Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the regular season was reduced to 72 games for each team, and began on December 22, 2020, three months later than usual.
First Round
Semi-Finals
Conf. Finals
Finals
PHI 4
WAS 1
NYK 1
ATL 4
MIL 4
MIA 0
BKN 4
BOS 1
UTA 4
MEM 1
LAC 4
DAL 3
DEN 4
POR 2
PHX 4
LAL 2
PHI 3
ATL 4
BKN 3
MIL 4
UTA 2
LAC 4
PHX 4
DEN 0
MIL 4
ATL 2
PHX 4
LAC 2
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PHX 2
MIL 4
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2020-21 NBA Champion Milwaukee Bucks

At the conclusion of the regular season, the NBA staged a play-in tournament for teams ranked 7th through 10th in each conference. In the first round, the 7th place team hosted the 8th place team with the winner clinching the 7th seed in the playoffs. The 9th place team hosted the 10th place team with the loser being eliminated from playoff contention. In the second round, the loser from the #7 vs. #8 game then plays the winner of the game between the #9 and #10 teams to determine the playoff's 8th-seed.

Specifically, in the East, #7 Boston defeated #8 Washington to clinch the #7 seed. #9 Indiana defeated #10 Charlotte which allowed them to play Washington for the #8 seed. Washington defeated Indiana to clinch the #8 seed in the East.

In the Wast, #7 Lakers defeated #8 Golden State to clinch the #7 seed. #9 Memphis defeated #10 San Antonio which allowed them to play Golden State for the #8 seed. Memphis defeated Golden State to clinch the #8 seed in the West.

Play-in Game

Single game matchup
DateAwayScoreHomeSeries
5/18 Washington 100-118 Boston BOS 1-0
5/18Charlotte 117-144 Indiana IND 1-0
5/19Golden State 100-103 LA Lakers LAL 1-0
5/19San Antonio 96-100 Memphis MEM 1-0

#8 Seed Game

Single game matchup
DateAwayScoreHomeSeries
5/21 Memphis 117-112
OT
Golden State MEM 1-0
5/20Indiana 115-142 Washington WAS 1-0

First Round

Best of 7-game series
DateAwayScoreHomeSeries
5/23 LA Lakers 90-99 Phoenix PHX 1-0
5/25 LA Lakers 109-102 Phoenix Tied 1-1
5/27 Phoenix 95-109 LA Lakers LAL 2-1
5/30 Phoenix 100-92 LA Lakers Tied 2-2
6/1 LA Lakers 85-115 Phoenix PHX 3-2
6/3 Phoenix 113-100 LA Lakers PHX 4-2

First Round

Best of 7-game series
DateAwayScoreHomeSeries
5/22 Portland 123-109 Denver POR 1-0
5/24 Portland 109-128 Denver Tied 1-1
5/27 Denver 120-115 Portland DEN 2-1
5/29 Denver 95-115 Portland Tied 2-2
6/1 Portland 140-147
2OT
Denver DEN 3-2
6/3 Denver 126-115 Portland DEN 4-2

First Round

Best of 7-game series
DateAwayScoreHomeSeries
5/22 Dallas 113-103 LA Clippers DAL 1-0
5/25 Dallas 127-121 LA Clippers DAL 2-0
5/28 LA Clippers 118-108 Dallas DAL 2-1
5/30 LA Clippers 106-81 Dallas Tied 2-2
6/2 Dallas 105-100 LA Clippers DAL 3-2
6/4 LA Clippers 104-97 Dallas Tied 3-3
6/6 Dallas 111-126 LA Clippers LAC 4-3

First Round

Best of 7-game series
DateAwayScoreHomeSeries
5/23 Memphis 112-109 Utah MEM 1-0
5/26 Memphis 129-141 Utah Tied 1-1
5/29 Utah 121-111 Memphis UTA 2-1
5/31 Utah 120-113 Memphis UTA 3-1
6/2 Memphis 110-126 Utah UTA 4-1

First Round

Best of 7-game series
DateAwayScoreHomeSeries
5/22 Boston 93-104 Brooklyn BKN 1-0
5/25 Boston 108-130 Brooklyn BKN 2-0
5/28 Brooklyn 119-125 Boston BKN 2-1
5/30 Brooklyn 141-126 Boston BKN 3-1
6/1 Boston 109-123 Brooklyn BKN 4-1

