West

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NBA conference sports league division

West is the commonly used short form for the NBA’s Western Conference, one of the league’s two main competitive groupings.

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	NBA conference → sports league division →
abbreviation	W → West →
advancesChampionTo	NBA Finals →
championshipAward	Western Conference championship →
competitionFormat	playoffs qualification → regular season →
conferenceType	major league → professional →
country	Canada → United States →
determines	NBA playoff seeding for Western teams →
fullName	Western Conference →
geographicalOrientation	western →
governingBody	NBA Board of Governors →
hasDivision	Northwest Division → Pacific Division → Southwest Division →
hasNotableFranchises	Dallas Mavericks → Denver Nuggets → Golden State Warriors → Houston Rockets → Los Angeles Clippers → Los Angeles Lakers → Memphis Grizzlies → Minnesota Timberwolves → New Orleans Pelicans → Oklahoma City Thunder → Phoenix Suns → Portland Trail Blazers → Sacramento Kings → San Antonio Spurs → Utah Jazz →
includesTeamsFrom	Canadian province of British Columbia (historically) → Oklahoma → Texas → Western United States →
isOneOfTwoConferencesIn	National Basketball Association →
league	National Basketball Association →
levelOnPyramid	top tier →
numberOfTeams	15 →
partOf	National Basketball Association →
playInTournamentSpots	seeds 7 through 10 (in play-in era) →
playoffSpots	8 traditional playoff berths →
seasonStructure	82-game regular season schedule (per team, shared NBA-wide) →
shortFormOf	Western Conference →
sisterConference	Eastern Conference →
sport	basketball →

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Western Conference →	abbreviation
Andrew Jackson presidential election →	hasRegionOfStrongSupportForWinner