Name: 2023-24 NBA Western Conference standings
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The Oklahoma City Thunder and Denver Nuggets finished tied atop the 2023-24 NBA Western Conference playoff race, both at 57-25. The Oklahoma City Thunder finished first on an NBA tiebreaker these standings do not carry.

West standings, 2023-24

Team	W	L	Pct	GB	L10	Streak
Oklahoma City Thunder (OKC) w	57	25	.695	-	7-3	W5
Denver Nuggets (DEN) x	57	25	.695	-	6-4	W1
Minnesota Timberwolves (MIN) x	56	26	.683	1	6-4	L1
LA Clippers (LAC) x	51	31	.622	6	6-4	L3
Dallas Mavericks (DAL) x	50	32	.610	7	7-3	L2
New Orleans Pelicans (NOP) x	49	33	.598	8	5-5	L1
Phoenix Suns (PHX) x	49	33	.598	8	7-3	W3
Los Angeles Lakers (LAL) x	47	35	.573	10	7-3	W2
Golden State Warriors (GSW) pi	46	36	.561	11	8-2	W1
Sacramento Kings (SAC) pi	46	36	.561	11	4-6	W1
Houston Rockets (HOU)	41	41	.500	16	4-6	W2
Utah Jazz (UTA)	31	51	.378	26	2-8	L1
Memphis Grizzlies (MEM)	27	55	.329	30	3-7	L5
San Antonio Spurs (SAS)	22	60	.268	35	6-4	W2
Portland Trail Blazers (POR)	21	61	.256	36	2-8	L5

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

Clinch key

x: clinched a playoff place
pi: clinched a play-in place
w: clinched the top seed in the Western Conference

Turning points

The lead changed hands 19 times.
The Oklahoma City Thunder trailed by as many as 3.5 games on December 23, 2023.
The Houston Rockets won 11 games in a row from March 8, 2024 to March 29, 2024, the longest run of the race.
The Minnesota Timberwolves led by 3 games as late as December 19, 2023.
The Oklahoma City Thunder went 14-4 from December 25, 2023 to January 27, 2024, turning a deficit of 3.5 games into a lead of half a game.
The top two ended the day within one game of each other on 121 of the 159 days played.
Nine teams held first place.
The Minnesota Timberwolves held first place for 70 straight days, the season's longest run.
The Oklahoma City Thunder spent 44 of the season's 174 charted days in first place.