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Clutch defense was the biggest key for the New Orleans Pelicans during Game 1 of their first-round series with the Portland Trail Blazers. A huge block by Pelicans point guard Jrue Holiday on a layup attempt by the Blazers’ Pat Connaughton in the closing seconds of the fourth quarter put the game on ice as […]

The NBA is not a Black Mirror episode. Of the four major pro sports leagues in North America, it is the most predictable (including the NBA playoffs). Remember last year when we wasted our time watching each team play 82 games for an entire season knowing full well that in the end, it was going […]

For the first time since 2015, superstar power forward Anthony Davis and the New Orleans Pelicans are headed back to the playoffs. That’s cool and all, but Davis and his squad are ready to open some eyes in the first round during Game 1 on Saturday night against the Portland Trail Blazers at Moda Center. […]

With the 2017-18 NBA season officially in the books, the time has come for heated debates regarding this year’s awards. Among the most highly-discussed topics has been which player will take home Rookie of the Year honors between Philadelphia 76ers point guard Ben Simmons and Utah Jazz shooting guard Donovan Mitchell. The storyline has now […]

It’s time to throw away all those copies of playoffs seeding scenarios. After 2,460 NBA regular season games and all the jostling and the jockeying of teams for the right to play beyond the regular season, the league has finally finalized the order and matchups in the first round of the 2018 NBA Playoffs. In […]

The NBA playoffs are right around the corner and a lot can still happen despite just a few games left for most teams. This is especially the case in the Western Conference standings where only the top two seeds are set in stone with the Houston Rockets and the Golden State Warriors sitting at the […]

The Portland Trail Blazers are on some kind of funk right now. They have lost all of their last four games, a stretch that includes their 88-82 defeat at the hands of the Denver Nuggets on the road last Monday. Adding to the Blazers’ worries is shooting guard C.J. McCollum’s shooting slump that he has […]

In a wild Western Conference playoff race that will likely come down to the final day of the regular season, the Denver Nuggets (45-35) will likely get a ton of help tonight in their game against the Portland Trail Blazers with a key player’s return. According to a tweet on Monday afternoon from NBA Insider […]

Although the Portland Trail Blazers (48-32) have already locked up a postseason berth in the Western Conference playoff race, they are in the midst of a mini skid where they’ve lost three straight games. Most recently, the Blazers lost a tough 116-105 road contest to the San Antonio Spurs and now have just two games […]

Originally the 10th overall pick in the 2013 NBA Draft, CJ McCollum has made great strides in his five-year career. After winning the 2015-16 NBA Most Improved Player award, some feel he should have already made his first All-Star appearance alongside his teammate, Damian Lillard. On the ‘Timeout with Taylor Rooks’ podcast, Dwyane Wade was […]

The Portland Trail Blazers nearly pulled off an upset to beat the Houston Rockets in Texas on Thursday night, but ended up falling when Chris Paul’s game-winning bank shot with 0.8 left on the clock ended a 17-0 Blazers run and gave them the loss. They did all this without All-Star point guard Damian Lillard, […]

He was supposed to be a Spur for life. After winning a championship and the NBA Finals Most Valuable Player award in 2014, and finishing in the top three in the regular season MVP race last season, Kawhi Leonard was destined for greatness in a San Antonio Spurs jersey. He was the successor to Tim […]

Portland Trail Blazers point guard Damian Lillard is planning to lace them back up on Saturday against the San Antonio Spurs, according to Jason Quick of NBC Sports NorthWest. The All-Star point guard missed Thursday’s game against the Houston Rockets but claimed his left ankle sprain is feeling a lot better and could join his […]

The Golden State Warriors are good, and at times it feels like they can put anyone in the lineup and they will be just fine. But one anonymous NBA coach has taken it a step forward and thinks that the Warriors could put Damian Lillard in Stephen Curry’s spot and the team wouldn’t skip a […]

Damian Lillard and the Portland Trail Blazers have taken their game to the next level after the second half of the season, putting themselves as legitimate contenders in the Western Conference after a furious run after a clutch win over the Golden State Warriors right before the All-Star Weekend. In a world of superteams and […]

Free agency has always been a big deal for players. To sign with a team that doesn’t exactly fit one’s capabilities and talents could mean the end of a career. Especially for Portland Trail Blazers’ young center Jusuf Nurkić, who’s slowly on the rise to become one of the top centers in the league. He recently […]

The Portland Trail Blazers are strongly making their mark as one of the top playoff contenders in the NBA. It’s easy to point out C.J. McCollum and Damian Lillard being solely responsible for the Blazers’ success. Yet McCollum mentioned one other player who’s been critical in their run. As reported by Alex Kennedy of HoopsHype, […]

Portland Trail Blazers All-Star guard Damian Lillard is likely to miss Thursday’s marquee road matchup with the Houston Rockets because of a left ankle injury, according to Shams Charania of Yahoo Sports. Portland Trail Blazers star Damian Lillard is day-to-day with a left ankle injury and is expected to miss Thursday’s game in Houston, league […]

Portland Trail Blazers shooting guard C.J. McCollum wasted no time during the first episode of his new podcast Pull Up, dropping a bomb nugget on LeBron James’ offseason destination. McCollum said that it wouldn’t be smart to rule out James going to the Philadelphia 76ers, despite not presenting the clear-cut case that the Los Angeles Lakers […]

The Portland Trail Blazers suffered a shocking loss at the hands of the Dallas Mavericks on the road, Tuesday night. However, the defeat may be the least of their worries for now as their star point guard in Damian Lillard suffered an ankle injury near the end of the matchup. With a few minutes remaining […]

