Every 1972-73 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.
New York Knicks won the 1972-73 title from a regular season record of 57-25. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conf. semifinals | Boston Celtics | 4-2 in games | Atlanta Hawks | April 1 to April 13, 1973 |
| Conf. semifinals | Los Angeles Lakers | 4-3 in games | Chicago Bulls | March 30 to April 15, 1973 |
| Conf. semifinals | Golden State Warriors | 4-2 in games | Milwaukee Bucks | March 30 to April 13, 1973 |
| Conf. semifinals | New York Knicks | 4-1 in games | Baltimore Bullets | March 30 to April 8, 1973 |
| Conf. finals | New York Knicks | 4-3 in games | Boston Celtics | April 15 to April 29, 1973 |
| Conf. finals | Los Angeles Lakers | 4-1 in games | Golden State Warriors | April 17 to April 25, 1973 |
| The Finals | New York Knicks | 4-1 in games | Los Angeles Lakers | May 1 to May 10, 1973 |
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.