Pacific Division (NBA)

Pacific Division
Conference	Western Conference
League	National Basketball Association
Sport	Basketball
Inaugural season	1970–71 season
No. of teams	Golden State Warriors Los Angeles Clippers Los Angeles Lakers Phoenix Suns Sacramento Kings
Most recent champion(s)	Golden State Warriors (4th title)
Most titles	Los Angeles Lakers (23 titles)

The Pacific Division is one of the three divisions in the Western Conference of the National Basketball Association (NBA). The division consists of five teams, the Golden State Warriors, the Los Angeles Clippers, the Los Angeles Lakers, the Phoenix Suns and the Sacramento Kings. All teams, except the Suns, are based in California.

The division was created at the start of the 1970–71 season, when the league expanded from 14 to 17 teams with the addition of the Buffalo Braves, the Cleveland Cavaliers and the Portland Trail Blazers. The league realigned itself into two conferences, the Western Conference and the Eastern Conference, with two divisions each in each conference. The Pacific Division began with five inaugural members, the Lakers, the Blazers, the San Diego Rockets, the San Francisco Warriors and the Seattle SuperSonics.^[1] The Lakers, the Rockets, the Warriors and the SuperSonics all joined from the Western Division.

The Lakers have won the most Pacific Division titles with 23. The Suns have won the second most titles with six. The Clippers have won the Pacific Division title for the first time in 2013. 14 NBA champions came from the Pacific Division. The Lakers won 11 championships, while the Warriors, the Blazers and the Sonics won one championship each. All of them, except the 1976–77 Blazers and the 2001–02 Lakers, were division champions. In the 1991–92 season, six teams from the division qualified for the playoffs. In the 1977–78 season, all teams in the division had winning percentages above 0.500 (50%). The most recent division champion is the Golden State Warriors.

Standings

Main article: 2015–16 NBA season

Pacific Division	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div	GP
z – Golden State Warriors	73	9	.890	0.0	39–2	34–7	15–1	82
x – Los Angeles Clippers	53	29	.646	20.0	29–12	24–17	9–7	82
Sacramento Kings	33	49	.402	40.0	18–23	15–26	8–8	82
Phoenix Suns	23	59	.280	50.0	14–27	9–32	6–10	82
Los Angeles Lakers	17	65	.207	56.0	12–29	5–36	2–14	82

Notes

z – Clinched division title and home court advantage for the entire playoffs
x – Clinched playoff spot

Teams

Team	City	Year	From
Team	City	Joined
Golden State Warriors (1971–present) San Francisco Warriors (1962–1971)	Oakland, California San Francisco, California	1970	Western Division
Los Angeles Clippers (1984–present) San Diego Clippers (1978–1984)	Los Angeles, California San Diego, California	1978	Atlantic Division (as Buffalo Braves)
Los Angeles Lakers	Los Angeles, California	1970	Western Division
Phoenix Suns	Phoenix, Arizona	1972	Midwest Division
Sacramento Kings	Sacramento, California	1988	Midwest Division

Former teams

Team	City	Year	From	Year	To	Current division
Team	City	Joined		Left		Current division
Houston Rockets (1971-present) San Diego Rockets (1967-1971)	Houston, Texas San Diego, California	1970	Western Division	1972	Central Division	Southwest Division
Portland Trail Blazers	Portland, Oregon	1970	—	2004	Northwest Division	Northwest Division
Seattle SuperSonics (1967–2008, now Oklahoma City Thunder)	Seattle, Washington	1970	Western Division	2004	Northwest Division	Northwest Division

Notes

denotes an expansion team.

