The 2nd Edition of the NBA Elimination League
Summary of the game:
1st place prize - The champion gets to pick out an avatar, which fits within Raptors Republic site rules, that all losers must wear under their name for one week. If he guesses A spread correctly it turns into two weeks.
2nd place prize - Excluded from avatar loser penalty; you lucky bastard.
To paraphrase the rules above to make sure everyone gets the concept:
You guess just one game per week. Pick any team in the league you haven't chosen yet in the contest. Pick that team for any one game they have on schedule for that week. Guess the point spread(ie: how many they will win by) and then you're done.
Losers are out, winners advance and winners who guess a spread right get the next week off.
I am posting both Week 5 and 6 schedules here since I am going to be in Orlando next week. After Week 6, we may start adding in some wrinkles to ensure we get a winner before playoffs.
Week 5 Schedule
Mon, Feb 29 Utah Jazz Boston Celtics
Mon, Feb 29 Indiana Pacers Cleveland Cavaliers
Mon, Feb 29 Memphis Grizzlies Denver Nuggets
Mon, Feb 29 Brooklyn Nets Los Angeles Clippers
Mon, Feb 29 Houston Rockets Milwaukee Bucks
Mon, Feb 29 Oklahoma City Thunder Sacramento Kings
Mon, Feb 29 Philadelphia 76ers Washington Wizards
Tue, Mar 1 Phoenix Suns Charlotte Hornets
Tue, Mar 1 Orlando Magic Dallas Mavericks
Tue, Mar 1 Atlanta Hawks Golden State Warriors
Tue, Mar 1 Brooklyn Nets Los Angeles Lakers
Tue, Mar 1 Chicago Bulls Miami Heat
Tue, Mar 1 Portland Trail Blazers New York Knicks
Wed, Mar 2 Portland Trail Blazers Boston Celtics
Wed, Mar 2 Los Angeles Lakers Denver Nuggets
Wed, Mar 2 New Orleans Pelicans Houston Rockets
Wed, Mar 2 Oklahoma City Thunder Los Angeles Clippers
Wed, Mar 2 Sacramento Kings Memphis Grizzlies
Wed, Mar 2 Indiana Pacers Milwaukee Bucks
Wed, Mar 2 Washington Wizards Minnesota Timberwolves
Wed, Mar 2 Chicago Bulls Orlando Magic
Wed, Mar 2 Charlotte Hornets Philadelphia 76ers
Wed, Mar 2 Detroit Pistons San Antonio Spurs
Wed, Mar 2 Utah Jazz Toronto Raptors
Thu, Mar 3 Sacramento Kings Dallas Mavericks
Thu, Mar 3 Oklahoma City Thunder Golden State Warriors
Thu, Mar 3 Phoenix Suns Miami Heat
Thu, Mar 3 San Antonio Spurs New Orleans Pelicans
Fri, Mar 4 New York Knicks Boston Celtics
Fri, Mar 4 Indiana Pacers Charlotte Hornets
Fri, Mar 4 Washington Wizards Cleveland Cavaliers
Fri, Mar 4 Brooklyn Nets Denver Nuggets
Fri, Mar 4 Atlanta Hawks Los Angeles Lakers
Fri, Mar 4 Utah Jazz Memphis Grizzlies
Fri, Mar 4 Minnesota Timberwolves Milwaukee Bucks
Fri, Mar 4 Phoenix Suns Orlando Magic
Fri, Mar 4 Miami Heat Philadelphia 76ers
Fri, Mar 4 Portland Trail Blazers Toronto Raptors
