Every 1975-76 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 1975-76 title from a regular season record of 54-28. 10 teams reached the playoffs and the bracket ran 4 rounds. Every series below is taken from NBA.com; nothing on this page is estimated.
| Round | Won by | Result | Opponent | Played |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First round | Buffalo Braves | 2-1 in games | Philadelphia 76ers | April 15 to April 18, 1976 |
| First round | Detroit Pistons | 2-1 in games | Milwaukee Bucks | April 13 to April 18, 1976 |
| Conf. semifinals | Golden State Warriors | 4-2 in games | Detroit Pistons | April 20 to April 30, 1976 |
| Conf. semifinals | Boston Celtics | 4-2 in games | Buffalo Braves | April 21 to May 2, 1976 |
| Conf. semifinals | Cleveland Cavaliers | 4-3 in games | Washington Bullets | April 13 to April 29, 1976 |
| Conf. semifinals | Phoenix Suns | 4-2 in games | Seattle SuperSonics | April 13 to April 27, 1976 |
| Conf. finals | Phoenix Suns | 4-3 in games | Golden State Warriors | May 2 to May 16, 1976 |
| Conf. finals | Boston Celtics | 4-2 in games | Cleveland Cavaliers | May 6 to May 18, 1976 |
| The Finals | Boston Celtics | 4-2 in games | Phoenix Suns | May 23 to June 6, 1976 |
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.