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Portland Trail Blazers head coach Terry Stotts isn’t surprised star point guard Damian Lillard is playing through a rib injury and kept the ailment to himself before it was leaked by reporters after Game 3. Stotts says it’s “typical” of Lillard to play through injuries, something the Blazers guard has done his entire NBA career. […]

Damian Lillard is a pillar in the Portland community. After a high school that he has a relationship with was nearly subject to a shooting by one of its students, the Portland Trail Blazers star heaped praise on Keanon Lowe, the educator who prevented another senseless tragedy by tackling and subduing the would-be shooter until […]

Portland Trail Blazers head coach Terry Stotts didn’t know the severity of star point guard Damian Lillard’s rib injury until Game 3 on Saturday. After the Blazers lost Game 3 of the Western Conference Finals to the Golden State Warriors, it was reported that Lillard is playing through separated ribs. The Blazers guard suffered the […]

As if falling into a 0-3 hole against the Golden State Warriors in the Western Conference Finals was not bad enough, the Portland Trail Blazers are now the butt of the joke in a recent piece by hometown paper, The Oregonian. Writer Tim Brown decided to put up an article that aggregated a number of […]

Damian Lillard continues to downplay the impact of his rib injury. Shortly after Sunday’s Game 3, another come-from-behind Warriors win, news broke that the Portland Trail Blazers superstar is playing through separated ribs. Lillard appeared to sustain the injury early in the second half of Game 2, when Golden State big man Kevon Looney landed […]

There’s another explanation for Damian Lillard’s subpar play against the Golden State Warriors than their stifling defense alone. Not that the Portland Trail Blazers star, of course, is using his injury to excuse away his struggles in the Western Conference Finals. Shortly after Sunday’s Game 3, another come-from-behind Warriors win, news broke that Lillard is […]

Most headines today about the Golden State Warriors – Portland Trail Blazers series might be about how Damian Lillard has been mediocre in the Western Conference Finals thus far. Blazers big man Meyers Leonard was having none of it. He defended his All-NBA point guard and added that they have to be better in finding […]

Portland Trail Blazers star Damian Lillard has not looked like his All-NBA self in the Western Conference Finals against the Golden State Warriors. Lillard’s poor performance in the series so far is just one reason why the Blazers are in an 0-3 hole and on the brink of elimination. The four-time All-Star is aware of […]

The Golden State Warriors and Draymond Green packed a punch on Saturday night. The Dubs continued their dominance in road arenas in the playoffs, extending their streak to 22 straight series winning at least one game on the road after a 110-99 victory over the Portland Trail Blazers. The defending champions are now up 3-0 […]

The Portland Trail Blazers are facing elimination after three games in the Western Conference Finals and things will only get tougher as Damian Lillard is apparently battling an injury. Portland Trail Blazers All-NBA star Damian Lillard has separated ribs and is playing through the injury, league sources tell @TheAthleticNBA @Stadium. Lillard shot 5-of-18 in Game […]

The Golden State Warriors and Draymond Green have kept Portland Trail Blazers star Damian Lillard in check through three games in these Western Conference Finals. The All-NBA guard struggled once again in Game 3, scoring just 19 points on just 5-of-18 shooting. Following the Warriors 110-99 victory, Warriors forward Draymond Green explained their approach in […]

Despite leading the Western Conference Finals 2-0, Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr admitted that he’s having a hard time dealing with the Portland Trail Blazers backcourt of Damian Lillard and CJ McCollum. “They are one of the best backcourts in the league. They are a nightmare,” Kerr said, per NBC Sports Northwest. After […]

Portland Trail Blazers star Damian Lillard wasn’t able to get a potential game-tying shot off in the final seconds of Game 2 against the Golden State Warriors thanks to Andre Iguodala’s savvy strip, which preserved a 114-111 Warriors victory. However, Lillard thinks there was plenty of contact made and that a foul should’ve been called: […]

As Damian Lillard dribbled the ball with the fourth-quarter game clock ticking below 10 seconds and the Portland Trail Blazers trailing by three, Andre Iguodala knew what he had to do. Lillard might be more comfortable making deep, contested three-pointers than any player in the NBA, as he’s made abundantly clear this postseason, and the […]

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 […]