The 2020–21 Brooklyn Nets season was the 45th season of the franchise in the

National Basketball Association The National Basketball Association (NBA) is a professional basketball league in North America composed of 30 teams (29 in the United States and 1 in Canada). The NBA is one of the major professional sports leagues in the United States and Ca ...

(NBA), 54th season overall, and its ninth season playing in the

New York City borough The boroughs of New York City are the five major governmental districts that comprise New York City. They are the Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens, and Staten Island. Each borough is coextensive with a respective county of the State of New ...

Brooklyn Brooklyn is a Boroughs of New York City, borough of New York City located at the westernmost end of Long Island in the New York (state), State of New York. Formerly an independent city, the borough is coextensive with Kings County, one of twelv ...

. On September 3, 2020, the Nets hired

Steve Nash Stephen John Nash (born 7 February 1974) is a Canadian professional basketball coach and former player who most recently served as head coach of the Brooklyn Nets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played 18 seasons in the NBA, ...

as their new head coach. In the beginning of the 2020–21 season, the Nets acquired

James Harden James Edward Harden Jr. (born August 26, 1989) is an American professional basketball player for the Los Angeles Clippers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He is regarded by some as one of the greatest shooting guards in NBA hist ...

in a four-team trade on January 14, 2021. The trade reunited him with former

Oklahoma City Thunder The Oklahoma City Thunder are an American professional basketball team based in Oklahoma City. The Thunder compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Northwest Division (NBA), Northwest Division of the Western Confer ...

teammate

Kevin Durant Kevin Wayne Durant (born September 29, 1988), also known by his initials KD, is an American professional basketball player for the Phoenix Suns of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Durant has won two List of NBA champions, NBA champ ...

, and along with

Kyrie Irving Kyrie Andrew Irving ( ; , ; born March 23, 1992) is an American professional basketball player for the Dallas Mavericks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was named the Rookie of the Year after being selected by the Cleveland Cav ...

, the Nets created a superteam. The Nets set a franchise record for

three-point field goal A three-point field goal (also 3-pointer, three, or triple) is a field goal in a basketball game made from beyond the three-point line, a designated arc surrounding the basket. A successful attempt is worth three points, in contrast to the two ...

s during the game versus the

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on February 15, 2021, with 27 three-point field goals, and narrowly missed the NBA record (29), which was set by the

Milwaukee Bucks The Milwaukee Bucks are an American professional basketball team based in Milwaukee. The Bucks compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Central Division (NBA), Central Division of the Eastern Conference (NBA), East ...

on December 29, 2020. Fan attendance in home games was prohibited until February 23, 2021, per an executive order from

Governor of New York The governor of New York is the head of government of the U.S. state of New York. The governor is the head of the executive branch of New York's state government and the commander-in-chief of the state's military forces. The governor ...

Andrew Cuomo Andrew Mark Cuomo ( , ; born December 6, 1957) is an American politician and lawyer who served as the 56th governor of New York from 2011 until his resignation in 2021. A member of the Democratic Party and son of former governor Mario Cuomo, ...

. The Nets reopened the

Barclays Center Barclays Center ( ) is a multi-purpose list of indoor arenas, indoor arena in the New York City Boroughs of New York City, borough of Brooklyn. The arena is home to the Brooklyn Nets of the National Basketball Association and the New York Liber ...

to spectators on February 23. The Nets clinched a playoff berth for the third straight year, following their victory over the

Toronto Raptors The Toronto Raptors are a Canadian professional basketball team based in Toronto. The Raptors compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Atlantic Division (NBA), Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference (NBA), E ...

on April 27, becoming the first Eastern Conference team, and second overall to do so. The Nets faced the

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in the first round of the

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, defeating them in five games. The Nets then faced the eventual champion

in the conference semifinals and lost the series in seven games despite taking a 2–0 and later a 3–2 lead.

Draft

The Nets entered the draft holding one first round pick and one second round pick. The first round pick was acquired on June 20, 2019, in a trade with the

Los Angeles Clippers The Los Angeles Clippers are an American professional basketball team based in the Greater Los Angeles area. The Clippers compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference. The ...

. The second round pick was acquired on July 13, 2018, in a trade with the

Denver Nuggets The Denver Nuggets are an American professional basketball team based in Denver. The Nuggets compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Northwest Division (NBA), Northwest Division of the Western Conference (NBA), W ...

. The Nets used their 19th overall pick to select Saddiq Bey, and then selected Jay Scrubb with the 55th overall pick.

Roster

Standings

Division

Conference

Game log

Preseason

The preseason schedule was announced on November 27, 2020. , - style="background:#bfb;" , 1 , December 13 ,

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, , Irving (18) ,

Jordan Jordan, officially the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, is a country in the Southern Levant region of West Asia. Jordan is bordered by Syria to the north, Iraq to the east, Saudi Arabia to the south, and Israel and the occupied Palestinian ter ...

