Every 2016-17 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 2016-17 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 | Portland Trail Blazers | April 16 to April 24, 2017 |
| First round | San Antonio Spurs | 4-2 in games | Memphis Grizzlies | April 15 to April 27, 2017 |
| First round | Houston Rockets | 4-1 in games | Oklahoma City Thunder | April 16 to April 25, 2017 |
| First round | Boston Celtics | 4-2 in games | Chicago Bulls | April 16 to April 28, 2017 |
| First round | Cleveland Cavaliers | 4-0 in games | Indiana Pacers | April 15 to April 23, 2017 |
| First round | Utah Jazz | 4-3 in games | LA Clippers | April 15 to April 30, 2017 |
| First round | Toronto Raptors | 4-2 in games | Milwaukee Bucks | April 15 to April 27, 2017 |
| First round | Washington Wizards | 4-2 in games | Atlanta Hawks | April 16 to April 28, 2017 |
| Conf. semifinals | Golden State Warriors | 4-0 in games | Utah Jazz | May 2 to May 8, 2017 |
| Conf. semifinals | San Antonio Spurs | 4-2 in games | Houston Rockets | May 1 to May 11, 2017 |
| Conf. semifinals | Boston Celtics | 4-3 in games | Washington Wizards | April 30 to May 15, 2017 |
| Conf. semifinals | Cleveland Cavaliers | 4-0 in games | Toronto Raptors | May 1 to May 7, 2017 |
| Conf. finals | Golden State Warriors | 4-0 in games | San Antonio Spurs | May 14 to May 22, 2017 |
| Conf. finals | Cleveland Cavaliers | 4-1 in games | Boston Celtics | May 17 to May 25, 2017 |
| The Finals | Golden State Warriors | 4-1 in games | Cleveland Cavaliers | June 1 to June 12, 2017 |
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.