Well, it took long enough, but I finally got an Eastern series right. Figures that it’d be the last one, since the only other one I got was the first.

Doogie	Hoop	Matt	Gerard	Result
4-3	4-1	4-2	4-2	4-1
4-3	4-3	4-2	4-2	4-3
2-0	2-0	1-1	1-1	W-L
2	0	6	6	GO
1	2	0	0	PS
8-6	11-3	8-6	10-4	W-L
29	23	34	33	GO
6	4	1	1	PS

I can’t win now, but my record of six perfect predictions is safe, at least. On to the main event.

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You will notice a couple of distinct patterns here after two rounds:

Doogie	Hoop	Matt	Gerard	Result
4-2	4-2	4-2	4-1	4-2
4-3	4-3	4-2	4-1	4-3
4-2	4-1	4-1	4-2	4-0
4-2	4-3	4-2	4-2	4-0
2-2	2-2	2-2	3-1	W-L
12	12	10	11	GO
2	1	1	0	PS
6-6	9-3	7-5	9-3	W-L
27	23	28	27	GO
5	2	1	1	PS

One, either I get a series perfectly or not at all: five of my six correct predictions were bang on the money. Two, I’ve pretty much nailed the West (a brain-fart in DET-PHX away from being perfect) and have no clue about the East (1-5, the only winner being the WSH-NYR gimme). So given that, take what I say about the West as gospel, and what I say about the East as utter nonsense.

You will also notice that Matt’s picks are once again late. Never trust a Campbell. [Edit: They're there now.]

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I love Game 7s. Except when the team I pick to win a series loses three out of four.

Doogie	Hoop	Matt	Gerard	Result
4-3	4-1	4-2	4-2	4-3
4-1	4-1	4-1	4-0	4-2
4-2	4-2	4-2	4-3	4-0
4-2	4-3	4-3	4-2	4-2
4-1	4-2	4-2	4-3	4-1
4-3	4-3	4-1	4-1	4-3
4-2	4-1	4-2	4-2	4-3
4-2	4-3	4-2	4-2	4-3
4-4	7-1	5-3	6-2	W-L
15	11	18	16	GO
3	1	0	1	PS

Somehow, I picked three series perfectly and only got four right altogether. One of those was a total brain cramp (Really? Phoenix?), but the rest were such total crapshoots. Two were one-goal games, one in OT. Ah, well, enough of the excuses. Time to make up ground in round two. Somehow.

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