Western Conference (NBA) explained

Western Conference
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League:	National Basketball Association
Sport:	Basketball
Formerly:	Western Division
Founded:	1970
Teams:	15
Champion:	Dallas Mavericks (3rd title)
Most Champs:	Los Angeles Lakers (19 titles)

The Western Conference is one of two conferences that make up the National Basketball Association (NBA), the other being the Eastern Conference. Both conferences consist of 15 teams organized into three divisions.

The current divisional alignment was adopted at the start of the 2004–05 season, when the now Charlotte Hornets began play as the NBA's 30th franchise. This necessitated the move of the New Orleans Pelicans (named New Orleans Hornets at the time) from the Eastern Conference's Central Division to the newly created Southwest Division of the Western Conference.

The NBA first started awarding a Western Conference championship trophy during the 2000–01 season, renaming it after Hall of Famer Oscar Robertson in the 2021–22 season.^[1] Also in 2021–22, the league began awarding the Earvin "Magic" Johnson Trophy to the Western Conference Finals Most Valuable Player, named after Hall of Famer Magic Johnson.^[2]

2023–24 standings

See main article: 2023–24 NBA season. Notes

• c – Clinched home court advantage for the entire playoffs
• y – Clinched division title
• x – Clinched playoff spot
• pi – Clinched play-in tournament spot
• * – Division leader

Teams

Team	Division	Location	Year	From	Arena
			Joined
Dallas Mavericks	Southwest	Dallas, Texas	–present	—	American Airlines Center
Denver Nuggets	Northwest	Denver, Colorado	–present	ABA	Ball Arena
Golden State Warriors	Pacific	San Francisco, California	–present	Western Division	Chase Center
Houston Rockets	Southwest	Houston, Texas	–present	Western Division	Toyota Center
Los Angeles Clippers	Pacific	Los Angeles, California	–present	Eastern Conference	Intuit Dome
Los Angeles Lakers	Pacific	Los Angeles, California	–present	Western Division	Crypto.com Arena
Memphis Grizzlies	Southwest	Memphis, Tennessee	–present	—	FedEx Forum
Minnesota Timberwolves	Northwest	Minneapolis, Minnesota	–present	—	Target Center
	Southwest	New Orleans, Louisiana	–present	Eastern Conference	Smoothie King Center
	Northwest	Oklahoma City, Oklahoma	–present	Western Division	Paycom Center
Phoenix Suns	Pacific	Phoenix, Arizona	–present	Western Division	Footprint Center
Portland Trail Blazers	Northwest	Portland, Oregon	–present	—	Moda Center
	Pacific	Sacramento, California	–present	Eastern Conference	Golden 1 Center
San Antonio Spurs	Southwest	San Antonio, Texas	–present	Eastern Conference	Frost Bank Center
Utah Jazz	Northwest	Salt Lake City, Utah	–present	Eastern Conference	Delta Center

Former teams

Team	Location	Year	From	Year	To	Current conference
		Joined		Left
Charlotte Hornets	Charlotte, North Carolina		Eastern Conference		Eastern Conference	Eastern Conference
Chicago Bulls	Chicago, Illinois		Western Division		Eastern Conference	Eastern Conference
Detroit Pistons	Detroit, Michigan		Eastern Division		Eastern Conference	Eastern Conference
Indiana Pacers	Indianapolis, Indiana		ABA		Eastern Conference	Eastern Conference
Miami Heat	Miami, Florida		—		Eastern Conference	Eastern Conference
Milwaukee Bucks	Milwaukee, Wisconsin		Eastern Division		Eastern Conference	Eastern Conference
Orlando Magic	Orlando, Florida		Eastern Conference		Eastern Conference	Eastern Conference

Notes

• denotes an expansion team.
• denotes a team that merged from the American Basketball Association (ABA).

