2020–21 NBA season
The 2020–21 NBA season was the 75th season of the National Basketball Association (NBA), though the 75th anniversary was not celebrated until the following season. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the regular season was reduced to 72 games for each team, and began on December 22, 2020. The season started just 72 days after the completion of the 2020 NBA Finals, the shortest off-season in league history. The 2021 NBA All-Star Game was played on March 7, at State Farm Arena in Atlanta, and was won by Team LeBron, 170–150. For the first time, the NBA staged a play-in tournament for teams ranked 7th through 10th in each conference from May 18 to 21. The playoffs then ran under the standard 16-team playoff format from May 22 to July 20, 2021. Due to COVID-19 cross-border restrictions imposed by the Canadian government, the Toronto Raptors played their 2020–21 home games at Amalie Arena in Tampa, Florida.
| 2020–21 NBA season | |
|---|---|
| League | National Basketball Association |
| Sport | Basketball |
| Duration |
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| Number of games | 72 |
| Number of teams | 30 |
| TV partner(s) | ABC, TNT, ESPN, NBA TV |
| Draft | |
| Top draft pick | Anthony Edwards |
| Picked by | Minnesota Timberwolves |
| Regular season | |
| Top seed | Utah Jazz |
| Season MVP | Nikola Jokić (Denver) |
| Top scorer | Stephen Curry (Golden State) |
| Playoffs | |
| Eastern champions | Milwaukee Bucks |
| Eastern runners-up | Atlanta Hawks |
| Western champions | Phoenix Suns |
| Western runners-up | Los Angeles Clippers |
| Finals | |
| Champions | Milwaukee Bucks |
| Runners-up | Phoenix Suns |
| Finals MVP | Giannis Antetokounmpo (Milwaukee) |