Every 2019-20 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.
Los Angeles Lakers won the 2019-20 title from a regular season record of 52-19. 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 | 4-1 in games | Orlando Magic | August 18 to August 29, 2020 |
| First round | Toronto Raptors | 4-0 in games | Brooklyn Nets | August 17 to August 23, 2020 |
| First round | Los Angeles Lakers | 4-1 in games | Portland Trail Blazers | August 18 to August 29, 2020 |
| First round | LA Clippers | 4-2 in games | Dallas Mavericks | August 17 to August 30, 2020 |
| First round | Boston Celtics | 4-0 in games | Philadelphia 76ers | August 17 to August 23, 2020 |
| First round | Denver Nuggets | 4-3 in games | Utah Jazz | August 17 to September 1, 2020 |
| First round | Miami Heat | 4-0 in games | Indiana Pacers | August 18 to August 24, 2020 |
| First round | Houston Rockets | 4-3 in games | Oklahoma City Thunder | August 18 to September 2, 2020 |
| Conf. semifinals | Miami Heat | 4-1 in games | Milwaukee Bucks | August 31 to September 8, 2020 |
| Conf. semifinals | Boston Celtics | 4-3 in games | Toronto Raptors | August 30 to September 11, 2020 |
| Conf. semifinals | Los Angeles Lakers | 4-1 in games | Houston Rockets | September 4 to September 12, 2020 |
| Conf. semifinals | Denver Nuggets | 4-3 in games | LA Clippers | September 3 to September 15, 2020 |
| Conf. finals | Los Angeles Lakers | 4-1 in games | Denver Nuggets | September 18 to September 26, 2020 |
| Conf. finals | Miami Heat | 4-2 in games | Boston Celtics | September 15 to September 27, 2020 |
| The Finals | Los Angeles Lakers | 4-2 in games | Miami Heat | September 30 to October 11, 2020 |
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.