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Team timeline

bgcolor=#E5D3C9 align=center width=10px		Denotes team that is currently in the conference
bgcolor=#B29999 align=center width=10px		Denotes team that has left the conference

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Conference champions

Bold	Winning team of the NBA Finals
^	Had or tied for the best regular season record for that season

Season	Team	Record	Playoffs result
	Milwaukee Bucks^	66–16	Won NBA Finals 4–0
	Los Angeles Lakers^	69–13	Won NBA Finals 4–1
		60–22	Lost NBA Finals 1–4
	Milwaukee Bucks^	59–23	Lost NBA Finals 3–4
	Golden State Warriors	59–23	Won NBA Finals 4–0
		52–30	Lost NBA Finals 2–4
	Portland Trail Blazers	49–33	Won NBA Finals 4–2
		46–36	Lost NBA Finals 3–4
	Seattle SuperSonics	52–30	Won NBA Finals 4–1
	Los Angeles Lakers	60–22	Won NBA Finals 4–2
		40–42	Lost NBA Finals 2–4
	Los Angeles Lakers	57–25	Won NBA Finals 4–2
		58–24	Lost NBA Finals 0–4
		54–28	Lost NBA Finals 3–4
	Los Angeles Lakers	62–20	Won NBA Finals 4–2
		51–31	Lost NBA Finals 2–4
	Los Angeles Lakers^	65–17	Won NBA Finals 4–2
	Los Angeles Lakers^	62–20	Won NBA Finals 4–3
		57–25	Lost NBA Finals 0–4
		59–23	Lost NBA Finals 1–4
		58–24	Lost NBA Finals 1–4
		57–25	Lost NBA Finals 2–4
	Phoenix Suns^	62–20	Lost NBA Finals 2–4
	Houston Rockets	58–24	Won NBA Finals 4–3
	Houston Rockets	47–35	Won NBA Finals 4–0
		64–18	Lost NBA Finals 2–4
		64–18	Lost NBA Finals 2–4
	Utah Jazz^	62–20	Lost NBA Finals 2–4
	San Antonio Spurs^	37–13	Won NBA Finals 4–1
	Los Angeles Lakers^	67–15	Won NBA Finals 4–2
	Los Angeles Lakers	56–26	Won NBA Finals 4–1
	Los Angeles Lakers	58–24	Won NBA Finals 4–0
	San Antonio Spurs^	60–22	Won NBA Finals 4–2
		56–26	Lost NBA Finals 1–4
	San Antonio Spurs	59–23	Won NBA Finals 4–3
		60–22	Lost NBA Finals 2–4
	San Antonio Spurs	58–24	Won NBA Finals 4–0
		57–25	Lost NBA Finals 2–4
	Los Angeles Lakers	65–17	Won NBA Finals 4–1
	Los Angeles Lakers	57–25	Won NBA Finals 4–3
	Dallas Mavericks	57–25	Won NBA Finals 4–2
		47–19	Lost NBA Finals 1–4
		58–24	Lost NBA Finals 3–4
	San Antonio Spurs^	62–20	Won NBA Finals 4–1
	Golden State Warriors^	67–15	Won NBA Finals 4–2^[3]
	Golden State Warriors^	73–9	Lost NBA Finals 3–4
	Golden State Warriors^	67–15	Won NBA Finals 4–1
	Golden State Warriors	58–24	Won NBA Finals 4–0
		57–25	Lost NBA Finals 2–4
	Los Angeles Lakers	52–19	Won NBA Finals 4–2
		51–21	Lost NBA Finals 2–4
	Golden State Warriors	53–29	Won NBA Finals 4–2
	Denver Nuggets	53–29	Won NBA Finals 4–1
		50–32	Lost NBA Finals 1–4

Western Conference championships by team

Team	Championships won	Last
	19	2020
	7	2022
	6	2014
	4	1995
	4	2012
	3	2021
	3	1992
	3	2024
	2	1974^
	2	1998
	1	2023
	0	N/A
	0	N/A
	0	N/A
	0	N/A
	0	N/A

^Note: Milwaukee joined the Eastern Conference during the 1980–81 season.

