Name: 2020-21 NBA Western Conference standings
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The Utah Jazz won the 2020-21 NBA Western Conference playoff race at 52-20, 1 game ahead of the Phoenix Suns.

West standings, 2020-21

Team	W	L	Pct	GB	L10	Streak
Utah Jazz (UTA) w	52	20	.722	-	7-3	W2
Phoenix Suns (PHX) x	51	21	.708	1	7-3	W3
Denver Nuggets (DEN) x	47	25	.653	5	6-4	L1
LA Clippers (LAC) x	47	25	.653	5	4-6	L2
Dallas Mavericks (DAL) x	42	30	.583	10	7-3	L1
Los Angeles Lakers (LAL) x	42	30	.583	10	6-4	W5
Portland Trail Blazers (POR) x	42	30	.583	10	8-2	W1
Golden State Warriors (GSW) pi	39	33	.542	13	8-2	W6
Memphis Grizzlies (MEM) x	38	34	.528	14	6-4	L1
San Antonio Spurs (SAS) pi	33	39	.458	19	2-8	L4
New Orleans Pelicans (NOP)	31	41	.431	21	4-6	L4
Sacramento Kings (SAC)	31	41	.431	21	6-4	L3
Minnesota Timberwolves (MIN)	23	49	.319	29	5-5	W1
Oklahoma City Thunder (OKC)	22	50	.306	30	1-9	W1
Houston Rockets (HOU)	17	55	.236	35	2-8	L1

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

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Turning points

The lead changed hands 11 times.
The Utah Jazz trailed by as many as 2 games on January 6, 2021.
The Utah Jazz took first place for good on May 5, 2021.
The Utah Jazz won 11 games in a row from January 8, 2021 to January 29, 2021, the longest run of the race.
The Los Angeles Lakers led by 1.5 games as late as January 16, 2021.
The Utah Jazz led by as many as 4 games on February 25, 2021.
The Utah Jazz went 17-2 from January 16, 2021 to February 22, 2021, turning a deficit of 2 games into a lead of 3.5 games.
The top two ended the day within one game of each other on 64 of the 140 days played.
The Utah Jazz spent 111 of the season's 146 charted days in first place.