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After a Game 2 loss which put his team down 2-0 in the Western Conference Finals against the Golden State Warriors, Portland Trail Blazers star guard Damian Lillard believes the Blazers can extend the series and come back to Oracle Arena. In the postgame press conference, Lillard said this, per ESPN: “I doubt this will […]

Portland Trail Blazers guard Damian Lillard suffered an apparent rib injury in Game 2 of the Western Conference Finals against the Golden State Warriors. The apparent injury occurred in the third quarter on a scramble for the loose ball. Kevon Looney ended up with the rock and passed it forward. But he landed on Lillard’s […]

There are many silver linings for the Golden State Warriors stemming from Kevin Durant’s ongoing absence. Chief among them, of course, is Steve Kerr’s team reverting back to the wide open, up-and-down style that caused an entire generation of basketball fans to see the game in a different light. Another, less obvious one? An expanded […]

Portland Trail Blazers All-Star point guard Damian Lillard is not only a scoring machine, but an aspiring Nostradamus as well, in relationship to the Golden State Warriors. Lillard predicted the Warriors’ epic Game 2 Western Conference Finals comeback against his Blazers a month ago. More specifically, he told Bleacher Report’s Taylor Brooks on April 10 […]

Portland Trail Blazers star point guard Damian Lillard says he doesn’t take pride in being exclusive and he wants to help kids from Oakland become successful like him. Lillard is a hero to a lot of kids in Oakland. The Blazers’ superstar has always used his platform for good and that will never change. “I’m […]

No Kevin Durant, no problem for the Golden State Warriors in Game 1 of the Western Conference Finals. With Durant still sidelined due to a mild calf strain, the Warriors dominated the series opener 116-94 while completely shackling the Portland Trail Blazers and their explosive backcourt of Damian Lillard and C.J. McCollum. Lillard finished the […]

Portland Trail Blazers star point guard Damian Lillard told reporters on Wednesday his hamstring is “a little bit sore.” Lillard thinks he took a knee to his hamstring in Game 1 against the Golden State Warriors on Tuesday: Damian Lillard says his hamstring is “a little bit sore.” He thinks he took a knee to […]

Portland Trail Blazers All-Star Damian Lillard hails from Oakland. Ordinarily, a player’s city of birth has no impact on the ins and outs of an NBA game. However, most of Lillard’s hometown friends are fans of the Golden State Warriors, which causes a conflict of interest when the two teams play at Oracle Arena. Currently, […]

The Portland Trail Blazers got blown out in Game 1 of the Western Conference Finals, as the Golden State Warriors cruised to a 116-94 victory. Blazers’ Damian Lillard struggled against the Warriors defense, scoring 19 points on 4-12 shooting. After the game, NBA analyst Skip Bayless had some choice words for the All-Star guard, calling […]

Portland Trail Blazers star guard Damian Lillard was locked up by the Golden State Warriors defense. He even admitted that there were times when he couldn’t even get a shot up. After their 116-94 loss in Game 1, Lillard shared his observations on the Warriors’ defense. He noticed that he was met by several defenders […]

The Golden State Warriors and the Portland Trail Blazers will square off in the 2019 Western Conference Finals. The two-time defending NBA champion Warriors have won the West in each of the past four seasons. Despite losing center Jusuf Nurkic to a gruesome season-ending leg injury, the third-seeded Blazers managed to reach their first conference […]

Portland Trail Blazers star point guard Damian Lillard is “really confident” his team can defeat the Golden State Warriors in the Western Conference Finals. The Warriors are playing in their fifth-straight WCF, while the Blazers are in the conference finals for the first time since 2000. Lillard, though, says the Blazers match up really well […]

Many believed the Portland Trail Blazers would be left on the outside looking in at the Western Conference playoffs coming into 2018-19. After Jusuf Nurkic suffered a devastating season-ending injury in late March, even more assumed that Portland’s chances of winning a first-round series went from unlikely to impossible. At every opportunity, though, the Blazers […]

During Game 7 of the second-round Eastern Conference playoff matchup between the Toronto Raptors and Philadelphia 76ers on Sunday night, Raptors star Kawhi Leonard hit a buzzer-beater to send Toronto to a 92-90 win and a series victory. In doing so, Leonard became just the second player in the last 20 years to clinch a […]

The Portland Trail Blazers have officially advanced to the Western Conference Finals where they will take on the four-time defending Western Conference champions Golden State Warriors, and Damian Lillard is crediting the team’s culture for their success. Lillard struggled offensively all game long, but he managed to contributed in other ways. he eventually finished with […]

Portland Trail Blazers star Damian Lillard didn’t score in the first quarter of Game 7 against the Denver Nuggets, marking just the second time in his playoff career he has failed to score in the opening quarter: The Nuggets have jumped out to a 29-17 lead at the end of the 1st quarter. Damian Lillard […]

Portland Trail Blazers star point guard Damian Lillard is not happy with Denver Nuggets radio host Scott Hastings, who had some unprofessional things to say about Jusuf Nurkic in Game 6 up in Portland. After the Blazers iced Game 6 over the Nuggets, Hastings said someone should “kick Nurkic in the shin” because he was […]

The Portland Trail Blazers sent one of the Western Conference Semifinal series to a seventh game by taking down the Denver Nuggets with a decisive 119-108 Game 6 victory. The win came thanks in part to Damian Lillard’s performance and the motivation his mass text brought to the team. CJ McCollum told Yahoo Sports’ Chris […]

Portland Trail Blazers big man Jusuf Nurkic has been unable to play during this season’s playoff run, as he’s still recovering from season-ending leg surgery. If it were up to him, though, he’d be back on the court with his teammates. In fact, he recently told Damian Lillard that he would play with a broken […]

