in three divisions of five teams each.
Since 2006, the three division winners and the non-division winner with the best record are seeded 1 through 4 for the playoffs in order of their record, with all remaining non-division winners seeded 5 through 8. This leaves open the possibility that a #2 or #3 seed could be a non-division winner. Home-court advantage in a playoff series is decided by record, not by seeding, so if a #4 and #5 team met in a playoff series in which the #5 team had the better record, the #5 team would have home-court advantage.
The reasoning behind this seeding arrangement is that a non-division winner could have a better record than the winners of the two divisions other than the one that produced the non-division winner in question. If the three division winners were seeded 1 through 3 for the playoffs in order of their record, and all non-division winners seeded 4 through 8, it would be possible for the two leading teams of the conference to meet in the Conference Semifinals. This actually happened in the 2006 NBA Playoffs when the two best teams in the Western Conference, the San Antonio Spurs and the Dallas Mavericks, both from the Southwest Division, faced one another in the Western Conference Semifinals while the 3rd seed, the Northwest Division-leading Denver Nuggets, had fewer wins than the 4th, 5th, 6th, and 7th seeds. The NBA proposed and approved of the current format to ensure that the best two teams of a conference can meet no earlier than the NBA Conference Finals.
The Western Conference playoffs is divided into two playoffs rounds, and the NBA Conference Finals with the winner of the Conference Championship facing the Eastern Conference champion in the NBA Finals to determine the champion. All playoff series are best-of-seven.
The current divisional alignment was adopted at the start of the 2004–05 season, when the Charlotte Bobcats began play as the NBA's 30th franchise. This necessitated the move of the New Orleans Hornets from the Eastern Conference's Central Division to the newly created Southwest Division of the Western Conference.
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Current standings
| Western Conference | ||||||
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| # | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | GP |
| 1 | z – Golden State Warriors * | 73 | 9 | .890 | – | 82 |
| 2 | y – San Antonio Spurs * | 67 | 15 | .817 | 6.0 | 82 |
| 3 | y – Oklahoma City Thunder * | 55 | 27 | .671 | 18.0 | 82 |
| 4 | x – Los Angeles Clippers | 53 | 29 | .646 | 20.0 | 82 |
| 5 | x – Portland Trail Blazers | 44 | 38 | .537 | 29.0 | 82 |
| 6 | x – Dallas Mavericks | 42 | 40 | .512 | 31.0 | 82 |
| 7 | x – Memphis Grizzlies | 42 | 40 | .512 | 31.0 | 82 |
| 8 | x – Houston Rockets | 41 | 41 | .500 | 32.0 | 82 |
| 9 | Utah Jazz | 40 | 42 | .488 | 33.0 | 82 |
| 10 | Sacramento Kings | 33 | 49 | .402 | 40.0 | 82 |
| 11 | Denver Nuggets | 33 | 49 | .402 | 40.0 | 82 |
| 12 | New Orleans Pelicans | 30 | 52 | .366 | 43.0 | 82 |
| 13 | Minnesota Timberwolves | 29 | 53 | .354 | 44.0 | 82 |
| 14 | Phoenix Suns | 23 | 59 | .280 | 50.0 | 82 |
| 15 | Los Angeles Lakers | 17 | 65 | .207 | 56.0 | 82 |
Notes
- z – Clinched home court advantage for the entire playoffs
- c – Clinched home court advantage for the conference playoffs
- y – Clinched division title
- x – Clinched playoff spot
- * – Division leader
Teams
Former teams
- Notes
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founding BAA team
denotes an expansion team.
