PLAYOFF CHALLENGE: 1st Round * Picks to be locked Monday 5/24 before first game

[ItsGoTime]

Alright, gonna start this in the main forum and move it to the contests and challenges board after.

Rules:

• Give the winner of each 1st round matchup
  
• Give the number of games it will take to secure the win (number of games can give a point regardless of series winner)
  

Scoring:

• 1 point for each correct prediction 
  
• 2 points for every Mavs correct prediction 
  

Example:

Mavs vs LaC

• Mavs win
  
• 6 games
  

Your points for this round will be moved to the next round. There will be a final winner at the end.

Award:
Big Brain 2021 Playoffs title

* Picks will be locked with a time stamped post by me. Any edits to posts after the timestamp nullifies the entry.

[ItsGoTime]

76ers vs Wizards

• 76ers
  
• 4 games
  

Knicks vs Hawks

• Knicks
  
• 7 games
  

Bucks vs Heat

• Bucks
  
• 7 games
  

Nets vs Celtics

• Nets
  
• 4 games
  

Jazz vs Grizzlies 

• Jazz
  
• 6 games
  

Nuggets vs Blazers

• Nuggets
  
• 6 games
  

Suns vs Lakers

• Lakers
  
• 6 games
  

Clippers vs Mavs

• Clippers 
  
• 7 games
  

[Mavs2021]

Bucks in 6.
Nets in 5.
76ers in 5.
Knicks in 7.
Jazz in 5.
Blazers in 6.
Clippers in 6.
Suns in 6.

[HAguiar95]

Bucks in 6
Nets in 4
76ers in 4
Hawks in 6
Jazz in 5
Blazers in 6
Clippers in 5
Suns in 7

[DrMav]

East
- 76ers in 5
- Nets in 4
- Bucks in 6
- Knicks in 6

West
- Jazz in 4
- Lakers in 7
- Nuggets in 6
- Mavs in 6

[Scott41theMavs]

Sixers in 5
Nets in 4
Bucks in 6
Knicks in 7

Jazz in 6
Lakers in 7, with the refs pulling out all of the stops to ensure that the Lakers advance
Nuggets in 7
Mavs in 7

[omahen]

Sixers in 5
Nets in 5
Bucks in 5
Atlanta in 5

Jazz in 5
Lakers in 6
Portland in 7
Mavs in 7

[Jommybone]

Bucks in 4
Nets in 5
76ers in 7
Hawks in 6
Jazz in 4
Nuggets in 7
Mavs in 5 (homer alert!)
Suns in 5

[Hypermav]

Mavs in 6
Suns in 6
Blazers in 6
Jazz in 6

LA teams fail to win, so they get their wish of avoiding each other in the playoffs.

Sixers in 4
Nets in 4
Bucks in 6
Hawks in 7

[SkenfromLMF]

76ers in 5
Bucks in 6
Nets in 5
Jazz in 5
Blazers in 7
Lakers in 5
Clipps in 6

[juanc]

76ers vs Wizards

• 76ers
  
  
• 5 games
  

Knicks vs Hawks

• Hawks
  
  
• 6 games
  

Bucks vs Heat

• Bucks
  
  
• 6 games
  

Nets vs Celtics

• Nets
  
  
• 5 games
  

Jazz vs Grizzlies 

• Jazz
  
  
• 4 games
  

Nuggets vs Blazers

• Blazers
  
  
• 7 games
  

Suns vs Lakers

• Lakers
  
  
• 7 games
  

Clippers vs Mavs

• Clippers 
  
  
• 6 games
  

[ClutchDirk]

Mavs win 4-2...

[SleepingHero]

I'm a bit late but here are my picks:

76ers vs Wizards

• 76ers
  
  
• 5 games
  

Knicks vs Hawks

• Hawks
  
  
• 7 games
  

Bucks vs Heat

• Bucks
  
  
• 7 games
  

Nets vs Celtics

• Nets
  
  
• 5 games
  

Jazz vs Grizzlies 

• Jazz
  
  
• 5 games
  

Nuggets vs Blazers

• Nuggets
  
  
• 5 games
  

Suns vs Lakers

• Suns
  
  
• 6 games
  

Clippers vs Mavs

• Mavs
  
  
• 6 games
  

[ItsGoTime]

I'm a bit late but here are my picks:

NP, this year they went straight into that playoffs from the playins which gave no time after solidified matchups were made. I’m giving til games on Monday to edit/make predictions because of the timing.

[Halfnir]

76ers in 6
Nets in 4
Bucks in 6
Hawks in 7
Jazz in 5
Lakers in 6
Blazers in 6
Mavs in 6

[dmavs4life03]

My Heart says
East

PHI in 6
BOS in 6
MIL in 7
NY in 6

West
UT in 6
Suns in 7
Den in 7
Dal in 6

My Mind says
East

 PHI in 6
BKN in 6
MIL in 7
NY in 6

West
UT in 6
LAL in 7
POR in 6
Dal in 7

[HoosierDaddyKid]

East - Philly in 5, Nets in 6, Bucks in 6, Atl in 6

West- Utah in 6, Phx in 6, Port in 6 , LAC in 6.

[Kammrath]

East
PHI in 5
BRK in 5
MIL in 6
NYK in 7

West
UTA in 6
PHX in 6
DEN in 7
LAC in 6

[Hogmelon]

East
~  76ers in 5
~  Nets in 5
~  Bucks in 5
~  Hawks in 6

West
~  Jazz in 7
~  Suns in 7
~  Nuggets in 7
~  Mavs in 6!

[SleepingHero]

Just clarifying can I edit my picks till the first game? 

Asking for a friend that said the Jazz would sweep....