Every 2023-24 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.
Boston Celtics won the 2023-24 title from a regular season record of 64-18. 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 | Boston Celtics | 4-1 in games | Miami Heat | April 21 to May 1, 2024 |
| First round | Denver Nuggets | 4-1 in games | Los Angeles Lakers | April 20 to April 29, 2024 |
| First round | Oklahoma City Thunder | 4-0 in games | New Orleans Pelicans | April 21 to April 29, 2024 |
| First round | Minnesota Timberwolves | 4-0 in games | Phoenix Suns | April 20 to April 28, 2024 |
| First round | Dallas Mavericks | 4-2 in games | LA Clippers | April 21 to May 3, 2024 |
| First round | New York Knicks | 4-2 in games | Philadelphia 76ers | April 20 to May 2, 2024 |
| First round | Indiana Pacers | 4-2 in games | Milwaukee Bucks | April 21 to May 2, 2024 |
| First round | Cleveland Cavaliers | 4-3 in games | Orlando Magic | April 20 to May 5, 2024 |
| Conf. semifinals | Boston Celtics | 4-1 in games | Cleveland Cavaliers | May 7 to May 15, 2024 |
| Conf. semifinals | Minnesota Timberwolves | 4-3 in games | Denver Nuggets | May 4 to May 19, 2024 |
| Conf. semifinals | Dallas Mavericks | 4-2 in games | Oklahoma City Thunder | May 7 to May 18, 2024 |
| Conf. semifinals | Indiana Pacers | 4-3 in games | New York Knicks | May 6 to May 19, 2024 |
| Conf. finals | Boston Celtics | 4-0 in games | Indiana Pacers | May 21 to May 27, 2024 |
| Conf. finals | Dallas Mavericks | 4-1 in games | Minnesota Timberwolves | May 22 to May 30, 2024 |
| The Finals | Boston Celtics | 4-1 in games | Dallas Mavericks | June 6 to June 17, 2024 |
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.