2006 NBA Playoffs Prediction Thread

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Postby Blasphemy on Sat Apr 22, 2006 8:18 am

b]EASTERN CONFERENCE[/b]

[ 1 ] Detroit Pistons vs. [ 8 ] Milwaukee Bucks
-Pistons 4-0

[ 2 ] Miami Heat vs. [ 7 ] Chicago Bulls
- Heat 4-0

[ 3 ] New Jersey Nets vs. [ 6 ] Indiana Pacers
- Nets 4-2

[ 4 ] Cleveland Cavaliers vs. [ 5 ] Washington Wizards
- Cavs 4-3

WESTERN CONFERENCE

[ 1 ] San Antonio Spurs vs. [ 8 ] Sacramento Kings
-Spurs 4-1

[ 2 ] Phoenix Suns vs. [ 7 ] Los Angeles Lakers
- Suns 4-0

[ 3 ] Denver Nuggets vs. [ 6 ] Los Angeles Clippers
- Clippers 4-3

[ 4 ] Dallas Mavericks vs. [ 5 ] Memphis Grizzlies
-Mavericks 4-2
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Postby dan_suth on Sat Apr 22, 2006 10:05 am

EASTERN CONFERENCE

[ 1 ] Detroit Pistons vs. [ 8 ] Milwaukee Bucks
-Detroit 4-0

[ 2 ] Miami Heat vs. [ 7 ] Chicago Bulls
-Miami 4-1

[ 3 ] New Jersey Nets vs. [ 6 ] Indiana Pacers
-Indiana 4-3

[ 4 ] Cleveland Cavaliers vs. [ 5 ] Washington Wizards
-Cleveland 4-2

WESTERN CONFERENCE

[ 1 ] San Antonio Spurs vs. [ 8 ] Sacramento Kings
-San Antonio 4-1

[ 2 ] Phoenix Suns vs. [ 7 ] Los Angeles Lakers
-Phoenix 4-3

[ 3 ] Denver Nuggets vs. [ 6 ] Los Angeles Clippers
-L.A. Clippers - 4-2

[ 4 ] Dallas Mavericks vs. [ 5 ] Memphis Grizzlies
-Dallas 4-2
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Postby Kemp on Sat Apr 22, 2006 4:48 pm

EASTERN CONFERENCE

[ 1 ] Detroit Pistons vs. [ 8 ] Milwaukee Bucks
- Detroit 4-1

[ 2 ] Miami Heat vs. [ 7 ] Chicago Bulls
- Miami 4-1

[ 3 ] New Jersey Nets vs. [ 6 ] Indiana Pacers
- New Jersey 4-2

[ 4 ] Cleveland Cavaliers vs. [ 5 ] Washington Wizards
- Cleveland 4-3

WESTERN CONFERENCE

[ 1 ] San Antonio Spurs vs. [ 8 ] Sacramento Kings
- San Antonio 4-1

[ 2 ] Phoenix Suns vs. [ 7 ] Los Angeles Lakers
- Phoenix 4-2

[ 3 ] Denver Nuggets vs. [ 6 ] Los Angeles Clippers
- LA Clippers 4-3

[ 4 ] Dallas Mavericks vs. [ 5 ] Memphis Grizzlies
- Dallas 4-2
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Postby Immali on Sun Apr 23, 2006 8:21 am

EASTERN CONFERENCE

[ 1 ] Detroit Pistons vs. [ 8 ] Milwaukee Bucks
- Detroit 4-0

[ 2 ] Miami Heat vs. [ 7 ] Chicago Bulls
- Miami 4-0

[ 3 ] New Jersey Nets vs. [ 6 ] Indiana Pacers
- Indiana Pacers 4-2

[ 4 ] Cleveland Cavaliers vs. [ 5 ] Washington Wizards
- Cleveland 4-2

WESTERN CONFERENCE

[ 1 ] San Antonio Spurs vs. [ 8 ] Sacramento Kings
- San Antonio 4-2

[ 2 ] Phoenix Suns vs. [ 7 ] Los Angeles Lakers
- Phoenix 4-1

[ 3 ] Denver Nuggets vs. [ 6 ] Los Angeles Clippers
- Denver Nuggets 4-3

[ 4 ] Dallas Mavericks vs. [ 5 ] Memphis Grizzlies
- Dallas 4-0
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Postby dinocarlo on Sun Apr 23, 2006 9:15 am

By the way, deadline will be after game 2 of each series.
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Postby funk99 on Sun Apr 23, 2006 9:31 pm

