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((Infobox sports division
| title = Western Division
| league = [[National Basketball Association]]
| sport = [[Basketball]]
| inaugural = [[1946–47 BAA season]]
| teams = <!--For the number of teams, not a list-->
| folded = [[1969–70 NBA season]]
| replaced = [[Western Conference (NBA)|Western Conference]]
| champion = [[Atlanta Hawks]] (7th title) (1970)
| most_champs = [[Los Angeles Lakers|Minneapolis/Los Angeles Lakers]] (8 titles)
))

The '''Western Division''' was a division in the [[National Basketball Association]] (NBA) and its forerunner, the [[Basketball Association of America]] (BAA). The division was created at the start of the [[1946–47 BAA season]],<ref>((cite web |last1=Goldaper |first1=Sam |title=The First Game |url=http://www.nba.com/history/firstgame_feature.html |website=NBA.com |access-date=December 12, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190503032326/http://www.nba.com/history/firstgame_feature.html |archive-date=May 3, 2019))</ref> when the league was created, and was then kept as one of the divisions when BAA merged with the [[National Basketball League (United States)|National Basketball League]] (NBL) to create the NBA on August 3, 1949.<ref>((cite web |title=NBA is born |url=https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/nba-is-born |website=History.com |access-date=December 12, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201111184741/https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/nba-is-born |archive-date=November 11, 2020 |date=November 16, 2009))</ref> The division existed until the [[1970–71 NBA season]] when the NBA expanded from 14 to 17 teams and realigned into the [[Eastern Conference (NBA)|Eastern]] and [[Western Conference (NBA)|Western conferences]] with two divisions each.<ref>((cite web |title=N.B.A. Is Realigned Into Four Divisions |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1970/04/24/archives/nba-is-realigned-into-four-divisions.html |website=The New York Times |access-date=December 12, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201212130159/https://www.nytimes.com/1970/04/24/archives/nba-is-realigned-into-four-divisions.html |archive-date=December 12, 2020 |date=April 24, 1970))</ref>

==Teams==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! rowspan="2"|Team !! rowspan="2"|City !! Year !! From !! Year !! To !! rowspan="2"|Current division
|- class="unsortable"
! colspan="2"|Joined !! colspan="2"|Left
|-
| [[Anderson Packers]] || [[Anderson, Indiana]] || ((nbay|1949|start)) || style="text-align:center;"|—* || ((nbay|1949|end)) || [[National Professional Basketball League (1950–51)|NPBL]] || style="text-align:center;"|—
|-
| [[Tri-Cities Blackhawks]] ((small|(((nbay|1949|start))–((nbay|1950|end)))))<br>[[Milwaukee Hawks]] ((small|(((nbay|1951|start))–((nbay|1954|end)))))<br>[[St. Louis Hawks]] ((small|(((nbay|1955|start))–((nbay|1967|end)))))<br>[[Atlanta Hawks]] ((small|(((nbay|1968|start))–present))) || [[Moline, Illinois]]<br>[[Milwaukee, Wisconsin]]<br>[[St. Louis, Missouri]]<br>[[Atlanta, Georgia]] || ((nbay|1949|start)) || style="text-align:center;"|—* || ((nbay|1969|end)) || [[Central Division (NBA)|Central Division]] || [[Southeast Division (NBA)|Southeast Division]]
|-
| [[Baltimore Bullets (1944–1954)|Baltimore Bullets]] ((small|(original))) || [[Baltimore, Maryland]] || ((nbay|1947|start|baa=y)) || style="text-align:center;"|[[American Basketball League (1925–1955)|ABL]] || ((nbay|1947|end|baa=y)) || [[Eastern Division (NBA)|Eastern Division]] || style="text-align:center;"|—
|-
| [[Chicago Packers]] ((small|(((nbay|1961|full=y)))))<br>[[Chicago Zephyrs]] ((small|(((nbay|1962|full=y)))))<br>[[Baltimore Bullets (1963–1973)|Baltimore Bullets]] ((small|(((nbay|1963|start))–((nbay|1965|end)))))<br>((small|(now the [[Washington Wizards]]))) || [[Chicago, Illinois]]<br>Chicago, Illinois<br>Baltimore, Maryland || ((nbay|1961|start)) || style="text-align:center;"|—((dagger)) || ((nbay|1965|end)) || Eastern Division || Southeast Division
|-
| [[Chicago Bulls]] || Chicago, Illinois || ((nbay|1966|start)) || style="text-align:center;"|—((dagger)) || ((nbay|1969|end)) || [[Midwest Division (NBA)|Midwest Division]] || [[Central Division (NBA)|Central Division]]
|-
| [[Chicago Stags]] || Chicago, Illinois || ((nbay|1946|start|baa=y)) || style="text-align:center; background:#87CEFA;"|§ || ((nbay|1948|end|baa=y)) || Central Division || style="text-align:center;"|—
|-