Sat, Mar 5 Houston Rockets Chicago Bulls
Sat, Mar 5 Boston Celtics Cleveland Cavaliers
Sat, Mar 5 Atlanta Hawks Los Angeles Clippers
Sat, Mar 5 Brooklyn Nets Minnesota Timberwolves
Sat, Mar 5 Utah Jazz New Orleans Pelicans
Sat, Mar 5 Detroit Pistons New York Knicks
Sat, Mar 5 Sacramento Kings San Antonio Spurs
Sat, Mar 5 Indiana Pacers Washington Wizards
Sun, Mar 6 Dallas Mavericks Denver Nuggets
Sun, Mar 6 Portland Trail Blazers Detroit Pistons
Sun, Mar 6 Golden State Warriors Los Angeles Lakers
Sun, Mar 6 Phoenix Suns Memphis Grizzlies
Sun, Mar 6 Philadelphia 76ers Miami Heat
Sun, Mar 6 Oklahoma City Thunder Milwaukee Bucks
Sun, Mar 6 Houston Rockets Toronto Raptors
Week 6
Mon, Mar 7 Milwaukee Bucks Chicago Bulls
Mon, Mar 7 Minnesota Timberwolves Charlotte Hornets
Mon, Mar 7 Memphis Grizzlies Cleveland Cavaliers
Mon, Mar 7 Los Angeles Clippers Dallas Mavericks
Mon, Mar 7 Orlando Magic Golden State Warriors
Mon, Mar 7 San Antonio Spurs Indiana Pacers
Mon, Mar 7 Sacramento Kings New Orleans Pelicans
Tue, Mar 8 New York Knicks Denver Nuggets
Tue, Mar 8 Orlando Magic Los Angeles Lakers
Tue, Mar 8 San Antonio Spurs Minnesota Timberwolves
Tue, Mar 8 Washington Wizards Portland Trail Blazers
Tue, Mar 8 Brooklyn Nets Toronto Raptors
Tue, Mar 8 Atlanta Hawks Utah Jazz
Wed, Mar 9 Memphis Grizzlies Boston Celtics
Wed, Mar 9 New Orleans Pelicans Charlotte Hornets
Wed, Mar 9 Detroit Pistons Dallas Mavericks
Wed, Mar 9 Utah Jazz Golden State Warriors
Wed, Mar 9 Miami Heat Milwaukee Bucks
Wed, Mar 9 Los Angeles Clippers Oklahoma City Thunder
Wed, Mar 9 Houston Rockets Philadelphia 76ers
Wed, Mar 9 New York Knicks Phoenix Suns
Wed, Mar 9 Cleveland Cavaliers Sacramento Kings
Thu, Mar 10 Phoenix Suns Denver Nuggets
Thu, Mar 10 Cleveland Cavaliers Los Angeles Lakers
Thu, Mar 10 Chicago Bulls San Antonio Spurs
Thu, Mar 10 Atlanta Hawks Toronto Raptors
Fri, Mar 11 Houston Rockets Boston Celtics
Fri, Mar 11 Miami Heat Chicago Bulls
Fri, Mar 11 Detroit Pistons Charlotte Hornets
Fri, Mar 11 Portland Trail Blazers Golden State Warriors
Fri, Mar 11 New York Knicks Los Angeles Clippers
Fri, Mar 11 New Orleans Pelicans Memphis Grizzlies
Fri, Mar 11 Minnesota Timberwolves Oklahoma City Thunder
Fri, Mar 11 Brooklyn Nets Philadelphia 76ers
Fri, Mar 11 Orlando Magic Sacramento Kings
Fri, Mar 11 Washington Wizards Utah Jazz
Sat, Mar 12 Memphis Grizzlies Atlanta Hawks
Sat, Mar 12 Houston Rockets Charlotte Hornets
Sat, Mar 12 Indiana Pacers Dallas Mavericks
Sat, Mar 12 Washington Wizards Denver Nuggets
Sat, Mar 12 Phoenix Suns Golden State Warriors
Sat, Mar 12 New Orleans Pelicans Milwaukee Bucks
Sat, Mar 12 Detroit Pistons Philadelphia 76ers
