Full NBA season
2009-10
Explore the indexed regular season, conference races, divisions, and every playoff matchup from the 2009-10 NBA season.
1312indexed games
15playoff series
The season, told as it happened
Kobe and Boston take the rivalry to Game 7
LeBron repeated as MVP while his free agency shadow covered Cleveland, Durant lifted Oklahoma City and Phoenix revived its offense—then Boston found its old defense and Los Angeles won a bruising seventh game on the glass.
Full-season spoilers ahead
Begin the guided season story
This walkthrough reveals trades, playoff results, injuries and the champion as they happened. The regular archive below remains spoiler-safe.
Editorial sources and methodology
Athlore season stories are written as chronological editorial guides, checked against the linked season sources, and connected to the app's verified games, series, awards and exact player-season archives.
Postseason map
Playoff bracket
Follow every series from the opening round toward the NBA Finals.
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First round
Conference semifinals
Conference finals
NBA Finals
Season honors
Awards and leaders
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Midseason showcase
All-Star weekend
The event format follows what the league actually used that season, from East–West and captain drafts to multi-game tournaments.
East vs West
The classic conference matchup
The Eastern and Western Conference selections met in the traditional NBA All-Star Game format.
Selected rosters
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Regular season
Conference standings
Western Conference
Conference standings| Seed | Team | W | L | Pct | PF/G | PA/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Los Angeles Lakers | 57 | 25 | .695 | 101.7 | 97.0 |
| 2 | Dallas Mavericks | 55 | 27 | .671 | 102.0 | 99.3 |
| 3 | Phoenix Suns | 54 | 28 | .659 | 110.2 | 105.3 |
| 5 | Utah Jazz | 53 | 29 | .646 | 104.2 | 98.9 |
| 4 | Denver Nuggets | 53 | 29 | .646 | 106.5 | 102.4 |
| 6 | Portland Trail Blazers | 50 | 32 | .610 | 98.1 | 94.8 |
| 7 | San Antonio Spurs | 50 | 32 | .610 | 101.4 | 96.3 |
| 8 | Oklahoma City Thunder | 50 | 32 | .610 | 101.5 | 98.0 |
| — | Houston Rockets | 42 | 40 | .512 | 102.4 | 102.7 |
| — | Memphis Grizzlies | 40 | 42 | .488 | 102.5 | 104.0 |
| — | New Orleans Pelicans | 37 | 45 | .451 | 100.2 | 102.7 |
| — | Los Angeles Clippers | 29 | 53 | .354 | 95.7 | 102.1 |
| — | Golden State Warriors | 26 | 56 | .317 | 108.8 | 112.4 |
| — | Sacramento Kings | 25 | 57 | .305 | 100.0 | 104.4 |
| — | Minnesota Timberwolves | 15 | 67 | .183 | 98.2 | 107.8 |
Eastern Conference
Conference standings| Seed | Team | W | L | Pct | PF/G | PA/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cleveland Cavaliers | 61 | 21 | .744 | 102.1 | 95.6 |
| 2 | Orlando Magic | 59 | 23 | .720 | 102.8 | 95.3 |
| 3 | Atlanta Hawks | 53 | 29 | .646 | 101.7 | 97.0 |
| 4 | Boston Celtics | 50 | 32 | .610 | 99.2 | 95.6 |
| 5 | Miami Heat | 47 | 35 | .573 | 96.5 | 94.2 |
| 6 | Milwaukee Bucks | 46 | 36 | .561 | 97.7 | 96.0 |
| 7 | Charlotte Hornets | 44 | 38 | .537 | 95.3 | 93.8 |
| 8 | Chicago Bulls | 41 | 41 | .500 | 97.5 | 99.1 |
| — | Toronto Raptors | 40 | 42 | .488 | 104.1 | 105.9 |
| — | Indiana Pacers | 32 | 50 | .390 | 100.8 | 103.8 |
| — | New York Knicks | 29 | 53 | .354 | 102.1 | 105.9 |
| — | Philadelphia 76ers | 27 | 55 | .329 | 97.7 | 101.6 |
| — | Detroit Pistons | 27 | 55 | .329 | 94.0 | 99.1 |
| — | Washington Wizards | 26 | 56 | .317 | 96.2 | 101.0 |
| — | New Jersey Nets | 12 | 70 | .146 | 92.4 | 101.5 |
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