EASTERN CONFERENCE

[ 1 ] Detroit Pistons vs. [ 8 ] Milwaukee Bucks
-Pistons 4-0

[ 2 ] Miami Heat vs. [ 7 ] Chicago Bulls
- Heat 4-0

[ 3 ] New Jersey Nets vs. [ 6 ] Indiana Pacers
- Nets 4-1

[ 4 ] Cleveland Cavaliers vs. [ 5 ] Washington Wizards
- Cavs 4-2

WESTERN CONFERENCE

[ 1 ] San Antonio Spurs vs. [ 8 ] Sacramento Kings
-Spurs 4-0

[ 2 ] Phoenix Suns vs. [ 7 ] Los Angeles Lakers
- Suns 4-2

[ 3 ] Denver Nuggets vs. [ 6 ] Los Angeles Clippers
- Clippers 3-4

[ 4 ] Dallas Mavericks vs. [ 5 ] Memphis Grizzlies
-Mavericks 3-4
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Postby TRUball on Mon Apr 24, 2006 2:48 pm

EASTERN CONFERENCE

[ 1 ] Detroit Pistons vs. [ 8 ] Milwaukee Bucks
-Pistons 4-1

[ 2 ] Miami Heat vs. [ 7 ] Chicago Bulls
- Bulls 4-3

[ 3 ] New Jersey Nets vs. [ 6 ] Indiana Pacers
- Pacers 4-2

[ 4 ] Cleveland Cavaliers vs. [ 5 ] Washington Wizards
- Wizards 4-2

WESTERN CONFERENCE

[ 1 ] San Antonio Spurs vs. [ 8 ] Sacramento Kings
-Spurs 4-1

[ 2 ] Phoenix Suns vs. [ 7 ] Los Angeles Lakers
- Lakers 4-3

[ 3 ] Denver Nuggets vs. [ 6 ] Los Angeles Clippers
- Nuggets 4-1

[ 4 ] Dallas Mavericks vs. [ 5 ] Memphis Grizzlies
-Mavericks 4-0
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Postby Laxation on Mon Apr 24, 2006 2:58 pm

EASTERN CONFERENCE

[ 1 ] Detroit Pistons vs. [ 8 ] Milwaukee Bucks
- Detroit: 4-0

[ 2 ] Miami Heat vs. [ 7 ] Chicago Bulls
- Heat: 4-2

[ 3 ] New Jersey Nets vs. [ 6 ] Indiana Pacers
- Nets: 4-2

[ 4 ] Cleveland Cavaliers vs. [ 5 ] Washington Wizards
- Cavs: 4-3

WESTERN CONFERENCE

[ 1 ] San Antonio Spurs vs. [ 8 ] Sacramento Kings
- Spurs: 4-1

[ 2 ] Phoenix Suns vs. [ 7 ] Los Angeles Lakers
- Suns: 4-2

[ 3 ] Denver Nuggets vs. [ 6 ] Los Angeles Clippers
- Clippers: 4-3

[ 4 ] Dallas Mavericks vs. [ 5 ] Memphis Grizzlies
- Dallas: 4-2
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Postby Eldad on Wed Apr 26, 2006 2:29 am

EASTERN CONFERENCE

[ 1 ] Detroit Pistons vs. [ 8 ] Milwaukee Bucks
- Pistons win 4-0

[ 2 ] Miami Heat vs. [ 7 ] Chicago Bulls
- Heat win 4-1

[ 3 ] New Jersey Nets vs. [ 6 ] Indiana Pacers
- Nets win 4-3

[ 4 ] Cleveland Cavaliers vs. [ 5 ] Washington Wizards
- Cavaliers win 4-1

WESTERN CONFERENCE

[ 1 ] San Antonio Spurs vs. [ 8 ] Sacramento Kings
- Spurs win 4-0

[ 2 ] Phoenix Suns vs. [ 7 ] Los Angeles Lakers
- Suns win 4-2

[ 3 ] Denver Nuggets vs. [ 6 ] Los Angeles Clippers
- Clippers win 4-2

[ 4 ] Dallas Mavericks vs. [ 5 ] Memphis Grizzlies
- Mavericks win 4-1
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Postby dinocarlo on Thu Apr 27, 2006 5:13 pm

since all the game 2's are over, no more edits and predictions will be accepted for the first round.

I also wanna ask if we need a separate prediction thread for the second round?
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Postby Andrew on Fri Apr 28, 2006 3:07 pm

I think we might have had seperate threads last year, but it just led to confusion and double postings, so might be worth keeping it in the one thread.
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Postby dinocarlo on Tue May 02, 2006 2:00 pm

A pair of series are over.