Perry Perry or pear cider is an alcoholic beverage made from fermented pears, traditionally in England (particularly Gloucestershire, Herefordshire, and Worcestershire), parts of South Wales, France (especially Normandy and Anjou), Canada, Austral ...

(7) , Dinwiddie (7) ,

No in-person attendance , 1–0 , - style="background:#bfb;" , 2 , December 18 , @

Boston Boston is the capital and most populous city in the Commonwealth (U.S. state), Commonwealth of Massachusetts in the United States. The city serves as the cultural and Financial centre, financial center of New England, a region of the Northeas ...

, , Durant (25) ,

Allen Allen, Allen's or Allens may refer to: Buildings * Allen Arena, an indoor arena at Lipscomb University in Nashville, Tennessee * Allen Center, a skyscraper complex in downtown Houston, Texas * Allen Fieldhouse, an indoor sports arena on the Univ ...

(11) , Irving, Jordan (5) ,

TD Garden TD Garden (named the FleetCenter from opening until 2005 and TD Banknorth Garden until 2009) is a multi-purpose arena in Boston. It is located directly above the MBTA's North Station, and it replaced the original Boston Garden upon opening i ...

No in-person attendance , 2–0

Regular season

The regular season schedule for the first two games of the season was released on December 2, 2020, while the schedule for the first half of the season was released on December 4. The schedule for the second half of the season was released on February 24, 2021. , - style="background:#bfb;" , 1 , December 22 , Golden State , , Irving (26) ,

(11) ,

LeVert LeVert was an American R&B vocal group from Cleveland, Ohio, United States. Formed in 1983, LeVert was composed of Sean and Gerald Levert (sons of Eddie Levert, founder and lead singer of R&B/Soul vocal group O'Jays) and Marc Gordon.Wells, ...

(5) ,

No in-person attendance , 1–0 , - style="background:#bfb;" , 2 ,

December 25 Events Pre-1600 * 36 – Forces of Emperor Guangwu of the Eastern Han, under the command of Wu Han, conquer the separatist Chengjia empire, reuniting China. * 274 – A temple to Sol Invictus is dedicated in Rome by Emperor Aurelian. ...

, @

, , Irving (37) ,

(11) , Irving (8) ,

No in-person attendance , 2–0 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 3 , December 27 , @ Charlotte , , Durant (29) , Allen (14) , Irving (6) ,

Spectrum Center The Spectrum Center is an indoor arena in Charlotte, North Carolina, United States. Located in Uptown Charlotte, Uptown, it is owned by the city of Charlotte and operated by its main tenant, the Charlotte Hornets of the National Basketball Ass ...

No in-person attendance , 2–1 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 4 , December 28 , Memphis , , LeVert (28) , Allen (15) , LeVert (11) , Barclays Center
No in-person attendance , 2–2 , - style="background:#bfb;" , 5 , December 30 ,

Atlanta Atlanta ( ) is the List of capitals in the United States, capital and List of municipalities in Georgia (U.S. state), most populous city in the U.S. state of Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia. It is the county seat, seat of Fulton County, Georg ...

, , Durant (33) , Allen (13) , Durant, LeVert (8) , Barclays Center
No in-person attendance , 3–2 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 6 , January 1 ,

, , Durant (28) , Irving (11) , Durant, Irving (4) ,

No in-person attendance , 3–3 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 7 , January 3 ,

, , Irving (30) ,

, Durant (11) , Irving (10) , Barclays Center
No in-person attendance , 3–4 , - style="background:#bfb;" , 8 , January 5 ,

Utah Utah is a landlocked state in the Mountain states, Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. It is one of the Four Corners states, sharing a border with Arizona, Colorado, and New Mexico. It also borders Wyoming to the northea ...

, , Irving (29) , Allen (18) , T. Johnson (7) , Barclays Center
No in-person attendance , 4–4 , - style="background:#bfb;" , 9 , January 7 ,

Philadelphia Philadelphia ( ), colloquially referred to as Philly, is the List of municipalities in Pennsylvania, most populous city in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania and the List of United States cities by population, sixth-most populous city in the Unit ...

, , Harris (28) , Allen,

(11) ,

(10) , Barclays Center
No in-person attendance , 5–4 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 10 , January 8 , @ Memphis , , LeVert (43) ,

Green Green is the color between cyan and yellow on the visible spectrum. It is evoked by light which has a dominant wavelength of roughly 495570 nm. In subtractive color systems, used in painting and color printing, it is created by a com ...

(9) , Allen, LeVert (6) ,

FedExForum FedExForum is a multi-purpose indoor arena located in Downtown Memphis, Tennessee, Downtown Memphis, Tennessee. It is the home of the Memphis Grizzlies of the National Basketball Association (NBA) and the NCAA Division I Memphis Tigers men's ba ...

