No game in our box scores falls on September 16. The nearest date before it · September 15, 2020: the Denver Nuggets visited the Los Angeles Clippers, in the playoffs. Denver Nuggets 104, Los Angeles Clippers 89. WWikipedia↗

From the vault · March 30, 2019 · 2019 NCAA tournament, Elite Eight: The Virginia Cavaliers beat the Purdue Boilermakers 80–75 in overtime in the Elite Eight of the 2019 NCAA tournament.

2020-21 NBA season

1,171 games, 2020-12-22 to 2021-07-20 · attendance 2,703,673

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NBA champion

Milwaukee Bucks
Finals 4–2 over Phoenix Suns

Best record

Utah Jazz 52–20

Standings

Eastern Conference

#	Team	W	L	Pct	GB	Home W-L	Road W-L	Conf W-L	Strk	L10	Postseason
1	76ers	49	23	.681	–	29–7	20–16	31–11	W 2	8-2	Lost Conference Semifinals 3–4
2	Nets	48	24	.667	1	28–8	20–16	26–16	W 5	6-4	Lost Conference Semifinals 3–4
3	Bucks	46	26	.639	3	26–10	20–16	30–12	L 1	8-2	NBA champion
4	Knicks	41	31	.569	8	25–11	16–20	25–17	W 3	7-3	Lost First Round 1–4
5	Hawks	41	31	.569	8	25–11	16–20	24–18	W 4	7-3	Lost Conference Finals 2–4
6	Heat	40	32	.556	9	21–15	19–17	24–18	W 1	8-2	Lost First Round 0–4
7	Celtics	36	36	.500	13	21–15	15–21	20–22	L 1	4-6	Lost First Round 1–4
8	Wizards	34	38	.472	15	19–17	15–21	16–26	W 2	6-4	Lost First Round 1–4
9	Pacers	34	38	.472	15	13–23	21–15	20–22	W 1	5-5	Lost in the play-in
10	Hornets	33	39	.458	16	18–18	15–21	20–22	L 5	3-7	Lost in the play-in
11	Bulls	31	41	.431	18	15–21	16–20	21–21	W 1	5-5
12	Raptors	27	45	.375	22	16–20	11–25	17–25	L 7	1-9
13	Cavaliers	22	50	.306	27	13–23	9–27	16–26	L 2	1-9
14	Magic	21	51	.292	28	11–25	10–26	13–29	L 7	2-8
15	Pistons	20	52	.278	29	13–23	7–29	12–30	L 5	1-9

Western Conference

#	Team	W	L	Pct	GB	Home W-L	Road W-L	Conf W-L	Strk	L10	Postseason
1	Jazz	52	20	.722	–	31–5	21–15	28–14	W 2	7-3	Lost Conference Semifinals 2–4
2	Suns	51	21	.708	1	27–9	24–12	30–12	W 3	7-3	Lost NBA Finals 2–4
3	Nuggets	47	25	.653	5	25–11	22–14	26–16	L 1	6-4	Lost Conference Semifinals 0–4
4	Clippers	47	25	.653	5	26–10	21–15	27–15	L 2	4-6	Lost Conference Finals 2–4
5	Mavericks	42	30	.583	10	21–15	21–15	21–21	L 1	7-3	Lost First Round 3–4
6	Trail Blazers	42	30	.583	10	20–16	22–14	23–19	W 1	8-2	Lost First Round 2–4
7	Lakers	42	30	.583	10	21–15	21–15	25–17	W 5	6-4	Lost First Round 2–4
8	Grizzlies	38	34	.528	14	18–18	20–16	19–23	L 1	6-4	Lost First Round 1–4
9	Warriors	39	33	.542	13	25–11	14–22	25–17	W 6	8-2	Lost in the play-in
10	Spurs	33	39	.458	19	14–22	19–17	17–25	L 4	2-8	Lost in the play-in
11	Pelicans	31	41	.431	21	18–18	13–23	18–24	L 4	4-6
12	Kings	31	41	.431	21	16–20	15–21	18–24	L 3	6-4
13	Timberwolves	23	49	.319	29	13–23	10–26	15–27	W 1	5-5
14	Thunder	22	50	.306	30	10–26	12–24	12–30	W 1	1-9
15	Rockets	17	55	.236	35	9–27	8–28	11–31	L 1	2-8

