2021 NBA Playoffs (Peanut's World)

The 2021 NBA Playoffs began on Tuesday, April 20, 2021 with the Western Conference and Eastern Conference play-in games, and ended on Saturday, June 5, 2021 with Game 7 of the NBA Finals.
== 2021 NBA Playoff Teams ==
=== Western Conference Teams ===
* Los Angeles Lakers (63-19 and #1 seed)
* Los Angeles Clippers (60-22 and #2 seed)
* Denver Nuggets (55-27 and #3 seed)
* Utah Jazz (50-32 and #4 seed)
* Houston Rockets (48-34 and #5 seed)
* Golden State Warriors (45-37 and #6 seed)
* Oklahoma City Thunder (42-40 and #7 seed)
* New Orleans Pelicans (39-43 and #8 seed, play-in round)
* Phoenix Suns (36-46 and #9 seed, play-in round)
=== Eastern Conference Teams ===
* Milwaukee Bucks (62-20 and #1 seed)
* Toronto Raptors (61-21 and #2 seed)
* Boston Celtics (56-26 and #3 seed)
* Philadelphia 76ers (49-33 and #4 seed)
* Indiana Pacers (47-35 and #5 seed)
* Brooklyn Nets (46-34 and #6 seed)
* Orlando Magic (41-39 and #7 seed)
* Washington Wizards (38-42 and #8 seed, play-in round)
* Atlanta Hawks (35-45 and #9 seed, play-in round)
== NBA Playoff Games ==
=== Western Conference Play-in Round (April 20) ===
* Phoenix Suns 92-New Orleans Pelicans 104 (Pelicans clinch final spot in West playoffs)
=== Eastern Conference Play-in Round (April 20) ===
* Atlanta Hawks 88-Washington Wizards 101 (Wizards clinch final spot in East playoffs)
=== Western Conference First Round (April 21-May 1) ===
* New Orleans Pelicans-Los Angeles Lakers (Lakers win in 6)
* Utah Jazz-Houston Rockets (Rockets win in 7)
* Denver Nuggets-Golden State Warriors (Warriors win in 5)
* Oklahoma City Thunder-Los Angeles Clippers (Clippers win in 5)
=== Eastern Conference First Round (April 22-May 2) ===
* Washington Wizards-Milwaukee Bucks (Bucks win in 4)
* Indiana Pacers-Philadelphia 76ers (76ers win in 6)
* Brooklyn Nets-Boston Celtics (Nets win in 7)
* Orlando Magic-Toronto Raptors (Raptors win in 5)
=== Western Conference Semifinals (May 4-18) ===
* Houston Rockets-Los Angeles Lakers (Lakers win in 7)
* Golden State Warriors-Los Angeles Clippers (Clippers win in 7)
=== Eastern Conference Semifinals (May 5-19) ===
* Philadelphia 76ers-Milwaukee Bucks (Bucks win in 6)
* Brooklyn Nets-Toronto Raptors (Nets win in 7)
=== Western Conference Finals (May 20-27) ===
* Los Angeles Clippers-Los Angeles Lakers (Lakers win in 7)
=== Eastern Conference Finals (May 21-28) ===
* Brooklyn Nets-Milwaukee Bucks (Nets win in 7)
=== NBA Finals (May 30-June 5) ===
* Brooklyn Nets-Los Angeles Lakers (Lakers win in 7 and are the 2020-21 NBA champions)
== Summary of the 2021 NBA Finals ==
The Los Angeles Lakers win the NBA championship off of a classic Game 7 that matched up LeBron James with Kevin Durant. LeBron earns the NBA Finals MVP and NBA MVP after a vintage performance in the regular season and playoffs. LeBron and Anthony Davis both average a triple-double throughout the season, culminating in a matchup against Durant and Kyrie Irving that ultimately overwhelms the Nets.
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