OKC Thunder finish first in West

The Oklahoma City Thunder finished first in the NBA Western Conference final standings after closing out the 2023-2024 regular season with a 135-86 home win over the Dallas Mavericks on Sunday. They enter the playoffs as the one-seed and will now await the winner of the play-in tournament before beginning their first-round series on Sunday, April 21.

OKC’s final record of 57-25 is tied for the second-best in the entire NBA behind only the Boston Celtics (64-18). The organization makes its first playoff appearance since the 2019-2020 season and wins 50 games for the first time since 2015-2016.

            Team                                       Record Games back

1. Oklahoma City Thunder       57-25               -
2. Denver Nuggets                      57-25               -
3. Minnesota Timberwolves        56-26               1.0
4. L.A. Clippers                           51-31               6.0
5. Dallas Mavericks                     50-32               7.0
6. Phoenix Suns                          49-33               8.0
7. New Orleans Pelicans            49-33               8.0
8. L.A. Lakers                              47-35               10.0
9. Sacramento Kings                  46-36               11.0
10. Golden State Warriors            46-36               11.0
11. Houston Rockets                    41-41               16.0
12. Utah Jazz                                31-51               26.0
13. Memphis Grizzlies                  27-55               30.0
14. San Antonio Spurs                  22-60               35.0
15. Portland Trail Blazers             21-61               36.0