The following are the results after the Semifinal Round, in order from best to worst brackets (with names listed alphabetically):
Ray Almeda: 22 points
Tay: 22 points
DubsFan408: 20 points
faetati: 20 points
tafkasam: 20 points
brutusbrutus: 18 points
GSWRUNDMC: 18 points
Missing Barry: 18 points
GovernorStephCurry: 16 points
lincypoo i wuv u: 16 points
tom88gsw: 16 points
Brownie13: 14 points
true torture: 14 points
duballers23: 12 points
Krazee max: 12 points
luvmydubz23: 12 points
Monta THE Boss: 10 points
A couple things:
I'd like to give a delayed shout-out to tafkasam for being the only one to pick Atlanta in the Quarterfinals. I had thought that pick was more popular, but in fact it was only tafka who said anything.
I'd like to give another shout-out to Tay, for his bracket's own Cinderella story; at 14 points after the Quarterfinals, you were practically left for dead, only to later stand up to the mighty Ray Almeda. That thing has legs.
Third, I'd like to give a shout-out to MYSELF, for missing almost everything; good job, Krazee max. Wow, what an unpredictable playoffs.
If anybody notices any errors I may have made in my calculations, let me know and I will edit my post. In the mean time, I will re-post all of the qualifying brackets below, and leave you with this update until the Conference Finals end. Good luck to all.
Ray Almeda:
FIRST ROUND
Spurs Vs Grizzlies: Spurs in 5
Thunder Vs Nuggets: Thunder in 5
Lakers Vs Hornets: Lakers in 6
Mavericks Vs Blazers: Mavericks in 6
Heat Vs Sixers: Heat in 4
Celtics Vs Knicks: Celtics in 6
Semifinals:
Spurs Vs Thunder: Spurs in 7
Lakers Vs Mavericks: Lakers in 7
Bulls Vs Magic: Bulls in 6
Heat Vs Celtics: Heat in 6
Conference Finals:
Spurs Vs Lakers: Spurs in 7
Bulls Vs Heat: Heat in 5
NBA Finals
Spurs Vs Heat: Heat in 6
(22 points)
Tay:
Spurs over Grizzlies in 5
Nuggets over Thunder in 6
Lakers over Hornets in 4
Mavericks over Blazers in 6
Bulls over Pacers in 5
Magic over Hawks in 6
Celtics over Knicks in 6
Heat over 76ers in 4
Spurs over Nuggets in 6
Lakers over Mavericks in 5
Bulls over Magic in 7
Heat over Celtics in 5
Lakers over Spurs in 5
Heat over Bulls in 7
Heat over Lakers in 6
(22 points)
DubsFan408:
West
1st Round
Spurs Over Memphis 4-1
Lakers Over Hornets 4-1
Dallas over Portland 4-2
Thunder over Nuggets 4-2
2nd Round
Spurs over Thunder 4-3
Lakers over Dallas 4-2
3rd Round
Spurs over Lakers 4-2
East
1st Round
Bulls over Pacers 4-0
Heat over 76ers 4-1
Celtics over Knicks 4-2
Orlando over Atlanta 4-1
2nd Round
Orlando over Bulls 4-1
Heat over Celtics 4-2
3rd Round
Heat over Orlando 4-3
NBA Finals: Heat vs Spurs (undecided on the outcome).
