With the seeds all set, the NBA playoff picture is getting clearer with every day. If you’d like to get your 2021 NBA Playoff bracket, we may not have the bracket fully-seeded due to the NBA’s introduction of the play-in tournament bracket, we have you covered for when that time does come. Please feel free to share, repost, and print the bracket as you want.
Printable 2021 NBA Playoff Bracket
Fans are particularly excited to see how the NBA postseason shapes up in the East. With LeBron James returning to the Los Angeles Lakers right before the season ended, fans are wondering which of the top three teams will come out of the East – the Philadelphia 76ers, Brooklyn Net powerhouse or Milwaukee Bucks?
Really though, LeBron should be worried about his conference as his Lakers have their plate full with the Western teams. The Jazz and Suns ended up being the #1 and #2 seeds. The cross-town rivals Clippers are hungry and likely-MVP Nikola Jokic’s Denver Nuggets are a threat. Before any of that, the Lakers will have to deal with an on-fire, league’s leading scorer Steph Curry and his Golden State Warriors in the play-in tournament. Today we provide you with an printable, fillable NBA playoff bracket before it’s 100% finalized.
Printable 2021 NBA Playoff Bracket
2021 NBA Playoff Quarterfinals Schedule
Dates: Mid-June until rounds are complete.
Eastern Conference Quarterfinals Round Bracket
| #1 | Seed vs | #8 | Seed |
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| #2 | Seed vs | #7 | Seed |
| #3 | Seed vs | #6 | Seed |
| #4 | Seed vs | #5 | Seed |
2021 Western Conference Quarterfinals Round Schedule
| #1 | Seed vs | #8 | Seed |
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| #2 | Seed vs | #7 | Seed |
| #3 | Seed vs | #6 | Seed |
| #4 | Seed vs | #5 | Seed |
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2021 NBA Playoffs (Conference Semifinals Round) Schedule
Dates: Begin shortly after the 2021 NBA Playoffs Quarterfinals Round is complete.
Eastern Conference Semifinals Bracket
| Winner | #1/#8 Seed vs | Winner | #4/#5 Seed |
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| Winner | #2/#7 Seed vs | Winner | #3/#6 Seed |
Eastern Conference Semifinals Schedule
| Winner | #1/#8 Seed vs | Winner | #4/#5 Seed |
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| Winner | #2/#7 Seed vs | Winner | #3/#6 Seed |
2021 NBA Playoffs Conference Finals Bracket
Dates: The start date of the 2021 NBA Playoffs is set for mid to late June is all goes to plan (with the possibility of it moving up). The dates for this round of the NBA playoffs can move up depending on when the earlier rounds conclude.
NBA Playoff Schedule Eastern Conference NBA Playoff Bracket
| Winner | 2021 NBA Playoffs Semifinals Round #1 vs | Winner | 2021 NBA Playoffs Semifinals Round #2 |
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Western Conference NBA Playoff Bracket
| Winner | 2021 NBA Playoffs Semifinals Round #1 vs | Winner | 2021 NBA Playoffs Semifinals Round #2 |
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2021 NBA Championship Bracket
Dates: Late-June 2021
The 2019 NBA Finals will start around May 30th, 2019 which is based on when the conference finals are set to complete. As always, the Eastern Conference Champion will take on Western Conference Champion, and the champion will be played on which team reaches four wins in a best of seven format.
Printable 2019 NBA Playoff Bracket
You can get your NBA Playoffs bracket above in image format or here in PDF to help follow the action. We used the NBA’s key dates page to figure out this year’s tentative playoff schedule. Now that the schedule and blank bracket are provided, let’s play some NBA basketball and you can follow your favorite teams as they progress through the NBA playoffs.
Check out this post for more versions (included updated with seeds) of the 2019 NBA Playoff bracket.
