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1999-00 NBA Western Conference standings
The Los Angeles Lakers won the 1999-00 NBA Western Conference playoff race at 67-15, 8 games ahead of the Portland Trail Blazers.
🏆How the 1999-00 playoffs went
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West standings, 1999-00
| Team | W | L | Pct | GB | L10 | Streak |
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| Los Angeles Lakers (LAL) | 67 | 15 | .817 | - | 7-3 | L2 |
| Portland Trail Blazers (POR) | 59 | 23 | .720 | 8 | 6-4 | L1 |
| Utah Jazz (UTA) | 55 | 27 | .671 | 12 | 6-4 | W1 |
| Phoenix Suns (PHX) | 53 | 29 | .646 | 14 | 6-4 | W1 |
| San Antonio Spurs (SAS) | 53 | 29 | .646 | 14 | 6-4 | W3 |
| Minnesota Timberwolves (MIN) | 50 | 32 | .610 | 17 | 6-4 | L1 |
| Seattle SuperSonics (SEA) | 45 | 37 | .549 | 22 | 4-6 | L1 |
| Sacramento Kings (SAC) | 44 | 38 | .537 | 23 | 2-8 | L4 |
| Dallas Mavericks (DAL) | 40 | 42 | .488 | 27 | 9-1 | W4 |
| Denver Nuggets (DEN) | 35 | 47 | .427 | 32 | 6-4 | W4 |
| Houston Rockets (HOU) | 34 | 48 | .415 | 33 | 7-3 | L1 |
| Vancouver Grizzlies (VAN) | 22 | 60 | .268 | 45 | 3-7 | W1 |
| Golden State Warriors (GSW) | 19 | 63 | .232 | 48 | 2-8 | L4 |
| Los Angeles Clippers (LAC) | 15 | 67 | .183 | 52 | 1-9 | W1 |
The dashed line on the chart is the pace of the final playoff spot.
Turning points
- The lead changed hands 12 times.
- The Los Angeles Lakers trailed by as many as 2.5 games on November 21, 1999.
- The Los Angeles Lakers took first place for good on February 29, 2000.
- The Los Angeles Lakers won 19 games in a row from February 4, 2000 to March 13, 2000, the longest run of the race.
- The Portland Trail Blazers led by 2 games as late as November 20, 1999.
- The Los Angeles Lakers went 21-1 from February 24, 2000 to April 6, 2000, turning a deficit of half a game into a lead of 9.5 games.
- The top two ended the day within one game of each other on 61 of the 160 days played.
- Seven teams held first place.
- The Los Angeles Lakers spent 118 of the season's 170 charted days in first place.