Predictions Contest: 2014 NBA Playoffs

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Predictions Contest: 2014 NBA Playoffs 

Post#1 » by floppymoose » Sat Apr 19, 2014 12:46 am

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Format of entries is pick the winners at each round, like so:

RD 1 WINNERS:
Spurs
Rockets
Thunder
Clippers
Pacers
Wizards
Heat
Raptors

CONF SEMIS WINNERS:
Spurs
Thunder
Pacers
Heat

CONF FINALS WINNERS:
Spurs
Heat

FINALS WINNER:
Spurs


Scoring will be 2,3,5,7 points for each of the 4 rounds. Example of results from last years contest on GSW board:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc ... _web#gid=0
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Re: Predictions Contest: 2014 NBA Playoffs 

Post#2 » by ceiling raiser » Sat Apr 19, 2014 12:48 am

RD 1 WINNERS:
Spurs
Rockets
Thunder
Clippers
Pacers
Bulls
Heat
Nets

CONF SEMIS WINNERS:
Rockets
Clippers
Pacers
Heat

CONF FINALS WINNERS:
Rockets
Heat

FINALS WINNER:
Heat
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Re: Predictions Contest: 2014 NBA Playoffs 

Post#3 » by primecougar » Sat Apr 19, 2014 12:53 am

Round 1:
Indiana
Miami
Raptors
Bulls
Spurs
Okc
Clippers
Rockets

CONF SEMI:
Indiana
Heat
Okc
Rockets

CONF FINALS
heat
Okc

Finals:
OKC (can't believe I said this)
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Re: Predictions Contest: 2014 NBA Playoffs 

Post#4 » by Raps Maniac » Sat Apr 19, 2014 12:53 am

RD 1 WINNERS:
Dallas
Portland
Memphis
GSW
Atlanta
Washington
Charlotte
Toronto

CONF SEMIS WINNERS:
Dallas
Memphis
Atlanta
Toronto

CONF FINALS WINNERS:
Memphis
Toronto

FINALS WINNER:
Bucks
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Re: Predictions Contest: 2014 NBA Playoffs 

Post#5 » by Crazomali » Sat Apr 19, 2014 12:57 am

RD 1 WINNERS:
Spurs
Rockets
Thunder
Clippers
Pacers
Wizards
Heat
Raptors

CONF SEMIS WINNERS:
Spurs
Thunder
Bulls
Heat

CONF FINALS WINNERS:
Thunder
Heat

FINALS WINNER:
Thunder
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Re: Predictions Contest: 2014 NBA Playoffs 

Post#6 » by andrewww » Sat Apr 19, 2014 1:00 am

ROUND 1 WINNERS
Spurs
Rockets
Thunder
Clippers
Pacers
Bulls
Heat
Nets

CONF SEMIS WINNERS
Spurs
Thunder
Pacers
Nets

CONF FINALS WINNERS
Spurs
Nets

FINALS WINNER
Spurs
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Re: Predictions Contest: 2014 NBA Playoffs 

Post#7 » by Mr Peanut » Sat Apr 19, 2014 1:01 am

RD 1 WINNERS:
Spurs
Rockets
Thunder
Clippers
Pacers
Bulls
Heat
Nets

CONF SEMIS WINNERS:
Spurs
Thunder
Pacers
Heat

CONF FINALS WINNERS:
Spurs
Heat

FINALS WINNER:
Heat
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Re: Predictions Contest: 2014 NBA Playoffs 

Post#8 » by fallacy » Sat Apr 19, 2014 1:03 am

Round 1 winners:
Spurs
Rockets
Thunder
Clippers
Pacers
Wizards
Heat
Nets

Conference Semifinals:
Spurs
Thunder
Pacers
Heat

Conference Finals
Thunder
Heat

Finals:
Thunder
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Re: Predictions Contest: 2014 NBA Playoffs 

Post#9 » by Green Backpack » Sat Apr 19, 2014 1:03 am

RD 1 WINNERS:
Spurs
Rockets
Thunder
Clippers
Pacers
Bulls
Heat
Raptors

CONF SEMIS WINNERS:
Spurs
Thunder
Bulls
Heat

CONF FINALS WINNERS:
Thunder
Heat

FINALS WINNER:
Heat
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Re: Predictions Contest: 2014 NBA Playoffs 

Post#10 » by TripleMKE » Sat Apr 19, 2014 1:04 am

RD 1 WINNERS:
Spurs
Blazers
Thunder
Clippers
Pacers
Bulls
Heat
Raptors

CONF SEMIS WINNERS:
Spurs
Thunder
Pacers
Heat

CONF FINALS WINNERS:
Thunder
Heat

FINALS WINNER:
Heat
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Re: Predictions Contest: 2014 NBA Playoffs 

