Last season, much ado was made about the Spurs and Mavs, the teams with the two best records in the Western Conference, meeting in the Conference Semifinals because of the rule that gave the top three seeds to the division winners.

• 上赛季，由于联盟在季后赛分组方面，由于分区冠军的规定，导致马刺和小牛在西部半决赛中过早遭遇，致使顶尖的球队无缘进入决赛。