2024/2025 Decathlon: Event Summary: Basketball
Status: Completed
RULES: BASKETBALL
| Thanks to covid and the move to an August start/finish for the Decathlon, we will feature more NBA than usual. 2020 Playoffs, 2021 Regular Season and the 2021 Playoffs will all be included! Hooray for peach baskets! Q1 2020 NBA Playoffs A total of 16 teams make the playoffs - 8 in each conference. The 2020 teams are seeded as shown below: E-1 Milwaukee Bucks E-2 Toronto Raptors E-3 Boston Celtics E-4 Indiana Pacers E-5 Miami Heat E-6 Philadelphia 76ers E-7 Brooklyn Nets E-8 Orlando Magic W-1 LA Lakers W-2 LA Clippers W-3 Denver Nuggets W-4 Houston Rockets W-5 Oklahoma City Thunder W-6 Utah Jazz W-7 Dallas Mavericks W-8 Portland Trail Blazers * * Memphis must beat Portland 8/15 *and* 8/16 to advance; these games will not award points Q1a: Seeded Picks Pick 5 NBA playoff teams whose seeds add up to *at least* 17. 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: 5 pts for every playoff win -1 pts for every playoff loss 15 bonus pts for a Finals berth 15 bonus pts for winning the NBA Championship Q1b: Finals Picks Select one team as the NBA Champion (correct choice worth 19 pts). Select one team as the NBA Runner-Up (correct choice worth 9 pts). Note: There are no restrictions for your Q1b picks. You may pick teams you selected in Q1a or teams you shunned; you can even select the same team as Champ and as Runner-Up. Picks lock first playoff game tipoff, Mon 8/17 1030a Pacific Q2 2021 Regular Season A Decathlon first - NBA regular season picks. We've divided the teams by Conference and seeded them 1 thru 10. Your job is to pick 4 teams (in each conference) that total 21 or fewer seed points. Your 8 teams will earn you points as follows: ....2pts for each regular season win ...11pts for a high playoff berth, seeds 1-6 ....4pts for a low playoff berth, seeds 7-10 (mini-tournament teams) ....7pts for each playoff round win* ....8pts for a conference title ...13pts for an NBA Championship * Points are for winning each playoff round that is won, not each playoff game. The NBA mini-tournament between seeds 7 thru 10 does not count as a round. Picks will lock Dec22 at 4p Pacific, the tip off of the first game! Q3 2021 NBA Playoffs A total of 16 teams make the playoffs - 8 in each conference. The 2021 teams are seeded as shown below: E-1 Philadelphia 76ers E-2 Brooklyn Nets E-3 Milwaukee Bucks E-4 Knicks E-5 Hawks E-6 Miami Heat E-7* Boston Celtics E-8* (Wizards/Pacers) W-1 Utah Jazz W-2 Phoenix Suns W-3 Denver Nuggets W-4 LA Clippers W-5 Dallas Mavericks W-6 Portland Trailblazers W-7* LA Lakers W-8* (Warriors/Grizzlies) * The 7 and 8 seeds in the playoffs will be determined by the NBA's play-in tournament; we are not picking those games and will not reward points for them. Pick 5 NBA playoff teams whose seeds add up to *at least* 17. 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: 5 pts for every playoff win -1 pts for every playoff loss 15 bonus pts for a Finals berth 15 bonus pts for winning the NBA Championship Picks are open before the play-in tournament begins and will lock at first tip, 5/22 11a Pacific |
POINT RECAP: BASKETBALL
| 2020 NBA Playoffs |
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| LA Lakers (1) | 159 | 60 | -3 | 20 | -2 | 15 | 15 | 105 | |
| Milwaukee Bucks (1) | 254 | 25 | -5 | 0 | -0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | |
| LA Clippers (2) | 253 | 35 | -6 | 0 | -0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | |
| Toronto Raptors (2) | 100 | 35 | -4 | 0 | -0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | |
| Denver Nuggets (3) | 30 | 45 | -10 | 0 | -0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | |
| Boston Celtics (3) | 120 | 50 | -7 | 0 | -0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | |
| Houston Rockets (4) | 102 | 25 | -7 | 0 | -0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |
| Indiana Pacers (4) | 13 | 0 | -4 | 0 | -0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | |
| Oklahoma City Thunder (5) | 47 | 15 | -4 | 0 | -0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | |
| Miami Heat (5) | 155 | 60 | -3 | 10 | -4 | 15 | 0 | 78 | |
| Utah Jazz (6) | 62 | 15 | -4 | 0 | -0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | |
| Philadelphia 76ers (6) | 31 | 0 | -4 | 0 | -0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | |
| Dallas Mavericks (7) | 58 | 10 | -4 | 0 | -0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
| Brooklyn Nets (7) | 11 | 0 | -4 | 0 | -0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | |
| Portland Trail Blazers (8) | 164 | 5 | -4 | 0 | -0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Orlando Magic (8) | 1 | 5 | -4 | 0 | -0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2020 NBA Champ |
Answer | #Sel |
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| Boston | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Denver | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Houston | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| LA Clippers | 139 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| LA Lakers | 92 | 19 | 19 | ||||||
