2025 NBA Play-In / Play-Off Prediction Game

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fart simpson: Jul 2, 2005; DEATH TO AMERICA

West
1. thunder in 5
2. warriors in 6
3. lakers in 6
4. clippers in 7
East
1. cabs in 5
2. celtics in 6
3. pistons in 7
4. milwaukee sucks in 6
Bonus
* 1. false *
2. false
3. nuggets vs clippers
4. west

# ? Apr 19, 2025 15:28

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# ? Apr 24, 2025 15:01

habeasdorkus: Nov 3, 2013; Royalty is a continuous shitposting motion.

Anyone who scored 2 or fewer points needs to hand in their Ball-Knower card, if they have one, because if you can't outscore an idiot like me who barely follows the regular season you do not know ball.

I am the cut line of NBA fandom.

# ? Apr 19, 2025 15:31

piratepilates: Mar 28, 2004; So I will learn to live with it. Because I can live with it. I can live with it.

Giggs posted:

Congratulations to our leader(s) after round 1 at a lofty 5 points:
big boi
JackBandit
piratepilates
Shear Modulus
Veryslightlymad

# ? Apr 19, 2025 15:49

Southern Cassowary: Jan 3, 2023; warmth

West
1. OKC in 4
2. Golden State in 7
3. Lakers in 6
4. Clippers in 7

East
1. Cavs in 5
2. Celtics in 5
3. Knicks in 6
4. Bucks in 7

Bonus
1. FALSE
2. TRUE
3. Houston/Golden State
4. West

# ? Apr 19, 2025 16:01

leftist heap: Feb 28, 2013; Fun Shoe

West
1. Thunder in 4
2. Warriors in 6
3. Lakers in 7
4. Nuggets in 6

East
1. Cavaliers in 5
2. Celtics in 4
3. Knicks in 6
4. Bucks in 7

Bonus
1. *False*
2. True
3. Lakers/Timberwolves
4. West

# ? Apr 19, 2025 16:08

Giggs: Jan 4, 2013; mama huhu

Southern Cassowary posted:

Bonus
1. FALSE

Is this intended to be a double-down?

# ? Apr 19, 2025 16:24

Dejan Bimble: Mar 24, 2008; we're all black friends; Plaster Town Cop

Ooopsie daisy

Dejan Bimble fucked around with this message at 16:51 on Apr 19, 2025

# ? Apr 19, 2025 16:27

Giggs: Jan 4, 2013; mama huhu

Fresh & Contemporary Dejan Bimble posted:

West -
1. Oklahoma City Thunder in 4
2. Houston Rockets in 6
3. Lakers in 7
4. Nuggets in 6

East
1. Cleaveland Cavaliers in 5
2. Boston Celtics in 5
3. Detroit Pistons in 6
4. Bucks in 7

BONUS - 1pt each
1. False
2. TRUE
3. Ind mil
4. West

Roman Times Dejan Bimble posted:

West
1. Oklahoma City Thunder in 5
2. Houston Rockets in 7
3. LA Lakers in 6
4. LA Clippers in 7

East
1. Cavaliers in 6
2. Boston Celtics in 4
3. Detroit Pistons in 6
4. Milwaukee Bucks in 7

BONUS
1. TRUE
2. TRUE
3. det nyk

4. West

Do you want your old answers, your new answers or would you like to synthesize the two and create a third set of answers?

# ? Apr 19, 2025 16:31

Giggs: Jan 4, 2013; mama huhu

West
1. Thunder in 5
2. Rockets in 6
3. Twolves in 7
4. Clippers in 6
East
1. Cavs in 5
2. Celtics in 4
3. Knicks in 6
4. Pacers in 6
Bonus
1. False
**2. True**
3. Lakers/Twolves
4. West

# ? Apr 19, 2025 16:34

Mean Baby: May 28, 2005

Thanks for running this Giggs! My prediction powers have increased 10x by posting on a PC.

West - 1pt for winner, 1pt for games
1. Oklahoma City Thunder in 5
2. Houston Rockets in 7
3. LA Lakers in 6
4. LA Clippers in 7

East - 1pt for winner, 1pt for games
1. Cleveland Cavaliers in 5
2. Boston Celtics in 4
3. New York Knicks in 6
4. Milwaukee Bucks in 7

BONUS - 1pt each
1. TRUE or FALSE: There will be a 2OT. FALSE
2. TRUE or FALSE: Someone will score 45 or more points in a game. TRUE - DOUBLE DOWN
3. Which series will have the lowest per game point total? Celtics / Magic
(by this I mean the series point total divided by the number of games in the series)
4. Which conference will have the most games played? WEST

# ? Apr 19, 2025 16:41

Dejan Bimble: Mar 24, 2008; we're all black friends; Plaster Town Cop

Giggs posted:

Do you want your old answers, your new answers or would you like to synthesize the two and create a third set of answers?