Playoffs

Round	Conf	Result	Dates
NBA Finals		Bucks 4–2 Suns	2021-07-06 to 2021-07-20
Conference Finals	East	Bucks 4–2 Hawks	2021-06-23 to 2021-07-03
Conference Finals	West	Suns 4–2 Clippers	2021-06-20 to 2021-06-30
Conference Semifinals	East	Bucks 4–3 Nets	2021-06-05 to 2021-06-19
Conference Semifinals	East	Hawks 4–3 76ers	2021-06-06 to 2021-06-20
Conference Semifinals	West	Clippers 4–2 Jazz	2021-06-08 to 2021-06-18
Conference Semifinals	West	Suns 4–0 Nuggets	2021-06-07 to 2021-06-13
First Round	East	76ers 4–1 Wizards	2021-05-23 to 2021-06-02
First Round	East	Bucks 4–0 Heat	2021-05-22 to 2021-05-29
First Round	East	Nets 4–1 Celtics	2021-05-22 to 2021-06-01
First Round	East	Hawks 4–1 Knicks	2021-05-23 to 2021-06-02
First Round	West	Jazz 4–1 Grizzlies	2021-05-23 to 2021-06-02
First Round	West	Suns 4–2 Lakers	2021-05-23 to 2021-06-03
First Round	West	Nuggets 4–2 Trail Blazers	2021-05-22 to 2021-06-03
First Round	West	Clippers 4–3 Mavericks	2021-05-22 to 2021-06-06

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Ratings

#	Team	G	AdjEM	AdjO	AdjD	AdjT	Off	Def
1	Jazz	83	+7.3	109.0	101.7	107.5	115.3	107.5
2	Clippers	91	+5.8	109.4	103.6	104.7	115.6	109.8
3	Suns	94	+5.6	108.3	102.7	106.2	114.1	108.7
4	Bucks	95	+5.2	107.3	102.1	110.7	113.5	108.1
5	76ers	84	+4.7	104.7	100.0	109.1	111.0	105.2
6	Nets	84	+4.1	108.9	104.8	108.6	115.1	110.4
7	Nuggets	82	+3.3	107.9	104.6	107.0	114.4	110.8
8	Hawks	90	+1.8	106.1	104.3	106.9	111.5	109.9
9	Lakers	78	+1.7	100.9	99.2	108.1	106.9	105.0
10	Mavericks	79	+1.5	106.6	105.1	105.7	112.7	111.1
11	Trail Blazers	78	+1.2	108.6	107.4	107.8	114.8	113.4
12	Knicks	77	+1.1	101.5	100.4	105.1	107.6	105.9
13	Warriors	72	+0.6	102.4	101.8	111.5	108.5	107.5
14	Grizzlies	77	+0.4	103.7	103.3	110.0	109.6	109.2
15	Celtics	77	+0.2	105.1	104.9	107.5	111.2	110.6
16	Pacers	72	-0.6	103.6	104.1	112.0	109.5	109.5
17	Pelicans	72	-0.6	105.0	105.6	109.9	111.0	111.3
18	Raptors	72	-1.1	103.4	104.4	108.2	109.3	109.8
19	Heat	76	-1.2	102.3	103.5	105.5	108.1	109.1
20	Bulls	72	-1.4	102.9	104.3	108.1	108.8	109.7
21	Spurs	72	-1.9	102.6	104.5	108.7	108.5	110.2
22	Hornets	72	-2.4	102.4	104.8	107.4	108.3	110.3
23	Wizards	77	-2.6	102.6	105.2	114.3	108.1	110.7
24	Kings	72	-3.6	105.1	108.7	109.0	111.0	114.5
25	Pistons	72	-4.7	99.9	104.5	107.4	105.6	110.1
26	Timberwolves	72	-5.2	100.9	106.0	111.8	106.7	111.9
27	Rockets	72	-7.3	99.1	106.4	110.4	104.8	112.4
28	Cavaliers	72	-8.3	98.0	106.4	106.4	103.6	112.1
29	Magic	72	-8.9	97.2	106.1	107.6	102.7	111.9
30	Thunder	72	-9.7	96.0	105.7	110.1	101.5	111.7

Adjusted efficiency, computed here from the box scores: points scored (AdjO) and allowed (AdjD) per 100 possessions against an average opponent on a neutral floor, their difference (AdjEM), and possessions per 48 minutes (AdjT).

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Field goal percentage

True shooting percentage