No in-person attendance , 5–5 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 11 , January 10 ,

Oklahoma City Oklahoma City (), officially the City of Oklahoma City, and often shortened to OKC, is the List of capitals in the United States, capital and List of municipalities in Oklahoma, most populous city of the U.S. state of Oklahoma. The county seat ...

, , Durant (36) , Durant (11) , LeVert (6) , Barclays Center
No in-person attendance , 5–6 , - style="background:#bfb;" , 12 , January 12 ,

Denver Denver ( ) is a List of municipalities in Colorado#Consolidated city and county, consolidated city and county, the List of capitals in the United States, capital and List of municipalities in Colorado, most populous city of the U.S. state of ...

, , Durant (34) , Durant (9) , Durant (13) , Barclays Center
No in-person attendance , 6–6 , - style="background:#bfb;" , 13 , January 13 , @

New York New York most commonly refers to: * New York (state), a state in the northeastern United States * New York City, the most populous city in the United States, located in the state of New York New York may also refer to: Places United Kingdom * ...

, , Durant (26) ,

Brown Brown is a color. It can be considered a composite color, but it is mainly a darker shade of orange. In the CMYK color model used in printing and painting, brown is usually made by combining the colors Orange (colour), orange and black. In the ...

(14) , Chiozza (7) ,

Madison Square Garden Madison Square Garden, colloquially known as the Garden or by its initials MSG, is a multi-purpose indoor arena in New York City. It is located in Midtown Manhattan between Seventh Avenue (Manhattan), Seventh and Eighth Avenue (Manhattan), Eig ...

No in-person attendance , 7–6 , - style="background:#bfb;" , 14 , January 16 ,

Orlando Orlando commonly refers to: * Orlando, Florida, a city in the United States Orlando may also refer to: People * Orlando (given name), a masculine name, includes a list of people with the name * Orlando (surname), includes a list of people wit ...

, , Durant (42) , Harden (12) , Harden (14) , Barclays Center
No in-person attendance , 8–6 , - style="background:#bfb;" , 15 , January 18 ,

Milwaukee Milwaukee is the List of cities in Wisconsin, most populous city in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. Located on the western shore of Lake Michigan, it is the List of United States cities by population, 31st-most populous city in the United States ...

, , Harden (34) , Jordan (12) , Harden (12) , Barclays Center
No in-person attendance , 9–6 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 16 , January 20 , @

Cleveland Cleveland is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Cuyahoga County. Located along the southern shore of Lake Erie, it is situated across the Canada–U.S. maritime border and approximately west of the Ohio-Pennsylvania st ...

, , Durant (38) , Durant (12) , Harden (12) ,

Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse Rocket Arena is a multi-purpose arena in Cleveland, Ohio. The building is the home of the Cleveland Cavaliers of the National Basketball Association (NBA) and the Cleveland Monsters of the American Hockey League (AHL). It also serves as a sec ...

1,944 , 9–7 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 17 , January 22 , @ Cleveland , , Irving (38) , Harris (7) , Harden (11) , Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
1,944 , 9–8 , - style="background:#bfb;" , 18 , January 23 ,

Miami Miami is a East Coast of the United States, coastal city in the U.S. state of Florida and the county seat of Miami-Dade County, Florida, Miami-Dade County in South Florida. It is the core of the Miami metropolitan area, which, with a populat ...

, , Durant (31) , Jordan, Brown (8) , Harden (11) , Barclays Center
No in-person attendance , 10–8 , - style="background:#bfb;" , 19 , January 25 , Miami , , Durant, Harden (20) , Durant (13) , Harden (8) , Barclays Center
No in-person attendance , 11–8 , - style="background:#bfb;" , 20 , January 27 , @ Atlanta , , Durant (32) , Harden (8) , Harden (15) ,

State Farm Arena State Farm Arena is a multi-purpose arena located in Atlanta, Georgia. The arena serves as the home venue for the Atlanta Hawks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). It also served as home to the Atlanta Thrashers of the National Hock ...

1,008 , 12–8 , - style="background:#bfb;" , 21 , January 29 , @ Oklahoma City , , Harden, Irving (25) ,

(11) , Harden (11) ,

Chesapeake Energy Arena Paycom Center (originally known as the Ford Center from 2002 to 2010, Oklahoma City Arena from 2010 to 2011, and Chesapeake Energy Arena from 2011 to 2021) is an arena located in downtown Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States. It opened in 200 ...

No in-person attendance , 13–8 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 22 , January 31 , @ Washington , , Durant (37) , Brown (9) , Irving (8) ,

Capital One Arena Capital One Arena is an indoor arena in Washington, D.C. Located in the Chinatown section of the larger Penn Quarter neighborhood, the arena sits atop the Gallery Place rapid transit station of the Washington Metro. The arena was opened o ...

