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cp24 cp24
 
M$5 June 01, 2009 08:49 AM

NBA Playoffs Contest – Western Conference. Make your picks for a chance to win $5!

As of April 15, 2009, each NBA team has completed 82 games. Only 16
teams remain and “There Can Only Be One” to win it all.
http://www.nba.com/therecanonlybeone/

Some of the stats that you can refer to:
NBA.com Playoff picture
www.nba.com/statistics/playoff_picture.html

Current 2009 NBA Playoff Matchups
http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/matchups?season=2009

Tell us who you think will win for each round and you can win $5 for
the most accurate prediction.

Points:
First round: 1 contest point for a correct pick
Conference Semi Final: 2 contest points for a correct pick
Conference Final: 4 contest points for a correct pick
Bonus point: 2 points for predicting correctly on how many games on
each round will be played.

Entries with the following format must be submitted before Saturday,
April18, 2009 12:15 p.m. ET

Good luck !!!

-- First Round --
(1) Los Angeles Lakers (65-17) vs (8) Utah Jazz (48-34)
Winner:
in __ games.

(2) Denver Nuggets (54-28) vs (7) New Orleans Hornets (49-33)
Winner:
in __ games.

(3) San Antonio Spurs (54-28) vs (6) Dallas Mavericks (50-32)
Winner:
in __ games.

(4) Portland Trailblazers (54-28) vs (5) Houston Rockets (53-29)
Winner:
in __ games.

-- Conference Semi Final --
Winners of the first round advanced.
____________ vs __________
Winner:
in __ games.

____________ vs __________
Winner:
in __ games.

-- Conference Final --
____________ vs __________
Winner:
in __ games.
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jenny jenny
 
 April 16, 2009 05:41 PM
-- First Round --
(1) Los Angeles Lakers (65-17) vs (8) Utah Jazz (48-34)
Winner: Lakers
in 5__ games.

(2) Denver Nuggets (54-28) vs (7) New Orleans Hornets (49-33)
Winner: Denver
in 7__ games.

(3) San Antonio Spurs (54-28) vs (6) Dallas Mavericks (50-32)
Winner: Spurs
in _7_ games.

(4) Portland Trailblazers (54-28) vs (5) Houston Rockets (53-29)
Winner: Rockets
in _7_ games.

-- Conference Semi Final --
Winners of the first round advanced.
__Lakers__________ vs ____Rockets______
Winner: Lakers
in _5_ games.

_Denver___________ vs ___Spurs_______
Winner: Denver
in _6_ games.

-- Conference Final --
__Lakers__________ vs ___Denver_______
Winner: Lakers
in _6_ games.
Asker's Rating:
• Congratulations to @jenny !!! Thank you all for participating in the contest.

Here is how it stands in the end:
@jenny: 15 points
@Sunpat: 13 points
@Pats: 11 points
@Chin: 10 points
@WaitingforJune: 9 points
@Valz: 4 points


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valz valz
 
April 16, 2009 09:23 AM
-- First Round --
(1) Los Angeles Lakers (65-17) vs (8) Utah Jazz (48-34)
Winner: Lakers
in 6__ games.

(2) Denver Nuggets (54-28) vs (7) New Orleans Hornets (49-33)
Winner: Hornets
in 5__ games.

(3) San Antonio Spurs (54-28) vs (6) Dallas Mavericks (50-32)
Winner: Mavericks
in 5__ games.

(4) Portland Trailblazers (54-28) vs (5) Houston Rockets (53-29)
Winner: Portland
in 6__ games.

-- Conference Semi Final --
Winners of the first round advanced.
Lakers____________ vs Portland__________
Winner: Portland
in 6__ games.

Hornets ____________ vs Mavericks_________
Winner: Mavericks
in 6__ games.

-- Conference Final --
Portland____________ vs Mavericks__________
Winner: Mavericks!!!!!!
in 5__ games.

