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1989-90 NBA Western Conference standings
The Los Angeles Lakers won the 1989-90 NBA Western Conference playoff race at 63-19, 4 games ahead of the Portland Trail Blazers.
🏆The 1989-90 playoffs, series by series
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West standings, 1989-90
| Team | W | L | Pct | GB | L10 | Streak |
|---|
| Los Angeles Lakers (LAL) w | 63 | 19 | .768 | - | 8-2 | L1 |
| Portland Trail Blazers (POR) x | 59 | 23 | .720 | 4 | 8-2 | W4 |
| San Antonio Spurs (SAN) x | 56 | 26 | .683 | 7 | 8-2 | W7 |
| Utah Jazz (UTH) x | 55 | 27 | .671 | 8 | 4-6 | L1 |
| Phoenix Suns (PHX) x | 54 | 28 | .659 | 9 | 6-4 | L1 |
| Dallas Mavericks (DAL) x | 47 | 35 | .573 | 16 | 6-4 | W4 |
| Denver Nuggets (DEN) x | 43 | 39 | .524 | 20 | 6-4 | W1 |
| Houston Rockets (HOU) x | 41 | 41 | .500 | 22 | 6-4 | W1 |
| Seattle SuperSonics (SEA) | 41 | 41 | .500 | 22 | 5-5 | L1 |
| Golden State Warriors (GOS) | 37 | 45 | .451 | 26 | 4-6 | W1 |
| Los Angeles Clippers (LAC) | 30 | 52 | .366 | 33 | 3-7 | L5 |
| Sacramento Kings (SAC) | 23 | 59 | .280 | 40 | 1-9 | L6 |
| Minnesota Timberwolves (MIN) | 22 | 60 | .268 | 41 | 2-8 | L5 |
| Charlotte Hornets (CHH) | 19 | 63 | .232 | 44 | 4-6 | L2 |
The dashed line on the chart is the pace of the final playoff spot.
Clinch key- x
- clinched a playoff place
- w
- clinched the top seed in the Western Conference
Turning points
- The lead changed hands 6 times.
- The Los Angeles Lakers trailed by as many as 1 game on November 5, 1989.
- The Los Angeles Lakers took first place for good on January 31, 1990.
- The Portland Trail Blazers won 10 games in a row from March 3, 1990 to March 20, 1990, the longest run of the race.
- The Los Angeles Lakers went 7-0 from March 27, 1990 to April 9, 1990, turning a lead of 1.5 games into a lead of 5 games.
- The top two ended the day within one game of each other on 63 of the 157 days played.
- Seven teams held first place.
- The Los Angeles Lakers spent 163 of the season's 171 charted days in first place.