No in-person attendance , 13–9 , - style="background:#bfb;" , 23 , February 2 , L.A. Clippers , , Irving (39) , Harden (11) , Harden (14) ,

No in-person attendance , 14–9 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 24 , February 5 ,

Toronto Toronto ( , locally pronounced or ) is the List of the largest municipalities in Canada by population, most populous city in Canada. It is the capital city of the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of Ontario. With a p ...

, , Harris (19) , Harden (7) , Harden (12) , Barclays Center
No in-person attendance , 14–10 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 25 , February 6 , @

, , Harden (26) , Harden (8) , Harden (10) ,

Wells Fargo Center Wells Fargo Center may refer to: * Wells Fargo Center (Los Angeles), California * Wells Fargo Center (Sacramento), California * Wells Fargo Center (San Francisco), California * Wells Fargo Center for the Arts, Santa Rosa, California * Wells Fargo C ...

No in-person attendance , 14–11 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 26 , February 9 , @

Detroit Detroit ( , ) is the List of municipalities in Michigan, most populous city in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is situated on the bank of the Detroit River across from Windsor, Ontario. It had a population of 639,111 at the 2020 United State ...

, , Irving (27) ,

(9) , Harden (12) ,

Little Caesars Arena Little Caesars Arena is a multi-purpose arena in Midtown Detroit. Opening on September 5, 2017, the arena, which cost $862.9 million to construct, replaced Joe Louis Arena and The Palace of Auburn Hills as the home of the Detroit Red Wings of t ...

No in-person attendance , 14–12 , - style="background:#bfb;" , 27 , February 10 ,

Indiana Indiana ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. It borders Lake Michigan to the northwest, Michigan to the north and northeast, Ohio to the east, the Ohio River and Kentucky to the s ...

, , Irving (35) ,

(13) , Irving (8) , Barclays Center
No in-person attendance , 15–12 , - style="background:#bfb;" , 28 , February 13 , @ Golden State , , Irving (23) , Harden (8) , Harden (16) ,

Chase Center Chase Center is an indoor arena in the Mission Bay neighborhood of San Francisco, California. It is the home of the Golden State Warriors of the National Basketball Association (NBA), Golden State Valkyries of the Women's National Basketball A ...

No in-person attendance , 16–12 , - style="background:#bfb;" , 29 , February 15 , @

Sacramento Sacramento ( or ; ; ) is the capital city of the U.S. state of California and the seat of Sacramento County. Located at the confluence of the Sacramento and American Rivers in Northern California's Sacramento Valley, Sacramento's 2020 p ...

, , Irving (40) , Harden (13) , Harden (14) ,

Golden 1 Center Golden 1 Center is an indoor arena in downtown Sacramento, California, United States. It sits partially on the site of the former Downtown Plaza shopping center. The publicly owned arena is part of a business and entertainment district called ...

No in-person attendance , 17–12 , - style="background:#bfb;" , 30 , February 16 , @ Phoenix , , Harden (38) ,

(8) , Harden (11) , Phoenix Suns Arena
3,181 , 18–12 , - style="background:#bfb;" , 31 , February 18 , @ L.A. Lakers , , Harden (23) , Jordan (8) , Harden (11) ,

Staples Center Crypto.com Arena (originally and colloquially known as Staples Center) is a multi-purpose indoor arena in downtown Los Angeles. Opened on October 17, 1999, as Staples Center, it is located next to the Los Angeles Convention Center complex along F ...

No in-person attendance , 19–12 , - style="background:#bfb;" , 32 , February 21 , @ L.A. Clippers , , Harden (37) , Harden, Jordan (11) , Irving (8) , Staples Center
No in-person attendance , 20–12 , - style="background:#bfb;" , 33 , February 23 , Sacramento , , Brown, Harden (29) , Harden (11) , Harden (14) , Barclays Center
324 , 21–12 , - style="background:#bfb;" , 34 , February 25 ,

, , Irving (27) , Jordan (11) , Irving (9) , Barclays Center
327 , 22–12 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 35 , February 27 ,

Dallas Dallas () is a city in the U.S. state of Texas and the most populous city in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex, the List of Texas metropolitan areas, most populous metropolitan area in Texas and the Metropolitan statistical area, fourth-most ...

, , Harden (29) , Brown (9) , Harden (6) , Barclays Center
684 , 22–13 , - style="background:#bfb;" , 36 , March 1 , @

San Antonio San Antonio ( ; Spanish for " Saint Anthony") is a city in the U.S. state of Texas and the most populous city in Greater San Antonio. San Antonio is the third-largest metropolitan area in Texas and the 24th-largest metropolitan area in the ...

, , Harden (30) , Harden (14) , Harden (15) ,

AT&T Center Frost Bank Center (formerly AT&T Center and SBC Center) is a multi-purpose indoor arena on the east side of San Antonio, Texas, United States. It is the home of the San Antonio Spurs of the National Basketball Association (NBA). The arena seat ...

