Name: 2017-18 NBA Western Conference standings
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The Houston Rockets won the 2017-18 NBA Western Conference playoff race at 65-17, 7 games ahead of the Golden State Warriors.

West standings, 2017-18

Team	W	L	Pct	GB	L10	Streak
Houston Rockets (HOU) w	65	17	.793	-	7-3	L1
Golden State Warriors (GSW) x	58	24	.707	7	4-6	L1
Portland Trail Blazers (POR) x	49	33	.598	16	5-5	W1
New Orleans Pelicans (NOP) x	48	34	.585	17	6-4	W5
Oklahoma City Thunder (OKC) x	48	34	.585	17	5-5	W3
Utah Jazz (UTA) x	48	34	.585	17	7-3	L1
Minnesota Timberwolves (MIN) x	47	35	.573	18	6-4	W3
San Antonio Spurs (SAS) x	47	35	.573	18	5-5	L1
Denver Nuggets (DEN)	46	36	.561	19	7-3	L1
LA Clippers (LAC)	42	40	.512	23	4-6	L4
Los Angeles Lakers (LAL)	35	47	.427	30	3-7	W1
Sacramento Kings (SAC)	27	55	.329	38	4-6	W1
Dallas Mavericks (DAL)	24	58	.293	41	2-8	L4
Memphis Grizzlies (MEM)	22	60	.268	43	3-7	L2
Phoenix Suns (PHX)	21	61	.256	44	2-8	W1

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

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Turning points

The lead changed hands 13 times.
The Houston Rockets trailed by as many as 5 games on January 17, 2018.
The Houston Rockets took first place for good on February 14, 2018.
The Houston Rockets won 17 games in a row from January 28, 2018 to March 7, 2018, the longest run of the race.
The Golden State Warriors led by 5 games as late as January 17, 2018.
The Houston Rockets went 14-1 from March 2, 2018 to March 30, 2018, turning a level race into a lead of 7.5 games.
The top two ended the day within one game of each other on 88 of the 168 days played.
Six teams held first place.
The Houston Rockets spent 110 of the season's 177 charted days in first place.