Playoff Bracket Predictions Challenge (BNB is your champ)

Apr 16, 2015

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Since, I can't find one online anywhere, we'll do a simple one here.

I'll psot a template of each round/series here and you can copy and paste what you think will happen.

Scoring:
1st round - 2 points for correct winniner +1 bonus point for correctly predicting the series
2nd round - 4 points +1 bonus point
Conference Finals - 8 points +1 bonus point
Finals - 16 points +1 bonus point

Series
First Round
Eastern Conference
1. Atlanta Hawks vs 8. Brooklyn Nets
2. Cleveland Cavs vs 7. Boston Celtics
3. Chicago Bulls vs 6. Milwaukee Bucks
4. Toronto Raptors vs 5. Washington Wizards

Western Conference
1. Golden State Warriors vs 8. New Orleans Pelicans
2. Houston Rockets vs 7. Dallas Mavericks
3. Los Angeles Clippers vs 6. San Antonio Spurs
4. Portland Blazers vs 5. Memphis Grizzlies

Advance teams, then put second round, 3rd round, Finals

 

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My entry:

Eastern Conference
First Round
Hawks 4, Nets 0
Cavs 4, Celtics 0
Bulls 4, Bucks 1
Raptors 4, Wizards 2

Second Round
Hawks 4, Raptors 1
Cavs 4, Bulls 3

Conference Finals
Cavs 4, Hawks 2

Western Conference
First Round
Warriors 4, Pelicans 1
Rockets 4, Mavericks 1
Spurs 4, Clippers 2
Grizzlies 4, Blazers 2

Second Round
Warriors 4, Grizzlies 2
Spurs 4, Rockets 2

Conference Finals
Warriors 4, Spurs 3

NBA Finals
Warriors 4, Cavs 2

 

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Scoot26 said:

Second Round
Cavs 4, Bulls 3

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[video=youtube;hHRNSeuvzlM]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hHRNSeuvzlM[/video]

it'll be the usual 4-1 against LeBron

 

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AirGordon7 said:

it'll be the usual 4-1 against LeBron

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Dreaming on would be me picking them to actualyl win.

 

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My Entry:

Eastern Conference First Round
ATL 4 Brooklyn 2
Washington 4 Toronto 3
Cleveland 4 Boston 1
Chicago 4 Milwaukee 2

Second Round
ATL 4 Washington 2
Chicago 4 Cleveland 3

Conference Finals
Chicago 4 ATL 2

Western Conference First Round
Golden St 4 New Orleans 1
Memphis 4 Portland 2
Houston 4 Dallas 3
San Antonio 4 LA 2

Second Round
Golden St 4 Memphis 3
San Antonio 4 Houston 2

Conference Finals
Golden St 4 San Antonio 3


NBA Finals
Chicago 4 Golden St 3

screw it go bulls!!!

 

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Eh here goes

East 1st round
Atl 4 Bkn 1
Was 4 Tor 2
Cle 4 Bos 0
Chi 4 Mil 2

East 2nd round
Atl 4 Was 3
Cle 4 Chi 2

ECF
Cle 4 Atl 3

West 1st round
GSW 4 NOP 2
MEM 4 POR 2
HOU 4 DAL 2
SAS 4 LAC 3

West 2nd round
GSW 4 MEM 2
SAS 4 HOU 1

WCF
SAS 4 GSW 3

NBA Finals
SAS 4 CLE 2

:dunno:

 

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Eastern Conference
First Round
Hawks 4, Nets 0
Cavs 4, Celtics 0
Bulls 4, Bucks 0
Raptors 4, Wizards 2

Second Round
Hawks 4, Raptors 2
Cavs 4, Bulls 1

Conference Finals
Cavs 3, Hawks 4

Western Conference
First Round
Warriors 4, Pelicans 1
Rockets 4, Mavericks 2
Spurs 4, Clippers 3
Grizzlies 3, Blazers 4

Second Round
Warriors 4, Blazers 2
Spurs 4, Rockets 3

Conference Finals
Warriors 4, Spurs 3

NBA Finals
Warriors 4, Hawks 1

 

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Eastern Conference
First Round
Hawks 4, Nets 1
Cavs 4, Celtics 0
Bulls 4, Bucks 2
Raptors 4, Wizards 2

Second Round
Hawks 4, Raptors 2
Cavs 4, Bulls 2

Conference Finals
Cavs 4, Hawks 2

Western Conference
First Round
Warriors 4, Pelicans 1
Rockets 4, Mavericks 2
Clippers 4, Spurs 3
Grizzlies 4, Blazers 2

Second Round
Warriors 4, Grizzlies 2
Clippers 4, Rockets 2

Conference Finals
Warriors 4, Clippers 2

NBA Finals
Warriors 4, Cavs 2

 

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Eastern Conference
First Round
Hawks 4, Nets 0
Cavs 4, Celtics 0
Bulls 4, Bucks 1
Raptors 4, Wizards 2

Second Round
Hawks 4, Raptors 1
Cavs 4, Bulls 1

Conference Finals
Cavs 4, Hawks 2

Western Conference
First Round
Warriors 4, Pelicans 0
Mavericks 4, Rockets 2
Spurs 4, Clippers 2
Blazers 4, Grizzles 3

Second Round
Warriors 4, Blazers 1
Spurs 4, Mavericks 2

Conference Finals
Warriors 4, Spurs 2

NBA Finals
Warriors 4, Cavs 2

 

