NBA Pick 'Em: Week Six

[Scholar]

PLEASE READ BEFORE PROCEEDING
A change has been made to the amount of points wagers are worth. Please read it before placing your wagers. You are now allowed to choose how many points you'd like to wager. Only 3 points max allowed.



Note: 3 spots available for anyone interested in joining still. You will start off with 11 points.


Standings
1. Fsvr54: 31
2. Chips93: 28.5
3. Tyler00: 28
4. fpliii: 26.5
5. JimmyMcAdocious: 26
6. Scholar: 25
- Wally450: 25
8. iamgine: 24.5
9. PistonsFan#21: 24
10. LEFT4DEAD: 23.5
- RoundMoundofReb: 23.5
12. All Net: 23
- TheGreatDeraj: 23
14. Rose’sACL: 21
- Sakkreth: 21
- Dr.hee: 21
- Legends66NBA7: 21
18. Rhythmic_thesis: 19.5
- Kuniva_dAMiGhTy: 19.5
20. Coin24: 17
- CanYouDigIt: 17 (missed week 5)
22. QuebecBaller: 16.5
23. CarlosBoozer: 16
24. Rose: 15.5
25. Poido123: 15 (missed week 5)
26. CeltsGarlic: 13
27. Hitman24: 12 (missed week 5)


- Open Spot: 11
- Open Spot: 11
- Open spot: 11

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The Rules
You should know these by now, but if you need a refresher, please click here (http://207.58.151.151/forum/showthread.php?t=313960). There has been a change to the scoring system, so please read below for full details.

You have until Wed., 12/04/2013 @ 4 pm PT (7 pm Eastern) to get your picks, bets and wagers in. All bets must be approved by me.


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The Wagers
Please specify whether you AGREE or DISAGREE with your chosen wager.
You may also choose how many points you'd like to wager. Only 3 points max.

1. The NY Knicks will attempt more total free throws than the Brooklyn Nets on Thurs., 12/05.
Knicks: 17.7 FTA/G, Nets: 25.8 FTA/G

2. Kobe Bryant will return to action on the Fri., 12/06 road game versus the Sacramento Kings.

3. Kevin Durant will shoot a better percentage from the field than Paul George on Sun., 12/08 during the Indiana Pacers vs Oklahoma City Thunder game.
KD: .441%, PG: .473%


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The Picks
Game One (Wed., 12/04) Detroit Pistons @ Milwaukee Bucks
*Game Two (Thurs., 12/05) New York Knicks @ Brooklyn Nets*
Game Three (Fri., 12/06) Los Angeles Lakers @ Sacramento Kings
Game Four (Sat., 12/07) Golden State Warriors @ Memphis Grizzlies
Game Five (Sun., 12/08) Indiana Pacers @ Oklahoma City Thunder


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Please remember that as of Week Five if you correctly guess within 1 point of the true margin-of-victory for a given game, you will gain 1 point. Being within 2 points will be worth 0.5 pt, and any margin of victory greater than 2 will not earn any points.
Examples:
- Miami Heat by 5 @ Brooklyn Nets. You guessed they'd win by 6. You will get 1 point for guessing the victor correctly and another point for guessing the margin of victory correctly. Total = 2 points.
- Los Angeles Lakers by 15 @ Detroit Pistons. You guessed the Lakers would win by 13. You will get 1/2 a point (0.5 point) for the correct margin of victory, and of course 1 point for guessing the correct winner. Total = 1.5 points.


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Previous Weeks
Week One (http://www.insidehoops.com/forum/showthread.php?t=315016)
Week Two (http://www.insidehoops.com/forum/showthread.php?t=315738)
Week Three (http://www.insidehoops.com/forum/showthread.php?t=316472)
Week Four (http://www.insidehoops.com/forum/showthread.php?t=317019)
Week Five (http://insidehoops.com/forum/showthread.php?t=317676)

WEEK FIVE'S RESULTS

Week 5 MVP:
RoundMoundofReb (+7.5)

Spot-On Picks:
RoundMoundofReb for LAC +13
Chips93 for IND +5
Wally450 for IND +5
TheGreatDeraj for IND +5

The Picks
Game One (Wed., 11/27) SAS @ OKC by 6
Game Two (Wed., 11/27) NYK @ LAC by 13
Game Three (Fri., 11/29) NOP by 16 @ PHI
Game Four (Sat., 11/30) HOU by 6 @ SAS
Game Five (Sun., 12/01) IND by 5 @ LAC

Wagers
Wager #1: Wade = 20.3 ppg for the 3 games
Wager #2: KLove 143 FTA > Harden 126 FTA
Wager #3: LaMarcus Aldridge: 22.4 PPG > Evan Turner: 21.3 ppg


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Good luck.

