Portland Trail Blazers Articles - Page 114

Gary Harris provided the home fans at the Pepsi Center with a delicious finish over Portland Trail Blazers center Zach Collins on Monday night. The Denver Nuggets guard took off from the baseline after a Nikola Jokic bounce pass caught him backdoor, eluding CJ McCollum’s defense and slithering around the 7-footer with an airborne up-and-under […]

Portland Trail Blazers point guard Damian Lillard was seen constantly talking to the officials throughout an electric Game 1 of the Western Conference Semifinals against the Denver Nuggets. Despite a game-high 39 points, the Blazers star constantly approached them in efforts to understand their approach: “It was a game we wanted to win, it was […]

The Portland Trail Blazers were unable to get their series against the Denver Nuggets off to a promising start. Fortunately, it appears guard Rodney Hood is ready to contribute this time around. Hood was virtually non-existent in the opening round versus the Oklahoma City Thunder. His 17 points in Game 1 were more than his […]

The Portland Trail Blazers came up short in Game 1 versus the Denver Nuggets. It has become apparent early on that center Enes Kanter is not feeling 100 percent. Kanter has been nursing a shoulder injury he suffered in the opening round versus the Oklahoma City Thunder and was even listed as questionable going into […]

The Portland Trail Blazers are set to face a tough second round opponent in the Denver Nuggets. After a lackluster first round showing, Portland will need Enes Kanter. Luckily, Kanter is returning just in time for Monday night’s Game 1. According to T.J. McBride of Mile High Sports on Twitter: Enes Kanter WILL PLAY vs […]

Damian Lillard of the Portland Trail Blazers delivered one of the most stunning buzzer-beaters in NBA history against the Oklahoma City Thunder in the two teams’ Western Conference first round playoff series. Lillard torched Russell Westbrook throughout the series and has cemented himself as one of the top point guards in the league. The Blazers […]

Portland Trail Blazers superstar point guard Damian Lillard says keeping Jamal Murray and Nikola Jokic “under control” is how Portland is going to defeat the Denver Nuggets in the second round of the playoffs. Murray and Jokic are the two best players on the Nuggets. Both are playing in their first playoffs, but the two […]

Denver Nuggets rising star Jamal Murray says Portland Trail Blazers superstar point guard Damian Lillard is someone he looks up to. Murray will be tasked with the challenge of guarding Lillard. The Nuggets and Blazers face each other in the second round of the playoffs. Game 1 is on Tuesday in Denver. Murray says he’s […]

Denver Nuggets big man Nikola Jokic can do just about everything offensively. He can shoot. He can do work in the post. He can pass. He can dribble. He can make free throws. Obviously, that makes him one of the toughest covers in the league, and the Portland Trail Blazers will begin figuring out just […]

Nikola Jokic and the Denver Nuggets have advanced to the second round of the Western Conference Playoffs, where they’ll face Damian Lillard and the Portland Trail Blazers. The series is expected to be a tight one, and Jokic knows his team will have a hard time containing Lillard’s offensive firepower. “You can not… In this […]

Portland Trail Blazers big man Enes Kanter suffered a separated shoulder during Game 5 of his team’s first-round playoff series against the Oklahoma City Thunder, and his status for Game 1 of the Blazers’ second-round matchup against the Denver Nuggets on Monday night is in question. Kanter says he is not sure if he will […]

The Western Conference Semifinal series between the Denver Nuggets and Portland Trail Blazers promises to be one of the more entertaining and intriguing matchups in the 2019 NBA Playoffs. Nikola Jokic carried his Nuggets team past the pesky San Antonio Spurs, who took them to the limit in the first round. Denver narrowly got the […]

The Portland Trail Blazers were devastated when they lost starting center Jusuf Nurkic to a horrific leg injury at the end of the regular season. If there was any solace, it was that the recently-signed Enes Kanter had been incredibly productive off the bench and would fill in for Nurkic in the playoffs. Yet Portland’s […]