| [[Rochester Royals]] ((small|(((nbay|1948|full=y|baa=y)), ((nbay|1950|start))–((nbay|1956|end)))))<br>[[Cincinnati Royals]] ((small|(((nbay|1957|start))–((nbay|1961|end)))))<br>((small|(now the [[Sacramento Kings]]))) || [[Rochester, New York]]<br>[[Cincinnati, Ohio]] || ((nbay|1948|start|baa=y))<br>((nbay|1950|start)) || style="text-align:center;"|[[National Basketball League (United States)|NBL]]<br>[[Central Division (NBA)|Central Division]] || ((nbay|1948|end|baa=y))<br>((nbay|1961|end)) || Central Division<br>Eastern Division || [[Pacific Division (NBA)|Pacific Division]]
|-
| [[Cleveland Rebels]] || [[Cleveland, Ohio]] || ((nbay|1946|start|baa=y)) || style="text-align:center; background:#87CEFA;"|§ || ((nbay|1946|end|baa=y)) || Folded || style="text-align:center;"|—
|-
| [[Denver Nuggets (1948–1950)|Denver Nuggets]] || [[Denver, Colorado]] || ((nbay|1949|start)) || style="text-align:center;"|—* || ((nbay|1949|end)) || Folded || style="text-align:center;"|—
|-
| [[Detroit Falcons (basketball)|Detroit Falcons]] || [[Detroit, Michigan]] || ((nbay|1946|start|baa=y)) || style="text-align:center; background:#87CEFA;"|§ || ((nbay|1946|end|baa=y)) || Folded || style="text-align:center;"|—
|-
| [[Fort Wayne Pistons]] ((small|(((nbay|1948|full=y|baa=y)), ((nbay|1950|start))–((nbay|1956|end)))))<br>[[Detroit Pistons]] ((small|(((nbay|1957|start))–present))) || [[Fort Wayne, Indiana]]<br>Detroit, Michigan || ((nbay|1948|start|baa=y))<br>((nbay|1950|start)) || style="text-align:center;"|NBL<br>Central Division || ((nbay|1948|end|baa=y))<br>((nbay|1966|end)) || Central Division<br>Eastern Division || Central Division
|-
| [[Indianapolis Jets]] || [[Indianapolis, Indiana]] || ((nbay|1948|start|baa=y)) || style="text-align:center;"|NBL || ((nbay|1948|end|baa=y)) || Folded || style="text-align:center;"|—
|-
| [[Indianapolis Olympians]] || Indianapolis, Indiana || ((nbay|1949|start)) || style="text-align:center;"|—((dagger)) || ((nbay|1952|end)) || Folded || style="text-align:center;"|—
|-
| [[Minneapolis Lakers]] ((small|(((nbay|1948|full=y|baa=y)), ((nbay|1950|start))–((nbay|1959|end)))))<br>[[Los Angeles Lakers]] ((small|(((nbay|1960|start))–present))) || [[Minneapolis, Minnesota]]<br>[[Los Angeles, California]] || ((nbay|1948|start|baa=y))<br>((nbay|1950|start)) || style="text-align:center;"|NBL<br>Central Division || ((nbay|1948|end|baa=y))<br>((nbay|1969|end)) || Central Division<br>[[Pacific Division (NBA)|Pacific Division]] || Pacific Division
|-
| [[Phoenix Suns]] || [[Phoenix, Arizona]] || ((nbay|1968|start)) || style="text-align:center;"|—((dagger)) || ((nbay|1969|end)) || Midwest Division || Pacific Division
|-
| [[Pittsburgh Ironmen]] || [[Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania]] || ((nbay|1946|start|baa=y)) || style="text-align:center; background:#87CEFA;"|§ || ((nbay|1946|end|baa=y)) || Folded || style="text-align:center;"|—
|-
| [[San Diego Rockets]] ((small|(now the [[Houston Rockets]]))) || [[San Diego, California]] || ((nbay|1967|start)) || style="text-align:center;"|—((dagger)) || ((nbay|1969|end)) || Pacific Division || [[Southwest Division (NBA)|Southwest Division]]
|-
| [[San Francisco Warriors]] ((small|(now the [[Golden State Warriors]]))) || [[San Francisco, California]] || ((nbay|1962|start)) || style="text-align:center;"|[[Eastern Division (NBA)|Eastern Division]] || ((nbay|1969|end)) || Pacific Division || Pacific Division
|-
| [[Seattle SuperSonics]] ((small|(now the [[Oklahoma City Thunder]]))) || [[Seattle, Washington]] || ((nbay|1967|start)) || style="text-align:center;"|—((dagger)) || ((nbay|1969|end)) || Pacific Division || [[Northwest Division (NBA)|Northwest Division]]
|-
| [[Sheboygan Red Skins]] || [[Sheboygan, Wisconsin]] || ((nbay|1949|start)) || style="text-align:center;"|—* || ((nbay|1949|end)) || NPBL || style="text-align:center;"|—
|-
| [[St. Louis Bombers]] || St. Louis, Missouri || ((nbay|1946|start|baa=y)) || style="text-align:center; background:#87CEFA;"|§ || ((nbay|1948|end|baa=y)) || Central Division || style="text-align:center;"|—
|-
| [[Washington Capitols]] || [[Washington, D.C.]] || ((nbay|1947|start|baa=y)) || style="text-align:center;"|Eastern Division || ((nbay|1947|end|baa=y)) || Eastern Division || style="text-align:center;"|—
|-
| [[Waterloo Hawks]] || [[Waterloo, Iowa]] || ((nbay|1949|start)) || style="text-align:center;"|—* || ((nbay|1949|end)) || NPBL || style="text-align:center;"|—
|}
;Notes
* ((legend|#87CEFA|text=§|founding [[Basketball Association of America|BAA]] team))
* ((dagger)) denotes an [[expansion team]].
