Friends in fast breaks,

1,230 regular season games. 6 Play-In games. 77 Playoff games.
That's 1,313 total games to reach where we are now: Dallas vs Boston.

We've got our final pick in our NBA Playoffs Pick'em. But we've also got 23 questions in our NBA Finals Props. Call it an MJ Tribute. Simple stuff like "who's winning the title"? Silly stuff like "Will we see one of the following sick dunks..."?

It's going to be a ton of fun, there will be stuff to watch for across every game, and I'll be sharing updates after each game as we go.

There's 4 to 7 more games this SZN. Let's hit'em hard and go out with a *Mike Breen voice* BANG!

FINALS PICKS

• Playoffs Pick'em
  • Go Pick >>
  • Overall Standings
• Finals Props
  • Go Pick >>

CONFERENCE FINALS REVIEW

DAL vs MIN

• MIN was the favorite, pulling 67.6% of pickers
• I jinxed the "Rudy hasn't been played off the floor" narrative
  • Luka was clearly MAD at the man
• KAT and Ant didn't bring it
  • They were both pretty inefficient 
• Luka and Kyrie DID bring it
  • The duo has driven crazy "best duo ever" discussions
  • They averaged 32 and 27 points respectively, pulling more than half the scoring load for the team

BOS vs IND

• BOS was the STRONG favorite, with 79.1% of pickers
• This 4-0 sweep hurts
• The writing was on the wall at the end of Game 1
  • IND had the lead in the last minute
  • They then proceeded to commit two HORRIFIC turnovers
  • I'm talking "these are professionsal?" bad
  • Brown hits the magic 3 to tie the game with 6 seconds left
  • BOS takes the momentum swing and wins in OT
• Pile on the injury to Haliburton in Game 2, and it was sayonara

Playoffs Pick'em Standings

• Getting the Finals right is worth 153 points in our pool
• That means there are only 7 potential champions
  • @JoshAllenLooksGoodInShorts is in the lead with 1,644
  • @cdpetross, @scollins, @Jass0010, @yjcc, @brendonhebble, and @mwetherbee are all within striking distance
  • If "JALGIS" stumbles, any of those 6 could leap into the lead
• The top 20 places win prizes
  • The odds are rough with a single pick
  • With 153 points on the line, it's technically possible for someone in T-79th place to jump into the Top 20
  • You just gotta BELIEVE!

Yours in Roundball Rock,
The GM