Taken from an NBA board, so apologies if slightly dated. Not my work, so I don't take credit, but found it interesting.
The Southwest Division is far and away the toughest in the NBA again this year.
Every team in the Southwest has sixteen wins, which is better than any other division. Only one other division (Atlantic) has every team with double digit wins.
Southwest Division: 108 - 67 (winning percentage of 61.71%)
Southeast Division: 95 - 81 (53.98%)
Northwest Division: 95 - 83 (53.37%)
Atlantic Division: 83 - 90 (47.98%)
Pacific Division: 71 - 100 (41.52%)
Central Division: 69 - 100 (40.33%)
The Western Conference is definitely stronger.
West: 274 - 250 (52.29%)
East: 247 - 271 (47.68%)
If Houston and Memphis were in the Eastern Conference, they would currently be the seventh and eighth seed, and that is not accounting for the easier schedule of playing in a different division and conference.
Taking out intradivision games the disparity is more pronounced.
Southwest (30 division games): 93 - 52 (64.14% vs. external)
Southeast (36 division) 77 - 63 (55.00%)
Northwest (34) 78 - 66 (54.17%)
Atlantic (38) 64 - 71 (47.41%)
Pacific (36) 53 - 82 (39.26%)
Central (28) 55 - 86 (39.01%)
It is the only division where all the teams have a positive point differential
The Southwest Division is far and away the toughest in the NBA again this year.
Every team in the Southwest has sixteen wins, which is better than any other division. Only one other division (Atlantic) has every team with double digit wins.
Southwest Division: 108 - 67 (winning percentage of 61.71%)
Southeast Division: 95 - 81 (53.98%)
Northwest Division: 95 - 83 (53.37%)
Atlantic Division: 83 - 90 (47.98%)
Pacific Division: 71 - 100 (41.52%)
Central Division: 69 - 100 (40.33%)
The Western Conference is definitely stronger.
West: 274 - 250 (52.29%)
East: 247 - 271 (47.68%)
If Houston and Memphis were in the Eastern Conference, they would currently be the seventh and eighth seed, and that is not accounting for the easier schedule of playing in a different division and conference.
Taking out intradivision games the disparity is more pronounced.
Southwest (30 division games): 93 - 52 (64.14% vs. external)
Southeast (36 division) 77 - 63 (55.00%)
Northwest (34) 78 - 66 (54.17%)
Atlantic (38) 64 - 71 (47.41%)
Pacific (36) 53 - 82 (39.26%)
Central (28) 55 - 86 (39.01%)
It is the only division where all the teams have a positive point differential