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Western Conference (NBA)
League
National Basketball Association
Sport
Basketball
Formerly
Western Division
(1946–1970)
Founded
1970
Teams
No. of teams
15
Championships
Most recent Western Conference (NBA) champion(s)
Golden State Warriors
(6th title)
Most Western Conference (NBA) titles
Los Angeles Lakers
(31 titles)
The Western Conference of the National Basketball Association (NBA) is one of two conferences that makes up the league, the other being the Eastern Conference. Like the Western Conference, the Eastern Conference is made up of 15 teams, organized in 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 from the Eastern Conference's Central Division to the newly created Southwest Division of the Western Conference.
Contents
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1 Current standings
2 Teams
2.1 Former teams
2.2 Team timeline
3 Conference champions
4 List of Western Conference teams with the most conference championships
5 Season results
6 Notes
7 References
Current standings[edit]
Western Conference
#
Team
W
L
PCT
GB
GP
1
z – Houston Rockets * 65 17 .793 – 82
2
y – Golden State Warriors * 58 24 .707 7.0 82
3
y – Portland Trail Blazers * 49 33 .598 16.0 82
4
x – Oklahoma City Thunder 48 34 .585 17.0 82
5
x – Utah Jazz 48 34 .585 17.0 82
6
x – New Orleans Pelicans 48 34 .585 17.0 82
7
x – San Antonio Spurs 47 35 .573 18.0 82
8
x – Minnesota Timberwolves 47 35 .573 18.0 82
9
Denver Nuggets 46 36 .561 19.0 82
10
Los Angeles Clippers 42 40 .512 23.0 82
11
Los Angeles Lakers 35 47 .427 30.0 82
12
Sacramento Kings 27 55 .329 38.0 82
13
Dallas Mavericks 24 58 .293 41.0 82
14
Memphis Grizzlies 22 60 .268 43.0 82
15
Phoenix Suns 21 61 .256 44.0 82
Notes
z – Clinched home court advantage for the entire playoffs
y – Clinched division title
x – Clinched playoff spot
* – Division leader
Teams[edit]
Team
Division
Location
Year
From
Joined
Dallas Mavericks Southwest Dallas, Texas 1989–present —
Denver Nuggets Northwest Denver, Colorado 1976–present ABA
Golden State Warriors Pacific Oakland, California 1962–present Eastern Division
Houston Rockets Southwest Houston, Texas 1967–present —
Eastern Conference
Los Angeles Clippers Pacific Los Angeles, California 1978–present Eastern Conference
Los Angeles Lakers Pacific Los Angeles, California 1948–present —
Memphis Grizzlies Southwest Memphis, Tennessee 1995–present —
Minnesota Timberwolves Northwest Minneapolis, Minnesota 1989–present —
New Orleans Pelicans Southwest New Orleans, Louisiana[a] 2004–present Eastern Conference
Oklahoma City Thunder Northwest Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 1967–present —
Phoenix Suns Pacific Phoenix, Arizona 1968–present —
Portland Trail Blazers Northwest Portland, Oregon 1970–present —
Sacramento Kings Pacific Sacramento, California 1948–present —
Eastern Conference
San Antonio Spurs Southwest San Antonio, Texas 1980–present Eastern Conference
Utah Jazz Northwest Salt Lake City, Utah 1979–present Eastern Conference
Former teams[edit]
Team
Location
Year
From
Year
To
Current conference
Joined
Left
Anderson Packers Anderson, Indiana 1949 — 1950 Defunct Defunct
Tri-Cities Blackhawks (1949–1951)
Milwaukee Hawks (1951–1955)
St. Louis Hawks (1955–1968)
Atlanta Hawks (1968–present) Moline, Illinois
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
