How to Make Personalized NBA Playoff Brackets

The NBA playoffs are a great time for NBA fans to root for their home and favorite teams. It always starts in April and is a great way to show who the best team in the NBA is. For those who would like, I'm going to show you an inventive way to make your own personalized NBA playoff bracket. With just a few simple tools, you can set a bracket that with be the envy of all of your friends. Here is a guide to making an NBA playoff bracket.

The first thing you are going to need is a dry erase board. You will also need a group of markers that are erasable ink. You only need to use the black, blue, and red markers. The only other thing you need for your personalized NBA bracket is a dry erase board eraser or piece of paper towel. Once you have these items, you will now set up the board.

The first thing you need to know is that 8 teams from each conference (east and west) are on each side of the bracket. The 8 teams with best records (win-losses) from the west go on the left side and the 8 teams with the best record from the east go on the right side. The first best team in each conference plays the 8^th best team, then the 2^nd plays the 7^th, then the 3^rd plays the 6^th, and the 4^th plays the 5^th best team. You will draw 8 lines 3 inches apart on each of the far ends of the dry erase board about 1 inch in from the edge. You will do this with the black marker. You will then connect the first two horizontal lines by a vertical line. You will then do that to the 3^rd and 4^th lines, then the 5^th and 6^th lines and then the 7^th and 8^th lines. You now have the first round of the playoffs. Now do this to the other side of the board.

You then will draw a horizontal line from the middle of the vertical connecting the first two lines 3 inches long. You will also do this to the 3^rd and 4^th horizontal lines. You will then connect these two lines at the ends with a vertical line. You will do this to the other bottom two sets of horizontal lines. Then repeat this on the other side of the board. Now you have the second round of the playoffs. You will then draw a horizontal line in the center of the new vertical lines 3 inches long and then connect them with a vertical line. You will then repeat this on the other side of the board. This is the third round of the playoffs which is called the conference finals. You will then draw a horizontal line in the middle of that new line 3 inches long. This will be the finals for the NBA Championship. You will repeat the final line on the other side.

You will then, with the blue marker, fill in the teams that you think will win each match up and use the red marker for the teams that you think will lose. Just fill in the first round of each conference and move the teams along on the tops of each of the vertical lines. Every time a team wins the move to the next horizontal line over to the next round of the NBA playoffs. This is a fun way to stay in the game with your own personalized NBA playoff brackets.