Southwest Division (NBA)

Southwest Division
Conference Western Conference
League National Basketball Association
Sport Basketball
Inaugural season 2004–05 season
No. of teams
Most recent champion(s)

(8th title)

Most titles

(8 titles)

The Southwest Division is one of the three divisions in the Western Conference of the National Basketball Association (NBA). The division is located in the South Central United States and consists of five teams, the Dallas Mavericks, the Houston Rockets, the Memphis Grizzlies, the New Orleans Pelicans and the San Antonio Spurs. Three of the teams, the Mavericks, Rockets, and Spurs, are based in Texas.

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 (now Pelicans) 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 Pelicans 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 seven. The Mavericks have won two titles and the Hornets and Rockets have won one title each. The Grizzlies have never won the Southwest Division title. Four NBA champions came from the Southwest Division. The Spurs won the NBA championship in 2005, 2007 and 2014, 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 and the 2014–15 season, all teams in the division had winning percentages above 0.500 (50%). In the 2014–15 season, the Southwest Division saw every one of its teams making the playoffs, a feat achieved only twice in the last 30 years.[2]The most recent division champion is the San Antonio Spurs.

Standings

Main article: 2015–16 NBA season
Southwest Division W L PCT GB Home Road Div GP
ySan Antonio Spurs 67 15 .817 0.0 40–1 27–14 14–2 82
xDallas Mavericks 42 40 .512 25.0 23–18 19–22 7–9 82
xMemphis Grizzlies 42 40 .512 25.0 26–15 16–25 7–9 82
xHouston Rockets 41 41 .500 26.0 23–18 18–23 8–8 82
New Orleans Pelicans 30 52 .366 37.0 21–20 9–32 4–12 82

Notes

Teams

Team City Year From
Joined
Dallas Mavericks Dallas, Texas 2004 Midwest Division
Houston Rockets Houston, Texas 2004 Midwest Division
Memphis Grizzlies Memphis, Tennessee 2004 Midwest Division
New Orleans Pelicans (2013–present)
New Orleans Hornets (20022005, 20072013)
New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets (20052007)[a]
New Orleans, Louisiana

New Orleans, Louisiana and Oklahoma City, Oklahoma[a]
2004 Central Division
San Antonio Spurs San Antonio, Texas 2004 Midwest Division

Division champions

^ Had or tied for the best regular season record for that season
Season Team Record Playoffs result
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
2011–12[b] San Antonio Spurs^ 50–16 (.758) Lost Conference Finals
2012–13 San Antonio Spurs 58–24 (.707) Lost NBA Finals
2013–14 San Antonio Spurs^ 62–20 (.756) Won NBA Finals
2014–15 Houston Rockets 56–26 (.683) Lost Conference Finals
2015–16 San Antonio Spurs 67–15 (.817) TBD

Titles by team

Team Titles Season(s) won
San Antonio Spurs 8 2004–05, 2005–06, 2008–09, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2015–16
Dallas Mavericks 2 2006–07, 2009–10
New Orleans Hornets/Pelicans 1 2007–08
Houston Rockets 1 2014–15
Memphis Grizzlies 0

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)
1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th
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)
2011–12[b] San Antonio* (50–16) Memphis* (41–25) Dallas* (36–30) Houston (34–32) New Orleans (21–45)
2012–13 San Antonio+ (58–24) Memphis* (56–26) Houston* (45–37) Dallas (41–41) New Orleans (27–55)
2013–14 San Antonio^ (62–20) Houston* (54–28) Memphis* (50–32) Dallas* (49–33) New Orleans (34–48)
2014–15 Houston* (56–26) Memphis* (55–27) San Antonio* (55–27) Dallas* (50–32) New Orleans* (45–37)
2015–16 San Antonio* (67–15) Dallas* (42–40) Memphis* (42–40) Houston* (41–41) New Orleans (30–52)

Rivalries

Houston Rockets vs. San Antonio Spurs

Notes

References

General
Specific
  1. "Expansion Bobcats prompt change". ESPN.com. ESPN Internet Ventures. November 17, 2003. Retrieved May 29, 2011.
  2. "Southwest Division's historical dominance". ESPN.com. ESPN Internet Ventures. April 15, 2015. Retrieved April 16, 2015.
  3. Jenkins, Lee (December 5, 2011). "'tis The Season". CNN Sports Illustrated. Time Warner Company. Retrieved April 30, 2012.

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