Damian Lillard and Ja Morant raised each other over and over again as their teams battled for a crucial win and playoff position. With the Grizzlies and Trail Blazers engaged in a battle for the last playoff spot in the Western Conference, Wednesday night’s game held all sorts of significance. What normally might have been a
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The Portland Trail Blazers have agreed to send Kent Bazemore and filler to the Sacramento Kings for Trevor Ariza and filler. Here are NBA Trade Grades for both sides. Mark the Portland Trail Blazers down as the latest team to fall into the Trevor Ariza trap. As first reported by The Athletic’s Shams Charania, the
Portland Trail Blazers’ wing Rodney Hood ruptured his left Achilles tendon Friday night. He will likely miss at least 9-12 months. It happened with 3:30 remaining in the first quarter. Portland Trail Blazers‘ wing Rodney Hood had just gathered a rebound off an errant LeBron James fade-away when he turned to push the ball in
Pau Gasol was waived by the Portland Trail Blazers on Wednesday after being unable to return from foot surgery. Is this the end of his playing career? Future Hall of Famer Pau Gasol was waived by the Portland Trail Blazers on Wednesday afternoon after being unable to successfully recover from a surgical procedure to repair
Carmelo Anthony is finally back on an NBA roster. Both he and the Blazers are in desperate need of revitalization. Can they make it work? Tuesday night, for the first time in over a year, Carmelo Anthony played in an actual NBA game,, though it was hard to watch him and see signs of the
The Portland Trail Blazers have been searching for another piece to complement their star-studded backcourt. Anfernee Simons might be exactly what they’re looking for. For the past few seasons, Portland has been all about the guard duo of Damian Lillard and CJ McCollum. Those two have become legitimate stars, but the Trail Blazers but they’ve
The Portland Trail Blazers are off to a slow start this season, but Damian Lillard is doing all he can to turn around the team’s fortunes. The Portland Trail Blazers ended a four-game losing streak last Sunday night, with a 124-113 overtime win over the Atlanta Hawks. Damian Lillard again led the way, with 30
The injuries are beginning to mount and NBA teams up and down the standings are looking for fill-in production. Who is being asked to step up? If there is anything that has defined the early portion of the 2019-20 NBA season, it’s injuries. We began the year knowing Kevin Durant and Klay Thompson would likely
With the 2019-20 NBA season less than a month away, we’re exploring the most interesting players for each team in the Northwest Division. We’re now less than a month away from the start of the 2019-20 NBA season. Coming off one of the most interesting offseasons in recent memory, it feels like an appropriate time
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After securing their backcourt for the long term, the Portland Trail Blazers pivoted and put the rest of their faith in the unknown. When Klay Thompson tore his ACL and Kevin Durant broke for the Nets, the rest of the Western Conference sensed an opportunity. As the Clippers, Lakers, Jazz and Rockets all jumped at
The Portland Trail Blazers have agreed to a hefty three-year extension with CJ McCollum. For better or worse, it ensures the status quo for a franchise trying to get over the hump. General manager Neil Olshey has rarely shied away from ponying up the dough for his own players, and the Portland Trail Blazers’ latest
Back by the popular demand of pretty much only myself, it’s the second annual edition of Around the NBA in 15 Trades. We’re taking all 30 teams in the lead up to the Feb. 7 trade deadline and finding a happy middle ground for prosperous barterdom. Portland and Utah have become two staples of the Western
PORTLAND, OR – APRIL 1: Jusuf Nurkic #27 of the Portland Trail Blazers looks on during the national anthem prior to the game against the Memphis Grizzlies on April 1, 2018 at the Moda Center Arena in Portland, Oregon. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph,
The first team to advance in the NBA Playoffs is the New Orleans Pelicans, who completed a four-game sweep of the Portland Trail Blazers. Stand up if you saw the Pelicans upsetting the Blazers. Stay standing if you saw them doing it in a four-game sweep. With their season on the line, the Blazers’ offense
After stealing the first two games on the road, the New Orleans Pelicans came home and routed the Portland Trail Blazers in Game 3 to take a commanding 3-0 series lead. The New Orleans Pelicans shocked the world by going on the road and winning the first two games of their series against the Portland
The final game of the first day of the 2018 NBA Playoffs started with cold and came down to the wire as the Pelicans stole one on the road. Game 1 of what is likely to be one of the most highly-contested series of the 2018 NBA Playoffs did not get off to a hot
This edition of the NBA games of the week is brought to you by the streaking Portland Trail Blazers. Sorry Toronto. Up until about 1 a.m. on Saturday morning, you were the pick. Not only did the Raptors stuff the Rockets’ league-leading 17-game win streak at home on Drake Night, they extended their own streak to seven
STUDIO CITY, CA – JANUARY 25: Charles Barkley speaks during the 2018 Brand Jordan NBA All-Star Uniforms Christopher Nolan will not be directing next James Bond movie by Molly Kate Tracy Only 36 cars entered for NASCAR Cup Series race at Atlanta by Nick Tylwalk After taking a trip to Portland to see about a
In today’s episode of ominous news for Portland Trail Blazers fans, point guard Damian Lillard requested a meeting with the team’s owner. The Portland Trail Blazers are currently 25-22, and hold the seven spot in the Western Conference. If the playoffs started today they would be facing the Houston Rockets, and if we’re being completely honest with