Hoop Hype - A Basketball Puzzle
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There are four basketball games tonight. Three sports writers predict winners in the morning paper.
Bobby BouncePass picks: Clippers, Bulls, Warriors, and Cavs
Donnie Dunks picks: Spurs, Thunder, Warriors, and Clippers
Reggie Rebound picks: Hawks, Bulls, Thunder, and Clippers
no one picks the Knicks.
Who played whom?
(a chart may be helpful)
sports
asked Jan 11 at 19:40
Emma VLEmma VL
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There are four basketball games tonight. Three sports writers predict winners in the morning paper.
Bobby BouncePass picks: Clippers, Bulls, Warriors, and Cavs
Donnie Dunks picks: Spurs, Thunder, Warriors, and Clippers
Reggie Rebound picks: Hawks, Bulls, Thunder, and Clippers
no one picks the Knicks.
Who played whom?
(a chart may be helpful)
sports
asked Jan 11 at 19:40
Emma VLEmma VL
482
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I would hold off from awarding the tick for a few days in future puzzle. You'll get a bit more attention to the puzzle that way!
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– Dr Xorile
Jan 11 at 23:39
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There are four basketball games tonight. Three sports writers predict winners in the morning paper.
Bobby BouncePass picks: Clippers, Bulls, Warriors, and Cavs
Donnie Dunks picks: Spurs, Thunder, Warriors, and Clippers
Reggie Rebound picks: Hawks, Bulls, Thunder, and Clippers
no one picks the Knicks.
Who played whom?
(a chart may be helpful)
sports
asked Jan 11 at 19:40
Emma VLEmma VL
482
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There are four basketball games tonight. Three sports writers predict winners in the morning paper.
Bobby BouncePass picks: Clippers, Bulls, Warriors, and Cavs
Donnie Dunks picks: Spurs, Thunder, Warriors, and Clippers
Reggie Rebound picks: Hawks, Bulls, Thunder, and Clippers
no one picks the Knicks.
Who played whom?
(a chart may be helpful)
sports
sports
asked Jan 11 at 19:40
Emma VLEmma VL
482
asked Jan 11 at 19:40
Emma VLEmma VL
482
asked Jan 11 at 19:40
Emma VLEmma VL
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asked Jan 11 at 19:40
Emma VLEmma VL
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asked Jan 11 at 19:40
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I would hold off from awarding the tick for a few days in future puzzle. You'll get a bit more attention to the puzzle that way!
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– Dr Xorile
Jan 11 at 23:39
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I would hold off from awarding the tick for a few days in future puzzle. You'll get a bit more attention to the puzzle that way!
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– Dr Xorile
Jan 11 at 23:39
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I would hold off from awarding the tick for a few days in future puzzle. You'll get a bit more attention to the puzzle that way!
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– Dr Xorile
Jan 11 at 23:39
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I would hold off from awarding the tick for a few days in future puzzle. You'll get a bit more attention to the puzzle that way!
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Table (from @Meerkat):
My original logic (not as readable):
1) Clippers v Knicks - all of the reporters picked the Clippers, none picked the Kicks.
2) Warriors v Hawks - Bobby and Donnie picked the Warriors, Reggie didn't. So the Warriors played the Hawks, Bulls (picked by Bobby), or Thunder (picked by Donnie). Can only be the Hawks.
3) Spurs v Bulls - Bobby and Reggie picked the Bulls. So the Bulls played either the Spurs or the Thunder (Reggie picked the Thunder). So it's the Spurs.
4) Cavs v Thunder - process of elimination
answered Jan 11 at 19:51
GregGreg
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Here's the reasoning in table form. A bit easier to read.
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– Meerkat
Jan 11 at 19:57
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Oh, yeah, that's a lot easier. Thanks!
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Jan 11 at 19:57
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So Everyone pick's the Clippers, so we don't know who they play, it also means we can eliminate them from the rest of our logic moving forward.
Bobby Picks Bulls, Warriors, Cavs, and Donnie Picks Spurs, Thunder, Warriors. This tells us the Warriors played some yet unnamed team. Also the Bulls/Cavs, played Spurs/Thunder.
Since Reggie Picks Hawks, Bulls, Thunder We now have the missing team that played the Warriors, and know the Bulls did NOT play the Thunder. So Bulls had to play the Spurs, and Cavs had to play the Thunder.
