"The purpose of simulating the NBA season ahead of time is generally to see how often various things are likely to happen, from the weakest teams winning the draft lottery to the best ones taking home the Larry O'Brien Trophy. It can also be fun to go through individual runs of the simulation to give an idea of what unlikely events could become reality based on random chance."
"After getting their championship rings and raising the first banner in the rafters at Paycom Arena, the Thunder showed why they were favored to repeat with an impressive win during Kevin Durant's Houston debut. Durant scored 27 points against his former team, the first day of the regular season, but Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Jalen Williams both topped 20 points and Chet Holmgren had five blocks."
Simulation No. 620 projects the entire NBA season from opening night through the Finals using stats-based projections combined with randomness. Opening night featured the Thunder celebrating a championship banner and winning during Kevin Durant’s Houston debut, with Durant scoring 27, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Jalen Williams topping 20, and Chet Holmgren recording five blocks. The Warriors defeated the Lakers 107-99 in Luka Dončić’s first home opener as Draymond Green declared the Warriors title favorites. The simulated season also includes an unexpected NBA Cup final matchup, Christmas Day highlight games, final playoff seeds, draft-lottery outcomes, the play-in, playoff brackets, and a named 2025-26 champion.
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