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CLEVELAND, OH – JUNE 09: LeBron James #23 of the Cleveland Cavaliers drives against Andre Iguodala #9 of the Golden State Warriors in the first quarter during Game Three of the 2015 NBA Finals at Quicken Loans Arena on June 9, 2015 in Cleveland, Ohio. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images)

Warriors Show Signs of Life in Game 3, But Still Lose

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In Game 3 of the 2015 NBA Finals, the Golden State Warriors accomplished as much as a team can accomplish in a game they did not win. They: 1) Got seven 3-pointers from Steph Curry, almost twice as many as he hit in the first two games. 2) Found offensive rhythym for the first time in […]

LeBron As Coach: The Cavs Are Up 2-1 Because Of It, But Few Understand It

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It was one of those moments when talk radio and the internet blow up. Remember when David Blatt imitating LeBron James’s play signals was a thing? Remember when that story hit the airwaves just over two months ago, and Blatt became a pinata — again — for the masses? Make no mistake — the optics […]

Crossover Chronicles – The Podcast: Finals talk with Ben Golliver

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Sean Woodley is joined by SI.com’s Ben Golliver to chat about the outrageously entertaining first two games of the NBA Finals, the unbelievable level LeBron James is playing at, the lack of crunch time minutes for Andrew Bogut and Timofey Mozgov, Ben’s incredible luck during the playoffs and much more. Listen at the Soundcloud link […]

This guy is one of the foremost reasons why it’s hard to be too critical of David Blatt’s work as the head coach of the Cleveland Cavaliers.

Dellavedova shows the world why he’s a winner in Game 2. #WhoaDelly

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Hit us up on Twitter @CrossoverNBA “People that dry-hump stats to make a point probably prefer reading sheet music to hearing the song.” – Aqib Talib. If you’re the sheet music type, you probably didn’t care much for Matthew Dellavedova’s impact last night. The legendary Delly was a pretty crusty looking 3 of 10 from […]

The 1994 and 1995 Rockets: The Glue And Heart Of Houston

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Texas is, of course, football country. Houstonians desperately hoped to see their Oilers (Luv Ya Blue!) beat the Pittsburgh Steelers in the late 1970s and make their way to the Super Bowl with coach Bum Phillips and star running back (and University of Texas product) Earl Campbell. The city would surely rejoice in any pro […]

“It’s the Finals. It’s Hard. It’s Supposed to be Hard.”

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“It’s the Finals. It’s hard. It’s supposed to be hard.” Those were Steve Kerr’s words after Game 2 of the NBA Finals between his Golden State Warriors and the Cleveland Cavaliers. If they sound familiar, they should; you could substitute the word “playoffs” for “Finals,” and he expressed that sentiment after almost every game of […]

Why Was Timofey Mozgov on the Bench in the Second Half?

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It is amazing how a win can overshadow the use of a highly questionable strategy. Such was the case in Game 2 of the NBA Finals on Sunday night in Oakland. A bounce of the ball in a different direction, a made uncontested dunk by Golden State Warrior reserve Marreese Speights, or LeBron James not […]

Cavalier Attitude: Cleveland’s Defense Creates A Competitive NBA Finals

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All eyes are on the NBA’s championship series — the attention is more finely focused; there isn’t another series to look at on alternating days; immortality is the prize for the winner. Everything matters just a little bit more, and that’s why front-page banner headlines have to be accompanied by the page-one developments below the […]

James Jones and David Blatt Quietly Help the Cavs

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Sunday, I wrote here at Crossover Chronicles that the Cleveland Cavaliers’ presence in the 2015 NBA Finals magnified the job Erik Spoelstra did with the Miami Heat. The basic reasoning behind that claim is simple and hard to refute: Spoelstra did not get the fully mature LeBron James Blatt has in Cleveland. As Cavs general […]

The Cavs’ Journey To The Finals Magnifies Erik Spoelstra

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It’s been one of the red-meat notions of the 2015 NBA season: LeBron James is the real head coach of the Cleveland Cavaliers. NBA Twitter and the NBA blogosphere lit up when the story emerged in early April that LeBron signaled the plays on the floor for the Cavs, and head coach David Blatt repeated […]

NEW YORK, NY – JUNE 26: NBA Commissioner Adam Silver commences the 2014 NBA Draft at Barclays Center on June 26, 2014 in the Brooklyn borough of New York City. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Mike Stobe/Getty Images)

Crossover Chronicles – The Podcast: Draft Preview with Blake Murphy

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Sean Woodley is joined by Blake Murphy of The Score to discuss the upcoming NBA Draft. Topics include the Karl Towns-Jahlil Okafor debate, the depth of this year’s class compared to 2014’s lauded group of draftees, Phil Jackson’s apparent infatuation with Trey Lyles and so much more. Listen on Soundcloud at the link below – […]

NBA Finals: Delly, Shump, And Cleveland’s Challenge Without Kyrie

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Kyrie Irving won’t play for the rest of the 2015 NBA Finals. That news came down Friday afternoon, giving the Cleveland Cavaliers roughly 48 hours to prepare how to play in his absence. No one’s going to say that this is good news for Cleveland — not in light of the way Kyrie performed in […]

Iguodala Saves Warriors in Game 1

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Andre Iguodala has been a major focus of attention this season, not for what he does, but for what he doesn’t do, which is start for the Golden State Warriors. Iguodala is an 11-year NBA veteran, a former All-Star, still at the peak of his game, and yet he does not start for his team. […]

Pump The Brakes on Blaming LeBron James For Game One

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I guess we are back at it again, doing a thing we did during his original run with the Cleveland Cavaliers, a method which has made many a pundit solids amount of loot. Yup… the human species has reverted to form and decided that every reason the Cavs lost Game 1 of the NBA Finals […]

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