Los Angeles Lakers Are NBA Champions in 2K20 Playoffs Simulation

With the NBA season postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic, it meant there was no playoffs and no official champions were crowned. However, thanks to an NBA 2K20 Playoffs simulation, there is now a virtual champion. LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers were crowned champions through the video game after defeating the top team in the East.

Los Angeles Lakers top Milwaukee Bucks for NBA Championship

It all came down to Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Milwaukee Bucks battling cover star Anthony Davis, LeBron James, and the Los Angeles Lakers. In NBA 2K20’s playoff simulation, they ran an entire bracket based on their virtual seedings and the top seeds from each conference met for the chip.

In their highlights video for the NBA 2K20 Finals, the series went the distance too. Despite being down 3-1, LeBron and his Lakers teammates came back to win it, similar to what he did with the Cavaliers to the Warriors several years ago.

NBA 2K20 Finals Results:

  • GM1 129-89 Lakers
  • GM2 106-105 OT Bucks
  • GM3 96-79 Bucks
  • GM4 131-101 Bucks
  • GM5 141-112 Lakers
  • GM6 108-103 Lakers
  • GM7 103-101 Lakers

They also crowned an NBA 2K20 Finals MVP and it was none other than the cover star himself, Anthony Davis. That makes for a nice endorsement for 2K’s selection for the latest athlete to grace the front of their game.

Final NBA 2K20 Playoff bracket

In the absence of real-world basketball, NBA 2K20 ran simulations of the remaining games on the NBA schedule. That determined which teams would get which seeds in their playoffs simulation bracket.

The Los Angeles Lakers would defeat Ja Morant and the Grizzlies, followed by James Harden and the Rockets. In the Western Conference Finals they took down Kawhi Leonard, Paul George, and the Los Angeles Clippers.

On the Eastern Conference side, Giannis and the Bucks started out by defeating the Brooklyn Nets. In the second round, it was Ben Simmons, Joel Embiid and the Sixers. The Bucks would eliminate the Boston Celtics in the Eastern Conference Finals to move to the championship round.

While most fans and analysts felt like the Lakers were on a path towards another championship, some may dispute that fact. The NBA 2K20 playoffs simulation gives one possible scenario, but would that have been the real story? Giannis and the Bucks may beg to differ with the virtual results.

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