Selected plays from the 16 teams that took part in 2021 NBA Playoffs.
The 2021 NBA Finals matchup featured the Milwaukee Bucks and the Phoenix Suns. Game 1 of the series was played on July 6, where the Suns took down the Bucks 118–105. Game 2 was played on July 8 at the Phoenix Suns Arena (now called Footprint Center) and ended with a score of 118–108 in favor of the Phoenix Suns. The Milwaukee Bucks won the NBA Finals in 6 games after being down 0–2, their first championship since 1971.
Both the defending champion Los Angeles Lakers and the 2020 NBA Finals runner-up Miami Heat lost in the first round to the eventual finalists: the Phoenix Suns and the Milwaukee Bucks, respectively. The Suns advanced to their first NBA Finals since 1993 after winning the Western Conference Finals against the Los Angeles Clippers in six games; the Bucks also won the Eastern Conference Finals in six games against the Atlanta Hawks to reach their first NBA Finals since 1974.