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Series
First Round
Eastern Conference
1. Atlanta Hawks vs 8. Brooklyn Nets - Hawks 4-1
2. Cleveland Cavs vs 7. Boston Celtics - Cleveland 4-0
3. Chicago Bulls vs 6. Milwaukee Bucks - Bulls - 4-1
4. Toronto Raptors vs 5. Washington Wizards - Wizards - 4-2

Western Conference
1. Golden State Warriors vs 8. New Orleans Pelicans - GS - 4-1
2. Houston Rockets vs 7. Dallas Mavericks - Dallas - 4-3
3. Los Angeles Clippers vs 6. San Antonio Spurs - SA - 4-1
4. Portland Blazers vs 5. Memphis Grizzlies - Portland - 4-2

Atlanta Hawks vs Washington Wizards - Atlanta - 4-2
Cleveland Cavaliers vs Chicago Bulls - Chicago - 4-2
Golden State vs Portland Trailblazers - GS - 4-1
San Antonio Spurs vs Dallas Mavericks - Spurs - 4-1

Atlanta Hawks vs Chicago Bulls - Bulls - 4-2
Golden State vs San Antonio - GS - 4-3

NBA Finals - Chicago Bulls vs Golden State Warriors - Chicago Bulls - 4-3

I just can't bet against them hence why I never bet on my team in real life. Can't mix business. Luckily, this isn't for money.

 

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Wow I am the only person so far who hasn't picked the Warriors or Bulls to win it all...

 

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clonetrooper264 said:

Wow I am the only person so far who hasn't picked the Warriors or Bulls to win it all...

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Spurs run has to come to a end at some point

 

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AirGordon7 said:

Spurs run has to come to a end at some point

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I agree, but if anyone can beat the Warriors, it'd be the Spurs imo.

 

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Eastern Conference
First Round
Hawks 4, Nets 1
Cavs 4, Celtics 0
Bulls 4, Bucks 2
Raptors 4, Wizards 3

Second Round
Raptors 4, Hawks 2
Bulls 4, Cavs 3

Conference Finals
Bulls 4, Raptors 2

Western Conference
First Round
Warriors 4, Pelicans 0
Rockets 4, Mavericks 1
Spurs 4, Clippers 1
Blazers 4, Grizzlies 2

Second Round
Warriors 4, Blazers 1
Spurs 4, Rockets 3

Conference Finals
Warriors 4, Spurs 2

NBA Finals
Warriors 4, Bulls 1

 

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And I'll say this right now -- if the Spurs somehow pull off the unthinkable and win a sixth championship, Tim Duncan has to be a fucking alien and will end up playing until he's 50.

 

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You know...now that I've publicly chosen the Spurs to win, they'll probably lose in the 1st round. That'll show me...

 

Apr 17, 2015

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Eastern Conference

First Round
Hawks 4, Nets 0
Raptors 4, Wizards 3
Cavs 4, Celtics 1
Bulls 4, Bucks 1

Second Round
Hawks 4, Raptors 2
Bulls 4, Cavs 3

Conference Finals
Bulls 4, Hawks 2

Western Conference

First Round
Warriors 4, Pelicans 1
Grizzlies 4, Blazers 3
Mavericks 4, Rockets 3
Spurs 4, Clippers 1

Second Round
Warriors 4, Grizzlies 2
Spurs 4, Mavericks 2

Conference Finals
Spurs 4, Warriors 2

NBA Finals
Spurs 4, Bulls 2

 

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Eastern Conference

First Round
Hawks 4, Nets 0
Raptors 2, Wizards 4
Cavs 4, Celtics 1
Bulls 4, Bucks 2

Second Round
Hawks 4, Wizards 2
Bulls 4, Cavs 3 (with a Rose buzzer beating game winner in game 7)

Conference Finals
Bulls 4, Hawks 3

Western Conference

First Round
Warriors 4, Pelicans 0
Grizzlies 2, Blazers 4
Mavericks 1, Rockets 4
Spurs 4, Clippers 0

Second Round
Warriors 4, Blazers 2
Spurs 4, Rockets 2

Conference Finals
Spurs 4, Warriors 3

NBA Finals
Spurs 3, Bulls 4 (with a Kirk Hinrich buzzer beating three game winner in game 7)

 

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Eastern Conference
First Round
Hawks 4, Nets 1
Cavs 4, Celtics 1
Bulls 4, Bucks 0
Wizards 4, Raptors 2

Second Round
Hawks 4, Wizards 2
Bulls 4, Cavs 2

Conference Finals
Bulls 4, Hawks 2

Western Conference
First Round
Warriors 4, Pelicans 2
Rockets 4, Mavericks 3
Spurs 4, Clippers 2
Grizzlies 4, Blazers 2

Second Round
Warriors 4, Grizzlies 2
Spurs 4, Rockets 2

Conference Finals
Spurs 4, Warriors 2

NBA Finals
Spurs 4, Bulls 2

 

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Eastern Conference
First Round
Hawks 4, Nets 1
Cavs 4, Celtics 2
Bulls 4, Bucks 1
Raptors 4, Wizards 3

Second Round
Hawks 4, Raptors 2
Cavs 4, Bulls 1

Conference Finals
Cavs 4, Hawks 3

Western Conference
First Round
Warriors 4, Pelicans 0
Mavericks 4, Rockets 2
Clippers 4, Spurs 3
Grizzlies 4, Blazers 1

Second Round
Warriors 4, Grizzlies 3
Clippers 4, Mavericks 2

Conference Finals
Warriors 4, Clippers 2

NBA Finals
Warriors 4, Cavs 2

 

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