Name: 2022-23 NBA Western Conference standings
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The Denver Nuggets won the 2022-23 NBA Western Conference playoff race at 53-29, 2 games ahead of the Memphis Grizzlies.

West standings, 2022-23

Team	W	L	Pct	GB	L10	Streak
Denver Nuggets (DEN)	53	29	.646	-	5-5	W1
Memphis Grizzlies (MEM)	51	31	.622	2	6-4	L1
Sacramento Kings (SAC)	48	34	.585	5	5-5	L3
Phoenix Suns (PHX)	45	37	.549	8	7-3	L2
Golden State Warriors (GSW)	44	38	.537	9	8-2	W3
LA Clippers (LAC)	44	38	.537	9	6-4	W3
Los Angeles Lakers (LAL)	43	39	.524	10	8-2	W2
Minnesota Timberwolves (MIN)	42	40	.512	11	7-3	W3
New Orleans Pelicans (NOP)	42	40	.512	11	7-3	L1
Oklahoma City Thunder (OKC)	40	42	.488	13	4-6	W2
Dallas Mavericks (DAL)	38	44	.463	15	2-8	L2
Utah Jazz (UTA)	37	45	.451	16	2-8	L1
Portland Trail Blazers (POR)	33	49	.402	20	1-9	L4
Houston Rockets (HOU)	22	60	.268	31	4-6	W3
San Antonio Spurs (SAS)	22	60	.268	31	3-7	W1

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

Turning points

The lead changed hands 13 times.
The Denver Nuggets trailed by as many as 2 games on October 24, 2022.
The Denver Nuggets took first place for good on January 17, 2023.
The Memphis Grizzlies won 11 games in a row from December 29, 2022 to January 18, 2023, the longest run of the race.
The Portland Trail Blazers led by 1 game as late as November 16, 2022.
The Denver Nuggets led by as many as 7.5 games on March 7, 2023.
The Denver Nuggets went 12-5 from January 16, 2023 to February 23, 2023, turning a level race into a lead of 6 games.
The top two ended the day within one game of each other on 92 of the 164 days played.
The Denver Nuggets spent 113 of the season's 174 charted days in first place.