2025 NBA/ABA Tournament of Champions: Group Play Round 14

The tournament continues as we seek to find the greatest basketball team of all time!

We had some more thrilling games in the last round, including our last unbeaten team taking its first loss, so no one will run the table. At this point the goal still is to at least make the knockout stage, which still has all 64 of its spots up for grabs and no teams mathematically eliminated quite yet. On the other side, we still have four winless teams, though they all still have time to get in the win column for the first time.

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

'13 MIA 90, @ '77 POR 88
Dwyane Wade ('13 MIA): 24 pts, 8 ast
Lionel Hollins ('77 POR): 11 pts, 5 reb, 6 ast; missed game-tying shot at the buzzer

'95 ORL 110, @ '94 HOU 77
Shaquille O'Neal ('95 ORL): 21 pts, 11 reb, 5 ast, 4 blk

'24 BOS 92, @ '98 CHI 78
Jayson Tatum ('24 BOS): 22 pts, 10 reb, 4 ast

'65 BOS 137, @ '63 BOS 134 (OT)
Bill Russell ('65 BOS): 29 pts, 29 reb
Tommy Heinsohn ('63 BOS): 10 pts, 6 reb; made game-tying shot at the buzzer to force overtime
Bob Cousy ('63 BOS): 30 pts, 7 ast, 3 stl; had game-tying three at the buzzer in overtime blocked

@ '81 BOS 117, '74 NYN 112
Robert Parish ('81 BOS): 28 pts, 19 reb, 4 ast, 4 blk

Group B

'15 GS 105, @ '83 PHI 93
Steph Curry ('15 GS): 33 pts, 10 reb, 9 ast, 5 stl

@ '75 KEN 102, '97 UTA 93
Artis Gilmore ('75 KEN): 23 pts, 19 reb, 5 blk
Karl Malone ('97 UTA): 40 pts, 11 reb

@ '06 MIA 112, '23 DEN 99
Dwyane Wade ('06 MIA): 29 pts, 6 reb, 10 ast

@ '00 LAL 119, '52 MIN 80
Shaquille O'Neal ('00 LAL): 37 pts, 17 reb, 7 blk

'68 PIT 101, @ '04 DET 84
Connie Hawkins ('68 PIT): 26 pts, 15 reb

Group C

@ '01 LAL 116, '85 LAL 113
Shaquille O'Neal ('01 LAL): 38 pts, 16 reb, 5 blk
Kobe Bryant ('01 LAL): 22 pts, 5 reb, 8 ast, 5 stl

@ '89 DET 95, '53 MIN 81
Bill Laimbeer ('89 DET): 6 pts, 13 reb

'17 GS 102, @ '10 LAL 95
Kevin Durant ('17 GS): 23 pts, 9 reb, 3 stl

@ '75 GS 121, '56 PHI 90
Butch Beard ('75 GS): 21 pts, 6 ast

@ '60 BOS 123, '73 IND 121
Bill Russell ('60 BOS): 19 pts, 19 reb, 3 blk

Group D

@ '84 BOS 120, '97 CHI 103
Robert Parish ('84 BOS): 24 pts, 13 reb

'03 NJ 114, @ '73 NYK 88
Jason Kidd ('03 NJ): 21 pts, 8 reb, 11 ast

@ '82 LAL 124, '19 TOR 106
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar ('82 LAL): 29 pts, 11 reb, 6 ast, 3 blk
Magic Johnson ('82 LAL): 17 pts, 10 reb, 14 ast

@ '67 PHI 125, '61 BOS 115
Wilt Chamberlain ('67 PHI): 13 pts, 29 reb, 9 ast

@ '71 UTA 106, '66 BOS 101
Red Robbins ('71 UTA): 16 pts, 17 reb, 5 ast, 3 blk
Bill Russell ('66 BOS): 13 pts, 26 reb, 7 ast, 5 blk

Group E

'12 MIA 122, @ '14 SA 120 (OT)
LeBron James ('12 MIA): 40 pts, 14 reb, 7 ast
Chris Bosh ('12 MIA): 17 pts, 5 reb, 4 ast; made game-winning shot with 2 seconds left in overtime
Mario Chalmers ('12 MIA): 12 pts, 4 reb, 4 ast; made game-tying dunk at the buzzer to force overtime
Tim Duncan ('14 SA): 24 pts, 14 reb, 6 ast, 4 blk; missed game-tying shot at the buzzer in overtime

'20 LAL 114, @ '99 SA 90
LeBron James ('20 LAL): 25 pts, 12 ast
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@ '03 SA 96, '25 OKC 89
Tim Duncan ('03 SA): 21 pts, 17 reb, 5 ast

@ '79 SEA 114, '78 WAS 98
Jack Sikma ('79 SEA): 21 pts, 12 reb, 5 ast

@ '90 DET 112, '62 BOS 92
Bill Laimbeer ('90 DET): 15 pts, 13 reb

Group F

@ '09 LAL 112, '05 SA 109
Pau Gasol ('09 LAL): 23 pts, 11 reb
Manu Ginobili ('05 SA): 27 pts, 6 reb, 5 ast; missed game-tying three at the buzzer

@ '76 BOS 94, '25 IND 91
Dave Cowens ('76 BOS): 19 pts, 20 reb, 5 ast
Benedict Mathurin ('25 IND): 12 pts, 5 reb; missed game-tying three at the buzzer

'22 GS 113, @ '69 BOS 90
Klay Thompson ('22 GS): 32 pts, 4 ast

@ '64 BOS 100, '55 SYR 89
Bill Russell ('64 BOS): 20 pts, 26 reb, 4 ast, 4 blk

'72 IND 108, @ '68 BOS 107
Mel Daniels ('72 IND): 27 pts, 17 reb, 3 blk; made game-winning shot as time expired

Group G

'91 CHI 98, @ '08 BOS 95
Michael Jordan ('91 CHI): 31 pts, 5 reb, 4 ast, 3 blk

'93 PHX 109, @ '70 NYK 95
Charles Barkley ('93 PHX): 16 pts, 18 reb, 6 ast

'18 GS 112, @ '80 LAL 103
Steph Curry ('18 GS): 26 pts, 6 reb, 7 ast, 3 stl

@ '07 SA 127, '58 STL 85
Tim Duncan ('07 SA): 33 pts, 15 reb, 5 ast

'69 OAK 102, @ '57 BOS 98
Doug Moe ('69 OAK): 16 pts, 8 reb

Group H

@ '11 DAL 113, '96 CHI 109
Dirk Nowitzki ('11 DAL): 28 pts, 8 reb

@ '76 NYN 89, '54 MIN 73
Julius Erving ('76 NYN): 22 pts, 17 reb, 5 ast, 3 stl

'21 MIL 106, @ '93 CHI 101
Giannis Anteotkuonmpo ('21 MIL): 23 pts, 14 reb, 8 ast
Michael Jordan ('93 CHI): 41 pts, 8 reb, 5 ast

@ '74 BOS 114, '59 BOS 111
Dave Cowens ('74 BOS): 22 pts, 16 reb

@ '95 HOU 130, '70 IND 92
Hakeem Olajuwon ('95 HOU): 45 pts, 22 reb, 5 ast, 3 stl