First Round

Best of 7-game series
DateAwayScoreHomeSeries
5/22 Miami 107-109
OT
Milwaukee MIL 1-0
5/24 Miami 98-132 Milwaukee MIL 2-0
5/27 Milwaukee 113-84 Miami MIL 3-0
5/29 Milwaukee 120-103 Miami MIL 4-0

First Round

Best of 7-game series
DateAwayScoreHomeSeries
5/23 Atlanta 107-105 New York ATL 1-0
5/26 Atlanta 92-101 New York Tied 1-1
5/28 New York 94-105 Atlanta ATL 2-1
5/30 New York 96-113 Atlanta ATL 3-1
6/2 Atlanta 103-89 New York ATL 4-1

First Round

Best of 7-game series
DateAwayScoreHomeSeries
5/23 Washington 118-125 Philadelphia PHI 1-0
5/26 Washington 95-120 Philadelphia PHI 2-0
5/29 Philadelphia 132-103 Washington PHI 3-0
5/31 Philadelphia 114-122 Washington PHI 3-1
6/2 Washington 112-129 Philadelphia PHI 4-1

Conference Semifinals

Best of 7-game series
DateAwayScoreHomeSeries
6/7 Denver 105-122 Phoenix PHX 1-0
6/9 Denver 98-123 Phoenix PHX 2-0
6/11 Phoenix 116-102 Denver PHX 3-0
6/13 Phoenix 125-118 Denver PHX 4-0

Conference Semifinals

Best of 7-game series
DateAwayScoreHomeSeries
6/8 LA Clippers 109-112 Utah UTA 1-0
6/10 LA Clippers 111-117 Utah UTA 2-0
6/12 Utah 106-132 LA Clippers UTA 2-1
6/14 Utah 104-118 LA Clippers Tied 2-2
6/16 LA Clippers 119-111 Utah LAC 3-2
6/18 Utah 119-131 LA Clippers LAC 4-2

Conference Semifinals

Best of 7-game series
DateAwayScoreHomeSeries
6/5 Milwaukee 107-115 Brooklyn BKN 1-0
6/7 Milwaukee 86-125 Brooklyn BKN 2-0
6/10 Brooklyn 83-86 Milwaukee BKN 2-1
6/13 Brooklyn 96-107 Milwaukee Tied 2-2
6/15 Milwaukee 108-114 Brooklyn BKN 3-2
6/17 Brooklyn 89-104 Milwaukee Tied 3-3
6/19 Milwaukee 115-111
OT
Brooklyn MIL 4-3

Conference Semifinals

Best of 7-game series
DateAwayScoreHomeSeries
6/6 Atlanta 128-124 Philadelphia ATL 1-0
6/8 Atlanta 102-118 Philadelphia Tied 1-1
6/11 Philadelphia 127-111 Atlanta PHI 2-1
6/14 Philadelphia 100-103 Atlanta Tied 2-2
6/16 Atlanta 109-106 Philadelphia ATL 3-2
6/18 Philadelphia 104-99 Atlanta Tied 3-3
6/20 Atlanta 103-96 Philadelphia ATL 4-3

Conference Finals

Best of 7-game series
DateAwayScoreHomeSeries
6/20 LA Clippers 114-120 Phoenix PHX 1-0
6/22 LA Clippers 103-104 Phoenix PHX 2-0
6/24 Phoenix 92-106 LA Clippers PHX 2-1
6/26 Phoenix 84-80 LA Clippers PHX 3-1
6/28 LA Clippers 116-102 Phoenix PHX 3-2
6/30 Phoenix 130-103 LA Clippers PHX 4-2

Conference Finals

Best of 7-game series
DateAwayScoreHomeSeries
6/23 Atlanta 116-113 Milwaukee ATL 1-0
6/25 Atlanta 91-125 Milwaukee Tied 1-1
6/27 Milwaukee 113-102 Atlanta MIL 2-1
6/29 Milwaukee 88-110 Atlanta Tied 2-2
7/1 Atlanta 112-123 Milwaukee MIL 3-2
7/3 Milwaukee 118-107 Atlanta MIL 4-2

NBA Finals

Best of 7-game series
DateAwayScoreHomeSeries
7/6 Milwaukee 105-118 Phoenix PHX 1-0
7/8 Milwaukee 108-118 Phoenix PHX 2-0
7/11 Phoenix 100-120 Milwaukee PHX 2-1
7/14 Phoenix 103-109 Milwaukee Tied 2-2
7/17 Milwaukee 123-119 Phoenix MIL 3-2
7/20 Phoenix 98-105 Milwaukee MIL 4-2

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