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The Milwaukee Bucks swept the Miami Heat in the first round, marking the 45th straight year a sweep occurred in the NBA playoffs.9 seed to advance to the playoffs, defeating the Golden State Warriors in the second game of the first stage play–in. The Memphis Grizzlies became the first No.

9 Memphis in the second game of the first stage. 7 Los Angeles Lakers in the first game of the first stage, then losing to No. The Golden State Warriors returned to the postseason after missing the playoffs the previous year, being the first team to be eliminated from the Page–McIntyre system tournament with the double chance.

The San Antonio Spurs returned to the postseason after missing the playoffs the previous year, but were eliminated after losing to Memphis in the first stage of the Page–McIntyre system system tournament.

The Orlando Magic missed the playoffs for the first time in three years.

The Oklahoma City Thunder and Indiana Pacers missed the playoffs for the first time in six years.

The Toronto Raptors missed the playoffs for the first time in eight years.

The Houston Rockets missed the playoffs for the first time in nine years.

The Phoenix Suns made their first postseason appearance since 2010 and their first Finals appearance since 1993.

The New York Knicks made their first postseason appearance since 2013.

The Atlanta Hawks (which entered their first Conference finals appearance since 2015) and Memphis Grizzlies made their first postseason appearance since 2017.

The Washington Wizards made their first postseason appearance since 2018.

The Miami Heat, Los Angeles Lakers and Dallas Mavericks entered their second consecutive postseason.

The Brooklyn Nets, Los Angeles Clippers and Denver Nuggets entered their third consecutive postseason.The Philadelphia 76ers entered their fourth consecutive postseason.The Utah Jazz and Milwaukee Bucks (which entered their first Finals appearance since 1974) entered their fifth consecutive postseason.The Boston Celtics entered their seventh consecutive postseason.The Portland Trail Blazers entered their eighth consecutive postseason, which was the longest active streak in the NBA until their failure to qualify the following year.Notable updates to postseason appearances JSTOR ( June 2021) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message).Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.įind sources: "2021 NBA playoffs" – news Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources in this section. This section needs additional citations for verification. 10 teams need to win two games to advance, eliminated by just one loss. 8 teams need to win one game to advance to the second stage, with a double chance, while the No. The first stage, the NBA play-in games, was a four-team playoff in each conference for the No. It was the first year the NBA used a 20-team playoff, with a two-stage system in both conferences, with 16 of the 20 teams advancing to the second stage. The Suns advanced to their first NBA Finals since 1993 after winning the Western Conference finals against the Los Angeles Clippers in six games the Bucks also won the Eastern Conference finals in six games, against the Atlanta Hawks to reach their first NBA Finals since 1974. The Bucks won the NBA Finals in six games after being down 0–2, their first championship since 1971.īoth the defending champion Los Angeles Lakers and the 2020 NBA Finals runner-up Miami Heat lost in the first round to the eventual finalists: the Phoenix Suns and the Milwaukee Bucks, respectively. The 2021 NBA Finals matchup featured the Milwaukee Bucks and the Phoenix Suns. It ended with the 2021 NBA Finals in July. With the COVID-19 pandemic impacting the NBA for the second consecutive year, the regular season was reduced to 72 games for each team and the start date of the playoffs was moved from its usual time in mid-April to May 22, 2021. The 2021 NBA playoffs was the postseason tournament of the National Basketball Association's 2020–21 season.