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waitingfor... waitingfor...
 
April 16, 2009 02:43 PM
-- First Round --
(1) Los Angeles Lakers (65-17) vs (8) Utah Jazz (48-34)
Winner: Lakers
in 5 games.

(2) Denver Nuggets (54-28) vs (7) New Orleans Hornets (49-33)
Winner: Denver
in 7 games.

(3) San Antonio Spurs (54-28) vs (6) Dallas Mavericks (50-32)
Winner: Dallas
in 7 games.

(4) Portland Trailblazers (54-28) vs (5) Houston Rockets (53-29)
Winner: Portland
in 6 games.

-- Conference Semi Final --
Winners of the first round advanced.
Lakers vs Portland
Winner: Lakers
in 5 games.

Denver vs Dallas
Winner: Denver
in 6 games.

-- Conference Final --
Lakers vs Denver
Winner: Denver
in 7 games.
 
It was fair to choose no best answer
The NBA Playoffs have not ended yet, so I assume that the tip will be given once the playoffs have ended.
 
 


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cp24 cp24
 
April 29, 2009 12:48 AM
@waitingforjune - the tip will be given before the NBA Finals started. I am in the process of tallying the entries.
Thank you for your answer.

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sunpat sunpat
 
April 16, 2009 04:33 PM
- First Round --
(1) Los Angeles Lakers (65-17) vs (8) Utah Jazz (48-34)
Winner: Lakers
in 5 games.

(2) Denver Nuggets (54-28) vs (7) New Orleans Hornets (49-33)
Winner: Denver
in 6 games.

(3) San Antonio Spurs (54-28) vs (6) Dallas Mavericks (50-32)
Winner: Dallas
in 6 games.

(4) Portland Trailblazers (54-28) vs (5) Houston Rockets (53-29)
Winner: Portland
in 7 games.

-- Conference Semi Final --
Winners of the first round advanced.
Lakers vs Portland
Winner: Lakers
in 4 games.

Denver vs Dallas
Winner: Denver
in 7 games.

-- Conference Final --
Lakers vs Denver
Winner: Lakers
in 5 games.

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pats pats
 
April 16, 2009 05:03 PM
- First Round --
(1) Los Angeles Lakers (65-17) vs (8) Utah Jazz (48-34)
Winner: Lakers
in 6 games.

(2) Denver Nuggets (54-28) vs (7) New Orleans Hornets (49-33)
Winner: Denver
in 7 games.

(3) San Antonio Spurs (54-28) vs (6) Dallas Mavericks (50-32)
Winner: Dallas
in 6 games.

(4) Portland Trailblazers (54-28) vs (5) Houston Rockets (53-29)
Winner: Portland
in 7 games.

-- Conference Semi Final --
Winners of the first round advanced.
Lakers vs Portland
Winner: Lakers
in 6 games.

Denver vs Dallas
Winner: Dallas
in 6 games.

-- Conference Final --
Lakers vs Dallas
Winner: Lakers
in 6 games.

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chin chin
 
April 17, 2009 01:43 AM
-- First Round --
(1) Los Angeles Lakers (65-17) vs (8) Utah Jazz (48-34)
Winner: Lakers
in 6 games.

(2) Denver Nuggets (54-28) vs (7) New Orleans Hornets (49-33)
Winner: New Orleans
in 5 games.

(3) San Antonio Spurs (54-28) vs (6) Dallas Mavericks (50-32)
Winner: San Antonio
in 6 games.

(4) Portland Trailblazers (54-28) vs (5) Houston Rockets (53-29)
Winner: Houston
in 7 games.

-- Conference Semi Final --
Winners of the first round advanced.
Lakers vs Houston
Winner: Lakers
in 6 games.

New Orleans vs San Antonio
Winner: New Orleans
in 7 games.

-- Conference Final --
Lakers vs New Orleans
Winner: Lakers
in 6 games.

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