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NBA playoff contest

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BB73

BB73

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Let's have a 'pick the winners' contest for the NBA playoffs.

Before the first round starts this weekend, pick the playoff winners round-by-round, and the number of games each series will go. First round winners are worth 5 points, second round 10, third round 15, and picking the correct champion is worth 20 points. For each correct pick in the round, there are 5 bonus points for getting the correct number of games, 3 if only off by 1 game, and 1 bonus point if off by 2 games. No bonus points are given if you don't have the correct winning team in a series.

For example:
In the first round, you pick Pistons in 5 and they sweep, you get 8 points (5, plus 3 bonus for being off by one game).

In the second round, you pick Pistons in 5 and they win in 7, you get 11 points (10, plus 1 bonus for being off by 2 games).

Points will be awarded based on teams winning a round. So for example, in the finals, if you pick the Pistons in 7 and they win in 7, you get 20 points plus the 5 bonus, even if you didn't correctly pick the opponent that won the other conference.

To make your picks, cut/paste this sample and pick the winners and the number of games for each series.

Entry deadline is this Saturday at 1 p.m.

Round 1 - pick 8 winners with # games predicted:
(Milw or Det) in (4,5,6,7)
(Wash or Cleve) in (4,5,6,7)
(Indy or NJ) in (4,5,6,7)
(Chi or Miami) in (4,5,6,7)
(Sacr or SA) in (4,5,6,7)
(Memph or Dal) in (4,5,6,7)
(LAC or Denv) in (4,5,6,7)
(LAL or PHX) in (4,5,6,7)

Second round - pick 4 winners with # games predicted:
(Milw or Det or Wash or Cleve) in (4,5,6,7)
(Indy or NJ or Chi or Miami) in (4,5,6,7)
(Sacr or SA or Memph or Dal) in (4,5,6,7)
(LAC or Denv or LAL or PHX) in (4,5,6,7)

Third round - pick 2 winners with # games predicted:
Your Eastern Champ in (4,5,6,7)
Your Western Champ in (4,5,6,7)

Finals - pick Champion and # games:
Your NBA Champ in (4,5,6,7)
 
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OK, I'll go first.

Round 1 - pick 8 winners with # games predicted:
Det in 4
Cleve in 7
NJ in 6
Miami in 7
SA in 5
Dal in 5
LAC in 7
PHX in 6

Second round - pick 4 winners with # games predicted:
Det in 5
Miami in 7
SA in 5
PHX in 5

Third round - pick 2 winners with # games predicted:
Det in 5
SA in 6

Finals - pick Champion and # games:
SA in 6
 
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Round 1 - pick 8 winners with # games predicted:
(Milw or Det) in (4,5,6,7) - Det in 5
(Wash or Cleve) in (4,5,6,7) - Cle in 6
(Indy or NJ) in (4,5,6,7) - NJ in 5
(Chi or Miami) in (4,5,6,7) - Miami in 5
(Sacr or SA) in (4,5,6,7) - SA in 4
(Memph or Dal) in (4,5,6,7) - Dal in 6
(LAC or Denv) in (4,5,6,7) - LAC in 5
(LAL or PHX) in (4,5,6,7) - LAL in 7

Second round - pick 4 winners with # games predicted:
(Milw or Det or Wash or Cleve) in (4,5,6,7) - Det in 5
(Indy or NJ or Chi or Miami) in (4,5,6,7) - Miami in 6
(Sacr or SA or Memph or Dal) in (4,5,6,7) - SA in 7
(LAC or Denv or LAL or PHX) in (4,5,6,7) - LAL in 7

Third round - pick 2 winners with # games predicted:
Your Eastern Champ in (4,5,6,7) - Det in 7
Your Western Champ in (4,5,6,7) - SA in 5

Finals - pick Champion and # games:
Your NBA Champ in (4,5,6,7) - Det in 6
 
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Round 1 - pick 8 winners with # games predicted:
Det in 4
Wash in 6
NJ in 5
Miami in 5
SA in 5
Dal in 6
Denv in 7
PHX in 6

Second round - pick 4 winners with # games predicted:
Det in 5
Miami in 7
SA in 6
PHX in 7

Third round - pick 2 winners with # games predicted:
Det in 6
SA in 6

Finals - pick Champion and # games:
Det in 6<!-- / message --><!-- sig -->
 
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We need to get a Vbet for this.