denotes a team that merged from the American Basketball Association (ABA).- * denotes a team that merged from the National Basketball league
Team timeline
| Denotes team that currently in the conference | |
| Denotes team that has left the conference |
Conference champions
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- Western Conference was named Western Division until 1970
| Bold | Winning team of the BAA Finals or NBA Finals |
| ^ | Had or tied for the best regular season record for that season |
List of Western Conference teams with the most conference championships
- 30: Minneapolis/Los Angeles Lakers
- 6: San Antonio Spurs
- 5: Golden State/San Francisco Warriors
- 4: Houston Rockets
- 4: Atlanta/St. Louis Hawks
- 4: Oklahoma City Thunder/Seattle SuperSonics
- 3: Portland Trail Blazers
- 2: Fort Wayne Pistons
- 2: Milwaukee Bucks
- 2: Phoenix Suns
- 2: Utah Jazz
- 2: Dallas Mavericks
- 1: Anderson Packers
- 1: Baltimore Bullets
- 1: Chicago Stags
- 1: Sacramento Kings/Rochester Royals
Season results
| ^ | Denotes team that won the NBA championships |
| + | Denotes team that won the Conference Finals, but lost the NBA Finals |
| * | Denotes team that qualified for the NBA Playoffs |
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| 1946–47 | Chicago+ (39–22) |
St. Louis* (38–23) |
Cleveland* (30–30) |
Detroit (20–40) |
Pittsburgh (15–45) |
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| 1947–48 | St. Louis* (29–19) |
Baltimore^ (28–20) |
Chicago* (28–20) |
Washington* (28–20) |
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| 1948–49 | Rochester* (45–15) |
Minneapolis^ (44–16) |
Chicago* (38–22) |
St. Louis* (29–31) |
Fort Wayne (22–38) |
Indianapolis (18–42) |
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| 1949–50 | Indianapolis* (39–25) |
Anderson* (37–27) |
Tri-Cities* (29–35) |
Sheboygan* (22–40) |
Waterloo (19–43) |
Denver (11–51) |
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| 1950–51 | Minneapolis* (44–24) |
Rochester^ (41–27) |
Fort Wayne* (32–36) |
Indianapolis* (31–37) |
Tri-Cities (25–43) |
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| 1951–52 | Rochester* (41–25) |
Minneapolis^ (40–26) |
Indianapolis* (34–32) |
Fort Wayne* (29–37) |
Milwaukee (17–49) |
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| 1952–53 | Minneapolis^ (48–22) |
Rochester* (44–26) |
Fort Wayne* (36–33) |
Indianapolis* (28–43) |
Milwaukee (27–44) |
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| 1953–54 | Minneapolis^ (46–26) |
Rochester* (44–28) |
Fort Wayne* (40–32) |
Milwaukee (21–51) |
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| 1954–55 | Fort Wayne+ (43–29) |
Minneapolis* (40–32) |
Rochester* (29–43) |
Milwaukee (26–46) |
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| 1955–56 | Fort Wayne+ (37–35) |
Minneapolis* (33–39) |
Milwaukee* (33–39) |
Rochester (31–41) |
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| 1956–57 | St. Louis+ (34–38) |
Minneapolis* (34–38) |
Fort Wayne* (34–38) |
Rochester (31–41) |
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| 1957–58 | St. Louis^ (41–31) |
Detroit* (33–39) |
Cincinnati* (33–39) |
Minneapolis (19–53) |
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| 1958–59 | St. Louis^ (49–23) |
Minneapolis+ (33–39) |
Detroit* (28–44) |
Cincinnati (19–53) |
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| 1959–60 | St. Louis+ (41–31) |
