Every 2007-08 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 2007-08 title from a regular season record of 66-16. 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 | Boston Celtics | 4-3 in games | Atlanta Hawks | April 20 to May 4, 2008 |
| First round | Detroit Pistons | 4-2 in games | Philadelphia 76ers | April 20 to May 1, 2008 |
| First round | Los Angeles Lakers | 4-0 in games | Denver Nuggets | April 20 to April 28, 2008 |
| First round | New Orleans Hornets | 4-1 in games | Dallas Mavericks | April 19 to April 29, 2008 |
| First round | San Antonio Spurs | 4-1 in games | Phoenix Suns | April 19 to April 29, 2008 |
| First round | Utah Jazz | 4-2 in games | Houston Rockets | April 19 to May 2, 2008 |
| First round | Orlando Magic | 4-1 in games | Toronto Raptors | April 20 to April 28, 2008 |
| First round | Cleveland Cavaliers | 4-2 in games | Washington Wizards | April 19 to May 2, 2008 |
| Conf. semifinals | Boston Celtics | 4-3 in games | Cleveland Cavaliers | May 6 to May 18, 2008 |
| Conf. semifinals | Detroit Pistons | 4-1 in games | Orlando Magic | May 3 to May 13, 2008 |
| Conf. semifinals | Los Angeles Lakers | 4-2 in games | Utah Jazz | May 4 to May 16, 2008 |
| Conf. semifinals | San Antonio Spurs | 4-3 in games | New Orleans Hornets | May 3 to May 19, 2008 |
| Conf. finals | Boston Celtics | 4-2 in games | Detroit Pistons | May 20 to May 30, 2008 |
| Conf. finals | Los Angeles Lakers | 4-1 in games | San Antonio Spurs | May 21 to May 29, 2008 |
| The Finals | Boston Celtics | 4-2 in games | Los Angeles Lakers | June 5 to June 17, 2008 |
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.