Season results

bgcolor=#FFCC00 align=center width=10px	^	Denotes team that won the NBA championships
bgcolor=#C0C0C0 align=center width=10px	^+	Denotes team that won the Conference finals, but lost the NBA Finals
bgcolor=#CCFFCC align=center width=10px		Denotes team that qualified for the NBA playoffs
bgcolor=#FFCCFF align=center width=10px	×	Denotes team that qualified for the NBA play-in tournament

Season	Team (record)
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1970: The Detroit Pistons, the Milwaukee Bucks, and an expansion team, the Portland Trail Blazers, joined the conference. The Atlanta Hawks left to join the Eastern Conference.
	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)
1971: The San Francisco Warriors relocated and became the Golden State Warriors. The San Diego Rockets relocated and became the Houston Rockets.
	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)
1972: The Cincinnati Royals, who relocated and became the Kansas City–Omaha Kings, joined the conference. The Houston Rockets left to join the Eastern Conference.
	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)
	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)
	Golden State^ (48–34)	Chicago (47–35)	Kansas City -Omaha (44–38)	Seattle (43–39)	Detroit (40–42)	Portland (38–44)	Milwaukee (38–44)	Phoenix (32–50)	Los Angeles (30–52)
1975: The Kansas City–Omaha Kings was renamed the Kansas City Kings.
	Golden State (59–23)	Milwaukee (38–44)	Seattle (43–39)	Phoenix^+ (42–40)	Detroit (36–46)	Los Angeles (40–42)	Portland (37–45)	Kansas City (31–51)	Chicago (24–58)
1976: Two American Basketball Association (ABA) teams that merged with the NBA, the Indiana Pacers and the Denver Nuggets, joined the conference.
	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)
	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)
1978: The Buffalo Braves moved, were renamed San Diego Clippers, and joined the conference. The Detroit Pistons left to join the Eastern Conference.
	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)
1979: The New Orleans Jazz, who relocated and became the Utah Jazz, joined the conference. The Indiana Pacers left to join the Eastern Conference.
	Los Angeles^ (60–22)	Milwaukee (49–33)	Seattle (56–26)	Phoenix (55–27)	Kansas City (47–35)	Portland (38–44)	San Diego (35–47)	Denver (30–52)	Chicago (30–52)	Golden State (24–58)	Utah (24–58)
1980: An expansion team, the Dallas Mavericks, joined the conference. The San Antonio Spurs and the Houston Rockets joined from the Eastern Conference. The Milwaukee Bucks and the Chicago Bulls left to join the Eastern Conference.
	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)
	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)
	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)
	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)
1984: The San Diego Clippers relocated and became the Los Angeles Clippers.
	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)
1985: The Kansas City Kings relocated and became the Sacramento Kings.
	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)
	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)
	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)
