Name: 2009-10 NBA Western Conference standings
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The Los Angeles Lakers won the 2009-10 NBA Western Conference playoff race at 57-25, 2 games ahead of the Dallas Mavericks.

West standings, 2009-10

Team	W	L	Pct	GB	L10	Streak
Los Angeles Lakers (LAL) w	57	25	.695	-	4-6	L1
Dallas Mavericks (DAL) x	55	27	.671	2	8-2	W5
Phoenix Suns (PHX) x	54	28	.659	3	8-2	W3
Denver Nuggets (DEN) x	53	29	.646	4	6-4	L1
Utah Jazz (UTA) x	53	29	.646	4	6-4	L1
Oklahoma City Thunder (OKC) x	50	32	.610	7	6-4	W1
Portland Trail Blazers (POR) x	50	32	.610	7	7-3	L1
San Antonio Spurs (SAS) x	50	32	.610	7	6-4	L1
Houston Rockets (HOU)	42	40	.512	15	6-4	L1
Memphis Grizzlies (MEM)	40	42	.488	17	2-8	L3
New Orleans Hornets (NOH)	37	45	.451	20	3-7	W2
Los Angeles Clippers (LAC)	29	53	.354	28	2-8	W1
Golden State Warriors (GSW)	26	56	.317	31	6-4	W1
Sacramento Kings (SAC)	25	57	.305	32	1-9	L3
Minnesota Timberwolves (MIN)	15	67	.183	42	1-9	L7

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

Clinch key

Turning points

The lead changed hands 6 times.
The Los Angeles Lakers trailed by as many as 1.5 games on November 15, 2009.
The Los Angeles Lakers took first place for good on December 1, 2009.
The Dallas Mavericks won 13 games in a row from February 17, 2010 to March 10, 2010, the longest run of the race.
The Phoenix Suns led by 1.5 games as late as November 17, 2009.
The Los Angeles Lakers led by as many as 6.5 games on March 25, 2010.
The Los Angeles Lakers went 15-1 from November 18, 2009 to December 22, 2009, turning a deficit of 1.5 games into a lead of 4 games.
The top two ended the day within one game of each other on 39 of the 162 days played.
The Los Angeles Lakers spent 142 of the season's 170 charted days in first place.