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2010 MLS Western Conference standings

Name: 2010 MLS Western Conference standings
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LA Galaxy won the 2010 MLS Western Conference playoff race on 59 points, 3 points ahead of Real Salt Lake. It came down to the final days: LA Galaxy did not lead for good until October 24, 2010.

The 2010 playoffs, matchup by matchup

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Western standings, 2010

Team	W	L	T	PTS	L10	Streak
LA Galaxy (LA) s	18	7	5	59	5-4-1	W1
Real Salt Lake (RSL) x	15	4	11	56	5-0-5	T1
FC Dallas (DAL) x	12	4	14	50	3-2-5	L2
Seattle Sounders FC (SEA) x	14	10	6	48	6-2-2	L1
Colorado Rapids (COL) x	12	8	10	46	5-2-3	T1
San Jose Earthquakes (SJ) x	13	10	7	46	5-3-2	L1
Houston Dynamo (HOU)	9	15	6	33	4-5-1	W2
Chivas USA (CHV)	8	18	4	28	3-7-0	L3

Final standings.

Clinch key

x: clinched a playoff place
s: clinched the Supporters' Shield

Turning points

The lead changed hands 3 times.
LA Galaxy trailed by as many as 1 point on October 2, 2010.
LA Galaxy took first place for good on October 24, 2010.
Real Salt Lake and Seattle Sounders FC each won 5 games in a row, the longest run of the race.
Seattle Sounders FC led by 3 points as late as March 25, 2010.
LA Galaxy led by as many as 13 points on May 20, 2010.
LA Galaxy went 6-0-1 from March 27, 2010 to May 5, 2010, turning a deficit of 3 points into a lead of 9 points.
The top two ended the day within three points of each other on 28 of the 72 days played.
LA Galaxy spent 211 of the season's 214 charted days in first place.