Western Conference

How basketball teams got their nicknames.

Western Conference

Western Conference Teams

The Western Conference currently owns the Eastern Conference. Only once since the turn of the twenty-first century has the Eastern Conference had a better winning percentage. The Western Conference doubles the East's NBA titles in this century as well with a current total of ten championships to the East's five. King James may play in the East, but the better collective talent resides in the West.

Click on a team below to find out more about the origin of its name.