(20 points)
faetati:
Quarterfinals
Spurs vs. Grizzlies: Spurs in 5
Thunder Vs Nuggets: Thunder in 6
Lakers Vs Hornets: Lakers in 4
Mavericks Vs Blazers: Mavericks in 6
Bulls Vs Pacers: Bulls in 4
Magic Vs Hawks: Magic in 6
Heat Vs Sixers: Heat in 5
Celtics Vs Knicks: Celtics in 6
Semifinals:
Spurs Vs Thunder: Spurs in 6
Lakers Vs Mavericks: Lakers in 6
Bulls Vs Magic: Bulls in 6
Heat Vs Celtics: Heat in 6
Conference Finals:
Spurs Vs Lakers: Spurs in 6
Bulls Vs Heat: Heat in 7
NBA Finals
Spurs Vs Heat: Spurs in 6
(20 points)
tafkasam:
Quarterfinals
Spurs vs. Grizzlies: Spurs in 5
Thunder Vs Nuggets: Thunder in 7
Lakers Vs Hornets: Lakers in 6
Mavericks Vs Blazers: Blazers in 7
Bulls Vs Pacers: Bulls in 4
Magic Vs Hawks: Hawks in 7
Heat Vs Sixers: Heat in 5
Celtics Vs Knicks: Celtics in 6
Semifinals:
Spurs Vs Thunder: Spurs in 7
Lakers Vs Blazers: Lakers in 7
Bulls Vs Hawks: Bulls in 5
Heat Vs Celtics: Celtics in 6
Conference Finals:
Spurs Vs Lakers: Lakers in 6
Bulls Vs Celtics: Celtics in 7
NBA Finals
Lakers Vs Celtics: Celtics in 7
(20 points)
brutusbrutus:
West
1) Spurs in 5
2) Denver in 6
3) Dallas in 4
4) Lakers in 5
East
1) Bulls in 4
2) Magic in 5
3) Boston in 6
4) Miami in 4
Semi-Finals:
West
1) Spurs in 5
2) Dallas in 7
East
1) Bulls in 6
2) Heat in 7
Conference Finals
West
Dallas in 6
East
Bulls in 5
Finals
Bulls in 7
(18 points)
GSWRUNDMC:
Quarterfinals:
Spurs Vs Grizzlies: Grizzlies in game 6
Thunder Vs Nuggets: Thunder in 6
Lakers Vs Hornets: Lakers in 4
Mavericks Vs Blazers: Blazers in game 5
Bulls Vs Pacers: Bulls in 4
Magic Vs Hawks: Magic in 6
Heat Vs Sixers: Heat in 4
Celtics Vs Knicks: Celtics in 6
Semifinals:
Grizzlies Vs Thunder: Thunder in 6
Lakers Vs Blazers: Lakers in 6
Bulls Vs Magic: Bulls in 6
Heat Vs Celtics: Celtics in 7
Conference Finals:
Thunder Vs Lakers: Thunder game 7
Bulls Vs Celtics: Bulls game 7
NBA Finals
Thunder Vs Bulls: Bulls game 6
(18 points)
Missing Barry:
Spurs over Grizzlies in 6
Nuggets over Thunder in 7
Lakers over Hornets in 5
Mavericks over Blazers in 6
Bulls over Pacers in 4
Magic over Hawks in 6
Celtics over Knicks in 6
Heat over Sixers in 5
Spurs over Nuggets in 7
Lakers over Mavericks in 6
Bulls over Magic in 6
Heat over Celtics in 6
Lakers over Spurs in 7
Heat over Bulls in 6
Heat over Lakers in 6
(18 points)
GovernorStephCurry:
1st Round:
Spurs over Grizzlies in 6
Lakers over Hornets in 5
Mavs over Portland in 6
Thunder over Nuggets in 7
Bulls over Pacers in 4
Heat over Sixers in 5
Celtics over Knicks in 6
Magic over Hawks in 5
2nd Round:
Thunder over Spurs in 7
Lakers over Dallas in 6
Celtics over Heat in 7
Magic over Bulls in 6
Conference Finals:
Thunder over Lakers in 7
Celtics over Magic in 7
Finals:
Celtics over Thunder in 7
(16 points)
lincypoo i wuv u:
Round 1:
Spurs Vs Grizzlies: Spurs in 5
Thunder Vs Nuggets: Thunder in 6
Lakers Vs Hornets: Lakers in 5
Mavericks Vs Blazers: Mavs in 7
Bulls Vs Pacers: Bulls in 4
Magic Vs Hawks: Magic in 6
Heat Vs Sixers: Heat in 4
Celtics Vs Knicks: Celtics in 5
Semifinals:
Spurs Vs Thunder: Spurs in 7
Lakers Vs Mavs : Lakers in 5
Bulls Vs Magic: Bulls in 5
Heat Vs Celtics: Heat in 7
Conference Finals:
Spurs Vs Lakers: Lakers in 7
Bulls Vs Heat: Bulls in 7
NBA Finals
Bulls Vs Lakers: Bulls in 7
(16 points)
tom88gsw:
Quarterfinals:
Spurs Vs Grizzlies: Spurs in 5
Thunder Vs Nuggets: Thunder in 6
Lakers Vs Hornets: Lakers in 4
Mavericks Vs Blazers: Mavs in 6
Bulls Vs Pacers: Bulls in 4
Magic Vs Hawks: Magic in 5
Heat Vs Sixers: Heat in 5