St. Louis, Missouri
Atlanta, Georgia 1949 —* 1970 Eastern Conference Eastern Conference
Baltimore Bullets Baltimore, Maryland 1947 — 1948 Eastern Division Defunct
Charlotte Hornets Charlotte, North Carolina 1989 Eastern Conference 1990 Eastern Conference Eastern Conference
Chicago Bulls Chicago, Illinois 1966 — 1980 Eastern Conference Eastern Conference
Chicago Packers (1961–1962)
Chicago Zephyrs (1962–1963)
Baltimore Bullets (1962–1973) Chicago, Illinois
Baltimore, Maryland 1961 — 1966 Eastern Division Eastern Conference
(as Washington Wizards)
Chicago Stags Chicago, Illinois 1946 1949 Central Division Defunct
Cleveland Rebels Cleveland, Ohio 1946 1947 Defunct Defunct
Denver Nuggets Denver, Colorado 1949 —* 1950 Defunct Defunct
Detroit Falcons Detroit, Michigan 1946 1947 Defunct Defunct
Fort Wayne Pistons (1948–1957)
Detroit Pistons (1957–present) Fort Wayne, Indiana
Detroit, Michigan 1948
1950
1970 —*
Central Division
Eastern Division 1949
1967
1978 Central Division
Eastern Division
Eastern Conference Eastern Conference
Indiana Pacers Indianapolis, Indiana 1976 ABA 1979 Eastern Conference Eastern Conference
Indianapolis Jets Indianapolis, Indiana 1948 —* 1949 Defunct Defunct
Indianapolis Olympians Indianapolis, Indiana 1949 — 1953 Defunct Defunct
Miami Heat Miami, Florida 1988 — 1989 Eastern Conference Eastern Conference
Milwaukee Bucks Milwaukee, Wisconsin 1970 Eastern Conference 1980 Eastern Conference Eastern Conference
Orlando Magic Orlando, Florida 1990 Eastern Conference 1991 Eastern Conference Eastern Conference
Pittsburgh Ironmen Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 1946 1947 Defunct Defunct
Sheboygan Red Skins Sheboygan, Wisconsin 1949 —* 1950 Defunct Defunct
St. Louis Bombers St. Louis, Missouri 1946 1949 Central Division Defunct
Washington Capitols Washington, D.C. 1947 — 1948 Eastern Division Defunct
Waterloo Hawks Waterloo, Iowa 1949 —* 1950 Defunct Defunct
Notes
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[edit]
Denotes team that currently in the conference
Denotes team that has left the conference
Conference champions[edit]
See also: NBA Conference Finals § Western Division/Conference
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
Season
Team
Record
Playoffs result
1946–47 Chicago Stags 6999639000000000000♠39–22 (.639) Lost BAA Finals 1–4
1947–48 Baltimore Bullets 6999582990000000000♠28–20 (.583) Won BAA Finals 4–2
1948–49 Minneapolis Lakers 6999733000000000000♠44–16 (.733) Won BAA Finals 4–2
1949–50 Anderson Packers[b] 6999577990000000000♠37–27 (.578) Lost NBA Semifinals 0–2
1950–51 Rochester Royals 6999603000000000000♠41–27 (.603) Won NBA Finals 4–3
1951–52 Minneapolis Lakers 6999606000000000000♠40–26 (.606) Won NBA Finals 4–3
1952–53 Minneapolis Lakers^ 6999686000000000000♠48–22 (.686) Won NBA Finals 4–1
1953–54 Minneapolis Lakers^ 6999639000000000000♠46–26 (.639) Won NBA Finals 4–3
1954–55 Fort Wayne Pistons^ 6999597000000000000♠43–29 (.597) Lost NBA Finals 3–4
1955–56 Fort Wayne Pistons 6999514000000000000♠37–35 (.514) Lost NBA Finals 1–4
1956–57 St. Louis Hawks 34–38 Lost NBA Finals 3–4
1957–58 St. Louis Hawks 41–31 Won NBA Finals 4–2
1958–59 Minneapolis Lakers 49–23 Lost NBA Finals 0–4
1959–60 St. Louis Hawks 41–31 Lost NBA Finals 3–4
1960–61 St. Louis Hawks 51–28 Lost NBA Finals 1–4
1961–62 Los Angeles Lakers 54–26 Lost NBA Finals 3–4
