0 comments by Matt Zemek on 4/26/2015
One can certainly look at the New Orleans Pelicans’ “sweeping” exit from the 2015 NBA Playoffs and conclude that head coach Monty Williams is not likely to lead this franchise to greater riches. However, there’s a difference between “not likely” and “certain,” and it’s this fundamental point which sits at the heart of the matter […]
NEW YORK, NY – APRIL 25: Jeff Teague #0 of the Atlanta Hawks attempts to drive past Brook Lopez #11 of the Brooklyn Nets during the first round of the 2015 NBA Playoffs at Barclays Center on April 25, 2015 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 Alex Goodlett/Getty Images)
0 comments by Matt Zemek on 4/25/2015
The Atlanta Hawks stand at the center of several recognizable paths after three games in the 2015 NBA Playoffs. Whether that’s a good or bad thing for them? We don’t know… but we’ll soon begin to collect much more valuable and revealing information. The final two rounds of the NBA playoffs represent showcase events in which […]
0 comments by Matt Zemek
A neat and tidy way to view the showcase first-round playoff series between the Los Angeles Clippers and San Antonio Spurs is that the Spurs enjoyed the benefit of the doubt. Tony Parker nowhere close to his best? Eh, big deal — the Spurs are still the Spurs. They’ll figure out a way. Tiago Splitter […]
0 comments by John Cannon on 4/24/2015
You snooze, you lose… unless you’re the Golden State Warriors against the New Orleans Pelicans in the first round of the NBA playoffs. The team with the NBA’s best record is about to reach the second round after a remarkable Game 3 escape. However, a clear pattern of regression coexists with the Warriors’ impending advancement […]
0 comments by John Cannon
You snooze, you lose… unless you’re the Golden State Warriors against the New Orleans Pelicans in the first round of the NBA playoffs. The team with the NBA’s best record is about to reach the second round after a remarkable Game 3 escape. However, a clear pattern of regression coexists with the Warriors’ impending advancement […]
LOS ANGELES, CA – APRIL 22: Blake Griffin #32 of the Los Angeles Clippers heads back on defense trailing the San Antonio Spurs during Game Two of the Western Conference quarterfinals of the 2015 NBA Playoffs at Staples Center on April 22, 2015 in Los Angeles, California. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and condition of the Getty Images License Agreement. The Spurs won 111-107. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images)
0 comments by Joe Mags
Be honest: How corny would it be if I started this piece with, “It was the best of times and the worst of times for Blake Griffin”? Then again, that’s exactly what we’re talking about, right? Griffin notched 29 points, 12 rebounds, and 11 assists on Wednesday, the first playoff triple-double for the franchise since […]
0 comments by Matt Zemek
The one-game nature of NFL playoff football — how one day’s breaks and bounces affect a team’s postseason fate — gives the province of pigskin a constant unpredictability. The reality of playoff hockey reduces that sport to puck luck and the quality of the two goaltenders on a given day. The nature of playoff baseball […]
0 comments by Sean Woodley
The Washington Wizards have done a lot of things right during their two-game obliteration of the Toronto Raptors. John Wall has been a monster in transition, picking apart Toronto’s defense en route to averaging 12.5 assists per game. With some beefy minutes totals, Otto Porter has emerged as a legitimate NBA player. Bradley Beal shook […]
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0 comments by Jeff Garcia
And the envelope please. Oh my! Wow! And the award for the best flop of the night in the NBA goes to… Warriors’ Harrison Barnes. (crowd applause) Barnes, whose flop on Pelicans’ Anthony Davis, pulled off the ac in classic fashion with whipping head, falling to the court as if hit by a punch from […]
0 comments by Bart D on 4/23/2015
Hit us up on Twitter @CrossoverNBA People discount locker room chemistry, or at least the power of non-terrible locker room chemistry. You don’t need to like, be friends with, or align with everyone in a locker room … but when one guy is the lynchpin for bringing down the whole joint, it becomes fatal. Obviously, […]
0 comments by Matt Zemek
Two schools of thought do not exist for every single topic under the sun, but most of what we pursue as human beings can certainly welcome opposing points of view. Such is the case with the enthralling Western Conference playoff series between the San Antonio Spurs and Los Angeles Clippers, the only one of the […]
0 comments by Bryan Gibberman
Dallas Mavericks head coach Rick Carlisle was as blunt as you could possibly be about the future of guard Rajon Rondo on Wednesday. Reporter: Do you expect Rondo to wear a Mavericks uniform again? Carlisle: Uhhhh, no, I don’t. He went on to say in regard to the injury news released about Rondo (who is […]
0 comments by Joseph Nardone
The meanest streets this side of the Mississippi — Twitterville, U.S.A. — exploded on Wednesday. What was the source of the furor? All hell broke loose when the “locals” discovered that Google had attributed Twitter as the first site discovered in a Google search for Scott Brooks after the former OKC coach was fired. Folks were […]
0 comments by Matt Zemek
Wednesday, April 22, 2015. No one won a playoff series on this day, or even took a 3-0 lead. No one scored 50 points or grabbed 30 rebounds. Yes, Tim Duncan played like a man much younger than his almost-39 years, but we’ve come to expect Duncan to defy Father Time. This does not immediately […]
0 comments by Jeff Garcia on 4/22/2015
Pour some out for Mavs’ Rajon Rondo as a member of the Dallas Mavericks. After a no-so-good game in Game 2 of the Rockets-Mavs series, the Mavs, coach Rick Carlisle and Rondo seemingly have seen their days together being done as Rondo will be out of action due to “back issues.” Uhhhh yeahhhhhh righhhhtt! So […]
