Northwest Division (NBA)
Conference | Western Conference |
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League | National Basketball Association |
Sport | Basketball |
Inaugural season | 2004–05 season |
Teams | |
No. of teams | 5 |
Championships | |
Most recent Northwest Division champion(s) | Portland Trail Blazers (2nd title) |
Most Northwest Division titles | Oklahoma City Thunder (6 titles) |
The Northwest Division is one of the three divisions in the Western Conference of the National Basketball Association (NBA). The division consists of five teams: the Denver Nuggets, the Minnesota Timberwolves, the Oklahoma City Thunder, the Portland Trail Blazers and the Utah Jazz.
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 Northwest Division began with five inaugural members: the Nuggets, the Timberwolves, the Trail Blazers, the Seattle SuperSonics and the Jazz.[1][2] The Trail Blazers and SuperSonics joined from the Pacific Division, while the Nuggets, the Timberwolves and Jazz joined from the now-defunct Midwest Division.
The SuperSonics-Thunder franchise has won the most Northwest Division titles, with six, while the Jazz have won three, the Nuggets have won three, the Trail Blazers have won two, and the Timberwolves have never won the Northwest Division title. In the 2009–10 season, all four teams that qualified for the playoffs each had more than 50 wins. The most recent division champion is the Portland Trail Blazers, having won its second division championship in the 2017–2018 NBA season.
Contents
1 Standings
2 Teams
3 Division champions
3.1 Titles by team
4 Season results
5 Notes
6 References
7 External links
Standings
Northwest Division | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div | GP |
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y – Portland Trail Blazers | 49 | 33 | .598 | 0.0 | 28–13 | 21–20 | 9–7 | 82 |
x – Oklahoma City Thunder | 48 | 34 | .585 | 1.0 | 27–14 | 21–20 | 5–11 | 82 |
x – Utah Jazz | 48 | 34 | .585 | 1.0 | 28–13 | 20–21 | 7–9 | 82 |
x – Minnesota Timberwolves | 47 | 35 | .573 | 2.0 | 30–11 | 17–24 | 10–6 | 82 |
Denver Nuggets | 46 | 36 | .561 | 3.0 | 31–10 | 15–26 | 9–7 | 82 |
Notes
y – Clinched division title
x – Clinched playoff spot
Teams
Team | City | Year | From |
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Joined | |||
Denver Nuggets | Denver, Colorado | 2004 | Midwest Division |
Minnesota Timberwolves | Minneapolis, Minnesota | 2004 | Midwest Division |
Oklahoma City Thunder (2008–present) Seattle SuperSonics (1967–2008) | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Seattle, Washington | 2004 | Pacific Division |
Portland Trail Blazers | Portland, Oregon | 2004 | Pacific Division |
Utah Jazz | Salt Lake City, Utah | 2004 | Midwest Division |
Division champions
Season | Team | Record | Playoffs result |
---|---|---|---|
2004–05 | Seattle SuperSonics | 52–30 (.634) | Lost Conference Semifinals |
2005–06 | Denver Nuggets | 44–38 (.537) | Lost First Round |
2006–07 | Utah Jazz | 51–31 (.622) | Lost Conference Finals |
2007–08 | Utah Jazz | 54–28 (.659) | Lost Conference Semifinals |
2008–09 | Denver Nuggets | 54–28 (.659) | Lost Conference Finals |
2009–10 | Denver Nuggets | 53–29 (.646) | Lost First Round |
2010–11 | Oklahoma City Thunder | 55–27 (.671) | Lost Conference Finals |
2011–12[a] | Oklahoma City Thunder | 47–19 (.712) | Lost NBA Finals |
2012–13 | Oklahoma City Thunder | 60–22 (.732) | Lost Conference Semifinals |
2013–14 | Oklahoma City Thunder | 59–23 (.720) | Lost Conference Finals |
2014–15 | Portland Trail Blazers | 51–31 (.622) | Lost First Round |
2015–16 | Oklahoma City Thunder | 55–27 (.671) | Lost Conference Finals |
2016–17 | Utah Jazz | 51–31 (.622) | Lost Conference Semifinals |
2017–18 | Portland Trail Blazers | 49–33 (.598) | Lost First Round |
Titles by team
Team | Titles | Season(s) won |
---|---|---|
Seattle SuperSonics/Oklahoma City Thunder | 6 | 2004–05, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2015–16 |
Denver Nuggets | 3 | 2005–06, 2008–09, 2009–10 |
Utah Jazz | 3 | 2006–07, 2007–08, 2016–17 |
Portland Trail Blazers | 2 | 2014–15, 2017–18 |
Minnesota Timberwolves | 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) | ||||
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1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | |
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2004–05 | Seattle* (52–30) | Denver* (49–33) | Minnesota (44–38) | Portland (27–55) | Utah (26–56) |
2005–06 | Denver* (44–38) | Utah (41–41) | Seattle (35–47) | Minnesota (33–49) | Portland (21–61) |
2006–07 | Utah* (51–31) | Denver* (45–37) | Portland (32–50) | Minnesota (32–50) | Seattle (31–51) |
2007–08 | Utah* (54–28) | Denver* (50–32) | Portland (41–41) | Minnesota (22–60) | Seattle (20–62) |
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2008–09 | Denver* (54–28) | Portland* (54–28) | Utah* (48–34) | Minnesota (24–58) | Oklahoma City (23–59) |
2009–10 | Denver* (53–29) | Utah* (53–29) | Portland* (50–32) | Oklahoma City* (50–32) | Minnesota (15–67) |
2010–11 | Oklahoma City* (55–27) | Denver* (50–32) | Portland* (48–34) | Utah (39–43) | Minnesota (17–65) |
2011–12[a] | Oklahoma City+ (47–19) | Denver* (38–28) | Utah* (36–30) | Portland (28–38) | Minnesota (26–40) |
2012–13 | Oklahoma City* (60–22) | Denver* (57–25) | Utah (43–39) | Portland (33–49) | Minnesota (31–51) |
2013–14 | Oklahoma City* (59–23) | Portland* (54–28) | Minnesota (40–42) | Denver (36–46) | Utah (25–57) |
2014–15 | Portland* (51–31) | Oklahoma City (45–37) | Utah (38–44) | Denver (30–52) | Minnesota (16–66) |
2015–16 | Oklahoma City* (55–27) | Portland* (44–38) | Utah (40–42) | Denver (33–49) | Minnesota (29–53) |
2016–17 | Utah* (51–31) | Oklahoma City* (47–35) | Portland* (41–41) | Denver (40–42) | Minnesota (31–51) |
2017–18 | Portland* (49–33) | Oklahoma City* (48–34) | Utah* (48–34) | Minnesota* (47–35) | Denver (46–36) |
Notes
a 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
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- Specific
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^ Jenkins, Lee (December 5, 2011). "'tis The Season". CNN Sports Illustrated. Time Warner Company. Retrieved April 30, 2012.
External links
- NBA.com Team Index