NBA 2KXX Games Thread

[Yevrah]

Do teams not generally trade first round picks, ever?

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New York Knicks NBA Playoffs 2024 Round 1

Up against Embiid and Harris plus the ludicrously tall point guard Ben Simmons I was expecting a tough time. With seed advantage we start with two games in the Garden. Anything less than one win would be unacceptable.

Game 1: Philadelphia 76ers 107 New York Knicks 114

Pts: Gilgeous-Alexander 26
Reb: Bol 13
Ast: Gilgeous-Alexander 7
Stl: L. Allen 1
Blk: Bol 2

Knicks lead the series 1-0

I was expecting a tough game and fuck me was this just that. 15 points ahead after the first quarter the 76ers just wouldn't die, pulling it back to 2 behind going into the 4th. We held our nerve to take it. Just.

Game 2: Philadelphia 76ers 97 New York Knicks 118

Pts: L. Allen 54
Reb: J. Allen 12
Ast: Gilgeous-Alexander 7
Stl: L. Allen 3
Blk: J. Allen 2

Knicks lead the series 2-0

This one looks comfortable, but for three quarters it was anything but. This team is an absolute arse to play against. Everything bounces off Embiid and I swear Bol blocked him twice at one point only for him to score the 3rd attempt. Chuck in the freak of nature at point guard and even beating them by 21 points (which all came from the 4th quarter) was exhausting. Job done though as we take a 2-0 lead on the road. To win one would be huge.

Lucius Allen also beat the Knicks playoff record for points in a game. He is sooo good.


Game 3: New York Knicks 111 Philadelphia 76ers 114

Pts: L. Allen 32
Reb: Bol 11
Ast: Bol 5
Stl: L. Allen 1
Blk: J. Allen 4

Knicks lead the series 2-1

This one hurt and hurt bad. 10 points behind in the first quarter we closed the gap to 6 and then turned that into a 20 point lead at halftime. At the end of the 3rd we were still 19 ahead. Then it came, with the trio turning it on to take the game and we even missed a three pointer at the death to take it to overtime. Next game is huge.

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And that was going to be it, absolutely buzzing after England's win, I couldn't sleep and decided to play one more...

Game 4: New York Knicks 152 Philadelphia 76ers 99

Pts: L. Allen 71
Reb: Bol 8
Ast: Gilgeous-Alexander 7
Stl: L. Allen 4
Blk: Bol 3

Knicks lead the series 3-1

There are no typos in the above and I didn't touch the difficulty. It was simply the best game I've played so far on any 2k game. 70% from the field, 34 fast break points, 30 assists, 40 rebounds (9 offensive), 15 steals, 8 blocks and only four turnovers. A game for the history books.

We started really well and were 7 points ahead after the first quarter, we then hit forty-three points in the second to take a 20 point lead into half time. We then extended that to 30 in the 3rd. Mid-way through the 3rd the crowd were silenced and the 76ers abandoned the game, chucking their reserves in. My coach tried to follow suit, but I explained to him this isn't the loser franchise you've come to expect any more, when we sense blood we kill. He then put all our stars back in again (ok, I did and I had to do this three more times in the last quarter) and we hit another 43 in the 4th.

Once we hit the 4th I focused on nothing but getting the playoff point scoring record for Lucius. First he passed Mitchell and into the top 5, then Baylor and he was top three with MJ in his sights. Michael took things personally from his armchair with about 90 seconds left and got really upset as Allen ended up surpassing it by 10. Just a perfect game and fair play to 2K as it updates you in the commentary when you get close to a record and counted Allen all the way through the top 5 as he was doing it.

Immense stuff and back to the garden to finish these fuckers off.

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Current state of play. Looks like Chicago if we can see this out. Bagley, LaVine and Vucevic star for them. If we get past that I want the Hawks and that little fucker Young in the Eastern Conference Final.

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Game 5: Philadelphia 76ers 104 New York Knicks 110

Pts: Gilgeous-Alexander 24
Reb: J. Allen 20
Ast: Gilgeous-Alexander 9
Stl: L. Allen 3
Blk: J. Allen 4

Knicks win Series 4-1

So back at the garden and we did it. Double doubles for Bol and Allen.

The Chicago Bulls up next in the Eastern Conference semi-finals, with the winner to play Indiana or Atlanta in the Conference finals.

[Yevrah]

New York Knicks NBA Playoffs 2024 Eastern Conference Semi-Finals.





Two games in Chicago to kick things off.

[Yevrah]

New York Knicks Season 4 - Playoffs 2024 - Eastern Conference Semi-Finals

Game 1: New York Knicks 137 Chicago Bulls 124

Pts: L. Allen 63
Reb: J. Allen 16
Ast: RJ Barrett 6
Stl: L. Allen 4
Blk: J. Allen 3

Knicks lead series 1-0

A win on the road in game 1, with Allen posting a new second place record for points in a playoff game.

