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2000-01 NBA Western Conference standings
The San Antonio Spurs won the 2000-01 NBA Western Conference playoff race at 58-24, 2 games ahead of the Los Angeles Lakers.
🏆How the 2000-01 playoffs went
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West standings, 2000-01
| Team | W | L | Pct | GB | L10 | Streak |
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| San Antonio Spurs (SAS) | 58 | 24 | .707 | - | 7-3 | L1 |
| Los Angeles Lakers (LAL) | 56 | 26 | .683 | 2 | 9-1 | W8 |
| Sacramento Kings (SAC) | 55 | 27 | .671 | 3 | 6-4 | L1 |
| Dallas Mavericks (DAL) | 53 | 29 | .646 | 5 | 7-3 | W4 |
| Utah Jazz (UTA) | 53 | 29 | .646 | 5 | 5-5 | L1 |
| Phoenix Suns (PHX) | 51 | 31 | .622 | 7 | 6-4 | W1 |
| Portland Trail Blazers (POR) | 50 | 32 | .610 | 8 | 3-7 | L3 |
| Minnesota Timberwolves (MIN) | 47 | 35 | .573 | 11 | 5-5 | L2 |
| Houston Rockets (HOU) | 45 | 37 | .549 | 13 | 6-4 | W3 |
| Seattle SuperSonics (SEA) | 44 | 38 | .537 | 14 | 6-4 | W1 |
| Denver Nuggets (DEN) | 40 | 42 | .488 | 18 | 6-4 | W1 |
| Los Angeles Clippers (LAC) | 31 | 51 | .378 | 27 | 5-5 | L1 |
| Vancouver Grizzlies (VAN) | 23 | 59 | .280 | 35 | 3-7 | W1 |
| Golden State Warriors (GSW) | 17 | 65 | .207 | 41 | 0-10 | L13 |
The dashed line on the chart is the pace of the final playoff spot.
Turning points
- The lead changed hands 19 times.
- The San Antonio Spurs trailed by as many as 5 games on January 18, 2001.
- The San Antonio Spurs took first place for good on March 12, 2001.
- The Minnesota Timberwolves won 11 games in a row from January 17, 2001 to February 7, 2001, the longest run of the race.
- The Portland Trail Blazers led by 2.5 games as late as February 15, 2001.
- The San Antonio Spurs went 17-4 from February 21, 2001 to April 3, 2001, turning a deficit of 2.5 games into a lead of 2.5 games.
- The top two ended the day within one game of each other on 114 of the 162 days played.
- Ten teams held first place.
- The San Antonio Spurs spent 48 of the season's 170 charted days in first place.