0 comments by Matt Zemek on 5/30/2016
Any Game 7 in a conference final carries its down dramatic and personal weight for the competitors involved, but Game 7 of the 2016 Western Conference Finals contains the added weight of history. So many historical twists and turns end Monday night in Oakland. The NBA will witness a rare occurrence in its 70th season […]
0 comments by John Cannon on 5/29/2016
Being a high school saxophone player in the Bay Area, I pretty much grew up with Tower of Power. One of the group’s more memorable album covers, shown in the cover image above, is also the immediate headline after Game 6 of the Western Conference Finals: BACK TO OAKLAND. I’m not going to pretend I […]
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One specific moment stood out in the final minutes of Game 6 of the Western Conference Finals… for the worst reasons. In the cover photo for this story, you can plainly see Draymond Green whacking Russell Westbrook’s arm, causing the ball to go out of bounds off Westbrook. No foul was called live, so when […]
Oklahoma City’s Kevin Durant (35) reacts during Game 6 of the Western Conference finals in the NBA playoffs between the Oklahoma City Thunder and the Golden State Warriors at Chesapeake Energy Arena in Oklahoma City, Saturday, May 28, 2016. Photo by Sarah Phipps, The Oklahoman
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Kevin Durant experienced the best of times over the past three and a half weeks. He experienced the worst of times Saturday night in Game 6 of the Western Conference Finals. Durant’s defense, not his offense, has been one of the revelations of these playoffs. Billy Donovan has squeezed more and better defense out of […]
0 comments by Kevin Causey
Klay Thompson hit 11 three-pointers in last nights come from behind win for Golden State in game six of their series with Oklahoma City. Those 11 three pointers broke the NBA playoff record for most three pointers in a game. Here is every three pointer from that game…..
0 comments by Kevin Causey on 5/28/2016
Klay Thompson poured it on and Steph Curry hit the biggest shot of the game as he nailed this floating bank shot that put OKC away and forced a game seven…… Steph banks it in! https://t.co/1yXYdD9sZt — Crossover Chronicles (@crossoverNBA)
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Klay Thompson went off in game six of the OKC/Golden State playoff series. Here’s his 10th made three pointer, which broke an NBA single-game playoff record….. He's on FIRE! Klay has the new NBA record for 3's in a post-season game w/ 10!
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Check out this monster dunk by Steven Adams in the second quarter of the pivotal game six between OKC and Golden State….. OH MY STEVEN ADAMS!
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Early in game six of the Oklahoma City/Golden State series, Kevin Durant brought the thunder with his monster jam….. KD soars to the rim for the two handed FLUSH on TNT!
0 comments by John Cannon
So what’s the problem? Why do I feel that the Warriors are fighting an uphill battle tonight in Oklahoma City? Home court. I’ve seen a lot of teams lose on their home floor, so I don’t look at home-court advantage as the determining factor when analyzing a matchup. Usually. This year is strange, folks. Look […]
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LeBron James is a terrible leader. You might be surprised to think this opinion can possess such a shelf life, given that LeBron has reached a sixth straight NBA Finals, the best display of uninterrupted annual consistency in this league since Bill Russell. However, the constant media circus surrounding No. 23, fed by national carnival […]
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Cleveland is starving for a world championship in professional sports, but on Friday night in Toronto, its Cavaliers once again found a place at the table in the NBA Finals. In an unprecedented basketball moment, a turn of events not seen in northeastern Ohio in over 50 years, a team from “Believeland” earned the right […]
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The Toronto Raptors became, in the end, the NBA’s most inconvenient team of 2016. Dwane Casey’s ballclub embodied numerous contradictions and tension points. The Raptors carried sharp contrasts into the playoffs. They developed more contrasts during the playoffs. They leave the postseason as a team whose future can easily be spun in a positive or […]
0 comments by Kevin Causey on 5/27/2016
Check out this great fake by LeBron as he makes his way to a much higher percentage shot….. James fakes AND finishes!
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The Golden State Warriors can’t dwell on Game 5 of the Western Conference Finals. Their attention must turn to Game 6 on Saturday against the Oklahoma City Thunder. If they don’t win Game 6, the value of Game 5 will vanish. The memory of Thursday night’s win will recede into the mists of history. I’m […]
