October 31, 2023

NBA Pickem Week 2: Harden to Clippers Edition: There's a six-game slate of national TV games this week ahead of the in-season tournament that begins Friday. First up are the TNT doubleheader tonight of Knicks/Cavs and Spurs/Suns. I've opened in the lead over Werty. Make your picks and don't lose trust.

posted by rcade to basketball at 09:41 AM - 9 comments

Current Standings

posted by rcade at 09:41 AM on October 31, 2023

My picks:

Cavaliers by 10
Suns by 20 (slam dunk)
Thunder by 8 (slam dunk)
Clippers by 6
Bucks by 14 (slam dunk)
Nuggets by 8 (slam dunk)

Saw Wembayama open against the Mavericks. Seven foot four and he's pulling up and dropping threes. This is the weirdest timeline.

posted by rcade at 09:48 AM on October 31, 2023

My picks:

Knicks by 8
Suns by 8

posted by NoMich at 12:46 PM on October 31, 2023

My picks:

Cavaliers by 6
Suns by 8
Thunder by 4
Lakers by 14 (slam dunk)

posted by Ufez Jones at 03:15 PM on October 31, 2023

Saw Wembayama open against the Mavericks. Seven foot four and he's pulling up and dropping threes. This is the weirdest timeline.

I watched the first half of the Spurs/Thunder pre-season game and Wemby vs. Chet is a mix of jaw-dropping talent and gangly-ass Kaiju on ice. Their first regular season match-up is two weeks from tonight on TNT. Should be a fun one.

On a personal note, I just snapped up a deal on a flight to LaGuardia in early February and am planning to go see the Mavs take on the Knicks at Madison Square Garden (which will also be a TNT game). It's one of those things I've always daydreamed of doing when the stars aligned and I don't think they'll get any more lined up than they are this season. I haven't been to an NBA game in five years (last was Mavs @ Bulls early in Luka's rookie season), so I'm pretty damn excited to get the process going.

posted by Ufez Jones at 06:09 PM on October 31, 2023

My picks:

Suns by 11 (slam dunk)
Thunder by 8
Lakers by 6
Bucks by 9 (slam dunk)
Nuggets by 8 (slam dunk)

I didn't get an email about this week's picks, so I missed the Knicks win.

posted by werty at 10:00 PM on October 31, 2023

Revised picks:

Thunder by 8
Lakers by 8
Bucks by 8
Nuggets by 8

posted by NoMich at 08:06 AM on November 01, 2023

My picks:

Thunder by 4
Lakers by 8
Bucks by 9
Nuggets by 5

Didn't get your email until this morning, so I missed the Tuesday games. Probably would have gotten them wrong anyway.

posted by Howard_T at 02:31 PM on November 01, 2023

Revised picks:

Bucks by 7
Nuggets by 4

posted by Ufez Jones at 05:28 PM on November 02, 2023

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