Every 2022-23 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.
Denver Nuggets won the 2022-23 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 | Miami Heat | 4-1 in games | Milwaukee Bucks | April 16 to April 26, 2023 |
| First round | Boston Celtics | 4-2 in games | Atlanta Hawks | April 15 to April 27, 2023 |
| First round | Philadelphia 76ers | 4-0 in games | Brooklyn Nets | April 15 to April 22, 2023 |
| First round | Denver Nuggets | 4-1 in games | Minnesota Timberwolves | April 16 to April 25, 2023 |
| First round | New York Knicks | 4-1 in games | Cleveland Cavaliers | April 15 to April 26, 2023 |
| First round | Los Angeles Lakers | 4-2 in games | Memphis Grizzlies | April 16 to April 28, 2023 |
| First round | Golden State Warriors | 4-3 in games | Sacramento Kings | April 15 to April 30, 2023 |
| First round | Phoenix Suns | 4-1 in games | LA Clippers | April 16 to April 25, 2023 |
| Conf. semifinals | Boston Celtics | 4-3 in games | Philadelphia 76ers | May 1 to May 14, 2023 |
| Conf. semifinals | Denver Nuggets | 4-2 in games | Phoenix Suns | April 29 to May 11, 2023 |
| Conf. semifinals | Miami Heat | 4-2 in games | New York Knicks | April 30 to May 12, 2023 |
| Conf. semifinals | Los Angeles Lakers | 4-2 in games | Golden State Warriors | May 2 to May 12, 2023 |
| Conf. finals | Miami Heat | 4-3 in games | Boston Celtics | May 17 to May 29, 2023 |
| Conf. finals | Denver Nuggets | 4-0 in games | Los Angeles Lakers | May 16 to May 22, 2023 |
| The Finals | Denver Nuggets | 4-1 in games | Miami Heat | June 1 to June 12, 2023 |
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.