Denver Nuggets head coach Michael Malone says the team is “aware” Portland Trail Blazers star point guard Damian Lillard could score 50 points in Game 6 on Thursday. The Blazers are at home and their season is on the line. The Nuggets have done a pretty good job of containing Lillard in this series, but […]

Portland Trail Blazers star Damian Lillard has never lacked confidence. Just in case you forgot, this is the same man that earned the nickname “Logo Dame” after repeatedly drilling near half-court shots in this year’s NBA All-Star Game. It’s the very same Damian Lillard who drilled a 37-foot 3-pointer over Paul George — the likely […]

The Portland Trail Blazers were embarrassed by the Denver Nuggets in Game 5, but even before the final whistle blew, Damian Lillard got up from his seat on the bench, looking at the eyes of every one of his teammates to deliver a message: “We just need to get back here,” Lillard said he repeated […]

“Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it,” read a wise quote from George Santayana, one Denver Nuggets head coach Michael Malone has been determined to live by in this second-round series against Damian Lillard and the Portland Trail Blazers. Malone watched how Lillard obliterated the Oklahoma City Thunder in the first […]

Damian Lillard has been reduced to a shell of himself, seemingly nullified from the volcanic version of himself he showed in the Portland Trail Blazers first-round series against the Oklahoma City Thunder. The Denver Nuggets have stalemated his isolation game, as well as closed down the spaces on the perimeter that make him such a […]

One way to defeat the Portland Trail Blazers is to contain star guard Damian Lillard who has been having a great postseason so far. After their Game 4 victory, Nikola Jokic and Jamal Murray were asked to share their thoughts on how to make it tough for Lillard to get his offensive game going. While […]

The Portland Trail Blazers missed their chance to take a stranglehold 3-1 lead over the Denver Nuggets when they let Game 4 slip to their opponents, falling by a final score of 116-112. There will be no one more disappointed in the Blazers loss than the current face of the franchise, guard Damian Lillard. Lillard […]

Portland Trail Blazers guard Damian Lillard is now a superstar making millions of money – nearly $28 million a year. Lillard signed a 5-year $140 million with the Blazers in 2016, and will go through the 2020-21 season, with still around $61 million left in this current deal. However, despite his current million-dollar stature, it […]

After willing the Portland Trail Blazers to a four-overtime victory over the Denver Nuggets in Game 3, Damian Lillard opened up about how hard it was to stay in the game and keep going. The Blazers and Nuggets played just the second 4OT playoff game in NBA history. Fortunately for Portland, they managed to come […]

Damian Lillard’s buzzer-beating, game-winning, series-clinching 37-footer over the outstretched arms of Paul George on Aprul 24th is even more impressive given the Portland Trail Blazers’ recent playoff history. In 2017, the Blazers were embarrassed by the eventual-champion Golden State Warriors in a first-round sweep with an average margin of victory of 18 points. A year […]

After two very successful seasons, the BIG3 League is making another big jump. This spring, Ice Cube’s league announced the additions of a number of former NBA stars, including forward Josh Smith. Smith, now 33-years of age, has played 13 seasons in the NBA mainly with the Atlanta Hawks, while also playing for the Detroit […]

Portland Trail Blazers point guard Damian Lillard has always been known as a knockdown shooter, but the series-clinching dagger he drove home against the Oklahoma City Thunder in Game 5 will likely live on as one of the greatest shots in NBA history. With roughly 15 seconds remaining on the clock and the game tied […]

Portland Trail Blazers head coach Terry Stotts didn’t know star point guard Damian Lillard worked on his deep 3-pointers all summer. Lillard’s new nickname around the league is “Logo Lillard.” The Blazers superstar has been shooting and making 3-pointers from way beyond the arc all season. Dame’s most famous shot was his game-winner against the […]

As they say, game recognize game. To be more specific, in this particular instance, it’s KD recognize Dame. Golden State Warriors superstar Kevin Durant deferred to a quote by fellow NBA star Damian Lillard of the Portland Trail Blazers when asked about the pressure that he takes on at this heightened level of playoffs basketball. […]

The Portland Trail Blazers came out flat in Monday’s Game 1 against the Denver Nuggets. After taking care of the Oklahoma City Thunder in the first round with ease, Portland couldn’t pull out the road victory against Denver. Their 121-113 defeat made the problem very easy to see. Their scoring was fine, as star point […]

The Portland Trail Blazers’ second-round Western Conference playoff series against the Denver Nuggets got off to a rough start on Monday night, as the Nuggets came away with a 121-113 win to take a 1-0 lead in the series. By contrast, the Blazers never trailed in their previous series against the Oklahoma City Thunder, beating […]

Damian Lillard scored 39 points on 12-of-21 shooting in Game 1 of the Western Conference Semifinals, continuing to cement himself as perhaps the most valuable player in the playoffs to date. But despite another stellar outing from their franchise pillar, the Portland Trail Blazers fell short against the Denver Nuggets – and the performance of […]

Portland Trail Blazers point guard Damian Lillard’s player development trainer, Phil Beckner, says Lillard “wants to make the Hall of Fame” and has bigger goals than just hitting game-winners like he did against the Oklahoma City Thunder. Beckner and Lillard have been working together for over a decade. Beckner helped the Blazers’ best player by […]

Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic gave the Portland Trail Blazers fits during a 121-113 win to grab a 1-0 series lead in the Western Conference Semifinals on Monday night. Blazers point man Damian Lillard, who scored a game-high 39 points, noted his team must make the big dipper uncomfortable if they are to win the […]

Damian Lillard is aware that his turnovers had an impact in deciding a closely contested Game 1 of the Western Conference Semifinals. The Portland Trail Blazers were unable to shock the Denver Nuggets and steal home-court advantage, instead losing 121-113 to a fundamentally sound team that took care of the ball formidably on Monday night. […]