Template:2008–09 NBA West standings

#	Western Conference
	Team	W	L	PCT	GB
1	c-Los Angeles Lakers	65	17	.793	—
2	y-Denver Nuggets	54	28	.659	11
3	y-San Antonio Spurs	54	28	.659	11
4	x-Portland Trail Blazers	54	28	.659	11
5	x-Houston Rockets	53	29	.646	12
6	x-Dallas Mavericks	50	32	.610	15
7	x-New Orleans Hornets	49	33	.598	16
8	x-Utah Jazz	48	34	.585	17
9	Phoenix Suns	46	36	.561	19
10	Golden State Warriors	29	53	.354	36
11	Minnesota Timberwolves	24	58	.293	41
12	Memphis Grizzlies	24	58	.293	41
13	Oklahoma City Thunder	23	59	.280	42
14	Los Angeles Clippers	19	63	.232	46
15	Sacramento Kings	17	65	.207	48

This is a template that was created to easily update every article with the 2008–09 NBA Western Conference standings. To use the update on any article, insert:

{{2008–09 NBA West standings}}

To highlight the Los Angeles Lakers, insert:

{{2008–09 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
• Oklahoma City Thunder – OKC
• Phoenix Suns – PHX
• Portland Blazers – POR
• Sacramento Kings – SAC
• San Antonio Spurs – SAS
• Utah Jazz – UTA