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The Atlanta Hawks come into this matchup winning three out of their last four games as they look to continue their winning ways as they push closer to a playoff birth when they head out west to Portland to take on the Trail Blazers in this Wednesday night showdown. This game will continue our NBA […]

The Portland Trail Blazers faced a litmus test of sorts on Monday night, falling 121-99 to the Boston Celtics. The Blazers weren’t expected to win the game, but in a rebuilding year, it’s always an interesting experience to measure your progress against the elite teams in the NBA. On Monday, Portland did some nice things, […]

The Portland Trail Blazers were outmatched by the elite Boston Celtics 121-99 on Monday night in a game that saw rookie point guard Scoot Henderson make his return to the starting lineup. Henderson, who was named the Blazers’ starting point guard by coach Chauncey Billups in mid-February, had a mixed performance against the best team […]

The 2023 offseason was one of major change for Chauncey Billups and the Portland Trail Blazers. After 12 seasons, the team finally bid farewell to Damian Lillard, sending him to the Milwaukee Bucks in a blockbuster trade in exchange for Jrue Holiday, Grayson Allen, and a bunch of draft assets. It became obvious immediately that […]

The Boston Celtics visit the Portland Trail Blazers on Monday night and had a lengthy injury report heading into the game. Stars Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown were both initially listed as questionable, as the former was listed with right ankle impingement while the latter has a rare sacroiliac strain. Both played on Saturday night […]

The Portland Trail Blazers, despite their 128-120 loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder on Wednesday, have been playing better basketball of late. After a winless February and a January that saw them suffer multiple blowout losses – including a 62-point walloping at the hands of the Thunder – the Blazers have opened March with a […]

The Portland Trail Blazers may have rookie point guard Scoot Henderson back in the starting lineup sooner rather than later. Before the Blazers’ 128-120 home loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder, head coach Chauncey Billups sounded optimistic about Henderson’s progress as he recovers from an adductor strain that he aggravated in the NBA Rising Stars […]

Following back-to-back losses, the Minnesota Timberwolves were hungry to get back into the win column on Monday night. Fortunately, Rudy Gobert and the rest of the team delivered. With the Portland Trail Blazers in town, the Wolves had a good chance to right their recent wrongs against one of the West’s worst. Portland gave Minnesota […]

The Portland Trail Blazers hit the reset button this season when they opted to trade franchise cornerstone Damian Lillard. As the team looks to the future, they’re trying to build a nucleus of young players which includes No. 3 overall pick Scoot Henderson. Another young player the Blazers are building around is Anfernee Simons. During […]

Punctuality is an important quality of a professional. Unfortunately for Minnesota Timberwolves star Anthony Edwards, he was not able to display that at the start of Monday night’s home game versus the visiting Portland Trail Blazers. See, Edward showed up late for the opening tip of the contest, resulting in him coming off the bench […]

The Portland Trail Blazers are on the road to take on the Minnesota Timberwolves Monday night. Below we will continue our NBA odds series with a Trail Blazers-Timberwolves prediction and pick. We will also let you know how to watch the game. The Trail Blazers have struggled all season. They are coming off two straight […]

Portland Trail Blazers star forward Jerami Grant has been ruled out for the remainder of Saturday night’s road game versus the Memphis Grizzlies due to a lower-body injury, as announced by the team via its official account on X (formerly Twitter). “INJURY UPDATE: Jerami Grant (Right Quad Soreness) will not return to tonight’s game @ […]

We’re back again with another NBA betting prediction and pick as we take a look at this next cross-conference matchup between teams near the bottom of the standings. The Portland Trail Blazers will take on the Memphis Grizzlies as the two squads meet for their second leg of this back-to-back series. Check out our NBA odds series for […]

The Portland Trail Blazers continue to struggle with injuries and the ability to put together stretches of winning basketball. The injuries have been such an issue that the Blazers went 0-9 in the month of February, the first time the team has had a winless month in franchise history. To be fair, February is a […]

The Portland Trail Blazers are on the road to take on the Memphis Grizzlies Friday night. Below we will continue our NBA odds series with a Trail Blazers-Grizzlies prediction and pick. We will also let you know how to watch the game. The Trail Blazers are 15-42 this season, and they have lost their last […]

The Portland Trail Blazers kick off a quick three-game road trip on Friday with the first of two matchups with the Memphis Grizzlies. Blazers center Deandre Ayton, who suffered a hand injury in Portland’s loss to the Miami Heat on Tuesday night, has been ruled as doubtful by the team. After the game, x-rays on […]

Portland Trail Blazers center Deandre Ayton injured his hand in the second quarter of Portland’s loss to the Miami Heat on Tuesday night. The Blazers big man was driving to the rim when Kevin Love slid in to take a charge. Both players stayed down for an extended period of time. Ayton returned to the […]

The Milwaukee Bucks are in third place in the Eastern Conference. Damian Lillard made the All-Star team in his first year with the Bucks. Sure, the team has endured some ups and downs, but it’s been a fairly successful campaign. Lillard’s season from an off-the-court standpoint has also seen its ups and downs, though. Lillard […]

The woes continue for the Portland Trail Blazers. On Tuesday, the team suffered its ninth straight loss against the Miami Heat, 106-96. To make things worse, center Deandre Ayton suffered a right-hand sprain following a collision with Miami’s Kevin Love during the first quarter. As Ayton attacked the basket, Love attempted to draw a charge, […]

The Portland Trail Blazers announced on Monday that guard Malcolm Brogdon has been re-evaluated for his elbow tendonitis and is making good progress in his recovery. The Blazers also said that Brogdon will continue to ramp up with an anticipated return to action without giving a specified timeline for his return. On Feb. 12, the […]