I have zero memory of posting the first one and I did not drink or take drugs yesterday. Wow. Let me just erase the second and edit the first

# ? Apr 19, 2025 16:50

Southern Cassowary: Jan 3, 2023; warmth

Giggs posted:

Is this intended to be a double-down?

yes

# ? Apr 19, 2025 16:53

DeimosRising: Oct 17, 2005; �Hola SEA!

1. Oklahoma City Thunder [1] vs Memphis Grizzlies [8] - Thunder in 5
2. Houston Rockets [2] vs Golden State Warriors[7] - Warriors in 7
3. LA Lakers [3] vs Minnesota Timberwolves [6] - Wolves in 6
4. Denver Nuggets [4] vs LA Clippers [5] - Nuggets in 7

East - 1pt for winner, 1pt for games
1. Cleveland Cavaliers [1] vs Miami Heat [8] - Cavs in 4
2. Boston Celtics [2] vs Orlando Magic [7] - Celtics in 6
3. New York Knicks [3] vs Detroit Pistons [6] - Knicks in 6
4. Indiana Pacers [4] vs Milwaukee Bucks [5] - Pacers in 6

BONUS - 1pt each
1. TRUE or FALSE: There will be a 2OT. False and double down
2. TRUE or FALSE: Someone will score 45 or more points in a game. True
3. Which series will have the lowest per game point total? Celtics vs Magic
4. Which conference will have the most games played? Western Conference

# ? Apr 19, 2025 16:59

Giggs: Jan 4, 2013; mama huhu

Dejan Bimble posted:

Let me just erase the second and edit the first

All good

Southern Cassowary posted:

yes

Cool, thanks.

:siren:

1 HOUR UNTIL DEADLINE :siren:

# ? Apr 19, 2025 17:04

RCarr: Dec 24, 2007

West
1. Thunder in 5
2. Warriors in 7
3. Timberwolves in 6
4. Nuggets in 5
East
1. Cavaliers in 5
2. Celtics in 4
3. **Knicks in 5**
4. Bucks in 7
Bonus
1. False
2. True
3. Celtics/Magic
4. West

RCarr fucked around with this message at 17:35 on Apr 19, 2025

# ? Apr 19, 2025 17:18

Giggs: Jan 4, 2013; mama huhu

RCarr posted:

East
3. **Knicks in 5**
Bonus
1. **False**
2. **True**

Only one question is double-down-able, which would you like to keep?

# ? Apr 19, 2025 17:23

RCarr: Dec 24, 2007

Giggs posted:

Only one question is double-down-able, which would you like to keep?

Ah, my bad. Knicks baby

-Edited my post to confirm

# ? Apr 19, 2025 17:26

Giggs: Jan 4, 2013; mama huhu

RCarr posted:

Ah, my bad. Knicks baby

-Edited my post to confirm

Thanks

HALF AN HOUR TO DEADLINE :siren:

# ? Apr 19, 2025 17:32

Papes: Apr 13, 2010; There's always something at the bottom of the bag.

West
1. Thunder in 4
2. Rockets in 6
3. Timberwolves in 6
4. Clippers in 6

East
1. Cavs in 4
2. Celtics in 5
3. Knicks in 5
4. Pacers in 6

BONUS - 1pt each
1. TRUE
2. **TRUE**
3. Gsw v Houston
4. West

Papes fucked around with this message at 17:44 on Apr 19, 2025

# ? Apr 19, 2025 17:42

Giggs: Jan 4, 2013; mama huhu

Tip-off has occurred! Playoffs have BEGUN.
:siren:

THE DEADLINE HAS PASSED. :siren:

# ? Apr 19, 2025 18:13

DJ_Mindboggler: Nov 21, 2013

West
1. OKC in 5
2. Warriors in 6
3. Lakers in 6
4. Nuggets in 6

East
1. Cavs in 5
2. Celtics in 5
3. Knicks in 6
4. Pacers in 6

Bonus
1. False
2. True
3. Knicks/Pistons
4. West

# ? Apr 19, 2025 20:17

Giggs: Jan 4, 2013; mama huhu

DJ_Mindboggler posted:

I will allow this entry except for the Pacers/Bucks series prediction and Bonus 2 (45+ point game)

Here are the guesses:

~~Thunder &~~ Celtics have 100% support from the field, Cavs & Thunder very nearly so. 4 dangerous bets! Exciting!! Half of us bet on the bonus, the other half didn't bother. How will this pan out? Who the gently caress knows?