Team timeline

	Denotes team that currently in the division
	Denotes team that has left the division

Division champions

^	Had or tied for the best regular season record for that season

Season	Team	Record	Playoffs result
1970–71	Los Angeles Lakers	6999585000000000000♠ 48–34 (.585)	Lost Conference Finals
1971–72	Los Angeles Lakers^	6999841000000000000♠ 69–13 (.841)	Won NBA Finals
1972–73	Los Angeles Lakers	6999732000000000000♠ 60–22 (.732)	Lost NBA Finals
1973–74	Los Angeles Lakers	6999572990000000000♠ 47–35 (.573)	Lost Conference Semifinals
1974–75	Golden State Warriors	6999585000000000000♠ 48–34 (.585)	Won NBA Finals
1975–76	Golden State Warriors^	6999720000000000000♠ 59–23 (.720)	Lost Conference Finals
1976–77	Los Angeles Lakers^	6999646000000000000♠ 53–29 (.646)	Lost Conference Finals
1977–78	Portland Trail Blazers^	6999707000000000000♠ 58–24 (.707)	Lost Conference Semifinals
1978–79	Seattle SuperSonics	6999634000000000000♠ 52–30 (.634)	Won NBA Finals
1979–80	Los Angeles Lakers	6999732000000000000♠ 60–22 (.732)	Won NBA Finals
1980–81	Phoenix Suns	6999695009999900000♠ 57–25 (.695)	Lost Conference Semifinals
1981–82	Los Angeles Lakers	6999695009999900000♠ 57–25 (.695)	Won NBA Finals
1982–83	Los Angeles Lakers	6999707000000000000♠ 58–24 (.707)	Lost NBA Finals
1983–84	Los Angeles Lakers	6999659000000000000♠ 54–28 (.659)	Lost NBA Finals
1984–85	Los Angeles Lakers	6999756000000000000♠ 62–20 (.756)	Won NBA Finals
1985–86	Los Angeles Lakers	6999756000000000000♠ 62–20 (.756)	Lost Conference Finals
1986–87	Los Angeles Lakers^	6999793000000000000♠ 65–17 (.793)	Won NBA Finals
1987–88	Los Angeles Lakers^	6999756000000000000♠ 62–20 (.756)	Won NBA Finals
1988–89	Los Angeles Lakers	6999695009999900000♠ 57–25 (.695)	Lost NBA Finals
1989–90	Los Angeles Lakers^	6999768000000000000♠ 63–19 (.768)	Lost Conference Semifinals
1990–91	Portland Trail Blazers^	6999768000000000000♠ 63–19 (.768)	Lost Conference Finals
1991–92	Portland Trail Blazers	6999695009999900000♠ 57–25 (.695)	Lost NBA Finals
1992–93	Phoenix Suns^	6999756000000000000♠ 62–20 (.756)	Lost NBA Finals
1993–94	Seattle SuperSonics^	6999768000000000000♠ 63–19 (.768)	Lost First Round
1994–95	Phoenix Suns	6999720000000000000♠ 59–23 (.720)	Lost Conference Semifinals
1995–96	Seattle SuperSonics	6999780000000000000♠ 64–18 (.780)	Lost NBA Finals
1996–97	Seattle SuperSonics	6999695009999900000♠ 57–25 (.695)	Lost Conference Semifinals
1997–98	Seattle SuperSonics	6999744000000000000♠ 61–21 (.744)	Lost Conference Semifinals
1998–99^[a]	Portland Trail Blazers	6999700000000000000♠ 35–15 (.700)	Lost Conference Finals
1999–00	Los Angeles Lakers^	6999817009999900000♠ 67–15 (.817)	Won NBA Finals
2000–01	Los Angeles Lakers	6999683000000000000♠ 56–26 (.683)	Won NBA Finals
2001–02	Sacramento Kings^	6999744000000000000♠ 61–21 (.744)	Lost Conference Finals
2002–03	Sacramento Kings	6999720000000000000♠ 59–23 (.720)	Lost Conference Semifinals
2003–04	Los Angeles Lakers	6999683000000000000♠ 56–26 (.683)	Lost NBA Finals
2004–05	Phoenix Suns^	6999756000000000000♠ 62–20 (.756)	Lost Conference Finals
2005–06	Phoenix Suns	6999659000000000000♠ 54–28 (.659)	Lost Conference Finals
2006–07	Phoenix Suns	6999744000000000000♠ 61–21 (.744)	Lost Conference Semifinals
2007–08	Los Angeles Lakers	6999695009999900000♠ 57–25 (.695)	Lost NBA Finals
2008–09	Los Angeles Lakers	6999793000000000000♠ 65–17 (.793)	Won NBA Finals
2009–10	Los Angeles Lakers	6999695009999900000♠ 57–25 (.695)	Won NBA Finals
2010–11	Los Angeles Lakers	6999695009999900000♠ 57–25 (.695)	Lost Conference Semifinals
2011–12^[b]	Los Angeles Lakers	6999621000000000000♠ 41–25 (.621)	Lost Conference Semifinals
2012–13	Los Angeles Clippers	6999683000000000000♠ 56–26 (.683)	Lost First Round
2013–14	Los Angeles Clippers	6999695009999900000♠ 57–25 (.695)	Lost Conference Semifinals
2014–15	Golden State Warriors^	6999817009999900000♠ 67–15 (.817)	Won NBA Finals
2015–16	Golden State Warriors^	6999908000000000000♠ 73–9 (.890)	TBD