So Clippers played and Unknown Team, that could be assumed was the Knicks, but the riddle didn't specify that the Knicks were playing, only that no one picked them. No one would have picked any other team that was not playing either.
Bulls played the Spurs
Warriors played the Hawks
Cavs Played the Thunder.
edited Jan 11 at 23:41
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answered Jan 11 at 19:57
Richard BennettRichard Bennett
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Hi Richard, welcome to Puzzling. You should hide your answers using ">!" so that other users can try to solve the puzzle for without clues
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– Greg
Jan 11 at 20:00
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The following table reflects one possibility which satisfies all 3 predictions.
The idea is that no prediction should include both teams from the same match.
answered Jan 11 at 20:09
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clippers: BB DD RR, Bulls: BB RR,
Warriors: BB DD,
Cavs: BB,
Spurs: DD,
Thunder: DD RR,
Hawks: RR,
Knicks: nobody.
If everyone picked the clippers and nobody picked the knicks then they must have played eachother. if BB and RR picked the Bulls and DD is the only one who picked the spurs then they must have faced eachother, apply similar logic to all the other teams and voila you have the answer:Clippers V Knicks, Bulls V Spurs, Warriors V Hawks, Thunder V Cavs.
answered Jan 12 at 16:52
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Table (from @Meerkat):
My original logic (not as readable):
1) Clippers v Knicks - all of the reporters picked the Clippers, none picked the Kicks.
2) Warriors v Hawks - Bobby and Donnie picked the Warriors, Reggie didn't. So the Warriors played the Hawks, Bulls (picked by Bobby), or Thunder (picked by Donnie). Can only be the Hawks.
3) Spurs v Bulls - Bobby and Reggie picked the Bulls. So the Bulls played either the Spurs or the Thunder (Reggie picked the Thunder). So it's the Spurs.
4) Cavs v Thunder - process of elimination
answered Jan 11 at 19:51
GregGreg
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Here's the reasoning in table form. A bit easier to read.
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– Meerkat
Jan 11 at 19:57
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Oh, yeah, that's a lot easier. Thanks!
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– Greg
Jan 11 at 19:57
add a comment |
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Table (from @Meerkat):
My original logic (not as readable):
1) Clippers v Knicks - all of the reporters picked the Clippers, none picked the Kicks.
2) Warriors v Hawks - Bobby and Donnie picked the Warriors, Reggie didn't. So the Warriors played the Hawks, Bulls (picked by Bobby), or Thunder (picked by Donnie). Can only be the Hawks.
3) Spurs v Bulls - Bobby and Reggie picked the Bulls. So the Bulls played either the Spurs or the Thunder (Reggie picked the Thunder). So it's the Spurs.
4) Cavs v Thunder - process of elimination
answered Jan 11 at 19:51
GregGreg
2,006318
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Here's the reasoning in table form. A bit easier to read.
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– Meerkat
Jan 11 at 19:57
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Oh, yeah, that's a lot easier. Thanks!
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– Greg
Jan 11 at 19:57
add a comment |
$begingroup$
Table (from @Meerkat):
My original logic (not as readable):
1) Clippers v Knicks - all of the reporters picked the Clippers, none picked the Kicks.
2) Warriors v Hawks - Bobby and Donnie picked the Warriors, Reggie didn't. So the Warriors played the Hawks, Bulls (picked by Bobby), or Thunder (picked by Donnie). Can only be the Hawks.
3) Spurs v Bulls - Bobby and Reggie picked the Bulls. So the Bulls played either the Spurs or the Thunder (Reggie picked the Thunder). So it's the Spurs.
4) Cavs v Thunder - process of elimination
answered Jan 11 at 19:51
GregGreg
2,006318
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Table (from @Meerkat):
My original logic (not as readable):
1) Clippers v Knicks - all of the reporters picked the Clippers, none picked the Kicks.
2) Warriors v Hawks - Bobby and Donnie picked the Warriors, Reggie didn't. So the Warriors played the Hawks, Bulls (picked by Bobby), or Thunder (picked by Donnie). Can only be the Hawks.
3) Spurs v Bulls - Bobby and Reggie picked the Bulls. So the Bulls played either the Spurs or the Thunder (Reggie picked the Thunder). So it's the Spurs.