Game 2: New York Knicks 140 Chicago Bulls 130

Pts: Gilgeous-Alexander 69
Reb: Bol 15
Ast: RJ Barrett 8
Stl: L. Allen 1
Blk: Bol 4

Knicks lead series 2-0

SGA's 69 points moved him into second place on the all-time playoff points scored table and no matter what the Bulls threw at us, it wasn't enough. We take a 2-0 lead back to the Garden and I'm starting to believe we have a Championship winning side now.

Elsewhere in the East, the other semi-final sees 8th seed Indiana take a surprise 2-0 lead over Atlanta and in the West, Phoenix lead Houston 3-0, while Dallas are tied 1-1 with Golden State.

Free agency is looking interesting, with J. Allen's contract coming to an end I can either renew or replace. 89 rated James Wisemen is looking to test his value, which would be an immense signing. Get him and then Jordan through the draft and we'd me set to dominate the NBA for the rest of the decade.

[Yevrah]

I spoke too soon...

Game 3: Chicago Bulls 128 New York Knicks 112

Pts: L. Allen 38
Reb: J. Allen 15
Ast: Gilgeous-Alexander 9
Stl: J. Allen 2
Blk: J. Allen 3

Knicks lead series 2-1

First game back in the garden and Chicago were much better. Was far harder to cheese round the back of them for the easy layup/dunk and we were never in this one as a result.


Game 4: Chicago Bulls 128 New York Knicks 107

Pts: L. Allen 32
Reb: Bol 17
Ast: Bol 5
Stl: L. Allen 1
Blk: 3

Series tied at 2-2

With cheesing round the back now almost impossible the CPU also decided to make stealing the ball off the Bulls impossible too. 2-2 and we head back to Chicago for game 5.


Game 5: New York Knicks 103 Chicago Bulls 134

Pts: L. Allen 43
Reb: Bol 14
Ast: Bol 4
Stl: L. Allen 4
Blk: Bol 2

Bulls lead series 3-2

Brutal and we're in trouble. Game 6 in the garden, tip off at 10am.

https://www.twitch.tv/chemicallocust

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Game 6: Chicago Bulls 126 New York Knicks 118

Pts: L. Allen 46
Reb: J. Allen 19
Ast: RJ Barrett 7
Stl: L. Allen 5
Blk: Bol 1

Bulls win series 4-2

And that's it, another year, another playoff semi-final defeat. What I will say is that from 2-0 the difficulty felt like it increased hugely. We weren't in with a sniff in any of the next four games. That Bulls 5 is something else though.

[Yevrah]

NBA Playoffs 2024

Season 4 done and the Dallas Mavericks took it home, with Larry Bird as finals MVP. No idea how Indiana beat the Bulls, but no matter.

[Yevrah]

New York Knicks Season 5 2024/25 - Preseason

The draft lottery (for the 1984 class) is done and we hit the jackpot:



2nd, 7th and 13 picks. We then did this....

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[Yevrah]

This is the roster we'll sim the regular season with:

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We finished the regular season with a 58-24 record, our best so far and enough to take 1st seeds in the playoffs. Draw below:



So, first up will be the Celtics, the first time we've faced each other in the playoffs.

[Yevrah]

2025 Playoffs, Eastern Conference, Round 1



Game 1: Boston Celtics 121 New York Knicks 152

Pts: L. Allen 55
Reb: Olajuwon 15
Ast: L. Allen 12
Stl: L. Allen 8
Blk: Bol 4

Knicks lead series 1-0

A brilliant start in the garden as we bossed every quarter to take an easy win and a 1-0 lead.

Game 2: Boston Celtics 124 New York Knicks 132

Pts: M. Jordan 42
Reb: H. Olajuwon 12
Ast: M. Jordan 10
Stl: M. Jordan 1
Blk: Olajuwon 2

Knicks lead series 2-0

Harder work than the opener and we trailed at half time, but rallied and we take a 2-0 lead to Boston.

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Game 3: New York Knicks 136 Boston Celtics 132

Pts: Allen 40
Reb: Olajuwon 18
Ast: Jordan 7
Stl: Jordan 2
Blk: Bol 3

Knicks lead series 3-0

One game away from our 3rd straight conference semi-final. Which will have to wait until after the football.

[Yevrah]

We’ve made it to the Conference finals!

Update to follow.

[Pepe]

Jordan and Olajuwon in a single draft.

Having the old players in the drafts is a great idea and sounds like a lot of fun, but it is obviously very exploitable.

Still, I enjoy the updates, so keep them coming.

[Yevrah]

It is indeed very exploitable. Which is sort of why I wanted to get the difficulty just right as it'd be such a piece of piss otherwise.