No in-person attendance , 23–13 , - style="background:#bfb;" , 37 , March 3 , @

Houston Houston ( ) is the List of cities in Texas by population, most populous city in the U.S. state of Texas and in the Southern United States. Located in Southeast Texas near Galveston Bay and the Gulf of Mexico, it is the county seat, seat of ...

, , Harden (29) , Harden,

(10) , Harden (14) ,

Toyota Center Toyota Center is an indoor arena located in Houston, Texas, United States. It is named after the Japanese automobile manufacturer Toyota. The arena is home to the Houston Rockets of the National Basketball Association (NBA), and it was once th ...

3,615 , 24–13 , - style="background:#bfb;" , 38 , March 11 ,

, , Irving (40) , Harden (10) , Harden (8) ,

1,374 , 25–13 , - style="background:#bfb;" , 39 , March 13 ,

, , Harden (24) , Harden (10) , Harden (10) , Barclays Center
1,364 , 26–13 , - style="background:#bfb;" , 40 , March 15 ,

, , Irving (34) , Harden (15) , Harden (15) , Barclays Center
1,637 , 27–13 , - style="background:#bfb;" , 41 , March 17 , @

, , Harden (40) , Harden (10) , Harden (15) ,

Bankers Life Fieldhouse Gainbridge Fieldhouse is an indoor arena located in downtown Indianapolis, Indiana, United States. It opened in November 1999 to replace Market Square Arena. The arena is the home of the Indiana Pacers of the National Basketball Association (NBA) ...

No in-person attendance , 28–13 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 42 , March 19 , @

, , Irving (43) ,

(7) , Harden (9) ,

Amway Center Kia Center (formerly Amway Center) is an indoor arena located in the Downtown Orlando, downtown core of Orlando, Florida. The arena is home to the Orlando Magic of the National Basketball Association (NBA), the Orlando Solar Bears of the ECHL, ...

3,665 , 28–14 , - style="background:#bfb;" , 43 , March 21 ,

, , Irving (28) , Irving (7) , Harden (8) , Barclays Center
1,773 , 29–14 , - style="background:#bfb;" , 44 , March 23 , @

Portland Portland most commonly refers to: *Portland, Oregon, the most populous city in the U.S. state of Oregon *Portland, Maine, the most populous city in the U.S. state of Maine *Isle of Portland, a tied island in the English Channel Portland may also r ...

, , Harden (25) , Jordan (10) , Harden (17) ,

Moda Center Moda Center, formerly known as the Rose Garden, is the primary indoor sports arena in Portland, Oregon, United States. It is used for basketball, rodeos, circuses, conventions, ice shows, concerts, and dramatic productions. The arena has a capa ...

No in-person attendance , 30–14 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 45 , March 24 , @

, , A. Johnson (23) , A. Johnson (15) , Chiozza (11) ,

Vivint Arena The Delta Center is an indoor venue in Salt Lake City. Opened in 1991, the arena is the home of the Utah Jazz of the National Basketball Association (NBA) and the Utah Mammoth of the National Hockey League (NHL). The arena has a seating capacit ...

5,546 , 30–15 , - style="background:#bfb;" , 46 , March 26 , @ Detroit , , Harden (44) , Harden (14) , Harden (8) ,

750 , 31–15 , - style="background:#bfb;" , 47 , March 29 ,

Minnesota Minnesota ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Upper Midwestern region of the United States. It is bordered by the Canadian provinces of Manitoba and Ontario to the north and east and by the U.S. states of Wisconsin to the east, Iowa to the so ...

, , Harden (38) , Harden (11) , Harden (13) , Barclays Center
1,732 , 32–15 , - style="background:#bfb;" , 48 , March 31 , Houston , , Irving (31) , Claxton, Harden (8) , Irving (12) , Barclays Center
1,773 , 33–15 , - style="background:#bfb;" , 49 , April 1 , Charlotte , ,

(21) , Irving (11) , Irving (8) ,

1,773 , 34–15 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 50 , April 4 , @

Chicago Chicago is the List of municipalities in Illinois, most populous city in the U.S. state of Illinois and in the Midwestern United States. With a population of 2,746,388, as of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, it is the List of Unite ...

, , Irving (24) ,

Griffin The griffin, griffon, or gryphon (; Classical Latin: ''gryps'' or ''grypus''; Late and Medieval Latin: ''gryphes'', ''grypho'' etc.; Old French: ''griffon'') is a -4; we might wonder whether there's a point at which it's appropriate to talk ...

(8) , Irving (15) ,

United Center The United Center is an indoor arena on the Near West Side, Chicago, Near West Side of Chicago, Illinois. It is home to the Chicago Bulls of the National Basketball Association (NBA) and the Chicago Blackhawks of the National Hockey League (NHL) ...

