Every 2014-15 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.
Golden State Warriors won the 2014-15 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 | Golden State Warriors | 4-0 in games | New Orleans Pelicans | April 18 to April 25, 2015 |
| First round | Atlanta Hawks | 4-2 in games | Brooklyn Nets | April 19 to May 1, 2015 |
| First round | Houston Rockets | 4-1 in games | Dallas Mavericks | April 18 to April 28, 2015 |
| First round | Los Angeles Clippers | 4-3 in games | San Antonio Spurs | April 19 to May 2, 2015 |
| First round | Memphis Grizzlies | 4-1 in games | Portland Trail Blazers | April 19 to April 29, 2015 |
| First round | Cleveland Cavaliers | 4-0 in games | Boston Celtics | April 19 to April 26, 2015 |
| First round | Chicago Bulls | 4-2 in games | Milwaukee Bucks | April 18 to April 30, 2015 |
| First round | Washington Wizards | 4-0 in games | Toronto Raptors | April 18 to April 26, 2015 |
| Conf. semifinals | Golden State Warriors | 4-2 in games | Memphis Grizzlies | May 3 to May 15, 2015 |
| Conf. semifinals | Atlanta Hawks | 4-2 in games | Washington Wizards | May 3 to May 15, 2015 |
| Conf. semifinals | Houston Rockets | 4-3 in games | Los Angeles Clippers | May 4 to May 17, 2015 |
| Conf. semifinals | Cleveland Cavaliers | 4-2 in games | Chicago Bulls | May 4 to May 14, 2015 |
| Conf. finals | Golden State Warriors | 4-1 in games | Houston Rockets | May 19 to May 27, 2015 |
| Conf. finals | Cleveland Cavaliers | 4-0 in games | Atlanta Hawks | May 20 to May 26, 2015 |
| The Finals | Golden State Warriors | 4-2 in games | Cleveland Cavaliers | June 4 to June 16, 2015 |
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.