2021–22 Phoenix Suns season
The 2021–22 Phoenix Suns season was their 54th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA), as well as their 29th season at the currently named Footprint Center, their first full season under that name after taking over the naming rights to the previously named Phoenix Suns Arena on July 16, 2021, during the 2021 NBA Finals.
| 2021–22 Phoenix Suns season | |
|---|---|
Division champions | |
| Head coach | Monty Williams |
| General manager | James Jones |
| Owners | Robert Sarver |
| Arena | Footprint Center |
| Results | |
| Record | 64–18 (.780) |
| Place | Division: 1st (Pacific) Conference: 1st (Western) |
| Playoff finish | Conference Semifinals (lost to Mavericks 3–4) |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
| Local media | |
| Television | Bally Sports Arizona |
| Radio | KTAR |
The Suns entered the season as the defending Western Conference champions and were attempting to return to the NBA Finals for the second consecutive year. On March 24, with a win over the Denver Nuggets, the Phoenix Suns clinched the #1 spot in the Western Conference and the league for the first time since 2005. With the Suns 63rd win over the Los Angeles Lakers on April 5 (which, coincidentally, also eliminated the Lakers from playoff/play-in contention), the Suns set a franchise record for most wins in a season, surpassing the 1992–93 and 2004–05 teams with 62.
In the playoffs, the Suns defeated the New Orleans Pelicans in six games in the first round, but were then upset by the 4th-seeded Dallas Mavericks in the conference semifinals, where they lost in seven games, becoming the third team to have 64 or more wins and not reach the conference finals after the 2006–07 Dallas Mavericks and 2015–16 San Antonio Spurs.