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NBA 2K22 Predicts NBA Finals Champions

With the NBA Playoffs currently underway, 2K Games uses NBA 2K22 to create a simulation of the teams and determine which teams will be playing in the Final. The NBA Playoffs are on the way, pitting 16 teams in a head-to-head, best-of-seven tournament to determine who will become the 2022 NBA Champion. In the video game world, 2K Games attempts to predict the NBA Final, using NBA 2K22 to model the entire event, just like they did last year with NBA 2K21.

The simulation is created by using in the NBA Playoffs mode and entering the teams in the correct place to accurately reflect the structure of the game in real life. NBA 2K22 plays the games using an automated system and runs each playoff round, determining the winner of each round before moving them to the next round.

The first round of the tournament had a few unexpected surprises as the big teams were able to take down their opponents with ease. The matches that included teams further in the rankings were thrilling in particular in the Mavericks and Jazz pair, which played through the entire seven-game set despite the absence of NBA 2K22 cover athlete Luka Doncic in the first game and two.

The biggest surprise may be the seventh-seed Brooklyn Nets defeating the second-seed Boston Celtics in six games which is mainly due to the fact that the Celtics are off to a 2-0 start in the opening round. One prediction that's most likely to come true is the Philadelphia 76ers sweeping Toronto Raptors. Toronto Raptors, as the series is currently 3-1 in Philadelphia's favor.

In the second round, The Phoenix Suns takedown Doncic and the Mavericks in six games, while the Grizzlies stun the Warriors in just six games. The 76ers have continued to prove their dominance in the postseason due to Ja Morant, who remains one of the top point guards in NBA 2K22. He defeated in the second round the Miami Heat in five games. The Bucks beat the Nets in an exciting seven-game series, setting the scene for an exciting pair of Conference Finals.

The first-seed Suns advance to play in the NBA Final by eliminating the second-seed Grizzlies in Cheap NBA 2K23 MT just six games, ending their outstanding season. Devin Booker will have likely contributed to the Suns incredible postseason run, as Booker is the second-highest basketball player in NBA 2K22, ranked second only to James Harden.