2021 NBA playoffs

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The 2021 NBA playoffs was the postseason tournament of the National Basketball Association's 2020–21 season. Due to 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 was moved to May from its usual mid-April. It began on May 22 and concluded on July 20 with the Milwaukee Bucks defeating the Phoenix Suns in the 2021 NBA Finals. It was Milwaukee's second NBA championship, after 1971. The Bucks were also the fifth team in NBA Finals history to overcome a 2–0 deficit. The Los Angeles Lakers were the defending champions, but lost to the Suns in the first round. With the Miami Heat losing to the Bucks in the first round, this marked the first time since 2007 that the previous year's finalists were eliminated in the first round. The Los Angeles Clippers appeared in the conference finals for the first time in franchise history. It was the first year the NBA used a 20-team playoff, with a two-stage system...

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