NBA
2021-22 Season
Champions: Golden State Warriors (4-2)
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The 2021-22 NBA season featured 30 teams across 1317 recorded games. Phoenix Suns posted the league's best record at 64-18. Golden State Warriors won the championship, defeating Boston Celtics 4-2 in the Finals. Stephen Curry was named Finals MVP; Nikola Jokic took the regular-season MVP award.
Final Standings
Western Conference
- Phoenix Suns 64-18 0.780
- Memphis Grizzlies 56-26 0.683
- Golden State Warriors 🏆 53-29 0.646
- Dallas Mavericks 52-30 0.634
- Utah Jazz 49-33 0.598
- Denver Nuggets 48-34 0.585
- Minnesota Timberwolves 46-36 0.561
- LA Clippers 42-40 0.512
- New Orleans Pelicans 36-46 0.439
- San Antonio Spurs 34-48 0.415
- Los Angeles Lakers 33-49 0.402
- Sacramento Kings 30-52 0.366
- Portland Trail Blazers 27-55 0.329
- Oklahoma City Thunder 24-58 0.293
- Houston Rockets 20-62 0.244
Eastern Conference
- Miami Heat 53-29 0.646
- Boston Celtics 51-31 0.622
- Milwaukee Bucks 51-31 0.622
- Philadelphia 76ers 51-31 0.622
- Toronto Raptors 48-34 0.585
- Chicago Bulls 46-36 0.561
- Brooklyn Nets 44-38 0.537
- Cleveland Cavaliers 44-38 0.537
- Atlanta Hawks 43-39 0.524
- Charlotte Hornets 43-39 0.524
- New York Knicks 37-45 0.451
- Washington Wizards 35-47 0.427
- Indiana Pacers 25-57 0.305
- Detroit Pistons 23-59 0.280
- Orlando Magic 22-60 0.268
Season Leaders
Scoring
- 1 Joel Embiid PHI 30.6 PPG
- 2 Giannis Antetokounmpo MIL 29.9 PPG
- 3 Luka Dončić DAL 28.4 PPG
- 4 Trae Young ATL 28.4 PPG
- 5 DeMar DeRozan CHI 27.9 PPG
Rebounding
- 1 Rudy Gobert UTA 14.7 RPG
- 2 Nikola Jokić DEN 13.8 RPG
- 3 Domantas Sabonis SAC 12.1 RPG
- 4 Clint Capela ATL 11.9 RPG
- 5 Joel Embiid PHI 11.7 RPG
Assists
- 1 Chris Paul PHX 10.8 APG
- 2 James Harden PHI 10.3 APG
- 3 Trae Young ATL 9.7 APG
- 4 Dejounte Murray SAS 9.2 APG
- 5 Luka Dončić DAL 8.7 APG
2021 Draft — Top Picks
- #1 Cade Cunningham Detroit Pistons
- #2 Jalen Green Houston Rockets
- #3 Evan Mobley Cleveland Cavaliers