simulation is created by using it's NBA Playoffs mode and entering the teams in the appropriate positions in order to accurately recreate the structure of the game in real life. NBA 2K23 then runs the games through an automated system. The system plays each playoff round, determining the winner of each round before moving on to the next round.
The first round of the tournament had a few surprises, since most of the teams with power took on their opponents easily. Matches that featured teams that were lower in the rankings were nail-biters in particular the Mavericks and Jazz pairing, which went through the entire seven-game set with no participation from NBA 2K23's cover player Luka Doncic in the first game and two.
The most surprising thing is the seventh seed Brooklyn Nets defeating the second-seed Boston Celtics in six games and that's mainly because the Celtics are on a 2-0 roll in the opening round. The one prediction that is most likely to come true is the Philadelphia 76ers taking down over the Toronto Raptors, as the series is currently at 3-0 in Philadelphia's advantage.
In the second round, The Phoenix Suns takedown Doncic and the Mavericks in six games, while the Grizzlies beat the Warriors in six games. The 76ers continued to show their dominant postseason dominance thanks to Ja Morant, one of the top point guards in NBA 2K23. They defeated in the second round the Miami Heat in five games. The Bucks outlast the Nets in an intense seven-game set, leading to a thrilling set of Conference Finals.
The first-seed Suns advance to the NBA Final by eliminating the second-seed Grizzlies in just six games, which ended their outstanding season. Devin Booker will have likely played a part in the Suns remarkable postseason run, as Booker is the second best shooting player in the NBA 2K23, placed just behind James Harden.
In a turn around of fortunes and a reversal of fortunes, the 76ers get swept by the Bucks after losing just one game over the first two rounds. It's a shocking end for what was supposed to be an impressive start for Milwaukee and their supporters. The stage will be set for a playoff between the first-seed Suns and the third seed Bucks.