Sat, Mar 12 Orlando Magic Portland Trail Blazers
Sat, Mar 12 Oklahoma City Thunder San Antonio Spurs
Sat, Mar 12 Miami Heat Toronto Raptors
Sun, Mar 13 Indiana Pacers Atlanta Hawks
Sun, Mar 13 Milwaukee Bucks Brooklyn Nets
Sun, Mar 13 Cleveland Cavaliers Los Angeles Clippers
Sun, Mar 13 New York Knicks Los Angeles Lakers
Sun, Mar 13 Utah Jazz Sacramento Kings
planetmars
Los Angeles Clippers
Dallas Mavs
Cleveland
San Antonio
Barolt
Portland
Spurs
OKC
Houston
tucas
Detroit
Pacers
Dallas
Hawks
Apollo
Memphis
Spurs
Clippers
OKC
Mack
Dallas
Bulls
OKC
Spurs
Axel
Utah
Dallas
Cleveland
OKC
Week 4
Mon, Feb 22 Phoenix Suns Los Angeles Clippers planetmars by 16
Tue, Feb 23 Brooklyn Nets Portland Trail Blazers barolt by 11
Wed, Feb 24 Philadelphia 76ers Detroit Pistons tucas by 6
Wed, Feb 24 Los Angeles Lakers Memphis Grizzlies Apollo by 8
Fri, Feb 26 Denver Nuggets Dallas Mavericks Mack by 6
Sat, Feb 27 Brooklyn Nets Utah Jazz Axel by 12
Eliminated
Cody - Week 2
007 - Week 3
DanH - Week 3
Week 3
Thu, Feb 18, 2016 Utah Jazz Washington Wizards by 8 007
Fri, Feb 19, 2016 San Antonio Spurs Los Angeles Lakers by 8 Apollo; by 22 Barolt
Fri, Feb 19, 2016 Indiana Pacers Oklahoma City Thunder by 15 DanH
Sun, Feb 21, 2016 Los Angeles Lakers Chicago Bulls by 12 Mack
Sun, Feb 21, 2016 Philadelphia 76ers Dallas Mavericks by 9 tucas, by 11 Axel, by 10 planetmars
Eliminated
Cody - Week 2
Week 2
Mon, Feb 8, 2016 Sacramento Kings Cleveland Cavaliers by 7 planetmars
Mon, Feb 8, 2016 Los Angeles Lakers Indiana Pacers by 8 Tucas
Mon, Feb 8, 2016 Los Angeles Clippers Philadelphia 76ers by 10 Apollo
Mon, Feb 8, 2016 Oklahoma City Thunder Phoenix Suns by 14 Barolt; by 23 007, by 12 Mack
Tue, Feb 9, 2016 Boston Celtics Milwaukee Bucks by 8 Cody
Wed, Feb 10, 2016 Los Angeles Lakers Cleveland Cavaliers by 19 Axel
Thu, Feb 11, 2016 New Orleans Pelicans OKC Thunder by 18 DanH
Week 1
Mon, Feb 1, 2016 8:00 pm Washington Wizards @ Oklahoma City Thunder by 11 - Axel
Mon, Feb 1, 2016 8:30 pm Orlando Magic @ San Antonio Spurs by 18 - Mack North
Wed, Feb 3, 2016 8:00 pm Orlando Magic @ Oklahoma City Thunder by 10 - Apollo
Wed, Feb 3, 2016 7:00 pm Atlanta Hawks @ Philadelphia 76ers by 14 - 007 by 10 Tucas
Wed, Feb 3, 2016 8:30 pm New Orleans Pelicans @ San Antonio Spurs by 28 - DanH
Thu, Feb 4, 2016 9:00 pm Houston Rockets @ Phoenix Suns by 8 - Barolt
Thu, Feb 4, 2016 10:00 pm Toronto Raptors @ Portland Trail Blazers by Cody
Sat, Feb 6, 2016 8:30 pm Los Angeles Lakers @ San Antonio Spurs by 19 - planetmars
Summary of the game:
- Guess one game winner correctly each week of the NBA season(disregard spread). You can never pick the same team twice.
- Guess the actual point spread of the game.