Detroit* (30–45) |
Minneapolis* (25–50) |
Cincinnati (19–56) |
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| 1960–61 | St. Louis+ (51–28) |
Los Angeles* (36–43) |
Detroit* (34–45) |
Cincinnati (33–46) |
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| 1961–62 | Los Angeles+ (54–26) |
Cincinnati* (43–37) |
Detroit* (37–43) |
St. Louis (29–51) |
Chicago (18–62) |
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| 1962–63 | Los Angeles+ (53–27) |
St. Louis* (48–32) |
Detroit* (34–46) |
San Francisco (31–49) |
Chicago (25–55) |
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| 1963–64 | San Francisco+ (48–32) |
St. Louis* (46–34) |
Los Angeles* (42–38) |
Baltimore (31–49) |
Detroit (23–57) |
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| 1964–65 | Los Angeles+ (49–31) |
St. Louis* (45–35) |
Baltimore* (37–43) |
Detroit (31–49) |
San Francisco (17–63) |
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| 1965–66 | Los Angeles+ (45–35) |
St. Louis* (38–42) |
Baltimore* (36–44) |
San Francisco (35–45) |
Detroit (22–58) |
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| 1966–67 | San Francisco+ (44–37) |
St. Louis* (39–42) |
Los Angeles* (36–45) |
Chicago* (33–48) |
Detroit (30–51) |
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| 1967–68 | St. Louis* (56–26) |
Los Angeles+ (52–30) |
San Francisco* (43–39) |
Chicago* (29–53) |
Seattle (23–59) |
San Diego (15–67) |
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| 1968–69 | Los Angeles+ (55–27) |
Atlanta* (48–34) |
San Francisco* (41–41) |
San Diego* (37–45) |
Chicago (33–49) |
Seattle (30–52) |
Phoenix (16–66) |
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| 1969–70 | Atlanta* (48–34) |
Los Angeles+ (46–36) |
Phoenix* (39–43) |
Chicago* (39–43) |
Seattle (36–46) |
San Francisco (30–52) |
San Diego (27–55) |
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| 1970–71 | Milwaukee^ (66–16) |
Los Angeles* (48–34) |
Chicago* (51–31) |
San Francisco* (41–41) |
Phoenix (48–34) |
Detroit (45–37) |
San Diego (40–42) |
Seattle (38–44) |
Portland (29–53) |
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| 1971–72 | Los Angeles^ (69–13) |
Milwaukee* (63–19) |
Chicago* (57–25) |
Golden State* (51–31) |
Phoenix (49–33) |
Seattle (47–35) |
Houston (34–48) |
Detroit (26–56) |
Portland (18–64) |
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| 1972–73 | Milwaukee* (60–22) |
Los Angeles+ (60–22) |
Chicago* (51–31) |
Golden State* (47–35) |
Detroit (40–42) |
Phoenix (38–44) |
Kansas City -Omaha (36–46) |
Seattle (26–56) |
Portland (21–61) |
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| 1973–74 | Milwaukee+ (59–23) |
Los Angeles* (47–35) |
Chicago* (54–28) |
Detroit* (52–30) |
Golden State (44–38) |
Seattle (36–46) |
Kansas City -Omaha (33–49) |
Phoenix (30–52) |
Portland (27–55) |
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| 1974–75 | Golden State^ (59–23) |
Chicago* (47–35) |
Kansas City -Omaha* (54–28) |
Seattle* (52–30) |
Detroit* (44–38) |
Portland (36–46) |
Milwaukee (33–49) |
Phoenix (30–52) |
Los Angeles (27–55) |
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| 1975–76 | Golden State* (59–23) |
Milwaukee* (47–35) |
Seattle* (54–28) |
Phoenix+ (52–30) |
Detroit* (44–38) |
Los Angeles (36–46) |
Portland (33–49) |
Kansas City (30–52) |
Chicago (27–55) |
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| 1976–77 | Los Angeles* (53–29) |
