| # | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | |
| 1 | z-Phoenix Suns | 62 | 20 | .756 | — |
| 2 | y-San Antonio Spurs | 59 | 23 | .720 | 3 |
| 3 | y-Seattle SuperSonics | 52 | 30 | .634 | 10 |
| 4 | x-Dallas Mavericks | 58 | 24 | .707 | 4 |
| 5 | x-Houston Rockets | 51 | 31 | .622 | 11 |
| 6 | x-Sacramento Kings | 50 | 32 | .610 | 12 |
| 7 | x-Denver Nuggets | 49 | 33 | .598 | 13 |
| 8 | x-Memphis Grizzlies | 45 | 37 | .549 | 17 |
| 9 | Minnesota Timberwolves | 44 | 38 | .537 | 18 |
| 10 | Los Angeles Clippers | 37 | 45 | .451 | 25 |
| 11 | Los Angeles Lakers | 34 | 48 | .415 | 28 |
| 12 | Golden State Warriors | 34 | 48 | .415 | 28 |
| 13 | Portland Trail Blazers | 27 | 55 | .329 | 35 |
| 14 | Utah Jazz | 26 | 56 | .317 | 36 |
| 15 | New Orleans Hornets | 18 | 64 | .220 | 44 |
This is a template that was created to easily update every article with the 2004–05 NBA Western Conference standings. To use the update on any article, insert:
{{2004–05 NBA West standings}}
To highlight the Los Angeles Lakers, insert:
{{2004–05 NBA West standings|team=LAL}}
For the other teams, use:
- Dallas Mavericks – DAL
- Denver Nuggets – DEN
- Golden State Warriors – GSW
- Houston Rockets – HOU
- Los Angeles Clippers – LAC
- Memphis Grizzlies – MEM
- Minnesota Timberwolves – MIN
- New Orleans Hornets – NOH
- Seattle SuperSonics – SEA
- Phoenix Suns – PHX
- Portland Blazers – POR
- Sacramento Kings – SAC
- San Antonio Spurs – SAS
- Utah Jazz – UTA