Indiana Pacers: Here is how season would have finished according to NBA 2K

How did the season play out in NBA 2K after the Indiana Pacers were eliminated?

The biggest surprise would be in the Western Conference. The Dallas Mavericks (4th seed) would go on to knock the Los Angeles Lakers out in the second round. They then swept the Houston Rockets (6th seed) in the Conference Championship only to be swept by the Milwaukee Bucks in the NBA Finals.

The Bucks were surprisingly taken to Game 7 by the Orlando Magic in round one and then six games against Philadelphia in round two and again by Boston in round three.

The Finals MVP would be Giannis Antetokounmpo who averaged 27.5 points, 11.5 rebounds, 7.2 assists, 1.0 steals and 2.0 blocks in 27.5 minutes per game. He shot 60.9 percent from the field, 40.9 percent from beyond 3-point arc.

What Indiana Pacers won seasonal awards and honors in this NBA 2K simulation?

Surprisingly Giannis Antetokounmpo would not win NBA MVP, who currently holds a massive lead on the probability to get it according to Basketball Reference. That honor would be bestowed upon LeBron James for the fifth time in his career.

James closed the season with per-game averages of 26.2 points, 7.7 rebounds, 10.3 assists, and 1.2 steals per game on 50.8 percent shooting from the field and 36.5 shooting beyond the arc.

If you ask me, Giannis deserved it, but it holds no bearing on our look at how the Pacers season shook out.

Domantas Sabonis continued his strong season by being named to All-NBA Third Team along with Bradley Beal, Damian Lillard, DeMar DeRozan and Bam Adebayo. Truly not bad company at all.

This 2K simulation confirmed our worst fears. The season would not have ended in an optimal way for the Pacers, and it’s likely that a near-sweep is in the cards if the season does pick back up.

There were some areas this simulation seemed to divert from reality, but for the most part, it seemed fairly realistic.

Fear not, next year should be better. 2K simulations are just that — simulations.