No in-person attendance , 34–16 , - style="background:#bfb;" , 51 , April 5 ,

, , Irving (40) , Harris (8) , Irving (7) , Barclays Center
1,773 , 35–16 , - style="background:#bfb;" , 52 , April 7 ,

New Orleans New Orleans (commonly known as NOLA or The Big Easy among other nicknames) is a Consolidated city-county, consolidated city-parish located along the Mississippi River in the U.S. state of Louisiana. With a population of 383,997 at the 2020 ...

, , Irving (24) ,

(8) , Chiozza (8) , Barclays Center
1,773 , 36–16 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 53 , April 10 , L.A. Lakers , , Durant (22) , Brown, Durant (7) , Durant (5) , Barclays Center
1,773 , 36–17 , - style="background:#bbb;" , — , April 12 , @

, — , colspan="3", Postponed for security reasons due to Daunte Wright protests; moved to April 13 ,

Target Center Target Center is a multi-purpose arena located in Minneapolis that opened in 1990. It hosts major family shows, concerts, sporting events, graduations and private events. Target Corporation, founded and headquartered in Minneapolis since 1902, h ...

, — , - style="background:#bfb;" , 54 , April 13 , @ Minnesota , , Durant (31) , Brown (12) , Chiozza, Shamet (5) , Target Center
No in-person attendance , 37–17 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 55 , April 14 , @

, , Irving (37) ,

(14) , Irving (9) ,

4,094 , 37–18 , - style="background:#bfb;" , 56 , April 16 , Charlotte , , Harris (26) , Claxton (9) , Durant (11) , Barclays Center
1,773 , 38–18 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 57 , April 18 , @

, , Shamet (30) , Brown (11) , Irving (9) ,

American Airlines Arena Kaseya Center is a multi-purpose arena on Biscayne Bay in Miami, Florida. The arena is home to the Miami Heat of the National Basketball Association. The arena was previously named American Airlines Arena from opening in 1999 until 2021, FTX ...

No in-person attendance , 38–19 , - style="background:#bfb;" , 58 , April 20 , @ New Orleans , , Irving (32) , Brown (11) , Irving, Shamet (8) ,

Smoothie King Center Smoothie King Center (locally referred to as SKC) is a multi-purpose list of indoor arenas, indoor arena in New Orleans, Louisiana. It is located in the Central Business District, New Orleans, Central Business District, adjacent to the Caesars ...

3,700 , 39–19 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 59 , April 21 , @

, , Irving (28) , Brown (14) , Irving (8) ,

Amalie Arena Amalie Arena (officially stylized as AMALIE Arena) is a multipurpose arena in Tampa, Florida, United States, that has been used for ice hockey, basketball, arena football, concerts, and other events. It is mainly used as the home for the Tamp ...

No in-person attendance , 39–20 , - style="background:#bfb;" , 60 , April 23 ,

, , Harris (20) , Jordan (11) , Irving (11) , Barclays Center
1,773 , 40–20 , - style="background:#bfb;" , 61 , April 25 , Phoenix , , Irving (34) , Jordan (12) , Irving (12) , Barclays Center
1,773 , 41–20 , - style="background:#bfb;" , 62 , April 27 , @ Toronto , , Green (22) , Durant (10) , James (8) , Amalie Arena
No in-person attendance , 42–20 , - style="background:#bfb;" , 63 , April 29 , @

, , Durant (42) , A. Johnson (21) , Durant (10) ,

No in-person attendance , 43–20 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 64 , April 30 ,

, , Irving (28) , A. Johnson (12) , Griffin (4) , Barclays Center
1,773 , 43–21 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 65 , May 2 , @

, , Durant (42) ,

(11) , Irving (6) ,

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3,280 , 43–22 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 66 , May 4 , @ Milwaukee , , Irving (38) , Durant, Jordan (9) , Durant (6) , Fiserv Forum
3,280 , 43–23 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 67 , May 6 , @

, , Irving (45) ,

(10) , Irving, James (4) ,

American Airlines Center The American Airlines Center (AAC) is a multi-purpose List of indoor arenas, indoor arena located in the Victory Park, Dallas, Victory Park neighborhood in downtown Dallas, Texas. The arena serves as the home of the Dallas Stars of the National ...

4,602 , 43–24 , - style="background:#bfb;" , 68 , May 8 , @

, , Durant (33) , Durant (11) , Durant (7) , Ball Arena
4,044 , 44–24 , - style="background:#bfb;" , 69 , May 11 , @

, , Durant (21) ,

, Claxton (10) , Durant (8) ,

3,434 , 45–24 , - style="background:#bfb;" , 70 , May 12 ,

, , Shamet (21) , Brown (11) , Harden (11) ,

1,773 , 46–24 , - style="background:#bfb;" , 71 , May 15 , Chicago , , Irving (22) , Brown (12) , Harden (7) , Barclays Center
1,773 , 47–24 , - style="background:#bfb;" , 72 , May 16 ,

