It’s very, very early on this Saturday morning, but who cares?
We just found out the full NBA playoff field and are thus required to immediately register our first-round predictions. Right?
EAST
Heat over Hawks in 5
Celtics over Nets in 7
Bucks over Bulls in 5
Raptors over Sixers in 6
WEST
Suns over Pelicans in 5
Grizzlies over Timberwolves in 7
Warriors over Nuggets in 7
Mavericks over Jazz in 7
Now your turn! Weigh in below.
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Miami in 6
Philly in 5
Milwaukee in4
Boston I’m 6
Phoenix I’m 4
Dallas in 7
Denver in 7
Memphis in 5
Heat in 6
Celts in 6
Bucks in 4
Sixers in 7
Suns in 4
T’Wolves in 6
Warriors in 6
Jazz in 6
Heat in 5
Celtics in 7
Bucks in 4
Sixers in 5
Suns in 4
Grizzles in 5
Warriors in 5
Jazz in 6
No sweeps? C’mon Marc! Be brave!
Heat in 4
Celtics in 6
Bucks in 4
Sixers in 7
Suns in 4
Grizzles in 6
Warriors in 5
Jazz in 6
Heat in 5
76ers in 7
Nets in 6
Bucks in 4
Suns in 4
Mavs in 7
Wolves in 6
Nuggets in 6
I am the worst morning person. But awake somehow and headed to the arena soon for Mavs:Jazz. Thread closes around 1 ET!
Heat in 5
Celtics in 7
Bucks in 5
Sixers in 7
Suns in 4
Memphis in 5
Warriors in 5
Jazz in 6
EAST
Heat over Hawks in 5
Celtics over Nets in 6
Bucks over Bulls in 4
Raptors over Sixers in 6
WEST
Suns over Pelicans in 4
Grizzlies over Timberwolves in 5
Warriors over Nuggets in 6
Mavericks over Jazz in 7
EAST
Heat over Hawks in 5
Sixers over Raptors in 7
Celtics over Nets in 6
Bucks over Bulls in 5
WEST
Suns over Pels in 4
Jazz over Mavs in 6
Grizzlies over Wolves in 6
Warriors over Nuggets in 6
Miami in 6
Boston in 6
Milwaukee in 4
Philadelphia in 6
Phoenix in 5
Memphis in 6
Golden State in 5
Utah in 6
Miami in 5
Nets in 6
Milwaukee in 5
Toronto in 7
Sun's in 5
Memphis in 6
Warriors in 6
Jazz in 5
Rooting for the Nets over Celtics, just to give it back to a certain "Lakers-hating" ex-colleague of you 😈
East
Heat in 6 over Hawks
Celtics in 7 over Nets
Bucks in 4 over Bulls
Sixers in 6 over Raptors
West
Suns in 4 over Pelicans
Grizzles in 6 over Timberwolves
Nuggets in 6 over Warriors
Jazz in 6 over Mavs
Marc, you go all chalk except for Philly, even with other teams with key injuries. Are you going to write a piece ext about how we boo Santa claus?
EAST
Heat over Hawks in 6
Celtics over Nets in 7
Bucks over Bulls in 5
Sixers over Raptors in 6
WEST
Suns over Pelicans in 4
Grizzlies over Timberwolves in 6
Warriors over Nuggets in 6
Mavericks over Jazz in 6
Heat over Hawks in 5
Nets over Celtics in 7
Bucks over Bulls in 6
76ers over Raptors in 6
Suns over Pelicans in 4
Grizzlies over Timberwolves in 5
Warriors over Nuggets in 5
Jazz over Mavericks in 7
Heat over Hawks in 6
Celtics over Nets in 6
Bucks over Bulls in 5
Raptors over 76ers in 7
Suns over Pelicans in 4
Grizzlies over Timberwolves in 5
Warriors over Nuggets in 6
Mavericks over Jazz in 6
Heat over Hawks in 5
Celtics over Nets in 6
Bucks over Bulls in 4
Sixers over Raptors in 6
Suns over Pelicans in 5
Grizzlies over TWolves in 6
Warriors over Nuggets in 6
Jazz over Mavs in 5
Heat over Hawks in 5
Celtics over Nets in 7
Bucks over Bulls in 4
Raptors over Sixers in 7
Suns over Pelicans in 5
Grizzlies over Timberwolves in 6
Warriors over Nuggets in 7
