2006 NBA Playoff Pool

[WJMorris3]

Well, since I'm running the NHL pool, I might as well run an NBA pool as well.

Scoring remains the same:

Conference Quarterfinals: 2, 3 for right # of games

Conference Semifinals: 4, 6 for right # of games

Conference Finals: 6, 9 for right # of games

NBA Finals: 10, 15 for right # of games

Bracket is as follows:

(8) Milwaukee v. (1) Detroit

(5) Washington v. (4) Cleveland

(7) Chicago v. (2) Miami

(6) Indiana v. (3) New Jersey

(8) Sacramento v. (1) San Antonio

(5) Memphis v. (4) Dallas

(7) L.A. Lakers v. (2) Phoenix

(3) Denver v. (6) L.A. Clippers

Just post your projections in this thread, we'll make the deadline 2:45 PM EDT on Saturday, April 22, 2006.

My predictions:

Conference Quarters:

Pistons in 4

Wizards in 6

Heat in 7

Nets in 6

Spurs in 4

Mavericks in 5

Suns in 5

Clippers in 6

Conference Semis:

Pistons in 5

Nets in 6

Spurs in 7

Suns in 6

Conference Finals:

Pistons in 5

Spurs in 5

NBA Finals:

Pistons in 6

[OMMF]

Just to make sure, does the NBA re-seed?

[NJTank]

No the NBA dose not reseed

Pistons over Bucks in 4

Heat over Bulls in 4

Nets over Pacers in 5

Cavs over Wiz in 6

Spurs over Kings in 6

Suns over Lakers in 6

Clippers over Nuggets in 7

Im picking the Clippers to win a playoff series I cant believe it!

Mavericks over Grizzlies in 5

Pistons over Cavs in 5

Heat over Nets in 6

Mavericks over Spurs in 7

Suns over Clippers in 6

Heat over Pistons in 7

Mavericks over Suns in 7

Heat over Mavs in 6

[StarrDogg]

EAST QUARTERFINALS

Pistons over Bucks in 4

Cavaliers over Wizards in 7

Nets over Pacers in 7

Heat over Bulls in 5

WEST QUARTERFINALS

Spurs over Kings in 5

Mavericks over Grizzlies in 5

Clippers over Nuggets in 7

Suns over Lakers in 5

EAST SEMIFINALS

Pistons over Cavaliers in 5

Heat over Nets in 6

WEST SEMIFINALS

Spurs over Mavericks in 5

Suns over Clippers in 5

EAST FINALS

Pistons over Heat in 7

WEST FINALS

Spurs over Suns in 7

NBA FINALS

Spurs over Pistons in 7

[BCBoy]

(8) Milwaukee v. (1) Detroit ------------- DETROIT in 4

(5) Washington v. (4) Cleveland--------- CLEVELAND in 6

(7) Chicago v. (2) Miami------------------ MIAMI in 6

(6) Indiana v. (3) New Jersey-------------NEW JERSEY in 6

(8) Sacramento v. (1) San Antonio-------SAN ANTONIO in 5

(5) Memphis v. (4) Dallas------------------DALLAS in 5

(7) L.A. Lakers v. (2) Phoenix-------------PHOENIX in 5

(3) Denver v. (6) L.A. Clippers------------LOS ANGELES in 7

(4) Cleveland v. (1) Detroit----------------DETROIT in 6

(3) New Jersey v. (2) Miami----------------NEW JERSEY in 7

(4) Dallas v. (1) San Antonio---------------DALLAS in 7

(6) LA Clippers v. (2) Phoenix-------------PHOENIX in 6

(3) New Jersey v. (1) Detroit---------------DETROIT in 6

(4) Dallas v. (2) Phoenix--------------------DALLAS in 7

(4) Dallas v. (1) Detroit---------------------DETROIT in 6

[Squeaks4]

(8) Milwaukee v. (1) Detroit ------------- DETROIT in 4

(5) Washington v. (4) Cleveland--------- Washington in 6

(7) Chicago v. (2) Miami------------------ MIAMI in 5

(6) Indiana v. (3) New Jersey-------------NEW JERSEY in 4

(8) Sacramento v. (1) San Antonio-------SAN ANTONIO in 4

(5) Memphis v. (4) Dallas------------------DALLAS in 4

(7) L.A. Lakers v. (2) Phoenix-------------PHOENIX in 4

(3) Denver v. (6) L.A. Clippers------------Denver in 6

(5) Washington v. (1) Detroit----------------DETROIT in 4

(3) New Jersey v. (2) Miami----------------New Jersey in 6

(4) Dallas v. (1) San Antonio---------------San Antonio in 7

(6) LA Clippers v. (2) Phoenix-------------PHOENIX in 5

(3) New Jersey v. (1) Detroit---------------DETROIT in 5

(1) San Antonio v. (2) Phoenix--------------------San Antonio in 6

(1) San Antonio v. (1) Detroit---------------------DETROIT in 5

But my homer vote goes for Phoenix v. Detroit ------------------Phoenix in 6!!!!

