Portland Trail Blazers Articles - Page 130

Good teammates have to be in sync with each other on the floor, but sometimes it may be tough for players to turn that connection off. During their game versus the Los Angles Clippers, Portland Trailblazer forward Evan Turner and center Zach Collins synchronized their sips from their water bottles as they sat together on […]

Portland Trail Blazers star point guard Damian Lillard did not participate in Sunday’s practice due to personal reasons but is expected to be ready for Monday night’s game against the Los Angeles Clippers. Lillard has been his usual self this season in averaging 26.9 points, 6.0 assists and 5.0 rebounds per game (per Basketball Reference), […]

The NBA released their new commercial for this year’s slate of games for Christmas Day, featuring some of the biggest teams in The Association, but also boasting a couple of key omissions in their lineup. Christmas will get started with a noon (ET) matchup between the Milwaukee Bucks and New York Knicks on ESPN, before […]

It’s been a struggle to get respectability at the beginning of the 2018-19 NBA season but the Los Angeles Lakers are now in fifth place in the Western Conference standings. In order to move up, the team is exploring trades and among them is a trade with the Phoenix Suns. According to a report from […]

The NBA trade deadline is still 58 days away, but it’s never too early to speculate about possible deals, especially for a team that will be as active as the Cleveland Cavaliers. The Cavs have already made two big trades this season, and are sure to add to that total at the deadline. Shooting guards […]

Portland Trail Blazers starting shooting guard C.J. McCollum didn’t play on Thursday against the Phoenix Suns due to a left ankle sprain but the sharpshooter is probable for Saturday’s home game against the Minnesota Timberwolves. The Blazers say CJ McCollum (left ankle sprain) is probable for Saturday’s game vs the Timberwolves. — Joe Freeman (@BlazerFreeman) […]

NBA legend Charles Barkley, who rose to prominence during his stint with the Phoenix Suns, is embarrassed by another bad start by his former team. Per NBA on TNT, check out Barkley’s reaction upon discovering that the Suns were on their way to ending the first quarter scoring fewer than 10 points … again: "Come […]

The Phoenix Suns are playing the Portland Trail Blazers on the road Thursday night. However, there was something strange about the team’s starting lineup. It lacked one key element in their rotation. The first overall pick in the 2018 NBA draft, Deandre Ayton, was omitted and did not start for his team despite being active: […]

Portland Trail Blazers All-Star point guard Damian Lillard challenged the team during halftime of Tuesday’s game against the Dallas Mavericks amid their recent slump. With another defeat at the hands of the Mavs, the Blazers are currently on a three-game losing streak. Jason Quick of The Athletic wrote about the Blazers’ slump, including Lillard’s challenge […]

Damian Lillard is as determined as ever to carve out the rest of his NBA career with the Portland Trail Blazers, as he demonstrated through a busy summer of 2018, when rumors of a potential partnership with LeBron James picked up spark right before he quickly put them out. Prompted with the same hypothetical situation, […]

Damian Lillard of the Portland Trail Blazers just needed three quarters to set the franchise record for three-pointers made in a game. Per ESPN, Lillard knocked down 10 three-pointers in just three quarters. Apart from setting the franchise record, Lillard is also just the fourth player in the last five seasons with 10 makes from […]

The Portland Trail Blazers have lost three games in a row, and head coach Terry Stotts is not happy with the way his team is playing right now. Speaking to reporters after Tuesday’s practice, Stotts said the Blazers aren’t playing their best basketball at the moment. "At this moment we’re not playing our best basketball […]

The Los Angeles Clippers are currently sitting in the top spot of an extremely competitive Western Conference, and this is thanks in large part to the outstanding play of veteran forward Tobias Harris. The 26-year-old was amazing yet again on Sunday night, as he dropped a season-high 34 points, leading the Clippers to a victory […]

The Portland Trail Blazers were handed their third consecutive loss by the visiting Los Angeles Clippers on Sunday night. Following the tightly contested Western Conference matchup, Blazers big man Jusuf Nurkic apparently told Clippers head coach Doc Rivers that the only reason his team emerged victorious was because Lady Luck was smiling at them on […]

