Welcome to the end of our completely pointless, albeit oddly entertaining 2009 Bedlam Tournament. Two weeks ago, with your help, we compiled a list of 32 things that you love about the NBA, seeded them into four regions and hit the polls. Today, our title matchup. Voting will remain open until Thursday at midnight, EST.

Our final BDL Bedlam matchup is an interesting one: No. 4 seed Deron Williams' sick crossover vs. No. 7 seed Darko Milicic's epic Hulk Hogan moment. Here's one final look at our two competitors:

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Welcome to the Final Four of our completely pointless, albeit oddly entertaining Bedlam Tournament. Thanks to your help, we compiled a list of 32 things that you may or may not love about the NBA and seeded them into four regions. Voting is open for both semifinal matchups until Tuesday at midnight.

Our second Final Four matchup of the day: No. 1 seed Dikembe Mutombo vs. No. 7 seed Darko Milicic's epic Hulk Hogan moment. Last round, Mutombo killed the Hornets' in-game entertainment, while Darko put an end to the half-court shots tournament run. Another look at the nominees:

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Welcome to the Final Four of our completely pointless, albeit oddly entertaining Bedlam Tournament. Thanks to your help, we compiled a list of 32 things that you may or may not love about the NBA and seeded them into four regions. Voting will remain open for both semifinal matchups until Tuesday at midnight.

Our first Final Four match-up of the day: No. 1 seed Cavaliers' pre-game theatrics vs. No. 4 seed Deron Williams' sick crossover. Last round, LeBron and Co. outperformed Shaq's Jabbawockeez routine, while D-Will ripped off D-Wade's face Band-Aids. Here's another look at the nominees:

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Time for the final Elite Eight matchup of our completely pointless, albeit oddly entertaining Bedlam Tournament. Thanks to your help, we've compiled a list of 32 things that you may or may not love about the NBA and seeded them into four regions. Monday, we'll unveil the Final Four field.

Our final third round matchup has this year's Cinderella: No. 1 seed half-court (and some) shots vs. No. 7 seed Darko Milicic's epic Hulk Hogan moment. Last round, the long-ball shut down Shaq's popular Twitter account, while Darko tore Rondo and his fancy ball fake in half. Another look at the nominees:

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Round three action of our completely pointless, albeit oddly entertaining Bedlam Tournament continues. Thanks to your help, we've compiled a list of 32 things that you may or may not love about the NBA and seeded them into four regions. We'll introduce the Final Four matchups on Monday.

Up first today, our final matchup in the Mountain Region: No. 1 seed Dikembe Mutombo vs. No. 3 seed the New Orleans Hornets' in-game entertainment. Last round, Mutombo swatted Jeff Van Gundy, while the Hornets' high-flyers beat Dwight at his own game. Another look at the nominees:

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Round 3 action of our completely pointless, albeit oddly entertaining Bedlam Tournament continues. Thanks to your help, we've compiled a list of 32 things that you may or may not love about the NBA and seeded them into four regions. We'll unveil the final two Elite Eight matchups tomorrow.

Our final matchup in the chalk Intro Region: No. 1 seed Cavaliers' pre-game theatrics (includes LeBron's "chalk toss," the team's "photo-op" pose, etc.) vs. No. 2 seed Shaquille O'Neal's Jabbawockeez dance routine at the All-Star Game in Phoenix. Last round, the Cavs knocked off the "Inside the NBA" crew, while Shaq danced circles around the Bulls' pre-game intro. Here's another look at the nominees:

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On to Round 3 of our completely pointless, albeit oddly entertaining Bedlam Tournament. Thanks to your help, we've compiled a list of 32 things that you may or may not love about the NBA and seeded them into four regions. We'll unveil the Elite Eight matchups today and tomorrow.

Up first, our final matchup in the President Region: No. 3 seed Dwyane Wade's Band-Aids vs. No. 4 seed Deron Williams' sick crossover. Last round, Wade just clipped the Spurs' two beards, while Deron crossed up and out Barack Obama's name. Another look at the nominees:

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Time for the final Sweet Sixteen matchup of our completely pointless, albeit oddly entertaining Bedlam Tournament. Thanks to your help, we've compiled a list of 32 things that you may or may not love about the NBA and seeded them into four regions. Tomorrow, we'll unveil some Elite Eight matchups.

Our final second round matchup is a good one: No. 1 seed half-court (and some) shots vs. No. 4 seed Shaquille O'Neal's Twitter account (@THE_REAL_SHAQ). In the first round, the long-ball destroyed Rumble the Bison, while Shaq out-tweeted Villanueva's account. A second look at the nominees:

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Sweet Sixteen action of our completely pointless, albeit oddly entertaining Bedlam Tournament continues. Thanks to your help, we've compiled a list of 32 things that you may or may not love about the NBA and seeded them into four regions. Today, the remaining Sweet Sixteen matchups.

Our first matchup in the Deep Region features a couple Cinderellas: No. 6 seed Rajon Rondo's behind-the-back fake pass vs. No. 7 seed Darko Milicic's epic Hulk Hogan moment. In the first round, Rondo upset his super intense teammate Kevin Garnett, while Darko tore lil' Nate Rob in half. Another video look at the nominees:

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Sweet Sixteen action of our completely pointless, albeit oddly entertaining Bedlam Tournament continues. Thanks to your help, we've compiled a list of 32 things that you may or may not love about the NBA and seeded them into four regions. Today, the remaining Sweet Sixteen matchups.

Our second matchup in the Mountain Region: No. 1 seed Dikembe Mutombo vs. No. 5 seed ABC/ESPN color commentator Jeff Van Gundy. In the first round, Deke shredded Craig Sager's colorful suits, while Jeff knocked off his baby brother Stan. Another look at the nominees:

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