Who Won The NBA Championship in 2021?
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The Los Angeles Lakers are the 2021 NBA Champions!
The Golden State Warriors
The Regular Season
The Warriors had the best record in the NBA during the regular season, winning 57 games. They were led by Stephen Curry, who was named the league’s Most Valuable Player for the second time.
The Playoffs
In order to make the playoffs, a team must have one of the best records in their respective conference. The Warriors made the playoffs by having the second-best record in the Western Conference. In the playoffs, teams are seeded based on their regular season record. The Warriors were seeded second in the Western Conference, which meant they faced off against the seventh-seeded Los Angeles Clippers in the first round.
The Cleveland Cavaliers
The Cleveland Cavaliers are an American professional basketball team based in Cleveland, Ohio. The Cavaliers compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league’s Eastern Conference Central Division. The team began play in 1970 as an expansion team and won their first Eastern Conference championship in 2007. They won their first NBA championship in 2016.
The Regular Season
The 2021 NBA regular season began on December 22, 2020. As was the case during the 2020 season, the 2021 campaign featured 72 games per team and began with all 30 teams playing on opening night. The regular season ended on May 16, with the playoffs set to begin two days later on May 18.
The defending champion Los Angeles Lakers entered the season as favorites to repeat, followed by the Brooklyn Nets, Milwaukee Bucks, Los Angeles Clippers, and Utah Jazz. The Nets added former MVPs Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving in free agency during the offseason, while the Jazz acquired Mike Conley from the Memphis Grizzlies and signed Bojan Bogdanovic.
The Playoffs
In order for a team to make the playoffs, they must first finish the regular season with a winning record. The teams with the best records from each conference (Eastern and Western) will advance to the playoff semifinals, where they will compete in a best-of-seven series. The winners of each conference semifinal will then advance to the NBA Finals, where they will compete in another best-of-seven series. The team that wins the NBA Finals is crowned the NBA champion.
The Houston Rockets
The Houston Rockets are the 2021 NBA champions. They defeated the Golden State Warriors in six games. This is the Rockets’ first championship in franchise history. The Rockets were led by MVP James Harden, who averaged 34.8 points, 8.4 assists, and 5.9 rebounds per game in the series.
The Regular Season
The Houston Rockets are an American professional basketball team based in Houston, Texas. The Rockets compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league’s Western Conference Southwest Division. The team plays its home games at the Toyota Center, located in downtown Houston. The Rockets have won two NBA championships and four Western Conference titles. The team was established as the San Diego Rockets, an expansion team originally based in San Diego, in 1967. In 1971, the Rockets moved to Houston
The Playoffs
In the first round of the playoffs, the Houston Rockets lost to the Golden State Warriors in a hard fought series.
The Toronto Raptors
The Regular Season
The Toronto Raptors are a Canadian professional basketball team based in Toronto, Ontario. The Raptors compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league’s Eastern Conference Atlantic Division. They were established in 1995 as part of the NBA’s expansion into Canada, along with the Vancouver Grizzlies. When the Grizzlies relocated to Memphis, Tennessee to become the Memphis Grizzlies in 2001, the Raptors became the only Canadian-based team in the NBA.
The Raptors play their home games at Scotiabank Arena, which they share with the Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment-owned Toronto Maple Leafs of the National Hockey League (NHL). The Raptors are owned by Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment Ltd. and were founded by basketball businessman John Bitove and include rapper Drake among their minority owners.
In their 24 seasons of existence, the Raptors have won six division championships and two Eastern Conference championships. They appeared in one NBA Finals in 2019, losing to the Golden State Warriors in six games. The Raptors hold records for most wins and franchises wins in a single season (59), best winning percentage (.713) among teams that have reached the NBA Finals at least once, best home record through 42 home games (34–8), longest win streak during a season (17), most wins on foreign soil through 24 games (19) and best start to a season at home through 24 games (20–4).
The Playoffs
The Toronto Raptors are the 2020-2021 NBA Champions! They defeated the Los Angeles Lakers in the Finals, winning the series 4-2.
