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While speaking to reporters in Denver on Tuesday, Portland Trail Blazers big man Enes Kanter talked about the challenges of observing Ramadan while being an NBA player and playing in the playoffs. The Blazers and Nuggets are tied at 2-2 in the second round of the postseason. Game 4 is on Tuesday in the Mile-High […]

With the series tied at two games apiece, the odds will be in the Denver Nuggets’ favor as Game 5 will take place on their home floor. But Portland Trail Blazers head coach Terry Stotts sent out a gentle reminder to their foes. “We’ve won on the road in OKC and in Denver,” Stotts said […]

Portland Trail Blazers head coach Terry Stotts is confident that Enes Kanter will be alright during Ramadan. The Turkish center will be fasting throughout the month, but Stotts is not worried and cited that even Hakeem Olajuwon turned out fine even during the observation of the religious practice. “The only conversation I had was I […]

The Denver Nuggets and Portland Trail Blazers are locked in a fiercely contested Western Conference semifinal with the series knotted up at two games apiece. The Nuggets fought hard on the road, winning Game 4, and the Blazers eked out a sensational win in quadruple overtime in Game 3. Now the series returns home to […]

Portland Trail Blazers head coach Terry Stotts says his guys have to do a better job of putting bodies on the big men of the Denver Nuggets. The Nuggets are killing the Blazers on the boards this series, especially in offensive rebounds. The Nuggets grabbed 23 offensive rebounds in Game 2, 24 in Game 3 […]

The Western Conference Semifinals are proving to be a tightly-contested affair, as many experts and analysts thought it would be. On Friday night, the Nuggets and Trail Blazers played in an epic four-overtime thriller, resulting in a 140-137 Game 3 victory for Portland. Nuggets big man Nikola Jokic logged an incredible 65 minutes in the […]

“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 […]

A lot of people didn’t think the Portland Trail Blazers would reach the second round, but not Charles Barkley. The former NBA player and current NBA analyst still stand by his prediction that the Blazers will reach the NBA Finals, even after they lost Game 4 of the Western Conference semi-finals against the Denver Nuggets. […]

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 […]

Denver Nuggets head coach Michael Malone says he never doubted that his team would lose in the closing seconds of Game 4 against the Portland Trail Blazers, even using statistics to back up his claim. In his presser conference after their Game 4 victory, Malone pointed out that his team is 13-3 in close games […]

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 center Jusuf Nurkic has won the 2018-19 Maurice Lucas Award. The Blazers made the announcement during Game 4 of their Western Conference Semifinals matchup with the Denver Nuggets. .@BosnianBeast27 has been named the 2018-19 recipient of the Maurice Lucas Award: our annual recognition given to the player who best exemplifies the spirit […]

In their Game 4 win over the Trail Blazers, the backcourt trio of Jamal Murray, Will Barton, and Gary Harris scored the majority of the Denver Nuggets’ points in the fourth quarter. Specifically, Murray, Barton and Harris scored 17 points in the last five minutes of their Game 4 victory over the Blazers. As a […]

Ever since the departure of LaMarcus Aldridge, the Portland Trail Blazers have been viewed as a team that is top heavy in its backcourt. Between superstar Damian Lillard and budding star C.J McCollum, the Blazers have a legitimate shot at having a top three guard duo in the league. Unfortunately, the backcourt brilliance hasn’t been […]

After getting the road win in Game 4, Denver Nuggets head coach Michael Malone praised his team for its toughness. Malone pointed out Jamal Murray’s exceptional performance from the free throw line. He also praised his team’s competitive spirit and toughness, especially after their heartbreaking loss in Game 3 that went to four overtimes. “Jamal […]

The sports world is used to seeing headlines announcing Curry buzzer-beaters. This time, however, it’s not Stephen Curry making the headlines but his brother, Seth Curry of the Portland Trail Blazers. Seth nailed three straight shots from beyond the arc to send Portland Trail Blazers fans all over the world into a frenzy. Channeling his […]

Though it may seem like ages ago, Portland Trail Blazers guard Rodney Hood was beginning to develop into a legitimate scoring threat in just his second year in the league with the Utah Jazz. Hood averaged 14.5 points and started in all 79 games he played in during the 2015-16 season. By his fourth season, […]

Evan Turner of the Portland Trail Blazers has recently proven that there is still a little bit of room for some laughs despite being in the middle of an all-out playoffs war against the Denver Nuggets. Turner recently trolled teammate Enes Kanter for his allegedly overly dramatic photo of himself getting treatment following their team’s […]

The Portland Trail Blazers have found a gem in Enes Kanter. Since acquiring him as a free agent a couple of months ago, the Turkish big man has been an integral part of their success, especially in the playoffs. Not only has he been able to fill in the void left by starting center Jusuf […]

Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic has been called out by fans for what they believe is a cheap shot in the injured shoulder of Portland Trail Blazers big man Enes Kanter. While Blazers coach Terry Stotts said that it was uncalled for, Nuggets coach Michael Malone came to his player’s defense and argued there was […]

Portland Trail Blazers center Enes Kanter is playing with a separated shoulder for the past couple of games, so when Denver Nuggets big Nikola Jokic allegedly hit him intentionally, Blazers coach Terry Stotts can’t help but express his frustration. “Yes, I have seen it and I think it was uncalled for. I don’t know if […]

After Friday night’s ridiculous four overtime playoff game between the Portland Trailblazers and Denver Nuggets, most of the sports-watching world is pretty tired. That includes Golden State Warriors coach Steve Kerr, who was also up watching the game. Steve Kerr feels tired from that Portland-Denver 4OT game pic.twitter.com/f76eYL1CPG — Mark Medina (@MarkG_Medina) May 4, 2019 […]

NBA fans around the country were blessed–if they managed to stay awake–with an all-time playoff classic on Friday night, as the Portland Trail Blazers outlasted the Denver Nuggets 140-137 in four overtimes to take a 2-1 series lead in their Western Conference semifinal. The contest featured some wonderful individual performances, with Trail Blazers guard C.J. […]

Utah Jazz star Donovan Mitchell was one of the first to take notice of his former teammate, Rodney Hood, and his tremendous performance for the Portland Trail Blazers on Friday night. Mitchell took two Twitter to share his experience with Hood as a teammate last season, and had nothing but wonderful things to say about […]

C.J. McCollum remembered every single detail of Rodney Hood’s game-winning 3-pointer in the Portland Trail Blazers’ thrilling quadruple overtime victory over the Denver Nuggets in Game 3. In fact, McCollum was more than happy to break down the entire sequence during the post-game press conference. Watch his hilarious moment-by-moment commentary on the all-important possession: CJ’s […]

To say that the second-round matchup between the Denver Nuggets and the Portland Trail Blazers has gotten physical would be an understatement. So much so, that Nuggets superstar Nikola Jokic joked that he leads the league in one particularly peculiar statistic — getting scratches. “All year round,” he says, via Ohm Youngmisuk of ESPN. “I […]

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 […]

The Portland Trail Blazers grinded out a crazy quadruple overtime victory over the Denver Nuggets in Game 3. Unfortunately, they cannot celebrate for long as they are now facing some concerning news regarding center Enes Kanter. Kanter said after the grueling contest that he re-separated his shoulder during the first of four overtimes and suffered […]

Game 3 between the Portland Trail Blazers and the Denver Nuggets was a grinder, and needed four grueling extra periods to determine which team will come out with a 2-1 edge in their best-of-7 series. Following the 4-OT thriller, Blazers head coach Terry Stotts said that could not even recall what happened prior to the […]

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 […]

Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic made playoff history on Friday and Saturday after playing more than 60 minutes in their four-overtime Game 3 loss to the Portland Trail Blazers. Jokic logged the most minutes by any player in a postseason game since 1953. The Nuggets star featured for roughly 65 minutes, finishing with a triple-double […]

The Denver Nuggets and Portland Trail Blazers played just the second four-overtime playoff game in NBA history. Denver and Portland battled it out in a highly physical Game 3 at Moda Center. Remarkably, both teams showed plenty of spirit and kept on fighting back leading to the historic extension. Per Basketball Reference, the Syracuse Nationals-Boston […]

Jamal Murray had it going against the Portland Trail Blazers on Friday night. When his team needed a big shot most, though, a wardrobe malfunction cost the Denver Nuggets star the chance to take it. With just over one minutes and 20 seconds remaining in the first overtime of Game 3, Murray lost his shoe […]

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 […]

Portland Trail Blazers swingman Moe Harkless will play in Game 3 against the Denver Nuggets on Friday, according to Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN. Harkless suffered a right ankle injury in Game 2 in Denver. He underwent an MRI: Portland's Mo Harkless is available to play Game 3 tonight, league source tells ESPN. — Adrian Wojnarowski […]

The National Basketball Players’ Association continues to stand in unwavering support of Enes Kanter. In the wake of alleged censorship from the league’s official Turkish twitter account and a fan at Pepsi Center poking fun at his exile from his native Turkey, the NBPA released a statement backing the Portland Trail Blazers big man. “The […]

The league office continues to support Enes Kanter amid ongoing fall out from his vocal opposition to President Recep Erdogan of his native Turkey. After the Portland Trail Blazers beat the Denver Nuggets on Wednesday in Game 2 of the Western Conference Semifinals, Kanter expressed dismay at the NBA’s official Turkish twitter account conspicuously leaving […]

The injury bug is biting Moe Harkless again, at an especially inopportune time. The Portland Trail Blazers’ wing left his team’s Game 2 victory over the Denver Nuggets on Wednesday with five minutes and 42 seconds remaining in the second quarter after turning his right ankle. Though initially deemed questionable to return to the action, […]