ESPN random simulation: Cavaliers, Bulls and Trail Blazers advance to the playoffs from the play-offs
3:24pm, 15 October 2025Basketball
October 15th ESPN columnist Kevin Pelton wrote an article looking at the new NBA season from the perspective of random simulation.
Among them, part about the play-offs:
Eastern Conference
The seventh-place Cleveland Cavaliers defeated the eighth-place Miami Heat (the Cavaliers entered the playoffs and will face the second-place Knicks)
The ninth-place Chicago Bulls defeated the tenth-place Boston Celtics (the Bulls advanced; the Celtics were eliminated)
The ninth-place Bulls defeated the eighth-place Heat (the Bulls entered the playoffs and will face the first-place Orlando Magic) ; the Heat were eliminated)
Western Conference
The eighth-place Portland Trail Blazers defeated the seventh-place Minnesota Timberwolves (the Trail Blazers entered the playoffs and will face the second-place Thunder)
The tenth-place Sacramento The Kings defeated the ninth-place Phoenix Suns (Kings advanced; the Suns were eliminated)
The tenth-place Kings defeated the seventh-place Timberwolves (the Kings entered the playoffs and will face the first-place Warriors; the Timberwolves were eliminated)
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