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March 24, 2017
NBA Pick 'Em Week 19: J.J. Barea Will Smash Edition: There are six national TV games to pick in SportsFilter's Pace Mannion NBA Pick 'Em, beginning with tonight's Hawks/Bucks game on NBA TV. NoMich wins the week with 52 points. Goyoucolts leads the competition with 649 points, followed closely by Howard_T at 636 and Ufez Jones at 618. I had another rough week, as if you cared. Make your picks.
This Week's Games
Atlanta at Milwaukee on NBATV (Friday)
Washington at Cleveland on NBATV (Saturday)
Oklahoma City at Houston on ABC (Sunday)
Portland at Los Angeles Lakers on NBATV (Sunday)
Cleveland at San Antonio on TNT (Monday)
New Orleans at Utah on TNT (Monday)
Teams playing more than once: Cleveland.
Last Week's Results
Portland 110, San Antonio 106 (3 < 4 < 5)
Milwaukee 97, Los Angeles Clippers 96 (1 < 1 < 1)
Cleveland 91, Utah 83 (6 < 8 < 10)
Miami 123, Minnesota 105 (13 < 18 < 23)
Los Angeles Clippers 108, Cleveland 78 (21 < 30 < 39)
Toronto 116, Indiana 101 (10 < 15 < 20)
Golden State 111, Oklahoma City 95 (11 < 16 < 21)
Los Angeles Clippers 114, New York 105 (6 < 9 < 12)
Player Scores
bender's picks
Cleveland by 6, 8 points
Minnesota by 4, 0 points
Los Angeles Clippers by 5, 5 points
Toronto by 9 [lock], 10 points
Golden State by 5, 5 points
Los Angeles Clippers by 12 [lock], 16 points
Goyoucolts's picks
San Antonio by 5 [lock], -10 points
Los Angeles Clippers by 6, 0 points
Cleveland by 13 [lock], 10 points
Miami by 4, 5 points
Los Angeles Clippers by 8, 5 points
Toronto by 3, 5 points
Oklahoma City by 2, 0 points
Los Angeles Clippers by 11 [lock], 16 points
Howard_T's picks
San Antonio by 8, 0 points
Los Angeles Clippers by 12 [lock], -10 points
Cleveland by 11 [lock], 10 points
Miami by 6, 5 points
Cleveland by 9, 0 points
Toronto by 14 [lock], 16 points
Golden State by 8, 5 points
Los Angeles Clippers by 18 [lock], 10 points
NoMich's picks
San Antonio by 6, 0 points
Los Angeles Clippers by 8, 0 points
Cleveland by 10 [lock], 16 points
Minnesota by 5, 0 points
Los Angeles Clippers by 6, 5 points
Toronto by 12 [lock], 16 points
Golden State by 6, 5 points
Los Angeles Clippers by 14 [lock], 10 points
rcade's picks
San Antonio by 16 [lock], -10 points
Milwaukee by 4, 5 points
Toronto by 13 [lock], 16 points
tron7's picks
Cleveland by 4, 5 points
Miami by 4, 5 points
Los Angeles Clippers by 4, 5 points
Toronto by 4, 5 points
Golden State by 6, 5 points
Los Angeles Clippers by 10 [lock], 16 points
Ufez Jones's picks
San Antonio by 11, 0 points
Los Angeles Clippers by 6, 0 points
Utah by 6, 0 points
Miami by 10, 5 points
Cleveland by 14 [lock], -10 points
Toronto by 16 [lock], 16 points
Golden State by 8, 5 points
Los Angeles Clippers by 17 [lock], 10 points
Standings
| Player | Total Score | This Week |
| Goyoucolts | 649 | 31 |
| Howard_T | 636 | 36 |
| Ufez Jones | 618 | 26 |
| tron7 | 590 | 41 |
| NoMich | 583 | 52 |
| rcade | 502 | 11 |
| bender | 438 | 44 |
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 02:54 PM - 16 comments
Milwaukee by 7
Washington by 3
Houston by 8
SLAM Portland by 14 SLAM
San Antonio by 3
Utah by 5
posted by bender at 03:31 PM on March 24, 2017
Bucks by 5
Cavs by 6 (slam dunk)
Rockets by 14 (slam dunk)
Blazers by 9 (slam dunk)
Spurs by 8.