Denver* (50–32) |
Portland^ (49–33) |
Golden State* (46–36) |
Detroit* (44–38) |
Chicago* (44–38) |
Seattle (40–42) |
Kansas City (40–42) |
Indiana (36–46) |
Phoenix (34–48) |
Milwaukee (30–52) |
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| 1977–78 | Portland* (58-24) |
Denver* (50–32) |
Phoenix* (49–33) |
Seattle+ (46–36) |
Los Angeles* (44–38) |
Milwaukee* (44–38) |
Golden State (40–42) |
Chicago (40–42) |
Detroit (36–46) |
Kansas City (34–48) |
Indiana (30–52) |
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| 1978–79 | Seattle^ (52–30) |
Kansas City* (48–34) |
Phoenix* (50–32) |
Denver* (47–35) |
Los Angeles* (47–35) |
Portland* (45–37) |
San Diego (43–39) |
Milwaukee (38–44) |
Golden State (38–44) |
Indiana (38–44) |
Chicago (31–51) |
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| 1979–80 | Los Angeles^ (52–30) |
Milwaukee* (48–34) |
Seattle* (50–32) |
Phoenix* (47–35) |
Kansas City* (47–35) |
Portland* (45–37) |
San Diego (43–39) |
Denver (38–44) |
Golden State (38–44) |
Chicago (38–44) |
Utah (31–51) |
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| 1980–81 | Phoenix* (57–25) |
San Antonio* (52–30) |
Los Angeles* (54–28) |
Portland* (45–37) |
Kansas City* (40–42) |
Houston+ (40–42) |
Golden State (39–43) |
Denver (37–45) |
San Diego (36–46) |
Seattle (34–48) |
Utah (28–54) |
Dallas (15–67) |
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| 1981–82 | Los Angeles^ (57–25) |
San Antonio* (48–34) |
Seattle* (52–30) |
Denver* (46–36) |
Phoenix* (46–36) |
Houston* (46–36) |
Golden State (45–37) |
Portland (42–40) |
Kansas City (30–52) |
Dallas (28–54) |
Utah (25–57) |
San Diego (17–65) |
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| 1982–83 | Los Angeles+ (58–24) |
San Antonio* (53–29) |
Phoenix* (53–29) |
Seattle* (48–34) |
Portland* (46–36) |
Denver* (46–37) |
Kansas City (46–37) |
Dallas (38–44) |
Golden State (30–52) |
Utah (30–52) |
San Diego (25–57) |
Houston (14–68) |
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| 1983–84 | Los Angeles+ (54–28) |
Utah* (45–37) |
Portland* (48–34) |
Dallas* (43–39) |
Seattle* (42–40) |
Phoenix* (41–41) |
Denver* (38–44) |
Kansas City* (38–44) |
Golden State (37–45) |
San Antonio (37–45) |
San Diego (30–52) |
Houston (29–53) |
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| 1984–85 | L.A. Lakers^ (62–20) |
Denver* (52–30) |
Houston* (48–34) |
Dallas* (44–38) |
Portland* (42–40) |
Utah* (41–41) |
San Antonio* (41–41) |
Phoenix* (36–46) |
Kansas City (31–51) |
Seattle (31–51) |
L.A. Clippers (31–51) |
Golden State (22–60) |
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| 1985–86 | L.A. Lakers* (62–20) |
Houston+ (51–31) |
Denver* (47–35) |
Dallas* (44–38) |
Utah* (42–40) |
Portland* (40–42) |
Sacramento* (37–45) |
San Antonio* (35–47) |
Phoenix (32–50) |
L.A. Clippers (32–50) |
Seattle (31–51) |
Golden State (30–52) |
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| 1986–87 | L.A. Lakers^ (65–17) |
Dallas* (55–27) |
Portland* (49–33) |
Utah* (44–38) |
Golden State* (42–40) |
Houston* (42–40) |
Seattle* (39–43) |
Denver* (37–45) |
Phoenix (36–46) |
Sacramento (29–53) |
San Antonio (28–54) |
L.A. Clippers (12–70) |
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| 1987–88 | L.A. Lakers^ (62–20) |
Denver* (54–28) |
Dallas* (53–29) |
Portland* (53–29) |
Utah* (47–35) |
Houston* (46–36) |
Seattle* (44–38) |
San Antonio* (31–51) |