* ((asterisk)) denotes a team that merged from the [[National Basketball League (United States)|National Basketball League]] (NBL)

===Team timeline===
<timeline>
DateFormat = yyyy
ImageSize  = width:1150 height:auto barincrement:25
Period     = from:1946 till:1970
TimeAxis   = orientation:horizontal
PlotArea   = right:60 left:20 bottom:20 top:0

Colors = id:barcolor value:rgb(0.99,0.7,0.7)
         id:line value:black
         id:bg value:white

PlotData =
  width:15 textcolor:black shift:(5,-5) anchor:from fontsize:s
  bar:1 color:tan1 from:1946 till:1949 text:[[Chicago Stags]] (1946–1949)
  bar:2 color:tan2 from:1946 till:1947 text:[[Cleveland Rebels]] (1946–1947)
  bar:3 color:tan2 from:1946 till:1947 text:[[Detroit Falcons (basketball)|Detroit Falcons]] (1946–1947)
  bar:4 color:tan2 from:1946 till:1947 text:[[Pittsburgh Ironmen]] (1946–1947)
  bar:5 color:tan1 from:1946 till:1949 text:[[St. Louis Bombers]] (1946–1949)
  bar:6 color:tan1 from:1947 till:1948 text:[[Baltimore Bullets (1944–1954)|Baltimore Bullets]] (original, 1947–1948)
  bar:7 color:tan1 from:1947 till:1948 text:[[Washington Capitols]] (1947–1948)
  bar:8 color:tan2 from:1948 till:1949 text:[[Indianapolis Jets]] (1948–1949)
  bar:9 color:tan1 from:1948 till:1949 text:[[Rochester Royals]]/[[Cincinnati Royals]] (1948–1949, 1950–1962)
  bar:9 color:tan1 from:1950 till:1962
  bar:10 color:tan1 from:1948 till:1949 text:[[Fort Wayne Pistons]]/[[Detroit Pistons]] (1948–1949, 1950–1967)
  bar:10 color:tan1 from:1950 till:1967
  bar:11 color:tan1 from:1948 till:1949 text:[[Minneapolis Lakers]]/[[Los Angeles Lakers]] (1948–1949, 1950–1970)
  bar:11 color:tan1 from:1950 till:1970
  bar:12 color:tan1 from:1949 till:1950 text:[[Anderson Packers]] (1949–1950)
  bar:13 color:tan1 from:1949 till:1970 text:[[Tri-Cities Blackhawks]]/[[Milwaukee Hawks]]/[[St. Louis Hawks]]/[[Atlanta Hawks]] (1949–1970)
  bar:14 color:tan2 from:1949 till:1950 text:[[Denver Nuggets (1948–1950)|Denver Nuggets]] (1949–1950)
  bar:15 color:tan2 from:1949 till:1953 text:[[Indianapolis Olympians]] (1949–1953)
  bar:16 color:tan1 from:1949 till:1950 text:[[Sheboygan Red Skins]] (1949–1950)
  bar:17 color:tan1 from:1949 till:1950 text:[[Waterloo Hawks]] (1949–1950)
  bar:18 color:tan1 from:1961 till:1966 text:[[Chicago Packers]]/[[Chicago Zephyrs]]/[[Baltimore Bullets (1963–1973)|Baltimore Bullets]] (1961–1966)
  bar:19 color:tan1 from:1962 till:1970 text:[[San Francisco Warriors]] (1962–1970)
  bar:20 color:tan1 from:1966 till:1970 text:[[Chicago Bulls]] (1966–1970)
  bar:21 color:tan1 from:1967 till:1970 text:[[San Diego Rockets]] (1967–1970)
  bar:22 color:tan1 from:1967 till:1970 text:[[Seattle SuperSonics]] (1967–1970)
  bar:23 color:tan1 from:1968 till:1970 text:[[Phoenix Suns]] (1968–1970)

ScaleMajor = gridcolor:line unit:year increment:3 start:1946

</timeline>

==Division champions==
{| class="wikitable"
| style="background:#FFFF99;"|^
| Had or tied for the best regular season record for that season
|}
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Season !! Team !! Record !! Playoffs result
|-
| ((nbay|1946|baa=y)) || [[1946–47 Chicago Stags season|Chicago Stags]] || ((ntsh|.639)) 39–22 (((winpct|39|22))) || Lost [[1947 BAA Finals|BAA Finals]]
|-
| ((nbay|1947|baa=y)) || style="background:#FFFF99;"|[[1947–48 St. Louis Bombers season|St. Louis Bombers]]^ || ((ntsh|.604)) 29–19 (((winpct|29|19))) || Lost [[1948 BAA playoffs|Semifinals]]