1962–63 Los Angeles Lakers 53–27 Lost NBA Finals 2–4
1963–64 San Francisco Warriors 48–32 Lost NBA Finals 1–4
1964–65 Los Angeles Lakers 49–31 Lost NBA Finals 1–4
1965–66 Los Angeles Lakers 45–35 Lost NBA Finals 3–4
1966–67 San Francisco Warriors 44–37 Lost NBA Finals 2–4
1967–68 Los Angeles Lakers 52–30 Lost NBA Finals 2–4
1968–69 Los Angeles Lakers 55–27 Lost NBA Finals 3–4
1969–70 Los Angeles Lakers 46–36 Lost NBA Finals 3–4
1970–71 Milwaukee Bucks^ 66–16 Won NBA Finals 4–0
1971–72 Los Angeles Lakers^ 69–13 Won NBA Finals 4–1
1972–73 Los Angeles Lakers 60–22 Lost NBA Finals 1–4
1973–74 Milwaukee Bucks^ 59–23 Lost NBA Finals 3–4
1974–75 Golden State Warriors 59–23 Won NBA Finals 4–0
1975–76 Phoenix Suns 52–30 Lost NBA Finals 2–4
1976–77 Portland Trail Blazers 49–33 Won NBA Finals 4–2
1977–78 Seattle SuperSonics 46–36 Lost NBA Finals 3–4
1978–79 Seattle SuperSonics 52–30 Won NBA Finals 4–1
1979–80 Los Angeles Lakers 60-22 Won NBA Finals 4–2
1980–81 Houston Rockets 40–42 Lost NBA Finals 2–4
1981–82 Los Angeles Lakers 57–25 Won NBA Finals 4–2
1982–83 Los Angeles Lakers 58–24 Lost NBA Finals 0–4
1983–84 Los Angeles Lakers 54–28 Lost NBA Finals 3–4
1984–85 Los Angeles Lakers 62–20 Won NBA Finals 4–2
1985–86 Houston Rockets 51–31 Lost NBA Finals 2–4
1986–87 Los Angeles Lakers^ 65–17 Won NBA Finals 4–2
1987–88 Los Angeles Lakers^ 62–20 Won NBA Finals 4–3
1988–89 Los Angeles Lakers 57–25 Lost NBA Finals 0–4
1989–90 Portland Trail Blazers 59–23 Lost NBA Finals 1–4
1990–91 Los Angeles Lakers 58–24 Lost NBA Finals 1–4
1991–92 Portland Trail Blazers 57–25 Lost NBA Finals 2–4
1992–93 Phoenix Suns^ 62–20 Lost NBA Finals 2–4
1993–94 Houston Rockets 58–24 Won NBA Finals 4–3
1994–95 Houston Rockets 47–35 Won NBA Finals 4–0
1995–96 Seattle SuperSonics 64–18 Lost NBA Finals 2–4
1996–97 Utah Jazz 64–18 Lost NBA Finals 2–4
1997–98 Utah Jazz^ 62–20 Lost NBA Finals 2–4
1998–99 San Antonio Spurs^ 37–13 Won NBA Finals 4–1
1999–00 Los Angeles Lakers^ 67–15 Won NBA Finals 4–2
2000–01 Los Angeles Lakers 56–26 Won NBA Finals 4–1
2001–02 Los Angeles Lakers 58–24 Won NBA Finals 4–0
2002–03 San Antonio Spurs^ 60–22 Won NBA Finals 4–2
2003–04 Los Angeles Lakers 56–26 Lost NBA Finals 1–4
2004–05 San Antonio Spurs 59–23 Won NBA Finals 4–3
2005–06 Dallas Mavericks 60–22 Lost NBA Finals 2–4
2006–07 San Antonio Spurs 58–24 Won NBA Finals 4–0
2007–08 Los Angeles Lakers 57–25 Lost NBA Finals 2–4
2008–09 Los Angeles Lakers 65–17 Won NBA Finals 4–1
2009–10 Los Angeles Lakers 57–25 Won NBA Finals, 4–3
2010–11 Dallas Mavericks 57–25 Won NBA Finals, 4–2
2011–12 Oklahoma City Thunder 47–19 Lost NBA Finals, 1–4
2012–13 San Antonio Spurs 58–24 Lost NBA Finals, 3–4
2013–14 San Antonio Spurs^ 62–20 Won NBA Finals, 4–1
2014–15 Golden State Warriors^ 67–15 Won NBA Finals, 4–2[1]
2015–16 Golden State Warriors^ 73–9 Lost NBA Finals, 3–4
2016–17 Golden State Warriors^ 67–15 Won NBA Finals, 4–1
2017–18 TBD TBD TBD
List of Western Conference teams with the most conference championships[edit]
31: Los Angeles Lakers/Minneapolis Lakers
6: San Antonio Spurs
6: Golden State Warriors/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[edit]
^ 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
Season
Team (record)
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
6th
7th
8th
9th
10th
11th
12th
13th
14th
15th
1946: The Western Division was formed with five inaugural members.
