Conference | Western Conference |
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League | National Basketball Association |
Sport | Basketball |
Inaugural season | 2004–05 season |
No. of teams | 5 |
Most recent champion(s) | San Antonio Spurs (4th title) |
Most titles | San Antonio Spurs (4 titles) |
The Southwest Division is one of the three divisions in the Western Conference of the National Basketball Association (NBA). The division consists of five teams, the Dallas Mavericks, the Houston Rockets, the Memphis Grizzlies, the New Orleans Hornets and the San Antonio Spurs. Three of the teams, the Mavericks, Rockets, and Spurs, are based in Texas, which is behind California who has four teams, the most in the NBA. The Mavericks are the defending NBA champions.
The division was created at the start of the 2004–05 season, when the league expanded from 29 to 30 teams with the addition of the Charlotte Bobcats. The league realigned itself into three divisions in each conference. The Southwest Division began with five inaugural members, the Mavericks, the Rockets, the Grizzlies, the Hornets and the Spurs.[1] The Mavericks, the Rockets, the Grizzlies and the Spurs joined from the now-defunct Midwest Division, while the Hornets joined from the Central Division. All five teams, including the Hornets who spent one season in the Midwest Division as the Charlotte Hornets, are former Midwest Division teams.
The Spurs have won the most Southwest Division titles with four. The Mavericks have won two titles and the Hornets have won one title. The Rockets and the Grizzlies have never won the Southwest Division title. Three NBA champions came from the Southwest Division. The Spurs won the NBA championship in 2005 and 2007, while the Mavericks won in 2011. In the 2007–08 season, all four teams that qualified for the playoffs each had more than 50 wins. In the 2010–11 season, all teams in the division had winning percentages above 0.500 (50%). The most recent division champion is the San Antonio Spurs.
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Standings
Southwest Division | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div |
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c-San Antonio Spurs | 61 | 21 | .744 | – | 36–5 | 25–16 | 10–6 |
x-Dallas Mavericks | 57 | 25 | .695 | 4 | 29–12 | 28–13 | 8–8 |
x-New Orleans Hornets | 46 | 36 | .561 | 15 | 28–13 | 18–23 | 9–7 |
x-Memphis Grizzlies | 46 | 36 | .561 | 15 | 30–11 | 16–25 | 8–8 |
Houston Rockets | 43 | 39 | .524 | 18 | 25–16 | 18–23 | 5–11 |
Notes
- c – Clinched division title and also home court advantage for the conference playoffs
- x – Clinched playoff spot
Teams
Division champions
^ | Had or tied for the best regular season record for that season |
Season | Team | Record | Playoffs result |
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2004–05 | San Antonio Spurs | 59–23 (.720) | Won NBA Finals |
2005–06 | San Antonio Spurs | 63–19 (.768) | Lost Conference Semifinals |
2006–07 | Dallas Mavericks^ | 67–15 (.817) | Lost First Round |
2007–08 | New Orleans Hornets | 56–26 (.683) | Lost Conference Semifinals |
2008–09 | San Antonio Spurs | 54–28 (.659) | Lost First Round |
2009–10 | Dallas Mavericks | 55–27 (.671) | Lost First Round |
2010–11 | San Antonio Spurs | 61–21 (.744) | Lost First Round |
Titles by team
Team | Titles | Season(s) won |
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San Antonio Spurs | 4 | 2004–05, 2005–06, 2008–09, 2010–11 |
Dallas Mavericks | 2 | 2006–07, 2009–10 |
New Orleans Hornets | 1 | 2007–08 |
Season results
^ | Denotes team that won the NBA championships |
+ | Denotes team that won the Conference Finals, but lost the NBA Finals |
* | Denotes team that qualified for the NBA Playoffs |
Season | Team (record) | ||||
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1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | |
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2004–05 | San Antonio^ (59–23) | Dallas* (58–24) | Houston* (51–31) | Memphis* (45–37) | New Orleans (18–64) |
2005–06 | San Antonio* (63–19) | Dallas+ (60–22) | Memphis* (49–33) | New Orleans/Oklahoma City[a] (38–44) | Houston (34–48) |
2006–07 | Dallas* (67–15) | San Antonio^ (58–24) | Houston* (52–30) | New Orleans/Oklahoma City[a] (39–43) | Memphis (22–60) |
2007–08 | New Orleans* (56–26) | San Antonio* (56–26) | Houston* (55–27) | Dallas* (51–31) | Memphis (22–60) |
2008–09 | San Antonio* (54–28) | Houston* (53–29) | Dallas* (50–32) | New Orleans* (49–33) | Memphis (24–58) |
2009–10 | Dallas* (55–27) | San Antonio* (50–32) | Houston (42–40) | Memphis (40–42) | New Orleans* (37–45) |
2010–11 | San Antonio* (61–21) | Dallas^ (57–25) | New Orleans* (46–36) | Memphis* (46–36) | Houston (43–39) |
Rivalries
Houston Rockets vs. San Antonio Spurs
Notes
- a 1 2 3 The New Orleans Hornets temporarily relocated to Oklahoma City due to the effect of Hurricane Katrina. The majority of home games were played in Oklahoma City, while a few remained in New Orleans.
References
- General
- "NBA & ABA League Index". Basketball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. http://www.basketball-reference.com/leagues/.
- Specific
- ^ "Expansion Bobcats prompt change". ESPN.com. ESPN Internet Ventures. November 17, 2003. http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=1664103. Retrieved May 29, 2011.
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