Who’s Going to the NBA Finals in 2021?

It’s that time of year again! The NBA Finals are right around the corner, and everyone is wondering who will come out on top. We’ve rounded up a few of the top contenders to watch out for in this year’s competition.

The 2021 NBA Finals

The 2021 NBA Finals will be the championship series of the 2021 NBA playoffs. will be the culminating series of the 2021 NBA playoffs, which is scheduled to begin on May 22, 2021. The 2021 NBA Finals will be played between the Eastern and Western conference champions.

Who’s going to the NBA Finals in 2021?

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 champions will face the Western Conference champions in a best-of-seven game series.

The Toronto Raptors are the defending NBA champions, having won their first NBA championship in 2019. They defeated the Golden State Warriors in six games in last year’s Finals.

This year, the Los Angeles Lakers are the favorite to win it all. They finished first in the Western Conference with a 52-19 record. They are led by two-time Finals MVP LeBron James and Anthony Davis, who is one of the best players in the league.

In the East, it is still up in the air who will make it to the Finals. The Brooklyn Nets have the best record in the conference at 48-24, but they have been without Kevin Durant for most of the season. The Milwaukee Bucks have also been without their star player, Giannis Antetokounmpo, for much of the season, but they still have a strong team led by Khris Middleton.

It is anyone’s guess who will make it to this year’s NBA Finals, but it is sure to be an exciting series regardless of who wins.

What are the odds?

The Los Angeles Lakers are the defending champions and have the best odds (2/3) to win the 2021 NBA Finals, according to Caesars Sportsbook by William Hill. The Brooklyn Nets, led by Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving, have the second-best odds (3/2) to win the title.

The Milwaukee Bucks (5/1), Los Angeles Clippers (6/1), Utah Jazz (15/2), Phoenix Suns (15/2), Philadelphia 76ers (8/1), Portland Trail Blazers (25/1), and Denver Nuggets (30/1) round out the top eight teams with the best odds to win the 2021 NBA Finals.

The 2020 NBA Finals

The 2020 NBA Finals will be the championship series of the 2020–21 NBA season and the conclusion of the season’s playoffs. The Western Conference champion will face the Eastern Conference champion in a best-of-seven series. The team with the most wins in the regular season will host Games 1, 2, 5, and 7; the team with the second-most wins will host Games 3 and 4.

Who won the 2020 NBA Finals?

The 2020 NBA Finals was the championship series of the National Basketball Association (NBA)’s 2019–20 season and conclusion of the 2020 playoffs. In a rematch of the 2019 NBA Finals, the Western Conference champion Los Angeles Lakers defeated the Eastern Conference champion Miami Heat in six games. This was LeBron James’ tenth NBA Finals appearance, tying him with Kobe Bryant for the record, and his fourth championship with the Lakers. James was named finals MVP for a record-tying fourth time. With the win, the Lakers attained their 17th NBA title, tying them with Boston for the most all-time championships. The loss marked head coach Erik Spoelstra’s sixth consecutive finals defeat.

What were the odds?

The 2020 NBA Finals was the championship series of the National Basketball Association (NBA)’s 2019–20 season and conclude the league’s 74th season. The Western Conference champion Los Angeles Lakers defeated the Eastern Conference champion Miami Heat in six games (4–2), for the Lakers’ 17th NBA championship and first since 2010. This was also the first NBA Finals appearance for the Lakers since 2010 and fifth in franchise history. The series was played under a best-of-seven format, with Games 1 and 2 hosted at Walt Disney World’s ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex in Bay Lake, Florida near Orlando, Florida. This marked the first time in NBA history that the Finals were played outside of June. For Games 3 and 4, the series returned to Staples Center in Los Angeles, where it concluded with Games 5–7.

This was also the first NBA Finals held entirely outside of North America, as well as the first held during an ongoing pandemic after being postponed from its original date in June due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It began on October 1 and ended on October 11. The Lakers won Game 6 106–93 to clinch their title, avenging their loss in last year’s Finals against Toronto. Anthony Davis was named Finals MVP, becoming only ninth player to win an NBA championship and an NCAA championship.

The 2019 NBA Finals

Although the Los Angeles Lakers and the Golden State Warriors are the two best teams in the Western Conference, the Houston Rockets and the Oklahoma City Thunder are the two best teams in the Eastern Conference. The Finals will be between the Lakers and the Warriors.

Who won the 2019 NBA Finals?

The Toronto Raptors won the 2019 NBA Finals, defeating the Golden State Warriors in six games. This was the first time that the Raptors had won an NBA championship, and the first time that a Canadian team had won the NBA Finals.

What were the odds?

The 2019 NBA Finals was the championship series of the National Basketball Association (NBA)’s 2018–19 season and conclusion of the season’s playoffs. In the best-of-seven playoff series, the Eastern Conference champion Toronto Raptors defeated the defending NBA champion and Western Conference champion Golden State Warriors, 4–2. Kevin Durant suffered an Achilles injury in Game 5, while Klay Thompson tore his ACL in Game 6. Kawhi Leonard was named NBA Finals MVP for the second time in his career.

The Raptors became just the sixth team to win an NBA title after losing the Finals in their first appearance, joining the 1960 Rochester Royals (now Sacramento Kings), 1969 Los Angeles Lakers, 1970 New York Knicks, 1988 Los Angeles Lakers and 2006 Miami Heat. They also became the second Canadian team to win an NBA championship, after the 1995 Houston Rockets.