Every 1967-68 NBA playoff series, three ways: the season race carried on into the postseason, who beat their seeding, and the bracket.
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The same race these clubs ran all season, carried on through the postseason on one scale and on real dates.
Where each club finished the season against how far it went, ranked on record rather than seed.
Who played whom, round by round, which no line chart can say.
Boston Celtics won the 1967-68 title from a regular season record of 54-28. 8 teams reached the playoffs and the bracket ran 3 rounds. Every series below is taken from NBA.com; nothing on this page is estimated.
| Round | Won by | Result | Opponent | Played |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quarterfinals | Philadelphia 76ers | 4-2 in games | New York Knicks | March 22 to April 1, 1968 |
| Quarterfinals | San Francisco Warriors | 4-2 in games | St. Louis Hawks | March 22 to April 2, 1968 |
| Quarterfinals | Boston Celtics | 4-2 in games | Detroit Pistons | March 24 to April 1, 1968 |
| Quarterfinals | Los Angeles Lakers | 4-1 in games | Chicago Bulls | March 24 to March 31, 1968 |
| Semifinals | Boston Celtics | 4-3 in games | Philadelphia 76ers | April 5 to April 19, 1968 |
| Semifinals | Los Angeles Lakers | 4-0 in games | San Francisco Warriors | April 5 to April 13, 1968 |
| The Finals | Boston Celtics | 4-2 in games | Los Angeles Lakers | April 21 to May 2, 1968 |
The left column ranks this field by regular season record, not by seed number: seeding rules differ by era, so this site uses records everywhere instead. The right column groups clubs by the round they went out in, which is not the same as the number of rounds they won, because a bye carries a club further without it winning anything. The figure beside a name is places moved between the two columns, and part of it is only where a club sat inside its band. Nothing here is a prediction. The data notes carry the whole method.