2021 NBA playoffs final results: How the Milwaukee Bucks won it all
NBA Finals
(Best-of-7; x-if necessary)
East No. 3 Milwaukee defeats West No. 2 Phoenix, 4-2
Game 1: Phoenix 118, Milwaukee 105
Game 2: Phoenix 118, Milwaukee 108
Game 3: Milwaukee 120, Phoenix 100
Game 4: Milwaukee 109, Phoenix 103
Game 5: Milwaukee 123, Phoenix 119
Game 6: Milwaukee 105, Phoenix at 9 p.m. Tuesday, ABC
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Eastern Conference finals
(Best-of-7; x-if necessary)
No. 3 Milwaukee defeats No. 5 Atlanta, 4-2
Game 1: Atlanta 116, Milwaukee 113
Game 2: Milwaukee 125, Atlanta 91
Game 3: Milwaukee 113, Atlanta 102
Game 4: Atlanta 110, Milwaukee 88
Game 5: Milwaukee 123, Atlanta 112
Game 6: Milwaukee 118, Atlanta 107
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Western Conference finals
(Best-of-7; x-if necessary)
No. 2 Phoenix defeats No. 4 L.A. Clippers, 4-2
Game 1: Phoenix 120, L.A. Clippers 114
Game 2: Phoenix 104, L.A. Clippers 103
Game 3: L.A. Clippers 106, Phoenix 92
Game 4: Phoenix 84, L.A. Clippers 80
Game 5: L.A. Clippers 116, Phoenix 102
Game 6: Phoenix 130, L.A. Clippers 103
East semifinals
No. 5 Atlanta defeats No. 1 Philadelphia, 4-3
Game 1: Atlanta 128, Philadelphia 124
Game 2: Philadelphia 118, Atlanta 102
Game 3: Philadelphia 127, Atlanta 111
Game 4: Atlanta 103, Philadelphia 100
Game 5: Atlanta 109, Philadelphia 106
Game 6: Philadelphia 104, Atlanta 99
Game 7: Atlanta 103, Philadelphia 96
No. 3 Milwaukee defeats No. 2 Brooklyn, 4-3
Game 1: Brooklyn 115, Milwaukee 107
Game 2: Brooklyn 125, Milwaukee 86
Game 3: Milwaukee 86, Brooklyn 83
Game 4: Milwaukee 107, Brooklyn 96
Game 5: Brooklyn 114, Milwaukee 108
Game 6: Milwaukee 104, Brooklyn 89
Game 7: Milwaukee 115, Brooklyn 111 (OT)
West semifinals
No. 4 L.A. Clippers defeat No. 1 Utah, 4-2
Game 1: Utah 112, L.A. Clippers 109
Game 2: Utah 117, L.A. Clippers 111
Game 3: L.A. Clippers 132, Utah 106
Game 4: L.A. Clippers 118, Utah 104
Game 5: L.A. Clippers 119, Utah 111
Game 6: L.A. Clippers 131, Utah 119
No. 2 Phoenix defeats No. 3 Denver, 4-0
Game 1: Phoenix 122, Denver 105
Game 2: Phoenix 123, Denver 98
Game 3: Phoenix 116, Denver 102
Game 4: Phoenix 125, Denver 118
East first round
No. 1 Philadelphia defeats No. 8 Washington, 4-1
Game 1: Philadelphia 125, Washington 118
Game 2: Philadelphia 120, Philadelphia 95
Game 3: Philadelphia 132, Washington 103
Game 4: Washington 122, Philadelphia 114
Game 5: Philadelphia 129, Washington 112
No. 2 Brooklyn defeats No. 7 Boston, 3-1
Game 1: Brooklyn 104, Boston 93
Game 2: Brooklyn 130, Boston 108
Game 3: Boston 125, Brooklyn 119
Game 4: Brooklyn 141, Boston 126
Game 5: Brooklyn 123, Boston 109
No. 3 Milwaukee defeats No. 6 Miami, 4-0
Game 1: Milwaukee 109, Miami 107 (OT)
Game 2: Milwaukee 132, Miami 98
Game 3: Milwaukee 113, Miami 84
Game 4: Milwaukee 120, Miami 103
No. 5 Atlanta defeats No. 4 New York, 4-1
Game 1: Atlanta 107, New York 105
Game 2: New York 101, Atlanta 92
Game 3: Atlanta 105, New York 94
Game 4: Atlanta 113, New York 96
Game 5: Atlanta 103, New York 89
West first round
No. 1 Utah defeats No. 8 Memphis, 4-1
Game 1: Memphis 112, Utah 109
Game 2: Utah 141, Memphis 129
Game 3: Utah 121, Memphis 111
Game 4: Utah 120, Memphis 113
Game 5: Utah 126, Memphis 110
No. 2 Phoenix defeats No. 7 L.A. Lakers, 4-2
Game 1: Phoenix 99, L.A. Lakers 90
Game 2: L.A. Lakers 109, Phoenix 102
Game 3: L.A. Lakers 109, Phoenix 95
Game 4: Phoenix 100, L.A. Lakers 92
Game 5: Phoenix 115, L.A. Lakers 85
Game 6: Phoenix 113, L.A. Lakers 100
No. 3 Denver defeats No. 6 Portland, 4-2
Game 1: Portland 123, Denver 109
Game 2: Denver 128, Portland 109
Game 3: Denver 120, Portland 115
Game 4: Portland 115, Denver 95
Game 5: Denver 147, Portland 140 (2OT)
Game 6: Denver 126, Portland 115
No. 4 L.A. Clippers defeat No. 5 Dallas, 4-3
Game 1: Dallas 113, L.A. Clippers 103
Game 2: Dallas 127, L.A. Clippers 121
Game 3: L.A. Clippers 118, Dallas 108
Game 4: L.A. Clippers 106, Dallas 81
Game 5: Dallas 105, L.A. Clippers 100
Game 6: L.A. Clippers 104, Dallas 97
Game 7: L.A. Clippers 126, Dallas 111
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