|-
| ((nbay|1948|baa=y)) || style="background:#FFFF99;"|[[1948–49 Rochester Royals season|Rochester Royals]]^ || ((ntsh|.750)) 45–15 (((winpct|45|15))) || Lost [[1949 BAA playoffs|Division finals]]
|-
| ((nbay|1949)) || [[1949–50 Indianapolis Olympians season|Indianapolis Olympians]] || ((ntsh|.609)) 39–25 (((winpct|39|25))) || Lost [[1950 NBA playoffs|Division finals]]
|-
| ((nbay|1950)) || style="background:#FFFF99;"|[[1950–51 Minneapolis Lakers season|Minneapolis Lakers]]^ || ((ntsh|.647)) 44–24 (((winpct|44|24))) || Lost [[1951 NBA playoffs|Division semifinals]]
|-
| ((nbay|1951)) || style="background:#FFFF99;"|[[1951–52 Rochester Royals season|Rochester Royals]]^ || ((ntsh|.621)) 41–25 (((winpct|41|25))) || Lost [[1952 NBA playoffs|Division finals]]
|-
| ((nbay|1952)) || style="background:#FFFF99;"|[[1952–53 Minneapolis Lakers season|Minneapolis Lakers]]^ || ((ntsh|.686)) 48–22 (((winpct|48|22))) || '''Won [[1953 NBA Finals|NBA Finals]]'''
|-
| ((nbay|1953)) || style="background:#FFFF99;"|[[1953–54 Minneapolis Lakers season|Minneapolis Lakers]]^ || ((ntsh|.639)) 46–26 (((winpct|46|26))) || '''Won [[1954 NBA Finals|NBA Finals]]'''
|-
| ((nbay|1954)) || style="background:#FFFF99;"|[[1954–55 Fort Wayne Pistons season|Fort Wayne Pistons]]^ || ((ntsh|.597)) 43–29 (((winpct|43|29))) || Lost [[1955 NBA Finals|NBA Finals]]
|-
| ((nbay|1955)) || [[1955–56 Fort Wayne Pistons season|Fort Wayne Pistons]] || ((ntsh|.521)) 37–35 (((winpct|38|35))) || Lost [[1956 NBA Finals|NBA Finals]]
|-
| ((nbay|1956)) || [[1956–57 St. Louis Hawks season|St. Louis Hawks]] || ((ntsh|.472)) 34–38 (((winpct|34|38))) || Lost [[1957 NBA Finals|NBA Finals]]
|-
| ((nbay|1957)) || [[1957–58 St. Louis Hawks season|St. Louis Hawks]] || ((ntsh|.569)) 41–31 (((winpct|41|31))) || '''Won [[1958 NBA Finals|NBA Finals]]'''
|-
| ((nbay|1958)) || [[1958–59 St. Louis Hawks season|St. Louis Hawks]] || ((ntsh|.681)) 49–23 (((winpct|49|23))) || Lost [[1959 NBA playoffs|Division finals]]
|-
| ((nbay|1959)) || [[1959–60 St. Louis Hawks season|St. Louis Hawks]] || ((ntsh|.613)) 46–29 (((winpct|46|29))) || Lost [[1960 NBA Finals|NBA Finals]]
|-
| ((nbay|1960)) || [[1960–61 St. Louis Hawks season|St. Louis Hawks]] || ((ntsh|.646)) 51–28 (((winpct|51|28))) || Lost [[1961 NBA Finals|NBA Finals]]
|-
| ((nbay|1961)) || [[1961–62 Los Angeles Lakers season|Los Angeles Lakers]] || ((ntsh|.675)) 54–26 (((winpct|54|26))) || Lost [[1962 NBA Finals|NBA Finals]]
|-
| ((nbay|1962)) || [[1962–63 Los Angeles Lakers season|Los Angeles Lakers]] || ((ntsh|.663)) 53–27 (((winpct|53|27))) || Lost [[1963 NBA Finals|NBA Finals]]
|-
| ((nbay|1963)) || [[1963–64 San Francisco Warriors season|San Francisco Warriors]] || ((ntsh|.600)) 48–32 (((winpct|48|32))) || Lost [[1964 NBA Finals|NBA Finals]]
|-
| ((nbay|1964)) || [[1964–65 Los Angeles Lakers season|Los Angeles Lakers]] || ((ntsh|.613)) 49–31 (((winpct|49|31))) || Lost [[1965 NBA Finals|NBA Finals]]
|-
| ((nbay|1965)) || [[1965–66 Los Angeles Lakers season|Los Angeles Lakers]] || ((ntsh|.563)) 45–35 (((winpct|45|35))) || Lost [[1966 NBA Finals|NBA Finals]]
|-
| ((nbay|1966)) || [[1966–67 San Francisco Warriors season|San Francisco Warriors]] || ((ntsh|.543)) 44–37 (((winpct|44|37))) || Lost [[1967 NBA Finals|NBA Finals]]
|-
| ((nbay|1967)) || [[1967–68 St. Louis Hawks season|St. Louis Hawks]] || ((ntsh|.683)) 56–26 (((winpct|56|26))) || Lost [[1968 NBA playoffs|Division semifinals]]