Giggs fucked around with this message at 15:11 on Apr 20, 2025

# ? Apr 19, 2025 20:26

Chairchucker: Nov 14, 2006; to ride eternal, shiny and chrome

THUNDERDOME LOSER 2022

Giggs posted:

Thunder & Celtics have 100% support from the field

Not quite! We have one Grizz believer!

# ? Apr 20, 2025 05:40

Eratik: Jun 23, 2004; I like your style.

Giggs posted:

[*]Only one poster guessed the correct highest-scoring team, and it was Eratik! Surely this was due to watching Davion on the Raptors and knowing that he would drag the bum-rear end Heat to the highest of Play-In heights.

I always knew he had it in him

# ? Apr 20, 2025 14:48

Chairchucker: Nov 14, 2006; to ride eternal, shiny and chrome

THUNDERDOME LOSER 2022

So far I'm feeling pretty good about doubling down on OKC in 4

# ? Apr 21, 2025 04:46

Stevie Lee: Oct 8, 2007

game 1s actually don't count, I'm hearing

# ? Apr 21, 2025 04:58

fart simpson: Jul 2, 2005; DEATH TO AMERICA

Stevie Lee posted:

game 1s actually don't count, I'm hearing

this is the prevailing wisdom yeah

# ? Apr 21, 2025 05:00

Isentropy: Dec 12, 2010

Meta question: why am I the only person betting on under 45 points for any star? It's the playoffs lol

# ? Apr 23, 2025 01:40

Eratik: Jun 23, 2004; I like your style.

Isentropy posted:

Meta question: why am I the only person betting on under 45 points for any star? It's the playoffs lol

In the playoffs the stars play minutes in the mid-40s more often.

# ? Apr 23, 2025 01:52

Stevie Lee: Oct 8, 2007

Isentropy posted:

Meta question: why am I the only person betting on under 45 points for any star? It's the playoffs lol

Knicks-Sixers last season had three 45 point games

# ? Apr 23, 2025 02:04

Rick: Feb 23, 2004; When I was 17, my father was so stupid, I didn't want to be seen with him in public. When I was 24, I was amazed at how much the old man had learned in just 7 years.

Isentropy posted:

Meta question: why am I the only person betting on under 45 points for any star? It's the playoffs lol

It's one that would be really unfun to be wrong about the other way, for me, and we've had enough big games in the first round the past couple of years I figured it's at least possible to be right.

# ? Apr 23, 2025 06:33

DeimosRising: Oct 17, 2005; �Hola SEA!

Isentropy posted:

Meta question: why am I the only person betting on under 45 points for any star? It's the playoffs lol

You�re just that brave

# ? Apr 23, 2025 13:09

KurdtLives: Dec 22, 2004; Look how they massacred my boy!

You'd think that since there is a higher number of games and the lowest seeds with iffy defense it could happen

# ? Apr 23, 2025 20:43

piratepilates: Mar 28, 2004; So I will learn to live with it. Because I can live with it. I can live with it.

I mean you just need it to happen once, out of, what? 8 series? Each with at least 4 games each? Jalen Brunson got 37 in the latest Knicks game, just needs someone to hero ball hard enough once to get it.

# ? Apr 23, 2025 21:04

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# ? Apr 24, 2025 15:01

Giggs: Jan 4, 2013; mama huhu

After 16 games in the first round there's not! much! to! report!

No double OT so far.
No 45+ point game so far (Kawhi the closest at 39 pts).
Rockets/Warriors [6 posters] has by a decent margin the lowest per game points total at 191.5 points. Lakers/Twolves [7 posters] are close at 195.5. At the far end, the Cavs/Heat have the highest at 227 with Pacers/Bucks at 226.5. Metapod is the only poster to predict the Cavs/Heat series having the lowest. I'm no mathematician but that sounds unlikely at the moment.
Nobody is definitely wrong about any series as yet afaict.

Big mistake on my part not to go with a bonus question about team scoring leaders with the value inversely based on all-star appearances because somebody could have gotten a lot of points if they chose Marvin Bagley III, presuming they A) Remembered he still exists B) Knew he was in the league C) Knew he was on the Grizzlies D) Predicted he'd see minutes, and E) Predicted he would tie Ja Morant for most points in a game. Oh well.

# ? Apr 24, 2025 05:58

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