Western Conference
Pacific division's league
The Western Conference is one of two divisions in major North American professional sports leagues, particularly the NBA and NHL.
Teams are grouped geographically, with the Western Conference comprising franchises from the central and western United States and Canada.
The conference champions from each side meet in the league finals: The Lakers won the Western Conference but lost in the Finals.
- NBATop-tier American court league
- playoffsChampionship elimination series
- first roundInitial stage of competition
- basketballTeam sport with hoops
- LakersLA basketball franchise
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- NBA PlayoffsNBA Finals, first round, second round, bracket, elimination game
- NHL TeamsStanley Cup, playoffs, goalie, defenseman, forward
- Russian SportsUral, Sochi, Saturn
- sports teamsLakers, cricket team, Celtics, national team, football team
- Houston RocketsYao Ming, James Harden, red jersey, championship rings
Western ConferenceEastern Conference
League's geographic division
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