|-
| ((nbay|1968)) || [[1968–69 Los Angeles Lakers season|Los Angeles Lakers]] || ((ntsh|.671)) 55–27 (((winpct|55|27))) || Lost [[1969 NBA Finals|NBA Finals]]
|-
| ((nbay|1969)) || [[1969–70 Atlanta Hawks season|Atlanta Hawks]] || ((ntsh|.585)) 48–34 (((winpct|48|34))) || Lost [[1970 NBA playoffs|Division finals]]
|}

===Titles by team===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Team !! Titles !! Season(s) won
|-
| [[Minneapolis Lakers]]/[[Los Angeles Lakers]] || 8 || ((nbay|1950)), ((nbay|1952)), ((nbay|1953)), ((nbay|1961)), ((nbay|1962)), ((nbay|1964)), ((nbay|1965)), ((nbay|1968))
|-
| [[St. Louis Hawks]]/[[Atlanta Hawks]] || 7 || ((nbay|1956)), ((nbay|1957)), ((nbay|1958)), ((nbay|1959)), ((nbay|1960)), ((nbay|1967)), ((nbay|1969))
|-
| [[Rochester Royals]] ((small|(now the [[Sacramento Kings]]))) || 2 || ((nbay|1948|baa=y)), ((nbay|1951))
|-
| [[Fort Wayne Pistons]] ((small|(now the [[Detroit Pistons]]))) || 2 || ((nbay|1954)), ((nbay|1955))
|-
| [[San Francisco Warriors]] ((small|(now the [[Golden State Warriors]]))) || 2 || ((nbay|1963)), ((nbay|1966))
|-
| [[Chicago Stags]] || 1 || ((nbay|1946|baa=y))
|-
| [[St. Louis Bombers]] || 1 || ((nbay|1947|baa=y))
|-
| [[Indianapolis Olympians]] || 1 || ((nbay|1949))
|}

==Season results==
{| class="wikitable"
| style="background:#FFCC00;"|^
| Denotes team that won the [[List of NBA champions|BAA/NBA championships]]
|-
| style="background:#C0C0C0;"|<sup>+</sup>
| Denotes team that lost the [[NBA Finals|BAA/NBA Finals]]
|-
| style="background:#CCFFCC;"|*
| Denotes team that qualified for the [[NBA playoffs|BAA/NBA playoffs]]
|}

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:95%;"
! rowspan="2"|Season !! colspan="7"|Team (record)
|-
! 1st !! 2nd !! 3rd !! 4th !! 5th !! 6th !! 7th
|-
| colspan="8"|
*'''1946''': the Western Division was formed with five inaugural members.
|-
| ((nbay|1946|baa=y)) || style="background:#C0C0C0;"|[[1946–47 Chicago Stags season|Chicago]]<sup>+</sup> (39–22) || style="background:#CCFFCC;"|[[1946–47 St. Louis Bombers season|St. Louis]]* (38–23) || style="background:#CCFFCC;"|[[1946–47 Cleveland Rebels season|Cleveland]]* (30–30) || [[1946–47 Detroit Falcons season|Detroit]] (20–40) || [[1946–47 Pittsburgh Ironmen season|Pittsburgh]] (15–45) ||  || 
|-
| colspan="8"|
*'''1947''': the [[Cleveland Rebels]], [[Detroit Falcons (basketball)|Detroit Falcons]] and [[Pittsburgh Ironmen]] folded during the off-season, while the [[Washington Capitols]] joined from the [[Eastern Division (NBA)|Eastern Division]] and the [[Baltimore Bullets (1944–1954)|Baltimore Bullets]] joined from the [[American Basketball League (1925–1955)|American Basketball League]] (ABL). 
|-
| ((nbay|1947|baa=y)) || style="background:#CCFFCC;"|[[1947–48 St. Louis Bombers season|St. Louis]]* (29–19) || style="background:#FFCC00;"|[[1947–48 Baltimore Bullets season|Baltimore]]^ (28–20) || style="background:#CCFFCC;"|[[1947–48 Chicago Stags season|Chicago]]* (28–20) || style="background:#CCFFCC;"|[[1947–48 Washington Capitols season|Washington]]* (28–20) ||  ||  || 
|-
| colspan="8"|
*'''1948''': the Washington Capitols left to re-join the Eastern Division, the Baltimore Bullets left to join the Eastern Division, while the [[Fort Wayne Pistons]], [[Indianapolis Jets]], [[Minneapolis Lakers]] and [[Rochester Royals]] joined from the [[National Basketball League (United States)|National Basketball League]] (NBL).