Phoenix (28–54) |
Sacramento (24–58) |
Golden State (20–62) |
L.A. Clippers (17–65) |
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| 1988–89 | L.A. Lakers+ (57–25) |
Utah* (51–31) |
Phoenix* (55–27) |
Seattle* (47–35) |
Houston* (45–37) |
Denver* (44–38) |
Golden State* (43–39) |
Portland* (39–43) |
Dallas (38–44) |
Sacramento (27–55) |
L.A. Clippers (21–61) |
San Antonio (21–61) |
Miami (15–67) |
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| 1989–90 | L.A. Lakers* (63–19) |
San Antonio* (56–26) |
Portland+ (59–23) |
Utah* (55–27) |
Phoenix* (54–28) |
Dallas* (47–35) |
Denver* (43–39) |
Houston* (41–41) |
Seattle (41–41) |
Golden State (37–45) |
L.A. Clippers (30–52) |
Sacramento (23–59) |
Minnesota (22–60) |
Charlotte (19–63) |
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| 1990–91 | Portland* (63–19) |
San Antonio* (55–27) |
L.A. Lakers+ (58–24) |
Phoenix* (55–27) |
Utah* (54–28) |
Houston* (52–30) |
Golden State* (44–38) |
Seattle* (41–41) |
Orlando (31–51) |
L.A. Clippers (32–51) |
Minnesota (29–53) |
Dallas (28–54) |
Sacramento (25–57) |
Denver (20–62) |
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| 1991–92 | Portland+ (57–25) |
Utah* (55–27) |
Golden State* (55–27) |
Phoenix* (53–29) |
San Antonio* (47–35) |
Seattle* (47–35) |
L.A. Clippers* (45–37) |
L.A. Lakers* (43–39) |
Houston (42–40) |
Sacramento (29–53) |
Denver (24–58) |
Dallas (22–60) |
Minnesota (15–67) |
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| 1992–93 | Phoenix+ (62–20) |
Houston* (55–27) |
Seattle* (55–27) |
Portland* (51–31) |
San Antonio* (49–33) |
Utah* (47–35) |
L.A. Clippers* (41–41) |
L.A. Lakers* (39–43) |
Denver (36–46) |
Golden State (34–48) |
Sacramento (25–57) |
Minnesota (19–63) |
Dallas (11–71) |
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| 1993–94 | Seattle* (63–19) |
Houston^ (58–24) |
Phoenix* (56–26) |
San Antonio* (55–27) |
Utah* (53–39) |
Golden State* (50–32) |
Portland* (47–35) |
Denver* (42–40) |
L.A. Lakers (33–49) |
Sacramento (28–54) |
L.A. Clippers (27–55) |
Minnesota (20–62) |
Dallas (13–69) |
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| 1994–95 | San Antonio* (62–20) |
Phoenix* (59–23) |
Utah* (60–22) |
Seattle* (57–25) |
L.A. Lakers* (48–34) |
Houston^ (47–35) |
Portland* (44–38) |
Denver* (41–41) |
Sacramento (39–43) |
Dallas (36–46) |
Golden State (26–56) |
Minnesota (21–61) |
L.A. Clippers (17–65) |
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| 1995–96 | Seattle+ (64–18) |
San Antonio* (59–23) |
Utah* (55–27) |
L.A. Lakers* (53–29) |
Houston* (48–34) |
Portland* (44–38) |
Phoenix* (41–41) |
Sacramento* (39–43) |
Golden State (36–46) |
Denver (35–47) |
L.A. Clippers (29–53) |
Minnesota (26–56) |
Dallas (26–56) |
Vancouver (15–67) |
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| 1996–97 | Utah+ (64–18) |
Seattle* (57–25) |
Houston* (57–25) |
L.A. Lakers* (56–26) |
Portland* (49–33) |
Minnesota* (40–42) |
Phoenix* (40–42) |
L.A. Clippers* (36–46) |
Sacramento (34–48) |
Golden State (30–52) |
Dallas (24–58) |
Denver (21–61) |
San Antonio (20–62) |
Vancouver (14–68) |
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| 1997–98 | Utah+ (62–20) |
Seattle* (61–21) |
L.A. Lakers* (61–21) |
Phoenix* (56–26) |
San Antonio* (56–26) |
Portland* (46–36) |
Minnesota* (45–37) |
Houston* (41–41) |
Sacramento (27–55) |
Dallas (20–62) |
Vancouver (19–63) |
Golden State (19–63) |
