Name: 1988-89 NBA Western Conference standings
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The Los Angeles Lakers won the 1988-89 NBA Western Conference playoff race at 57-25, 2 games ahead of the Phoenix Suns.

West standings, 1988-89

Team	W	L	Pct	GB	L10	Streak
Los Angeles Lakers (LAL)	57	25	.695	-	7-3	W5
Phoenix Suns (PHX)	55	27	.671	2	9-1	W1
Utah Jazz (UTH)	51	31	.622	6	6-4	W1
Seattle SuperSonics (SEA)	47	35	.573	10	8-2	L1
Houston Rockets (HOU)	45	37	.549	12	5-5	L1
Denver Nuggets (DEN)	44	38	.537	13	4-6	L1
Golden State Warriors (GOS)	43	39	.524	14	3-7	L6
Portland Trail Blazers (POR)	39	43	.476	18	5-5	W1
Dallas Mavericks (DAL)	38	44	.463	19	5-5	W3
Sacramento Kings (SAC)	27	55	.329	30	5-5	L1
Los Angeles Clippers (LAC)	21	61	.256	36	4-6	L2
San Antonio Spurs (SAN)	21	61	.256	36	1-9	L9
Miami Heat (MIA)	15	67	.183	42	2-8	W1

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

Turning points

The lead changed hands 10 times.
The Los Angeles Lakers trailed by as many as 1 game on November 5, 1988.
The Los Angeles Lakers took first place for good on January 4, 1989.
The Phoenix Suns won 9 games in a row from March 31, 1989 to April 19, 1989, the longest run of the race.
The Houston Rockets led by 1 game as late as December 27, 1988.
The Los Angeles Lakers led by as many as 5 games on March 12, 1989.
The Los Angeles Lakers went 10-2 from December 27, 1988 to January 20, 1989, turning a deficit of 1 game into a lead of 3.5 games.
The top two ended the day within one game of each other on 57 of the 158 days played.
The Los Angeles Lakers spent 159 of the season's 171 charted days in first place.