Round 1 - pick 8 winners with # games predicted:
Det in 5
Cleve in 6
Indy in 7
Miami in 6
SA in 6
Dal in 5
LAC in 7
PHX in 5

Second round - pick 4 winners with # games predicted:
Det in 7
Miami 7
SA in 7
PHX in 6

Third round - pick 2 winners with # games predicted:
Det in 5
PHX in 7

Finals - pick Champion and # games:
Det in 6
 
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Round 1 - pick 8 winners with # games predicted:
Det in 4
Cleve in 5
NJ in 6
Miami in 4
SA in 4
Dal in 5
LAC in 6
LAL in 7

Second round - pick 4 winners with # games predicted:
Det in 6
Miami in 5
SA in 5
LAL in 7

Third round - pick 2 winners with # games predicted:
Det in 6
SA in 5

Finals - pick Champion and # games:
Det in 7
 
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Round 1 - pick 8 winners with # games predicted:
Det in 5
Cleve in 6
NJ in 5
Miami in 5
SA in 6
Dal in 5
LAC in 6
PHX in 6

Second round - pick 4 winners with # games predicted:
Det in 5
Miami in 7
SA in 6
PHX in 6

Third round - pick 2 winners with # games predicted:
Det in 6
SA in 6

Finals - pick Champion and # games:
Det in 6
 
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Points so far (PM me if you spot an error):

Note - now updatad after PHX win - home teams won all 8 first round matchups.

70 - jwinslow
64 - BB73
60 - cbf40
58 - StadiumDorm
54 - OSUScoonie12
46 - BuckyKatt

BB73 - 64
08 - Det in 4
08 - Cleve in 7
10 - NJ in 6
08 - Miami in 7
08 - SA in 5
08 - Dal in 5
06 - LAC in 7
08 - PHX in 6

StadiumDorm - 58
10 - Det in 5
10 - Cle in 6
08 - NJ in 5
08 - Miami in 5
06 - SA in 4
06 - Dal in 6
10 - LAC in 5
00 - LAL in 7

BuckyKatt - 46
08 - Det in 4
00 - Wash in 6
08 - NJ in 5
08 - Miami in 5
08 - SA in 5
06 - Dal in 6
00 - Denv in 7
08 - PHX in 6

cbf40 - 60
10 - Det in 5
10 - Cleve in 6
00 - Indy in 7
10 - Miami in 6
10 - SA in 6
08 - Dal in 5
06 - LAC in 7
06 - PHX in 5

OSUScoonie12 - 54
08 - Det in 4
08 - Cleve in 5
10 - NJ in 6
06 - Miami in 4
06 - SA in 4
08 - Dal in 5
08 - LAC in 6
00 - LAL in 7

jwinslow - 70
10 - Det in 5
10 - Cleve in 6
08 - NJ in 5
08 - Miami in 5
10 - SA in 6
08 - Dal in 5
08 - LAC in 6
08 - PHX in 6
 
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62 - jwinslow - plus 8 if PHX wins
58 - StadiumDorm - plus 10 if Lakers win
56 - BB73 - plus 8 if PHX wins
54 - OSUScoonie12 - plus 10 if Lakers win
54 - cbf40 - plus 6 if PHX wins
38 - BuckyKatt - plus 8 if PHX wins
Click to expand...

:slappy: Sheeeeeit! I should stick to the NCAA tournament picks.
 
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Points after the second round, and remaining picks:
(PM me if you spot an error):

jwinslow can only be caught by cbf40, and that's only if Phoenix defeats Dallas.

I'd like to thank Manu Ginobili for fouling Nowitzki when he's shooting a layup to give him a 3-point play that tied the game, rather than the Spurs having the lead and the ball with the shot clock off. I was the only one that picked the Spurs as Champs. :smash:

EDIT - updated after Detroit lost - Also, I had not awarded 10 points for each round 2 winner

105 - jwinslow FINAL SCORE
099 - cbf40 (will win if PHX beats Dallas)
097 - BB73 FINAL SCORE
083 - BuckyKatt FINAL SCORE
082 - StadiumDorm FINAL SCORE
082 - OSUScoonie12 FINAL SCORE

BB73 - 97
06 - Det in 5
06 - Miami in 7
00 - SA in 5
06 - PHX in 5

StadiumDorm - 82
06 - Det in 5
08 - Miami in 6
00 - SA in 7
00 - LAL in 7

BuckyKatt - 83
06 - Det in 5
06 - Miami in 7
00 - SA in 6
10 - PHX in 7

cbf40 - 99
10 - Det in 7
06 - Miami 7
00 - SA in 7
08 - PHX in 6

OSUScoonie12 - 82
08 - Det in 6
10 - Miami in 5
00 - SA in 5
00 - LAL in 7

jwinslow - 105
06 - Det in 5
06 - Miami in 7
00 - SA in 6
08 - PHX in 6


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Congrats to JWins for winning this contest without picking either finalist. Of course nobody else did, either. :!

105 - jwinslow
099 - cbf40
097 - BB73
083 - BuckyKatt
082 - StadiumDorm
082 - OSUScoonie12
 
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Lakers blowing it to Phoenix killed me. Damn ball bouncing to Tim Thomas.

After the first round, I wanted to jump on the Mavs' bandwagon and change my pick from the West.

But Detroit shocked everybody (especially Chauncey Billups, who absolutely sucked in the playoffs).
 
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