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OFFICIAL RULES

NBA Head to Head (the "Game") is sponsored by NBA Properties, Inc. (“NBAP”), 645 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10022, (also referred to as the “Sponsor”).

CONTEST PERIOD

The Contest begins on December 6, 2022 at 10:00 AM ET and ends on April 10, 2023 at 11:59:59 PM ET (the “Contest Period”). All dates are subject to change dependent upon the NBA schedule. For the complete 2022-23 NBA schedule, visit www.nba.com/schedule. See “To Participate” section below for additional details.

HOW TO PLAY

  • Every Tuesday, starting December 6, 2022 through the remainder of the 2022-23 NBA season, users will have 5 player head-to-head matchups presented to them for games being played that week.
  • Users choose the 5 players in the head to head matchups every week that they think will score more points than the other player they are matched up against.
  • Users will be able to edit their matchups at any time prior to game time. They will also be eligible for all weekly, streak, and season long prizes and have their usernames displayed on the leaderboards.

Scoring

  • Users receive 1 win for every correct matchup chosen, where the player they selected ended up with more points in the game than the other player they were head to head against.
  • If players in a matchup both score the same number of points in that matchup, the winner of that head to head matchup will be the player on the team that wins the game. For example, a head to head matchup:
    • Kawhi Leonard (Clippers) vs LeBron James (Lakers)
    • Both players score 28 points
    • Lakers win the game
      • LeBron James would win the head to head matchup
  • Users are ranked in order of total wins throughout the season long contest period
  • Users are also ranked in order of longest win streak during each streak period
    • A “streak’ is defined by the correct number of guesses (wins) in a row, based on the order of the matchups being displayed on the website from top to bottom.
      • For example, in week 1, if a user gets the matchup in position 1 correct (the first matchup listed at top of the website) and also gets the second and third matchup correct, but does not get the 4th matchup correct, then their ‘longest streak’ is three.
        • If this user above then correctly guessed the 5th matchup, their ‘longest streak’ after week 1 would still be three, but their ‘current streak’ would now be one.
      • Current streaks continue into following weeks as long as they are in the 3 defined periods.
        • For example, in week 1, the user above got the 4th matchup wrong, but the 5th matchup correct. If in week 2, they got the first 4 matchups correct (in order from top to bottom) but the last matchup in week 2 wrong, their new longest streak would be 5 → One matchup correct from the last matchup in week 1 + the first 4 correct in week 2.
          • The win streaks carry forward but are cut off at the end of each period and reset at the beginning of these period dates.
      • If a user does not play in one of the weeks, or does not choose ALL of the matchups in that week, then their current win streak will end.
        • For example, if a user has all 5 matchups in week 1 correct, but does not make any picks in week 2. The 5 win streak is over and does NOT carry over to week 3.
        • Additionally, if a user does not pick a player for one of the matchups in a week, the win streak will also end.
          • For example, if a user picks all 5 matchups correct in week 1. In week 2, if they correctly choose a player for the first matchup, the win streak would be 6. But if they did not choose a player in the second position in week 2, the win streak would also end.
    • There are three streak periods. The three periods are: December 6, 2022 to January 16, 2023; January 17, 2023 to February 27, 2023; and February 28, 2023 to April 10, 2023.

Game Cancellations or Player Non-Participation:

If an entire game where a matchup is taking place is cancelled or rescheduled for ANY reason, it will be removed from the Head to Head results.

  • The game would be removed from streak eligibility. Ex. if a user correctly guessed the previous matchup to the cancelled game correctly AND the following matchup to the cancelled game correctly, their streak would continue and not be impacted by the cancelled game. Ex. if the game being cancelled is the 3rd matchup in the week, and a user got the 2nd matchup correct, and the 4th matchup correct, their win streak would still continue and not be affected by the cancelled 3rd matchup.

If a player in any of the matchups does not play in the game, they will be automatically subbed out for another player on their team. The player automatically subbed in will be the player on the same team with the next lower PPG (points per game average) on the same team, however the substitution is at the sole discretion of the NBA.

