2024/2025 Decathlon: Event Summary: Professional Basketball
Status: Completed
RULES: PROFESSIONAL BASKETBALL
| A total of 16 teams make the playoffs - 8 in each conference. The teams are seeded as shown below E-1 Indiana Pacers E-2 Miami Heat E-3 Toronto Raptors E-4 Chicago Bulls E-5 Washington Wizards E-6 Brooklyn Nets E-7 Charlotte Bobcats E-8 Atlanta Hawks W-1 San Antonio Spurs W-2 Oklahoma City Thunder W-3 LA Clippers W-4 Houston Rockets W-5 Portland Trail Blazers W-6 Golden State Warriors W-7 Memphis Grizzlies W-8 Dallas Mavericks Q1: Pick 4 teams whose seeds add up to *at least* 18 points. Note that the 4 teams can be from any conference. Q2: Pick 2 wildcard teams whose seeds add up to *at least* 5 points. (Wildcard picks get 5 less points per win, see below) Note: Your choices for Q2 MAY BE, but DO NOT HAVE TO BE the same as teams you picked in Q1. For example, you could take the 1st seed from the West, the 5th seeds from the East and West, and the 7th seed from the East, and your entry would be valid (1 + 5 + 5 + 7 = 18). Or, you could take the 3rd through 6th seed from one conference, and that would be valid (3 + 4 + 5 + 6 = 18). Points: 20 pts for every playoff win for first 4 picks. -2 pts for every playoff loss for all picks. 40 bonus pts for winning a Conference Title 35 bonus pts for winning the NBA Championship *Wildcard picks get 5 pts fewer per win, conference title, and NBA Championship* Picks lock first playoff game tipoff Sat 4/19 at 9:30 am Pacific. |
POINT RECAP: PROFESSIONAL BASKETBALL
| NBA Playoff Teams |
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| E1 - Indiana Pacers (1) | 11 | 200 | -18 | 0 | -0 | 0 | 0 | 182 | |
| W1 - San Antonio Spurs (1) | 88 | 240 | -12 | 80 | -2 | 40 | 35 | 381 | |
| E2 - Miami Heat (2) | 241 | 240 | -6 | 20 | -8 | 40 | 0 | 286 | |
| W2 - Oklahoma City Thunder (2) | 129 | 200 | -18 | 0 | -0 | 0 | 0 | 182 | |
| E3 - Toronto Raptors (3) | 1 | 60 | -8 | 0 | -0 | 0 | 0 | 52 | |
| W3 - LA Clippers (3) | 44 | 120 | -14 | 0 | -0 | 0 | 0 | 106 | |
| E4 - Chicago Bulls (4) | 61 | 20 | -8 | 0 | -0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |
| W4 - Houston Rockets (4) | 49 | 40 | -8 | 0 | -0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | |
| E5 - Washington Wizards (5) | 13 | 120 | -10 | 0 | -0 | 0 | 0 | 110 | |
| W5 - Portland Trailblazers (5) | 25 | 100 | -12 | 0 | -0 | 0 | 0 | 88 | |
| E6 - Brooklyn Nets (6) | 215 | 100 | -14 | 0 | -0 | 0 | 0 | 86 | |
| W6 - Golden State Warriors (6) | 95 | 60 | -8 | 0 | -0 | 0 | 0 | 52 | |
| E7 - Charlotte Bobcats (7) | 5 | 0 | -8 | 0 | -0 | 0 | 0 | -8 | |
| W7 - Memphis Grizzlies (7) | 111 | 60 | -8 | 0 | -0 | 0 | 0 | 52 | |
| E8 - Atlanta Hawks (8) | 115 | 60 | -8 | 0 | -0 | 0 | 0 | 52 | |
| W8 - Dallas Mavericks (8) | 69 | 60 | -8 | 0 | -0 | 0 | 0 | 52 | |
| NBA Playoff Wildcard |
Answer (Seed Pts) | #Sel |
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| Pacers (1) | 25 | 150 | -18 | 0 | -0 | 0 | 0 | 132 | |
| Spurs (1) | 96 | 180 | -12 | 60 | -2 | 35 | 30 | 291 | |
| Heat (2) | 134 | 180 | -6 | 15 | -8 | 35 | 0 | 216 | |
| Thunder (2) | 61 | 150 | -18 | 0 | -0 | 0 | 0 | 132 | |
| Clippers (3) | 141 | 90 | -14 | 0 | -0 | 0 | 0 | 76 | |
| Raptors (3) | 3 | 45 | -8 | 0 | -0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | |
| Bulls (4) | 85 | 15 | -8 | 0 | -0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | |
| Rockets (4) | 74 | 30 | -8 | 0 | -0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | |
| Wizards (5) | 1 | 90 | -10 | 0 | -0 | 0 | 0 | 80 | |
| Blazers (5) | 1 | 75 | -12 | 0 | -0 | 0 | 0 | 63 | |
| Nets (6) | 12 | 75 | -14 | 0 | -0 | 0 | 0 | 61 | |
| Warriors (6) | 2 | 45 | -8 | 0 | -0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | |
| Grizzlies (7) | 1 | 45 | -8 | 0 | -0 | 0 | 0 | 37 |
LEADERBOARD: PROFESSIONAL BASKETBALL