1946–47 Chicago+
(39–22) St. Louis*
(38–23) Cleveland*
(30–30) Detroit
(20–40) Pittsburgh
(15–45)
1947: Two expansion teams – the Baltimore Bullets and the Washington Capitols – joined the division. The Cleveland Rebels, the Detroit Falcons and the Pittsburgh Ironmen became defunct.
1947–48 St. Louis*
(29–19) Baltimore^
(28–20) Chicago*
(28–20) Washington*
(28–20)
1948: Three expansion teams – the Rochester Royals, the Minneapolis Lakers and the Indianapolis Jets – joined the division. The Baltimore Bullets and the Washington Capitols left to join the Eastern Division.
1948–49 Rochester*
(45–15) Minneapolis^
(44–16) Chicago*
(38–22) St. Louis*
(29–31) Fort Wayne
(22–38) Indianapolis
(18–42)
1949: Six expansion teams – the Indianapolis Olympians, the Anderson Packers, the Tri-Cities Blackhawks, the Sheboygan Red Skins, the Waterloo Hawks and the Denver Nuggets – joined the division. The Indianapolis Jets became defunct. The Rochester Royals, the Minneapolis Lakers, the Chicago Stags, the St. Louis Bombers and the Fort Wayne Pistons left to join the Central Division.
1949–50 Indianapolis*
(39–25) Anderson*
(37–27) Tri-Cities*
(29–35) Sheboygan*
(22–40) Waterloo
(19–43) Denver
(11–51)
1950: The Rochester Royals, the Minneapolis Lakers and the Fort Wayne Pistons joined the division. The Anderson Packers, the Sheboygan Red Skins, the Waterloo Hawks and the Denver Nuggets became defunct.
1950–51 Minneapolis*
(44–24) Rochester^
(41–27) Fort Wayne*
(32–36) Indianapolis*
(31–37) Tri-Cities
(25–43)
1951: The Tri-Cities Blackhawks relocated and became the Milwaukee Hawks.
1951–52 Rochester*
(41–25) Minneapolis^
(40–26) Indianapolis*
(34–32) Fort Wayne*
(29–37) Milwaukee
(17–49)
1952–53 Minneapolis^
(48–22) Rochester*
(44–26) Fort Wayne*
(36–33) Indianapolis*
(28–43) Milwaukee
(27–44)
1953: The Indianapolis Olympians became defunct.
1953–54 Minneapolis^
(46–26) Rochester*
(44–28) Fort Wayne*
(40–32) Milwaukee
(21–51)
1954–55 Fort Wayne+
(43–29) Minneapolis*
(40–32) Rochester*
(29–43) Milwaukee
(26–46)
1955–56 Fort Wayne+
(37–35) Minneapolis*
(33–39) Milwaukee*
(33–39) Rochester
(31–41)
1956: The Milwaukee Hawks relocated and became the St. Louis Hawks.
1956–57 St. Louis+
(34–38) Minneapolis*
(34–38) Fort Wayne*
(34–38) Rochester
(31–41)
1957: The Rochester Royals relocated and became the Cincinnati Royals. The Fort Wayne Pistons relocated and became the Detroit Pistons.