For example, L.A. Lakers PPG averages (for example only):

  • LeBron James - 32.0 PPG
  • Anthony Davis - 28.0 PPG
  • Russell Westbrook - 23.0 PPG
    • If LeBron James (PPG average of 32.0 points and highest on the team) was in a matchup vs Kevin Durant but Lebron James does not play in the game, he will automatically be subbed out for Anthony Davis. Davis will now be matched up against Kevin Durant.
    • If the original matchup was Anthony Davis vs Kevin Durant and Anthony Davis does not play in the game, then Anthony Davis would be subbed out for Russell Westbrook.

The current PPG averages for the 2022-23 season at the date of the game will be used

If a player plays in the game for ANY length of time, but does not complete the game for ANY reason, they will NOT be subbed out for a replacement. It is possible this player finished with 0 points, but if they dress and play for the game, they will be used in the matchup.

PRIZING

Weekly

  • Prizes will be randomly awarded on a weekly basis to 10 (ten) users who guess a perfect week (all 5 matchups correct) during the week. These users will be contacted by the NBA via email within one week after the weekly matchup is over.

10 Weekly prizes:

  1. Swingman jersey of choice from nbastore.ca ($130 CDN retail value)
  2. A pair of sneakers (winner will receive a $150 CDN gift card to a retailer to purchase their own sneakers).
  3. NBA Hoodie of choice from nbastore.ca ($115 CDN retail value)
  4. NBA Hat of choice from nbastore.ca ($50.00 CDN retail value)
  5. $25 CDN DoorDash Gift Card
  6. $25 CDN DoorDash Gift Card
  7. $25 CDN DoorDash Gift Card
  8. $25 CDN DoorDash Gift Card
  9. $25 CDN Amazon Gift Card
  10. $25 CDN Amazon Gift Card

Season Long

  • Prizes will be awarded to the top 20 users with the most correct guesses (wins) on a cumulative season long basis.
  • In the event that at the end of the season, users are tied with the same cumulative season long win total, then a tiebreaker will also be used to calculate the 20 Season long prize winners.
    • Tiebreaker #1 - Longest win streak. The user who has the longest win streak across all 3 streak periods will win the tiebreaker and be ranked in the higher position.
      • Ex. At the end of the season, 3 users are tied for 3rd place with 51 wins. User A has a 7 game longest streak (from period 1), User B has a 8 game longest streak (from period 2), and User C has a 5 game longest streak (from period 2). User B would be ranked in 3rd place (with the longest streak across all periods), User A would be ranked in 4th, and User C would be ranked in 5th.
    • Tiebreaker #2 - Longest win streak in period 3. In the event users are STILL tied after tiebreaker #1, then users will be ranked according to the longest win streak for period 3 ONLY.
      • Ex. 2 users are still tied after tiebreaker #1. User A had a longest win streak in period 3 of 6. User B had a longest win streak in period 3 of 5. User A would win the tiebreaker and be ranked ahead of User B.
    • Tiebreaker #3 - Longest win streak in period 2. In the event users are STILL tied after tiebreaker #1 and #2, then users will be ranked according to longest win streak for period 2 ONLY.
      • Ex. 2 users are still tied after tiebreaker #1 and #2. User A had a longest win streak in period 2 of 4. User B had a longest win streak in period 2 of 7. User B would win the tiebreaker and be ranked ahead of User A.
    • Tiebreaker #4 - Longest win streak in period 1. In the event users are STILL tied after tiebreaker #1 and #2 and #3, then users will be ranked according to longest win streak for period 1 ONLY.
      • Ex. 2 users are still tied after tiebreaker #1 and #2 and #3. User A had a longest win streak in period 1 of 8. User B had a longest win streak in period 1 of 6. User A would win the tiebreaker and be ranked ahead of User B.
    • In the event users are STILL tied after all 4 the tiebreakers rules have been applied, ranking between the users with tied wins will be chosen at random by the Sponsor.

20 Season Long prizes:

  1. Trip for two to a 2023 NBA Finals Game*, including tickets, airfare, and hotel with a retail value of $5,000 CDN
  2. Courtside tickets to a game in the 2023-24 season, ** including tickets, airfare, and hotel with a retail value of $5,000 CDN
  3. Trip to Las Vegas for NBA Summer League, includes tickets, airfare, and hotel with a retail value of $3500 CDN
  4. One (1) Game worn NBA or autographed NBA jersey up to $750 USD from https://store.nba.com/collectibles-jerseys
  5. One (1) Game worn NBA or autographed NBA jersey up to $750 USD from https://store.nba.com/collectibles-jerseys
  6. $150 USD NBA Store Gift Card from https://store.nba.com/
  7. $150 USD NBA Store Gift Card from https://store.nba.com/
  8. $150 USD NBA Store Gift Card from https://store.nba.com/
  9. $150 CDN DoorDash Gift Card
  10. $150 CDN DoorDash Gift Card
  11. $50 CDN DoorDash Gift Card
  12. $50 CDN DoorDash Gift Card
  13. $50 CDN DoorDash Gift Card
  14. $50 CDN DoorDash Gift Card
  15. $50 CDN DoorDash Gift Card
  16. $50 CDN DoorDash Gift Card
  17. $50 CDN DoorDash Gift Card
  18. $50 CDN DoorDash Gift Card
  19. $50 CDN DoorDash Gift Card
  20. $50 CDN DoorDash Gift Card

*Game 3 or Game 4 of the NBA Finals at the NBA’s sole discretion

**The specific game will be determined by the NBA at the NBA’s sole discretion

Longest Win Streak

  • Prizes will be awarded to users who have the longest consecutive win streak during 3 separate periods during the season. The three periods are: December 6, 2022 to January 16, 2023; January 17, 2023 to February 27, 2023; and February 28, 2023 to April 10, 2023.
  • In the event users are tied with the same longest win streak in any one of the three periods, then the cash prize (see 3 Longest Streak Prizes below) will be divided up equally among the tied users. Ex. if 3 users have the same longest win streak the cash prize would be divided equally amongst those 3 users.

3 Longest Streak prizes:

  • $5,000 CDN cash prize for the Longest Win streak in period 1 (December 6, 2022 to January 16, 2023)
  • $5,000 CDN cash prize for the Longest Win streak in period 2 (January 17, 2023 to February 27, 2023
  • $5,000 CDN cash prize for the Longest Win streak in period 3 (February 28, 2023 to April 10, 2023)

Eligibility: The Game is only open to legal permanent residents of Canada who are the legal age of majority in their province/territory of residence, (18+ in Canada depending on jurisdiction) as of the date of entry into the Game. Employees, officers, directors, agents and representatives of NBA Properties, Inc, the National Basketball Association (“NBA”), and the NBA member teams (collectively, the “NBA Entities”) and each of their respective parent companies, subsidiaries, affiliates, officers, governors, owners, distributors, retailers, agents, advertising/promotion agencies (hereafter collectively, “Released Parties”), and each such individual’s immediate family members (mother, father, sister, brother, child, husband, wife and their respective spouses, regardless of where they reside) and those living in their same households, whether or not related, are not eligible to participate in the Game or receive a prize. Employees of the NBA Entities, including affiliates, agents and immediate family members and/or those living in the same household of such employees, are not eligible to enter or win the promotion. Void where prohibited by law. Subject to all applicable federal, provincial, and local laws.

To Participate: (1) To register to participate, during the Contest Period visit nbaheadtohead.com (“website”) and click on the banners, buttons and/or links to access the Game registration page. If you are already a registered Game member, you must login to link to the Game Play page using your previously designated email and password to participate in the Game. If you are not a registered member of the Game, you must register before participating in this Game. Registration is free. To register, complete and submit the Game Registration form according to the instructions provided. As part of the registration process, you will be asked if you wish to receive NBA promotional emails or reminder Head to Head notification SMS messages from the NBA. Consenting to receive NBA promotional emails or Head to Head SMS messages is optional and is not required for sign up or participation in this Game, and will not impact your chances of winning. Upon completion of the registration process, you may link to the Game Play page using your newly designated or chosen username and password to participate in the Game. Entrants are responsible for ensuring that all contact information is up-to-date and accurate at all times during the Contest Period. Limit one (1) Game User Registration form submission per person and per email address for the duration of the Contest Period. Additional registration forms received from any such person or email address after the first registration form received from that person or email address will be void. The use of script, macro or any other device to automate or subvert the registration process is prohibited and all such registrations will be void. Registration form submissions will be accepted throughout the Contest Period (up to one million (1,000,000) registrations), in accordance with the terms of these Official Rules.

(2) Each Game weekly match-up will be chosen by an employee or representative of NBA and posted to the website weekly every Tuesday, commencing on December 6, 2022 and ending Tuesday April 4, 2023.

(3) Click on the “Submit” button to submit your weekly head to head selections. Users can edit their selections at any time by logging into the website and editing their selections as much as they wish, but any edits must be confirmed prior to the commencement of that NBA game the matchup pertains to.

Released Parties are not responsible for lost, incomplete, inaccurate, garbled, late, delayed, undelivered or misdirected entries, registrations, predictions or submissions; theft, destruction or unauthorized access to, or alteration of, entries, registrations, predictions or submissions; failures or malfunctions of phones, phonelines or telephone systems; interrupted or unavailable network, server, cable, satellite, Internet Service Provider (ISP), or other connections; any error, omission, interruption, defect or delay in any transmission or communication; traffic congestion on the Internet or for any technical problem, including but not limited to any injury or damage to any entrant’s (“Entrant’s”) or any other person’s computer related to or resulting from participation in this Game; errors in these Official Rules, in any Game-related advertisements or other materials; the administration of the Game or selection or announcement of winners or the distribution of prizes; the tabulating of points, the cancellation, suspension or preemption of any playoff games, injuries or other unavailability of players, scoring tabulations or timing errors or other problems or errors of any kind whether mechanical, human, electronic, typographical, printing or otherwise. Entrants are responsible for any charges of online service providers or wireless carriers. Sponsors reserve the right, in their sole discretion, to void any entries of Entrants whom Sponsors believe have attempted to tamper with or impair the administration, security, fairness or proper play of this Game or is in violation of these Official Rules.

Winner Selection/Notification:

Winners will be notified by an employee or representative of the NBA via email using the email provided during the sign up process.

Miscellaneous: By playing the Game, each participant accepts and agrees to accept and be bound by these Official Rules and by the decisions of the Sponsor, which shall be made at the Sponsor’s sole discretion and be final and binding in all respects. No transfer, assignment, cash redemption, or substitution of a prize (or portion thereof) is permitted except by Sponsor who reserves the right to substitute a prize (or portion thereof) with one of comparable or greater value as determined by Sponsor. All federal, provincial, and local taxes (including income and withholding taxes) and all other costs and expenses associated with acceptance and use of a prize not specified herein as being awarded are winners’ sole responsibility. Except where prohibited by law, a prize winner's acceptance of a prize constitutes permission for the Released Parties to use that prize winner's name, photograph, likeness, statements, biographical information, voice, and address (city & province/territory), worldwide and in all forms of media, in perpetuity, without further compensation. Prize winners agree to Released Parties’ use of their names and likeness for advertising and publicity purposes, without additional compensation, unless prohibited by law. The Released Parties and their parents, affiliated and subsidiary companies and advertising and promotion agencies are not responsible for lost, incomplete, inaccurate, garbled, late, delayed, undelivered or misdirected downloads, installations, registrations, usernames, Game points, NBA team/number of revisions; theft, destruction or unauthorized access to, or alteration of, NBA team/number of game; failures or malfunctions of phones/mobile devices (including wireless phones/handsets or other wireless devices), phone lines or telephone systems; interrupted or unavailable network, server or other connections; any error, omission, interruption, defect or delay in any transmission or communication; traffic congestion on the Internet or for any technical problem, including, but not limited to, any injury or damage to participant’s or any other person’s computer or mobile device related to or resulting from participation in this Game; errors or ambiguity in these Official Rules, in any Game-related advertisements or other materials; the selection or announcement of potential winners or the distribution of prizes; the cancellation, suspension or preemption of NBA games, scoring tabulation or timing errors or other problems or errors of any kind whether mechanical, human, electronic, typographical, printing or otherwise. By entering, each participant agrees that the Released Parties and their parents, affiliated and subsidiary companies and advertising and promotion agencies shall have no liability and will be held harmless by participant for any claim, action, liability, loss, injury or damage (1) to participant or any other person or entity, including, without limitation, personal injury or death to participant or any other person or damage to personal or real property, due in whole or in part, directly or indirectly, by reason of the acceptance, possession, use or misuse of any prize and any travel or travel-related activity thereto or participation in this Game, and (2) any and all taxes and other fees applicable to the prizes received by the prize winners. The Released Parties, in their sole discretion (subject to the approval of the Régie des alcools, des courses et des jeux (“RACJ”) in Quebec), reserve the right to,: 1) disqualify any person (and void his/her points) who tampers with the submission process, the operation of the Game, or any other component of this Game, or who is otherwise in violation of these Official Rules; and 2) subject to the approval of the Régie des alcools, des courses et des jeux (“RACJ”) in Quebec) modify, suspend or terminate this Game (or any portion thereof) should virus, bugs, non-authorized human intervention or other causes, including but not limited to war, strikes, health crisis, epidemic, pandemic, civil disturbances, work stoppage, and/or acts of God, corrupt or impair the administration, security, fairness or proper play of this Game. The Released Parties reserve the right to halt or modify the Game at any time during the Contest Period if events beyond its control compromise the Game’s fairness or integrity. CAUTION: ANY ATTEMPT BY A PARTICIPANT TO DELIBERATELY DAMAGE ANY WEB SITE OR UNDERMINE THE LEGITIMATE OPERATION OF THE GAME IS A VIOLATION OF CRIMINAL AND CIVIL LAWS AND SHOULD SUCH AN ATTEMPT BE MADE, RELEASED PARTIES RESERVE THE RIGHT TO SEEK ANY AND ALL REMEDIES AVAILABLE FROM ANY SUCH PARTICIPANT TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW.

The Released Parties reserve the right to modify these rules for clarification purposes without materially affecting the Official Rules of the Game. This is a Game designed to increase consumer awareness of and interest in the Released Parties’ service.

This Game may not be used for any form of gambling. Any entry or transaction that is incomplete, late, or does not include a validly issued NBA Head to Head account or username will be disqualified. In the event that the Game is challenged by any legal or regulatory authority, Released Parties reserve the right to discontinue or modify the Game, or to disqualify participants residing in the affected geographic areas. In such an event, the Sponsor shall have no liability to any participants who are disqualified due to such an action. In the event of any ambiguity(s) or error(s) in these Official Rules, the Released Parties reserve the right to modify these Official Rules for clarification purposes or to correct any such ambiguity or error(s) without materially affecting the Official Rules of the Game.

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Binding Arbitration: To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, and excluding participants who are individuals resident in the province of Quebec, the parties, including all participants, waive all rights to trial in any action or proceeding instituted in connection with these Official Rules or the Game. Any controversy or claim arising out of or relating to these Official Rules and/or the Game shall be settled by binding arbitration in accordance with the commercial arbitration rules of the American Arbitration Association. Any such controversy or claim shall be arbitrated on an individual basis and shall not be consolidated in any arbitration with any claim or controversy of any other party. The arbitration shall be conducted in the State of New York, in the City of New York, County of New York, unless otherwise required by law, in which case it shall be conducted where required.

Governing Law and Jurisdiction: TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, AND EXCLUDING PARTICIPANTS WHO ARE INDIVIDUALS RESIDENT IN THE PROVINCE OF QUEBEC, THESE OFFICIAL RULES AND THE INTERPRETATION OF ITS TERMS SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK WITHOUT REGARD TO ITS CONFLICTS OF LAWS RULES. For any matters which are not subject to arbitration as set forth in these Official Rules and/or in connection with the entering of any judgment on an arbitration award in connection with these Official Rules and/or the Game, the parties irrevocably submit and consent to the exclusive jurisdiction and venue of the New York state and federal courts located in the City of New York, County of New York, and State of New York. The parties agree not to raise the defense of forum non conveniens. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if there is a conflict between the laws of New York and Canada and/or the Province in which the Entrant is domiciled, the laws of Canada and/or the Province in which the Entrant is domiciled will prevail.

For Residents Of Quebec: Any litigation respecting the conduct or organization of a publicity contest may be submitted to the Régie des alcools, des courses et des jeux for a ruling. Any litigation respecting the awarding of a prize may be submitted to the board only for the purpose of helping the parties reach a settlement.

Privacy: The Released Parties collect personal data from participants when they play the Game. This information becomes the property of the Released Parties and may be combined with other information that you have submitted to them. Personal data collected from the website is subject to the NBA privacy policy located at http://www.nba.com/news/privacy_policy.html#/ and will be handled consistent with that policy and subject to any specific privacy choices communicated to the NBA. Personal information may also be disclosed to third parties solely to administer the Game and award Game prizes.