Dallas def. Memphis (4-0)
LA Clippers def. Denver (4-1)


Look at the main page for the standings.
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Postby The_Flying_Tomato on Thu May 04, 2006 11:37 am

Detroit over Milwaukee, 4-1.
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Postby J@3 on Thu May 04, 2006 12:35 pm

I don't really understand how the standings work... I picked Dallas/Detroit but got Denver wrong and I'm 1-3?
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Postby dinocarlo on Thu May 04, 2006 12:58 pm

The standings work this way:

You picked Dallas - correct
You picked 5 games - wrong (Dallas won in 4)

You picked Denver - wrong
You picked 7 games - wrong (Clippers won in 5)

correct picks - 1
wrong picks - 3

In short, the exact outcome is needed.
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Postby J@3 on Thu May 04, 2006 1:00 pm

Oh ok so we have to pick the exact outcome? That makes sense.
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Postby TRUball on Fri May 05, 2006 12:21 pm

Sweet, I'm tied for first... that won't last though.
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Postby dinocarlo on Fri May 05, 2006 4:04 pm

First Round Results

Miami over Chicago, 4-2.
New Jersey over Indiana, 4-2.

Second Round
Thread is open again for the second round. I decided to change the rules a bit; (this will also take effect in the first round)
  • Predict the exact outcome and you get 2 points.
  • Predict the correct winning team and you get 1 point.
  • If you pick the wrong team, you automatically get a record of 0-2 for that series.
  • All predictions must be made before Game 2 of all series.
  • Standings will carry over until the NBA Finals.

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[b]EASTERN CONFERENCE[/b]

Detroit Pistons vs. Cleveland Cavaliers
- ____ wins 4-_

Miami Heat vs. New Jersey Nets
-  ____ wins 4-_

[b]WESTERN CONFERENCE[/b]

San Antonio Spurs vs. Dallas Mavericks
- ____ wins 4-_

Phoenix Suns vs. Los Angeles Clippers
-  ____ wins 4-_
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Postby Laxation on Fri May 05, 2006 6:18 pm

EASTERN CONFERENCE

Detroit Pistons vs. Cleveland Cavaliers
- Detroit wins 4 - 1

Miami Heat vs. New Jersey Nets
- Nets wins 4-3

WESTERN CONFERENCE

San Antonio Spurs vs. Dallas Mavericks
- Spurs wins 4 -2
Suns vs. Los Angeles Clippers
- Clippers wins 4-2
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Postby Tuomas on Fri May 05, 2006 7:50 pm

EASTERN CONFERENCE

Detroit Pistons vs. Cleveland Cavaliers or Washington Wizards
- Detroit wins 4-2

Miami Heat vs. New Jersey Nets
- New Jerz wins 4-2

WESTERN CONFERENCE

San Antonio Spurs or Sacramento Kings vs. Dallas Mavericks
- Spurs wins 4-2

Phoenix Suns or Los Angeles Lakers vs. Los Angeles Clippers
- Lakers wins 4-3



edit. waiting for last 1.st round series to end...
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Postby Matt on Fri May 05, 2006 8:23 pm

so what's the point system for Rnd 1? btw, i think all predictions should be made BEFORE game 1....theres plenty of time.
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Postby dinocarlo on Fri May 05, 2006 9:46 pm

point system for rounds 1 and 2

Each series is worth 2 points:
1 point for getting the winning team correctly
1 point for predicting the exact number of games (you have to get the winning team correctly)

That's the one I added. If you predict the wrong team, you get 0 out of 2. I was thinking that it would be strange to give 1 out of 2 if one said Milwaukee over Detroit in 5 games.

I'm gonna set the deadline before Game 2. The reason why I do so is for everyone to see the teams match-up with their opponent. It's very tough to predict the exact number of games in this league.
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Postby Anthony15 on Sat May 06, 2006 8:09 am

EASTERN CONFERENCE

Detroit Pistons vs. Cleveland Cavaliers or Washington Wizards
- Detroit wins 4-2

Miami Heat vs. New Jersey Nets
- Miami wins 4-2

WESTERN CONFERENCE

San Antonio Spurs or Sacramento Kings vs. Dallas Mavericks
- San Antonio wins 4-3

Phoenix Suns or Los Angeles Lakers vs. Los Angeles Clippers
- PHO series wins 4-1
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Postby dada on Sat May 06, 2006 10:31 am

EASTERN CONFERENCE

Detroit Pistons vs. Cleveland Cavaliers
- Detroit wins 4-1

Miami Heat vs. New Jersey Nets
-Miami wins 4-3

WESTERN CONFERENCE

San Antonio Spurs or Sacramento Kings vs. Dallas Mavericks
- Dallas wins 4-3

Phoenix Suns or Los Angeles Lakers vs. Los Angeles Clippers
- LAL :) wins 4-2
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Postby SVG18 on Sat May 06, 2006 6:36 pm

EASTERN CONFERENCE

Detroit Pistons vs. Cleveland Cavaliers
- Detroit wins 4-2

Miami Heat vs. New Jersey Nets
- Miami wins 4-3

WESTERN CONFERENCE

San Antonio Spurs vs. Dallas Mavericks
- Dallas wins 4-2

Phoenix Suns vs. Los Angeles Clippers
- Phoenix wins 4-2
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