[Yevrah]

Game 4: New York Knicks 137 Boston Celtics 115

Pts: Jordan 41
Reb: Bol 21
Ast: Allen 9
Stl: Jordan 3
Blk: Bol 3

Knicks win series 4-0

Just beautiful and we're through to our 3rd straight conference semi-final.

Have some RJ Barrett:

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New York Knicks Season 5 - NBA Playoffs 2025

So after handing it to Boston we moved on to the semi-finals to face 4th seeds the Washington Wizards. Can we make it third time lucky and reach our first conference finals?

Magic Johnson stands in the way!



Game 1: Washington Wizards 115 New York Knicks 127

Pts: Allen 44
Reb: Bol 10
Ast: Jordan 5
Stl: Jordan 2
Blk: Bol 6

Knicks lead series 1-0

A tough start saw us trailing at half-time, but this team does not give up and we rallied hard to take both the 3rd and 4th quarters to take the opener at the Garden.

Game 2: Washington Wizards 116 New York Knicks 144

Pts: Jordan 55
Reb: Bol 14
Ast: Allen 10
Stl: Jordan 5
Blk: Bol 5

Knicks lead series 2-0

If the first game was tough this was the exact opposite. Double doubles for Allen and Bol and an easy 2-0 lead to take to Washington. This is where it all fell apart against the Bulls last season, can we hold it together this time?

Game 3: New York Knicks 148 Washington Wizards 111

Pts: Jordan 79
Reb: Olajuwon 13
Ast: Olajuwon 10
Stl: Brady 3
Blk: Jordan 3

Knicks lead series 3-0

We can indeed! Jordan breaking Allen's playoff points in a single game sees us take a 3-0 lead, one away from the conference finals.

Game 4: New York Knicks 150 Washington Wizards 111

Pts: Jordan 50
Reb: Bol 10
Ast: Allen 10
Stl: Allen 5
Blk: Olajuwon 3

Knicks win series 4-0

Awesome stuff, here's some MJ:

[Yevrah]

And then there were 4:



LaVine's Bulls, Jordan's Knicks, Bird's Mavericks and Curry's Warriors. Bulls beat us in the 2024 semi's 4-2, time for revenge?

[Yevrah]

New York Knicks Season 5 2024/25 - Eastern Conference Finals

Two games in the garden, two at the united centre and then 1-1-1 as needed to a finish.



Game 1 in the Garden, tip off at 20:00 UK time.

https://www.twitch.tv/chemicallocust

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Game 1: Chicago Bulls 112 New York Knicks 141

Pts: Jordan 73
Reb: Olajuwon 7
Ast: Allen 8
Stl: Allen 6
Blk: Bol 3

Knicks lead series 1-0

Fantastic start to he series and we did the damage in the 3rd quarter, opening up a 17 point lead during it.

Game 2: Chicago Bulls 111 New York Knicks 124

Pts: Jordan 59
Reb: Bol 16
Ast: Jordan 7
Stl: Jordan 4
Blk: Olajuwon 3

Knicks lead series 2-0

Not quite as comprehensive as game 1, but we did more than enough. 2 games in Chicago coming up next, if we can win one of them it'll be huge.

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Game 3: New York Knicks 123 Chicago Bulls 129

Pts: Jordan 52
Reb: Olajuwon 20
Ast: Bol 6
Stl: Jordan 2
Blk: Olajuwon 3

Knicks lead series 2-1

As close as could be really. We trailed by 19 after the first quarter as the Bulls came out strong, but pegged them back in the 3rd and even managed to take the lead, but a 37-30 4th for the Bulls saw them take it. One more game in Chicago, which is huge. Absolutely huge.

In the West, Golden State have taken a 2-1 lead over the Mavs.

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Game 4: New York Knicks 141 Chicago Bulls 94

Pts: Jordan 70
Reb: Olajuwon 17
Ast: Bol 14
Stl: Allen 3
Blk: Olajuwon 3

Knicks lead series 3-1

A turning point this one I believe. After trying to outscore the Bulls on their patch in game 3, for this one we decided to out-rebound them. The basketball version of Gareth-ball if you will. Every time they came forward Jordan and Allen harried their players while I moved Bol and Olajuwon as close to the key as I could get them without falling foul of that stupid 3 second rule. The result? 29 rebounds and 5 blocks between the two of them, turning into 22 assists (with a career high 14 for Bol) as they won the ball and found Jordan time and time again. MJ did his thing, hitting 70 points, the 4th highest playoff score ever and we ran out comfortable winners, taking every quarter. Our first win in Chicago in 5 attempts and we now get two shots to clinch it in the Garden, either side of a trip back to Chicago should we need it. Let's do it in one.

Dallas level things up with Golden State. 3 games left max in each tie to find out who'll contest the 2025 NBA Finals.

