Every 2010-11 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.
Dallas Mavericks won the 2010-11 title from a regular season record of 57-25. 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 | Chicago Bulls | 4-1 in games | Indiana Pacers | April 16 to April 26, 2011 |
| First round | Memphis Grizzlies | 4-2 in games | San Antonio Spurs | April 17 to April 29, 2011 |
| First round | Miami Heat | 4-1 in games | Philadelphia 76ers | April 16 to April 27, 2011 |
| First round | Dallas Mavericks | 4-2 in games | Portland Trail Blazers | April 16 to April 28, 2011 |
| First round | Los Angeles Lakers | 4-2 in games | New Orleans Hornets | April 17 to April 28, 2011 |
| First round | Boston Celtics | 4-0 in games | New York Knicks | April 17 to April 24, 2011 |
| First round | Oklahoma City Thunder | 4-1 in games | Denver Nuggets | April 17 to April 27, 2011 |
| First round | Atlanta Hawks | 4-2 in games | Orlando Magic | April 16 to April 28, 2011 |
| Conf. semifinals | Chicago Bulls | 4-2 in games | Atlanta Hawks | May 2 to May 12, 2011 |
| Conf. semifinals | Miami Heat | 4-1 in games | Boston Celtics | May 1 to May 11, 2011 |
| Conf. semifinals | Dallas Mavericks | 4-0 in games | Los Angeles Lakers | May 2 to May 8, 2011 |
| Conf. semifinals | Oklahoma City Thunder | 4-3 in games | Memphis Grizzlies | May 1 to May 15, 2011 |
| Conf. finals | Miami Heat | 4-1 in games | Chicago Bulls | May 15 to May 26, 2011 |
| Conf. finals | Dallas Mavericks | 4-1 in games | Oklahoma City Thunder | May 17 to May 25, 2011 |
| The Finals | Dallas Mavericks | 4-2 in games | Miami Heat | May 31 to June 12, 2011 |
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.