On Monday, the NBA announced that Indiana Pacers guard Victor Oladipo and Portland Trail Blazers guard Damian Lillard have been named the NBA Eastern and Western Conference Players of the Week, respectively, for Week 24 of the 2017-18 season (from March 26 to April 1). The NBA announced that Indiana Pacers guard Victor Oladipo (@VicOladipo) […]

With news of the Minnesota Timberwolves’ loss tonight to the Utah Jazz, the Portland Trail Blazers (47-29) are officially playoff bound for the fifth consecutive season. The Jazz went into Target Center on Sunday night and put a 121-97 beatdown on the Wolves, which helped the Blazers secure a playoff spot heading into tonight’s game against […]

Time and time again, NBA players have continued to prove that basketball is not just about dribbling and shooting. It requires a lot of thought into it. At times they’re like chess players who have memorized every angle of an attack. For Damian Lillard of the Portland Trail Blazers, it seems like basketball is like […]

This week was supposed to be one of the greatest weeks of Damian Lillard’s life. He and his girlfriend Kay’la Hanson had their first child, a boy, which Lillard announced on Instagram Thursday morning. https://www.instagram.com/p/Bg6SI5DjZZG/?taken-by=damianlillard But later Thursday night Lillard’s half-brother Jahrell was shot at the Clackamas Town Center which was confirmed by KGW8 News. “Two […]

After Portland Trail Blazers star point guard Damian Lillard missed Wednesday night’s 108-103 road loss to the Memphis Grizzlies due to the birth of his son, he will make his return to the lineup for Friday’s home game against the L.A. Clippers. The news of Lillard’s return from a one-game absence was first reported by […]

Portland Trail Blazers forward Moe Harkless will be out indefinitely, as he has to undergo arthroscopic surgery on his knee on Wednesday. As reported by the Blazers on their website, the procedure will remove a loose body in his left knee. The timeline for his return and rehabilitation will be determined after the surgery. For the season, […]

Portland Trail Blazers guard Damian Lillard will not be able to play this Wednesday against the Memphis Grizzlies because of a perfectly understandable reason. According to Chris Haynes of ESPN, sources have told him that Lillard will be flying home to attend to the birth of his child. ESPN Sources: Damian Lillard will fly home […]

There is no doubt that NBA players are one of the most blessed and luckiest people in the world. Though this does not discount that their job is tough as it is a constant battle in achieving the perfect balance between mind and body, playing the sport you love the most for millions is certainly […]

During the Portland Trail Blazers’ thrilling 108-105 road win over the Oklahoma City Thunder on Sunday night, star point guard Damian Lillard added yet another impressive achievement to his All-Star career when he set the franchise record for most consecutive free throws made with 58. The free-throw record that Lillard set, which was previously held […]

This got heated up quickly in the game between the Portland Trail Blazers and the Oklahoma City Thunder. A clip of the action posted by Bleacher Report shows things getting chippy after the whistle. After Portland’s Ed Davis reached over the top of the Thunder’s Terrance Ferguson, the former seemed to have shoved the latter. […]

Despite losing two straight games, the Portland Trail Blazers are still one of the hottest teams in the league right now with an 8-2 record over their last 10 contests. Leading the way is All-Star point guard Damian Lillard as he carries a lion’s share of the responsibility for the Rip City squad. Lillard has […]

The Portland Trail Blazers had seen their promising All-Star backcourt of Damian Lillard and C.J. McCollum fall short in two consecutive postseasons, despite both players proving to be a spectacular one-two punch. Starting a new season and in the midst of contention, coach Terry Stotts tasked his staff with diagnosing what had plagued this team […]

It was not that long ago when Portland Trail Blazers center Jusuf Nurkic found himself on the receiving end of one of the most brutal-looking dunks of LeBron James’ career. Well, it looks like the basketball gods are not yet ready to take Nurkic out of the misery hole they put him in. During Tuesday […]

Portland Trail Blazers star Damian Lillard won’t shy away from putting himself and his backcourt mate C.J. McCollum as two of the best in the business, as two perennial 20-point scorers that have given the league nightmares throughout this season, being the first two individuals to come on the opponent’s scouting report. “I think we […]

The Golden State Warriors and the Houston Rockets are highly touted to come out in the Western Conference come playoff time. But a quick look at the win-loss standing reveals that the playoffs might not necessarily be a walk-in-the-park for the two as some may expect. As observed by Tim MacMahon of ESPN, the teams […]

For a team to win games on a consistent basis like the Portland Trail Blazers continue to do lately, players must constantly be in sync with one another. For Blazers star guard tandem Damian Lillard and C.J. McCollum, they appear to be so much on the same page that they even drink water in perfect […]

Damian Lillard and his Portland Trail Blazers remained the only undefeated team in the league since the All-Star break, winning 13 straight games after taking down the Golden State Warriors on Valentine’s Day in a night full of fireworks. And to this moment, their standing in the Western Conference doesn’t seem to be a factor […]

Terry Stotts wouldn’t fight the rant coming from Detroit Pistons head coach Stan Van Gundy, which claimed his Portland Trail Blazers got away with very physical defense and non-calls during a 100-87 slugfest win on Saturday night. “It could be the first time in my tenure that one of my teams was accused of being […]

Even with the current season still in full swing, many teams are already looking forward to the summer, which will mark the start of one of the biggest free agencies to date. A number of superstars are slated to be up for grabs, as well as young guns who are starting to make a name for […]