December 03, 2015

Pace Mannion NBA Pick 'Em Contest: Week 6: Four games on slate this week, tipping off at 7 p.m. Eastern tonight with Thunder/Heat on TNT. First prize in SportsFilter's NBA Pick 'Em contest is an official ABA game ball.

posted by rcade to basketball at 09:39 AM - 8 comments

BOS @ ATLLAL @ GS
ResultATL by 24GS by 34
Margin17 to 3124 to 44

Ufez Jones takes back the lead with the best week. All six slam dunks win (++) in unison behind our Golden State overlords.

SpoFiteBOS @ ATLSLAL @ GSSWeekSeason
Ufez JonesATLGS++2429159
Howard_TATLGS++20156
rcadeATLGS++20154
tron7ATLGS++20142
NoMichATLGS++20127
GoyoucoltsGS++15116

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

Thu.Dec. 37 p.m. ETOklahoma City at MiamiTNT
Thu.Dec. 39:30 p.m. ETSan Antonio at MemphisTNT
Fri.Dec. 47 p.m. ETBrooklyn at New YorkESPN
Fri.Dec. 49:30 p.m. ETCleveland at New OrleansESPN

Four games this week, beginning tonight as Billy Donovan returns to Florida with Oklahoma City against Miami. San Antonio and Memphis, the two top teams in the Southwest, meet for the second time -- the Spurs took the series opener by 10 last month on their floor. On Friday, the Nets take the 25-minute subway ride on the B train from Atlantic Avenue to Herald Square to meet the Knicks, while Bill Hader's best friend brings his Cavaliers to the struggling Pelicans.

posted by rcade at 09:40 AM on December 03, 2015

DECEMBER 3:
MIA by 8
MEM by 6

DECEMBER 4:
NYK BY 10
CLE BY 18 Locked 'n loaded

posted by NoMich at 11:13 AM on December 03, 2015

December 3:
Oklahoma City by 10
San Antonio by 5

December 4:
New York by 5
Cleveland by 13 - rimgrazer dunk

posted by tron7 at 02:23 PM on December 03, 2015

Some interesting games to pick this week. Interesting, that is, not easy. For example, the basketball equivalent of the "New York Derby". How do you pick between two semi-dreadful teams? Spurs at Memphis is not easy either. Spurs are a very consistent team, but Memphis can play some very good ball at home. I will get out my lucky coin with Red Auerbach's picture as heads and the leprechaun as tails, and we shall see how it lands.

03 December
Oklahoma City by 18
Memphis by 8

04 December
New York (Borough of Manhattan, that is) by 12
Cleveland by 15 Slam with a serving of jambalaya

posted by Howard_T at 02:54 PM on December 03, 2015

Dec 3
Thunder by 11 (dunk)
Spurs by 6

Dec 4
Knicks by 9
Cavs by 7

posted by Ufez Jones at 04:27 PM on December 03, 2015

Dec. 3:
Oklahoma City by 6
Memphis by 5

Dec. 4
N.Y. Knicks by 8
Cleveland by 14 <-- America runs on dunking

posted by rcade at 05:34 PM on December 03, 2015

Well hell. There goes being in first.

posted by Ufez Jones at 12:35 AM on December 04, 2015

Results

Dec. 3
Miami by 2
San Antonio by 20

Dec. 4
New York by 17
New Orleans by 6

No slam dunks this week. Damn. But Ballast Point Sculpin is numbing the pain quite nicely.

The one-handed full frontal hook Anthony Davis does is a thing of beauty.

posted by rcade at 12:48 PM on December 04, 2015

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