|-
| ((nbay|1948|baa=y)) || style="background:#CCFFCC;"|[[1948–49 Rochester Royals season|Rochester]]* (45–15) || style="background:#FFCC00;"|[[1948–49 Minneapolis Lakers season|Minneapolis]]^ (44–16) || style="background:#CCFFCC;"|[[1948–49 Chicago Stags season|Chicago]]* (38–22) || style="background:#CCFFCC;"|[[1948–49 St. Louis Bombers season|St. Louis]]* (29–31) || [[1948–49 Fort Wayne Pistons season|Fort Wayne]] (22–38) || [[1948–49 Indianapolis Jets season|Indianapolis]] (18–42) || 
|-
| colspan="8"|
*'''1949''': the [[Indianapolis Jets]] folded during the off-season, the [[Chicago Stags]], Fort Wayne Pistons, Minneapolis Lakers, Rochester Royals and [[St. Louis Bombers]] left to join the [[Central Division (NBA)|Central Division]]. An [[expansion team]], the [[Indianapolis Olympians]], joined the division, while the [[Anderson Packers]], [[Denver Nuggets (1948–1950)|Denver Nuggets]], [[Sheboygan Red Skins]], [[Tri-Cities Blackhawks]] and [[Waterloo Hawks]] merged from the [[National Basketball League (United States)|National Basketball League]] (NBL).
|-
| ((nbay|1949)) || style="background:#CCFFCC;"|[[1949–50 Indianapolis Olympians season|Indianapolis]]* (39–25) || style="background:#CCFFCC;"|[[1949–50 Anderson Packers season|Anderson]]* (37–27) || style="background:#CCFFCC;"|[[1949–50 Tri-Cities Blackhawks season|Tri-Cities]]* (29–35) || style="background:#CCFFCC;"|[[1949–50 Sheboygan Red Skins season|Sheboygan]]* (22–40) || [[1949–50 Waterloo Hawks season|Waterloo]] (19–43) || [[1949–50 Denver Nuggets season|Denver]] (11–51) || 
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*'''1950''': the Denver Nuggets folded during the off-season, while the Anderson Packers, Sheboygan Red Skins and Waterloo Hawks left to join the [[National Professional Basketball League (1950–51)|National Professional Basketball League]] (NPBL). The Fort Wayne Pistons, Minneapolis Lakers and Rochester Royals re-joined the division.
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| ((nbay|1950)) || style="background:#CCFFCC;"|[[1950–51 Minneapolis Lakers season|Minneapolis]]* (44–24) || style="background:#FFCC00;"|[[1950–51 Rochester Royals season|Rochester]]^ (41–27) || style="background:#CCFFCC;"|[[1950–51 Fort Wayne Pistons season|Fort Wayne]]* (32–36) || style="background:#CCFFCC;"|[[1950–51 Indianapolis Olympians season|Indianapolis]]* (31–37) || [[1950–51 Tri-Cities Blackhawks season|Tri-Cities]] (25–43) ||  || 
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*'''1951''': the Tri-Cities Blackhawks relocated and became the [[Milwaukee Hawks]].
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| ((nbay|1951)) || style="background:#CCFFCC;"|[[1951–52 Rochester Royals season|Rochester]]* (41–25) || style="background:#FFCC00;"|[[1951–52 Minneapolis Lakers season|Minneapolis]]^ (40–26) || style="background:#CCFFCC;"|[[1951–52 Indianapolis Olympians season|Indianapolis]]* (34–32) || style="background:#CCFFCC;"|[[1951–52 Fort Wayne Pistons season|Fort Wayne]]* (29–37) || [[1951–52 Milwaukee Hawks season|Milwaukee]] (17–49) ||  || 
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| ((nbay|1952)) || style="background:#FFCC00;"|[[1952–53 Minneapolis Lakers season|Minneapolis]]^ (48–22) || style="background:#CCFFCC;"|[[1952–53 Rochester Royals season|Rochester]]* (44–26) || style="background:#CCFFCC;"|[[1952–53 Fort Wayne Pistons season|Fort Wayne]]* (36–33) || style="background:#CCFFCC;"|[[1952–53 Indianapolis Olympians season|Indianapolis]]* (28–43) || [[1952–53 Milwaukee Hawks season|Milwaukee]] (27–44) ||  || 
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*'''1953''': the Indianapolis Olympians folded during the off-season.
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| ((nbay|1953)) || style="background:#FFCC00;"|[[1953–54 Minneapolis Lakers season|Minneapolis]]^ (46–26) || style="background:#CCFFCC;"|[[1953–54 Rochester Royals season|Rochester]]* (44–28) || style="background:#CCFFCC;"|[[1953–54 Fort Wayne Pistons season|Fort Wayne]]* (40–32) || [[1953–54 Milwaukee Hawks season|Milwaukee]] (21–51) ||  ||  || 
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| ((nbay|1954)) || style="background:#C0C0C0;"|[[1954–55 Fort Wayne Pistons season|Fort Wayne]]<sup>+</sup> (43–29) || style="background:#CCFFCC;"|[[1954–55 Minneapolis Lakers season|Minneapolis]]* (40–32) || style="background:#CCFFCC;"|[[1954–55 Rochester Royals season|Rochester]]* (29–43) || [[1954–55 Milwaukee Hawks season|Milwaukee]] (26–46) ||  ||  || 
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*'''1955''': the Milwaukee Hawks relocated and became the [[St. Louis Hawks]].
