Every 1994-95 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.
Houston Rockets won the 1994-95 title from a regular season record of 47-35. 16 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 | San Antonio Spurs | 3-0 in games | Denver Nuggets | April 28 to May 2, 1995 |
| First round | Houston Rockets | 3-2 in games | Utah Jazz | April 27 to May 7, 1995 |
| First round | Phoenix Suns | 3-0 in games | Portland Trail Blazers | April 28 to May 2, 1995 |
| First round | Orlando Magic | 3-1 in games | Boston Celtics | April 28 to May 5, 1995 |
| First round | Los Angeles Lakers | 3-1 in games | Seattle SuperSonics | April 27 to May 4, 1995 |
| First round | New York Knicks | 3-1 in games | Cleveland Cavaliers | April 27 to May 4, 1995 |
| First round | Indiana Pacers | 3-0 in games | Atlanta Hawks | April 27 to May 2, 1995 |
| First round | Chicago Bulls | 3-1 in games | Charlotte Hornets | April 28 to May 4, 1995 |
| Conf. semifinals | San Antonio Spurs | 4-2 in games | Los Angeles Lakers | May 6 to May 18, 1995 |
| Conf. semifinals | Houston Rockets | 4-3 in games | Phoenix Suns | May 9 to May 20, 1995 |
| Conf. semifinals | Orlando Magic | 4-2 in games | Chicago Bulls | May 7 to May 18, 1995 |
| Conf. semifinals | Indiana Pacers | 4-3 in games | New York Knicks | May 7 to May 21, 1995 |
| Conf. finals | Houston Rockets | 4-2 in games | San Antonio Spurs | May 22 to June 1, 1995 |
| Conf. finals | Orlando Magic | 4-3 in games | Indiana Pacers | May 23 to June 4, 1995 |
| The Finals | Houston Rockets | 4-0 in games | Orlando Magic | June 7 to June 14, 1995 |
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.