Western Conference (NBA)

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 from the Eastern Conference's Central Division to the newly created Southwest Division of the Western Conference.

Current standings

Notes

• c – Clinched home court advantage for the conference playoffs/clinched first seed in the conference
• y – Clinched division titled
• x – Clinched playoff spot
• * – Division leader
• o - Missing playoffs

Teams

Former teams

Notes

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

Team timeline

Conference champions

Western Conference championships by team

• 19: Los Angeles Lakers
• 6: San Francisco / Golden State Warriors
• 6: San Antonio Spurs
• 4: Houston Rockets
• 4: Seattle SuperSonics / Oklahoma City Thunder
• 3: Portland Trail Blazers
• 2: Dallas Mavericks
• 2: Milwaukee Bucks
• 2: Phoenix Suns
• 2: Utah Jazz

Season results

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.