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The 2021 NBA Finals was the championship series of the National Basketball Association's (NBA) 2020–21 season and conclusion of the season's playoffs. In this best-of-seven playoff series, the Eastern Conference champion Milwaukee Bucks defeated the Western Conference champion Phoenix Suns , 4–2, winning their first NBA championship in 50 years and second overall.
The Los Angeles Lakers own the longest winning streak in NBA history. They won 33 straight games in the 1971–72 season, compiling a season-best 69–13 record and went on to win the NBA Finals. In the 2016–17 season, the Golden State Warriors posted a season-best 67–15 regular-season record and began the 2017 playoffs with a 15-game win ...
The 2021 NBA playoffs was the postseason tournament of the National Basketball Association's 2020–21 season.With the COVID-19 pandemic impacting the NBA for the second consecutive year, the regular season was reduced to 72 games for each team and the start date of the playoffs was moved from its usual time in mid-April to May 22, 2021.
NBA championship title droughts. a The Sacramento Kings last won an NBA championship in 1951 as the Rochester Royals. b The Atlanta Hawks last won an NBA championship in 1958 as the St. Louis Hawks. c Pre dates the NBA-ABA merger. d The Washington Wizards last won an NBA championship in 1978 as the Washington Bullets.
Aside from the NBA Playoff appearance streaks, this list also includes the NBA Finals appearance streak and the NBA championships win streak. On March 24, 1971, the Philadelphia 76ers (formerly known as the Syracuse Nationals ) set an NBA record of 22 consecutive playoff appearances in the time between the 1950 NBA playoffs and the 1971 NBA playoffs .
Two seasons after losing in the Finals, the Lakers won 33 straight games, the longest winning streak in NBA history. By season's end, they broke the record for most wins in a season with 69, one more than the 1966–67 Philadelphia 76ers , before taking home the championship for the first time since relocating to Los Angeles , beating the Knicks.
24 by Wilt Chamberlain, Philadelphia Warriors vs. Syracuse Nationals on March 14, 1960. 24 by John Havlicek, Boston Celtics vs. Atlanta Hawks on April 1, 1973. 24 by Michael Jordan, Chicago Bulls vs. Cleveland Cavaliers on May 1, 1988. Most field goals made in a game, no misses, playoffs. 14 by Chris Paul, Phoenix Suns vs.
The Golden State Warriors own the longest NBA playoff winning streak for a single postseason with 15 straight wins in the 2017 playoffs. [38] Of all the teams with multiple NBA finals appearances, the Chicago Bulls are the only team to have never lost in the finals, winning six. The Boston Celtics possess the most overall NBA finals series wins ...