Portland Trail Blazers swingman Evan Turner was one of the thousands who celebrated Ohio State’s victory against Michigan on Saturday. The 30-year-old took the opportunity to reminisce on another memorable Ohio State win versus Michigan — this time on the basketball court, though — in which he famously starred in. Eight years ago, Turner cemented […]

The Portland Trail Blazers don’t want to trade point guard Damian Lillard or shooting guard C.J. McCollum and instead want to find a third scorer to pair alongside them, according to Zach Lowe of ESPN. The Blazers aren’t expected to acquire the likes of Kevin Durant, Kawhi Leonard or Jimmy Butler, but could get a […]

Nik Stauskas was one of the best shooters in college basketball when he played at the University of Michigan. The 25-year-old has already played for four teams in the NBA, but he might have found a home with the Portland Trail Blazers. Tuesday night at Madison Square Garden, Nik Stauskas showed off his shooting prowess by […]

The Portland Trail Blazers suffered perhaps the worst of the many failures they’ve experienced in recent postseasons, quickly erased from postseason contention by the lower-seeded New Orleans Pelicans after fighting to get the No. 3 seed in the ultra-competitive West. The backcourt of Damian Lillard and CJ McCollum were futile throughout the series, proving not […]

The Portland Trail Blazers “came close to firing” head coach Terry Stotts after the team, who garnered the No. 3 seed in the Western Conference, was swept by the sixth-seeded New Orleans Pelicans in the first round of the playoffs, according to ESPN’s Zach Lowe. Teams with vacancies for a head coach, including the Phoenix Suns, […]

Portland Trail Blazers star point guard Damian Lillard denies a report which claims he and late owner Paul Allen had a verbal agreement that if he felt unhappy with the Trail Blazers or the direction of the franchise, Allen and the organization would help Lillard out and facilitate a trade. Damian Lillard didn’t elaborate much […]

John Wall aired out his frustrations with the officials after a disappointing loss to the Portland Trail Blazers on Sunday night, and even when a Washington Wizards staffer responded, “Thanks, John,” as a means to try and keep him from a league fine, the dime maestro would speak his mind no matter the consequence. Wall wasn’t […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves recorded their third straight victory on Friday night since the Jimmy Butler trade. The Wolves destroyed the Portland Trail Blazers, 112-96, and it was thanks in large part to a total team effort that saw six guys scoring in double figures. Karl-Anthony Towns had a highlight play in the third quarter that […]

Forward Robert Covington has fit in seamlessly with his new team after being the center piece of a return package for Jimmy Butler. The new Minnesota Timberwolves wing represents the three-and-D asset head coach Tom Thibodeau so badly wanted to stop ball-dominant players like Damian Lillard, who they’ll take on tonight at home. Thibodeau has […]

According to Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN, Portland Blazers guard Seth Curry underwent an MRI on Wednesday after banging his knee dring a loss to the Los Angeles Lakers on the same day. Curry is listed as day-to-day, based on pain tolerance and movement. Actually, Wednesday MRI AND Wednesday game. — Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) November 15, 2018 […]

There could be a change in ownership for the Portland Trail Blazers. Former Blazers and Seattle Seahawks owner Paul Allen tragically died a month ago due to non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, and a sale is expected in the next few years, according to John Canzano of OregonLive. Chris McGowan, the CEO of Vulcan Sports, did not return a message […]

The Los Angeles Lakers were dealt a big blow on Wednesday night when they lost starting point guard Rajon Rondo to a fractured hand. Lakers talisman LeBron James shared his thoughts on the injury after their victory over the Portland Trail Blazers. LeBron James on losing Rajon Rondo: "It's tough. He's one or our captains. […]

LeBron James was firing on all cylinders on Wednesday night against the Portland Trail Blazers, connecting on five of his six 3-pointers to muster a 44-point near-triple-double performance to notch a 126-117 win for the Lakers. The backcourt duo of Damian Lillard and CJ McCollum recognized that when the King has the stroke going from […]

