NBA 2K14 Next-Gen Season Simulation Declares Heat As Champs

[JasonWilliams55]

James Harden and Dwight Howard -- new teammates in Houston.

If there was ever a way for a game to purposefully play it safe with a championship pick, NBA 2K14 has done just that by declaring the Miami Heat the future NBA Champions according to a next-gen season simulation.

The sim had the Heat besting the Spurs 4-1 -- however once you look under the hood some interesting results become apparent. The West saw the Spurs take the #1 seed, with the Warriors getting the second seed. The Clippers and Thunder tied on record -- with the Clips getting the nod over the Thunder for the third seed.

In the East, the Heat ran away with the top seed with 66 victories on the year. The Nets also had quite a bit of distance between themselves and the Bulls in the three seed. Three teams from the east made the playoffs in the sim with losing records, with both Washington and Cleveland making the playoffs with 37 total

Conference Standings

Western Conference
1. San Antonio Spurs 51-31
2. Golden State Warriors 49-33
3. Los Angeles Clippers 47-35
4. Oklahoma City Thunder 47-35
5. Houston Rockets 46-36
6. Portland Trailblazers 45-37
7. Los Angeles Lakers 42-40
8. Minnesota Timberwolves 40-42

Eastern Conference
1. Miami Heat 66-16
2. Brooklyn Nets 62-20
3. Chicago Bulls 59-23
4. Detroit Pistons 45-37
5. New York Knicks 44-38
6. Indiana Pacers 40-42
7. Washington Wizards 37-45
8. Cleveland Cavaliers 37-45

To see more of the simulation results be sure to check out the 2K Facebook Page and check out our new screenshots from the sim.

[the_future420]

Those WC records don't look too promising in terms of the sim engine that we will be getting. Only one team over 50 wins? When was the last time, if ever that happened?

[Gosens6]

That Nets screen is a thing of pure beauty. Good find JWill

[apollooff320]

I actually thought I was looking at real photos until it got to Rose and Kobe.

[Gosens6]

Quote: Originally Posted by the_future420

Those WC records don't look too promising in terms of the sim engine that we will be getting. Only one team over 50 wins? When was the last time, if ever that happened?

In 2011-2012, only the Spurs had 50 wins in the West, and only Chicago had 50 in the East. Happens more often than you think. (Sans the lockout of course)

And last year, only New York, Miami, OKC, San Antonio and Memphis and Denver had over 50. It fluctuates based on the talent level in the league.

And in the sim, 4 teams went over 50 wins, only TWO less than real life last year. I know you were trying to find something to hate on, but come on man.

[SouthBeach]

My god...

[seanbarkley]

Wow at that Nets bench photo...I thaught it was a real picture.

[SouthBeach]

The Heat's regular season record seems a bit too high given how injury prone Wade is and the absence of Mike Miller defensively.

And I'm surprised the Raptors weren't simulated into the 8th spot or 7th.

And the Pacers at 6th? Hahaha. Okay. This must have been simulated with Roy Hibbert starting at point guard.