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.

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)

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.