Every 2021-22 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 2021-22 title from a regular season record of 53-29. 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 | Phoenix Suns | 4-2 in games | New Orleans Pelicans | April 17 to April 28, 2022 |
| First round | Memphis Grizzlies | 4-2 in games | Minnesota Timberwolves | April 16 to April 29, 2022 |
| First round | Golden State Warriors | 4-1 in games | Denver Nuggets | April 16 to April 27, 2022 |
| First round | Miami Heat | 4-1 in games | Atlanta Hawks | April 17 to April 26, 2022 |
| First round | Dallas Mavericks | 4-2 in games | Utah Jazz | April 16 to April 28, 2022 |
| First round | Boston Celtics | 4-0 in games | Brooklyn Nets | April 17 to April 25, 2022 |
| First round | Milwaukee Bucks | 4-1 in games | Chicago Bulls | April 17 to April 27, 2022 |
| First round | Philadelphia 76ers | 4-2 in games | Toronto Raptors | April 16 to April 28, 2022 |
| Conf. semifinals | Dallas Mavericks | 4-3 in games | Phoenix Suns | May 2 to May 15, 2022 |
| Conf. semifinals | Golden State Warriors | 4-2 in games | Memphis Grizzlies | May 1 to May 13, 2022 |
| Conf. semifinals | Miami Heat | 4-2 in games | Philadelphia 76ers | May 2 to May 12, 2022 |
| Conf. semifinals | Boston Celtics | 4-3 in games | Milwaukee Bucks | May 1 to May 15, 2022 |
| Conf. finals | Golden State Warriors | 4-1 in games | Dallas Mavericks | May 18 to May 26, 2022 |
| Conf. finals | Boston Celtics | 4-3 in games | Miami Heat | May 17 to May 29, 2022 |
| The Finals | Golden State Warriors | 4-2 in games | Boston Celtics | June 2 to June 16, 2022 |
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.