(I can dream can't I?)

[HedleyLamarr]

Conference Quarters

Detroit over Milwaukee in 4

Washington over Cleveland in 6

New Jersey over Indiana in 5

Miami over Chicago in 5

San Antonio over Sacremento in 6

Dallas over Memphis in 5

LA Clippers over Denver in 6

Phoenix over LA Lakers in 5

Conference Semifinals

Detroit over Washington in 5

New Jersey over Miami in 6

Dallas over San Antonio in 7

Phoenix over LA Clippers in 5

Conference Finals

Detroit over New Jersey in 5

Phoenix over Dallas in 6

NBA Finals

Detroit over Phoenix in 6

[Eye]

1st round

1-Detroit over 8-Milwaukee in 4

2-Miami over 7-Chicago in 6

3-New Jersey over 6-Indiana in 6

4-Cleveland over 5-Washington in 7

1-San Antonio over 8-Sacramento in 6

2-Phoenix over 7-LA Lakers in 5

6-LA Clippers over 3-Denver in 6

4-Dallas over 5-Memphis in 6

2nd round

1-Detroit over 4-Cleveland in 5

3-New Jersey over 2-Miami in 7

4-Dallas over 1-San Antonio in 7

2-Phoenix over 6-LA Clippers in 6

Conference Finals

1-Detroit over 3-New Jersey in 6

4-Dallas over 2-Phoenix in 7

NBA Finals

Detroit over Dallas in 6

[HatCityEnforcer]

FIRST ROUND

Detroit over Milwaukee in 5

Chicago over Miami in 7

New Jersey over Indiana in 6

Cleveland over Washington in 6

San Antonio over Sacremento in 6

Phoenix over LA Lakers in 7

LA Clippers over Denver in 7

Dallas over Memphis in 5

SECOND ROUND

Detroit over Cleveland in 6

New Jersey over Chicago in 6

Dallas over San Antonio in 7

LA Clippers over Phoenix in 6

CONFERENCE FINALS

Detroit over New Jersey in 6

Dallas over LA Clippers in 6

2006 NBA FINALS

Detroit over Dallas in 7

[nsentv]

ROUND ONE:

Detroit 4, Milwaukee 0

Chicago 4, Miami 3

New Jersey 4, Indiana 1

Cleveland 4, Washington 0

Sacramento 4, San Antonio 2

LA Lakers 4, Phoenix 3

LA Clippers 4, Denver 0

Dallas 4, Memphis 2

ROUND TWO:

Cleveland 4, Detroit 3

Chicago 4, New Jersey 3

Dallas 4, Sacramento 1

LA Clippers 4, LA Lakers 2

CONFERENCE FINALS:

Cleveland 4, Chicago 2

LA Clippers 4, Dallas 3

NBA FINALS:

LA Clippers 4, Cleveland 3

[OnWis97]

Just post your projections in this thread, we'll make the deadline 2:45 PM EDT on Saturday, April 22, 2006.

My predictions:

Conference Quarters:

Pistons in 4

Cavs in 6

Heat in 6

Nets in 4

Spurs in 5

Mavericks in 5

Lakers in 7

Clippers in 7

Conference Semis:

Pistons in 7

Heat in 7

Spurs in 6

Lakers in 7

Conference Finals:

Pistons in 6

Spurs in 6

NBA Finals:

Pistons in 7

[randyc]

Western Conference Quarters

[1]San Antonio over [8]Sacramento in 4

[4]Dallas over [5]Memphis in 5

[2]Phoenix over [7]LA Lakers in 6

[6]LA Clippers over [3]Denver in 6

Eastern Conference Quarters

[1]Detroit over [8]Milwaukee in 4

[4]Cleveland over [5]Washington in 7

[2]Miami over [7]Chicago in 6

[3]New Jersey over [6]Indiana in 6

Western Conference Semis

[4]Dallas over [1]San Antonio in 7

[2]Phoenix over [6]LA Clippers in 5

Eastern Conference Semis

[1]Detroit over [4]Cleveland in 5

[2]Miami over [3]New Jersey in 7

Western Conference Finals

[2]Phoenix over [4]Dallas in 7

Eastern Conference Finals

[1]Detroit over [2]Miami in 6

NBA Finals

[1]Detroit over [2]Phoenix in 6

MVP - PG Chauncey Billups of Detroit

[rams80]

Conf. Quarters

San Antonio over Sacramento in 4

Los Angeles Lakers over Phoenix Suns in 6

Los Angeles Clippers over Denver Nuggets in 6

Dallas Mavericks over Memphis Grizzlies in 5

Detroit Pistons over Milwaukee Bucks in 4

Miami Heat over Chicago Bulls in 5

New Jersey Nets over Indiana Pacers in 4

Cleveland Cavaliers over Washington Wizards in 5

Conf. Semis

Dallas Mavericks over San Antonio Spurs in 7

Los Angeles Clippers over Los Angeles Lakers in 7

Detroit Pistons over Cleveland Cavaliers in 5

Miami Heat over New Jersey Nets in 7

Conf. Finals

Dallas Mavericks over Los Angeles Clippers in 4

Detroit Pistons over Miami Heat in 6

NBA Finals

Dallas Mavericks over Detroit Pistons in 6

[WJMorris3]

Just reminding you all, it's not too late to enter this pool. The deadline stands at Saturday at 2:45 PM EDT. Once 2:45 PM hits, the thread will be temporarily locked, freezing all entries as they are. So if you want to get in, get in before then!

Just as a reminder, the NBA playoffs do not re-seed. The winner of the 1-8 game will play the winner of the 4-5 game.

Good luck, everyone who enters!

[Sguse1]

(8) Milwaukee v. (1) Detroit ------------- Detroit in 6

(5) Washington v. (4) Cleveland--------- CLEVELAND in 6

(7) Chicago v. (2) Miami------------------ MIAMI in 6

(6) Indiana v. (3) New Jersey-------------NEW JERSEY in 6

(8) Sacramento v. (1) San Antonio-------SAN ANTONIO in 7

(5) Memphis v. (4) Dallas------------------DALLAS in 6

(7) L.A. Lakers v. (2) Phoenix-------------PHOENIX in 5

(3) Denver v. (6) L.A. Clippers------------LOS ANGELES in 7

(4) Cleveland v. (1) Detroit----------------Cleveland in 6

(3) New Jersey v. (2) Miami----------------Miami in 5

(4) Dallas v. (1) San Antonio---------------DALLAS in 7

(6) LA Clippers v. (2) Phoenix-------------PHOENIX in 6

(2) Miami v. (4) Cleveland---------------Cleveland in 6

(4) Dallas v. (2) Phoenix--------------------Phoenix in 7

(4) Dallas v. (2) Phoenix---------------------Cleveland in 7

[Nick 1733]

(8) Milwaukee v. (1) Detroit ------------- Detroit in 5

(5) Washington v. (4) Cleveland--------- Cleveland in 6

(7) Chicago v. (2) Miami------------------ Miami in 7

(6) Indiana v. (3) New Jersey-------------New Jersey in 6

(8) Sacramento v. (1) San Antonio-------San Antonio in 6

(5) Memphis v. (4) Dallas------------------Dallas in 7

(7) L.A. Lakers v. (2) Phoenix-------------Phoenix in 4

(3) Denver v. (6) L.A. Clippers------------Denver in 7

(4) Cleveland v. (1) Detroit----------------Detroit in 6

(3) New Jersey v. (2) Miami----------------New Jersey in 7

(4) Dallas v. (1) San Antonio---------------San Antonio in 7

(3) Denver v. (2) Phoenix------------------Denver in 7

(1) Detroit v. (3) New Jersey-----------------Detroit in 6

(1) San Antonio v. (3) Denver-----------------San Antonio in 6

(1) Detroit v. (1) San Antonio-------------------Detroit in 7

[Burkell007]

My Picks:

First Round:

(8) Milwaukee v. (1) Detroit 0-4

(5) Washington v. (4) Cleveland 3-4

(7) Chicago v. (2) Miami 4-3

(6) Indiana v. (3) New Jersey 1-4

(8) Sacramento v. (1) San Antonio 2-4

(5) Memphis v. (4) Dallas 0-4

(7) L.A. Lakers v. (2) Phoenix 2-4

(3) Denver v. (6) L.A. Clippers 3-4

Second Round:

(4) Clevland v. (1) Detroit 3-4

(7) Chicago v. (3) New Jersey 1-4

(4) Dallas v. (1) San Antoino 3-4

(6) L.A. Clippers v. (2) Phoenix 2-4

Conference Finals:

