NBA JAM Tournament: Heating up the Round 1 Matchups

Now that we’ve laid the groundwork for our NBA JAM series with each team’s roster, let’s get to the tournament!

After Conor McCreery, Mitch Orsatti, and myself (somewhat) agreed on a ranking of all 30 teams, they were placed in a bracket. The top two overall seeds received first-round byes.

Before diving into the matchups, here are some ground rules to keep in mind:

• We held true to NBA JAM’s game format with a full court (modified to accommodate a 2-on-2 environment) and 3-minute quarters
• While the original Super Nintendo game did not allow subs during games, we are allowing teams the option of a substitution at half-time

Feel free to let us know in the comments how you’d see these matchups playing out.