- Contestants can pick the same team as their competitors.
- Get the winner incorrect and you're eliminated from the contest.
- Get the winner correct and you advance.
- Get the winner correct and get the actual spread correct and you win a bye for the following week.
- The game continues week-over-week until there is only one remaining.
1st place prize - The champion gets to pick out an avatar, which fits within Raptors Republic site rules, that all losers must wear under their name for one week. If he guesses A spread correctly it turns into two weeks.
2nd place prize - Excluded from avatar loser penalty; you lucky bastard.
To paraphrase the rules above to make sure everyone gets the concept:
You guess just one game per week. Pick any team in the league you haven't chosen yet in the contest. Pick that team for any one game they have on schedule for that week. Guess the point spread(ie: how many they will win by) and then you're done.
Losers are out, winners advance and winners who guess a spread right get the next week off.
I am posting both Week 5 and 6 schedules here since I am going to be in Orlando next week. After Week 6, we may start adding in some wrinkles to ensure we get a winner before playoffs.
Week 5 Schedule
Mon, Feb 29 Utah Jazz Boston Celtics
Mon, Feb 29 Indiana Pacers Cleveland Cavaliers
Mon, Feb 29 Memphis Grizzlies Denver Nuggets
Mon, Feb 29 Brooklyn Nets Los Angeles Clippers
Mon, Feb 29 Houston Rockets Milwaukee Bucks
Mon, Feb 29 Oklahoma City Thunder Sacramento Kings
Mon, Feb 29 Philadelphia 76ers Washington Wizards
Tue, Mar 1 Phoenix Suns Charlotte Hornets
Tue, Mar 1 Orlando Magic Dallas Mavericks
Tue, Mar 1 Atlanta Hawks Golden State Warriors
Tue, Mar 1 Brooklyn Nets Los Angeles Lakers
Tue, Mar 1 Chicago Bulls Miami Heat
Tue, Mar 1 Portland Trail Blazers New York Knicks
Wed, Mar 2 Portland Trail Blazers Boston Celtics
Wed, Mar 2 Los Angeles Lakers Denver Nuggets
Wed, Mar 2 New Orleans Pelicans Houston Rockets
Wed, Mar 2 Oklahoma City Thunder Los Angeles Clippers
Wed, Mar 2 Sacramento Kings Memphis Grizzlies
Wed, Mar 2 Indiana Pacers Milwaukee Bucks
Wed, Mar 2 Washington Wizards Minnesota Timberwolves
Wed, Mar 2 Chicago Bulls Orlando Magic
Wed, Mar 2 Charlotte Hornets Philadelphia 76ers
Wed, Mar 2 Detroit Pistons San Antonio Spurs
Wed, Mar 2 Utah Jazz Toronto Raptors
Thu, Mar 3 Sacramento Kings Dallas Mavericks
Thu, Mar 3 Oklahoma City Thunder Golden State Warriors
Thu, Mar 3 Phoenix Suns Miami Heat
Thu, Mar 3 San Antonio Spurs New Orleans Pelicans
Fri, Mar 4 New York Knicks Boston Celtics
Fri, Mar 4 Indiana Pacers Charlotte Hornets
Fri, Mar 4 Washington Wizards Cleveland Cavaliers
Fri, Mar 4 Brooklyn Nets Denver Nuggets
Fri, Mar 4 Atlanta Hawks Los Angeles Lakers
