0 comments by Matt Zemek on 2/12/2016
Here at Crossover Chronicles, we’ve been tabulating and tracking back-to-back splits throughout the season. At the All-Star break, we’re not going to bother to give February splits — most teams played just one in the month before getting a well-deserved rest. We’re also not going to present the home-road back-to-backs, all-road back-to-backs, or all-home back-to-backs. […]
0 comments by Kevin Causey on 2/11/2016
The Oklahoma City Thunder are running away from New Orleans tonight thanks in part to Russell Westbrook who had 23 points, 10 assists and 9 rebounds with four minutes still left in the game. Here’s a look at two of those 23 points….
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The Orlando Magic were coming off a recent buzzer beater win over the Hawks. Kawhi Leonard gave the Magic a taste of their own medicine last night…..
0 comments by Bart D on 2/10/2016
“If you tell The Truth, you don’t have to remember anything.” – Mark Twain Odds are, we will want to remember the NBA version of The Truth, even though for many teams, remembering means watching your team lose at the hands of one of his shots. Lost in the overly dramatic Kobe Bryant retirement tour […]
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First off, let’s get one thing straight: the NBA has the best All-Star weekend/events of any professional sports league. The NFL’s Pro Bowl is insufferable tripe stomached only by the few capable of getting it down; MLB had a good thing going until they decided to make the game count for home field advantage in […]
NEW YORK, NY – APRIL 25: Head coach Mike Budenholzer of the Atlanta Hawks looks on during the first round of the 2015 NBA Playoffs against the Brooklyn Nets 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)
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Peyton Manning said he was going to drink a lot of Bud Sunday night after winning Super Bowl 50. The Atlanta Hawks don’t need to drive Bud to drink (again). * It’s been one of the hot topics in the NBA this week: Are the Atlanta Hawks going to blow up their roster? It might […]
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All-Star Weekend is just about here, but while the NBA gears up for fun and festivities in Toronto, the serious business of the league — the occasion which demands our attention — is the upcoming trade deadline, February 18 at 3 p.m. Eastern time. Plenty of assessments will be made in the past tense once […]
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Gordon Hayward was clutch last night as he nailed this buzzer beater to lead Utah over Dallas…. Coming through clutch,
0 comments by Kevin Causey on 2/8/2016
Check out this heave from Andre Drummond and yes….it counts! Andre with your everyday 70-foot three pointer and we're down just five as we go to the fourth. — Detroit Pistons (@DetroitPistons)
Wade Phillips, defensive coordinator for the the Denver Broncos, arrives before the NFL Super Bowl 50 football game against the Carolina Panthers, Sunday, Feb. 7, 2016, in Santa Clara, Calif. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum) ORG XMIT: NFL227
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Super Bowl Sunday for the New York Knicks began with a game against Denver. All the while, it was another Denver team which — later in the day — offered a lesson Phil Jackson would be wise to heed. This is an NBA basketball website, but we can all appreciate that certain principles of coaching, […]
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Frank Sinatra knew about the workings and rhythms of the NBA: That’s life, that’s what all the people say You’re ridin’ high in April, shot down in May But I know I’m gonna change that tune When I’m back on top, back on top in June The opening lyrics from “That’s Life,” his 1966 hit, […]
Jan 5, 2015; Memphis, TN, USA; New York Knicks head coach Derek Fisher during the first half against the Memphis Grizzlies at FedExForum. Mandatory Credit: Nelson Chenault-USA TODAY Sports ORG XMIT: USATSI-187258 ORIG FILE ID: 20150105_pjc_sc6_313.JPG
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Our latest soap-operatic tale from Madison Square Garden begins with two other NBA franchises which are very experienced at failing to get out of their own way. The Sacramento Kings got blown out by the Brooklyn Nets Friday night, one dysfunctional organization losing to another. The Kings’ higher-ups were so incensed with that defeat that they […]
0 comments by Kevin Causey on 2/7/2016
Nik Vucevic hit this buzzer beater to lift the Orlando Magic over the Atlanta Hawks…. Nik Vucevic beats the buzzer for the
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Check out this play from the Los Angeles Clippers as they go on to beat the Miami Heat by seven…. Back and forth we go on ABC! LAC lead is 7 after this LOB! 2:11 left.
Feb 6, 2016; Oakland, CA, USA; Oklahoma City Thunder forward Kevin Durant (35) shoots the ball in front of Golden State Warriors forward Harrison Barnes (40) in the fourth quarter at Oracle Arena. Mandatory Credit: Cary Edmondson-USA TODAY Sports
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The Oklahoma City Thunder deserve the thanks and appreciation of the NBA community. They’ve just made this season infinitely more interesting. * The ability to witness greatness is truly a special thing. Seeing the Golden State Warriors march through the NBA with such beauty, skill and versatility is — verily — a privilege. We don’t […]