, , Durant (23) , Durant (8) , Durant (13) , Barclays Center
1,773 , 48–24

Playoffs

, - style="background:#bfb;" , 1 , May 22 ,

, , Durant (32) , Durant (12) , Harden (8) ,

14,391 , 1–0 , - style="background:#bfb;" , 2 , May 25 , Boston , , Durant (26) ,

, Durant (8) , Harden (7) , Barclays Center
14,774 , 2–0 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 3 , May 28 , @ Boston , , Harden (41) , Durant (9) , Harden (10) ,

4,789 , 2–1 , - style="background:#bfb;" , 4 , May 30 , @ Boston , , Durant (42) , Irving (11) , Harden (18) , TD Garden
17,226 , 3–1 , - style="background:#bfb;" , 5 , June 1 , Boston , , Harden (34) , Harden (10) , Harden (10) , Barclays Center
14,993 , 4–1 , - style="background:#bfb;" , 1 , June 5 ,

, , Durant (29) ,

(14) , Irving (8) ,

15,750 , 1–0 , - style="background:#bfb;" , 2 , June 7 , Milwaukee , , Durant (32) , Griffin (8) , Durant, Irving (6) , Barclays Center
15,776 , 2–0 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 3 , June 10 , @ Milwaukee , , Durant (30) ,

, Durant (11) , Durant (5) ,

16,310 , 2–1 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 4 , June 13 , @ Milwaukee , , Durant (28) , Durant (13) , Durant (5) , Fiserv Forum
16,310 , 2–2 , - style="background:#bfb;" , 5 , June 15 , Milwaukee , , Durant (49) , Durant (17) , Durant (10) , Barclays Center
16,067 , 3–2 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 6 , June 17 , @ Milwaukee , , Durant (32) , Durant (11) , Harden (7) , Fiserv Forum
16,310 , 3–3 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 7 , June 19 , Milwaukee , , Durant (48) , Griffin (11) , Harden (9) , Barclays Center
16,287 , 3–4

Player statistics

Regular season statistics

As of May 16, 2021 , - , style="text-align:left;", , , 5 , , 5 , , 26.0 , , .521 , , .800 , , 1.000 , , 4.8 , , 2.6 , , .6 , , 2.2 , , 12.8 , - , style="text-align:left;", , , 12 , , 5 , , 26.7 , , .677 , , , , .754 , , 10.4 , , 1.7 , , .6 , , 1.6 , , 11.2 , - , style="text-align:left;", , , 65 , , 37 , , 22.3 , , .556 , , .288 , , .735 , , 5.4 , , 1.6 , , .9 , , .4 , , 8.8 , - , style="text-align:left;", , , 22 , , 1 , , 10.5 , , .352 , , .310 , , .765 , , 1.1 , , 3.0 , , .3 , , .3 , , 4.0 , - , style="text-align:left;", , , 32 , , 1 , , 18.6 , , .621 , , .200 , , .484 , , 5.2 , , .9 , , .7 , , 1.3 , , 6.6 , - , style="text-align:left;", , , 4 , , 0 , , 4.3 , , .333 , , , , , , .5 , , .5 , , .0 , , .0 , , .5 , - , style="text-align:left;", , , 3 , , 3 , , 21.3 , , .375 , , .286 , , 1.000 , , 4.3 , , 3.0 , , .7 , , .3 , , 6.7 , - , style="text-align:left;", , , 35 , , 32 , , 33.1 , , .537 , , .450 , , .882 , , 7.1 , , 5.6 , , .7 , , 1.3 , , 26.9 , - , style="text-align:left;", , , 68 , , 38 , , 27.0 , , .492 , , .412 , , .776 , , 3.9 , , 1.6 , , .5 , , .4 , , 11.0 , - , style="text-align:left;", , , 26 , , 10 , , 21.5 , , .492 , , .383 , , .782 , , 4.7 , , 2.4 , , .7 , , .5 , , 10.0 , - , style="text-align:left;", , , 36 , , 35 , , 36.6 , , .471 , , .366 , , .856 , , 8.5 , , 10.9 , , 1.3 , , .8 , , 24.6 , - , style="text-align:left;", , , 69 , , 65 , , 31.0 , , .505 , , .475 , , .778 , , 3.6 , , 1.9 , , .7 , , .2 , , 14.1 , - , style="text-align:left;", , , 54 , , 54 , , 34.9 , , .506 , , .402 , , .922 , , 4.8 , , 6.0 , , 1.4 , , .7 , , 26.9 , - , style="text-align:left;", , , 13 , , 1 , , 18.2 , , .370 , , .355 , , .778 , , 2.5 , , 4.2 , , .5 , , .1 , , 7.7 , - , style="text-align:left;", , , 18 , , 0 , , 10.5 , , .588 , , .167 , , 1.000 , , 5.0 , , .8 , , .3 , , .3 , , 5.2 , - , style="text-align:left;", , , 39 , , 3 , , 17.5 , , .393 , , .364 , , .857 , , 2.0 , , 1.2 , , .4 , , .0 , , 5.4 , - , style="text-align:left;", , , 57 , , 43 , , 21.9 , , .763 , , .000 , , .500 , , 7.5 , , 1.6 , , .3 , , 1.1 , , 7.5 , - , style="text-align:left;", , , 5 , , 0 , , 3.2 , , .333 , , .500 , , , , .6 , , .4 , , .0 , , .0 , , .6 , - , style="text-align:left;", , , 12 , , 4 , , 27.8 , , .435 , , .349 , , .765 , , 4.3 , , 6.0 , , 1.1 , , .5 , , 18.5 , - , style="text-align:left;", , , 58 , , 7 , , 18.1 , , .365 , , .314 , , .814 , , 2.2 , , 1.2 , , .6 , , .1 , , 6.4 , - , style="text-align:left;", , , 3 , , 0 , , 9.3 , , .426 , , , , , , 2.3 , , .0 , , .0 , , 1.0 , , 2.0 , - , style="text-align:left;", , , 26 , , 0 , , 8.1 , , .410 , , .190 , , .769 , , 2.8 , , .5 , , .2 , , .2 , , 3.0 , - , style="text-align:left;", , , 12 , , 4 , , 18.2 , , .405 , , .351 , , .889 , , 2.8 , , .6 , , .7 , , .7 , , 8.1 , - , style="text-align:left;", , , 5 , , 0 , , 12.6 , , .143 , , .125 , , .500 , , 3.0 , , .8 , , .6 , , .2 , , 1.2 , - , style="text-align:left;", , , 61 , , 12 , , 23.0 , , .408 , , .387 , , .846 , , 1.8 , , 1.6 , , .5 , , .2 , , 9.3 , - , style="text-align:left;", , , 2 , , 0 , , 5.5 , , .250 , , .000 , , , , .5 , , .0 , , .5 , , .0 , , 1.0 , - , style="text-align:left;", , , 4 , , 0 , , 2.8 , , .000 , , .000 , , , , .3 , , .3 , , .0 , , .0 , , .0