[fsvr54]

Game One (Wed., 12/04) Detroit Pistons by 6 @ Milwaukee Bucks
*Game Two (Thurs., 12/05) New York Knick by 7 @ Brooklyn Nets*
Game Three (Fri., 12/06) Los Angeles Lakers by 5 @ Sacramento Kings
Game Four (Sat., 12/07) Golden State Warriors @ Memphis Grizzlies by 5
Game Five (Sun., 12/08) Indiana Pacers @ Oklahoma City Thunder by 9

Had a lot of trouble with Golden State vs Memphis

[RoundMoundOfReb]

Why are there asterisks around the Nets/Knicks game.

[Scholar]

Why are there asterisks around the Nets/Knicks game.


Oops. I forgot to add that it's a double-point game since it's a rivalry match-up. It will be worth twice the points for predicting correctly.

[RoundMoundOfReb]

Game One (Wed., 12/04) Detroit Pistons by 7 @ Milwaukee Bucks
Game Two (Thurs., 12/05) New York Knick @ Brooklyn Nets by 5
Game Three (Fri., 12/06) Los Angeles Lakers by 9 @ Sacramento Kings
Game Four (Sat., 12/07) Golden State Warriors by 7 @ Memphis Grizzlies
Game Five (Sun., 12/08) Indiana Pacers @ Oklahoma City Thunder by 5

Wager #1 = False will wager 2 points.

[RoundMoundOfReb]

Oops. I forgot to add that it's a double-point game since it's a rivalry match-up. It will be worth twice the points for predicting correctly.
Will all aspects be doubled? Like if you get it on the money will you get 6 points instead of 3?

[coin24]

Game One (Wed., 12/04) Detroit Pistonsby 12 @ Milwaukee Bucks
*Game Two (Thurs., 12/05) New York Knickby 4 @ Brooklyn Nets*
Game Three (Fri., 12/06) Los Angeles Lakers by 3 @ Sacramento Kings
Game Four (Sat., 12/07) Golden State Warriors by 6 @ Memphis Grizzlies
Game Five (Sun., 12/08) Indiana Pacers by 2 @ Oklahoma City Thunder

Wager #1 False... Nets will shoot more fts

[Scholar]

Will all aspects be doubled? Like if you get it on the money will you get 6 points instead of 3?

Yup. I'm too lazy to look now but I did it once before in either Week Three or Week Four.

[Rose]

Game One (Wed., 12/04) Detroit Pistons by 6 @ Milwaukee Bucks
Game Two (Thurs., 12/05) New York Knick @ Brooklyn Nets Nobody really wins this match up. Not even the fans. Nets by 4
Game Three (Fri., 12/06) Los Angeles Lakers @ Sacramento Kings by 8
Game Four (Sat., 12/07) Golden State Warriors @ Memphis Grizzlies by 7
Game Five (Sun., 12/08) Indiana Pacersby 2 @ Oklahoma City Thunder

[RoundMoundOfReb]

Game Two (Thurs., 12/05) New York Knick @ Brooklyn Nets Nobody really wins this match up. Not even the fans.

Deserves +2 for getting this one on the money :applause:

[Scholar]

Also, guys, remember to specify how many points you'd like to wager. If you don't specify, I'll just assume it's 1 point.

