SB Nation had a good thing going, picking winners of the first round of the NBA Playoffs using awful games like Bill Laimbeer's Combat Basketball and IN THE ZONE '98. But then the Miami-Philadelphia series was simulated using Streets of Rage. Streets of Rage is not a crappy video game.

See the link for the whole thing - with video - but writer Jon Bois' best laugh lines are his "keys to the game" for Oklahoma City and Denver, simulated using Barkley Shut Up and Jam.

• Shut up and jam.
• Shut up as well as jam.
• Be quiet in addition to jam.
• Remain silent, lest jam be delayed or canceled altogether.

NBA Playoffs 2011: Simulating First Round Using Crappy Video Games From The '90s [SB Nation]