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February 10, 2016
Pace Mannion NBA Pick 'Em: Week 15: There are eight NBA games airing nationally this week and two All-Star games pitting the U.S. vs. the World and West vs. East. All 10 are in the our NBA Pick 'Em contest, which is led by the merciless prognostication juggernaut Howard_T. Games start tonight at 8 p.m. on ESPN when the Lakers lose to the Cavaliers.
posted by rcade to basketball at 01:56 PM - 11 comments
I missed the early game Tuesday, distracted by the Super Bowl. Apologies to all, but mostly Howard_T because he would've used the game to grow his lead.
I thought it would be fun to throw the two All-Star games into the mix.
This week I was taught a valuable lesson about remembering to pick games.
posted by rcade at 01:58 PM on February 10, 2016
February 10
CLE by 18
POR by 8
February 11
OKC by 14
February 12
USA by 12
February 14
West by 8
February 19
OKC by 10
February 20
GSW by 10
February 21
CLE by 10
CHI by 14
posted by NoMich at 02:33 PM on February 10, 2016
What's really sad is that you pretty much missed a week and you're still way ahead of me. /sigh
posted by NoMich at 02:34 PM on February 10, 2016
I'm surprised that I was able to open the lead a bit this week. I really thought the Pelicans might be able to beat Lakers and Clippers would do better against a vulnerable Minnesota team. So tonight, wearing my penitential ashes, I will be able to vent my wrath against Doc Rivers and his charges. My son and I will meet at the Paulaner Beer Garden in North Station for a quick Hacker-Pschorr Gold, grab a couple of slices of pizza (and another beer) across the street, then proceed to the TD Garden for a visit to the microbrewery draft beer garden in the balcony, whence we will weave our way to our seats. With that sort of strengthening, the game will be enjoyable. Now to the picks.
10 February
Cleveland by 8 Kevin Love is out, the offense will have to be reworked some.
Houston by 4
11 February
Oklahoma City by 14 with a Sooner State SLAM
12 February
USA by 8 The team rosters for those who want to use logic vs flipping a coin.
14 February
West by 14 The NBA delivers a big, wet Valentine's kiss in a game with zero defense.
19 February
Oklahoma City by 15
Boston by 4
20 February
Golden State by 6
21 February
Oklahoma City by 12
Chicago by 7 Butler is not badly injured, Dunleavy is back, and Rose is playing well.
I consider the games Tuesday to be a bit of time on the bench to get a few extra minutes of rest around the halftime break. While I might have used the games to pad the lead, the reverse might have been true.
posted by Howard_T at 02:50 PM on February 10, 2016
MIN by 6
Make a mental note to check to see who is officiating before slam dunking a Clippers game.
Wednesday Feb 10
Cleveland by 16 Slam
Houston by 8
Thursday Feb 11
OKC by 11
Friday Feb 12
USA by 7
Sunday Feb 14
East by 6
Friday Feb 19
OKC by 10
Boston by 7
Saturday Feb 20
Golden State by 9
Saturday Feb 21
OKC by 11
Chicago by 16
posted by tron7 at 03:00 PM on February 10, 2016
What's really sad is that you pretty much missed a week and you're still way ahead of me. /sigh
My advice: make picks for all of the games.
Fri. Feb. 19 10:30 p.m. ET Boston at Utah ESPN
posted by tron7 at 03:04 PM on February 10, 2016
Oh, mother effer! Thanks tron.
February 19
BOS by 8
posted by NoMich at 03:07 PM on February 10, 2016
Feb. 10
Cleveland by 20
Houston by 6
Feb. 12
U.S. by 10
Feb. 14
West by 8
Feb. 21
Chicago by 23 <-- slam dunk
posted by rcade at 05:03 PM on February 10, 2016
Well crap. Lousy snow kept me stuck in traffic and I didn't get home before the tipoff of the CLE/LAL game. Such is life.
Feb 10 Portland by 7
Feb 11 Thunder by 17 SLAM
Feb 12 US by 15? Hell, I don't know.
Feb 14 East by 10
I'll hit the rest early next week.
posted by Ufez Jones at 08:36 PM on February 10, 2016
The remainder of my picks:
Feb. 19
Oklahoma City by 14
Boston by 11
Feb. 20
Golden State by 12
Feb. 21
OKC by 7
Chicago by 8
posted by Ufez Jones at 02:00 PM on February 17, 2016
Howard wins the week, expanding his lead. I forget to submit picks and fall to fourth. Sad trombone.
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
Ten games this week, including two All-Star games. The Lakers get two games, Golden State and L.A. Clippers provide a nice preview of a potential Western Conference Finals and LeBron takes the Cavs to Oklahoma City. Donald Trump picks the World to beat the U.S.