1957–58 St. Louis^
(41–31) Detroit*
(33–39) Cincinnati*
(33–39) Minneapolis
(19–53)
1958–59 St. Louis^
(49–23) Minneapolis+
(33–39) Detroit*
(28–44) Cincinnati
(19–53)
1959–60 St. Louis+
(41–31) Detroit*
(30–45) Minneapolis*
(25–50) Cincinnati
(19–56)
1960: The Minneapolis Lakers relocated and became the Los Angeles Lakers.
1960–61 St. Louis+
(51–28) Los Angeles*
(36–43) Detroit*
(34–45) Cincinnati
(33–46)
1961: The Chicago Packers joined the division as an expansion team.
1961–62 Los Angeles+
(54–26) Cincinnati*
(43–37) Detroit*
(37–43) St. Louis
(29–51) Chicago
(18–62)
1962: The San Francisco Warriors joined the division. The Cincinnati Royals left to join the Eastern Division. The Chicago Packers was renamed the Chicago Zephyrs.
1962–63 Los Angeles+
(53–27) St. Louis*
(48–32) Detroit*
(34–46) San Francisco
(31–49) Chicago
(25–55)
1963: The Chicago Zephyrs relocated and became the Baltimore Bullets
1963–64 San Francisco+
(48–32) St. Louis*
(46–34) Los Angeles*
(42–38) Baltimore
(31–49) Detroit
(23–57)
1964–65 Los Angeles+
(49–31) St. Louis*
(45–35) Baltimore*
(37–43) Detroit
(31–49) San Francisco
(17–63)
1965–66 Los Angeles+
(45–35) St. Louis*
(38–42) Baltimore*
(36–44) San Francisco
(35–45) Detroit
(22–58)
1966: An expansion team, the Chicago Bulls joined the division. The Baltimore Bullets left to join the Eastern Division.
1966–67 San Francisco+
(44–37) St. Louis*
(39–42) Los Angeles*
(36–45) Chicago*
(33–48) Detroit
(30–51)
1967: Two expansion teams, the Seattle SuperSonics and the San Diego Rockets joined the division. The Detroit Pistons left to join the Eastern Division.
1967–68 St. Louis*
(56–26) Los Angeles+
(52–30) San Francisco*
(43–39) Chicago*
(29–53) Seattle
(23–59) San Diego
(15–67)
1968: An expansion team, the Phoenix Suns joined the division. The St. Louis Hawks relocated and became the Atlanta Hawks.
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)
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)
The Western Division became the Western Conference.
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.
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)
1971: The San Francisco Warriors relocated and became the Golden State Warriors. The San Diego Rockets relocated and became the Houston Rockets.
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)
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.
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)
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)
1974–75 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.
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)
1976: Two American Basketball Association (ABA) teams that merged with the NBA, the Indiana Pacers and the Denver Nuggets, joined the conference.
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)
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)
1978: The Buffalo Braves moved, were renamed San Diego Clippers, and joined the conference. The Detroit Pistons left to join the Eastern Conference.
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)
1979: The New Orleans Jazz, who relocated and became the Utah Jazz, joined the conference. The Indiana Pacers left to join the Eastern Conference.
1979–80 Los Angeles^
(60–22) 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)
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.
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)
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)
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)
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)
1984: The San Diego Clippers relocated and became the Los Angeles Clippers.
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)
1985: The Kansas City Kings relocated and became the Sacramento Kings.
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)
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)
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)
1988: An expansion team, the Miami Heat, joined the conference.
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)
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.
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)
1990: The Orlando Magic joined from the Eastern Conference. The Charlotte Hornets left to join the Eastern Conference.
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)
1991: The Orlando Magic left to join the Eastern Conference.
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)
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)
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)
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)
1995: An expansion team, the Vancouver Grizzlies, joined the conference.
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
2001: The Vancouver Grizzlies relocated and became the Memphis Grizzlies.
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)
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)
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)
2004: The New Orleans Hornets joined from the Eastern Conference.