This is the Raptors’ first ever NBA Championship, and they are the first Canadian team to win the title. It was a thrilling series, with many close games. The Raptors proved that they were the better team, and deserved to be crowned champions.
Now that the season is over, it’s time to look back at how the Raptors got to this point. They had a great regular season, winning 56 of their 72 games. This earned them the second seed in the Eastern Conference playoffs.
In the playoffs, they defeated the Brooklyn Nets, Milwaukee Bucks, and Philadelphia 76ers, all in seven games. These were tough series’, but the Raptors showed their grit and determination, coming out on top each time. Then, in the Finals, they faced off against LeBron James and the Lakers. Many people thought that James would win his fourth NBA Championship, but the Raptors had other plans.
They won four out of six games against a strong Lakers team, led by two young stars in Pascal Siakam and Fred VanVleet. They , proving that they were the best team in the NBA this season.
The Los Angeles Lakers
The Los Angeles Lakers are an American professional basketball team based in Los Angeles. The Lakers compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA), as a member of the league’s Western Conference in the Pacific Division. The Lakers play their home games at Staples Center, an arena shared with the NBA’s Los Angeles Clippers and the Los Angeles Sparks of the Women’s National Basketball Association.
The Regular Season
The 2020–21 NBA regular season began on December 22, 2020, and will end on May 16, 2021. The playoffs will then begin on May 22, 2021, and will end no later than July 22, 2021. The Los Angeles Lakers are the defending NBA champions, having defeated the Miami Heat in the 2020 NBA Finals.
The Playoffs
In order for a team to make it to the playoffs, they have to finish in the top 8 of their respective conference. The playoffs are a single-elimination tournament, and each team is ranked based on their regular-season record. The playoffs start in April and usually end in early June.
In the first round, the team with the better record gets home-court advantage, meaning they get to host Games 1, 2, 5, and 7 (if necessary). In the second round, the Conference Finals, and The Finals, home-court advantage goes to the team with the better regular-season record.
The Lakers made it to the playoffs in 2021 as the 7th seed in the Western Conference. They faced off against the 2nd seedPhoenix Suns in the first round. The Lakers won Game 1 by a score of 99-91 but then lost Game 2 by a score of109-118. They bounced back and won Game 3 by a score of 100-93 but then lost Game 4 by a score of 98-104. The series was tied 2-2 heading back to Los Angeles for Game 5. The Lakers won Game 5 by a score of 103-101 and then went on to win Game 6 by a score of 113-100, winning the series 4-2.
In the second round, they faced off against the 3rd seedDenver Nuggets. The Lakers won Game 1 by a score of 126-114 but then lost Game 2 by a score of 89-105. They bounced back and won Game 3 by a score of 114-106 but then lost Game 4 by a score 96-102. The series was tied 2-2 heading back to Los Angeles for Game 5. The Lakers won Game 5 by a score 111=88 and then went on to winGame 6 by a score of 120=103, winning the series 4=2.
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The Boston Celtics
The Boston Celtics are an American professional basketball team based in Boston, Massachusetts. The Celtics compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league’s Eastern Conference Atlantic Division. They play their home games at the TD Garden, which they share with the National Hockey League (NHL)’s Boston Bruins.
The Regular Season
The Boston Celtics are an American professional basketball team based in Boston, Massachusetts. The Celtics compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league’s Eastern Conference Atlantic Division. Founded in 1946 as one of the league’s original eight teams, the team play their home games at TD Garden, which they share with the National Hockey League (NHL)’s Boston Bruins. The Celtics are one of the most successful teams in NBA history; they have won 22 NBA championships, tied with the Los Angeles Lakers for second-most behind only the San Antonio Spurs’ 27 championships.For most of their 70s and 80s existence, the Celtics were led by Hall of Fame players such as John Havlicek and Larry Bird; they have won 16 championships with those two players alone. The Celtics have a fierce rivalry with the Lakers known as The Greatest Rivalry in NBA History that has spanned almost 50 years. They also maintain regional rivalries with the Philadelphia 76ers via The Battle of I-95 and with the Miami Heat via what is known simply as The Rivalry.
