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Through the First Round of the playoffs, no one picked the Spurs or the Hawks to move on, and no one thought the Lakers would win in more than 5. No one had the Celtics sweeping, and Jeff's error was picking both the Nuggets and the Blazers to advance. We'll see if anyone fares better in round 2.


Karan – 9 points
Michael – 8 points
Cody – 8 points
Matt – 8 points
Kevin – 8 points
Trent – 6 points
Jeff – 5 points

Several of us made our playoff picks before it all started, just took me a week to post them.

We're doing a points-system, and I'll post standings after the completion of each round.

First Round
1 point for winning team picked correctly
1 point for # of games (only awarded if team picked is correct)

Second Round
2 points for winning team picked correctly
1 point for # of games picked correctly (only awarded if team picked is correct)

Conference Finals
4 points for winning team picked correctly
1 point for # of games picked correctly (only awarded if team picked is correct)

NBA Finals
8 points for winning team picked correctly
2 points for # of games picked correctly (only awarded if team picked is correct)

Here are the picks:

Michael Boyd:

Eastern Conference
First Round
(1) Chicago Bulls vs. (8) Indiana Pacers: Bulls in 5
(4) Orlando Magic vs. (5) Atlanta Hawks: Magic in 6
(3) Boston Celtics vs. (6) New York Knicks: Celtics in 6
(2) Miami Heat) vs. (7) Philadelphia 76ers: Heat in 4

Second Round
Bulls vs. Magic: Bulls in 6
Celtics vs. Heat: Heat in 7

Eastern Conference Finals
Bulls vs. Heat: Heat in 6

Western Conference
First Round
(1) San Antonio Spurs vs. (8) Memphis Grizzlies: Spurs in 6
(4) Oklahoma City Thunder vs. (5) Denver Nuggets: Thunder in 6
(3) Dallas Mavericks vs. (6) Portland Trail Blazers: Mavericks in 6
(2) Los Angeles Lakers vs. (7) New Orleans Hornets: Lakers in 4

Second Round
Spurs vs. Thunder: Thunder in 7
Mavs. vs. Lakers: Lakers in 6

Western Conference Finals
Thunder v. Lakers: Lakers in 7

NBA Finals
Heat vs. Lakers: Heat in 7

Cody Schumacher

Eastern Conference
First Round
(1) Chicago Bulls vs. (8) Indiana Pacers -- Bulls in 5
(4) Orlando Magic vs. (5) Atlanta Hawks -- Magic in 6
(3) Boston Celtics vs. (6) New York Knicks -- Celtics in 5
(2) Miami Heat) vs. (7) Philadelphia 76ers -- Heat in 4

Second Round
Bulls over Magic -- 5 games
Heat over Celtics -- 7 games

Eastern Conference Finals
Heat over Bulls -- 6 games

Western Conference
First Round
(1) San Antonio Spurs vs. (8) Memphis Grizzlies -- Spurs in 5
(4) Oklahoma City Thunder vs. (5) Denver Nuggets -- Thunder in 7
(3) Dallas Mavericks vs. (6) Portland Trail Blazers -- Mavs in 6
(2) Los Angeles Lakers vs. (7) New Orleans Hornets -- Lakers in 4

Second Round
Thunder over Spurs -- 6 games
Lakers over Mavs -- 5 games

Western Conference Finals
Thunder over Lakers -- 6 games

NBA Finals
Thunder over Heat 6 games

Matt Reyes

Eastern Conference
First Round
(1) Chicago Bulls vs. (8) Indiana Pacers - Chicago Bulls in 5 games
(4) Orlando Magic vs. (5) Atlanta Hawks - Orlando Magic in 6 games
(3) Boston Celtics vs. (6) New York Knicks - Boston Celtics in 7 games
(2) Miami Heat) vs. (7) Philadelphia 76ers - Miami Heat in 5 games

Second Round
Chicago Bulls vs Orlando Magic - Chicago Bulls in 7 games.
Boston Celtics vs. Miami Heat - Boston Celtics in 6 games.

Eastern Conference Finals
Chicago Bulls vs. Boston Celtics - Chicago Bulls in 7 games.

Western Conference
First Round
(1) San Antonio Spurs vs. (8) Memphis Grizzlies - San Antonio Spurs in 6 games
(4) Oklahoma City Thunder vs. (5) Denver Nuggets - Oklahoma City Thunder in 5 games
(3) Dallas Mavericks vs. (6) Portland Trail Blazers - Portland Trail Blazers in 7 games
(2) Los Angeles Lakers vs. (7) New Orleans Hornets - Los Angeles Lakers in 4 games

Second Round
San Antonio Spurs vs. Oklahoma City Thunder - Oklahoma City Thunder in 6 games.
Los Angeles Lakers vs. Portland Trail Blazers - Los Angeles Lakers in 7 games.

Western Conference Finals
Los Angeles Lakers vs. Oklahoma City Thunder - Los Angeles Lakers in 7 games.

NBA Finals
Los Angeles Lakers vs. Chicago Bulls - Chicago Bulls in 6 games.

