Post-Season RD2: 2022

Playoff Recap:

In a shocking upset, eighth seeded SCRM took out regular season champion SQSQ, sending Giannis Antetokounmpo and LeBron James to the consolation bracket. (This was the second straight year the lowest playoff seed took out the top team.) They did it by winning the two percentage categories, eking out the battle of the boards, and defending the rim with Evan Mobley, Onyeka Okongwu, and Mitchell Robinson. For newish owner Jordan, this was yet another franchise highlight, coming off the heels of last year's Toilet Bowl finals appearance. Dejounte Murray and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander have another huge matchup to go in the next round, but so far they're undefeated in the playoffs!

FUNK also pulled off an upset, albeit a minor one -- just a fifth versus fourth seed -- as defending champion FJUB was felled by injuries heading into the postseason and then taken out of the playoffs by a Sunday that featured three injured starters. It's likely Fred VanVleet or Malcolm Brogdon could have led the comeback but FUNK won and the door is now open for a new 2022 champion...

Toilet Bowl Recap:

A pretty hefty upset occurred over in the Toilet Bowl as well, with fifteenth seeded SPDE pulling out a Sunday night victory over tenth seed BUFF. Randall's team won by 5-4, by a handful of threes and a mere eleven points, which meant just about everything was needed from Devin Booker, Darius Bazley, and Tyrese Maxey. Now SPDE can look forward to a possible shot at a top two draft pick in 2023, if they can get by top-seeded ILCN.

The rest of the Toilet Bowl played out as it should've, although it should be noted that both MELO and FOBS essentially conceded their matchups by not putting in maximum rosters. Indeed, GM Jimmy had only seventeen games played last week, as he was purported to be frolicking in Vegas...