4) Cavs v Thunder - process of elimination
answered Jan 11 at 19:51
GregGreg
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answered Jan 11 at 19:51
GregGreg
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Here's the reasoning in table form. A bit easier to read.
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– Meerkat
Jan 11 at 19:57
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Oh, yeah, that's a lot easier. Thanks!
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– Greg
Jan 11 at 19:57
add a comment |
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Here's the reasoning in table form. A bit easier to read.
$endgroup$
– Meerkat
Jan 11 at 19:57
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Oh, yeah, that's a lot easier. Thanks!
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– Greg
Jan 11 at 19:57
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Here's the reasoning in table form. A bit easier to read.
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– Meerkat
Jan 11 at 19:57
$begingroup$
Here's the reasoning in table form. A bit easier to read.
$endgroup$
– Meerkat
Jan 11 at 19:57
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Oh, yeah, that's a lot easier. Thanks!
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– Greg
Jan 11 at 19:57
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Oh, yeah, that's a lot easier. Thanks!
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– Greg
Jan 11 at 19:57
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So Everyone pick's the Clippers, so we don't know who they play, it also means we can eliminate them from the rest of our logic moving forward.
Bobby Picks Bulls, Warriors, Cavs, and Donnie Picks Spurs, Thunder, Warriors. This tells us the Warriors played some yet unnamed team. Also the Bulls/Cavs, played Spurs/Thunder.
Since Reggie Picks Hawks, Bulls, Thunder We now have the missing team that played the Warriors, and know the Bulls did NOT play the Thunder. So Bulls had to play the Spurs, and Cavs had to play the Thunder.
So Clippers played and Unknown Team, that could be assumed was the Knicks, but the riddle didn't specify that the Knicks were playing, only that no one picked them. No one would have picked any other team that was not playing either.
Bulls played the Spurs
Warriors played the Hawks
Cavs Played the Thunder.
edited Jan 11 at 23:41
Dr Xorile
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answered Jan 11 at 19:57
Richard BennettRichard Bennett
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– Greg
Jan 11 at 20:00
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So Everyone pick's the Clippers, so we don't know who they play, it also means we can eliminate them from the rest of our logic moving forward.
Bobby Picks Bulls, Warriors, Cavs, and Donnie Picks Spurs, Thunder, Warriors. This tells us the Warriors played some yet unnamed team. Also the Bulls/Cavs, played Spurs/Thunder.
Since Reggie Picks Hawks, Bulls, Thunder We now have the missing team that played the Warriors, and know the Bulls did NOT play the Thunder. So Bulls had to play the Spurs, and Cavs had to play the Thunder.
So Clippers played and Unknown Team, that could be assumed was the Knicks, but the riddle didn't specify that the Knicks were playing, only that no one picked them. No one would have picked any other team that was not playing either.
Bulls played the Spurs
Warriors played the Hawks
Cavs Played the Thunder.
edited Jan 11 at 23:41
Dr Xorile
11.8k22566
answered Jan 11 at 19:57
Richard BennettRichard Bennett
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Hi Richard, welcome to Puzzling. You should hide your answers using ">!" so that other users can try to solve the puzzle for without clues
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– Greg
Jan 11 at 20:00
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So Everyone pick's the Clippers, so we don't know who they play, it also means we can eliminate them from the rest of our logic moving forward.
Bobby Picks Bulls, Warriors, Cavs, and Donnie Picks Spurs, Thunder, Warriors. This tells us the Warriors played some yet unnamed team. Also the Bulls/Cavs, played Spurs/Thunder.
Since Reggie Picks Hawks, Bulls, Thunder We now have the missing team that played the Warriors, and know the Bulls did NOT play the Thunder. So Bulls had to play the Spurs, and Cavs had to play the Thunder.
So Clippers played and Unknown Team, that could be assumed was the Knicks, but the riddle didn't specify that the Knicks were playing, only that no one picked them. No one would have picked any other team that was not playing either.
Bulls played the Spurs
Warriors played the Hawks
Cavs Played the Thunder.
edited Jan 11 at 23:41
Dr Xorile
11.8k22566
answered Jan 11 at 19:57
Richard BennettRichard Bennett
211
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So Everyone pick's the Clippers, so we don't know who they play, it also means we can eliminate them from the rest of our logic moving forward.
