How to Play

Climb the Hall of Fame Pyramid one legend at a time

The Goal

The Pyramid features 100 NBA legends ranked from #100 to #1, inspired by Bill Simmons' "Book of Basketball." Your mission is to climb from the bottom (#100) to the top (#1) by defeating each legend's historic performance with today's NBA players.

Daily Challenge

Each day, you face your current legend. They present a historic stat line from one of their greatest games - stats like points, rebounds, assists, or shooting percentages.

You get one attempt per day. Choose wisely!

Pick Your Players

Select 2 NBA players from today's games. Their combined real stats from tonight's games will be compared against the legend's historic line.

  • Players lock when their game starts - no changes after tipoff
  • If you lose, players from that attempt can't be used again against the same legend
  • Check injury reports and game times before picking

How to Win

To defeat a legend, your two players' combined stats must beat ALL of the legend's stat categories.

Example:

Legend's line: 35 PTS, 10 REB, 80% FT
Your players combine for: 38 PTS, 12 REB, 85% FT
✓ You win and advance!

If you miss even one category, you lose and face the same legend again tomorrow with a different historic game.

Climbing the Pyramid

The Pyramid is divided into 6 tiers, each harder than the last:

Hall of Famers (#100-85)
Near Elite (#84-69)
Elite (#68-45)
Inner Circle (#44-27)
All-Time Greats (#26-13)
The Pantheon (#12-1)

Pro Tips

  • Check the stat categories before picking - some legends test FG% or FT%, not just counting stats
  • Save your best player combos - if you lose, those players are locked against that legend
  • Later games give more time to see injury updates, but earlier games lock in first
  • Build a streak! Consecutive wins show on the leaderboard

Ready to start climbing?

Play Today's Challenge