[iamgine]

The Picks
Game One (Wed., 12/04) Detroit Pistons by 5 @ Milwaukee Bucks
*Game Two (Thurs., 12/05) New York Knick @ Brooklyn Nets* by 3
Game Three (Fri., 12/06) Los Angeles Lakers by 2 @ Sacramento Kings
Game Four (Sat., 12/07) Golden State Warriors by 2 @ Memphis Grizzlies
Game Five (Sun., 12/08) Indiana Pacers by 2 @ Oklahoma City Thunder

1. The NY Knicks will attempt more total free throws than the Brooklyn Nets on Thurs., 12/05. Disagree 3 points

[Wally450]

The Picks
Game One (Wed., 12/04) Detroit Pistons by 7 @ Milwaukee Bucks
*Game Two (Thurs., 12/05) New York Knicks by 4 @ Brooklyn Nets*
Game Three (Fri., 12/06) Los Angeles Lakers @ Sacramento Kings by 6
Game Four (Sat., 12/07) Golden State Warriors by 9 @ Memphis Grizzlies
Game Five (Sun., 12/08) Indiana Pacers by 3 @ Oklahoma City Thunder

2. Kobe Bryant will return to action on the Fri., 12/06 road game versus the Sacramento Kings. DISAGREE, 1point

[Legends66NBA7]

Picks:

Game One (Wed., 12/04) Detroit Pistons by 8@ Milwaukee Bucks
*Game Two (Thurs., 12/05) New York Knick @ Brooklyn Nets by 9*
Game Three (Fri., 12/06) Los Angeles Lakers by 6 @ Sacramento Kings
Game Four (Sat., 12/07) Golden State Warriors by 10@ Memphis Grizzlies
Game Five (Sun., 12/08) Indiana Pacers @ Oklahoma City Thunder by 9

AGREE: Wager # 3 - Kevin Durant will shoot a better percentage than Paul George on Sun 12/08 during the Indiana Pacers vs Oklahoma City Thunder

[TheGreatDeraj]

Spot-On Picks:
RoundMoundofReb for LAC +13
Chips93 for IND +5
Wally450 for IND +5



Hey Scholar I think you missed by spot-on pick. I had the pacers by 5 as well

http://http://insidehoops.com/forum/showpost.php?p=9177017&postcount=35 (http://insidehoops.com/forum/showpost.php?p=9177017&postcount=35)

[niko]

Do you still have spot?

[kuniva_dAMiGhTy]

Game One (Wed., 12/04) Detroit Pistons by 1 @ Milwaukee Bucks
*Game Two (Thurs., 12/05) New York Knicks @ Brooklyn Nets by 8*
Game Three (Fri., 12/06) Los Angeles Lakers by 2 @ Sacramento Kings
Game Four (Sat., 12/07) Golden State Warriors by 1 @ Memphis Grizzlies
Game Five (Sun., 12/08) Indiana Pacers @ Oklahoma City Thunder by 3

Disagree with Wager #1. I'll bet the FULL 3 points.

[dr.hee]

Game One (Wed., 12/04) Detroit Pistons by 8 @ Milwaukee Bucks
*Game Two (Thurs., 12/05) New York Knicks @ Brooklyn Nets by 5*
Game Three (Fri., 12/06) Los Angeles Lakers by 7 @ Sacramento Kings
Game Four (Sat., 12/07) Golden State Warriors by 5 @ Memphis Grizzlies
Game Five (Sun., 12/08) Indiana Pacers @ Oklahoma City Thunder by 3

3. Kevin Durant will shoot a better percentage from the field than Paul George on Sun., 12/08 during the Indiana Pacers vs Oklahoma City Thunder game.
AGREE, 3 points

[Scholar]

Do you still have spot?

Yeah. Of course. You'll start off with 11 points, but that's still plenty enough with a long season to get into the top 10. Coin24 joined last week and is already doing well.

Just go ahead and make your selections, and please be sure to read and fully understand the rules.

[Scholar]

Hey Scholar I think you missed by spot-on pick. I had the pacers by 5 as well

http://http://insidehoops.com/forum/showpost.php?p=9177017&postcount=35 (http://insidehoops.com/forum/showpost.php?p=9177017&postcount=35)

Oops. You're right. My bad. Credit given.

