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All five teams in the Southwest Division made the 2015 playoffs, marking only the fourth time all teams in a division had made the playoffs, and the first time since the entire Central Division made it in the 2005–06 NBA season. It was the first occurrence of all teams in a division making the playoffs with all teams having a winning record.
The 2013–14 NBA season was the 68th season of the National Basketball Association (NBA). The regular season began on October 29, 2013, with the Indiana Pacers hosting a game against the Orlando Magic followed by the 2012–13 NBA champions Miami Heat hosting a game against the Chicago Bulls followed by the Los Angeles Lakers hosting a game against the Los Angeles Clippers.
On December 14, 2014, Kobe Bryant scored 26 points to pass Michael Jordan for third on the NBA's all-time scoring list in a 100–94 win over Minnesota. The Lakers started the season a franchise-worst 1–9. Rookie Julius Randle was injured opening night and missed the remainder of the season.
Last season featured Kevin Durant being named the 2014 NBA Most Valuable Player. Durant earned MVP honors after averaging a career-high 32.0 points, 7.4 rebounds, 5.5 assists, and 1.3 steals leading the Thunder to a 59–23 record with Russell Westbrook missing most of the season playing just 46 games.
Over that span, SGA has averaged 33.4 points, 5.7 boards, and 5.3 assists. In addition, he averaged 2.3 3s, 2.3 steals, 1.3 blocks and 2.5 turnovers per game with 57/36/92 shooting splits.
The Heat failed to make the playoffs for the first time since 2008 after a four-year trip to the Finals, winning two in 2012 and 2013, and the first team since the 2004–05 Los Angeles Lakers and last until the 2018–19 Cleveland Cavaliers to fail to make the playoffs after making it to the NBA Finals from the previous season as well the ...
The team's 55 losses set a team record that was broken when the Lakers lost 61 games in the 2014–15 season. The Lakers began the season 10–9. [2] However, they entered the NBA All-Star break with seven straight losses at home, the worst streak in team history. Despite a 13–13 start, they went 14–42 the rest of the way.
USA TODAY Sports and USA TODAY Network staff make their predictions for the 2024-25 NBA season, which kicks off Tuesday night. 2024-25 NBA season predictions: USA TODAY picks for champion, MVP ...