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| ((nbay|1955)) || style="background:#C0C0C0;"|[[1955–56 Fort Wayne Pistons season|Fort Wayne]]<sup>+</sup> (37–35) || style="background:#CCFFCC;"|[[1955–56 Minneapolis Lakers season|Minneapolis]]* (33–39) || style="background:#CCFFCC;"|[[1955–56 St. Louis Hawks season|St. Louis]]* (33–39) || [[1955–56 Rochester Royals season|Rochester]] (31–41) ||  ||  || 
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| ((nbay|1956)) || style="background:#C0C0C0;"|[[1956–57 St. Louis Hawks season|St. Louis]]<sup>+</sup> (34–38) || style="background:#CCFFCC;"|[[1956–57 Minneapolis Lakers season|Minneapolis]]* (34–38) || style="background:#CCFFCC;"|[[1956–57 Fort Wayne Pistons season|Fort Wayne]]* (34–38) || [[1956–57 Rochester Royals season|Rochester]] (31–41) ||  ||  || 
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*'''1957''': the Fort Wayne Pistons relocated and became the [[Detroit Pistons]], the Rochester Royals relocated and became the [[Cincinnati Royals]].
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| ((nbay|1957)) || style="background:#FFCC00;"|[[1957–58 St. Louis Hawks season|St. Louis]]^ (41–31) || style="background:#CCFFCC;"|[[1957–58 Detroit Pistons season|Detroit]]* (33–39) || style="background:#CCFFCC;"|[[1957–58 Cincinnati Royals season|Cincinnati]]* (33–39) || [[1957–58 Minneapolis Lakers season|Minneapolis]] (19–53) ||  ||  || 
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| ((nbay|1958)) || style="background:#CCFFCC;"|[[1958–59 St. Louis Hawks season|St. Louis]]* (49–23) || style="background:#C0C0C0;"|[[1958–59 Minneapolis Lakers season|Minneapolis]]<sup>+</sup> (33–39) || style="background:#CCFFCC;"|[[1958–59 Detroit Pistons season|Detroit]]* (28–44) || [[1958–59 Cincinnati Royals season|Cincinnati]] (19–53) ||  ||  || 
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| ((nbay|1959)) || style="background:#C0C0C0;"|[[1959–60 St. Louis Hawks season|St. Louis]]<sup>+</sup> (46–29) || style="background:#CCFFCC;"|[[1959–60 Detroit Pistons season|Detroit]]* (30–45) || style="background:#CCFFCC;"|[[1959–60 Minneapolis Lakers season|Minneapolis]]* (25–50) || [[1959–60 Cincinnati Royals season|Cincinnati]] (19–56) ||  ||  || 
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*'''1960''': the Minneapolis Lakers relocated and became the [[Los Angeles Lakers]].
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| ((nbay|1960)) || style="background:#C0C0C0;"|[[1960–61 St. Louis Hawks season|St. Louis]]<sup>+</sup> (51–28) || style="background:#CCFFCC;"|[[1960–61 Los Angeles Lakers season|Los Angeles]]* (36–43) || style="background:#CCFFCC;"|[[1960–61 Detroit Pistons season|Detroit]]* (34–45) || [[1960–61 Cincinnati Royals season|Cincinnati]] (33–46)  ||  ||  || 
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*'''1961''': an expansion team, the [[Chicago Packers]], joined the division.
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| ((nbay|1961)) || style="background:#C0C0C0;"|[[1961–62 Los Angeles Lakers season|Los Angeles]]<sup>+</sup> (54–26) || style="background:#CCFFCC;"|[[1961–62 Cincinnati Royals season|Cincinnati]]* (43–37) || style="background:#CCFFCC;"|[[1961–62 Detroit Pistons season|Detroit]]* (37–43) || [[1961–62 St. Louis Hawks season|St. Louis]] (29–51) || [[1961–62 Chicago Packers season|Chicago]] (18–62) ||  || 
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*'''1962''': the Chicago Packers were renamed the [[Chicago Zephyrs]], while the Cincinnati Royals were shifted to the Eastern Division, because the [[Philadelphia Warriors]] relocated and joined the division as the [[San Francisco Warriors]].
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| ((nbay|1962)) || style="background:#C0C0C0;"|[[1962–63 Los Angeles Lakers season|Los Angeles]]<sup>+</sup> (53–27) || style="background:#CCFFCC;"|[[1962–63 St. Louis Hawks season|St. Louis]]* (48–32) || style="background:#CCFFCC;"|[[1962–63 Detroit Pistons season|Detroit]]* (34–46) || [[1962–63 San Francisco Warriors season|San Francisco]] (31–49) || [[1962–63 Chicago Zephyrs season|Chicago]] (25–55) ||  || 
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*'''1963''': the Chicago Zephyrs relocated and became the [[Baltimore Bullets (1963–1973)|Baltimore Bullets]].