Following their win in 2008, general manager Danny Ainge began a rebuilding process with a focus on long term success over immediate results; that was evident by trading All-Star forward Kevin Garnett and Paul Pierce to the Brooklyn Nets for future draft picks and young players in 2013. In spite of losing both those stars following that trade, Ainge was able to assemble a talented young core comprising straight up draft picks (Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown) or trades for young prospects/assets (Kemba Walker). After reaching Eastern Conference Finals in 2017 and 2018, respectively, head coach Brad Stevens led them to victory over LeBron James and the Lakers in seven games during this year’s NBA Finals to win their record-tying 18th championship overall, as well as their first since Garnett/Pierce left town seven years prior.
The Playoffs
The Boston Celtics are an American professional basketball team based in Boston, Massachusetts. The Celtics compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league’s Eastern Conference Atlantic Division. Founded in 1946 as one of the league’s original eight teams, the franchise played its home games in the Boston Arena until 1952, when they moved to Boston Garden. The Celtics won their first NBA championship in 1957, nine years after joining the league. From 1957 to 1969, they played their home games at the Garden, winning eleven NBA championships in that span.
The Celtics’ run of eight straight championships from 1959 to 1966 remains the longest winning streak in U.S. professional sports history. The Celtics lost two of their next three games to the Los Angeles Lakers and Milwaukee Bucks before winning Game 6 at home to clinch their 18th NBA title, and first since 1986.
The Oklahoma City Thunder
The Oklahoma City Thunder have won the NBA Championship in 2021. This is their first championship in franchise history. The Thunder were led by their superstar duo of Russell Westbrook and Kevin Durant, who both averaged over 30 points per game in the playoffs.
The Regular Season
The regular season began on Tuesday, December 22, 2020, and ended on Sunday, May 16, 2021. The playoffs began on Saturday, May 22, 2021. The Oklahoma City Thunder finished the regular season with a 44–28 record and in fifth place in the Western Conference. They entered the playoffs as the fifth seed in the Western Conference.
The Playoffs
The NBA Playoffs are a best-of-seven elimination tournament held annually to determine the league’s champion. The playoffs began on April 18, 2021, and will end on July 22, 2021. The tournament is bracketed by two rounds of best-of-seven series; with each team playing every other team in its conference at least once.The teams are seeded according to their regular season record.
In the first round of the playoffs, dubbed the Conference First Round, the third seed faces the sixth seed, and the fourth seed faces the fifth seed in two best-of-seven series; two teams from each conference that did not make it as division winners earn a playoff berth as wild cards. The winners of each Conference First Round series advance to the Conference Semifinals (Conference Second Round), where they face the division winner from their conference that earned the second seed. The winners of those Conference Semifinal series then face each other in their respective Conference Finals (Conference Third Round). Finally, the winner of each Conference Finals series meets in the NBA Finals (also known as The Championship), which is a best-of-seven series to determine the NBA champion.
The Milwaukee Bucks
The Milwaukee Bucks have won the 2021 NBA Championship. This is their first championship in franchise history. The Bucks have been one of the best teams in the NBA over the past few years and they finally have the hardware to show for it.
The Regular Season
The Milwaukee Bucks had the best record in the NBA during the regular season, winning 62 games. They were led by MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo, who averaged 29.5 points, 13.6 rebounds and 5.6 assists per game. Other key players for the Bucks included Khris Middleton (21.1 points per game), Eric Bledsoe (15.9 points per game) and Brook Lopez (12.5 points per game).
The Playoffs
The Milwaukee Bucks entered the playoffs as the favorites to win the NBA championship. They had the best record in the league and were the top seed in the Eastern Conference. They cruised through the first two rounds of the playoffs, beating the Miami Heat and Toronto Raptors. In the conference finals, they faced off against the Boston Celtics. The series was very close, but the Bucks won in seven games. They then went on to beat the Los Angeles Lakers in the NBA Finals, winning their first championship in franchise history.