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)
2008: The Seattle SuperSonics relocated and became the Oklahoma City Thunder.
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)
2013: The New Orleans Hornets were renamed the New Orleans Pelicans.
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)
2016–17 Golden State^
(67–15) San Antonio*
(61–21) Houston*
(55–27) L.A. Clippers*
(51–31) Utah*
(51–31) Oklahoma City*
(47–35) Memphis*
(43–39) Portland*
(41–41) Denver
(40–42) New Orleans
(34–48) Dallas
(33–49) Sacramento
(32–50) Minnesota
(31–51) L.A. Lakers
(26–56) Phoenix
(24–58)
2017–18 Houston*
(65–17) Golden State*
(58–24) Portland*
(49–33) Oklahoma City*
(48–34) Utah*
(48–34) New Orleans*
(48–34) San Antonio*
(47–35) Minnesota*
(47–35) Denver
(46–36) L.A. Clippers
(42–40) L.A. Lakers
(35–47) Sacramento
(27–55) Dallas
(24–58) Memphis
(22–60) Phoenix
(21–61)
Notes[edit]
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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False awakening
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A false awakening is a vivid and convincing dream about awakening from sleep, while the dreamer in reality continues to sleep. After a false awakening, subjects often dream they are performing daily morning rituals such as showering, cooking, cleaning, eating and using the toilet. False awakenings, mainly those in which one dreams that they have awoken from a sleep that featured dreams, take on aspects of a double dream or a dream within a dream. A classic example is the double false awakening of the protagonist in Gogol's Portrait (1835).
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1 Further concepts
1.1 Lucidity
1.2 Continuum
2 Symptoms
2.1 Realism and unrealism
2.2 Repetition
3 Types
3.1 Type 1
3.2 Type 2
4 Cultural references
5 References
Further concepts[edit]
Lucidity[edit]
A false awakening may occur following a dream or following a lucid dream (one in which the dreamer has been aware of dreaming). Particularly, if the false awakening follows a lucid dream, the false awakening may turn into a "pre-lucid dream",[1] that is, one in which the dreamer may start to wonder if they are really awake and may or may not come to the correct conclusion. In a study by Harvard psychologist Deirdre Barrett, 2,000 dreams from 200 subjects were examined and it was found that false awakenings and lucidity were significantly more likely to occur within the same dream or within different dreams of the same night. False awakenings often preceded lucidity as a cue, but they could also follow the realization of lucidity, often losing it in the process.[2]
Continuum[edit]
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Another type of false awakening is a continuum. In a continuum, the subject falls asleep in real life, but in the dream following, the brain simulates the subject as though they were still awake; i.e. the subject thinks he or she is still awake, but in reality, is asleep. At times the individual can perform actions unknowingly. The movie A Nightmare on Elm Street popularized this phenomenon. This phenomenon can be related to that of sleep-walking or carrying out actions in a state of unconsciousness.
Symptoms[edit]
Realism and unrealism[edit]
Certain aspects of life may be dramatized or out of place in false awakenings. Things may seem wrong: details, like the painting on a wall, not being able to talk or difficulty reading (reportedly, reading in lucid dreams is often difficult or impossible,[3]) In some experiences, the subject's senses are heightened, or changed.
Repetition[edit]
Because the mind still dreams after a false awakening, there may be more than one false awakening in a single dream. Subjects may dream they wake up, eat breakfast, brush their teeth, and so on; suddenly awake again in bed (still in a dream), begin morning rituals again, awaken again, and so forth. The philosopher Bertrand Russell claimed to have experienced "about a hundred" false awakenings in succession while coming around from a general anesthetic.[4]
Types[edit]
Celia Green suggested a distinction should be made between two types of false awakening:[1]
Type 1[edit]
Type 1 is the more common, in which the dreamer seems to wake up, but not necessarily in realistic surroundings, that is, not in their own bedroom. A pre-lucid dream may ensue. More commonly, dreamers will believe they have awakened, and then either wake up for real in their own bed or "fall back asleep" in the dream.