Karan Lodha

Eastern Conference
First Round
(1) Chicago Bulls vs. (8) Indiana Pacers -- Bulls in 5
(4) Orlando Magic vs. (5) Atlanta Hawks -- Magic in 6
(3) Boston Celtics vs. (6) New York Knicks -- Celtics in 6
(2) Miami Heat) vs. (7) Philadelphia 76ers -- Heat in 5

Second Round
Bulls over Magic, 6 games
Heat over Celtics, 5 games

Eastern Conference Finals
Heat over Bulls, 6 games

Western Conference
First Round
(1) San Antonio Spurs vs. (8) Memphis Grizzlies -- Spurs in 6
(4) Oklahoma City Thunder vs. (5) Denver Nuggets -- Thunder in 5
(3) Dallas Mavericks vs. (6) Portland Trail Blazers -- Mavs in 7
(2) Los Angeles Lakers vs. (7) New Orleans Hornets -- Lakers in 5

Second Round
Thunder over Spurs, 7 games
Lakers over Mavs, 6 games

Western Conference Finals
Thunder over Lakers, 7 games

NBA Finals
Heat over Thunder, 7 games

Trent Knapp

Eastern Conference
First Round
(1) Chicago Bulls vs. (8) Indiana Pacers - Bulls, 4-1
(4) Orlando Magic vs. (5) Atlanta Hawks - Magic, 4-3
(3) Boston Celtics vs. (6) New York Knicks - Celtics, 4-2
(2) Miami Heat) vs. (7) Philadelphia 76ers - Heat, 4-0

Second Round
(1) Chicago Bulls vs. (4) Orlando Magic - Bulls, 4-2
(3) Boston Celtics vs. (2) Miami Heat - Heat, 4-2

Eastern Conference Finals
(1) Chicago Bulls vs. (2) Miami Heat - Bulls, 4-3

Western Conference
First Round
(1) San Antonio Spurs vs. (8) Memphis Grizzlies - Spurs, 4-1
(4) Oklahoma City Thunder vs. (5) Denver Nuggets - Thunder, 4-3
(3) Dallas Mavericks vs. (6) Portland Trail Blazers - Trail Blazers, 4-2
(2) Los Angeles Lakers vs. (7) New Orleans Hornets - Lakers, 4-1

Second Round
(1) San Antonio Spurs vs. (4) Oklahoma City Thunder - Spurs, 4-3
(2) Los Angeles Lakers vs. (6) Portland Trail Blazers - Lakers, 4-2

Western Conference Finals
(1) San Antonio Spurs vs. (2) Los Angeles Lakers - Lakers, 4-2

NBA Finals
Chicago Bulls vs. Los Angeles Lakers - Lakers, 4-3

Kevin Reyes

Eastern Conference
First Round
(1) Chicago Bulls vs. (8) Indiana Pacers - Bulls in 4
(4) Orlando Magic vs. (5) Atlanta Hawks - Magic in 6
(3) Boston Celtics vs. (6) New York Knicks - Celtics in 6
(2) Miami Heat) vs. (7) Philadelphia 76ers - Heat in 5

Second Round
Bulls vs. Magic - Bulls in 6
Celtics vs. Heat - Heat in 7

Eastern Conference Finals
Bulls vs. Heat - Heat in 6

Western Conference
First Round
(1) San Antonio Spurs vs. (8) Memphis Grizzlies - Spurs in 5
(4) Oklahoma City Thunder vs. (5) Denver Nuggets - Thunder in 7
(3) Dallas Mavericks vs. (6) Portland Trail Blazers - Mavericks in 6
(2) Los Angeles Lakers vs. (7) New Orleans Hornets - Lakers in 5

Second Round
Spurs vs. Thunder - Thunder in 6
Lakers vs. Mavericks - Lakers in 5

Western Conference Finals
Lakers vs. Thunder - Lakers in 6

NBA Finals
Lakers vs. Heat - Lakers in 6

Jeff Boyd

Eastern Conference
First Round
(1) Chicago Bulls vs. (8) Indiana Pacers - Bulls in 4
(4) Orlando Magic vs. (5) Atlanta Hawks - Magic in 6
(3) Boston Celtics vs. (6) New York Knicks - Celtics in 6
(2) Miami Heat) vs. (7) Philadelphia 76ers - Heat in 5

Second Round
Bulls vs. Magic - Bulls in 6
Celtics vs. Heat - Heat in 7

Eastern Conference Finals
Bulls vs. Heat - Bulls in 6

Western Conference
First Round
(1) San Antonio Spurs vs. (8) Memphis Grizzlies - Spurs in 7
(4) Oklahoma City Thunder vs. (5) Denver Nuggets - Nuggets in 6
(3) Dallas Mavericks vs. (6) Portland Trail Blazers - Blazers in 7
(2) Los Angeles Lakers vs. (7) New Orleans Hornets - Lakers in 5

Second Round
Spurs vs. Nuggets - Nuggets in 7
Lakers vs. Blazers - Lakers in 5

Western Conference Finals
Lakers vs. Nuggets - Lakers in 5

NBA Finals
Lakers vs. Bulls - Bulls in 6