[Sakkreth]

Game One (Wed., 12/04) Detroit Pistons @ Milwaukee Bucks by 7
*Game Two (Thurs., 12/05) New York Knicks @ Brooklyn Nets by 6*
Game Three (Fri., 12/06) Los Angeles Lakers by 11 @ Sacramento Kings
Game Four (Sat., 12/07) Golden State Warriors by 12 @ Memphis Grizzlies
Game Five (Sun., 12/08) Indiana Pacers by 8 @ Oklahoma City Thunder

3. Kevin Durant will shoot a better percentage from the field than Paul George on Sun., 12/08 during the Indiana Pacers vs Oklahoma City Thunder game.
DISAGREE, 3 POINTS

[niko]

1. The NY Knicks will attempt more total free throws than the Brooklyn Nets on Thurs., 12/05.
Knicks: 17.7 FTA/G, Nets: 25.8 FTA/G

No, Nets get more cheap ass FT than most other teams. 1

2. Kobe Bryant will return to action on the Fri., 12/06 road game versus the Sacramento Kings.

NO 3

3. Kevin Durant will shoot a better percentage from the field than Paul George on Sun., 12/08 during the Indiana Pacers vs Oklahoma City Thunder game.
KD: .441%, PG: .473%

YES 3

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The Picks
Game One (Wed., 12/04) Detroit Pistons @ Milwaukee Bucks Pistons by 12
*Game Two (Thurs., 12/05) New York Knicks @ Brooklyn Nets* Knicks by 8
Game Three (Fri., 12/06) Los Angeles Lakers @ Sacramento Kings Kings by 15
Game Four (Sat., 12/07) Golden State Warriors @ Memphis Grizzlies Warriors by 4
Game Five (Sun., 12/08) Indiana Pacers @ Oklahoma City Thunder Thunder by 21

[JimmyMcAdocious]

The Picks
Game One (Wed., 12/04) Detroit Pistons by 7 @ Milwaukee Bucks
*Game Two (Thurs., 12/05) New York Knicks by 2 @ Brooklyn Nets*
Game Three (Fri., 12/06) Los Angeles Lakers @ Sacramento Kings by 11
Game Four (Sat., 12/07) Golden State Warriors @ Memphis Grizzlies by 5
Game Five (Sun., 12/08) Indiana Pacers @ Oklahoma City Thunder by 6


3. Kevin Durant will shoot a better percentage from the field than Paul George on Sun., 12/08 during the Indiana Pacers vs Oklahoma City Thunder game.
KD: .441%, PG: .473%

AGREE - Wager: 3 points

[TylerOO]

The Picks
Game One (Wed., 12/04) Detroit Pistons by 9 @ Milwaukee Bucks
*Game Two (Thurs., 12/05) New York Knicks by 6 @ Brooklyn Nets*
Game Three (Fri., 12/06) Los Angeles Lakers @ Sacramento Kings by 3
Game Four (Sat., 12/07) Golden State Warriors by 7 @ Memphis Grizzlies
Game Five (Sun., 12/08) Indiana Pacers @ Oklahoma City Thunder by 4


3. Kevin Durant will shoot a better percentage from the field than Paul George on Sun., 12/08 during the Indiana Pacers vs Oklahoma City Thunder game.
AGREE 3 points

EDIT: Forgot only 1 wager. Took out Kobe bet

[iamgine]

I think you can only choose one wager...

[LEFT4DEAD]

...

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Only one wager is allowed I think.

[LEFT4DEAD]

Game One (Wed., 12/04) Detroit Pistons by 10 @ Milwaukee Bucks
*Game Two (Thurs., 12/05) New York Knicks by 4 @ Brooklyn Nets*
Game Three (Fri., 12/06) Los Angeles Lakers @ Sacramento Kings by 8
Game Four (Sat., 12/07) Golden State Warriors by 6 @ Memphis Grizzlies
Game Five (Sun., 12/08) Indiana Pacers @ Oklahoma City Thunder by 3

2. Kobe Bryant will return to action on the Fri., 12/06 road game versus the Sacramento Kings.
DISAGREE. 3 points.

[Rose'sACL]

Game One (Wed., 12/04) Detroit Pistons by 3 @ Milwaukee Bucks
*Game Two (Thurs., 12/05) New York Knicks @ Brooklyn Nets* by 5
Game Three (Fri., 12/06) Los Angeles Lakers @ Sacramento Kings by 3
Game Four (Sat., 12/07) Golden State Warriors by 2 @ Memphis Grizzlies
Game Five (Sun., 12/08) Indiana Pacers @ Oklahoma City Thunder by 2

[chips93]

