2021–22 NBA season
The 2021–22 NBA season was the 76th season of the National Basketball Association (NBA). The regular season began on October 19, 2021, and ended on April 10, 2022. For the first time since the 2018–19 season, the NBA returned to its usual October to April regular season schedule after the previous two seasons were shortened due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The 2022 NBA All-Star Game was played at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse in Cleveland on February 20, 2022. The play-in tournament was held on April 12–15, 2022. The 2022 NBA playoffs then began on April 16, and ended on June 16 with the Golden State Warriors defeating the Boston Celtics in the 2022 NBA Finals.
| 2021–22 NBA season | |
|---|---|
NBA 75th anniversary diamond | |
| League | National Basketball Association |
| Sport | Basketball |
| Duration |
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| Number of games | 82 |
| Number of teams | 30 |
| TV partner(s) | ABC, TNT, ESPN, NBA TV |
| Draft | |
| Top draft pick | Cade Cunningham |
| Picked by | Detroit Pistons |
| Regular season | |
| Top seed | Phoenix Suns |
| Season MVP | Nikola Jokić (Denver) |
| Top scorer | Joel Embiid (Philadelphia) |
| Playoffs | |
| Eastern champions | Boston Celtics |
| Eastern runners-up | Miami Heat |
| Western champions | Golden State Warriors |
| Western runners-up | Dallas Mavericks |
| Finals | |
| Champions | Golden State Warriors |
| Runners-up | Boston Celtics |
| Finals MVP | Stephen Curry (Golden State) |
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