Name: 2005-06 NBA Western Conference standings
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The San Antonio Spurs won the 2005-06 NBA Western Conference playoff race at 63-19, 3 games ahead of the Dallas Mavericks.

West standings, 2005-06

Team	W	L	Pct	GB	L10	Streak
San Antonio Spurs (SAS) w	63	19	.768	-	7-3	W3
Dallas Mavericks (DAL) x	60	22	.732	3	6-4	L1
Phoenix Suns (PHX) x	54	28	.659	9	5-5	W2
Memphis Grizzlies (MEM) x	49	33	.598	14	8-2	W5
Los Angeles Clippers (LAC) x	47	35	.573	16	5-5	W1
Los Angeles Lakers (LAL) x	45	37	.549	18	7-3	W5
Denver Nuggets (DEN) x	44	38	.537	19	4-6	L4
Sacramento Kings (SAC) x	44	38	.537	19	8-2	W3
Utah Jazz (UTA)	41	41	.500	22	7-3	W1
New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets (NOK)	38	44	.463	25	3-7	L4
Seattle SuperSonics (SEA)	35	47	.427	28	6-4	W1
Golden State Warriors (GSW)	34	48	.415	29	4-6	L1
Houston Rockets (HOU)	34	48	.415	29	2-8	L1
Minnesota Timberwolves (MIN)	33	49	.402	30	3-7	L3
Portland Trail Blazers (POR)	21	61	.256	42	1-9	L8

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

Clinch key

Turning points

The lead changed hands 10 times.
The San Antonio Spurs trailed by as many as 1.5 games on February 23, 2006.
The San Antonio Spurs took first place for good on March 28, 2006.
The Dallas Mavericks won 13 games in a row from January 14, 2006 to February 9, 2006, the longest run of the race.
The Dallas Mavericks led by 1.5 games as late as February 23, 2006.
The San Antonio Spurs went 16-4 from February 23, 2006 to April 1, 2006, turning a deficit of 1.5 games into a lead of 3 games.
The top two ended the day within one game of each other on 123 of the 164 days played.
Ten teams held first place.
The San Antonio Spurs spent 142 of the season's 170 charted days in first place.