L.A. Clippers (17–65) |
Denver (11–71) |
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| 1998–99 | San Antonio^ (37–13) |
Utah* (37–13) |
Portland* (35–15) |
L.A. Lakers* (31–19) |
Houston* (31–19) |
Phoenix* (27–23) |
Sacramento* (27–23) |
Minnesota* (25–25) |
Seattle (25–25) |
Golden State (21–29) |
Dallas (19–31) |
Denver (14–36) |
L.A. Clippers (9–41) |
Vancouver (8–42) |
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| 1999–00 | L.A. Lakers^ (67–15) |
Utah* (55–27) |
Portland* (59–23) |
San Antonio* (53–29) |
Phoenix* (53–29) |
Minnesota* (50–32) |
Seattle* (45–37) |
Sacramento* (44–38) |
Dallas (40–42) |
Denver (35–47) |
Houston (34–48) |
Vancouver (22–60) |
Golden State (19–63) |
L.A. Clippers (15–67) |
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| 2000–01 | San Antonio* (58–24) |
L.A. Lakers^ (56–26) |
Sacramento* (55–27) |
Utah* (53–29) |
Dallas* (53–29) |
Phoenix* (53–29) |
Portland* (50–32) |
Minnesota* (47–35) |
Houston (45–37) |
Seattle (44–38) |
Denver (40–42) |
L.A. Clippers (31–51) |
Vancouver (23–59) |
Golden State (17–65) |
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| 2001–02 | Sacramento* (61–21) |
San Antonio* (58–24) |
L.A. Lakers^ (56–26) |
Dallas* (53–29) |
Minnesota* (53–29) |
Portland* (53–29) |
Seattle* (50–32) |
Utah* (47–35) |
L.A. Clippers (45–37) |
Phoenix (44–38) |
Houston (40–42) |
Denver (31–51) |
Memphis (23–59) |
Golden State (17–65) |
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| 2002–03 | San Antonio^ (60–22) |
Sacramento* (59–23) |
Dallas* (60–22) |
Minnesota* (51–31) |
L.A. Lakers* (50–32) |
Portland* (50–32) |
Utah* (47–35) |
Phoenix* (44–38) |
Houston (43–39) |
Seattle (40–42) |
Golden State (38–44) |
Memphis (28–54) |
L.A. Clippers (27–55) |
Denver (17–65) |
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| 2003–04 | Minnesota* (58–24) |
L.A. Lakers+ (56–26) |
San Antonio* (57–25) |
Sacramento* (55–27) |
Dallas* (52–30) |
Memphis* (50–32) |
Houston* (45–37) |
Denver* (43–39) |
Utah (42–40) |
Portland (41–41) |
Golden State (37–45) |
Seattle (37–45) |
Phoenix (29–53) |
L.A. Clippers (28–54) |
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| 2004–05 | Phoenix* (62–20) |
San Antonio^ (59–23) |
Seattle* (52–30) |
Dallas* (58–24) |
Houston* (51–31) |
Sacramento* (50–32) |
Denver* (49–33) |
Memphis* (45–37) |
Minnesota (44–38) |
L.A. Clippers (37–45) |
L.A. Lakers (34–48) |
Golden State (34–48) |
Portland (27–55) |
Utah (26–56) |
New Orleans (18–64) |
| 2005–06 | San Antonio* (63–19) |
Phoenix* (54–28) |
Denver* (44–38) |
Dallas+ (60–22) |
Memphis* (49–33) |
L.A. Clippers* (47–35) |
L.A. Lakers* (45–37) |
Sacramento* (44–38) |
Utah (41–41) |
New Orleans/ Oklahoma City[a] (38–44) |
Seattle (35–47) |
Houston (34–48) |
Golden State (34–48) |
Minnesota (33–49) |
Portland (21–61) |
| 2006–07 | Dallas* (67–15) |
Phoenix* (61–21) |
San Antonio^ (58–24) |
Utah* (58–24) |
Houston* (52–30) |
Denver* (45–37) |
L.A. Lakers* (42–40) |
Golden State* (42–40) |
L.A. Clippers (40–42) |
New Orleans/ Oklahoma City[a] (39–43) |
Sacramento (33–49) |
Portland (32–50) |
Minnesota (32–50) |
Seattle (31–51) |
Memphis (22–60) |
| 2007–08 | L.A. Lakers+ (57–25) |
New Orleans* (56–26) |
San Antonio* (56–26) |
Utah* (54–28) |
Houston* (55–27) |
Phoenix* (55–27) |
Dallas* (51–31) |
Denver* (50–32) |
Golden State (48–34) |
Portland (41–41) |
Sacramento (38–44) |
L.A. Clippers (23–59) |