Post#11 » by Froob » Sat Apr 19, 2014 1:10 am

RD 1 WINNERS
Heat
Pacers
Nets
Bulls
Spurs
Thunder
Rockets
Clipper

CONF SEMINIFINALS WINNERS
Heat
Pacers
Thunder
Spurs

CONF FINALS WINNERS
Spurs
Heat

FINALS WINNERS
Heat
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Re: Predictions Contest: 2014 NBA Playoffs 

Post#12 » by 90sAllDecade » Sat Apr 19, 2014 1:13 am

I'll re-post this here:

http://www.printyourbrackets.com/images ... layoff.pdf

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Although a little wishful thinking here. An alternative pick would be SA beating Houston, Miami over Indiana and Brooklyn over Toronto. With a toss up between OKC and Miami in the finals.

I also have the Clippers and Rockets as a finals dark horses.
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Re: Predictions Contest: 2014 NBA Playoffs 

Post#13 » by Chriscross » Sat Apr 19, 2014 1:20 am

RD 1 WINNERS:
Spurs
Rockets
Thunder
Clippers
Pacers
Wizards
Heat
Nets

CONF SEMIS WINNERS:
Spurs
Thunder
Pacers
Heat

CONF FINALS WINNERS:
Spurs
Heat

FINALS WINNER:
Spurs
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Re: Predictions Contest: 2014 NBA Playoffs 

Post#14 » by rcfc1 » Sat Apr 19, 2014 1:23 am

Wait, I won last year?! WTF, I don't even remember this.

Do I get anything besides imaginary internet points and board street cred?

Edit: I guess I should try again this year:

RD 1:
Pacers
Bulls
Heat
Nets

Spurs
Blazers
Grizzlies
Clippers

RD 2:
Bulls
Heat

Spurs
Grizzlies

Conference Finals:
Heat
Spurs

Finals:
Spurs
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Re: Predictions Contest: 2014 NBA Playoffs 

Post#15 » by YogurtProducer » Sat Apr 19, 2014 1:28 am

RD 1 WINNERS:
Spurs
Rockets
Clippers
Thunder
Pacers
Bulls
Raptors
Heat

CONF SEMIS WINNERS:
Spurs
Thunder
Pacers
Heat

CONF FINALS WINNERS:
Thunder
Pacers

FINALS WINNER:
Thunder
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Re: Predictions Contest: 2014 NBA Playoffs 

Post#16 » by Takingbaconback » Sat Apr 19, 2014 1:35 am

RD 1 WINNERS:
Spurs
Blazers
Thunder
Clippers
Pacers
Wizards
Heat
Raptors

CONF SEMIS WINNERS:
Blazers
Clippers
Pacers
Heat

CONF FINALS WINNERS:
Clippers
Heat

FINALS WINNER:
Heat

I think Heat sweep the Clippers in the Finals and Griffin will play the part of LeBron when he got swept by the Spurs
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Re: Predictions Contest: 2014 NBA Playoffs 

Post#17 » by peralta » Sat Apr 19, 2014 1:43 am

RD 1 WINNERS:
Spurs
Blazers
Thunder
Clippers
Pacers
Bulls
Heat
Raptors

CONF SEMIS WINNERS:
Spurs
Thunder
Pacers
Heat

CONF FINALS WINNERS:
Thunder
Heat

FINALS WINNER:
Thunder
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Re: Predictions Contest: 2014 NBA Playoffs 

Post#18 » by MisterHibachi » Sat Apr 19, 2014 1:47 am

Rd 1 Winners:
Pacers
Bulls
Raptors
Heat
Spurs
Houston
Clippers
Thunder

Rd 2 Winners:
Bulls
Heat
Spurs
Thunder

Rd 3 Winners:
Heat
Thunder

Champion:
Heat.
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Re: Predictions Contest: 2014 NBA Playoffs 

Post#19 » by wetsthebed » Sat Apr 19, 2014 1:51 am

RD 1 WINNERS:
Pacers
Bulls
Heat
Nets
Spurs
Blazers
Thunder
Clippers

CONF SEMIS WINNERS:
Spurs
Thunder
Pacers
Heat

CONF FINALS WINNERS:
Thunder
Heat

FINALS WINNER:
Heat (God, I want to pick another team.)
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Re: Predictions Contest: 2014 NBA Playoffs 

Post#20 » by Okada » Sat Apr 19, 2014 1:52 am

Round 1:
Spurs
Rockets
Thunder
Clippers
Pacers
Bulls
Nets
Heat

Round 2:
Spurs
Thunder
Pacers
Heat

Round 3:
Thunder
Heat

Finals:
Thunder
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