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The 2025 NBA Play-In Tournament will take place April 15-18.

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Scoring (Playoffs)

In the first round, you get 10 points for picking the series winner, with an additional 5 point bonus for getting the number of games correct. This doubles in each round all the way through the NBA Finals. (80 points for winner, 40 point bonus)

Tiebreaker: Should there be a tie at the top of the leaderboard, the entry that was submitted first will be declared the overall winner.

Game 1 of the 2025 NBA Finals will be June 5.

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And you saw on the rules the final tie breaker is how soon you submitted your picks

It's going to be a month of fun and trash talk

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πŸ€ **NBA Playoffs 2025 Highlights** πŸ€

The 2025 NBA playoffs arrived, and here are some key takeaways:

**Longest Winning Streaks** πŸ†

- Cleveland had three winning streaks of 11 or more games in a season.

- Oklahoma City earned a No. 1 seed in the Western Conference playoff bracket.

- The 2006-07 Dallas Mavericks are the only other team to have three streaks of 11 or more games in the same season.

**Losing Streaks** πŸ˜”

- The 2025 Washington Wizards had two 16-game losing streaks, a first in NBA history.

- The 2025 Miami Heat bid to become the 10th team to lose at least 10 straight games and make the playoffs.

**Defending Champions** πŸ†

- The Boston Celtics are the defending NBA champions and have the best all-time record among active franchises.

- They ended the season with a .596 winning percentage, passing the San Antonio Spurs.

**Playoff Pool Record** πŸ’Έ

- The playoff pool for this season is a record $34,665,698, up 3% from last season.

- The Oklahoma City Thunder are assured $2,096,424 from the pool.

**Detroit Pistons** 😬

- The Pistons are back in the playoffs for the first time since 2019.

- They have the longest playoff losing streak in NBA history at 14 games.

**Top 10 on the NBA's All-Time Scoring List** πŸ“ˆ

- James Harden might move into the top 10 on the NBA's all-time scoring list this season.

- He enters the playoffs at No. 11 with 31,451 combined points.

**Dominant Teams** πŸ†

- The Oklahoma City Thunder had a 68-14 record and the biggest point differential in NBA history.

- They dominated in Las Vegas, covering 68% of the time as a favorite.

**Coaching Milestones** πŸ†

- Golden State Warriors coach Steve Kerr will join a select club if the Warriors don't get swept by Houston.

- He needs one more win to reach 100 postseason wins as Warriors coach.

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