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2004-05 NBA Western Conference standings
The Phoenix Suns won the 2004-05 NBA Western Conference playoff race at 62-20, 3 games ahead of the San Antonio Spurs.
🏆The 2004-05 playoffs, series by series
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West standings, 2004-05
| Team | W | L | Pct | GB | L10 | Streak |
|---|
| Phoenix Suns (PHX) w | 62 | 20 | .756 | - | 7-3 | L1 |
| San Antonio Spurs (SAS) x | 59 | 23 | .720 | 3 | 6-4 | L2 |
| Dallas Mavericks (DAL) x | 58 | 24 | .707 | 4 | 9-1 | W9 |
| Seattle SuperSonics (SEA) x | 52 | 30 | .634 | 10 | 2-8 | L2 |
| Houston Rockets (HOU) x | 51 | 31 | .622 | 11 | 7-3 | W7 |
| Sacramento Kings (SAC) x | 50 | 32 | .610 | 12 | 6-4 | W1 |
| Denver Nuggets (DEN) x | 49 | 33 | .598 | 13 | 8-2 | W1 |
| Memphis Grizzlies (MEM) x | 45 | 37 | .549 | 17 | 4-6 | L1 |
| Minnesota Timberwolves (MIN) | 44 | 38 | .537 | 18 | 6-4 | W2 |
| Los Angeles Clippers (LAC) | 37 | 45 | .451 | 25 | 5-5 | W1 |
| Golden State Warriors (GSW) | 34 | 48 | .415 | 28 | 7-3 | W3 |
| Los Angeles Lakers (LAL) | 34 | 48 | .415 | 28 | 1-9 | L6 |
| Portland Trail Blazers (POR) | 27 | 55 | .329 | 35 | 3-7 | W1 |
| Utah Jazz (UTA) | 26 | 56 | .317 | 36 | 4-6 | L1 |
| New Orleans Hornets (NOH) | 18 | 64 | .220 | 44 | 1-9 | L9 |
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 16 times.
- The Phoenix Suns trailed by as many as 2 games on November 14, 2004.
- The Phoenix Suns took first place for good on March 21, 2005.
- The Phoenix Suns won 11 games in a row from December 5, 2004 to December 26, 2004, the longest run of the race.
- The San Antonio Spurs led by 1.5 games as late as March 19, 2005.
- The Phoenix Suns went 20-1 from November 15, 2004 to December 26, 2004, turning a deficit of 2 games into a lead of 3.5 games.
- The top two ended the day within one game of each other on 113 of the 163 days played.
- Seven teams held first place.
- The Phoenix Suns spent 97 of the season's 170 charted days in first place.