0 comments by Matt Zemek on 11/16/2015
My, my, my — we know that early-season basketball is tumultuous, but the 2015 portion of the new NBA season is giving us a November to remember in this regard. Last week, we mentioned how many teams had already managed to fit a three-game losing skid into two weeks of basketball. Teams basically played well […]
0 comments by Matt Zemek on 11/8/2015
It might sound hokey — it might even be hokey — but NBA seasons are filled with moments that stand out a little more than others. Good teams play other good teams. Bad teams play other bad teams. They criss-cross and face opponents on the other side of the tracks. Everything matters to some degree, […]
Dwight Howard has not seen Stan Van Gundy on a court in a while. Maybe they will share a Diet Pepsi. Photo by Brendan Maloney-USA TODAY Sports.
0 comments by Bryan Gibberman on 11/5/2015
It’s starting to look like deja vu all over again for the Houston Rockets. Last season they won 56 games and advanced to the Western Conference Finals while dealing with all sorts of injuries. Dwight Howard played in 41 games, Terrence Jones 33, Patrick Beverley 56 and Donatas Motiejunas 71 — they fought through it […]
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0 comments by Bryan Gibberman on 10/25/2015
I’ve been picking NBA Over/Under win totals (actually every sport) for as long as I can remember. It’s a shtick I stole from Mike & the Mad Dog, which was the first place I ever heard of such a thing. Here are my selections for the upcoming 2015-16 NBA season using sportsbook.ag’s lines. * Milwaukee […]
0 comments by Matt Zemek on 10/21/2015
Superstars. New acquisitions. Old NBA players with a rapidly shrinking title window. Which players have the most to prove — to themselves, to the league, to their teammates? Our roundtable panel weighed in: * SEAN WOODLEY It seems bizarre to say this about a former MVP, but Derrick Rose has a lot riding on this […]
0 comments by Joe Mags on 10/19/2015
Getting ready for the 2015-’16 season? I’m asking 50 questions before things get under way. Have an important question for the upcoming NBA season you want answered? Find me on Twitter (
MIAMI, FL – MAY 5: LeBron James #6 of the Miami Heat poses with his collection of Maurice Podoloff Trophies after being named the 2012-2013 Kia NBA Most Valuable Player (MVP) of the Year for the fourth time on May 5, 2013 at American Airlines Arena in Miami, Florida. 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. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2013 NBAE (Photo by Jesse D. Garrabrant/NBAE via Getty Images)
0 comments by Matt Zemek
The NBA season is just a week away, so the team at Crossover Chronicles is gearing up for all the action. We’ll convene a roundtable a day through next Tuesday, when the 2015-2016 NBA campaign begins. Our first topic in this buffet of basketball talk before the curtain goes up: This season’s MVP. Which three […]
HOUSTON, TX – MAY 25: James Harden #13 of the Houston Rockets and Stephen Curry #30 of the Golden State Warriors react at the end of the first quarter during Game Four of the Western Conference Finals of the 2015 NBA PLayoffs at Toyota Center on May 25, 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 Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images)
0 comments by Joe Mags on 9/22/2015
Getting ready for the 2015-’16 season? I’m asking 50 questions before things get under way. Have an important question for the upcoming NBA season you want answered? Find me on Twitter (
0 comments by CC Locker on 8/26/2015
Haven’t the Rockets tormented the Clippers enough? Well, this wasn’t a collection of basketball Rockets which angered Angelinos in the midnight hour last night. Oh, there were rockets in the greater Los Angeles area last night, but as was the case in Game 6 of the Western Conference semifinals, James Harden was sitting there and […]
0 comments by Sean Woodley on 8/11/2015
Can’t wait for the 2015-’16 season to start? We neither. Now that most of the off-season’s major moves are complete, we’ll dive into some ludicrously premature predictions for next season. In the coming days and weeks we’ll attempt to project the standings in each conference, five teams at a time, before trying to lock down […]
0 comments by Kevin Causey on 6/7/2015
In a press release NBA 2K16 announced the cover athletes for their upcoming game…. 2K today announced that NBA 2K16, the next iteration of the top-rated NBA video game simulation series over the last 15 years*, will define the ultimate intersection of sports and pop-culture with three unique game covers from NBA All-Stars Stephen Curry, […]
0 comments by John Cannon on 5/28/2015
The Golden State Warriors played a sloppy, disjointed, foul-filled, injury-affected game Wednesday night against the Houston Rockets, but there was one phase of the game that they nailed. Defensively, they never allowed the Rockets to breathe, and because of that they’re on their way to the NBA Finals for the first time in 40 years. […]
0 comments by Kevin Causey on 5/25/2015
Yes it was after the buzzer, but wow what a shot!
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 on 5/24/2015
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 Matt Zemek on 5/22/2015
It is easy to be merciless toward millionaire athletes and coaches who preside over a train wreck in a decisive moment of a late-stage playoff game. “THESE GUYS GET PAID SO MUCH! THEY ARE SUPPOSED TO BE HIGHLY-TRAINED! THEY’VE SPENT THEIR LIVES DREAMING ABOUT PLAYING FOR A SPOT IN THE NBA FINALS! HOW COULD THEY […]
