2025 NBA/ABA Tournament of Champions: Group Play Round 20

Time is running out as the NBA/ABA Tournament of Champions rolls on!

Just three rounds remain, but a lot still remains to be determined at this stage. Only five more teams clinched berths in the Elimination Stage in the last round, but that leaves 26 spots open. 39 teams are still mathematically alive for those spots, though some of those doors are likely to be closing over the next few days.

Meanwhile, group championships are all still up for grabs at this point. One or two might get clinched in this batch of games, but others will probably come down to the final round.

We continue to have several instant classics as the tournament rolls on; this last round alone saw four games go to overtime, and we continue to have dramatic finishes aplenty as we come to our final 120 games of this stage of the tournament.

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

'94 HOU 121, @ '63 BOS 105
Hakeem Olajuwon ('94 HOU): 34 pts, 19 reb, 6 blk

'77 POR 106, @ '81 BOS 102
Maurice Lucas ('77 POR): 23 pts, 14 reb, 4 stl

'86 BOS 109, @ '74 NYN 102
Larry Bird ('86 BOS): 30 pts, 14 reb, 5 ast, 5 stl
1986 Boston Celtics clinch a berth in the Elimination Stage

'13 MIA 116, @ '65 BOS 90
LeBron James ('13 MIA): 20 pts, 10 reb, 13 ast

@ '24 BOS 120, '95 ORL 112
Jaylen Brown ('24 BOS): 38 pts, 8 reb

Group B

@ '00 LAL 96, '75 KEN 86
Shaquille O'Neal ('00 LAL): 29 pts, 16 reb
2000 Los Angeles Lakers clinch a berth in the Elimination Stage
With '75 KEN loss, 2006 Miami Heat clinch a berth in the Elimination Stage

'83 PHI 96, @ '04 DET 88
Moses Malone ('83 PHI): 20 pts, 16 reb
1983 Philadelphia 76ers clinch a berth in the Elimination Stage

'02 LAL 112, @ '68 PIT 84
Shaquille O'Neal ('02 LAL): 32 pts, 11 reb, 4 ast

'15 GS 92, @ '52 MIN 82
George Mikan ('52 MIN): 27 pts, 20 reb, 5 ast, 4 stl, 4 blk
Steph Curry ('15 GS): 28 pts, 5 ast, 4 stl

@ '23 DEN 121, '97 UTA 90
Nikola Jokic ('23 DEN): 22 pts, 10 reb, 10 ast

Group C

@ '75 GS 111, '89 DET 110
Clifford Ray ('75 GS): 20 pts, 10 reb, 6 blk
Rick Barry ('75 GS): 38 pts, 5 reb, 9 ast; made game-winning three with 23 seconds left
Isiah Thomas ('89 DET): 16 pts, 4 reb, 9 ast, 3 stl; missed game-winning shot at the buzzer

@ '60 BOS 129, '01 LAL 119
Bob Cousy ('60 BOS): 19 pts, 6 reb, 10 ast
1960 Boston Celtics clinch a berth in the Elimination Stage

'87 LAL 116, @ '73 IND 96
Magic Johnson ('87 LAL): 12 pts, 10 reb, 15 ast

'85 LAL 116, @ '56 PHI 105
Magic Johnson ('85 LAL): 18 pts, 11 reb, 8 ast, 5 blk
1956 Philadelphia Warriors eliminated from postseason play

@ '17 GS 122, '53 MIN 72
Steph Curry ('17 GS): 35 pts, 4 reb, 4 ast, 4 stl

Group D

@ '67 PHI 130, '73 NYK 102
Wilt Chamberlain ('67 PHI): 31 pts, 25 reb, 4 ast, 4 blk

'84 BOS 122, @ '71 UTA 114
Larry Bird ('84 BOS): 42 pts, 8 reb, 9 ast

'88 LAL 128, @ '66 BOS 114
Byron Scott ('88 LAL): 28 pts, 8 reb, 8 ast
1988 Los Angeles Lakers clinch a berth in the Elimination Stage

'97 CHI 117, @ '61 BOS 84
Dennis Rodman ('97 CHI): 5 pts, 22 reb, 6 blk

@ '19 TOR 109, '03 NJ 91
Kawhi Leonard ('19 TOR): 25 pts, 6 reb

Group E

@ '79 SEA 97, '99 SA 91
Lonnie Shelton ('79 SEA): 18 pts, 11 reb, 3 blk
1979 Seattle Supersonics clinch a berth in the Elimination Stage

'14 SA 107, @ '90 DET 95
Tim Duncan ('07 SA): 21 pts, 12 reb, 3 stl

'72 LAL 135, @ '62 BOS 98
Jim McMillian ('72 LAL): 26 pts, 13 reb
Jerry West ('72 LAL): 25 pts, 10 reb, 10 ast
1972 Los Angeles Lakers clinch a berth in the Elimination Stage
1962 Boston Celtics eliminated from postseason play

'12 MIA 99, @ '78 WAS 87
LeBron James ('12 MIA): 32 pts, 16 reb, 10 ast

@ '25 OKC 121, '20 LAL 101
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander ('25 OKC): 30 pts, 6 reb, 4 ast, 3 stl

Group F

@ '64 BOS 123, '76 BOS 106
Bill Russell ('64 BOS): 7 pts, 27 reb, 4 blk

'09 LAL 122, @ '68 BOS 113
Pau Gasol ('09 LAL): 15 pts, 8 reb, 6 ast

'92 CHI 110, @ '72 IND 75
Scottie Pippen ('92 CHI): 21 pts, 7 reb, 11 ast, 3 stl
Michael Jordan ('92 CHI): 31 pts, 5 reb, 6 ast, 4 stl

'05 SA 108, @ '55 SYR 83
Tim Duncan ('05 SA): 19 pts, 14 reb, 5 blk

'25 IND 121, @ '22 GS 95
Tyrese Haliburton ('25 IND): 10 pts, 4 reb, 12 ast

Group G

@ '07 SA 93, '70 NYK 88
Tim Duncan ('07 SA): 17 pts, 15 reb, 9 blk

'08 BOS 105, @ '57 BOS 91
Kevin Garnett ('08 BOS): 26 pts, 16 reb, 3 blk

'16 CLE 119, @ '69 OAK 114
LeBron James ('16 CLE): 30 pts, 9 reb, 6 ast

'91 CHI 128, @ '58 STL 101
Michael Jordan ('91 CHI): 58 pts, 8 reb, 8 ast, 4 blk

@ '18 GS 122, '93 PHX 116
Steph Curry ('18 GS): 26 pts, 9 reb, 6 ast, 3 stl
Draymond Green ('18 GS): 11 pts, 10 reb, 14 ast

Group H

@ '74 BOS 124, '76 NYN 108
Dave Cowens ('74 BOS): 23 pts, 11 reb, 6 ast
1974 Boston Celtics clinch a berth in the Elimination Stage

@ '95 HOU 98, '11 DAL 89
Hakeem Olajuwon ('95 HOU): 18 pts, 18 reb, 5 ast

@ '70 IND 125, '71 MIL 120
Mel Daniels ('70 IND): 26 pts, 16 reb
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar ('71 MIL): 41 pts, 16 reb

'96 CHI 101, @ '59 BOS 88
Scottie Pippen ('96 CHI): 25 pts, 13 reb, 6 ast

@ '21 MIL 116, '54 MIN 96
Giannis Antetokuonmpo ('21 MIL): 25 pts, 9 reb, 8 ast