2016 NBA/ABA Tournament of Champions: Consolation Bracket Day 9

We're getting down to the nitty gritty of the consolation bracket. An overwhelming majority of the games are complete, and from here on out we're playing a maximum of two games a day until we narrow down the field even more.

Only eight teams remain in this field, with our four teams remaining in the winner's bracket getting one more day of rest before playing the quarterfinals. Later today, I'll have the second batch of Round of 32 results from over in the Elimination Stage.

Today's schedule over in this bracket features the continuation of the loser's bracket with a pair of matchups involving yesterday's winners. Home court advantage is determined by seeding based on group placing, and in the event of a tie in this fashion, record in Group Play breaks that, followed by point differential. All simulations are provided by WhatIfSports.com. Let's go play some basketball.


Loser's Bracket


@ (5) '10 Los Angeles Lakers 111, (5) '66 Boston Celtics 92
Boston's Cinderella run comes to an end on this Tuesday after the Celtics shot just 34.3 percent from the floor and were blitzed by a 50 percent day for Los Angeles, who have yet to play a game away from Southern California. Pau Gasol led the way with 28 points, 12 rebounds, and four blocks, Kobe Bryant added 25 points and five steals, and Lamar Odom chipped in 13 points and 10 rebounds for the Lakers. Bill Russell managed nine points and 17 rebounds for the Celtics, while K.C. Jones added 20 points, five rebounds, and five assists, and Don Nelson contributed 12 points and seven rebounds.

@ (5) '93 Chicago Bulls 94, (6) '06 Miami Heat 85
Miami committed 20 turnovers and hit just two of 14 threes as they fall in Chicago to a Bulls team that put them away with double the number of attempted free throws. Michael Jordan shouldered the offensive load with 22 points, five rebounds, and seven assists, but Scottie Pippen was the main force for Chicago with 18 points, nine rebounds, six assists, four blocks, and four steals, and Horace Grant added nine points and seven rebounds. Dwyane Wade paced the Heat with 21 points and six rebounds, Udonis Haslem added 12 points and 11 rebounds, and Shaquille O'Neal finished with 10 and six.

To see the updated bracket, click here.

The Consolation Bracket field is down to six teams, with four of them still undefeated so far. That will change tomorrow, as those four teams do battle in the quarterfinals. Meanwhile, later today I will have the results for the second batch of series from the Elimination Stage. Check back later for those results!