1988: An expansion team, the Miami Heat, joined the conference.
	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)
1989: An expansion team, the Minnesota Timberwolves, joined the conference. The Charlotte Hornets joined from the Eastern Conference. The Miami Heat left to join the Eastern Conference.
	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)
1990: The Orlando Magic joined from the Eastern Conference. The Charlotte Hornets left to join the Eastern Conference.
	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)
1991: The Orlando Magic left to join the Eastern Conference.
	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)
	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)
	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)
	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)
1995: An expansion team, the Vancouver Grizzlies, joined the conference.
	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)
	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)
	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)
	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)
	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)
	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)
2001: The Vancouver Grizzlies relocated and became the Memphis Grizzlies.
	SAC (61–21)	SAS (58–24)	LAL^ (56–26)	DAL (53–29)	MIN (53–29)	POR (53–29)	SEA (50–32)	UTA (47–35)	LAC (45–37)	PHX (44–38)	HOU (40–42)	DEN (31–51)	MEM (23–59)	GSW (17–65)
	SAS^ (60–22)	SAC (59–23)	DAL (60–22)	MIN (51–31)	LAL (50–32)	POR (50–32)	UTA (47–35)	PHX (44–38)	HOU (43–39)	SEA (40–42)	GSW (38–44)	MEM (28–54)	LAC (27–55)	DEN (17–65)
	MIN (58–24)	LAL^+ (56–26)	SAS (57–25)	SAC (55–27)	DAL (52–30)	MEM (50–32)	HOU (45–37)	DEN (43–39)	UTA (42–40)	POR (41–41)	GSW (37–45)	SEA (37–45)	PHX (29–53)	LAC (28–54)
2004: The New Orleans Hornets joined from the Eastern Conference.
	PHX (62–20)	SAS^ (59–23)	SEA (52–30)	DAL (58–24)	HOU (51–31)	SAC (50–32)	DEN (49–33)	MEM (45–37)	MIN (44–38)	LAC (37–45)	LAL (34–48)	GSW (34–48)	POR (27–55)	UTA (26–56)	NOR (18–64)
	SAS (63–19)	PHX (54–28)	DEN (44–38)	DAL^+ (60–22)	MEM (49–33)	LAC (47–35)	LAL (45–37)	SAC (44–38)	UTA (41–41)	NO/ OKC (38–44)	SEA (35–47)	HOU (34–48)	GSW (34–48)	MIN (33–49)	POR (21–61)
	DAL (67–15)	PHX (61–21)	SAS^ (58–24)	UTA (58–24)	HOU (52–30)	DEN (45–37)	LAL (42–40)	GSW (42–40)	LAC (40–42)	NO/ OKC (39–43)	SAC (33–49)	POR (32–50)	MIN (32–50)	SEA (31–51)	MEM (22–60)
	LAL^+ (57–25)	NOH (56–26)	SAS (56–26)	UTA (54–28)	HOU (55–27)	PHX (55–27)	DAL (51–31)	DEN (50–32)	GSW (48–34)	POR (41–41)	SAC (38–44)	LAC (23–59)	MEM (22–60)	MIN (22–60)	SEA (20–62)
2008: The Seattle SuperSonics relocated and became the Oklahoma City Thunder.
	LAL^ (65–17)	DEN (54–28)	SAS (54–28)	POR (54–28)	HOU (53–29)	DAL (50–32)	NOH (49–33)	UTA (48–34)	PHX (46–36)	GSW (29–53)	MIN (24–58)	MEM (24–58)	OKC (23–59)	LAC (19–63)	SAC (17–65)
	LAL^ (57–25)	DAL (55–27)	PHX (54–28)	DEN (53–29)	UTA (53–29)	POR (50–32)	SAS (50–32)	OKC (50–32)	HOU (42–40)	MEM (40–42)	NOH (37–45)	LAC (29–53)	GSW (26–56)	SAC (25–57)	MIN (15–67)
	SAS (61–21)	LAL (57–25)	DAL^ (57–25)	OKC (55–27)	DEN (50–32)	POR (48–34)	NOH (46–36)	MEM (46–36)	HOU (43–39)	PHX (40–42)	UTA (39–43)	GSW (36–46)	LAC (32–50)	SAC (24–58)	MIN (17–65)