| Milwaukee | 71 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Portland (not Memphis) | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Toronto | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 2020 NBA Runner-Up |
Answer | #Sel |
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| Boston | 18 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Brooklyn | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Denver | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Houston | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| LA Clippers | 48 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| LA Lakers | 22 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Miami | 1 | 9 | 9 | ||||||
| Milwaukee | 182 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Philadelphia | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Toronto | 35 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 2021 NBA Season - West |
Answer (Seed Pts) | #Sel |
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| Minnesota Timberwolves (1) | 136 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 46 | |
| Sacramento Kings (1) | 95 | 62 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 62 | |
| San Antonio Spurs (2) | 82 | 66 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 70 | |
| Oklahoma City Thunder (2) | 32 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | |
| Memphis Grizzlies (3) | 171 | 76 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 80 | |
| New Orleans Pelicans (5) | 37 | 62 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 62 | |
| Phoenix Suns (6) | 35 | 102 | 11 | 0 | 21 | 8 | 0 | 142 | |
| Utah Jazz (6) | 56 | 104 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 122 | |
| Houston Rockets (6) | 9 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | |
| Portland Trail Blazers (6) | 47 | 84 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 95 | |
| Denver Nuggets (7) | 132 | 94 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 112 | |
| Golden State Warriors (7) | 26 | 78 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 82 | |
| Dallas Mavericks (7) | 96 | 84 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 95 | |
| LA Clippers (9) | 56 | 94 | 11 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 119 | |
| LA Lakers (10) | 202 | 84 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 88 | |
| 2021 NBA Season - East |
Answer (Seed Pts) | #Sel |
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| Detroit Pistons (1) | 33 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | |
| New York Knicks (1) | 91 | 82 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 93 | |
| Charlotte Hornets (2) | 136 | 66 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 70 | |
| Cleveland Cavaliers (2) | 14 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | |
| Orlando Magic (3) | 45 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | |
| Chicago Bulls (3) | 23 | 62 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 62 | |
| Atlanta Hawks (4) | 58 | 82 | 11 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 107 | |
| Washington Wizards (4) | 49 | 68 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 72 | |
| Indiana Pacers (4) | 106 | 68 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 72 | |
| Tampa Bay Raptors (5) | 126 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | |
| Philadelphia 76ers (6) | 166 | 98 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 116 | |
| Boston Celtics (8) | 111 | 72 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 76 | |
| Miami Heat (8) | 94 | 80 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 91 | |
| Brooklyn Nets (10) | 63 | 96 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 114 | |
| Milwaukee Bucks (10) | 97 | 92 | 11 | 0 | 28 | 8 | 13 | 152 | |
| 2021 NBA Playoffs |
Answer (Seed Pts) | #Sel |
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| Utah Jazz (1) | 104 | 30 | -5 | 0 | -0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | |
| Philadelphia 76ers (1) | 216 | 35 | -5 | 0 | -0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | |
| Phoenix Suns (2) | 30 | 60 | -4 | 10 | -4 | 15 | 0 | 77 | |
| Brooklyn Nets (2) | 253 | 35 | -5 | 0 | -0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | |
| Denver Nuggets (3) | 51 | 20 | -6 | 0 | -0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | |
| Milwaukee Bucks (3) | 175 | 60 | -5 | 20 | -2 | 15 | 15 | 103 | |
| LA Clippers (4) | 203 | 50 | -9 | 0 | -0 | 0 | 0 | 41 | |
| New York Knicks (4) | 31 | 5 | -4 | 0 | -0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Dallas Mavericks (5) | 14 | 15 | -4 | 0 | -0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | |
| Atlanta Hawks (5) | 8 | 50 | -8 | 0 | -0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | |
| Portland Trail Blazers (6) | 39 | 10 | -4 | 0 | -0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
| Miami Heat (6) | 44 | 0 | -4 | 0 | -0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | |
| LA Lakers (7) | 264 | 10 | -4 | 0 | -0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
| Boston Celtics (7) | 4 | 5 | -4 | 0 | -0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Memphis Grizzlies (8) | 9 | 5 | -4 | 0 | -0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
LEADERBOARD: BASKETBALL