Titles by team

^	Denotes team that has left the division

Team	Titles	Season(s) won
Los Angeles Lakers	23	1970–71, 1971–72, 1972–73, 1973–74, 1976–77, 1979–80, 1981–82, 1982–83, 1983–84, 1984–85, 1985–86, 1986–87, 1987–88, 1988–89, 1989–90, 1999–00, 2000–01, 2003–04, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12
Phoenix Suns	6	1980–81, 1992–93, 1994–95, 2004–05, 2005–06, 2006–07
Seattle SuperSonics^ (now Oklahoma City Thunder)	5	1978–79, 1993–94, 1995–96, 1996–97, 1997–98
Golden State Warriors	4	1974–75, 1975–76, 2014–15, 2015–16
Portland Trail Blazers^	4	1977–78, 1990–91, 1991–92, 1998–99
Sacramento Kings	2	2001–02, 2002–03
Los Angeles Clippers	2	2012–13, 2013–14

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)
Season	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th
1970: The Pacific Division was formed with five inaugural members. An expansion team, the Portland Trail Blazers, joined the division. The Los Angeles Lakers, the San Diego Rockets, the San Francisco Warriors and the Seattle SuperSonics joined from the Western Division.
1970–71	Los Angeles* (48–34)	San Francisco* (41–41)	San Diego (40–42)	Seattle (38–44)	Portland (29–53)
1971: The San Diego Rockets relocated and became the Houston Rockets. The San Francisco Warriors relocated to Oakland and became the Golden State Warriors.
1971–72	Los Angeles^ (69–13)	Golden State* (51–31)	Seattle (47–35)	Houston (34–48)	Portland (18–64)
1972: The Phoenix Suns joined from the Midwest Division. The Houston Rockets left to join the Central Division.
1972–73	Los Angeles⁺ (60–22)	Golden State* (47–35)	Phoenix (38–44)	Seattle (26–56)	Portland (21–61)
1973–74	Los Angeles* (47–35)	Golden State (44–38)	Seattle (36–46)	Phoenix (30–52)	Portland (27–55)
1974–75	Golden State^ (48–34)	Seattle* (43–39)	Portland (38–44)	Phoenix (32–50)	Los Angeles (30–52)
1975–76	Golden State* (59–23)	Seattle* (43–39)	Phoenix⁺ (42–40)	Los Angeles (40–42)	Portland (37–45)
1976–77	Los Angeles* (53–29)	Portland^ (49–33)	Golden State* (46–36)	Seattle (40–42)	Phoenix (34–48)
1977–78	Portland* (58–24)	Phoenix* (49–33)	Seattle⁺ (47–35)	Los Angeles* (45–37)	Golden State (43–39)
1978: The Buffalo Braves, who relocated and became the San Diego Clippers, joined from the Atlantic Division.
1978–79	Seattle^ (52–30)	Phoenix* (50–32)	Los Angeles* (47–35)	Portland* (45–37)	San Diego (43–39)	Golden State (38–44)
1979–80	Los Angeles^ (60–22)	Seattle* (56–26)	Phoenix* (55–27)	Portland* (38–44)	San Diego (35–47)	Golden State (24–58)
1980–81	Phoenix* (57–25)	Los Angeles* (54–28)	Portland* (45–37)	Golden State (39–43)	San Diego (36–46)	Seattle (34–48)
1981–82	Los Angeles^ (57–25)	Seattle* (52–30)	Phoenix* (46–36)	Golden State (45–37)	Portland (42–40)	San Diego (17–65)
1982–83	Los Angeles⁺ (58–24)	Phoenix* (53–29)	Seattle* (48–34)	Portland* (46–36)	Golden State (30–52)	San Diego (25–57)
1983–84	Los Angeles⁺ (54–28)	Portland* (48–34)	Seattle* (42–40)	Phoenix* (41–41)	Golden State (37–45)	San Diego (30–52)