Playoff statistics

As of June 19, 2021 , - , style="text-align:left;", , , 12 , , 5 , , 23.1 , , .506 , , .182 , , .813 , , 5.1 , , 2.1 , , .7 , , .4 , , 7.9 , - , style="text-align:left;", , , 6 , , 0 , , 3.2 , , .286 , , .333 , , , , .2 , , .2 , , .2 , , .0 , , .8 , - , style="text-align:left;", , , 12 , , 0 , , 10.8 , , .483 , , , , .667 , , 2.8 , , .6 , , .3 , , 1.0 , , 2.5 , - , style="text-align:left;", , , 12 , , 12 , , 40.4 , , .514 , , .402 , , .871 , , 9.3 , , 4.4 , , 1.5 , , 1.6 , , 34.3 , - , style="text-align:left;", , , 6 , , 1 , , 24.7 , , .485 , , .556 , , .875 , , 2.8 , , 1.7 , , .5 , , .3 , , 8.2 , - , style="text-align:left;", , , 12 , , 12 , , 26.5 , , .532 , , .389 , , .714 , , 5.9 , , 1.8 , , .8 , , .5 , , 9.0 , - , style="text-align:left;", , , 9 , , 9 , , 35.8 , , .472 , , .364 , , .903 , , 6.3 , , 8.6 , , 1.7 , , .7 , , 20.2 , - , style="text-align:left;", , , 12 , , 12 , , 36.2 , , .398 , , .402 , , .750 , , 3.6 , , 1.6 , , .3 , , .2 , , 11.2 , - , style="text-align:left;", , , 9 , , 9 , , 36.1 , , .472 , , .369 , , .929 , , 5.8 , , 3.4 , , 1.0 , , .6 , , 22.7 , - , style="text-align:left;", , , 9 , , 0 , , 11.4 , , .326 , , .313 , , , , 1.8 , , 1.3 , , .2 , , .0 , , 3.7 , - , style="text-align:left;", , , 5 , , 0 , , 4.6 , , .571 , , , , , , 2.6 , , .0 , , .6 , , .0 , , 1.6 , - , style="text-align:left;", , , 8 , , 0 , , 8.6 , , .353 , , .273 , , 1.000 , , .8 , , .6 , , .3 , , .0 , , 2.1 , - , style="text-align:left;", , , 7 , , 0 , , 3.6 , , .300 , , .333 , , , , .4 , , .3 , , .0 , , .0 , , 1.1 , - , style="text-align:left;", , , 5 , , 0 , , 4.4 , , .538 , , .400 , , , , 1.2 , , .2 , , .2 , , .0 , , 3.2 , - , style="text-align:left;", , , 12 , , 0 , , 17.2 , , .439 , , .385 , , .800 , , 1.8 , , .6 , , .4 , , .1 , , 4.2

Transactions

Trades

Additions

Subtractions

References

External links

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