Mavericks over Jazz in 7
Heat over Hawks in 5
Celtics over Nets in 6
Bucks over Bulls in 4
Raptors over Sixers in 7
Suns over Pelicans in 4
Grizzlies over Timberwolves in 6
Warriors over Nuggets in 6
Jazz over Mavericks in 6
EAST
Heat > Hawks in 5
Nets > Celtics in 7
Bucks > Bulls in 4
76ers > Raptors in 7
WEST
Suns > Pelicans in 4
Grizzlies > Timberwolves in 7
Warriors > Nuggets in 5
Jazz > Mavericks in 6
EAST
Heat over Hawks in 6
Nets over Celtics in 7
Bucks over Bulls in 5
Sixers over Raptors in 6
WEST
Suns over Pelicans in 4
Grizzlies over Timberwolves in 6
Warriors over Nuggets in 5
Jazz over mavericks in 7
Heat in 5
Celtics in 7
Bucks in 4
Raptors in 6
Suns in 5
Grizzlies in 6
Warriors in 6
Mavs in 7
EAST
Hawks over Heat in 7
Nets over Celtics in 7
Bucks over Bulls in 5
Sixers over Raptors in 6
WEST
Suns over Pelicans in 4
Grizzlies over Timberwolves in 7
Warriors over Nuggets in 6
Mavericks over Jazz in 7
Heat in 5
76ers in 6
Bucks in 5
Nets in 7
Suns in 4
Grizzlies in 7
Warriors in 5
Dallas in 7
Heat in 5
Nets in 7
Bucks in 4
Raps in 6
Suns in 4
Griz in 7
Warriors in 6
Mavs in 7
Heat over hawks in 4
Nets over Celtics in 7
Bucks over Bulls in 6
Philadelphia over Toronto in 6
Phoenix over NO in 5
Minnesota over Memphis in 6
Golden State over Denver in 6
Utah over Dallas in 6
Miami over ATL in 6
Brooklyn over Boston in 7
Milwaukee over Chicago in 5
Philadelphia over Toronto in 7
Phoenix over New Orleans in 5
Minnesota over Memphis in 7
Golden State over Denver in 6
Utah over Dallas in 6
Miami over Philadelphia in 6
Milwaukee over Brooklyn in 6
Phoenix over Utah in 5
Golden State over Minnesota in 5
Miami over Milwaukee in 7
Golden State over Phoenix in 7
Miami over Golden State in 6
Mavs in 7
Suns in 5
Grizzlies in 6
Warriors in. 6
Heat in 6
76ers in 7
Celtics in 7
Bucks in 4
Heat 4 Hawks 1
Raptors 4 76ers 3
Bucks 4 Bulls 1
Celtics 4 Nets 3
Suns 4 Pelicans 1
Jazz 4 Mavs 2
Warriors 4 Nuggets 3
Grizzlies 4 Timberwolves 3
Gonna close the thread when Mavs/Jazz tips off. Let's see how many respondents we get before then.
I have to be in an arena in eight hours to go to work ... so I will jump back in here later to see where more of you stand.
Hawks over Heat in 6
Nets over Celtics in 6
Bucks over Bulls in 4
Raptors over Sixers in 7
Suns over Pelicans in 5
Mavs over Jazz in 6
Warriors over Nuggets in 6
Grizzlies over T-Wolves in 5
I'm thinking:
Heat over Hawks in 6; Raps over Sixers in 6; Bucks over Bulls in 4; Celtics over Nets in 6
Suns over Pelicans in 4; Jazz over Mavs in 5; Warriors over Nuggets in 6; Grizzles over T-Wolves in 6
EAST
Hawks over Heat in 6
Celtics over Nets in 5
Bucks over Bulls in 5
Raptors over Sixers in 6
WEST
Suns over Pelicans in 6
Grizzlies over Timberwolves in 6
Warriors over Nuggets in 7
Mavericks over Jazz in 7
East
Heat over Hawks in 5
Celtics over Nets in 6
Bucks over Bulls in 4
Raptors over 76ers in 6
West
Suns over Pelicans in 4
Grizzlies over Timberwolves in 5
Warriors over Nuggets in 6
Jazz over Mavericks in 7
Heat over Hawks in 5
Nets over Celtics in 6
Bucks over Bulls in 5
Sixers over Raptors in 7
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Suns over Pelicans in 5
Grizzlies over Timberwolves in 5
Warriors over Nuggets in 5
Jazz over Mavericks in 6