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2008 Prognostication: Posts 4 and 5 of 12

The NHL and NBA have finished their championships. The Detroit Red Wings are hockey's best, and the Boston Celtics are tops in basketball. That would be (c) on Question 5 and (a) on Question 6. Each was the most popular answer, with 8 people picking (c) and 15 picking (a). After the Detroit Red Wings won, there was a three-way tie for first place. Liz and Grant joined Matthew B. (who had injudiciously picked the Anaheim Ducks) atop the leaderboard with two points. Liz's victory was notable as she advanced over her husband Jeff, who thought that another Eastern Conference team would prevail. Too bad Liz kept her Detroit blinders on with Question 6, picking the Detroit Pistons to top the NBA, or she might have built an insurmountable lead. Fortunately for her, though, Jeff also had the home state blinders on and picked the San Antonio Spurs to triumph in the NBA. Liz remains ahead of Jeff 2-1. Liz is also looking better in the long run, too, as Liz avoided the trap of picking the