Pelicans by 1
posted by Goyoucolts at 04:11 PM on March 24, 2017
And don't worry about it, rcade. Sorry you had a bad week.
posted by Goyoucolts at 04:11 PM on March 24, 2017
MIL by 8 (slam)
WAS by 4
posted by Ufez Jones at 05:13 PM on March 24, 2017
Going to the Celtics game tonight. Have an invitation to Coach Stevens' presser after the game.Should be fun.
Hawks at Bucks. Don't pass the buck on this. Milwaukee by 11.
All the rest later.
posted by Howard_T at 06:37 PM on March 24, 2017
Washington by 7
Houston by 12
Portland by 16
San Antonio by 8
Utah by 14
posted by NoMich at 08:56 AM on March 25, 2017
Nice game to see live there, Howard. Not only did you get see Devin Booker drop 70, but the C's won anyhow.
posted by Ufez Jones at 03:01 PM on March 25, 2017
At the presser one could nearly see the steam coming out of Brad Steven's ears. He courteously but abruptly answered the 5 or 6 questions that were asked, then left in a hurry. Booker was unconscious, but the Pacers cheapened it somewhat by fouling the Celtics as if Indiana were down by 5 with less than a minute left. They were also using time outs to try to extend the game so Booker could get a few more. Still, it was an incredible effort, and Booker couldn't even go out for a beer to celebrate because he's only 20.
posted by Howard_T at 08:35 PM on March 25, 2017
Now to the picks. I didn't notice that Washington vs Cleveland was an early game. Rats, I missed it, but for the record I would have picked the Cavs. I checked the score and see that Wizards are leading. Interesting.
Thunder in Houston is tough to call. The hirsute AC will prevail. Houston by 9.
Portland was doing quite well, but when Evan Turner went down, it took away their bench. Still, they're playing the Lakers. Portland by 16.
Cavs to the lair of the wicked Popovitch. Spurs will hold on. San Antonio by 8.
The replacement will face the team that left town. Jazz left for a good reason. Utah by 6.
posted by Howard_T at 08:54 PM on March 25, 2017
HOU by 12
POR by 13 (SLAM)
SAS by 9
UTA by 16 (SLAM)
posted by Ufez Jones at 11:03 AM on March 26, 2017
Rogers, for the playoffs I suggest sticking with a simple winner and games played for the first round. Award the points for picking the series winner, with some extras for getting the number of games right. No points for picking the games but not the winner. If a series mvp is to be chosen, put in a prop for that.
Continue that format throughout the rest of the playoffs, adding props such as total points, total margin of victory and such. For the finals, I suggest making the picks for the series and doing a pick'em for each game as well. The slam option could be incorporated here.
posted by Howard_T at 11:41 AM on March 26, 2017
Here's the Google Spreadsheet I used to track the playoff pick 'em from last season, with prop bets increasing slightly as the rounds moved on. Each round is in its own tab. Just in case you wanted some ideas.
posted by Ufez Jones at 11:50 AM on March 26, 2017
San Antonio by 7
Utah by 11
posted by tron7 at 09:40 AM on March 27, 2017
I'm going to double down on yesterday's success and make a change:
Spurs by 8 (slam dunk)
posted by Goyoucolts at 06:50 PM on March 27, 2017
I'm sorry about the delayed starts to the pick 'em the previous two weeks. I should be able to get us back to Tuesday posts for the remainder of the season.
If you have any suggestions for the Playoff Pick 'Em, I'm going to code that soon.