Upset picks are in italics.
Milwaukee at Atlanta - Bucks by 8.5
San Antonio at Indiana - Spurs by 1
Denver at Brooklyn - Nets by 1
Orlando at Charlotte - Magic by 6.5
Washington at Sacramento - Wizards by 8
New York at Cleveland - Cavaliers by 2
Detroit at Golden State - Warriors by 4.5
Prediction Results
NBA: 7-1 (.875) 54-30 overall (.643)
Upsets: 1-0 (1.000) 9-10 overall (.474)
Saturday, October 28, 2017
NBA Rankings - 28 Oct
Ten days into the NBA season, and the Clippers are the only undefeated team remaining, which was enough to make the Clippers the #1 team this week, a rarity for this franchise. The preseason favorites, Cleveland and Golden State, has each lost twice already, but both have done it against relatively tough competition, so both should still easily make the playoffs, though both have some work to do in order to make a fourth straight Finals appearance each. Here are my full current rankings and playoff predictions:
Playoff Picks
First Round
(1) Magic over (8) Pacers
(2) Raptors over (7) Cavaliers
(3) Celtics over (6) Pistons
(5) Wizards over (4) Bucks
(1) Clippers over (8) Thunder
(2) Trail Blazers over (7) Pelicans
(3) Warriors over (6) Grizzlies
(5) Rockets over (4) Spurs
Second Round
(1) Magic over (5) Wizards
(2) Raptors over (3) Celtics
(1) Clippers over (5) Rockets
(2) Trail Blazers over (3) Warriors
Conference Finals
(2) Raptors over (1) Magic
(1) Clippers over (2) Trail Blazers
NBA Finals
(1) Clippers over (2) Raptors
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Rec
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Proj
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TW
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LW
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Team
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Rating
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W
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L
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W
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L
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MOV
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SOS
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PO Seed
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1
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9
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LA Clippers
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-16.94
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4
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0
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71
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11
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1
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19
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W1
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2
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16
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Portland
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-14.52
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3
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2
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68
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14
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2
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5
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W2
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3
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23
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Orlando
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-10.11
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4
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1
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64
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18
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3
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21
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E1
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4
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15
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Toronto
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-9.909
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3
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2
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63
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19
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4
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14
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E2
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5
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2
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Golden State
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-7.458
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4
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2
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58
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24
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7
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7
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W3
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6
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17
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Boston
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-6.133
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3
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2
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55
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27
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6
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17
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E3
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7
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3
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Houston
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-4.795
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5
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1
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52
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30
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5
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23
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W5
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8
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6
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San Antonio
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-4.794
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4
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1
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53
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29
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11
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11
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W4
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9
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22
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Memphis
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-4.197
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4
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1
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50
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32
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8
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24
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W6
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10
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12
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Milwaukee
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-2.777
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3
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2
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47
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35
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20
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3
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E4
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11
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7
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Washington
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-2.676
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3
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2
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46
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36
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12
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15
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E5
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12
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18
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Detroit
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-1.865
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3
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2
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44
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38
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10
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28
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E6
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13
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10
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New Orleans
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-1.573
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2
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3
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42
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40
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17
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2
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W7
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14
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1
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Cleveland
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-1.52
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3
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2
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44
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38
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13
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8
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E7
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15
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5
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Oklahoma City
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-0.844
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2
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3
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40
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42
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9
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30
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W8
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16
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20
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Indiana
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0.1392
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2
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3
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38
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44
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15
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10
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E8
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17
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26
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Brooklyn
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0.6149
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3
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3
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38
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44
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19
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13
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18
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25
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Philadelphia
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0.9048
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1
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4
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36
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46
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23
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1
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19
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14
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Charlotte
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1.4646
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2
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3
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35
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47
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14
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25
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20
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11
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Utah
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1.7069
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2
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3
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33
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49
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18
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18
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21
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13
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Miami
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2.0973
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2
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2
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34
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48
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21
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20
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22
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28
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LA Lakers
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2.2993
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2
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3
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34
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48
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26
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4
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23
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8
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Denver
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2.8347
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2
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3
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31
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51
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16
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29
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24
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21
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New York
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4.1015
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1
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3
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28
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54
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25
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9
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25
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29
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Chicago
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5.6005
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1
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3
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24
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58
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28
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12
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26
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4
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Minnesota
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5.9498
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3
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3
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26
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56
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27
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16
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27
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30
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Sacramento
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7.6404
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1
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4
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20
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62
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22
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27
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28
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19
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Dallas
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8.2029
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1
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5
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19
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63
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29
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22
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29
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24
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Phoenix
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8.6297
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2
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3
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19
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63
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30
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6
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30
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27
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Atlanta
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9.4924
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1
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5
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16
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66
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24
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26
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Playoff Picks
First Round
(1) Magic over (8) Pacers
(2) Raptors over (7) Cavaliers
(3) Celtics over (6) Pistons
(5) Wizards over (4) Bucks
(1) Clippers over (8) Thunder
(2) Trail Blazers over (7) Pelicans
(3) Warriors over (6) Grizzlies
(5) Rockets over (4) Spurs
Second Round
(1) Magic over (5) Wizards
(2) Raptors over (3) Celtics
(1) Clippers over (5) Rockets
(2) Trail Blazers over (3) Warriors
Conference Finals
(2) Raptors over (1) Magic
(1) Clippers over (2) Trail Blazers
NBA Finals
(1) Clippers over (2) Raptors
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