New Orleans Pelicans compete the southwest Division of the NBA.
The Southwest Division is one of the three divisions in the Western Conference of the National Basketball Association -LRB- NBA -RRB- .. Western Conference. Western Conference ( NBA ). National Basketball Association. National Basketball Association. The division is located in the South Central United States and consists of five teams , the Dallas Mavericks , the Houston Rockets , the Memphis Grizzlies , the New Orleans Pelicans and the San Antonio Spurs .. San Antonio Spurs. San Antonio Spurs. South Central United States. South Central United States. Dallas Mavericks. Dallas Mavericks. Houston Rockets. Houston Rockets. Memphis Grizzlies. Memphis Grizzlies. New Orleans Pelicans. New Orleans Pelicans. Three of the teams , the Mavericks , Rockets , and Spurs , are based in Texas .. Texas. Texas. The division was created at the start of the 2004 -- 05 season , when the league expanded from 29 to 30 teams with the addition of the Charlotte Bobcats .. Charlotte Bobcats. Charlotte Bobcats. The league realigned itself into three divisions in each conference .. The Southwest Division began with five inaugural members , the Mavericks , the Rockets , the Grizzlies , the Hornets -LRB- now Pelicans -RRB- and the Spurs .. The Mavericks , the Rockets , the Grizzlies and the Spurs joined from the now-defunct Midwest Division , while the Pelicans joined from the Central Division .. Midwest Division. Midwest Division ( NBA ). Central Division. Central Division ( NBA ). The Spurs have won the most Southwest Division titles with eight .. The Mavericks have won two titles and the Pelicans and Rockets have won one title each .. The Grizzlies have never won the Southwest Division title .. Four NBA champions came from the Southwest Division .. NBA champions. List of NBA champions. The Spurs won the NBA championship in 2005 , 2007 and 2014 , while the Mavericks won in 2011 .. 2004–05 NBA season. 2006–07 NBA season. 2013–14 NBA season. 2010–11 NBA season. In the 2007 -- 08 season , all four teams that qualified for the playoffs each had more than 50 wins .. 2006–07 NBA season. In the 2010 -- 11 season and the 2014 -- 15 season , all teams in the division had winning percentages above 0.500 -LRB- 50 % -RRB- .. 2013–14 NBA season. In the 2014 -- 15 season , the Southwest Division saw every one of its teams making the playoffs , a feat achieved only twice in the last 30 years .. 2013–14 NBA season. The most recent division champion is the San Antonio Spurs .. San Antonio Spurs. San Antonio Spurs