NBA2K Daily: The season goes on virtually with Tuesday's NBA schedule simulated on NBA 2K20

Kyle Irving

NBA2K Daily: The season goes on virtually with Tuesday's NBA schedule simulated on NBA 2K20 image

With the actual regular season suspended indefinitely, we're left without our daily NBA fix. In order to try and fill that vacancy in your life, we're here to give you a simulated version of the real NBA schedule on NBA 2K20 each day!

With the rest of last week unaccounted for, we're picking things up this week with daily updates to follow.

Below we have you covered with today's schedule, top performers, obscure stat lines, key results, other news and an updated playoff picture!

Key wins, losses, upsets

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• Just like in real life, the Bucks only needed a handful of minutes from Giannis Antetokounmpo for him to completely dominate and pick up a win over a competitive Heat squad. The Greek Freak had 31 points and 10 rebounds shooting 13-for-15 from the field. So much for Bam Adebayo's DPOY case mentioned a few weeks back when Miami beat Milwaukee.

• The Spurs desperately needed a win over the Grizzlies to try and keep their playoff hopes – and 22-year playoff streak – alive, and they came up way short. Like, 30-point blowout at home short. For the first time in 22 seasons, it appears that head coach Gregg Popovich will be able to book a nice vacation at the end of April.

• The Clippers handled the Mavericks in what could be a first-round playoff series, with Kawhi Leonard showing the Luka Doncic who the man of that series will be. The 21-year-old phenom will have to hit the film room if he's going to outplay the reigning Finals MVP come playoff time.

Top virtual performers

Giannis Antetokounmpo – 31 points, 10 rebounds, 13-15 FG

Anthony Davis – 38 points, 9 rebounds, 3 steals

Joel Embiid  – 28 points, 16 rebounds, 6 assists, 5 blocks

LeBron James – 23 points, 11 assists, 7 rebounds

Kawhi Leonard – 35 points, 5 assists, 3 rebounds, 3 steals

Pascal Siakam – 25 points, 8 rebounds, 5 blocks

Jonas Valanciunas – 16 points, 22 rebounds, 2 blocks

Obscure stat lines

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DeMar DeRozan – 1-7 3PT. DeMar took 11 shots and seven of them were 3s. It's no wonder the Spurs were blown out by 30.

Trae Young – 12 points, 3-8 FG. Only eight shot attempts? The simuation system has to do a better job of getting Trae the rock.

March 17 schedule

Philadelphia 76ers 132, Washington Wizards 97

Toronto Raptors 114, Golden State Warriors 89

New Orleans Pelicans 126, Atlanta Hawks 107

Milwaukee Bucks 99, Miami Heat 92

Memphis Grizzlies 122, San Antonio Spurs 92

Los Angeles Lakers 126, Utah Jazz 109

LA Clippers 118, Dallas Mavericks 90

Updated playoff race

Eastern Conference
Rank Team Record Win pct. Games back
1. Bucks 56-12 .824 -
2. Raptors 48-18 .727 7.0
3. Celtics 45-22 .672 10.5
4. Heat 43-25 .632 13.0
5. Pacers 40-26 .606 15.0
6. 76ers 40-27 .597 15.5
7. Magic 32-36 .471 24.0
8. Nets 31-36 .463 24.5
- Wizards 25-42 .373 30.5

 

Western Conference
Rank Team Record Win pct. Games back
1. Lakers 52-14 .788 -
2. Clippers 47-20 .701 5.5
3. Nuggets 45-22 .672 7.5
4. Thunder 43-25 .632 10.0
5. Rockets 41-26 .612 11.5
6. Jazz 41-27 .603 12.0
7. Mavericks 41-29 .586 13.0
8. Grizzlies 34-35 .493 19.5
- Blazers 32-37 .464 21.5
- Pelicans 30-38 .441 23.0
- Kings 29-38 .433 23.5
- Spurs 28-38 .424 24.0

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Kyle Irving

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You read that wrong – not Kyrie Irving. From Boston, graduated from the University of New Hampshire. Sixth season as a content producer for NBA.com's Global editions. Covering the NBA Draft has become his annual "dream come true" moment on the job. Irving has a soft spot for pass-first point guards, with Rajon Rondo and Steve Nash being two of his favorite players of all time.