Toronto Raptors superstar Kawhi Leonard put on a show in a 108-95 Game 1 victory over the Philadelphia 76ers, scoring a career playoff high 45 points. CJ McCollum had something to say. As Leonard was putting together his masterpiece performance, McCollum — the Portland Trail Blazers’ guard — could not help but see the similarities […]

Jusuf Nurkic gave the Portland Trail Blazers some much-needed inspiration when he showed up on the floor in their come-from-behind, close out Game 5 victory over the Oklahoma City Thunder. He also came on wearing a shirt saying “No Bricks, Next Question” as an apparent shot at Thunder guard Russell Westbrook. When asked about Nurkic’s […]

The NBA is in the midst of the greatest talent boom in the history of the league. There are more star players than ever, particularly in the backcourt. Because of this, many players in today’s NBA are far less celebrated than they’d be had they been born ten years prior.  This generation will be remembered […]

Portland Trail Blazers superstar CJ McCollum believes that Kevin Durant will leave the Golden State Warriors after the 2018-19 NBA season. McCollum reacted to a post from a fan, who said that Durant needs to have his own team to maximize his potential in offense. It was posted after Durant erupted for 38 points in […]

The Portland Trail Blazers made quick work of the Oklahoma City Thunder in the first round of the playoffs, winning the series in five games. A lot of people are making a huge deal out of it, especially since the team is coming off back-to-back first round exits over the past two years, but for […]

The Portland Trail Blazers were impressive in the first round of the playoffs, eliminating the Oklahoma City Thunder in five games to advance to the Western Conference semifinals. The team is highly motivated to make a deep run this year, especially after being swept in the opening round in each of the last two seasons. […]

Enes Kanter has been playing great since being acquired by the Portland Trail Blazers a couple of months ago. In the team’s victory against the Oklahoma City Thunder in the first round of the playoffs, the Turkish big man averaged 13.2 points and 10.2 rebounds per game. He also provided the necessary post presence the […]

The Portland Trail Blazers knew Damian Lillard was going to be a killer in the NBA when they first scouted him as a sophomore at Weber State. Former Blazers interim general manager Chad Buchanan, who scouted Lillard when he was playing in an Adidas invitation camp in Chicago, was blown away by what he saw […]

Portland Trail Blazers center Enes Kanter is having a hard time changing his shirt and eating food because of the left shoulder injury he’s dealing with. Kanter played through a separated shoulder during Tuesday’s Game 5 win over the Oklahoma City Thunder. He received a pain injection at halftime. The Blazers will take on the […]

Following his second quick exit from the first round of the playoffs, once again in sweep fashion, Damian Lillard was open to suggestions as to how to reach the next level as an NBA player. The Portland Trail Blazers had been swept by the eventual champion Golden State Warriors in 2017 and then by the […]

The Portland Trail Blazers superstar guard Damian Lillard is having himself a moment. The 28-year-old recently produced one of the most stunning buzzer-beaters in NBA history. With seconds remaining, Lillard hoisted up a 37-foot bomb with brilliant defender Paul George of the Oklahoma City Thunder in front of him. Boom. In it went. The Portland […]

Portland Trail Blazers guard Damian Lillard isn’t done clapping back at Oklahoma City Thunder star Paul George, who called his series-clinching buzzer-beater in Game 5 “a bad shot.” In his interview with Pull Up podcast hosts CJ McCollum and Jordan Schultz, Lillard called George a poor sport, adding that if there was anything bad during […]

Russell Westbrook was posed with a question about his series-long duel with Portland Trail Blazers point guard Damian Lillard after the latter capped a 4-1 first-round win with a game-winning 37-footer and a 50-point performance to boot, putting the Oklahoma City Thunder away in five games: “It doesn’t change much, man, honestly. If you want […]

