In prior iterations of this tournament, I've done a post for every single day. I'm... not going to do that this round. It required a lot of pre-planning and randomizing, and that's not very efficient for running this.
So this time what I will be doing is roughly every three days I'll update with a round of game results. The idea being if this were taking place in reality, each group would play a round once during a three day stretch. Some teams might get rusty and get a full week off, but this should make the load reasonable for all 88 teams. It would also allow for, if this were happening in reality, the logistics of a venue like TD Garden in Boston to run effectively nonstop without overloading folks (though in reality, some of those Celtics teams might do like they historically did and play some games in Hartford or something).
Despite the sheer volume (this stage is going to have 880 total games) I will link box scores from each game on here (hopefully these will stay for the long term, though I am backing up all boxes just in case). Standings, schedules, and scores for the tournament can be found here. All simulations are provided by WhatIfSports.com.
Without further ado... let's get to it!
Group A
Shaquille O'Neal ('95 ORL): 35 pts, 19 reb, 4 ast, 5 blk
@ '24 BOS 126, '77 POR 89
Kristaps Porzingis ('24 BOS): 26 pts, 10 reb
@ '65 BOS 114, '94 HOU 95
Bill Russell ('65 BOS): 20 pts, 27 reb, 4 ast, 8 blk
@ '74 NYN 111, '98 CHI 97
Julius Erving ('74 NYN): 23 pts, 11 reb, 10 ast
@ '81 BOS 115, '63 BOS 90
Larry Bird ('81 BOS): 12 pts, 20 reb, 6 ast
Group B
Karl Malone ('97 UTA): 33 pts, 17 reb, 6 ast
@ '23 DEN 100, '83 PHI 90
Nikola Jokic ('23 DEN): 21 pts, 9 reb, 11 ast
'75 KEN 113, @ '52 MIN 92
Artis Gilmore ('75 KEN): 24 pts, 28 reb
'06 MIA 120, @ '68 PIT 111
Shaquille O'Neal ('06 MIA): 27 pts, 15 reb
'00 LAL 113, @ '04 DET 108
Shaquille O'Neal ('00 LAL): 36 pts, 17 reb, 5 ast, 5 blk
Group C
Magic Johnson ('87 LAL): 23 pts, 7 reb, 11 ast
@ '17 GS 112, '01 LAL 83
Shaquille O'Neal ('01 LAL): 31 pts, 10 reb
'89 DET 97, @ '56 PHI 74
Bill Laimbeer ('89 DET): 13 pts, 14 reb
'10 LAL 118, @ '73 IND 105
Lamar Odom ('10 LAL): 19 pts, 8 reb
@ '60 BOS 127, '75 GS 118
Bill Russell ('60 BOS): 20 pts, 19 reb, 4 ast, 5 blk
Group D
Magic Johnson ('88 LAL): 14 pts, 9 reb, 17 ast, 3 stl
@ '19 TOR 106, '84 BOS 84
Kawhi Leonard ('19 TOR): 20 pts, 7 reb
'73 NYK 124, @ '61 BOS 107
Walt Frazier ('73 NYK): 33 pts, 11 reb, 9 ast, 3 stl
'82 LAL 122, @ '66 BOS 111
Mitch Kupchak ('82 LAL): 20 pts, 19 reb
@ '71 UTA 121, '67 PHI 108
Zelmo Beatty ('71 UTA): 22 pts, 18 reb, 3 stl, 3 blk
Group E
LeBron James ('20 LAL): 43 pts, 8 reb, 10 ast
@ '25 OKC 109, '14 SA 99
Chet Holmgren ('25 OKC): 22 pts, 11 reb, 6 blk
@ '78 WAS 102, '99 SA 93
Elvin Hayes ('78 WAS): 21 pts, 20 reb, 3 blk
'03 SA 119, @ '62 BOS 106
Tim Duncan ('03 SA): 29 pts, 15 reb, 4 ast
'79 SEA 103, @ '90 DET 96
Gus Williams ('79 SEA): 20 pts, 5 reb, 7 ast
Group F
Pascal Siakam ('25 IND): 17 pts, 7 reb, 4 ast
Bill Cartwright missed a game-tying three at the buzzer
@ '22 GS 112, '09 LAL 93
Steph Curry ('22 GS): 36 pts, 13 reb, 4 ast
'76 BOS 113, @ '55 SYR 104
Dave Cowens ('76 BOS): 23 pts, 11 reb, 4 ast, 3 stl
'69 BOS 119, @ '72 IND 103
Bill Russell ('69 BOS): 5 pts, 20 reb, 5 ast
@ '68 BOS 131, '64 BOS 122
Bailey Howell ('68 BOS): 31 pts, 13 reb
Group G
LeBron James ('16 CLE): 26 pts, 6 reb, 10 ast
@ '18 GS 99, '08 BOS 90
Kevin Durant ('18 GS): 19 pts, 8 reb, 8 ast
'70 NYK 148, @ '58 STL 115
Willis Reed ('70 NYK): 19 pts, 16 reb, 3 blk
'80 LAL 117, @ '69 OAK 109
Jamaal Wilkes ('80 LAL): 25 pts, 9 reb
'07 SA 114, @ '57 BOS 88
Tim Duncan ('07 SA): 17 pts, 9 reb, 3 blk
Group H
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar ('71 MIL): 25 pts, 16 reb, 4 stl, 3 blk
@ '21 MIL 112, '11 DAL 83
Giannis Antetokuonmpo ('21 MIL): 41 pts, 14 reb, 6 ast
'76 NYN 122, @ '59 BOS 111
Julius Erving ('76 NYN): 32 pts, 17 reb, 10 ast, 4 blk
'93 CHI 108, @ '70 IND 93
Horace Grant ('93 CHI): 17 pts, 17 reb
@ '95 HOU 112, '74 BOS 91
Hakeem Olajuwon ('95 HOU): 24 pts, 10 reb, 5 ast, 5 blk, 5 stl
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