Celtics Vs Knicks: Celtics in 6
Semifinals:
Spurs Vs Thunder: Thunder in 6
Lakers Vs Mavs: Lakers in 6
Bulls Vs Magic: Bulls in 6
Heat Vs Celtics: Celtics in 7
Conference Finals:
Thunder Vs Lakers: Lakers in 5
Bulls Vs Celtics: Celtics in 6
NBA Finals
Lakers Vs Celtics: Lakers in 5
(16 points)
Brownie13:
1st Round:
Spurs over Grizzlies, 6 games
Lakers over Hornets, 4 games
Blazers over Mavericks, 6 games
Thunder over Nuggets, 5 games
Bulls over Pacers, 4 games
Heat over Sixers, 5 games
Celtics over Knicks, 5 games
Magic over Hawks, 4 games
2nd Round:
Thunder over Spurs, 6 games
Lakers over Blazers, 6 games
Magic over Bulls, 6 games
Celtics over Heat, 6 games
Conference Finals:
Lakers over Thunder, 6 games
Celtics over Magic, 7 games
Finals:
Lakers over Celtics, 6 games
(14 points)
true torture:
Quarter Finals:
West
1) Spurs in 6
2) Thunder in 6
3) Lakers in 5
4) Mavericks in 7
East
1) Bulls in 5
2) Magic in 4
3) Heat in 5
4) Knicks in 7
Semi-Finals:
West
1) Spurs in 6
2) Lakers in 6
East
1) Bulls in 5
2) Heat in 6
Conference Finals
West
Lakers in 7
East
Bulls in 6
Finals
Lakers in 7
(14 points)
duballers23:
Quarterfinals
Spurs over Grizzlies in 5
Thunder over Nuggets in 6
Blazers over Mavericks in 6
Lakers over Hornets in 4
Bulls over Pacers in 4
Magic over Hawks in 7
Celtics over Knicks in 5
Heat over 76ers in 5
Semifinals
Spurs over Thunder in 7
Lakers over Blazers in 5
Bulls over Magic in 6
Celtics over in Heat 7
Conference Finals
Lakers over Spurs in 7
Celtics over Bulls in 7
NBA Finals
Celtics over Lakers in 7
(12 points)
Krazee max:
Quarterfinals:
Spurs Vs Grizzlies: Spurs in 4 Thunder Vs Nuggets: Thunder in 5
Lakers Vs Hornets: Lakers in 4
Mavericks Vs Blazers: Blazers in 7
Bulls Vs Pacers: Bulls in 4
Magic Vs Hawks: Magic in 5
Heat Vs Sixers: Heat in 4
Celtics Vs Knicks: Celtics in 5
Semifinals:
Spurs Vs Thunder: Thunder in 6
Lakers Vs Blazers: Lakers in 6
Bulls Vs Magic: Bulls in 5
Heat Vs Celtics: Celtics in 6
Conference Finals:
Thunder Vs Lakers: Thunder in 6
Bulls Vs Celtics: Celtics in 7
NBA Finals
Thunder Vs Celtics: Celtics in 6
(12 points)
luvmydubz23:
Quarter Finals:
West
1) Spurs in 6
2) Thunder in 5
3) Lakers in 5
4) Blazers in 6
East
1) Bulls sweep
2) Magic in 6
3) Heat in 6
4) Celtics in 7
Semi-Finals:
West
1) Thunder in 7
2) Lakers in 6
East
1) Bulls in 6
2) Celtics sweep
Conference Finals
West
Thunder in 5
East
Bulls in 6
Finals
Bulls in 7
(12 points)
Monta THE Boss:
Round 1:
Spurs Vs Grizzlies: Spurs in 6
Thunder Vs Nuggets: Thunder in 7
Lakers Vs Hornets: Lakers in 4
Mavericks Vs Blazers: Blazers in 5
Bulls Vs Pacers: Bulls in 4
Magic Vs Hawks: Magic in 5
Heat Vs Sixers: Heat in 6
Celtics Vs Knicks: Celtics in 7
Round 2:
Spurs Vs Thunder: Thunder in 6
Lakers Vs Blazers: Blazers in 6
Bulls Vs Magic: Bulls in 5
Heat Vs Celtics: Celtics in 7
Round 3:
Thunder Vs Blazers: Thunder in 6
Bulls Vs Celtics: Bulls in 7
NBA Finals:
Bulls Vs Thunder: Thunder in 6
(10 points)
Semi-Official GSoM Playoff Bracket Pool Point System works as follows:
Quarterfinal: 2 points if their team advances, 2 points for calling the right amount of games.
Semifinal: 4 points if their team advances, 4 points for calling the right amount of games.
Conference Finals: 8 points if their team advances, 8 points for the calling the right amount of games.
NBA Finals: 16 points if their team advances, 16 points for calling the right amount of games.
*You only get points for calling the amount of games if your predicted team wins in said amount of games.