Name: 2002-03 NBA Western Conference standings
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The San Antonio Spurs and Dallas Mavericks finished tied atop the 2002-03 NBA Western Conference playoff race, both at 60-22. The San Antonio Spurs finished first on an NBA tiebreaker these standings do not carry.

West standings, 2002-03

Team	W	L	Pct	GB	L10	Streak
San Antonio Spurs (SAS) w	60	22	.732	-	8-2	L1
Dallas Mavericks (DAL) x	60	22	.732	-	6-4	W3
Sacramento Kings (SAC) x	59	23	.720	1	8-2	W2
Minnesota Timberwolves (MIN) x	51	31	.622	9	5-5	W3
Los Angeles Lakers (LAL) x	50	32	.610	10	8-2	W2
Portland Trail Blazers (POR) x	50	32	.610	10	5-5	L1
Utah Jazz (UTA) x	47	35	.573	13	4-6	L2
Phoenix Suns (PHX) x	44	38	.537	16	6-4	L2
Houston Rockets (HOU)	43	39	.524	17	6-4	W3
Seattle SuperSonics (SEA)	40	42	.488	20	5-5	W1
Golden State Warriors (GSW)	38	44	.463	22	3-7	L4
Memphis Grizzlies (MEM)	28	54	.341	32	2-8	L3
Los Angeles Clippers (LAC)	27	55	.329	33	5-5	W3
Denver Nuggets (DEN)	17	65	.207	43	1-9	L8

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 5 times.
The San Antonio Spurs trailed by as many as 8.5 games on January 10, 2003.
The Dallas Mavericks won 14 games in a row from October 30, 2002 to November 27, 2002, the longest run of the race.
The Dallas Mavericks led by 6 games as late as February 3, 2003.
The San Antonio Spurs went 17-2 from March 8, 2003 to April 11, 2003, turning a deficit of 5 games into a lead of 2 games.
Seven teams held first place.
The Dallas Mavericks held first place for 154 straight days, the season's longest run.
The San Antonio Spurs spent 10 of the season's 170 charted days in first place.