Name: 1998-99 NBA Western Conference standings
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The San Antonio Spurs and Utah Jazz finished tied atop the 1998-99 NBA Western Conference playoff race, both at 37-13. The San Antonio Spurs finished first on an NBA tiebreaker these standings do not carry.

West standings, 1998-99

Team	W	L	Pct	GB	L10	Streak
San Antonio Spurs (SAS) w	37	13	.740	-	9-1	W5
Utah Jazz (UTA) x	37	13	.740	-	5-5	W1
Portland Trail Blazers (POR) x	35	15	.700	2	5-5	L2
Houston Rockets (HOU) x	31	19	.620	6	5-5	W3
Los Angeles Lakers (LAL) x	31	19	.620	6	6-4	W4
Phoenix Suns (PHX) x	27	23	.540	10	7-3	W1
Sacramento Kings (SAC) x	27	23	.540	10	9-1	W5
Minnesota Timberwolves (MIN) x	25	25	.500	12	4-6	L2
Seattle SuperSonics (SEA)	25	25	.500	12	6-4	W2
Golden State Warriors (GSW)	21	29	.420	16	3-7	L1
Dallas Mavericks (DAL)	19	31	.380	18	6-4	L2
Denver Nuggets (DEN)	14	36	.280	23	2-8	L7
Los Angeles Clippers (LAC)	9	41	.180	28	2-8	L6
Vancouver Grizzlies (VAN)	8	42	.160	29	1-9	L7

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 11 times.
The San Antonio Spurs trailed by as many as 5.5 games on February 28, 1999.
The Utah Jazz won 11 games in a row from April 1, 1999 to April 18, 1999, the longest run of the race.
The Portland Trail Blazers led by 2.5 games as late as April 7, 1999.
The San Antonio Spurs went 9-1 from April 19, 1999 to May 5, 1999, turning a deficit of 4 games into a level race.
The top two ended the day within one game of each other on 61 of the 90 days played.
Seven teams held first place.
The Portland Trail Blazers held first place for 27 straight days, the season's longest run.
The San Antonio Spurs spent 4 of the season's 90 charted days in first place.