Every 2017-18 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 2017-18 title from a regular season record of 58-24. 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 | Houston Rockets | 4-1 in games | Minnesota Timberwolves | April 15 to April 25, 2018 |
| First round | Toronto Raptors | 4-2 in games | Washington Wizards | April 14 to April 27, 2018 |
| First round | Golden State Warriors | 4-1 in games | San Antonio Spurs | April 14 to April 24, 2018 |
| First round | Boston Celtics | 4-3 in games | Milwaukee Bucks | April 15 to April 28, 2018 |
| First round | Philadelphia 76ers | 4-1 in games | Miami Heat | April 14 to April 24, 2018 |
| First round | Cleveland Cavaliers | 4-3 in games | Indiana Pacers | April 15 to April 29, 2018 |
| First round | New Orleans Pelicans | 4-0 in games | Portland Trail Blazers | April 14 to April 21, 2018 |
| First round | Utah Jazz | 4-2 in games | Oklahoma City Thunder | April 15 to April 27, 2018 |
| Conf. semifinals | Houston Rockets | 4-1 in games | Utah Jazz | April 29 to May 8, 2018 |
| Conf. semifinals | Cleveland Cavaliers | 4-0 in games | Toronto Raptors | May 1 to May 7, 2018 |
| Conf. semifinals | Golden State Warriors | 4-1 in games | New Orleans Pelicans | April 28 to May 8, 2018 |
| Conf. semifinals | Boston Celtics | 4-1 in games | Philadelphia 76ers | April 30 to May 9, 2018 |
| Conf. finals | Golden State Warriors | 4-3 in games | Houston Rockets | May 14 to May 28, 2018 |
| Conf. finals | Cleveland Cavaliers | 4-3 in games | Boston Celtics | May 13 to May 27, 2018 |
| The Finals | Golden State Warriors | 4-0 in games | Cleveland Cavaliers | May 31 to June 8, 2018 |
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.