1984: The San Diego Clippers relocated and became the Los Angeles Clippers.
1984–85	Los Angeles Lakers^ (62–20)	Portland* (42–40)	Phoenix* (36–46)	Seattle (31–51)	Los Angeles Clippers (31–51)	Golden State (22–60)
1985–86	Los Angeles Lakers* (62–20)	Portland* (40–42)	Phoenix (32–50)	Los Angeles Clippers (32–50)	Seattle (31–51)	Golden State (30–52)
1986–87	Los Angeles Lakers^ (65–17)	Portland* (49–33)	Golden State* (42–40)	Seattle* (39–43)	Phoenix (36–46)	Los Angeles Clippers (12–70)
1987–88	Los Angeles Lakers^ (62–20)	Portland* (53–29)	Seattle* (44–38)	Phoenix (28–54)	Golden State (20–62)	Los Angeles Clippers (17–65)
1988: The Sacramento Kings joined from the Midwest Division.
1988–89	Los Angeles Lakers⁺ (57–25)	Phoenix* (55–27)	Seattle* (47–35)	Golden State* (43–39)	Portland* (39–43)	Sacramento (27–55)	Los Angeles Clippers (21–61)
1989–90	Los Angeles Lakers* (63–19)	Portland⁺ (59–23)	Phoenix* (54–28)	Seattle (41–41)	Golden State (37–45)	Los Angeles Clippers (30–52)	Sacramento (23–59)
1990–91	Portland* (63–19)	Los Angeles Lakers⁺ (58–24)	Phoenix* (55–27)	Golden State* (44–38)	Seattle* (41–41)	Los Angeles Clippers (31–51)	Sacramento (25–57)
1991–92	Portland⁺ (57–25)	Golden State* (55–27)	Phoenix* (53–29)	Seattle* (47–35)	Los Angeles Clippers* (45–37)	Los Angeles Lakers* (43–39)	Sacramento (29–53)
1992–93	Phoenix⁺ (62–20)	Seattle* (55–27)	Portland* (51–31)	Los Angeles Clippers* (41–41)	Los Angeles Lakers* (39–43)	Golden State (34–48)	Sacramento (25–57)
1993–94	Seattle* (63–19)	Phoenix* (56–26)	Golden State* (50–32)	Portland* (47–35)	Los Angeles Lakers (33–49)	Sacramento (28–54)	Los Angeles Clippers (27–55)
1994–95	Phoenix* (59–23)	Seattle* (57–25)	Los Angeles Lakers* (48–34)	Portland* (44–38)	Sacramento (39–43)	Golden State (26–56)	Los Angeles Clippers (17–65)
1995–96	Seattle⁺ (64–18)	Los Angeles Lakers* (53–29)	Portland* (44–38)	Phoenix* (41–41)	Sacramento* (39–43)	Golden State (36–46)	Los Angeles Clippers (29–53)
1996–97	Seattle* (57–25)	Los Angeles Lakers* (56–26)	Portland* (49–33)	Phoenix* (40–42)	Los Angeles Clippers* (36–46)	Sacramento (34–48)	Golden State (30–52)
1997–98	Seattle* (61–21)	L.A. Lakers* (61–21)	Phoenix* (56–26)	Portland* (46–36)	Sacramento (27–55)	Golden State (19–63)	Los Angeles Clippers (17–65)
1998–99^[a]	Portland* (35–15)	Los Angeles Lakers* (31–19)	Phoenix* (27–23)	Sacramento* (37–13)	Seattle (25–25)	Golden State (21–29)	Los Angeles Clippers (9–41)
1999–00	Los Angeles Lakers^ (67–15)	Portland* (59–23)	Phoenix* (53–29)	Seattle* (45–37)	Sacramento* (44–38)	Golden State (19–63)	Los Angeles Clippers (15–67)
2000–01	Los Angeles Lakers^ (56–26)	Sacramento* (55–27)	Phoenix* (51–31)	Portland* (50–32)	Seattle (44–38)	Los Angeles Clippers (31–51)	Golden State (17–65)
2001–02	Sacramento* (61–21)	L.A. Lakers^ (58–24)	Portland* (49–33)	Seattle* (45–37)	Los Angeles Clippers (39–43)	Phoenix (36–46)	Golden State (21–61)