The Portland Trail Blazers fell 93-80 to the Charlotte Hornets on Sunday night in a battle between two teams jockeying for lottery position. In a game that saw the Blazers without Shaedon Sharpe, Malcolm Brogdon, and Scoot Henderson – and the Hornets without LaMelo Ball – it’s no surprise that points were hard to come […]

The Portland Trail Blazers continue to be without starting point guard Scoot Henderson as the team takes on the Charlotte Hornets on Sunday. Blazers say Scoot Henderson is out again tomorrow against the Hornets. FYI – Portland has 15 wins, Charlotte 14. — Peter Sampson (@PeterSampson) February 25, 2024 Henderson will miss his second consecutive […]

The Portland Trail Blazers ran into a juggernaut on Friday night as Nikola Jokic and the Denver Nuggets rolled into Portland and cruised to a 127-112 win at Moda Center. Jokic dominated the Blazers on the second night of a back-to-back, finishing with a 29 point, 15 rebound, 14 assist triple-double. After the game, Blazers […]

With the NBA All-Star break behind them, the Portland Trail Blazers are ready to take on the stretch run of their 2023-24 season. While the Blazers have struggled to a 15-39 record through the first two-thirds of the season, there are still some intriguing storylines for fans to follow in the last 28 games of […]

We are officially in the stretch-run of the NBA regular season! The defending champion Denver Nuggets will look to get things started off on the right foot when they head to the Pacific Northwest to take on the Portland Trail Blazers. Let’s check out our NBA odds series where our Nuggets-Trail Blazers prediction and pick […]

The Portland Trail Blazers will play the first game after the NBA All-Star break against the Denver Nuggets on Friday, but they’ll have to do so without the services of starting point guard Scoot Henderson. Henderson is listed as out on the Blazers’ injury report with a left adductor strain. It’s unclear how Henderson injured […]

The Portland Trail Blazers have converted point guard Ashton Hagans from a 10-day contract to a two-way deal, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski: “The Portland Trail Blazers are signing G Ashton Hagans on a two-way contract, sources tell ESPN. Hagans — undrafted out of Kentucky — was a G League All-Star for the Rip City […]

NBA viewership in local television markets has increased over last season’s numbers as of the All-Star Break, but not for the Portland Trail Blazers. According to the Nielsen Station Index, 18 NBA franchises had increased their linear TV viewership year-to-year through the same amount of games, likely due to the success of the NBA In-Season […]

It has been a rough-sailing 2023-24 season for the Portland Trail Blazers, as was expected when they dealt away Damian Lillard in an effort to fully embrace the rebuild. But amid their uneven display on the hardwood, this is the time for the Blazers brass to assess which players on the roster could be long-term […]

Rookie combo guard Scoot Henderson has been making immense progress in recent weeks in terms of his development, even as his Portland Trail Blazers struggle to stack up wins with any consistency. In fact, Henderson was recently inserted into the starting lineup for Thursday’s home game against the Minnesota Timberwolves, illustrating the increased confidence of […]

Rookie Portland Trail Blazers center Duop Reath has finally achieved his long-held goal of having NBA security, as the he and the team have agreed to terms on a standard three-year contract. The deal, which was first reported by ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski, will keep him with the Blazers through the 2025-26 season. Reath, who at […]

The Portland Trail Blazers fell to the Minnesota Timberwolves on Thursday night in a 128-91 that would be completely forgettable except for one thing. Blazers rookie point guard Scoot Henderson has reclaimed his role in the starting lineup for the rest of the season, according to Chauncey Billups. Before Thursday night’s game, Billups told Portland […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves faced the Portland Trail Blazers Thursday for the second time in as many games. Roaring out of the gate, the Wolves took advantage of an extended stay in Portland with a signature first quarter. Anthony Edwards poured in 13 first-quarter points as he nearly outscored the Blazers by himself. Minnesota dominated the […]

After a bit of a rough start to his rookie campaign with the Portland Trail Blazers, combo guard Scoot Henderson has been finding his footing in the NBA as of late. The Blazers haven’t made up much ground in the Western Conference Standings as part of what seems to be a lost season for the […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves are in the Pacific Northwest to take on the Portland Trail Blazers Thursday night. Below we will continue our NBA odds series with a Timberwolves-Trail Blazers prediction and pick. We will also let you know how to watch the game. The Timberwolves are 38-16 this season, and they have won four of […]

As the Portland Trail Blazers continue to deal with injuries to their backcourt, the team is focused on maximizing minutes with rookie Scoot Henderson and Anfernee Simons on the court together. With Malcolm Brogdon and Shaedon Sharpe both unavailable for an extended stretch, Henderson and Simons will be playing the bulk of the minutes in […]

The Portland Trail Blazers looked like they might pull off a stunning upset for the first three quarters against the Minnesota Timberwolves on Tuesday night. A one-point game entering the fourth quarter got away from the Blazers as Anthony Edwards and Nickeil Alexander-Walker slammed the door shut, but Portland coach Chauncey Billups was pleased with […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves continued their long road trip Tuesday night with a matchup against the Portland Trail Blazers. Minnesota came into the game on the heels of a dominant showing against the Los Angeles Clippers on Monday, so a young Blazers team could’ve been a handful on the second night of a road back-to-back. However, […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves who are at the top of the Western Conference are looking to stay there when they head out on the road to Portland to take on the Trail Blazers in this Tuesday night showdown. This game will continue our NBA odds series as we hand out a Timberwolves-Trail Blazers prediction and pick. […]