Fri, Mar 4 Utah Jazz Memphis Grizzlies
Fri, Mar 4 Minnesota Timberwolves Milwaukee Bucks
Fri, Mar 4 Phoenix Suns Orlando Magic
Fri, Mar 4 Miami Heat Philadelphia 76ers
Fri, Mar 4 Portland Trail Blazers Toronto Raptors
Sat, Mar 5 Houston Rockets Chicago Bulls
Sat, Mar 5 Boston Celtics Cleveland Cavaliers
Sat, Mar 5 Atlanta Hawks Los Angeles Clippers
Sat, Mar 5 Brooklyn Nets Minnesota Timberwolves
Sat, Mar 5 Utah Jazz New Orleans Pelicans
Sat, Mar 5 Detroit Pistons New York Knicks
Sat, Mar 5 Sacramento Kings San Antonio Spurs
Sat, Mar 5 Indiana Pacers Washington Wizards
Sun, Mar 6 Dallas Mavericks Denver Nuggets
Sun, Mar 6 Portland Trail Blazers Detroit Pistons
Sun, Mar 6 Golden State Warriors Los Angeles Lakers
Sun, Mar 6 Phoenix Suns Memphis Grizzlies
Sun, Mar 6 Philadelphia 76ers Miami Heat
Sun, Mar 6 Oklahoma City Thunder Milwaukee Bucks
Sun, Mar 6 Houston Rockets Toronto Raptors
Week 6
Mon, Mar 7 Milwaukee Bucks Chicago Bulls
Mon, Mar 7 Minnesota Timberwolves Charlotte Hornets
Mon, Mar 7 Memphis Grizzlies Cleveland Cavaliers
Mon, Mar 7 Los Angeles Clippers Dallas Mavericks
Mon, Mar 7 Orlando Magic Golden State Warriors
Mon, Mar 7 San Antonio Spurs Indiana Pacers
Mon, Mar 7 Sacramento Kings New Orleans Pelicans
Tue, Mar 8 New York Knicks Denver Nuggets
Tue, Mar 8 Orlando Magic Los Angeles Lakers
Tue, Mar 8 San Antonio Spurs Minnesota Timberwolves
Tue, Mar 8 Washington Wizards Portland Trail Blazers
Tue, Mar 8 Brooklyn Nets Toronto Raptors
Tue, Mar 8 Atlanta Hawks Utah Jazz
Wed, Mar 9 Memphis Grizzlies Boston Celtics
Wed, Mar 9 New Orleans Pelicans Charlotte Hornets
Wed, Mar 9 Detroit Pistons Dallas Mavericks
Wed, Mar 9 Utah Jazz Golden State Warriors
Wed, Mar 9 Miami Heat Milwaukee Bucks
Wed, Mar 9 Los Angeles Clippers Oklahoma City Thunder
Wed, Mar 9 Houston Rockets Philadelphia 76ers
Wed, Mar 9 New York Knicks Phoenix Suns
Wed, Mar 9 Cleveland Cavaliers Sacramento Kings
Thu, Mar 10 Phoenix Suns Denver Nuggets
Thu, Mar 10 Cleveland Cavaliers Los Angeles Lakers
Thu, Mar 10 Chicago Bulls San Antonio Spurs
Thu, Mar 10 Atlanta Hawks Toronto Raptors
Fri, Mar 11 Houston Rockets Boston Celtics
Fri, Mar 11 Miami Heat Chicago Bulls
Fri, Mar 11 Detroit Pistons Charlotte Hornets
Fri, Mar 11 Portland Trail Blazers Golden State Warriors
Fri, Mar 11 New York Knicks Los Angeles Clippers
Fri, Mar 11 New Orleans Pelicans Memphis Grizzlies
Fri, Mar 11 Minnesota Timberwolves Oklahoma City Thunder
Fri, Mar 11 Brooklyn Nets Philadelphia 76ers
Fri, Mar 11 Orlando Magic Sacramento Kings
Fri, Mar 11 Washington Wizards Utah Jazz
Sat, Mar 12 Memphis Grizzlies Atlanta Hawks
Sat, Mar 12 Houston Rockets Charlotte Hornets
Sat, Mar 12 Indiana Pacers Dallas Mavericks
Sat, Mar 12 Washington Wizards Denver Nuggets
