The season ended with the Houston Rockets defeating the Orlando Magic 4–0 in the NBA Finals to be crowned champions.
Notes Teams in bold advanced to the next round.
The numbers to the left of each team indicate the team's seeding in its conference, and the numbers to the right indicate the number of games the team won in that round.
The division champions are marked by an asterisk.
Home court advantage does not necessarily belong to the higher-seeded team, but instead the team with the better regular season record; teams enjoying the home advantage are shown in italics.