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January 31, 2018
NBA Pick 'Em Week 16: Devin Booker Might Be Good Edition: There are eight NBA TV games to pick this week, beginning tonight with Knicks/Celtics. In the Pace Mannion, Ufez Jones keeps the lead at 416 with two new players in second and third: NoMich at 389 and Howard_T at 388. Howard_T wins the week with 78. Make your picks.
This Week's Games
New York at Boston on ESPN (Wednesday)
Dallas at Phoenix on ESPN (Wednesday)
Houston at San Antonio on TNT (Thursday)
Oklahoma City at Denver on TNT (Thursday)
Miami at Philadelphia on ESPN (Friday)
Golden State at Sacramento on ESPN (Friday)
Houston at Cleveland on ABC (Saturday)
L.A. Lakers at Oklahoma City on ABC (Sunday)
Teams playing more than once: Houston, Oklahoma City.
Last Week's Results
San Antonio 114, Cleveland 102 (8 < 12 < 16)
L.A. Lakers 108, Boston 107 (1 < 1 < 1)
Houston 104, Dallas 97 (5 < 7 < 9)
Boston 113, L.A. Clippers 102 (8 < 11 < 14)
Oklahoma City 121, Washington 112 (6 < 9 < 12)
Golden State 126, Minnesota 113 (9 < 13 < 17)
New Orleans 115, Houston 113 (1 < 2 < 3)
Golden State 109, Boston 105 (3 < 4 < 5)
Oklahoma City 122, Philadelphia 112 (7 < 10 < 13)
Player Scores
bender's picks
San Antonio by 7, 5 points
Boston by 3, 0 points
Houston by 14 [lock], 10 points
L.A. Clippers by 5, 0 points
Washington by 4, 0 points
Golden State by 7, 5 points
Houston by 5, 0 points
Golden State by 5, 8 points
Oklahoma City by 8 [lock], 16 points
Goyoucolts's picks
Cleveland by 5, 0 points
Boston by 7 [lock], -10 points
Houston by 17 [lock], 10 points
L.A. Clippers by 2, 0 points
Oklahoma City by 4, 5 points
Golden State by 11 [lock], 16 points
Houston by 15 [lock], -10 points
Golden State by 9 [lock], 10 points
Philadelphia by 6, 0 points
Howard_T's picks
San Antonio by 7, 5 points
Boston by 11, 0 points
Houston by 14 [lock], 10 points
Boston by 3, 5 points
Oklahoma City by 9, 10 points
Golden State by 13 [lock], 20 points
New Orleans by 17 [lock], 10 points
Golden State by 8 [lock], 10 points
Oklahoma City by 9, 8 points
NoMich's picks
San Antonio by 8, 8 points
Boston by 12 [lock], -10 points
Houston by 14 [lock], 10 points
L.A. Clippers by 9, 0 points
Oklahoma City by 12 [lock], 16 points
Golden State by 12 [lock], 16 points
New Orleans by 8, 5 points
Golden State by 14 [lock], 10 points
Oklahoma City by 13 [lock], 16 points
rcade's picks
Cleveland by 6, 0 points
Boston by 9, 8 points
Houston by 10 [lock], 10 points
scooby10672's picks
San Antonio by 4, 5 points
Boston by 4 [lock], -10 points
Houston by 6 [lock], 16 points
Boston by 2, 5 points
Oklahoma City by 5 [lock], 10 points
Golden State by 8, 5 points
Houston by 4 [lock], -10 points
Golden State by 8, 5 points
Oklahoma City by 5 [lock], 10 points
tron7's picks
Houston by 13 [lock], 10 points
Boston by 10, 8 points
Oklahoma City by 8, 8 points
Golden State by 8 [lock], 10 points
Houston by 7, 0 points
Golden State by 8 [lock], 10 points
Oklahoma City by 9 [lock], 16 points
Ufez Jones's picks
Cleveland by 7, 0 points
Boston by 12, 0 points
Houston by 12, 5 points
L.A. Clippers by 15 [lock], -10 points
Oklahoma City by 9, 10 points
Golden State by 16 [lock], 10 points
Houston by 6, 0 points
Golden State by 19 [lock], 10 points
Oklahoma City by 9, 8 points
Standings
| Player | Total Score | This Week |
| Ufez Jones | 416 | 33 |
| NoMich | 389 | 71 |
| Howard_T | 388 | 78 |
| rcade | 374 | 18 |
| bender | 349 | 44 |
| tron7 | 309 | 62 |
| scooby10672 | 281 | 36 |
| Goyoucolts | 277 | 21 |
Picks must be submitted in this discussion before the game's tipoff. So if you miss Tuesday games you can still choose the games for the rest of the week.
