Where Will The 2021 NBA Finals Be Held?
The 2021 NBA Finals will be held in Los Angeles, California.
Introduction
The NBA Finals is the championship series of the National Basketball Association (NBA). The Eastern and Western conference champions play a best-of-seven game series to determine the league champion. The 2021 NBA Finals will be held in July 2021, with the exact date and location TBD.
The 2020 NBA Finals
The 2020 NBA Finals was the championship series of the 2019–20 NBA playoffs and the conclusion of the 2020 NBA season. The Eastern Conference champion Miami Heat defeated the Western Conference champion Los Angeles Lakers in six games (4–2), for their first title in franchise history. Jimmy Butler was named as the Finals MVP. This was also the first finals appearance for both teams since 2010. The series was played between October 22 and 30 at AdventHealth Arena in Orlando, Florida, with all games held behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It is also notable as this is Magic Johnson’s last appearance as an NBA executive, as he stepped down from his role as president of basketball operations of the Lakers shortly before Game 1
The 2021 NBA Finals
The 2021 NBA Finals will be the championship series of the 2020–21 NBA season and the conclusion of the season’s playoffs. The Eastern Conference champion will face the Western Conference champion in a best-of-seven series. The 2021 Finals will mark the 76th edition of the NBA Finals, and it is scheduled to begin on June 7 and end no later than July 22.
This will be the first time since 1979 that the Finals will not take place in June. It is also possible that due to pandemic-related schedule changes, this could be only the second time in NBA history (joining 1998) that the Finals are held outside of June.
at a time TBD, and it will be broadcast on ABC. The complete schedule will be released when it is finalized.
Conclusion
It’s impossible to say where the 2021 NBA Finals will be held until the 2020-2021 NBA season plays out and we know which teams are playing in the Finals. However, we can speculate based on recent history. In 2019, the Finals were held at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, which is home to both the Los Angeles Lakers and the Los Angeles Clippers. In 2020, the Finals were held at the TD Garden in Boston, which is home to the Boston Celtics.
Based on these two examples, it’s likely that the 2021 NBA Finals will be held at a venue that is home to one of the participating teams. However, this is not always the case; for example, in 2017, the Finals were held at Oracle Arena in Oakland, California, which was home to neither of the participating teams (the Golden State Warriors and the Cleveland Cavaliers).
So, while we can’t say definitively where the 2021 NBA Finals will be held, it’s safe to say that it will most likely be at a venue that is home to one of the teams playing in the Finals.