Game One (Wed., 12/04) Detroit Pistons by 10 @ Milwaukee Bucks
*Game Two (Thurs., 12/05) New York Knicks @ Brooklyn Nets* by 2
Game Three (Fri., 12/06) Los Angeles Lakers @ Sacramento Kings by 5
Game Four (Sat., 12/07) Golden State Warriors by 15 @ Memphis Grizzlies
Game Five (Sun., 12/08) Indiana Pacers @ Oklahoma City Thunder by 3

[Scholar]

Gentleman, as has been mentioned by others, please only choose one Wager. If you do not edit your posts before the deadline, I'll just assume you want to go with the Wager you wagered the most points on.

Just make sure you do NOT edit your posts after the deadline. I don't care if the first game just barely started, I can't allow it. You will lose points and then most likely quit playing, so do yourselves and all of us a favor, just follow the rules.

To Niko & TylerOO, if either one of you doesn't edit your posts before the deadline but you realize afterward that you were asked to pick only one Wager, you may PM me. As long as the Wagers aren't settled by then, thus giving you the advantage of knowing which Wager will get you points, I will change it for you in my records.

[TheGreatDeraj]

Oops. You're right. My bad. Credit given.

Thanks man :cheers:

My picks:

Game One (Wed., 12/04) Detroit Pistons @ Milwaukee Bucks
Pistons by 5

*Game Two (Thurs., 12/05) New York Knicks @ Brooklyn Nets*
Knicks by 3

Game Three (Fri., 12/06) Los Angeles Lakers @ Sacramento Kings
Lakers by 3

Game Four (Sat., 12/07) Golden State Warriors @ Memphis Grizzlies
Warriors by 8

Game Five (Sun., 12/08) Indiana Pacers @ Oklahoma City Thunder
thunder by 3

2. Kobe Bryant will return to action on the Fri., 12/06 road game versus the Sacramento Kings.
Disagree 3 points

[QuebecBaller]

Game One (Wed., 12/04) Detroit Pistons by 12 @ Milwaukee Bucks
*Game Two (Thurs., 12/05) New York Knicks @ Brooklyn Nets by 3*
Game Three (Fri., 12/06) Los Angeles Lakers by 11 @ Sacramento Kings
Game Four (Sat., 12/07) Golden State Warriors by 5 @ Memphis Grizzlies
Game Five (Sun., 12/08) Indiana Pacers by 2 @ Oklahoma City Thunder

[Scholar]

Game One (Wed., 12/04) Detroit Pistons by 10 @ Milwaukee Bucks
*Game Two (Thurs., 12/05) New York Knicks @ Brooklyn Nets by 3*
Game Three (Fri., 12/06) Los Angeles Lakers by 5 @ Sacramento Kings
Game Four (Sat., 12/07) Golden State Warriors by 7 @ Memphis Grizzlies
Game Five (Sun., 12/08) Indiana Pacers by 3 @ Oklahoma City Thunder

I'm choosing to DISAGREE w/ Wager #2. I wager 2 PTs.

[TylerOO]

I think you can only choose one wager...

I am an idiot! You guys are right. In that case Im only betting on the Durant bet. My bad guys, I'll edit my post

[Scholar]

I am an idiot! You guys are right. In that case Im only betting on the Durant bet. My bad guys, I'll edit my post

:cheers:




Reminder to All Participants
All wagers & picks must be posted by 4 pm PST. It's about to be 1:30 soon, so you'll have an hour & a half left. Get them in soon or miss the week.

[Scholar]

2 hours left, folks. Good luck.

[PistonsFan#21]

The Picks
Game One (Wed., 12/04) Detroit Pistons by 9 @ Milwaukee Bucks
*Game Two (Thurs., 12/05) New York Knicks @ Brooklyn Nets by 7*
Game Three (Fri., 12/06) Los Angeles Lakers @ Sacramento Kings by 4
Game Four (Sat., 12/07) Golden State Warriors @ Memphis Grizzlies by 4
Game Five (Sun., 12/08) Indiana Pacers @ Oklahoma City Thunder by 8

[fpliii]

****, missed out. Feel like an ass, sorry Scholar. I won't forget again.

[coin24]

Why can't these get stickied? Only week 4?:confusedshrug:
Mods must be busy reading and doing nothing about the 50 new Lebron threads a day:oldlol:

[fsvr54]

Continuing to murder.