posted by rcade to basketball at 05:22 PM - 12 comments
SLAM Boston by 9 (Wednesday) SLAM
Phoenix by 4 (Wednesday)
posted by bender at 05:32 PM on January 31, 2018
New York at Boston by 12 (Wednesday)
Dallas at Phoenix by 8 (Wednesday)
posted by NoMich at 05:50 PM on January 31, 2018
Boston (Wednesday) by 11 - SLAM
Dallas (Wednesday) by 6
Houston (Thursday) by 6
Denver (Thursday) by 9
Philadelphia (Friday) by 8 - SLAM
Golden State (Friday) by 12 - SLAM
Houston (Saturday) by 6
Oklahoma City (Sunday) by 8 - SLAM
posted by tron7 at 05:51 PM on January 31, 2018
Wednesday
Bos by 9 (SLAM) Dal by 3
Thursday
Hous by 4 SLAM) Okla by 2
Friday
Phil by 4 (SLAM) GS by 11 (SLAM)
Saturday
Hous by 3 (SLAM)
Sunday
Okla by 9 (SLAM)
posted by scooby10672 at 06:29 PM on January 31, 2018
Wednesday:
Boston by 7
Phoenix by 6
posted by Ufez Jones at 06:47 PM on January 31, 2018
My stinking fat fingers have caused me to have to type this twice. Good week last week, so I would like to keep it going. Good games to pick this week. Here goes.
Wednesday, Jan 31
Boston by 9
Phoenix by 6
Thursday, Feb 1
Houston by 8
Oklahoma City by 8
Friday, Feb 2
Miami by 3
Golden State by 16 SLAM
Saturday, Feb 3
Houston by 5
Sunday, Feb 4
Oklahoma City by 17 SLAM
posted by Howard_T at 06:47 PM on January 31, 2018
Boston by 14 <-- dunk
Dallas by 3
San Antonio by 4
Oklahoma City by 6
Philadelphia by 8
Golden State by 18 <-- dunk
Houston by 6
Oklahoma City by 13 <-- dunk
posted by rcade at 07:23 PM on January 31, 2018
Houston at San Antonio by 8 (Thursday)
Oklahoma City at Denver by 7 (Thursday)
Miami by 8 at Philadelphia (Friday)
Golden State by 14 at Sacramento (Friday) -- dunk
Houston by 12 at Cleveland (Saturday) -- dunk
L.A. Lakers at Oklahoma City by 14 (Sunday) -- dunk
posted by NoMich at 07:31 AM on February 01, 2018
SLAM Boston by 9 (Wednesday) SLAM
Phoenix by 4 (Wednesday)
San Antonio by 7 (Thursday)
Oklahoma City by 6 (Thursday)
SLAM Philadelphia by 9 (Friday) SLAM
SLAM Golden State by 8 (Friday) SLAM
Cleveland by 3 (Saturday)
SLAM Oklahoma City by 13 (Sunday) SLAM
posted by bender at 12:09 PM on February 01, 2018
Woof. Semester has kicked in so I missed the Fri/Sat games.
Sunday: OKC by 19 (SLAM)
posted by Ufez Jones at 01:22 PM on February 04, 2018
Boston by 12 (slam) (Wednesday)
Dallas by 4 (Wednesday)
Houston by 17 (slam) (Thursday)
Denver by 5 (Thursday)
Philadelphia by 7 (Friday)
Golden State by 21 (slam) (Friday)
Houston by 14 (slam) (Saturday)
Oklahoma City by 3 (slam) (Sunday)