(3) New Jersey v. (1) Detroit 4-3

(2) Phoenix v. (1) San Antoino 4-3

NBA Finals:

New Jersey v. Phoenix 2-4

[ROCHitman]

Me thinks there should have been some sort of tiebreaker

(8) Milwaukee v. (1) Detroit ------------- Detroit in 4

(5) Washington v. (4) Cleveland--------- Washington in 7

(7) Chicago v. (2) Miami------------------ MIAMI in 5

(6) Indiana v. (3) New Jersey-------------Indiana in 7

(8) Sacramento v. (1) San Antonio-------SAN ANTONIO in 6

(5) Memphis v. (4) Dallas------------------DALLAS in 5

(7) L.A. Lakers v. (2) Phoenix-------------PHOENIX in 6

(3) Denver v. (6) L.A. Clippers------------LOS ANGELES in 6

(5) Washington v. (1) Detroit---------------- Detroit in 5

(6) Indiana v. (2) Miami---------------- Indiana in 7

(4) Dallas v. (1) San Antonio--------------- DALLAS in 7

(6) LA Clippers v. (2) Phoenix-------------PHOENIX in 6

(6) Indiana v. (1) Detroit --------------- Detroit in 6

(4) Dallas v. (2) Phoenix-------------------- Dallas in 7

Detroit v. Dallas ------- Detroit in 6

[jr79]

Well, since I'm running the NHL pool, I might as well run an NBA pool as well.

Scoring remains the same:

Conference Quarterfinals: 2, 3 for right # of games

Conference Semifinals: 4, 6 for right # of games

Conference Finals: 6, 9 for right # of games

NBA Finals: 10, 15 for right # of games

Bracket is as follows:

(8) Milwaukee v. (1) Detroit

(5) Washington v. (4) Cleveland

(7) Chicago v. (2) Miami

(6) Indiana v. (3) New Jersey

(8) Sacramento v. (1) San Antonio

(5) Memphis v. (4) Dallas

(7) L.A. Lakers v. (2) Phoenix

(3) Denver v. (6) L.A. Clippers

Just post your projections in this thread, we'll make the deadline 2:45 PM EDT on Saturday, April 22, 2006.

My predictions:

Conference Quarters:

Pistons in 4

Wizards in 6

Heat in 7

Nets in 6

Spurs in 4

Mavericks in 5

Suns in 5

Clippers in 6

Conference Semis:

Pistons in 5

Nets in 6

Spurs in 7

Suns in 6

Conference Finals:

Pistons in 5

Spurs in 5

NBA Finals:

Pistons in 6

(8) Milwaukee v. (1) Detroit - Detroit in 5

(5) Washington v. (4) Cleveland - Cavs in 7

(7) Chicago v. (2) Miami - Miami in 6

(6) Indiana v. (3) New Jersey - Pacers in 7

(8) Sacramento v. (1) San Antonio - Spurs in 5

(5) Memphis v. (4) Dallas - Mavs in 4

(7) L.A. Lakers v. (2) Phoenix - Phoenix in 7

(3) Denver v. (6) L.A. Clippers - Clips in 5

Then...

Detroit over Cavs in 5

Miami over Pacers in 4

Mavs over Spurs in 7

Phoenix over Clippers in 5

Detroit over Miami in 6

Mavs over Phoenix in 7

Detroit over Mavs in 6

[Sport]

(8) Milwaukee v. (1) Detroit

(5) Washington v. (4) Cleveland

(7) Chicago v. (2) Miami

(6) Indiana v. (3) New Jersey

(8) Sacramento v. (1) San Antonio

(5) Memphis v. (4) Dallas

(7) L.A. Lakers v. (2) Phoenix

(3) Denver v. (6) L.A. Clippers

Round 1

Detroit over Milwaukee in 5

Cleveland over Washington in 6

Miami over Chicago in 6

New Jersey over Indiana in 5

San Antonio over Sacramento in 4

Dallas over Memphis in 5

Pheonix over LA Lakers in 7

LA Clippers over Denver in 6

Round 2

Detroit over Cleveland in 6

New Jersey over Miami in 6

Dallas over San Antonio in 7

Phoenix over L.A. Clippers in 6

Conference Finals

Detroit over New Jersey in 6 games

Dallas over Phoenix in 6 games

Finals

Dallas over Detroit in 7 games

P.S. How can the team with the second most wins in a conference (Dallas) be a 4 seed, why aren't they the two seed?