Name: 2018-19 NBA Western Conference standings
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The Golden State Warriors won the 2018-19 NBA Western Conference playoff race at 57-25, 3 games ahead of the Denver Nuggets. It came down to the final days: the Golden State Warriors did not lead for good until March 31, 2019.

West standings, 2018-19

Team	W	L	Pct	GB	L10	Streak
Golden State Warriors (GSW)	57	25	.695	-	8-2	L1
Denver Nuggets (DEN)	54	28	.659	3	5-5	W1
Houston Rockets (HOU)	53	29	.646	4	8-2	L1
Portland Trail Blazers (POR)	53	29	.646	4	8-2	W3
Utah Jazz (UTA)	50	32	.610	7	8-2	L1
Oklahoma City Thunder (OKC)	49	33	.598	8	7-3	W5
LA Clippers (LAC)	48	34	.585	9	6-4	W1
San Antonio Spurs (SAS)	48	34	.585	9	6-4	W3
Sacramento Kings (SAC)	39	43	.476	18	3-7	L3
Los Angeles Lakers (LAL)	37	45	.451	20	6-4	L1
Minnesota Timberwolves (MIN)	36	46	.439	21	4-6	L3
Dallas Mavericks (DAL)	33	49	.402	24	5-5	L1
Memphis Grizzlies (MEM)	33	49	.402	24	4-6	W1
New Orleans Pelicans (NOP)	33	49	.402	24	3-7	L1
Phoenix Suns (PHX)	19	63	.232	38	2-8	L2

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

Turning points

The lead changed hands 16 times.
The Golden State Warriors trailed by as many as 1.5 games on December 1, 2018.
The Golden State Warriors took first place for good on March 31, 2019.
The Golden State Warriors won 11 games in a row from January 5, 2019 to January 28, 2019, the longest run of the race.
The Denver Nuggets led by 1.5 games as late as January 10, 2019.
The Golden State Warriors went 8-1 from March 23, 2019 to April 9, 2019, turning a deficit of half a game into a lead of 4 games.
The top two ended the day within one game of each other on 124 of the 167 days played.
Ten teams held first place.
The Golden State Warriors spent 116 of the season's 177 charted days in first place.