The number of unbeatens continues to drop as the pecking order starts to take shape. But since this is only the quarter pole or thereabouts, there is still a ton of time for teams that are off to a sluggish start to right the ship.
Most of the tournament to this point has not seen a ton of tight finishes; we've only had two overtime games to date, though one came in this last round on a three at the buzzer; ignore that the overtime period was fairly one-sided. Several phenomenal individual performances continue to be had and we'll continue to track those as the tournament progresses.
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
Robert Parish ('86 BOS): 24 pts, 6 reb, 6 ast
Michael Jordan ('98 CHI): 32 pts, 8 reb, 7 ast
Shaquille O'Neal ('95 ORL): 36 pts, 11 reb, 4 ast, 4 blk
Jayson Tatum ('24 BOS): 22 pts, 7 reb
Julius Erving ('74 NYN): 20 pts, 16 reb, 5 blk
Group B
Shaquille O'Neal ('02 LAL): 25 pts, 9 reb
Steph Curry ('15 GS): 19 pts, 8 ast, 5 stl
Karl Malone ('97 UTA): 23 pts, 8 reb
Nikola Jokic ('23 DEN): 27 pts, 21 reb, 10 ast
Jamal Murray ('23 DEN) hit a game-tying shot at the buzzer to force overtime
Connie Hawkins ('68 PIT): 24 pts, 12 reb, 6 ast
Group C
Magic Johnson ('87. LAL): 34 pts, 6 reb, 12 ast, 3 stl
Magic Johnson ('85 LAL): 15 pts, 13 reb, 13 ast
George T. Johnson ('75 GS): 9 pts, 15 reb, 6 blk
Kevin Durant ('17 GS): 33 pts, 16 reb, 9 ast, 6 blk
Mel Daniels ('73 IND): 23 pts, 28 reb, 4 blk
Group D
Magic Johnson ('88 LAL): 31 pts, 9 reb, 13 ast
Michael Jordan ('97 CHI): 43 pts, 6 reb, 4 ast, 3 stl
Wilt Chamberlain ('67 PHI): 39 pts, 22 reb, 6 ast
Zelmo Beaty ('71 UTA): 25 pts, 21 reb, 3 blk
Bill Russell ('61 BOS): 19 pts, 26 reb, 7 ast, 7 blk
Sam Jones ('61 BOS) hit a three at the buzzer to force overtime
Group E
Wilt Chamberlain ('72 LAL): 18 pts, 23 reb, 4 ast, 3 blk
Tim Duncan ('03 SA): 19 pts, 16 reb, 7 ast, 7 blk
Mario Chalmers missed a game-tying three at the buzzer
Anthony Davis ('20 LAL): 28 pts, 8 reb, 3 blk
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander ('25 OKC): 28 pts, 6 ast
Bill Russell ('62 BOS): 27 pts, 26 reb, 4 blk
Group F
Michael Jordan ('92 CHI): 22 pts, 7 reb, 9 ast, 3 stl
Tim Duncan ('05 SA): 20 pts, 15 reb, 6 ast, 6 blk
Tyrese Haliburton ('25 IND): 17 pts, 4 reb, 10 ast
Andrew Wiggins ('22 GS): 16 pts, 4 reb
Mel Daniels ('72 IND): 20 pts, 27 reb
Roger A. Brown made game-winning shot with 2 seconds left
Group G
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LeBron James ('16 CLE): 24 pts, 5 reb, 7 ast, 4 stl
Kevin Love ('16 CLE): 24 pts, 14 reb, 5 ast; made game-winning shot with 1 second left
Michael Jordan ('91 CHI): 30 pts, 5 reb
Charles Barkley ('93 PHX): 27 pts, 15 reb
Kevin Durant ('18 GS): 34 pts, 9 reb, 5 ast
Gary Bradds ('69 OAK): 29 pts, 7 reb
Group H
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar ('71 MIL): 35 pts, 12 reb, 5 ast
Michael Jordan ('96 CHI): 37 pts, 8 reb, 5 ast
Dave Cowens ('74 BOS): 12 pts, 20 reb, 5 ast
Giannis Antetokuonmpo ('21 MIL): 23 pts, 19 reb, 4 ast
Roger A. Brown ('70 IND): 35 pts, 16 reb
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