	SAS (50–16)	OKC^+ (47–19)	LAL (41–25)	MEM (41–25)	LAC (40–26)	DEN (38–28)	DAL (36–30)	UTA (36–30)	HOU (34–32)	PHX (33–33)	POR (28–38)	MIN (26–40)	GSW (23–43)	SAC (22–44)	NOH (21–45)
	OKC (60–22)	SAS^+ (58–24)	DEN (57–25)	LAC (56–26)	MEM (56–26)	GSW (47–35)	LAL (45–37)	HOU (45–37)	UTA (43–39)	DAL (41–41)	POR (33–49)	MIN (31–51)	SAC (28–54)	NOH (27–55)	PHX (25–57)
2013: The New Orleans Hornets were renamed the New Orleans Pelicans.
	SAS^ (62–20)	OKC (59–23)	LAC (57–25)	HOU (54–28)	POR (54–28)	GSW (51–31)	MEM (50–32)	DAL (49–33)	PHX (48–34)	MIN (40–42)	DEN (36–46)	NOP (34–48)	SAC (28–54)	LAL (27–55)	UTA (25–57)
	GSW^ (67–15)	HOU (56–26)	LAC (56–26)	POR (51–31)	MEM (55–27)	SAS (55–27)	DAL (50–32)	NOP (45–37)	OKC (45–37)	PHX (39–43)	UTA (38–44)	DEN (30–52)	SAC (29–53)	LAL (21–61)	MIN (16–66)
	GSW^+ (73–9)	SAS (67–15)	OKC (55–27)	LAC (53–29)	POR (44–38)	DAL (42–40)	MEM (42–40)	HOU (41–41)	UTA (40–42)	SAC (33–49)	DEN (33–49)	NOP (30–52)	MIN (29–53)	PHX (23–59)	LAL (17–65)
	GSW^ (67–15)	SAS (61–21)	HOU (55–27)	LAC (51–31)	UTA (51–31)	OKC (47–35)	MEM (43–39)	POR (41–41)	DEN (40–42)	NOP (34–48)	DAL (33–49)	SAC (32–50)	MIN (31–51)	LAL (26–56)	PHX (24–58)
	HOU (65–17)	GSW^ (58–24)	POR (49–33)	OKC (48–34)	UTA (48–34)	NOP (48–34)	SAS (47–35)	MIN (47–35)	DEN (46–36)	LAC (42–40)	LAL (35–47)	SAC (27–55)	DAL (24–58)	MEM (22–60)	PHX (21–61)
	GSW^+ (57–25)	DEN (54–28)	POR (53–29)	HOU (53–29)	UTA (50–32)	OKC (49–33)	SAS (48–34)	LAC (48–34)	SAC (39–43)	LAL (37–45)	MIN (36–46)	MEM (33–49)	NOP (33–49)	DAL (33–49)	PHX (19–63)
	LAL^ (52–19)	LAC (49–23)	DEN (46–27)	HOU (44–28)	OKC (44–28)	UTA (44–28)	DAL (43–32)	POR (35–39)	MEM× (34–39)	PHX (34–39)	SAS (32–39)	SAC (31–41)	NOP (30–42)	MIN (19–45)	GSW (15–50)
	UTA (52–20)	PHX^+ (51–21)	DEN (47–25)	LAC (47–25)	DAL (42–30)	POR (42–30)	LAL (42–30)	GSW× (39–33)	MEM (38–34)	SAS× (33–39)	NOP (31–41)	SAC (31–41)	MIN (23–49)	OKC (22–50)	HOU (17–55)
	PHX (64–18)	MEM (56–26)	GSW^ (53–29)	DAL (52–30)	UTA (49–33)	DEN (48–34)	MIN (46–36)	LAC× (42–40)	NOP (36–46)	SAS× (34–48)	LAL (33–49)	SAC (30–52)	POR (27–55)	OKC (24–58)	HOU (20–62)
	DEN^ (53–29)	MEM (51–31)	SAC (48–34)	PHX (45–37)	LAC (44–38)	GSW (44–38)	LAL (43–39)	MIN (42–40)	NOP× (42–40)	OKC× (40–42)	DAL (38–44)	UTA (37–45)	POR (33–49)	HOU (22–60)	SAS (22–60)
	OKC (57–25)	DEN (57–25)	MIN (56–26)	LAC (51–31)	DAL^+ (50–32)	PHX (49–33)	NOP (49–33)	LAL (47–35)	SAC× (46–36)	GSW× (46–36)	HOU (41–41)	UTA (31–51)	MEM (27–55)	SAS (22–60)	POR (21–61)

Notes

• 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.

Notes and References

1. News: Golliver . Ben . May 12, 2022 . NBA redesigns Finals trophy, adds awards named after Magic Johnson, Larry Bird . . To complete the postseason collection, the NBA updated its conference championship trophies, first created in 2001, and renamed them after Hall of Famers Bob Cousy (for the East) and Oscar Robertson (for the West).
2. Web site: Powell . Shaun . NBA introduces new lineup of postseason hardware . NBA.com . May 12, 2022 . May 12, 2022.
3. http://www.nba.com/history/nba-season-recaps/index.html NBA Season Recap |NBA.com

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