Every 1976-77 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.
Portland Trail Blazers won the 1976-77 title from a regular season record of 49-33. 12 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 | Portland Trail Blazers | 2-1 in games | Chicago Bulls | April 12 to April 17, 1977 |
| First round | Washington Bullets | 2-1 in games | Cleveland Cavaliers | April 13 to April 17, 1977 |
| First round | Golden State Warriors | 2-1 in games | Detroit Pistons | April 12 to April 17, 1977 |
| First round | Boston Celtics | 2-0 in games | San Antonio Spurs | April 12 to April 15, 1977 |
| Conf. semifinals | Los Angeles Lakers | 4-3 in games | Golden State Warriors | April 20 to May 4, 1977 |
| Conf. semifinals | Portland Trail Blazers | 4-2 in games | Denver Nuggets | April 20 to May 2, 1977 |
| Conf. semifinals | Philadelphia 76ers | 4-3 in games | Boston Celtics | April 17 to May 1, 1977 |
| Conf. semifinals | Houston Rockets | 4-2 in games | Washington Bullets | April 19 to May 1, 1977 |
| Conf. finals | Portland Trail Blazers | 4-0 in games | Los Angeles Lakers | May 6 to May 13, 1977 |
| Conf. finals | Philadelphia 76ers | 4-2 in games | Houston Rockets | May 5 to May 17, 1977 |
| The Finals | Portland Trail Blazers | 4-2 in games | Philadelphia 76ers | May 22 to June 5, 1977 |
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.