Northwest Division (NBA)

Northwest Division
Conference	Western Conference
League	National Basketball Association
Sport	Basketball
Inaugural season	2004–05 season
No. of teams	Denver Nuggets</span> Minnesota Timberwolves</span> Oklahoma City Thunder</span> Portland Trail Blazers</span> Utah Jazz</span>
Most recent champion(s)	Portland Trail Blazers</span> (1st title)
Most titles	Oklahoma City Thunder</span> (5 titles)

The Northwest Division is one of the three divisions in the Western Conference of the National Basketball Association (NBA). The division consists of five teams: the Denver Nuggets, the Minnesota Timberwolves, the Oklahoma City Thunder, the Portland Trail Blazers and the Utah Jazz.

The division was created at the start of the 2004–05 season, when the league expanded from 29 to 30 teams with the addition of the Charlotte Bobcats. The league realigned itself into three divisions in each conference. The Northwest Division began with five inaugural members: the Nuggets, the Timberwolves, the Trail Blazers, the Seattle SuperSonics and the Jazz.^[1]^[2] The Trail Blazers and SuperSonics joined from the Pacific Division, while the Nuggets, the Timberwolves and Jazz joined from the now-defunct Midwest Division.

The SuperSonics/Thunder franchise has won the most Northwest Division titles, with five, while the Nuggets have won three, the Jazz have won two, the Trail Blazers have won one, and the Timberwolves have never won the Northwest Division title. In the 2009–10 season, all four teams that qualified for the playoffs each had more than 50 wins. The most recent division champion is the Portland Trail Blazers, having won their first division championship in the 2014–15 season.

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Notes

y – Clinched division title

Teams

Team	City	Year	From
Team	City	Joined
Denver Nuggets	Denver, Colorado	2004	Midwest Division
Minnesota Timberwolves	Minneapolis, Minnesota	2004	Midwest Division
Oklahoma City Thunder (2008–present) Seattle SuperSonics (1967–2008)	Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Seattle, Washington	2004	Pacific Division
Portland Trail Blazers	Portland, Oregon	2004	Pacific Division
Utah Jazz	Salt Lake City, Utah	2004	Midwest Division

Division champions

Season	Team	Record	Playoffs result
2004–05	Seattle SuperSonics	6999634000000000000♠ 52–30 (.634)	Lost Conference Semifinals
2005–06	Denver Nuggets	6999537000000000000♠ 44–38 (.537)	Lost First Round
2006–07	Utah Jazz	6999622000000000000♠ 51–31 (.622)	Lost Conference Finals
2007–08	Utah Jazz	6999659000000000000♠ 54–28 (.659)	Lost Conference Semifinals
2008–09	Denver Nuggets	6999659000000000000♠ 54–28 (.659)	Lost Conference Finals
2009–10	Denver Nuggets	6999646000000000000♠ 53–29 (.646)	Lost First Round
2010–11	Oklahoma City Thunder	6999671000000000000♠ 55–27 (.671)	Lost Conference Finals
2011–12^[a]	Oklahoma City Thunder	6999712000000000000♠ 47–19 (.712)	Lost NBA Finals
2012–13	Oklahoma City Thunder	6999732000000000000♠ 60–22 (.732)	Lost Conference Semifinals
2013–14	Oklahoma City Thunder	6999720000000000000♠ 59–23 (.720)	Lost Conference Finals
2014–15	Portland Trail Blazers	6999622000000000000♠ 51–31 (.622)	Lost First Round

Titles by team

Team	Titles	Season(s) won
Seattle SuperSonics/Oklahoma City Thunder	5	2004–05, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14
Denver Nuggets	3	2005–06, 2008–09, 2009–10
Utah Jazz	2	2006–07, 2007–08
Portland Trail Blazers	1	2014–15
Minnesota Timberwolves	0

Season results

^	Denotes team that won the NBA championships
⁺	Denotes team that won the Conference Finals, but lost the NBA Finals
*	Denotes team that qualified for the NBA Playoffs

Season	Team (record)
Season	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th
2004: The Northwest Division was formed with five inaugural members. The Portland Trail Blazers and the Seattle SuperSonics joined from the Pacific Division, while the Denver Nuggets, the Minnesota Timberwolves and the Utah Jazz joined from the Midwest Division.
2004–05	Seattle* (52–30)	Denver* (49–33)	Minnesota (44–38)	Portland (27–55)	Utah (26–56)
2005–06	Denver* (44–38)	Utah (41–41)	Seattle (35–47)	Minnesota (33–49)	Portland (21–61)
2006–07	Utah* (51–31)	Denver* (45–37)	Portland (32–50)	Minnesota (32–50)	Seattle (31–51)
2007–08	Utah* (54–28)	Denver* (50–32)	Portland (41–41)	Minnesota (22–60)	Seattle (20–62)
2008: The Seattle SuperSonics relocated and became the Oklahoma City Thunder.
2008–09	Denver* (54–28)	Portland* (54–28)	Utah* (48–34)	Minnesota (24–54)	Oklahoma City (23–59)
2009–10	Denver* (53–29)	Utah* (53–29)	Portland* (50–32)	Oklahoma City* (50–32)	Minnesota (15–67)
2010–11	Oklahoma City* (55–27)	Denver* (50–32)	Portland* (48–34)	Utah (39–43)	Minnesota (17–65)
2011–12^[a]	Oklahoma City+ (47–19)	Denver* (38–28)	Utah* (36–30)	Portland (28–38)	Minnesota (26–40)
2012–13	Oklahoma City* (60–22)	Denver* (57–25)	Utah (43–39)	Portland (33–49)	Minnesota (31–51)
2013–14	Oklahoma City* (59–23)	Portland* (54–28)	Minnesota (40–42)	Denver (36–46)	Utah (25–57)
2014–15	Portland* (51–31)	Oklahoma City (45–37)	Utah (38–44)	Denver (30–52)	Minnesota (16–66)

Notes

^{a 1} ² Because of a lockout, the season did not start until December 25, 2011, and all 30 teams played a shortened 66-game regular season schedule.^[3]

References

General

"NBA & ABA League Index". Basketball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC.

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Specific

^ "NBA Approves Realignment for 2004-05 Season". National Basketball Association. November 17, 2003. Retrieved April 10, 2015.
^ "Expansion Bobcats prompt change". ESPN.com. ESPN Internet Ventures. Associated Press. November 17, 2003. Retrieved May 29, 2011.
^ Jenkins, Lee (December 5, 2011). "'tis The Season". CNN Sports Illustrated. Time Warner Company. Retrieved April 30, 2012.

External links

NBA.com Team Index

[1] "NBA Approves Realignment for 2004-05 Season". National Basketball Association. November 17, 2003. Retrieved April 10, 2015.

[2] "Expansion Bobcats prompt change". ESPN.com. ESPN Internet Ventures. Associated Press. November 17, 2003. Retrieved May 29, 2011.

[3] Jenkins, Lee (December 5, 2011). "'tis The Season". CNN Sports Illustrated. Time Warner Company. Retrieved April 30, 2012.

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