Portland Trail Blazers star guard Damian Lillard will play tonight against the Los Angeles Lakers despite his injury. According to Shams Charania of The Athletic, Lillard will play tonight against the purple and gold: Sources on @TheAthleticNBA @WatchStadium: Portland Trail Blazers star Damian Lillard is expected to play tonight against the Lakers in Los Angeles. […]

Pascal Siakam and CJ McCollum are two of the hottest players in the NBA, and both stars were rewarded for their efforts by being named Player of the Week. Pascal Siakam (@pskills43) of the Toronto #Raptors and C.J. McCollum (@CJMcCollum) of the Portland Trail #Blazers have been named Eastern and Western Conference Players of the […]

Jimmy Butler’s recent trade to the Sixers spells just one thing to swingman Evan Turner — more fun. Especially considering Philadelphia just added another All-Star to make a run-back series against the Boston Celtics that much more of a rivalry. “It’s gonna be good,” said Turner, according to Mark Murphy of the Boston Herald. “I’m […]

Damian Lillard survived a scary tweak of the knee early in the game to pull through for a key 100-94 win against the Boston Celtics on Sunday night. The Portland Trail Blazers star later admitted to tweaking his right knee while battling for position against Gordon Hayward, a bothersome injury that “kind of limited” him […]

The top dogs of the Eastern Conference have gotten a rude awakening to start this 2018-19 season, and the Boston Celtics have received an even colder bucket of cold water after starting out the season with a 7-6 record following a 1-4 road trip that finished with a 100-94 loss to the Portland Trail Blazers […]

The Portland Trail Blazers and the Boston Celtics faced off against each other Sunday night. Apparently, there was something fishy happening with the hoop the Celtics were shooting at during the first half. Very interesting situation right now in Portland. Blazers (-2) lead 54-37 at the half but now they are working on the hoop […]

Before the Boston Celtics and the Portland Trail Blazers faced each other Sunday night, Evan Turner talked to the media before the game. Turner joked that head coach Brad Stevens would get his first title when he re-joins the team. Evan Turner, the legend, on when Brad Stevens is going to win his first NBA […]

Portland Trail Blazers shooting guard CJ McCollum absolutely went off on Tuesday night against the Milwaukee Bucks. After the game, the 27-year-old admitted that he felt disrespected — and extra motivated — when the Bucks decided to put rookie Donte DiVicenzo on him on defense. “Very disrespectful,” McCollum said, via Dwight Jaynes of NBC Sports.  […]

In the dying seconds of the third quarter, CJ McCollum of the Portland Trail Blazers went full-throttle to the hoop, then, stopped on the dime, and sent defender Donte DiVincenzo of the Milwaukee Bucks to the floor. Check out the clip below posted by NBA TV as McCollum forced DiVincenzo to touch the ground. He […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves posted their lowest shooting percentage in the Tom Thibodeau era in Sunday’s 111-81 loss to the Portland Trail Blazers. The Blazers held the Timberwolves to 31.2 percent shooting on Sunday night, which was their lowest mark from the field in the Tom Thibodeau era, according to Chris Hine of the Minneapolis Star […]

Los Angeles Lakers center JaVale McGee hit a fan after he threw something in the stands to her. This was after the Lakers defeated the Portland Trail Blazers on Saturday night. JaVale McGee smacks Portland fan in the face, apologizes via IG. 😂 pic.twitter.com/EFeGh045Ij — ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) November 5, 2018 It looked like it was […]

With Minnesota Timberwolves superstar Jimmy Butler out due to rest, guard Josh Okogie is getting the opportunity to play minutes against the Portland Trail Blazers. As such, Okogie becomes the latest player to put Blazers center Jusuf Nurkic on a poster with this thunderous dunk. JOSH OKOGIE TAKES FLIGHT! 🛩️💥😱#AllEyesNorth 21#RipCity 19 📺: NBALP pic.twitter.com/mzYB1y4aNm […]