2002–03	Sacramento* (59–23)	Los Angeles Lakers* (50–32)	Portland* (50–32)	Phoenix* (44–38)	Seattle (40–42)	Golden State (38–44)	Los Angeles Clippers (27–55)
2003–04	Los Angeles Lakers⁺ (56–26)	Sacramento* (55–27)	Portland (41–41)	Golden State (37–45)	Seattle (37–45)	Phoenix (29–53)	Los Angeles Clippers (28–54)
2004: The Portland Trail Blazers and the Seattle SuperSonics left to join the Northwest Division.
2004–05	Phoenix* (62–20)	Sacramento* (50–32)	Los Angeles Clippers (37–45)	Los Angeles Lakers (34–48)	Golden State (34–48)
2005–06	Phoenix* (54–28)	Los Angeles Clippers* (47–35)	Los Angeles Lakers* (45–37)	Sacramento* (44–38)	Golden State (34–48)
2006–07	Phoenix* (61–21)	Los Angeles Lakers* (42–40)	Golden State* (42–40)	Los Angeles Clippers (40–42)	Sacramento (33–49)
2007–08	Los Angeles Lakers⁺ (57–25)	Phoenix* (55–27)	Golden State (48–34)	Sacramento (38–44)	Los Angeles Clippers (23–59)
2008–09	Los Angeles Lakers^ (65–17)	Phoenix (46–36)	Golden State (29–53)	Los Angeles Clippers (19–63)	Sacramento (17–65)
2009–10	Los Angeles Lakers^ (57–25)	Phoenix* (54–28)	Los Angeles Clippers (29–53)	Golden State (26–56)	Sacramento (25–57)
2010–11	Los Angeles Lakers* (57–25)	Phoenix (40–42)	Golden State (36–46)	Los Angeles Clippers (32–50)	Sacramento (24–58)
2011–12^[b]	Los Angeles Lakers* (41–25)	Los Angeles Clippers* (40–26)	Phoenix (33–33)	Golden State (23–43)	Sacramento (22–44)
2012–13	Los Angeles Clippers* (56–26)	Golden State* (47–35)	Los Angeles Lakers* (45–37)	Sacramento (28–54)	Phoenix (25–57)
2013–14	Los Angeles Clippers* (57–25)	Golden State* (51–31)	Phoenix (48–34)	Sacramento (28–54)	Los Angeles Lakers (27–57)
2014–15	Golden State^ (67–15)	Los Angeles Clippers* (56–26)	Phoenix (39–43)	Sacramento (29–53)	Los Angeles Lakers (21–61)
2015–16	Golden State* (73–9)	Los Angeles Clippers* (53–29)	Sacramento (33–49)	Phoenix (23–59)	Los Angeles Lakers (17–65)

Rivalries

Main article: National Basketball Association rivalries § Pacific Division

Los Angeles Lakers vs. Los Angeles Clippers

Main article: Lakers–Clippers rivalry

Notes

^{a 1} ² Because of a lockout, the season did not start until February 5, 1999, and all 29 teams played a shortened 50-game regular season schedule.^[2]
^{b 1} ² Because of a lockout, the season did not start until December 25, 2011, and all 30 teams played a shortened 66-game regular season schedule.^[3]

References

General

"NBA & ABA League Index". Basketball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC.

Specific

↑ "1970–71 Season Overview: Kareem Rules the League". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Retrieved May 29, 2011.
↑ Donovan, John (February 4, 1999). "Let the semi-season begin: Expect injuries, intensity and a new champion in '99". CNN Sports Illustrated. Time Warner Company. Retrieved May 31, 2011.
↑ Jenkins, Lee (December 5, 2011). "'tis The Season". CNN Sports Illustrated. Time Warner Company. Retrieved April 30, 2012.

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