Memphis (22–60) |
Minnesota (22–60) |
Seattle (20–62) |
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| 2008–09 | L.A. Lakers^ (65–17) |
Denver* (54–28) |
San Antonio* (54–28) |
Portland* (54–28) |
Houston* (53–29) |
Dallas* (50–32) |
New Orleans* (49–33) |
Utah* (48–34) |
Phoenix (46–36) |
Golden State (29–53) |
Minnesota (24–58) |
Memphis (24–58) |
Oklahoma City (23–59) |
L.A. Clippers (19–63) |
Sacramento (17–65) |
| 2009–10 | L.A. Lakers^ (57–25) |
Dallas* (55–27) |
Phoenix* (54–28) |
Denver* (53–29) |
Utah* (53–29) |
Portland* (50–32) |
San Antonio* (50–32) |
Oklahoma City* (50–32) |
Houston (42–40) |
Memphis (40–42) |
New Orleans (37–45) |
L.A. Clippers (29–53) |
Golden State (26–56) |
Sacramento (25–57) |
Minnesota (15–67) |
| 2010–11 | San Antonio* (61–21) |
L.A. Lakers* (57–25) |
Dallas^ (57–25) |
Oklahoma City* (55–27) |
Denver* (50–32) |
Portland* (48–34) |
New Orleans* (46–36) |
Memphis* (46–36) |
Houston (43–39) |
Phoenix (40–42) |
Utah (39–43) |
Golden State (36–46) |
L.A. Clippers (32–50) |
Sacramento (24–58) |
Minnesota (17–65) |
| 2011–12 | San Antonio* (50–16) |
Oklahoma City+ (47–19) |
L.A. Lakers* (41–25) |
Memphis* (41–25) |
L.A. Clippers* (40–26) |
Denver* (38–28) |
Dallas* (36–30) |
Utah* (36–30) |
Houston (34–32) |
Phoenix (33–33) |
Portland (28–38) |
Minnesota (26–40) |
Golden State (23–43) |
Sacramento (22–44) |
New Orleans (21–45) |
| 2012–13 | Oklahoma City* (60–22) |
San Antonio+ (58–24) |
Denver* (57–25) |
L.A. Clippers* (56–26) |
Memphis* (56–26) |
Golden State* (47–35) |
L.A. Lakers* (45–37) |
Houston* (45–37) |
Utah (43–39) |
Dallas (41–41) |
Portland (33–49) |
Minnesota (31–51) |
Sacramento (28–54) |
New Orleans (27–55) |
Phoenix (25–57) |
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| 2013–14 | San Antonio^ (62–20) |
Oklahoma City* (59–23) |
L.A. Clippers* (57–25) |
Houston* (54–28) |
Portland* (54–28) |
Golden State* (51–31) |
Memphis* (50–32) |
Dallas* (49–33) |
Phoenix (48–34) |
Minnesota (40–42) |
Denver (36–46) |
New Orleans (34–48) |
Sacramento (28–54) |
L.A. Lakers (27–55) |
Utah (25–57) |
| 2014–15 | Golden State^ (67–15) |
Houston* (56–26) |
L.A. Clippers* (56–26) |
Portland* (51–31) |
Memphis* (55–27) |
San Antonio* (55–27) |
Dallas* (50–32) |
New Orleans* (45–37) |
Oklahoma City (45–37) |
Phoenix (39–43) |
Utah (38–44) |
Denver (30–52) |
Sacramento (29–53) |
L.A. Lakers (21–61) |
Minnesota (16–66) |
| 2015–16 | Golden State* (73–9) |
San Antonio* (67–15) |
Oklahoma City* (55–27) |
L.A. Clippers* (53–29) |
Portland* (44–38) |
Dallas* (42–40) |
Memphis* (42–40) |
Houston* (41–41) |
Utah (40–42) |
Sacramento (33–49) |
Denver (33–49) |
New Orleans (30–52) |
Minnesota (29–53) |
Phoenix (23–59) |
L.A. Lakers (17–65) |
Notes
- a 1 2 3 The New Orleans Hornets temporarily relocated to Oklahoma City due to the effect of Hurricane Katrina. The majority of home games were played in Oklahoma City, while a few remained in New Orleans.
- b 1 For the 1949–50 season only, the NBA had three different conferences (called divisions at the time), resulting in three different conference champions. The Anderson Packers of the Western Division had to play the Minneapolis Lakers of the Central Division in a best-of-three series in the NBA semifinals, with the Lakers winning 2–0 and advancing to the 1950 NBA Finals to take on the Eastern Division champion Syracuse Nationals.
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