Western Division of NBA
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The Western Division of the NBA was one of the league’s early geographic groupings of teams, comprising franchises from the western and midwestern United States before the NBA reorganized into conferences and divisions.
Observed surface forms (4)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Western Division (NBA) | 1 |
| NBA Western Division | 3 |
| 1962 NBA Western Division | 1 |
| Western Division of the NBA | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | former National Basketball Association division ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Western Division of NBA
ⓘ
surface form:
NBA Western Division
Western Division of NBA ⓘ
surface form:
Western Division of the NBA
|
| competitionType |
playoffs seeding
ⓘ
regular season ⓘ |
| conferenceAfterRealignment |
NBA Western Conference
ⓘ
surface form:
Western Conference (NBA)
|
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| divisionTitleDeterminedBy | regular season win–loss record ⓘ |
| endTime | 1970 ⓘ |
| geographicScope |
Midwestern United States
ⓘ
surface form:
midwestern United States
western United States ⓘ |
| governingBody | NBA Board of Governors ⓘ |
| hadDivisionChampionTitle | yes ⓘ |
| hadRivalDivision |
Eastern Division
ⓘ
surface form:
Eastern Division (NBA)
|
| hadStandingsPublishedIn |
NBA official guides
ⓘ
newspapers and sports publications ⓘ |
| historicalEra | early NBA era ⓘ |
| includedFranchise |
Baltimore Bullets
ⓘ
surface form:
Baltimore Bullets (original NBA franchise)
Chicago Packers ⓘ
surface form:
Chicago Packers/Zephyrs
Chicago Stags ⓘ Cincinnati Royals ⓘ Detroit Pistons ⓘ Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons ⓘ
surface form:
Fort Wayne Pistons
Indianapolis Olympians ⓘ Los Angeles Lakers ⓘ Milwaukee Bucks ⓘ Atlanta Hawks ⓘ
surface form:
Milwaukee Hawks
Los Angeles Lakers ⓘ
surface form:
Minneapolis Lakers
Rochester Royals ⓘ Houston Rockets ⓘ
surface form:
San Diego Rockets
Golden State Warriors ⓘ
surface form:
San Francisco Warriors
Atlanta Hawks ⓘ
surface form:
St. Louis Hawks
Tri-Cities Blackhawks ⓘ |
| leagueLevel | major professional sports league division ⓘ |
| notableDominantTeam |
Los Angeles Lakers
ⓘ
Los Angeles Lakers ⓘ
surface form:
Minneapolis Lakers
Atlanta Hawks ⓘ
surface form:
St. Louis Hawks
|
| numberOfTeamsVariedBetween | 4 and 9 ⓘ |
| partOf | National Basketball Association ⓘ |
| playoffStructure | top teams qualified for NBA playoffs ⓘ |
| precededBy |
Western Division of BAA
ⓘ
surface form:
Western Division (BAA)
|
| reasonForDissolution | NBA realignment into conferences and new divisions in 1970–71 season ⓘ |
| reorganizedInto |
Midwest Division
ⓘ
surface form:
Midwest Division (NBA)
Pacific Division ⓘ
surface form:
Pacific Division (NBA)
|
| replacedBy |
NBA Western Conference
ⓘ
surface form:
Western Conference (NBA)
|
| seasonOfFinalExistence | 1969–70 NBA season ⓘ |
| sport | basketball ⓘ |
| startTime | 1949 ⓘ |
| usedForPlayoffQualification | yes ⓘ |
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Western Division (NBA)
this entity surface form:
NBA Western Division
subject surface form:
Western Division (NBA)
this entity surface form:
Western Division of the NBA
this entity surface form:
1962 NBA Western Division
this entity surface form:
NBA Western Division
subject surface form:
Western Division (BAA)
this entity surface form:
NBA Western Division
subject surface form:
Western Division (BAA)
this entity surface form:
Western Division (NBA)