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January 12, 2016
Pace Mannion NBA Pick 'Em, Week 11: There are nine nationally televised NBA games this week, including an MLK Day tripleheader. Howard_T expands his lead in our contest. Indiana and Boston start things off on Wednesday at 8 p.m. Eastern.
posted by rcade to basketball at 11:54 AM - 10 comments
Fellow players: Are you watching more NBA games because of the contest? I never noticed how the NBA scheduled national games before I started this. I'd catch the Mavericks when they were on locally and otherwise only see games if I stumbled upon them.
posted by rcade at 11:57 AM on January 12, 2016
We have to make our picks for 2 games on Friday the 13th. OK, it comes on a Wednesday this month, but it's still the 13th. There are some tough picks this week. I will be at the Pacers vs Celtics on Wednesday. Celtics have had an awful habit of blowing large leads and losing late; it's the absence of a true "go-to" guy. It makes for some exciting basketball, but it is getting rather frustrating for us Green fans.
13 January
Boston by 6
LA Clippers by 11
14 January
San Antonio by 4
Golden State by 15 with a Bay Area SLAM
15 January
Oklahoma City by 9
Cleveland by 8
18 January
Memphis by 10
Cleveland by 3
LA Clippers by 6
I usually watch all of the Celtics away games, as well as those home games for which I have given away my tickets. Because of the contest, I now tune in to catch at least some of the evening's offerings. I also have the NBA Channel on DirecTV, so I can look at a lot of the highlights and a few games that appear on local broadcast rather than network. It all depends on what else is on the tube. While I have always been a basketball fan, my interest in teams other than Boston has increased since I've had my season tickets.
posted by Howard_T at 03:42 PM on January 12, 2016
Jan 13
Boston by 10
LAC by 9
Jan 14
San Antonio by 11
Golden State by 21 SLAM
Jan 15
OKC by 9
Cleveland by 11
Jan 18
Memphis by 7
Golden State by 11
LAC by 13
I watch all the Nuggets and as much as I can catch of the Bucks. So, after I'm done with those sad sacks I rarely want to watch any more basketball.
posted by tron7 at 04:57 PM on January 12, 2016
Dammit tron, you were supposed to be falling down to my level. *sigh* Maybe next week.
posted by NoMich at 09:47 PM on January 12, 2016
Jarny 13:
BOS by 5
LAC by 8
Jarny 14:
SAS by 5
GSW by 14
Jarny 15:
OKC by 12
CLE by 8
Jarny 18:
MEM by 10
CLE by 5
LAC by 6
Jarny is how my five year old spells January.
posted by NoMich at 09:43 AM on January 13, 2016
January 13
Indiana by 10
L.A. Clippers by 6
January 14
Golden State by 18 <-- slam dunk
January 15
Oklahoma City by 13
Houston by 4
January 18
Memphis by 10
Golden State by 3
L.A. Clippers by 13
posted by rcade at 07:49 PM on January 13, 2016
Ugh. Busy day and I missed out on the early game. Oh well, I've been wrong on Boston all season anyhow.
Jan 13:
Clippers by 4
Jan 14:
San Antone by 7 (please let me jinx them)
Golden State by 19 (SLAM)
Jan 15:
OKC by 13
Cleveland by 7
Jan 18:
Memphis by 5
Golden St by 9
LA Clippers by 11
posted by Ufez Jones at 09:17 PM on January 13, 2016
I thought I was dead with about 3 minutes left in Boston vs Indiana last night. A 12-0 run to close things out saved the win for me, but I found myself in the strange position of rooting for Isaiah Thomas to MISS a couple of free throws in order to get the spread to 6. Shame on me. The TD Garden was a fun place to be in the last few minutes of that game.
posted by Howard_T at 11:41 PM on January 14, 2016
Results:
Jan. 13
Boston by 9
L.A. Clippers by 14
Jan. 14
San Antonio by 4
Golden State by 18
Jan. 15
Oklahoma City by 10
Cleveland by 14
Jan. 18
Memphis by 2
Golden State by 34
L.A. Clippers by 8
posted by rcade at 09:16 AM on January 15, 2016
Howard_T wins the week, hitting an exact spread and expanding his lead by 5. All of us hit our slam dunk and miss the Knicks win in Miami.
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.
If SportsFilter is down and you need to submit your picks, you can send them in email to me.
This Week's Games
An extra large nine-game slate of national games, thank to a tripleheader on MLK Day. Two nice matchups for LeBron's Cavaliers against the only two teams above them in the standings. The red-hot Clippers host the underperforming Rockets.