Sat, Mar 12 Phoenix Suns Golden State Warriors
Sat, Mar 12 New Orleans Pelicans Milwaukee Bucks
Sat, Mar 12 Detroit Pistons Philadelphia 76ers
Sat, Mar 12 Orlando Magic Portland Trail Blazers
Sat, Mar 12 Oklahoma City Thunder San Antonio Spurs
Sat, Mar 12 Miami Heat Toronto Raptors
Sun, Mar 13 Indiana Pacers Atlanta Hawks
Sun, Mar 13 Milwaukee Bucks Brooklyn Nets
Sun, Mar 13 Cleveland Cavaliers Los Angeles Clippers
Sun, Mar 13 New York Knicks Los Angeles Lakers
Sun, Mar 13 Utah Jazz Sacramento Kings
planetmars
Los Angeles Clippers
Dallas Mavs
Cleveland
San Antonio
Barolt
Portland
Spurs
OKC
Houston
tucas
Detroit
Pacers
Dallas
Hawks
Apollo
Memphis
Spurs
Clippers
OKC
Mack
Dallas
Bulls
OKC
Spurs
Axel
Utah
Dallas
Cleveland
OKC
Week 4
Mon, Feb 22 Phoenix Suns Los Angeles Clippers planetmars by 16
Tue, Feb 23 Brooklyn Nets Portland Trail Blazers barolt by 11
Wed, Feb 24 Philadelphia 76ers Detroit Pistons tucas by 6
Wed, Feb 24 Los Angeles Lakers Memphis Grizzlies Apollo by 8
Fri, Feb 26 Denver Nuggets Dallas Mavericks Mack by 6
Sat, Feb 27 Brooklyn Nets Utah Jazz Axel by 12
Eliminated
Cody - Week 2
007 - Week 3
DanH - Week 3
Week 3
Thu, Feb 18, 2016 Utah Jazz Washington Wizards by 8 007
Fri, Feb 19, 2016 San Antonio Spurs Los Angeles Lakers by 8 Apollo; by 22 Barolt
Fri, Feb 19, 2016 Indiana Pacers Oklahoma City Thunder by 15 DanH
Sun, Feb 21, 2016 Los Angeles Lakers Chicago Bulls by 12 Mack
Sun, Feb 21, 2016 Philadelphia 76ers Dallas Mavericks by 9 tucas, by 11 Axel, by 10 planetmars
Eliminated
Cody - Week 2
Week 2
Mon, Feb 8, 2016 Sacramento Kings Cleveland Cavaliers by 7 planetmars
Mon, Feb 8, 2016 Los Angeles Lakers Indiana Pacers by 8 Tucas
Mon, Feb 8, 2016 Los Angeles Clippers Philadelphia 76ers by 10 Apollo
Mon, Feb 8, 2016 Oklahoma City Thunder Phoenix Suns by 14 Barolt; by 23 007, by 12 Mack
Tue, Feb 9, 2016 Boston Celtics Milwaukee Bucks by 8 Cody
Wed, Feb 10, 2016 Los Angeles Lakers Cleveland Cavaliers by 19 Axel
Thu, Feb 11, 2016 New Orleans Pelicans OKC Thunder by 18 DanH
Week 1
Mon, Feb 1, 2016 8:00 pm Washington Wizards @ Oklahoma City Thunder by 11 - Axel
Mon, Feb 1, 2016 8:30 pm Orlando Magic @ San Antonio Spurs by 18 - Mack North
Wed, Feb 3, 2016 8:00 pm Orlando Magic @ Oklahoma City Thunder by 10 - Apollo
Wed, Feb 3, 2016 7:00 pm Atlanta Hawks @ Philadelphia 76ers by 14 - 007 by 10 Tucas
Wed, Feb 3, 2016 8:30 pm New Orleans Pelicans @ San Antonio Spurs by 28 - DanH
Thu, Feb 4, 2016 9:00 pm Houston Rockets @ Phoenix Suns by 8 - Barolt
Thu, Feb 4, 2016 10:00 pm Toronto Raptors @ Portland Trail Blazers by Cody
Sat, Feb 6, 2016 8:30 pm Los Angeles Lakers @ San Antonio Spurs by 19 - planetmars
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