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Follow on Google News | ![]() Boston Takes 18th NBA Title In Strat-O-Matic 2023-24 SimulationCelts Win 64 in Regular Season, 16 of 17 in Playoffs to Take Title; Nuggets' Jokic MVP
By: Strat-O-Matic Denver's Nicola Jokic (27 points, league-best 13 rebounds, eight assists per game) was named MVP, with the Celtics' Jayson Tatum (27/9/5) second and Milwaukee's Damian Lillard (27/4/9) third. The trio plus Jimmy Butler (24/5/5) of Miami and Dallas's Luka Doncic (31/8/8) comprised the All-NBA First Team. Boston finished five games ahead of Milwaukee (59-23) in the Eastern Conference for the top seed, sweeping #8 Charlotte, topping #4 Cleveland (49-33), 4-1, and upending sixth seeded Miami (44-38) in four in the East playoff rounds. In the Western Conference, Minnesota (55-27), Memphis (51-31), the Los Angeles Lakers (51-31) and Golden State (51-31) comprised the top four playoff spots. The Timberwolves topped #7 Sacramento (47-35) in the Western Conference Finals to advance to its first Finals. In his rookie season, San Antonio's Victor Wembanyama averaged 19.9 points, 9.5 rebounds and 2.4 blocks per game. Strat-O-Matic also simulated the league's first in-season tournament, with Dallas surprising Boston in the final. About Strat-O-Matic Strat-O-Matic was invented by 11-year-old Hal Richman in his bedroom in Great Neck, N.Y. in 1948 as a result of his frustration with the statistical randomness of other baseball board games. He discovered that the statistical predictability of dice would give his game the realism he craved. Over the next decade, he perfected the game at summer camp and then as a student at Bucknell University. After producing All-Star sets in 1961 and '62, he parlayed a $5,000 loan from his father (and made a deal that if it didn't work out he would work for his father's insurance company) into the original 1962 Strat-O-Matic Baseball season game. Needless to say, Hal never had to take a job with his father. http://www.strat-o- End
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