0 comments by Matt Zemek on 5/26/2015
Credit for this column goes to Crossover Chronicles reader Robert Barnard, who made the following point during Game 4 of the Western Conference finals between the Houston Rockets and the Golden State Warriors: Mr. Barnard is not wrong. Let’s look at the J.R. Smith arm-smack delivered to Jae Crowder of the Boston Celtics, one month […]
0 comments by Matt Zemek
Our team at Crossover Chronicles is covering various aspects of the Western Conference finals. John Cannon offered a Golden State perspective on Game 4, and other members of our staff have written about the West finals from the Houston Rockets’ point of view. Want to read more about these two teams? We’re on it. Yet, […]
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0 comments by Joseph Nardone
During Game 4 of the Western Conference finals, the basketball world collectively held its breath, as one of the game’s most exciting stars took a bump reminiscent of a WWE superstar. The NBA’s MVP, Steph Curry, was attempting to block a shot in transition. One pump-fake later, he landed violently enough that an arena full […]
0 comments by John Cannon
When Peyton Manning was on the free agent market a few years ago, several teams were interested. After all, he represented an upgrade at the most important position for just about any team in the league. One of those teams, however, needed Peyton Manning more than any other team. Broncos general manager John Elway had […]
0 comments by Kevin Causey on 5/25/2015
Yes it was after the buzzer, but wow what a shot!
0 comments by Jeff Garcia
Considering it is Memorial Day, why not take a step back in time to 1999 in San Antonio at the Alamo Dome where former NBA’er Sean Elliott made what is arguably the greatest basket made on this day – “The Memorial Day Miracle.” With just a mere 12 seconds left on the clock and the […]
0 comments by Matt Zemek
The 2015 NBA Playoffs have been a bust. That short, blunt, inelegant sentence matches the cadence of these playoffs as well as the level of quality they’ve (not) attained. The Cleveland Cavaliers will notch a successful season when they officially seal their Eastern Conference championship in the coming days, but unless Kyrie Irving and LeBron […]
0 comments by Bryan Gibberman
There is more than one specific way to win in the NBA. The Houston Rockets, Memphis Grizzlies, Cleveland Cavaliers, and Golden State Warriors all have distinctive, unique styles. Despite those differences they all have something in common – they base the way they play around their talent. Houston puts James Harden in position to maximize […]
0 comments by Sean Woodley
In a game that epitomized everything that has gone wrong with the Eastern Conference playoffs, the best player in the world provided the type of unforgettable performance we’ve been hankering for all spring. LeBron James’ otherworldly 37-point, 18-rebound, 13-assist line in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference finals didn’t come easily; quite the opposite in […]
0 comments by Kevin Causey on 5/24/2015
The Atlanta Hawks played a gutsy game three but ultimately it came down to LeBron James hitting two clutch shots with the game on the line that gave the victory in game three to the Cleveland Cavaliers… Huge three by LeBron
0 comments by Kevin Causey
All you can say about this LeBron James dunk is damn…. LeBron. Damn.
0 comments by Kevin Causey
At the end of the second quarter, Al Horford was assessed a flagrant two foul and ejected for this play… In case you missed it, Al Horford was thrown out for this… https://t.co/8qFCPEpTKG — SportsTalkATL.com (@SportsTalkATL)
HOUSTON, TX – MAY 23: James Harden #13 of the Houston Rockets and Josh Smith #5 have words with referee Scott Foster during Game Three of the Western Conference Finals at Toyota Center on May 23, 2015 in Houston, Texas. 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 Bob Levey/Getty Images)
0 comments by Joe Mags
In an act of absolute ambivalence or premeditated gamesmanship, Houston sent Nick Johnson to shake Stephen Curry’s hand at the captains’ ceremonial meeting before tip-off of Game 1 of the Western Conference finals. https://vine.co/v/eAIO6A3edXK Curry was rightfully pissed. Johnson doesn’t see the court for the Rockets, and even if Houston sent Corey Brewer or Josh Smith, it […]
0 comments by Kevin Causey
On Saturday night, Stephen Curry broke Reggie Miller’s NBA record for most three pointers in one post-season. From the NBA’s YouTube Channel, here are all 59 of Stephen Curry’s record three pointers from this pre-season (so far). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pvaT4825O28
0 comments by John Cannon
There’s going to be a common theme in coverage of Game 3 of the Western Conference finals between the Golden State Warriors and the Houston Rockets: Steph Curry is __________. A thesaurus full of words will fill that blank, and every single one will be true. But that’s not what happened Saturday night. Steph Curry wasn’t better […]
