2013-14 NBA Season: Predictions for Playoffs, Awards, NBA Finals

Our 2013-14 NBA Season Predictions The 2013-14 NBA season is upon us! It all tips off Tuesday, October 29, 2013, with a big-time triple-header: the Orlando Magic take on the Indiana Pacers in the opener, followed by Derrick Rose and the Chicago Bulls taking on LeBron James and the 2-time NBA champion Miami Heat. The […]

NBA Playoffs: Semifinal Staff Picks

NBA Playoffs: Semifinal Staff Picks Generally, we at SidelineMOB collaborate on our staff picks during the NBA playoffs. However, when it came to this year’s semifinal round, there wasn’t going to be any agreement. Our lead writers (and co-hosts of Balls Out Radio) Sean and Steeze nearly got into a shouting match over this round’s […]

Jordan Crawford, OKC Flops: Worst of the NBA Playoffs

Kevin Durant is our first half NBA MVP. (Credit Kalel2007)

Crawford, OKC: Worst of NBA Playoffs We’ve seen the 2013 NBA playoffs bring the very best out of a lot of players. Stephen Curry has turned himself from a great pure shooter into a star. Chandler Parsons put an entire team on his back in Game 4. Paul George turned in a triple-double in Game […]

NBA Playoffs: 3-2 Series Going the Distance? [POLL]

Dwight Howard will sign with the Houston Rockets. Are they Western Conference favorites?

NBA Playoffs: 3-2 Series Going the Distance? Wednesday night certainly didn’t end any of the drama of the 2013 NBA playoffs. The Houston Rockets and Boston Celtics each won an elimination game to bring their series to 3-2, and each will have a home page to try and force a decisive Game 7 against their […]

Thunder’s Russell Westbrook Injures Knee, Out for Playoffs

Kevin Durant is our first half NBA MVP. (Credit Kalel2007)

Russell Westbrook Injures Knee, Out for Playoffs The Oklahoma City Thunder had hopes for a repeat NBA Finals appearance in 2013; those may now be dashed. Their All-Star point guard Russell Westbrook injured his knee in a Game 2 victory against the Houston Rockets, and Thunder GM Sam Presti announced on April 26th that Westbrook will […]

NBA Playoffs: Home Teams 8-0 in First Round

The Miami Heat are 4-3. PANIC TIME!

NBA Playoffs: Home Teams 8-0 in First Round So much for drama. Through 8 games of the 2013 NBA playoffs, home teams are 8-0. To put it in a simpler way: Favorites 8, Underdogs 0. It started with a slugfest at Madison Square Garden, where Carmelo Anthony dropped 36 points as the New York Knicks […]

The Nuggets Can Win the West. (Seriously.)

There’s a team in the NBA that’s on an impressive win streak right now. They’ve looked downright dominating at times, beating playoff contenders Oklahoma City,  New York, Memphis, the Clippers and the Lakers. And they’ve done it all without LeBron James – or any so-called “legitimate NBA superstar”, for that matter. Oh, you thought we […]