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 […]

The Thunder won Game 1 of their opening playoff series versus the Rockets 120-91 and to add insult to injury, Russell Westbrook decided to make Patrick Beverly look absolutely silly. In the third quarter, Beverly caught himself one-on-one with Westbrook and the moment you saw Russell start to dance with the ball, you knew something […]

If the haters were talking yesterday, D-Will shut them right up   If Deron Williams has not directly addressed the many criticisms he has heard since heading to the Nets from the Jazz a few years ago, then he is probably lying. Countless writers, beat reporters, and fans alike have been incessant in ripping the […]

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 […]

This past year was a trying one for the Suns, which clearly annoyed Marcin Gortat   The Suns were the fourth worst team in the entire NBA in the 2012-13 season, worse than every other Western Conference team but just a little bit better than the Bobcats, Magic and Cavaliers. Playing the team's first games […]

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 2013 NBA playoffs are underway and already teams are giving us tasty highlights to enjoy. Case in point, Nuggets' JaVale McGee. Late in the second quarter, with Denver down in the scoreboard heading into halftime, McGee gave his team some momentum heading into the half with one filthy dunk right over Warriors' Andrew Bogut. […]

The Eastern Conference playoffs begin Saturday at 3 p.m. with the easily the most intriguing of the first round match ups — the Boston Celtics vs. the New York Knicks. Otherwise, there is not a ton of sizzle in the first round in the east, and really probably will not be a ton in the […]

The NBA Playoffs begin Saturday with the Celtics visiting the Knicks and the best three months in the basketball schedule will be upon us. We can barely contain our excitement. So Jeff Garcia and I got together to break down the first round of the NBA Playoffs in the Crossover Chronicles Podcast Episode 2. At […]

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 […]

The NBA Playoffs begin Saturday with the Celtics visiting the Knicks and the best three months in the basketball schedule will be upon us. We can barely contain our excitement. So Jeff Garcia and I got together to break down the first round of the NBA Playoffs in the Crossover Chronicles Podcast Episode 2. At […]

The first domino in the NBA coaching carousel dropped Thursday morning and it was a pretty significant domino. The Cleveland Cavaliers have fired Byron Scott after his third year with the team. Scott's record over those three years was 64-166, which is a winning percentage of .278, which is the lowest of any coach in […]

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 […]