Every 1999-00 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.
Los Angeles Lakers won the 1999-00 title from a regular season record of 67-15. 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 | Los Angeles Lakers | 3-2 in games | Sacramento Kings | April 23 to May 5, 2000 |
| First round | Portland Trail Blazers | 3-1 in games | Minnesota Timberwolves | April 23 to May 2, 2000 |
| First round | Indiana Pacers | 3-2 in games | Milwaukee Bucks | April 23 to May 4, 2000 |
| First round | Utah Jazz | 3-2 in games | Seattle SuperSonics | April 22 to May 5, 2000 |
| First round | Phoenix Suns | 3-1 in games | San Antonio Spurs | April 22 to May 2, 2000 |
| First round | Miami Heat | 3-0 in games | Detroit Pistons | April 22 to April 29, 2000 |
| First round | New York Knicks | 3-0 in games | Toronto Raptors | April 23 to April 30, 2000 |
| First round | Philadelphia 76ers | 3-1 in games | Charlotte Hornets | April 22 to May 1, 2000 |
| Conf. semifinals | Los Angeles Lakers | 4-1 in games | Phoenix Suns | May 7 to May 16, 2000 |
| Conf. semifinals | Portland Trail Blazers | 4-1 in games | Utah Jazz | May 7 to May 16, 2000 |
| Conf. semifinals | Indiana Pacers | 4-2 in games | Philadelphia 76ers | May 6 to May 19, 2000 |
| Conf. semifinals | New York Knicks | 4-3 in games | Miami Heat | May 7 to May 21, 2000 |
| Conf. finals | Los Angeles Lakers | 4-3 in games | Portland Trail Blazers | May 20 to June 4, 2000 |
| Conf. finals | Indiana Pacers | 4-2 in games | New York Knicks | May 23 to June 2, 2000 |
| The Finals | Los Angeles Lakers | 4-2 in games | Indiana Pacers | June 7 to June 19, 2000 |
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.