The 2021 NBA conference finals featured the Phoenix Suns, who have never won a championship and last played in the Finals in 1993, eliminating the LA Clippers in six games in the Western Conference finals.
In the Eastern Conference, the upstart Atlanta Hawks, who last won a title in 1958 when they called St. Louis home, fell to the Milwaukee Bucks, who are trying to end a 50-year title drought of their own.
2021 NBA playoffs: Conference semis | First round
EASTERN CONFERENCE FINALS
Milwaukee Bucks (3) def. Atlanta Hawks (5), 4-2
Game 1
Hawks 116, Bucks 113
Game 2
Bucks 125, Hawks 91
Game 3
Bucks 113, Hawks 102
Game 4
Hawks 110, Bucks 88
Game 5
Bucks 123, Hawks 112
Game 6
Bucks 118, Hawks 107
Arnovitz: The Bucks have reached the final level, but can they beat the Suns without Giannis?
Young: The Bucks are one win away from the finals, all thanks to Giannis' supporting cast
'Take us home, Khris': The Bucks have a dimension the Hawks can't reach
Arnovitz: Trae and the Hawks did it again in Game 1 -- this time with a shimmy
WESTERN CONFERENCE FINALS
Phoenix Suns (2) def. LA Clippers (4), 4-2
Game 1
Suns 120, Clippers 114
Game 2
Suns 104, Clippers 103
Game 3
Clippers 106, Suns 92
Game 4
Suns 84, Clippers 80
Game 5
Clippers 116, Suns 102
Game 6
Suns 130, Clippers 103
Windhorst: Whether destiny or redemption, the Suns' story is improbable and unique
Marks: Kawhi Leonard holds the Clippers' future in his hands
Shelburne: George, Clippers again at their best when they needed it most
Shelburne: Reggie Jackson feels like he has a place in the NBA
Arnovitz: How 'old souls' and margin mastery have the Suns one win away from the NBA Finals
Young: 'Win or go home': Paul George is doing everything to keep the Clippers alive