Artin Petrossian

NBA Playoffs Bracket Challenge | Contest Rules

Enter the Bracket Challenge Now

NBA fans, the 2012 NBA Playoffs Bracket Challenge has begun! Fill out your NBA playoffs bracket now, share it with your friends and follow your bracket to see how it ranks against other entries. Simply pick which team will win each matchup and in how many games, then submit your entry with Facebook or Twitter. The scoring/contest rules are outlined below. Good luck to all!

Scoring System

Conference Semifinals: 5 pts per correct pick
Conference Finals: 10 pts per correct pick
Finals: 15 pts per correct pick
Champion: 20 pts for correct pick

Bonus Scoring for # of Games

If you correctly pick the winner of a matchup AND select the correct number of games in the series you will receive a 1.5 multiplier for the correct pick in that round. In order to be eligible for this multiplier you have to have both of the teams in the matchup picked correctly, the winner picked correctly, and the number of games in the series picked correctly.

Tiebreaker

In the event of a tie, the earliest bracket that was submitted wins. So get your picks in soon!

Winner

This is really just for fun and bragging rights, but I will buy the winner a vintage t-shirt of their favorite NBA team from fansedge.com (Max value $40).

Deadline

Brackets must be submitted before opening tip of the first NBA Playoff game, which I believe will be schedule for Saturday, April 28th.

I will post the link for the 2012 NBA Playoffs Bracket Challenge as soon as the playoffs bracket is finalized on Thursday night. Stay tuned and good luck with your picks!

Disclaimer: This bracket challenge is not affiliated with or funded by the NBA and any team logos or images used are property of the NBA and their respective owners.