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| ((nbay|1963)) || style="background:#C0C0C0;"|[[1963–64 San Francisco Warriors season|San Francisco]]<sup>+</sup> (48–32) || style="background:#CCFFCC;"|[[1963–64 St. Louis Hawks season|St. Louis]]* (46–34) || style="background:#CCFFCC;"|[[1963–64 Los Angeles Lakers season|Los Angeles]]* (42–38) || [[1963–64 Baltimore Bullets season|Baltimore]] (31–49) || [[1963–64 Detroit Pistons season|Detroit]] (23–57) ||  || 
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| ((nbay|1964)) || style="background:#C0C0C0;"|[[1964–65 Los Angeles Lakers season|Los Angeles]]<sup>+</sup> (49–31) || style="background:#CCFFCC;"|[[1964–65 St. Louis Hawks season|St. Louis]]* (45–35) || style="background:#CCFFCC;"|[[1964–65 Baltimore Bullets season|Baltimore]]* (37–43) || [[1964–65 Detroit Pistons season|Detroit]] (31–49) || [[1964–65 San Francisco Warriors season|San Francisco]] (17–63) ||  || 
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| ((nbay|1965)) || style="background:#C0C0C0;"|[[1965–66 Los Angeles Lakers season|Los Angeles]]<sup>+</sup> (45–35) || style="background:#CCFFCC;"|[[1965–66 Baltimore Bullets season|Baltimore]]* (38–42) || style="background:#CCFFCC;"|[[1965–66 St. Louis Hawks season|St. Louis]]* (36–44) || [[1965–66 San Francisco Warriors season|San Francisco]] (35–45) || [[1965–66 Detroit Pistons season|Detroit]] (22–58) ||  || 
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*'''1966''': an expansion team, the [[Chicago Bulls]], joined the division, while the Baltimore Bullets left to join the Eastern Division.
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| ((nbay|1966)) || style="background:#C0C0C0;"|[[1966–67 San Francisco Warriors season|San Francisco]]<sup>+</sup> (44–37) || style="background:#CCFFCC;"|[[1966–67 St. Louis Hawks season|St. Louis]]* (39–42) || style="background:#CCFFCC;"|[[1966–67 Los Angeles Lakers season|Los Angeles]]* (36–45) || style="background:#CCFFCC;"|[[1966–67 Chicago Bulls season|Chicago]]* (33–48) || [[1966–67 Detroit Pistons season|Detroit]] (30–51) ||  || 
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*'''1967''': expansion teams, the [[San Diego Rockets]] and [[Seattle SuperSonics]], joined the division, while the Detroit Pistons left to join the Eastern Division.
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| ((nbay|1967)) || style="background:#CCFFCC;"|[[1967–68 St. Louis Hawks season|St. Louis]]* (56–26) || style="background:#C0C0C0;"|[[1967–68 Los Angeles Lakers season|Los Angeles]]<sup>+</sup> (52–30) || style="background:#CCFFCC;"|[[1967–68 San Francisco Warriors season|San Francisco]]* (43–39) || style="background:#CCFFCC;"|[[1967–68 Chicago Bulls season|Chicago]]* (29–53) || [[1967–68 Seattle SuperSonics season|Seattle]] (23–59) || [[1967–68 San Diego Rockets season|San Diego]] (15–67) || 
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*'''1968''': an expansion team, the [[Phoenix Suns]], joined the division, while the St. Louis Hawks relocated and became the [[Atlanta Hawks]].
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| ((nbay|1968)) || style="background:#C0C0C0;"|[[1968–69 Los Angeles Lakers season|Los Angeles]]<sup>+</sup> (55–27) || style="background:#CCFFCC;"|[[1968–69 Atlanta Hawks season|Atlanta]]* (48–34) || style="background:#CCFFCC;"|[[1968–69 San Francisco Warriors season|San Francisco]]* (41–41) || style="background:#CCFFCC;"|[[1968–69 San Diego Rockets season|San Diego]]* (37–45) || [[1968–69 Chicago Bulls season|Chicago]] (33–49) || [[1968–69 Seattle SuperSonics season|Seattle]] (30–52) || [[1968–69 Phoenix Suns season|Phoenix]] (16–66)
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| ((nbay|1969)) || style="background:#CCFFCC;"|[[1969–70 Atlanta Hawks season|Atlanta]]* (48–34) || style="background:#C0C0C0;"|[[1969–70 Los Angeles Lakers season|Los Angeles]]<sup>+</sup> (46–36) || style="background:#CCFFCC;"|[[1969–70 Chicago Bulls season|Chicago]]* (39–43) || style="background:#CCFFCC;"|[[1969–70 Phoenix Suns season|Phoenix]]* (39–43) || [[1969–70 Seattle SuperSonics season|Seattle]] (36–46) || [[1969–70 San Francisco Warriors season|San Francisco]] (30–52) || [[1969–70 San Diego Rockets season|San Diego]] (27–55)
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*'''1970''': the NBA divided the league into the [[Eastern Conference (NBA)|Eastern]] and [[Western Conference (NBA)|Western]] conferences. The [[Atlanta Hawks]] joined the [[Central Division (NBA)|Central Division]], the [[Chicago Bulls]] and [[Phoenix Suns]] joined the [[Midwest Division (NBA)|Midwest Division]], while the [[Los Angeles Lakers]], [[San Diego Rockets]], [[San Francisco Warriors]] and [[Seattle SuperSonics]] joined the [[Pacific Division (NBA)|Pacific Division]].
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