Matchup Index

Pacific

NBA division in the West. 5 current members.

Members over time

Each bar is a run of seasons as a member. Bold names are current members.
 
  1. Golden State Warriors since 1970-71
  2. Houston Rockets 1970-71 to 1971-72
  3. Los Angeles Lakers since 1970-71
  4. Oklahoma City Thunder 1970-71 to 2003-04
  5. Portland Trail Blazers 1970-71 to 2003-04
  6. Phoenix Suns since 1972-73
  7. Los Angeles Clippers since 1978-79
  8. Sacramento Kings since 1988-89

Members

All-time division records

TeamRecordWin %GamesSeasons as a member
Los Angeles Lakers869-56060.8%1429Since 1970-71
Phoenix Suns724-62353.7%1347Since 1972-73
Golden State Warriors578-74043.9%1318Since 1970-71
Portland Trail Blazers535-45054.3%9851970-71 to 2003-04
Oklahoma City Thunder517-46952.4%9861970-71 to 2003-04
Los Angeles Clippers426-66039.2%1086Since 1978-79
Sacramento Kings325-47240.8%797Since 1988-89
Houston Rockets23-2350.0%461970-71 to 1971-72

Games against fellow members only, counting both teams' division in the season each game was played. Current members are in bold.

Most played division rivalries

SeriesRecordAs membersAll meetings
Los Angeles Lakers vs Phoenix Suns195-150313345
Golden State Warriors vs Los Angeles Lakers191-298291489
Golden State Warriors vs Phoenix Suns122-165265287
Los Angeles Clippers vs Phoenix Suns109-155232264
Golden State Warriors vs Los Angeles Clippers146-111227257
Los Angeles Lakers vs Portland Trail Blazers170-135222305
Los Angeles Clippers vs Los Angeles Lakers89-158215247
Los Angeles Lakers vs Oklahoma City Thunder183-135206318
Oklahoma City Thunder vs Portland Trail Blazers151-133192284
Oklahoma City Thunder vs Phoenix Suns143-150188293
Phoenix Suns vs Portland Trail Blazers151-132188283
Golden State Warriors vs Oklahoma City Thunder133-158185291

"As members" counts the meetings played while both teams were in the division; the record is every NBA meeting.

Against every other division

OpponentRecordGamesSeriesMost played
Atlantic2116-1860397670Los Angeles Lakers vs Boston Celtics (160 meetings)
Central2254-20544308101Golden State Warriors vs Cleveland Cavaliers (148 meetings)
Midwest3240-28696109106Los Angeles Lakers vs San Antonio Spurs (150 meetings)
Northwest1076-1065214125Los Angeles Lakers vs Denver Nuggets (108 meetings)
Southeast592-490108225Los Angeles Lakers vs Miami Heat (50 meetings)
Southwest1050-1119216925Houston Rockets vs Golden State Warriors (107 meetings)

Counts each game by both teams' division in the season it was played. "Series" is how many different pairs of teams met; "Most played" is the pair that met most often while in these two divisions, with how many of those meetings count here; its bar is the whole series.

Sources

Records are computed from every final game result in the Matchup Index database. About the data.