God damn it feels good to be a gangster.

[coin24]

2-2 so far and picked the wager... Damn wish i wagered more than 1 point:mad: :facepalm

[RoundMoundOfReb]

Nets got 20 more fts and still got raped.

[coin24]

Surprised how many people picked the Nets:eek:

[RoundMoundOfReb]

Game One (Wed., 12/04) Detroit Pistons by 7 @ Milwaukee Bucks
Game Two (Thurs., 12/05) New York Knick @ Brooklyn Nets by 5
Game Three (Fri., 12/06) Los Angeles Lakers by 9 @ Sacramento Kings
Game Four (Sat., 12/07) Golden State Warriors by 7 @ Memphis Grizzlies
Game Five (Sun., 12/08) Indiana Pacers @ Oklahoma City Thunder by 5

Wager #1 = False will wager 2 points.
On the money with the Pistons game.

[coin24]

Nets got 20 more fts and still got raped.

Yeah i just checked that, as usual the Knicks got barely any ft's... Easy one:cheers:

[Scholar]

F*cking disappointing ass Nets. SMH
@fpliii, don't worry about it. I wish these threads would still be stickied.

[dr.hee]

F*ck this, Caldwell-Pope messing up my Bucks vs Pistons pick by missing both free throws in the final 20 seconds :coleman:

[RoundMoundOfReb]

F*ck this, Caldwell-Pope messing up my Bucks vs Pistons pick by missing both free throws in the final 20 seconds :coleman:

Didn't know this happened. Thank you KCP :pimp:

[LEFT4DEAD]

Does somebody have some news on Kobe`s status for tonight`s game? My 3pts depend on him.

[LEFT4DEAD]

Kobe may try to play Sunday! (http://hangtime.blogs.nba.com/2013/12/06/morning-shootaround-dec-6/#lakers)

Easy 3 points right there :D

[Scholar]

Kobe may try to play Sunday! (http://hangtime.blogs.nba.com/2013/12/06/morning-shootaround-dec-6/#lakers)

Easy 3 points right there :D

No, bro. The wager is that Kobe plays tonight.

[LEFT4DEAD]

No, bro. The wager is that Kobe plays tonight.
???



2. Kobe Bryant will return to action on the Fri., 12/06 road game versus the Sacramento Kings.
DISAGREE. 3 points.

[Scholar]

Oops. My bad. I misunderstood your post.

[coin24]

3-3 so far.. Lakers:rockon:
So nyk vs nets was double points?

[JimmyMcAdocious]

F*ck this, Caldwell-Pope messing up my Bucks vs Pistons pick by missing both free throws in the final 20 seconds :coleman:

Ha. His missing made sure I got the spot-on pick. KCP finally does something right this season!

Damn, the Kings are a bunch of bums. That franchise needs to go already.

[LEFT4DEAD]

Ha. His missing made sure I got the spot-on pick. KCP finally does something right this season!

Damn, the Kings are a bunch of bums. That franchise needs to go already.
THIS
bunch of losers, move them to seattle already

[dr.hee]

And another spot on pick this week gets messed up by missed free throws in the last 20 seconds. Big thanks to Steve Blake this time :facepalm

http://awesomegifs.com/wp-content/uploads/come-on-gob-arrested-development.gif

[coin24]

Warriors:applause:
4-4 so far with double point knicks and the wager:rockon:

Just need the Pacers to get up tomorrow for the perfect round:bowdown:

[coin24]

Warriors:applause:
4-4 so far with double point knicks and the wager:rockon:

Just need the Pacers to get up tomorrow for the perfect round:bowdown:

Pacers:facepalm :facepalm

Thanks asswipes.

[LEFT4DEAD]

4 of 5 correct winners = 5pts (nets-knicks double points)
correct wager = 3pts
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total 8 points

not bad, not bad :D

[kuniva_dAMiGhTy]

4 of 5 correct winners = 5pts (nets-knicks double points)
correct wager = 3pts
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total 8 points

not bad, not bad :D

Hah, same here. ****ed up on the Nets pick, but got dat wager on lock. :cheers:

[coin24]

6 points for me:oldlol: