Chicago Bulls/Brooklyn Nets: Game 5 –       Kirk Hinrich is out for tonight. That means that the leash is off Nate Robinson for an entire game. There is no question Robinson loves to let it fly. The question becomes whether or not we will see the Robinson that lit it up at the end of Game […]

New York Knicks/Boston Celtics: Game 4 –       Celtics trying to avoid being swept. Knicks playing without J.R. Smith, their Sixth Man of the Year (called it!). –       Celtics coming out strong and hitting shots early. The question is whether or not they can sustain that over a whole game. In each of the first three […]

Brooklyn Nets/Chicago Bulls: Game 4 –       Feel like this series has been impossible to predict because we do not know which Bulls team will show up. –       Finally got a “fight” in the playoffs. Not the series I would have predicted, but I will take it! –       Nate Robinson is singlehandedly bringing the Bulls back […]

New York Knicks/Boston Celtics: Game 3 –       First game in Boston since the bombing. I always think it’s weird when they connect traumatic events to sports because you spend the pregame honoring the victims then you have to go out and forget about it to try and win a game. I understand the significance and […]

Miami Heat/Milwaukee Bucks: Game 3 –       I know I am in the minority here, but I think the NFL draft is so overhyped, boring and sort of pointless. It is not a tough decision for me to stick with NBA playoffs tonight. –       It is like Ray Allen has played in this building before or […]

Houston Rockets/Oklahoma City Thunder: Game 2 –       I think even if this game is a blowout tonight, I’ll stick with it. It’s just so much more appealing to me than Hawks/Pacers. –       Chandler Parsons is not a name I thought I would have heard much after his college days, but he’s found a solid role […]

The NBA MVP does not necessarily have to go to the best player on the best team, but it makes rational sense to make that argument. So when voting for the Defensive Player of the Year Award, why not go with the best defensive player on the league’s best defense? This year, it looks like […]

In two rather surprising coaching moves this week, the Charlotte Bobcats have fired Mike Dunlap and the Cleveland Cavaliers are bringing back Mike Brown. Dunlap only lasted one season with the Bobcats, going 21-61, the second worst record in the league behind Orlando. Despite Charlotte’s awful performance this year, I disagree with the decision to […]

Milwaukee Bucks/Miami Heat: Game 2 –     First time you need to make a choice about which playoff game you watch. Starting with this one, but guessing how I think it will go, I assume most of my attention will go to Celtics/Knicks. –     The Heat are giving off the same vibe they did during the […]

Chicago Bulls/Brooklyn Nets: Game 2 –       The line for this game was Brooklyn -5. The line for Game 1 was Brooklyn -4.5. The beat down the Nets gave the Bulls in the first game was only enough to move the line a half a point. I guess that shows you that Vegas thinks the Bulls […]

J.R. Smith played in 80 games for the New York Knicks this year and never started once. No matter who was injured, Smith came off the bench. Before the season started, Smith told coach Mike Woodson that he should be starting, but Woodson stood firm. The decision paid off. Today J.R. Smith is being rewarded […]

Atlanta Hawks/Indiana Pacers: Game 1 –       This matchup just barely edges out Bulls/Nets as least intriguing first round series, in my opinion. –       The Hawks seem to know they have no shot at the NBA Finals, and they’re just going to play like it. Not a lot of effort. –       Paul George messed around and […]

The NBA Playoffs have started! And Crossover Chronicles has you covered. Start with the latest episode of the Crossover Chronicles Podcast where Philip Rossman-Reich and Jeff Garcia break down the first four games of the Playoffs. {podcast id=6} {podcast id=7} Crossover Chronicles' Kyle Boenitz adds his thoughts on the first day of the Playoffs below. […]

The NBA postseason kicks off on Saturday. If you are like me, you are really looking forward to watching the Western Conference playoffs unfold. The talented teams run 1-8, and we are in for some pretty intense battles, even in the first round. Heading into the weekend, there’s a few interesting storylines to keep an […]

Making the playoffs in the Eastern Conference is not exactly the toughest thing to do. The Milwaukee Bucks slid into the eighth spot with a record of 38-44. The reward for their efforts is a first round matchup with the Miami Heat. Not exactly appealing, but there is still some honor in being a playoff […]