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November 23, 2015
Pace Mannion NBA Pick 'Em Contest: Week 5: Week 5 begins (and ends) Tuesday with Hawks/Celtics and Lakers/Warriors, the only nationally televised games of the holiday week. First prize in SportsFilter's NBA Pick 'Em contest is an official ABA game ball.
posted by rcade to basketball at 03:20 PM - 10 comments
BOS by 7
GSW by 13 Lock it in, Chollie
posted by NoMich at 03:39 PM on November 23, 2015
Freaking Spurs. Even when they lose they piss me off.
ATL by 8
GSW by 24 (I think I'll designate this one as my Slam Dunk)
posted by Ufez Jones at 04:14 PM on November 23, 2015
Celtics lose Marcus Smart for a few weeks (Subluxation of the Proximal Tibial Fibular Joint, aka lower left leg injury), and C's perimeter defense does not look good against Brooklyn. In the meantime, LA Lakers continue to stumble their way through what has to be Kobe Bryant's farewell tour. Lakers' only appearance in Boston (Dec 30) is on my must see list, just to see Kobe one more time. In the meantime, here are the picks.
24 November
Atlanta by 11
Golden State by 17 with a large SLAM DUNK attached.
Happy Thanksgiving to all.
posted by Howard_T at 05:16 PM on November 23, 2015
Oh, there's injuries in Boston. Change that pick to ATL by 10.
posted by NoMich at 05:59 PM on November 23, 2015
Atlanta by 14
GSW by 17 - Windmill Slam Dunk
Lakers' only appearance in Boston (Dec 30) is on my must see list, just to see Kobe one more time.
I'll probably check them out here in Denver just to see if the crowd continues booing the living crap out of him. Kobe's been public enemy #1 around here for years but I'm curious to see if he's become too pathetic to boo.
posted by tron7 at 09:55 AM on November 24, 2015
Nov. 24
Boston by 2
Golden State by 17 (LOCK n LOAD)
posted by Goyoucolts at 11:43 AM on November 24, 2015
Oh, there's injuries in Boston.
Thanks for the warning, nomich. I'm going to have to be more careful about the intelligence I use.
tron7, I stopped booing Kobe a year or 2 ago when my son and I were at a Lakers - Celtics game. LA was in the midst of a terrible season, the team for the most part had given up on playing, but Kobe gave it his level best while the Celtics were pounding his team into the parquet. That's when we both began to understand what Kobe had meant to his team and the league for so many years. I will be cheering, not booing him on the 30th.
posted by Howard_T at 05:05 PM on November 24, 2015
Atlanta by 6
Golden State by 11 <-- stone cold lead pipe something or other
posted by rcade at 07:06 PM on November 24, 2015
>That's when we both began to understand what Kobe had meant to his team and the league for so many years.
Yeah, I think most fans are on board with that now. The Eagle, CO incident still looms here for Nugget's fans. Last I saw him was the playoffs in 2012 and there were a couple "No means no" chants and he was roundly booed every single time he touched the ball.
posted by tron7 at 11:49 AM on November 25, 2015
Results
Howard_T takes the lead as Ufez Jones falls to third. Five slam dunks win (++) and one loses (--). NoMich has the best week.
Rules
Pick the winner and spread for each game. Score 5 points if the team wins, 3 more points if your spread is close and another 2 if you hit the spread exactly.
At your option, make one game a slam dunk to triple your score in victory or lose 5 points in defeat.
Read the detailed rules on the first week's post.
This Week's Games
A light week for the Thanksgiving holidays, with 15-0 Golden State seeking to break an NBA record with a win against the 2-11 L.A. Lakers and a Celtics/Hawks game more likely to be competitive. I think I can predict where the dunks will be slammed.