NBA Playoffs Random Tournament

Yesterday we saw the Totally Random NHL playoffs.  Today we have the Totally Random NBA playoffs.  While not quite as exciting as the NHL, the NBA is still good viewing.  In the Totally Random NHL playoffs, the top seeded Rangers took out the honors which is disappointing on two levels.  First, I hate the Rangers.  Second, you would think in a totally random tournament, the top seed wouldn’t win.  For the random World Cup, Spain was the winner.  At the time they were one of the top favourites.  So will we get chaos for this tournament?  The answer is yes and no.

Round 1

In the East:

Nets	2-4	Hawks
Celtics	4-2	Cavaliers
Bucks	2-4	Bulls
Wizards	4-2	Raptors

In the West:

Pelicans	2-4	Warriors
Mavericks	4-2	Rockets
Spurs	1-4	Clippers
Grizzlies	4-1	Blazers

Well what a stunning upset we have.  My Celtics nail LeBron and the Cavaliers in six and the games were not really that close.  The Celtics blew them away in some games and Cleveland had to fight hard just to get their two wins.  So far so good.  Meanwhile the West is as competitive as usual.  The Warriors take longer than I would expect to beat the Pelicans, but otherwise, any team in the West can beat any other team, so no upsets here even though two lower seeds win.

Round 2

East

Celtics	2-4	Hawks
Wizards	4-3	Bulls

West

Mavericks	4-3	Warriors
Grizzlies	4-1	Clippers

The Celtics obviously had a letdown after knocking off Vegas favourites the Cavaliers.  It showed against the Hawks though the Celtics went down fighting.

The real tear jerker happened to the Warriors.  They were up 3-1 but the Mavericks inflicted a great comeback on the Warriors to end their most promising season in forever.  Several years ago, you might recall in the real world, the 8^th seed Warriors stunned the top seed Mavericks in the first round to cause weeping and gnashing of teeth in Dallas.  In the random world, the Mavericks return the favor.  Meanwhile both the Wizards and Grizzlies seem to be peaking at the right time showing very good form.

Conference Finals

Wizards	1-4	Hawks
Mavericks	2-4	Grizzlies

Oh no, will a top seed win the random tournament again?  The Wizards ran out of gas and the Hawks cruised with some truly monumental blowout victories.  Meanwhile the Grizzlies defence proved too much for the plucky Mavericks. 

NBA Finals

Grizzlies

0-4

Hawks

Yes folks, it happened again.  A top seeded team wins the Totally Random NBA Championship.  OK, we got a stunning upset thanks to the Celtics and the West certain lost its favourites.  But in the end, Totally Random goes Chalk.  So congratulations to the Atlanta Hawks.

In the real world I have a feeling the Warriors will go down at some stage and that will be sad because I love watching them play.  I have no idea who will win.  Will LeBron be enough to propel the Cavaliers to the title?  Will the city of Cleveland be able to cope with success seeing they haven’t had any since the Dark Ages?  It would be some party if the Cavaliers can pull it off. 

I think it will be Spurs Cavaliers in the finals and perhaps the Spurs end an era with one more for the road.  I’m personally going for the Celtics of course, but since they won’t win it all, Go Warriors!

For now, though, it’s all random and the Hawks are the champions.