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NBA Season Recap 2020-2021

NBA Standings - 2020-’21 Season
EASTERN CONFERENCE	W	L	GB
Brooklyn Nets	59	23	--
Boston Celtics	52	30	7.0
Milwaukee Bucks	51	31	8.0
Miami Heat	50	32	9.0
Atlanta Hawks	44	38	15.0
Toronto Raptors	41	41	18.0
Philadelphia 76ers	40	42	19.0
Washington Wizards	40	42	19.0
New York Knicks	40	42	19.0
Chicago Bulls	39	43	20.0
Cleveland Cavaliers	36	46	23.0
Indiana Pacers	33	49	26.0
Charlotte Hornets	32	50	27.0
Orlando Magic	25	57	34.0
Detroit Pistons	24	58	35.0
WESTERN CONFERENCE	W	L	GB
Los Angeles Clippers	59	23	--
Los Angeles Lakers	57	25	2.0
Phoenix Suns	50	32	9.0
Denver Nuggets	49	33	10.0
Portland Trail Blazers	47	35	12.0
Memphis Grizzlies	45	37	14.0
Sacramento Kings	45	37	14.0
New Orleans Pelicans	44	38	15.0
Utah Jazz	41	41	18.0
Dallas Mavericks	38	44	21.0
San Antonio Spurs	32	50	27.0
Minnesota Timberwolves	31	51	28.0
Oklahoma City Thunder	31	51	28.0
Houston Rockets	28	54	31.0
Golden State Warriors	27	55	32.0

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NBA AWARD WINNERS 2020-'21
Award	Player	Pos	Team
Most Valuable Player	Giannis Antetokounmpo	PF	Milwaukee Bucks
Rookie of the Year	LaMelo Ball	PG	Charlotte Hornets
Sixth Man of the Year	Precious Achiuwa	PF	Miami Heat
Defensive Player of the Year	Giannis Antetokounmpo	PF	Milwaukee Bucks
Most Improved Player	Christian Wood	C	Houston Rockets
Coach of the Year	Tyronn Lue	--	Los Angeles Clippers
All-NBA 1st Team
All-NBA 1st Team	Russell Westbrook	PG	Washington Wizards
	James Harden	SG	Brooklyn Nets
	LeBron James	SF	Los Angeles Lakers
	Giannis Antetokounmpo	PF	Milwaukee Bucks
	Joel Embiid	C	Philadelphia 76ers
All-NBA 2nd Team
All-NBA 2nd Team	Damian Lillard	PG	Portland Trail Blazers
	Luka Doncic	SG/SF	Dallas Mavericks
	Kawhi Leonard	SF	Los Angeles Clippers
	Anthony Davis	PF/C	Los Angeles Lakers
	Nikola Jokic	C	Denver Nuggets
All-NBA 3rd Team
All-NBA 3rd Team	Trae Young	PG	Atlanta Hawks
	Shae Gilgeous-Alexander	SG	Oklahoma City Thunder
	Jimmy Butler	SF	Miami Heat
	Kevin Durant	PF	Brooklyn Nets
	Bam Adebayo	C	Miami Heat
All-Defensive 1st Team
All-Defensive 1st Team	Ben Simmons	PG	Philadelphia 76ers
	Paul George	SG	Los Angeles Clippers
	Giannis Antetokounmpo	PF	Milwaukee Bucks
	Jonathan Isaac	PF	Orlando Magic
	Rudy Gobert	C	Utah Jazz
All-Defensive 2nd Team
All-Defensive 2nd Team	Chris Paul	PG	Phoenix Suns
	Jrue Holiday	SG	Milwaukee Bucks
	Kawhi Leonard	SF	Los Angeles Clippers
	Anthony Davis	PF/C	Los Angeles Lakers
	Mitchell Robinson	C	New York Knicks
All-Rookie 1st Team
All-Rookie 1st Team	LaMelo Ball	PG	Charlotte Hornets
	Cole Anthony	PG	Orlando Magic
	Anthony Edwards	SG	Minnesota Timberwolves
	Isaiah Stewart	PF/C	Detroit Pistons
	James Wiseman	C	Golden State Warriors
All-Rookie 2nd Team
All-Rookie 2nd Team	Malachi Flynn	PG	Toronto Raptors
	Tyrese Haliburton	PG/SG	Sacramento Kings
	Immanuel Quickley	PG/SG	New York Knicks
	Saddiq Bey	SF	Detroit Pistons
	Precious Achiuwa	PF	Miami Heat

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NBA Playoffs 2020-2021

Western Conference

Western Conference Quarterfinals
(1) Los Angeles Clippers defeat (8) New Orleans Pelicans, 4-3

(4) Denver Nuggets defeat (5) Portland Trail Blazers, 4-2

(6) Memphis Grizzlies defeat (3) Phoenix Suns, 4-2

(2) Los Angeles Lakers defeat (7) Sacramento Kings, 4-1

Western Conference Semifinals
(1) Los Angeles Clippers defeat (4) Denver Nuggets, 4-0

(2) Los Angeles Lakers defeat (6) Memphis Grizzlies, 4-0

Western Conference Finals
(2) Los Angeles Lakers defeat (1) Los Angeles Clippers, 4-3

Eastern Conference

Eastern Conference Quarterfinals
(1) Brooklyn Nets defeat (8) Washington Wizards, 4-1

(4) Miami Heat defeat (5) Atlanta Hawks, 4-1

(3) Milwaukee Bucks defeat (6) Toronto Raptors, 4-0

(2) Boston Celtics defeat (7) Philadelphia 76ers, 4-1

Eastern Conference Semifinals
(1) Brooklyn Nets defeat (4) Miami Heat, 4-2

(2) Boston Celtics defeat (3) Milwaukee Bucks, 4-1

Eastern Conference Finals
(1) Brooklyn Nets defeat (2) Boston Celtics, 4-0

NBA Finals
(1) Brooklyn Nets defeat (2) Los Angeles Lakers, 4-3
Finals MVP: Kevin Durant - 23.4 PPG, 9.4 RPG, 5.3 APG, 2.4 BPG
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Notable Retirements
Ryan Anderson, PF
Aron Baynes, PF
Marco Belinelli, SG
Tyson Chandler, C
Jamal Crawford, SG
Goran Dragic, PG
Jared Dudley, SF
Pau Gasol, PF/C
Taj Gibson, PF
Udonis Haslem, PF
George Hill, PG
Kyle Korver, SG
Wes Matthews, SG
Nene, PF/C
JJ Redick, SG
Thabo Sefolosha, SG
Anthony Tolliver, PF
Anderson Varejao, PF