0 comments by Matt Zemek on 4/30/2015
On Wednesday, the day after “The Tweet Heard ‘Round The NBA,” I did not think I’d need to write a straightforward news article about emojis. I also did not think I’d need to write a follow-up commentary about emojis. Then the Houston Rockets decided to fire
0 comments by Kevin Causey
We’ve talked about the unfair seeding that has created the Los Angeles Clippers/San Antonio Spurs first round match-up. Long-time Clippers fan Billy Crystal, went on Jimmy Kimmel the other night and discussed his fandom for the team with some jokes at their previous failures and how close they are to getting to the next round… […]
0 comments by Kevin Causey on 4/29/2015
With the Nets losing momentum at the end of the second quarter, Alan Anderson took Kent Bazemore off the dribble and absolutely destroyed this huge dunk! Anderson was 6 of 6 in the first half for 16 points. The nets went into half-time down 9, without him it’s scary to think where they might be […]
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0 comments by Jeff Garcia
Look I get it. By now Clippers’ DeAndre Jordan is probably sick and tired of being hacked by the Spurs in their series. Lat night’s Game 4 was no exception as the Spurs once again resorted to hacking the L.A. center sending him to the line which eventually led to the Spurs’ win. But at […]
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0 comments by Joseph Nardone
The San Antonio Spurs have a pretty solid track record of fitting round pegs into square holes. Outside of Tim Duncan, and David Robinson before him, many of their key players shouldn’t belong… at least, not in the way we assumed they would at the time. Tony Parker (1st round, 28th overall pick) was once […]
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)
0 comments by Matt Zemek
When a cycle repeats itself, the value of that process of repetition isn’t inherently good or bad. What counts is the substance of what’s being repeated. In the 2015 NBA Playoffs, the San Antonio Spurs — though hardly home-free in their first-round series against the Los Angeles Clippers — have already replayed one of their […]
0 comments by Bryan Gibberman
In an ironic twist, two players who spent part of the season with one of the worst teams in the NBA have arguably become the most important figures in a contender’s title hopes. With the Cleveland Cavaliers losing Kevin Love — most likely the rest of the playoffs — it’s going to fall on former […]
0 comments by Matt Zemek
Earlier this month at Crossover Chronicles, staff writer Joseph Nardone wondered what the playoffs would look like if seeded 1 through 16, obliterating the artificial division imposed by conferences. Plenty of other bloggers and publications have pushed for a reworking of the NBA’s playoff format along these lines. A lot has also been written in […]
0 comments by Sean Woodley
It wasn’t supposed to happen like this for the Toronto Raptors. When Masai Ujiri traded Rudy Gay to the Sacramento Kings in late 2013 for what, at the time, seemed like spare parts, it was meant to signal the beginning of a full-scale rebuilding of the franchise. Instead, the move served as the catalyst behind […]
0 comments by Kevin Causey
With one minute left and the Spurs up two, Blake Griffin went up for a shot and Tim Duncan came away with a huge block. The Spurs would go on to win the game by four and go up 3-2 in the series…
0 comments by Tony Xypteras on 4/28/2015
The Boston Celtics’ improbable playoff run came to an abrupt conclusion on Sunday afternoon. The Cleveland Cavaliers defeated the Celtics, 101-93, on their home floor, completing the series sweep many had predicted. I didn’t think the Cavaliers would sweep the Celtics. Maybe that was a product of being too close to the action. I wouldn’t […]
0 comments by Joseph Nardone
Winning may disguise a team’s shortcomings for a period of time, but there are instances when everyone already knows the deal. Yeah, yeah: the Brooklyn Nets beat Atlanta on Monday night to continue in their quest to move forward in the playoffs. Yet, the winning of a single game hasn’t hidden a reality most already know […]
LOS ANGELES, CA – APRIL 19: Head coach Doc Rivers of the Los Angeles Clippers shouts to Austin Rivers #25 in the game against the San Antonio Spurs during Game One of the Western Conference quarterfinals of the 2015 NBA Playoffs at Staples Center on April 19, 2015 in Los Angeles, California. The Clippers won 107-92. 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 Stephen Dunn/Getty Images)
0 comments by Joe Mags
The general manager version of Doc Rivers has taken a heaping helping of heat for the fashion in which he constructed the 2014-’15 Los Angeles Clippers. After all, if you just shout out the name of a random Eastern Conference starter during the aughts, chances are GM Doc signed him for guaranteed money. He also […]
0 comments by Jeff Garcia on 4/27/2015
This flop is epic! Bucks’ OJ Mayo showed the universe how a flop is supposed to be executed against the Bulls. In one motion, Mayo acted like he got hit by a moving car, contorted backwards in an aggressive fashion, “gracefully” collapsed to the court and sold it to the refs. Check out this thing […]
0 comments by Kevin Causey
Late in the fourth quarter, with his team down two points Deron Williams hit the biggest shot of the game. He was double-teamed but kept his dribble alive, turned and threw up what looked to be a prayer and he hit nothing but the bottom of the net. After shooting like a man who had […]