[Pepe]

Watch pre three second rule basketball and you won't find the rule stupid anymore.

[Yevrah]

I believe I have a problem brewing, the hard cap. Which is $200m and with contract renewals coming up in the post season we'll be dangerously close to it.

I may have to sacrifice one of the starting 5 if we do.

[Yevrah]

Game 5: Chicago Bulls 115 New York Knicks 127

Pts: Allen 46
Reb: Olajuwon 18
Ast: Bol 12
Stl: Allen 1
Blk: Bol 2

Knicks win series 4-1



We are Eastern Conference champions!

As for the game itself it was a tight one, with both teams level at 112 points each with two minutes to play and Jordan having been fouled out at the beginning of the 4th quarter. A huge 3 from Bingo Smith started a 15 point run without reply that clinched the conference for us.

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New York Knicks Season 5 - NBA Championship Finals 2025





We'll play the reigning World Champions, the Dallas Mavericks. Two games in the Garden to tip things off.

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Oh and in 13 games, Bol Bol has 9 double doubles and 1 triple double, the latter of which came in the Conference clinching game. An absolute hero and I can't wait to reunite him with his Dad.

[Pepe]

Doncic 98...

[7om]

Bol Bol is the modern day Cherno Samba. I just don't think it's going to work out for him which is a shame because his potential is massive.

[Yevrah]

Game 1: Dallas Mavericks 135 New York Knicks 124

Pts: Jordan 60
Reb: Olajuwon 12
Ast: Bol 8
Stl: Jordan 1
Blk: Jordan 3

Mavericks lead the series 1-0

Things I learnt about facing Doncic:

He's obscenely good
He's impossible to steal the ball from
He scores for fun
He gets player of the game even when MJ is on the court
When he isn't scoring Larry Bird and Porzingis are

We're in trouble.

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Game 2: Dallas Mavericks 112 New York Knicks 128

Pts: Jordan 54
Reb: Olajuwon 16
Ast: Bol 11
Stl: Ramsey 1
Blk: Bol 2

Series tied at 1-1

So, we can beat them. Just need to now in one of the next two games in Dallas.

[Yevrah]

Game 3 tip off at 17:30.

https://www.twitch.tv/chemicallocust

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Game 3: New York Knicks 141 Dallas Mavericks 109

Pts: Jordan 81, Bol 10
Reb: Bol 15
Ast: Bol 10
Stl: Allen 3
Blk: Olajuwon 3

Knicks lead series 2-1

Jordan scores eighty-one points. Breaks playoff scoring record. Knicks win. Lead series 2-1.

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Yev, are you super fucking human at this game?

I play on allstar on MyCareer and am happy with 30...

[Yevrah]

Right, you need:

Two guards that are fast, can steal and can lay up or dunk expertly
A small foward that can shoot threes (like late 90s shoot threes)
Two mobile-ish seven footers at PF and C

It's the perfect recipe for success.

[Yevrah]

Game 4 coming up now.

https://www.twitch.tv/chemicallocust

Will play 5 too.

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Game 4 New York Knicks 128 Dallas Mavericks 121

Pts: Jordan 49
Reb: Bol 16
Ast: Jordan 11
Stl: Bol 2
Blk: Bol 7

Knicks lead series 3-1

One game from the Championship and back to the Garden to get it.

Game 5: Dallas Mavericks 96 New York Knicks 140

Pts: Jordan 70, Bol 12
Reb: Bol 20
Ast: Bol 13
Stl: Jordan 3
Blk: Bol 4

Knicks win series 4-1

[7om]

62.8ppg

Realism alive and well.

[Yevrah]

I don't know whether I should up the difficulty to Hall of Fame. I'm going to win every championship ever if I don't.

[7om]

From watching your streams I think you may need to up the CPU defensive awareness and there’s another slider but I forget the name. Force field or shield. Something like that. It just makes it harder for you to dribble past the opponent.

[Yevrah]

Ah, have you played it a lot 7om? Did you run into similar difficulty issues?

I thought this save would be one I could play for loads of seasons, but it's too easy. I really don't want to start again, but all the records and stats are on Superstar.

[Yevrah]

Although, when my team falls apart it will get hard again, so maybe I will carry on.

[7om]

To be honest I didn’t run into too much difficulty. If I felt it was getting easier I’d just tweak the sliders. Maybe reduce your shot success and the CPU defensive abilities.

[7om]

I have a feeling your sliders might be about right though. Because when your team was poor you were getting bummed. Now you have good players you are winning again.

[Pepe]

There is got to be a way to tell the AI to stop letting Jordan run through the side and into the paint every single play. When I watched, something like 90% of Yev's points came in that exact same way.

[7om]

Yeah, that’s what I was talking about. I just checked and I think there are three sliders Yev should increase: body up sensitivity, on ball defence and defensive awareness.