Every 2012-13 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.
Miami Heat won the 2012-13 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 | Miami Heat | 4-0 in games | Milwaukee Bucks | April 21 to April 28, 2013 |
| First round | Oklahoma City Thunder | 4-2 in games | Houston Rockets | April 21 to May 3, 2013 |
| First round | San Antonio Spurs | 4-0 in games | Los Angeles Lakers | April 21 to April 28, 2013 |
| First round | Golden State Warriors | 4-2 in games | Denver Nuggets | April 20 to May 2, 2013 |
| First round | Memphis Grizzlies | 4-2 in games | Los Angeles Clippers | April 20 to May 3, 2013 |
| First round | New York Knicks | 4-2 in games | Boston Celtics | April 20 to May 3, 2013 |
| First round | Indiana Pacers | 4-2 in games | Atlanta Hawks | April 21 to May 3, 2013 |
| First round | Chicago Bulls | 4-3 in games | Brooklyn Nets | April 20 to May 4, 2013 |
| Conf. semifinals | Miami Heat | 4-1 in games | Chicago Bulls | May 6 to May 15, 2013 |
| Conf. semifinals | Memphis Grizzlies | 4-1 in games | Oklahoma City Thunder | May 5 to May 15, 2013 |
| Conf. semifinals | San Antonio Spurs | 4-2 in games | Golden State Warriors | May 6 to May 16, 2013 |
| Conf. semifinals | Indiana Pacers | 4-2 in games | New York Knicks | May 5 to May 18, 2013 |
| Conf. finals | Miami Heat | 4-3 in games | Indiana Pacers | May 22 to June 3, 2013 |
| Conf. finals | San Antonio Spurs | 4-0 in games | Memphis Grizzlies | May 19 to May 27, 2013 |
| The Finals | Miami Heat | 4-3 in games | San Antonio Spurs | June 6 to June 20, 2013 |
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.