Bobby Picks Bulls, Warriors, Cavs, and Donnie Picks Spurs, Thunder, Warriors. This tells us the Warriors played some yet unnamed team. Also the Bulls/Cavs, played Spurs/Thunder.
Since Reggie Picks Hawks, Bulls, Thunder We now have the missing team that played the Warriors, and know the Bulls did NOT play the Thunder. So Bulls had to play the Spurs, and Cavs had to play the Thunder.
So Clippers played and Unknown Team, that could be assumed was the Knicks, but the riddle didn't specify that the Knicks were playing, only that no one picked them. No one would have picked any other team that was not playing either.
Bulls played the Spurs
Warriors played the Hawks
Cavs Played the Thunder.
edited Jan 11 at 23:41
Dr Xorile
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answered Jan 11 at 19:57
Richard BennettRichard Bennett
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edited Jan 11 at 23:41
Dr Xorile
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edited Jan 11 at 23:41
Dr Xorile
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Dr Xorile
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answered Jan 11 at 19:57
Richard BennettRichard Bennett
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The following table reflects one possibility which satisfies all 3 predictions.
The idea is that no prediction should include both teams from the same match.
answered Jan 11 at 20:09
alwayslearningalwayslearning
41528
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The following table reflects one possibility which satisfies all 3 predictions.
The idea is that no prediction should include both teams from the same match.
answered Jan 11 at 20:09
alwayslearningalwayslearning
41528
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The following table reflects one possibility which satisfies all 3 predictions.
The idea is that no prediction should include both teams from the same match.
answered Jan 11 at 20:09
alwayslearningalwayslearning
41528
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The following table reflects one possibility which satisfies all 3 predictions.
The idea is that no prediction should include both teams from the same match.
answered Jan 11 at 20:09
alwayslearningalwayslearning
41528
answered Jan 11 at 20:09
alwayslearningalwayslearning
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alwayslearningalwayslearning
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answered Jan 11 at 20:09
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clippers: BB DD RR, Bulls: BB RR,
Warriors: BB DD,
Cavs: BB,
Spurs: DD,
Thunder: DD RR,
Hawks: RR,
Knicks: nobody.
If everyone picked the clippers and nobody picked the knicks then they must have played eachother. if BB and RR picked the Bulls and DD is the only one who picked the spurs then they must have faced eachother, apply similar logic to all the other teams and voila you have the answer:Clippers V Knicks, Bulls V Spurs, Warriors V Hawks, Thunder V Cavs.
answered Jan 12 at 16:52
WillWill
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clippers: BB DD RR, Bulls: BB RR,
Warriors: BB DD,
Cavs: BB,
Spurs: DD,
Thunder: DD RR,
Hawks: RR,
Knicks: nobody.
If everyone picked the clippers and nobody picked the knicks then they must have played eachother. if BB and RR picked the Bulls and DD is the only one who picked the spurs then they must have faced eachother, apply similar logic to all the other teams and voila you have the answer:Clippers V Knicks, Bulls V Spurs, Warriors V Hawks, Thunder V Cavs.
answered Jan 12 at 16:52
WillWill
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clippers: BB DD RR, Bulls: BB RR,
Warriors: BB DD,
Cavs: BB,
Spurs: DD,
Thunder: DD RR,
Hawks: RR,
Knicks: nobody.
If everyone picked the clippers and nobody picked the knicks then they must have played eachother. if BB and RR picked the Bulls and DD is the only one who picked the spurs then they must have faced eachother, apply similar logic to all the other teams and voila you have the answer:Clippers V Knicks, Bulls V Spurs, Warriors V Hawks, Thunder V Cavs.
answered Jan 12 at 16:52
WillWill
1214
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clippers: BB DD RR, Bulls: BB RR,
Warriors: BB DD,
Cavs: BB,
Spurs: DD,
Thunder: DD RR,
Hawks: RR,
Knicks: nobody.
If everyone picked the clippers and nobody picked the knicks then they must have played eachother. if BB and RR picked the Bulls and DD is the only one who picked the spurs then they must have faced eachother, apply similar logic to all the other teams and voila you have the answer:Clippers V Knicks, Bulls V Spurs, Warriors V Hawks, Thunder V Cavs.
answered Jan 12 at 16:52
WillWill
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WillWill
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WillWill
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