Name: 2012-13 NBA Western Conference standings
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The Oklahoma City Thunder won the 2012-13 NBA Western Conference playoff race at 60-22, 2 games ahead of the San Antonio Spurs. It came down to the final days: the Oklahoma City Thunder did not lead for good until April 11, 2013.

West standings, 2012-13

Team	W	L	Pct	GB	L10	Streak
Oklahoma City Thunder (OKC) w	60	22	.732	-	7-3	L1
San Antonio Spurs (SAS) x	58	24	.707	2	3-7	L3
Denver Nuggets (DEN) x	57	25	.695	3	8-2	W3
Los Angeles Clippers (LAC) x	56	26	.683	4	7-3	W7
Memphis Grizzlies (MEM) x	56	26	.683	4	8-2	W2
Golden State Warriors (GSW) x	47	35	.573	13	6-4	W2
Houston Rockets (HOU) x	45	37	.549	15	6-4	L2
Los Angeles Lakers (LAL) x	45	37	.549	15	8-2	W5
Utah Jazz (UTA)	43	39	.524	17	7-3	L1
Dallas Mavericks (DAL)	41	41	.500	19	6-4	W1
Portland Trail Blazers (POR)	33	49	.402	27	0-10	L13
Minnesota Timberwolves (MIN)	31	51	.378	29	5-5	W1
Sacramento Kings (SAC)	28	54	.341	32	2-8	L4
New Orleans Hornets (NOH)	27	55	.329	33	2-8	L5
Phoenix Suns (PHX)	25	57	.305	35	2-8	L1

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 10 times.
The Oklahoma City Thunder trailed by as many as 4 games on February 21, 2013.
The Oklahoma City Thunder took first place for good on April 11, 2013.
The Los Angeles Clippers won 17 games in a row from November 28, 2012 to December 30, 2012, the longest run of the race.
The San Antonio Spurs led by 4 games as late as February 21, 2013.
The Oklahoma City Thunder went 16-5 from March 6, 2013 to April 15, 2013, turning a deficit of 3 games into a lead of 2 games.
The top two ended the day within one game of each other on 108 of the 163 days played.
Nine teams held first place.
The Oklahoma City Thunder spent 45 of the season's 170 charted days in first place.