Who Won The Nba Finals In 2021?
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The Los Angeles Lakers are the 2021 NBA Champions!
The Golden State Warriors
The Golden State Warriors won the NBA Finals in 2021. They beat the Cleveland Cavaliers in the Finals. This is the first time the Warriors have won the Finals since 2015.
Led by Steph Curry
The Warriors were led by Stephen Curry, who was named the Finals MVP for a record third time. In the five-game series, Curry averaged 32.0 points, 5.2 rebounds and 6.8 assists per game. He shot 47.8 percent from the field and 42.5 percent from three-point range.
Won in 2015, 2017, and 2018
The Golden State Warriors are an American professional basketball team based in San Francisco. The Warriors compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league’s Western Conference Pacific Division. Founded in 1946 in Philadelphia, the Warriors relocated to the San Francisco Bay Area in 1962 and took the city’s name, before changing its geographic moniker to Golden State in 1971. They play their home games at the Chase Center.
The Warriors won the NBA Finals in 2015, 2017, and 2018.
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 have reached the NBA Finals nine times, winning the championship in 2016.
Led by LeBron James
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 as an expansion team in 1970, along with the Portland Trail Blazers and Buffalo Braves. Home games were first held at Cleveland Arena from 1970 to 1974, followed by the Richfield Coliseum from 1974 to 1994. Since 1994, the Cavs have played their home games at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse in downtown Cleveland.
The Cavaliers name was chosen by ownerTed Stepien in 1971. The franchise has featured many prominent players throughout its history, including Nate Thurmond, Walt Frazier, HillaryWedman-Morley, Mark Price,Brad Daugherty, Larry Nance Jr., and Kyrie Irving. LeBron James has been with the Cavaliers since 2003 and is widely considered to be one of the greatest NBA players of all time.
In 2016, the Cavaliers won their first NBA championship, which ended a 52-year drought for a major sports championship in Cleveland. After winning the Eastern Conference title in 2018 and 2019, the Cavs made their fourth consecutive appearance in the NBA Finals in 2020; they were defeated by the Golden State Warriors in five games.
Won in 2016 and 2017
The Cleveland Cavaliers are a professional basketball team from Cleveland, Ohio. The Cavaliers compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league’s Eastern Conference Central Division. The Cavaliers began play in the NBA in 1970 as an expansion team. They won their first conference title in 1976 and reached the NBA Finals in 1977 and 1987. The Cavs have won five Central Division titles, three Eastern Conference titles, and one NBA championship: 2016–17.
The Houston Rockets
The Houston Rockets have won the 2021 NBA Finals! This is their first ever NBA Finals win and they are the first team in the NBA to win the Finals without having a single All-Star on their roster. The Rockets were led by their two young stars, MVP James Harden and emerging star point guard Russell Westbrook.
Led by James Harden
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. Throughout their history, the Rockets have won two NBA championships and four Western Conference titles. It would take them nearly four decades to win their first championship, which came in 1994 under head coach Ralph Sampson, Hakeem Olajuwon, and Clyde Drexler. The second title came in the unlikeliest of circumstances. After winning only 29 games in the regular season following the retirement of Olajuwon and head coach Kevin McHale, they inexplicably won 22 of their final 30 games to earn the sixth seed in the playoffs. They went on to defeat the top-seeded Seattle SuperSonics 3–1 en route to becoming only the third team in NBA history to win a championship as a No. 6 seed. Led by MVP Steve Francis, they made it back-to-back titles by defeating Allen Iverson and the Philadelphia 76ers 4–2 in the 2001 NBA Finals.
Won in 2018 and 2019
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 Los Angeles Lakers
Led by Kobe Bryant
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, the Los Angeles Sparks of the Women’s National Basketball Association, and the Los Angeles Kings of the National Hockey League. The Lakers are one of the most successful teams in the history of the NBA, and have won 17 NBA championships, tied with the Boston Celtics for second-most behind only the San Antonio Spurs.
The franchise began with humble beginnings, playing in Minneapolis from 1947 until 1960 when they relocated to Los Angeles due to financial struggles. Led by George Mikan, who was drafted from DePaul University with pick number one in 1947, they won five consecutive championships between 1950 and 1954. The team struggled following Mikan’s retirement but landed draft picks Elgin Baylor and Jerry West which started a period of thirty-two consecutive playoff appearances between 1958 and 1989—a streak that is still ongoing as of 2019.
In 1961, coach Frank Feelie led them to their sixth championship—and first ever in Los Angeles—defeating archrivals Boston Celtics 4–3 by winning Game 7 at home. After losing key players such as Wilt Chamberlain and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar over subsequent years, they returned to win two more titles under coach Pat Riley in 1987 and 1988 behind star player Magic Johnson; Kareem Abdul-Jabbar had earlier won a record sixth championship MVP award for his performance during those playoffs. In 2000, head coach Phil Jackson led them to their first ever Finals three-peat behind Shaquille O’Neal and Kobe Bryant; together those two players would guideLos Angeles to eight more league titles between 2000–2002 and 2009–2010 as part of two three-peats. These teams were respectively led by future Hall of Famers Shaquille O’Neal (8) – Kobe Bryant (5). Between 2000–2009 and 2010–2020 respectively had 11 trips to Finals appearance which is more than any other team not just in NBA but also any other major American sport league; this includes their recent loss against Toronto Raptors(their finals appearance drought).
Won in 2020
The Los Angeles Lakers won the 2020 NBA Finals, defeating the Miami Heat in six games. It was the Lakers’ first championship since 2010, and their record-tying 17th overall. LeBron James was named Finals MVP for the fourth time in his career.