Every 2006-07 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.
San Antonio Spurs won the 2006-07 title from a regular season record of 58-24. 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 | Golden State Warriors | 4-2 in games | Dallas Mavericks | April 22 to May 3, 2007 |
| First round | Phoenix Suns | 4-1 in games | Los Angeles Lakers | April 22 to May 2, 2007 |
| First round | San Antonio Spurs | 4-1 in games | Denver Nuggets | April 22 to May 2, 2007 |
| First round | Detroit Pistons | 4-0 in games | Orlando Magic | April 21 to April 28, 2007 |
| First round | Utah Jazz | 4-3 in games | Houston Rockets | April 21 to May 5, 2007 |
| First round | Cleveland Cavaliers | 4-0 in games | Washington Wizards | April 22 to April 30, 2007 |
| First round | Chicago Bulls | 4-0 in games | Miami Heat | April 21 to April 29, 2007 |
| First round | New Jersey Nets | 4-2 in games | Toronto Raptors | April 21 to May 4, 2007 |
| Conf. semifinals | San Antonio Spurs | 4-2 in games | Phoenix Suns | May 6 to May 18, 2007 |
| Conf. semifinals | Detroit Pistons | 4-2 in games | Chicago Bulls | May 5 to May 17, 2007 |
| Conf. semifinals | Utah Jazz | 4-1 in games | Golden State Warriors | May 7 to May 15, 2007 |
| Conf. semifinals | Cleveland Cavaliers | 4-2 in games | New Jersey Nets | May 6 to May 18, 2007 |
| Conf. finals | San Antonio Spurs | 4-1 in games | Utah Jazz | May 20 to May 30, 2007 |
| Conf. finals | Cleveland Cavaliers | 4-2 in games | Detroit Pistons | May 21 to June 2, 2007 |
| The Finals | San Antonio Spurs | 4-0 in games | Cleveland Cavaliers | June 7 to June 14, 2007 |
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.