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2011-12 NBA Western Conference standings
The San Antonio Spurs won the 2011-12 NBA Western Conference playoff race at 50-16, 3 games ahead of the Oklahoma City Thunder.
🏆How the 2011-12 playoffs went
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West standings, 2011-12
| Team | W | L | Pct | GB | L10 | Streak |
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| San Antonio Spurs (SAS) | 50 | 16 | .758 | - | 10-0 | W10 |
| Oklahoma City Thunder (OKC) | 47 | 19 | .712 | 3 | 6-4 | L1 |
| Los Angeles Lakers (LAL) | 41 | 25 | .621 | 9 | 6-4 | L1 |
| Memphis Grizzlies (MEM) | 41 | 25 | .621 | 9 | 8-2 | W6 |
| Los Angeles Clippers (LAC) | 40 | 26 | .606 | 10 | 6-4 | L2 |
| Denver Nuggets (DEN) | 38 | 28 | .576 | 12 | 8-2 | W4 |
| Dallas Mavericks (DAL) | 36 | 30 | .545 | 14 | 5-5 | L2 |
| Utah Jazz (UTA) | 36 | 30 | .545 | 14 | 7-3 | W5 |
| Houston Rockets (HOU) | 34 | 32 | .515 | 16 | 3-7 | W1 |
| Phoenix Suns (PHX) | 33 | 33 | .500 | 17 | 4-6 | L3 |
| Portland Trail Blazers (POR) | 28 | 38 | .424 | 22 | 1-9 | L7 |
| Minnesota Timberwolves (MIN) | 26 | 40 | .394 | 24 | 1-9 | L2 |
| Golden State Warriors (GSW) | 23 | 43 | .348 | 27 | 1-9 | L2 |
| Sacramento Kings (SAC) | 22 | 44 | .333 | 28 | 3-7 | W1 |
| New Orleans Hornets (NOH) | 21 | 45 | .318 | 29 | 6-4 | L1 |
The dashed line on the chart is the pace of the final playoff spot.
Turning points
- The lead changed hands 5 times.
- The San Antonio Spurs trailed by as many as 5 games on January 29, 2012.
- The San Antonio Spurs took first place for good on April 16, 2012.
- The San Antonio Spurs won 11 games in a row from January 30, 2012 to February 20, 2012, the longest run of the race.
- The Oklahoma City Thunder led by 5 games as late as March 11, 2012.
- The San Antonio Spurs went 14-2 from April 1, 2012 to April 26, 2012, turning a deficit of 3 games into a lead of 3 games.
- The top two ended the day within one game of each other on 34 of the 120 days played.
- Five teams held first place.
- The San Antonio Spurs spent 14 of the season's 124 charted days in first place.