Name: 2011-12 NBA Western Conference standings
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The San Antonio Spurs won the 2011-12 NBA Western Conference playoff race at 50-16, 3 games ahead of the Oklahoma City Thunder.

West standings, 2011-12

Team	W	L	Pct	GB	L10	Streak
San Antonio Spurs (SAS) w	50	16	.758	-	10-0	W10
Oklahoma City Thunder (OKC) x	47	19	.712	3	6-4	L1
Los Angeles Lakers (LAL) x	41	25	.621	9	6-4	L1
Memphis Grizzlies (MEM) x	41	25	.621	9	8-2	W6
Los Angeles Clippers (LAC) x	40	26	.606	10	6-4	L2
Denver Nuggets (DEN) x	38	28	.576	12	8-2	W4
Dallas Mavericks (DAL) x	36	30	.545	14	5-5	L2
Utah Jazz (UTA) x	36	30	.545	14	7-3	W5
Houston Rockets (HOU)	34	32	.515	16	3-7	W1
Phoenix Suns (PHX)	33	33	.500	17	4-6	L3
Portland Trail Blazers (POR)	28	38	.424	22	1-9	L7
Minnesota Timberwolves (MIN)	26	40	.394	24	1-9	L2
Golden State Warriors (GSW)	23	43	.348	27	1-9	L2
Sacramento Kings (SAC)	22	44	.333	28	3-7	W1
New Orleans Hornets (NOH)	21	45	.318	29	6-4	L1

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

Clinch key

Turning points

The lead changed hands 5 times.
The San Antonio Spurs trailed by as many as 5 games on January 29, 2012.
The San Antonio Spurs took first place for good on April 16, 2012.
The San Antonio Spurs won 11 games in a row from January 30, 2012 to February 20, 2012, the longest run of the race.
The Oklahoma City Thunder led by 5 games as late as March 11, 2012.
The San Antonio Spurs went 14-2 from April 1, 2012 to April 26, 2012, turning a deficit of 3 games into a lead of 3 games.
The top two ended the day within one game of each other on 34 of the 120 days played.
Five teams held first place.
The San Antonio Spurs spent 14 of the season's 124 charted days in first place.