Oklahoma City Thunder head coach Billy Donovan is not exactly in the most indispensable of positions right now following his team’s heart-breaking series loss at the hands of the Portland Trail Blazers on Tuesday night. Rumors have been circling pertaining to the Thunder front office considering a possible replacement for Donovan, with the 53-year-old posing […]

Portland Trail Blazers Damian Lillard has gained a new fan in Skip Bayless. Bayless boldly proclaimed Lillard is a better all-around player than Oklahoma City Thunder point guard Russell Westbrook during the April 24 episode of FOX’s “Skip and Shannon: Undisputed.”  "All Damian Lillard did last night was prove once again, maybe once and for […]

The NBA and Game of Thrones, perhaps the two popular dramas currently playing on televisions near you, careened into one another via Fox Sports’ Jason Whitlock on an April 24 episode of Speak For Yourself. In the segment, Whitlock explored the recently completed Oklahoma City Thunder with Russell Westbrook versus the Portland Trail Blazers in […]

For basketball analyst Colin Cowherd, Damian Lillard’s performance in Game 5 against the Oklahoma City Thunder on Tuesday moved him into the Top 4 elite point guards in the NBA. Per FOX Sports, Cowherd believes that the top four point guards are Stephen Curry, James Harden, Kyrie Irving, and Lillard. He even likened Lillard’s performance […]

Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr says Portland Trail Blazers point guard Damian Lillard’s buzzer-beater against the Oklahoma City Thunder is a “good shot” for Lillard and Warriors star Stephen Curry. Lillard and Curry are the only players in the league who can shoot those long 3-pointers and make them at a high rate. […]

Portland Trail Blazers point guard Damian Lillard put the series against the Oklahoma City on ice in the most spectacular fashion to finally get his team over the hump. However, it was the unexpected presence of center Jusuf Nurkic that provided Portland with the motivation it needed to close out the game down the stretch. […]

The Portland Trail Blazers were dealt a tremendous blow to their frontcourt when center Jusuf Nurkic — in the midst of a breakout year — went down with a gruesome leg injury in the final weeks of the regular season. While the Trail Blazers managed to dispatch of the Oklahoma City Thunder in just five […]

Damian Lillard drew inspiration from being swept out of the playoffs by the New Orleans Pelicans last year. Now that he’s avenged that embarrassing defeat with one of the most iconic performances in playoff history, younger players across the league are already drawing inspiration from the Portland Trail Blazers superstar. During his season-ending media availability […]

It’s safe to say Terry Stotts was feeling pretty, pretty good after Game 5. On the postgame podium following his team’s epic comeback victory against the Oklahoma City Thunder, the Portland Trail Blazers coach celebrated moving onto the second round by trolling Russell Westbrook. When it came Berry Tramel of The Oklahoman’s turn to ask a question, […]

Damian Lillard is all about his roots. The Portland Trail Blazers superstar never fails to mention the strength he gleans from his family, nor his past as an unheralded draft prospect at Weber State and under-recruited high-schooler in his beloved hometown of Oakland. As such, it was no surprise to see Lillard embrace with his […]

Golden State Warriors power forward Draymond Green already had a lot of respect for Portland Trail Blazers star point guard Damian Lillard. But the three-time All-Star says he has even more admiration for Lillard after what the Blazers’ best player did against Russell Westbrook and the Oklahoma City Thunder. Draymond Green (@Money23Green) says he gained […]

The clutch factor is often used to describe where the greatest players of all time rank amongst each other. Last night, Damian Lillard hoisted a three-pointer so far beyond the line that nicknaming him “Logo Lillard” makes sense. When that 37-footer found the bottom of the net, however, it makes sense to call him the […]

Paul George wouldn’t tip his hat to Damian Lillard after the Portland Trail Blazers star sealed the Oklahoma City Thunder’s doom in the last seconds of Game 5, burying a 37-foot 3-pointer to wrap up the series. George, who took on the task of defending Lillard as the end of regulation neared, called it “a […]