Every 2018-19 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.
Toronto Raptors won the 2018-19 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 | Milwaukee Bucks | 4-0 in games | Detroit Pistons | April 14 to April 22, 2019 |
| First round | Toronto Raptors | 4-1 in games | Orlando Magic | April 13 to April 23, 2019 |
| First round | Golden State Warriors | 4-2 in games | LA Clippers | April 13 to April 26, 2019 |
| First round | Denver Nuggets | 4-3 in games | San Antonio Spurs | April 13 to April 27, 2019 |
| First round | Houston Rockets | 4-1 in games | Utah Jazz | April 14 to April 24, 2019 |
| First round | Portland Trail Blazers | 4-1 in games | Oklahoma City Thunder | April 14 to April 23, 2019 |
| First round | Philadelphia 76ers | 4-1 in games | Brooklyn Nets | April 13 to April 23, 2019 |
| First round | Boston Celtics | 4-0 in games | Indiana Pacers | April 14 to April 21, 2019 |
| Conf. semifinals | Milwaukee Bucks | 4-1 in games | Boston Celtics | April 28 to May 8, 2019 |
| Conf. semifinals | Toronto Raptors | 4-3 in games | Philadelphia 76ers | April 27 to May 12, 2019 |
| Conf. semifinals | Golden State Warriors | 4-2 in games | Houston Rockets | April 28 to May 10, 2019 |
| Conf. semifinals | Portland Trail Blazers | 4-3 in games | Denver Nuggets | April 29 to May 12, 2019 |
| Conf. finals | Toronto Raptors | 4-2 in games | Milwaukee Bucks | May 15 to May 25, 2019 |
| Conf. finals | Golden State Warriors | 4-0 in games | Portland Trail Blazers | May 14 to May 20, 2019 |
| The Finals | Toronto Raptors | 4-2 in games | Golden State Warriors | May 30 to June 13, 2019 |
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.