Name: 2000-01 NBA Western Conference standings
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The San Antonio Spurs won the 2000-01 NBA Western Conference playoff race at 58-24, 2 games ahead of the Los Angeles Lakers.

West standings, 2000-01

Team	W	L	Pct	GB	L10	Streak
San Antonio Spurs (SAS) w	58	24	.707	-	7-3	L1
Los Angeles Lakers (LAL) x	56	26	.683	2	9-1	W8
Sacramento Kings (SAC) x	55	27	.671	3	6-4	L1
Dallas Mavericks (DAL) x	53	29	.646	5	7-3	W4
Utah Jazz (UTA) x	53	29	.646	5	5-5	L1
Phoenix Suns (PHX) x	51	31	.622	7	6-4	W1
Portland Trail Blazers (POR) x	50	32	.610	8	3-7	L3
Minnesota Timberwolves (MIN) x	47	35	.573	11	5-5	L2
Houston Rockets (HOU)	45	37	.549	13	6-4	W3
Seattle SuperSonics (SEA)	44	38	.537	14	6-4	W1
Denver Nuggets (DEN)	40	42	.488	18	6-4	W1
Los Angeles Clippers (LAC)	31	51	.378	27	5-5	L1
Vancouver Grizzlies (VAN)	23	59	.280	35	3-7	W1
Golden State Warriors (GSW)	17	65	.207	41	0-10	L13

The dashed line on the chart is the pace of the final playoff spot.

Clinch key

Turning points

The lead changed hands 19 times.
The San Antonio Spurs trailed by as many as 5 games on January 18, 2001.
The San Antonio Spurs took first place for good on March 12, 2001.
The Minnesota Timberwolves won 11 games in a row from January 17, 2001 to February 7, 2001, the longest run of the race.
The Portland Trail Blazers led by 2.5 games as late as February 15, 2001.
The San Antonio Spurs went 17-4 from February 21, 2001 to April 3, 2001, turning a deficit of 2.5 games into a lead of 2.5 games.
The top two ended the day within one game of each other on 114 of the 162 days played.
Ten teams held first place.
The San Antonio Spurs spent 48 of the season's 170 charted days in first place.