2024/2025 Decathlon: Event Summary: Professional Basketball

Status: Completed

Final Standings
Congrats NewyJeterAveryRodgers and GBS

RULES: PROFESSIONAL BASKETBALL

A total of 16 teams make the playoffs - 8 in each conference. The teams are seeded as shown below E-1 Cleveland Cavaliers E-2 Boston Celtics E-3 Orlando Magic E-4 Atlanta Hawks E-5 Miami Heat E-6 Philadelphia 76ers E-7 Chicago Bulls E-8 Detroit Pistons W-1 LA Lakers W-2 Denver Nuggets W-3 San Antonio Spurs W-4 Portland Trailblazers W-5 Houston Rockets W-6 Dallas Mavericks W-7 New Orleans Hornets W-8 Utah Jazz Q1: Pick 5 teams whose seeds add up to *at least* 17 points. Note that the 5 teams can be from any conference. For example, you could take the 1st seed from both conferences, the 4th seed from both conferences, and the 7th seed from the East, and your entry would be valid (1 + 1 + 4 + 4 + 7 = 17). Or, you could take the 2nd through 6th seed from one conference, and that would be valid (2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 = 20). Points: 20 pts for every playoff win 40 bonus pts for winning a Conference Title 35 bonus pts for winning the NBA Championship Q2: Select one additional team as the overall NBA Champion (correct choice worth 75 pts). Note: Your choice for Q2 MAY BE, but DOES NOT HAVE TO BE one of the 5 teams you picked in Q1.

 
POINT RECAP: PROFESSIONAL BASKETBALL

NBA Playoff Teams	Answer (Seed Pts)	#Sel	Cat1	Cat2	Cat3	Cat4	Cat5	Cat6	Total
	Cleveland Cavaliers (1)	82	200	0	0	0	0	0	200
	LA Lakers (1)	84	320	40	35	0	0	0	395
	Boston Celtics (2)	12	140	0	0	0	0	0	140
	Denver Nuggets (2)	5	200	0	0	0	0	0	200
	Orlando Magic (3)	41	260	40	0	0	0	0	300
	San Antonio Spurs (3)	16	20	0	0	0	0	0	20
	Atlanta Hawks (4)	7	80	0	0	0	0	0	80
	Portland Trail Blazers (4)	13	40	0	0	0	0	0	40
	Miami Heat (5)	34	60	0	0	0	0	0	60
	Houston Rockets (5)	20	140	0	0	0	0	0	140
	Philadelphia 76ers (6)	7	40	0	0	0	0	0	40
	Dallas Mavericks (6)	28	100	0	0	0	0	0	100
	Chicago Bulls (7)	14	60	0	0	0	0	0	60
	New Orleans Hornets (7)	57	20	0	0	0	0	0	20
	Detroit Pistons (8)	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Utah Jazz (8)	4	20	0	0	0	0	0	20
NBA Champion	Answer	#Sel	Cat1	Cat2	Cat3	Cat4	Cat5	Cat6	Total
	Cavaliers	32	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Lakers	52	75	0	0	0	0	0	75
	Celtics	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Hover over Category Titles to view Description and Point Multipliers

 
LEADERBOARD: PROFESSIONAL BASKETBALL

#	Team	Points
1	GBS	1170
--	NewyJeterAveryRodgers	1170
3	Bad Newz Kennelz	1130
--	Danadajosamy	1130
--	Girthy Partners	1130
--	Rebels	1130
--	Thirteen Five	1130
8	Bacon Explosion	1110
--	So Good Next Year	1110
10	Baron Von Awesome	1090
--	Goatslaying Cigars	1090
--	Pickin' Winners	1090
--	West Chadwick	1090
14	Bearvers	1055
--	Bibko	1055
--	Danny Noonan	1055
--	Footlongs	1055
--	PBR Me ASAP	1055
--	The Fabulous Kafoo-chees	1055
--	The Salty Dogs	1055
21	Ashmen Cometh	1050
--	Big B	1050
--	Carpe Decathlon	1050
--	Chez Hector Patel	1050
--	Fighting Amish	1050
--	Fo Shizzle My Nizzle	1050
--	Foolish Hit	1050
--	Hot Peppers No Onions	1050
--	Rusty's Raiders	1050
--	Show Me The Money	1050
--	The Pride	1050
32	Keggers	1030
--	Redcoat Nation	1030
--	V-Raj	1030
35	Team War Otto	1015
36	Boozehounds	990
37	Greek Playaz	975
--	Hot HOPR Mamas	975
--	Iron Chefs of Pounding Vage!	975
--	Roid Rage	975
41	Next Year is Here	970
--	Scott Baio Superstars	970
43	I2K	955
--	The Animal Lives	955
45	Little Jerry Seinfeld	950
46	Off Constantly	940
47	Brown Chicken Brown Cow	930
--	Drunk Angry Dwarfs	930
--	Orlando Gators	930
--	stepabove	930
--	The Bullshitisms	930
--	This Is Easy Money	930
53	Waterfront III	895
54	MJ's	890
55	Big Law Boys	875
56	Bernstein Team	870
57	Disinterested Observers	855
--	West Virginia Party Boys	855
59	yeaboo	850
60	Montesdabeast	830
61	The French Ticklers	815
--	Three Pitch Strikeout	815
63	Fighting Stimuluses	810
--	Fonzinoons	810
--	Golden Domers	810
--	Gotham	810
--	Hal's Kitchen	810
--	John Blutarsky's Liver	810
--	Marno	810
--	ShortBusWindowLickers	810
71	Black'n'Gold	795
--	GoBucks	795
73	Kings' Ransom	770
--	Team Texas	770
--	WOP Genius	770
76	Drunken Donuts	755
--	Pirates of the Refriedbean	755
78	Team Mas	715
79	1% Perspiration	695
--	99 Court	695
--	Caffeine Achiever	695
--	Classic Bacsik	695
--	JackRyanEvan	695
--	Ox	695
--	roxbury buco's	695