A common false awakening is a "late for work" scenario. A person may "wake up" in a typical room, with most things looking normal, and realize he or she overslept and missed the start time at work or school. Clocks, if found in the dream, will show time indicating that fact. The resulting panic is often strong enough to jar the person awake for real (much like from a nightmare). Another common Type 1 example of false awakening can result in bedwetting. In this scenario the dreamer has false awakened and while in the state of dream has performed all the traditional behaviors that precede urinating, including arising from bed, while still asleep and in bed.
Type 2[edit]
The type 2 false awakening seems to be considerably less common. Green characterized it as follows:
The subject appears to wake up in a realistic manner, but to an atmosphere of suspense.[...] The dreamers surroundings may at first appear normal, and they may gradually become aware of something uncanny in the atmosphere, and perhaps of unwonted [unusual] sounds and movements, or they may "awake" immediately to a "stressed" and "stormy" atmosphere. In either case, the end result would appear to be characterized by feelings of suspense, excitement or apprehension.[5]
Charles McCreery[6] drew attention to the similarity between this description and the description by the German psychopathologist Karl Jaspers (1923) of the so-called "primary delusionary experience" (a general feeling that precedes more specific delusory belief). Jaspers wrote:
Patients feel uncanny and that there is something suspicious afoot. Everything gets a new meaning. The environment is somehow different—not to a gross degree—perception is unaltered in itself but there is some change which envelops everything with a subtle, pervasive and strangely uncertain light.[...] Something seems in the air which the patient cannot account for, a distrustful, uncomfortable, uncanny tension invades him.[7]
McCreery suggests this phenomenological similarity is not coincidental, and results from the idea that both phenomena, the Type 2 false awakening and the primary delusionary experience, are phenomena of sleep.[8] He suggests that the primary delusionary experience, like other phenomena of psychosis such as hallucinations and secondary or specific delusions, represents an intrusion into waking consciousness of processes associated with stage 1 sleep. It is suggested that the reason for these intrusions is that the psychotic subject is in a state of hyper-arousal, a state that can lead to what Ian Oswald called "micro-sleeps"[9] in waking life.
Subjects may also experience sleep paralysis.
Cultural references[edit]
The ancient Chinese text, "Zhuangzi".
The video game Neverending Nightmares.
The film An American Werewolf in London.
The television program, Star Trek: Voyager, Season 4, Episode 13, "Waking Moments".
The movie Inception.
The movie Waking Life.
The album Until the Quiet Comes by Flying Lotus
The book Doctor Sleep by Stephen King
References[edit]
^ Jump up to: a b Green, C. (1968). Lucid Dreams. London: Hamish Hamilton.
Jump up ^ Barrett, Deirdre. Flying dreams, false awakenings, and lucidity: An empirical study of their relationship. Dreaming: Journal of the Association for the Study of Dreams. Vol 1(2) p. 129–134, Jun 1991.
Jump up ^ see Green, C., and McCreery, C. (1994). People may also experience blindness. Lucid Dreaming: the Paradox of Consciousness During Sleep. London: Routledge, Ch. 10, for a discussion of this topic
Jump up ^ Russell, B. (1948). Human Knowledge: Its Scope and Limits. London: Allen and Unwin.
Jump up ^ Green, C. (1968). Lucid Dreams. London: Hamish Hamilton, p. 121.
Jump up ^ McCreery, C. (1997). "Hallucinations and arousability: pointers to a theory of psychosis". In Claridge, G. (ed.): Schizotypy, Implications for Illness and Health. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Jump up ^ Jaspers, K. (1923). General Psychopathology (translated by J. Hoenig and M.W. Hamilton). Manchester: Manchester University Press (first published in Germany, 1923, as Allgemeine Psychopathologie), p. 98.
Jump up ^ McCreery, C. (2008)."Dreams and psychosis: a new look at an old hypothesis." Psychological Paper No. 2008-1. Oxford: Oxford Forum.[1]
Jump up ^ Oswald, I. (1962). Sleeping and Waking: physiology and psychology. Amsterdam: Elsevier.
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