Full NBA season
2008-09
Explore the indexed regular season, conference races, divisions, and every playoff matchup from the 2008-09 NBA season.
1315indexed games
15playoff series
Postseason map
Playoff bracket
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First round
Western5 G8Utah Jazz1Los Angeles LakersWestern5 G5New Orleans Pelicans4Denver NuggetsWestern5 G6Dallas Mavericks3San Antonio SpursWestern6 G7Houston Rockets2Portland Trail BlazersEastern4 G8Detroit Pistons1Cleveland CavaliersEastern7 G5Miami Heat4Atlanta HawksEastern6 G6Philadelphia 76ers3Orlando MagicEastern7 G7Chicago Bulls2Boston Celtics
Conference semifinals
Conference finals
NBA Finals
Season honors
Awards and leaders
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Midseason showcase
All-Star teams
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Allen IversonAmar E StoudemireBrandon RoyChauncey BillupsChris BoshChris PaulDanny GrangerDavid WestDevin HarrisDirk NowitzkiDwight HowardDwyane WadeJameer NelsonJoe JohnsonKevin GarnettKobe BryantLebron JamesMo WilliamsPau GasolPaul PierceRashard LewisRay AllenShaquille O'NealTim DuncanTony ParkerYao Ming
Regular season
Conference standings
Western Conference
Conference standings| Seed | Team | W | L | Pct | PF/G | PA/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Los Angeles Lakers | 65 | 17 | .793 | 106.9 | 99.3 |
| 4 | Denver Nuggets | 54 | 28 | .659 | 104.3 | 100.9 |
| 2 | Portland Trail Blazers | 54 | 28 | .659 | 99.4 | 94.1 |
| 3 | San Antonio Spurs | 54 | 28 | .659 | 97.0 | 93.3 |
| 7 | Houston Rockets | 53 | 29 | .646 | 98.4 | 94.4 |
| 6 | Dallas Mavericks | 50 | 32 | .610 | 101.7 | 99.8 |
| 5 | New Orleans Pelicans | 49 | 33 | .598 | 95.8 | 94.3 |
| 8 | Utah Jazz | 48 | 34 | .585 | 103.6 | 100.9 |
| — | Phoenix Suns | 46 | 36 | .561 | 109.4 | 107.5 |
| — | Golden State Warriors | 29 | 53 | .354 | 108.6 | 112.3 |
| — | Memphis Grizzlies | 24 | 58 | .293 | 93.9 | 99.3 |
| — | Minnesota Timberwolves | 24 | 58 | .293 | 97.8 | 102.7 |
| — | Oklahoma City Thunder | 23 | 59 | .280 | 97.0 | 103.1 |
| — | Los Angeles Clippers | 19 | 63 | .232 | 95.1 | 103.9 |
| — | Sacramento Kings | 17 | 65 | .207 | 100.6 | 109.3 |
Eastern Conference
Conference standings| Seed | Team | W | L | Pct | PF/G | PA/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cleveland Cavaliers | 66 | 16 | .805 | 100.3 | 91.4 |
| 2 | Boston Celtics | 62 | 20 | .756 | 100.9 | 93.4 |
| 3 | Orlando Magic | 59 | 23 | .720 | 101.0 | 94.4 |
| 4 | Atlanta Hawks | 47 | 35 | .573 | 98.1 | 96.5 |
| 5 | Miami Heat | 43 | 39 | .524 | 98.3 | 98.0 |
| 7 | Chicago Bulls | 41 | 41 | .500 | 102.2 | 102.5 |
| 6 | Philadelphia 76ers | 41 | 41 | .500 | 97.4 | 97.3 |
| 8 | Detroit Pistons | 39 | 43 | .476 | 94.2 | 94.7 |
| — | Indiana Pacers | 36 | 46 | .439 | 105.1 | 106.2 |
| — | Charlotte Hornets | 35 | 47 | .427 | 93.6 | 94.9 |
| — | New Jersey Nets | 34 | 48 | .415 | 98.1 | 100.5 |
| — | Milwaukee Bucks | 34 | 48 | .415 | 99.3 | 100.4 |
| — | Toronto Raptors | 33 | 49 | .402 | 99.0 | 101.9 |
| — | New York Knicks | 32 | 50 | .390 | 105.2 | 107.8 |
| — | Washington Wizards | 19 | 63 | .232 | 96.1 | 103.5 |
Around the league
Division standings
Central
Cleveland Cavaliers66–16
Chicago Bulls41–41
Detroit Pistons39–43
Indiana Pacers36–46
Milwaukee Bucks34–48
Atlantic
Southeast
Other
New Jersey Nets34–48
Pacific
Northwest
Denver Nuggets54–28
Utah Jazz48–34
Southwest
San Antonio Spurs54–28
Houston Rockets53–29
Dallas Mavericks50–32
New Orleans Pelicans49–33
Memphis Grizzlies24–58