Attrition continues to hit as we are now down to just four unbeaten teams remaining, though at least one will fall as two of those are in the same group and have yet to play each other. Further down the standings lists, at this point a roughly .500 record is easily enough to get you into the elimination stage that is still several rounds away from beginning. The current threshold for getting in is roughly a 2-4 mark, although that does require tiebreaker help. That means teams are going to need to have either head to head wins or a good point differential in order to advance.
Round seven had a couple thrilling overtime games, as well as a game that ended on a late in regulation game-winning shot. Hopefully we continue to have moments like that as we continue.
Standings, schedules, and scores for the tournament can be found here. All simulations are provided by WhatIfSports.com. Let's get to it!
Group A
LeBron James ('13 MIA): 20 pts, 11 reb, 11 ast, 4 stl, 5 blk
Larry Bird ('81 BOS): 23 pts, 13 reb, 5 ast, 4 stl
Bill Walton ('77 POR): 24 pts, 17 reb, 4 ast, 4 blk
Scottie Pippen ('98 CHI): 20 pts, 8 reb, 8 ast
Group B
Karl Malone ('97 UTA): 33 pts, 16 reb, 6 ast
Steph Curry ('15 GS): 38 pts, 10 reb, 14 ast
Shaquille O'Neal ('02 LAL): 31 pts, 12 reb, 4 ast
Moses Malone ('83 PHI): 26 pts, 26 reb
Shaquille O'Neal ('00 LAL): 24 pts, 13 reb, 8 ast, 6 blk
Artis Gilmore ('75 KEN): 31 pts, 20 reb, 4 ast
Group C
George Mikan ('53 MIN): 36 pts, 14 reb, 4 blk
Vern Mikkelsen ('53 MIN): 15 pts, 5 reb, hit game-winning shot as time expired
Mel Daniels ('73 IND): 10 pts, 17 reb, 4 ast
Magic Johnson ('87 LAL): 34 pts, 9 reb, 11 ast
Shaquille O'Neal ('01 LAL): 33 pts, 20 reb
Lamar Odom ('10 LAL): 15 pts, 14 reb, 6 ast, 4 blk
Group D
Jason Kidd ('03 NJ): 29 pts, 13 reb, 9 ast
Scottie Pippen ('97 CHI): 16 pts, 9 reb, 7 ast
James Worthy ('88 LAL): 19 pts, 5 reb, 8 ast
Wilt Chamberlain ('67 PHI): 10 pts, 28 reb, 7 ast, 6 blk
Magic Johnson ('82 LAL): 25 pts, 13 reb, 3 stl; made game-winning layup as time expired
Group E
LeBron James ('20 LAL): 22 pts, 10 reb, 11 ast
Bill Russell ('62 BOS): 14 pts, 23 reb
Dennis Rodman ('90 DET): 20 pts, 13 reb
Tim Duncan ('14 SA): 9 pts, 15 reb
Tim Duncan ('03 SA): 17 pts, 11 reb, 3 blk
Group F
Dolph Schayes ('55 SYR): 28 pts, 15 reb, 5 ast
Myles Turner ('25 IND): 22 pts, 4 reb, 6 blk
Tim Duncan ('05 SA): 27 pts, 11 reb, 6 blk
Scottie Pippen ('92 CHI): 24 pts, 6 reb, 7 ast, 3 stl
Bil Russell ('64 BOS): 15 pts, 28 reb, 6 ast, 3 blk
John Havlicek ('64 BOS): 22 pts, 4 reb; made go-ahead shot with 16 seconds left
Bill Russell ('69 BOS): 10 pts, 23 reb, 4 ast, 6 blk
Group G
Charles Barkley ('93 PHX): 24 pts, 17 reb, 3 blk
Ira Harge ('69 OAK): 11 pts, 18 reb
LeBron James ('16 CLE): 31 pts, 9 reb, 8 ast, 4 blk
Tim Duncan ('07 SA): 27 pts, 9 reb, 4 ast
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar ('80 LAL): 27 pts, 21 reb, 6 ast, 6 blk
Group H
Vern Mikkelsen ('54 MIN): 17 pts, 12 reb
Michael Jordan ('96 CHI): 31 pts, 12 reb, 5 ast, 3 stl
Clyde Drexler ('95 HOU): 27 pts, 6 reb, 4 ast
Jason Kidd ('11 DAL): 5 pts, 5 reb, 9 ast, 3 stl
Scottie Pippen ('93 CHI): 22 pts, 11 reb, 4 ast
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