Portland Trail Blazers Articles - Page 148

Just last week Derrick Rose was traded from the Chicago Bulls to the New York Knicks in a move that stunned many fans. Derrick Rose was a Chicago native and became the youngest regular season MVP in NBA History when he received the award in 2011. While Rose looked to have a promising future, nagging […]

Center Hassan Whiteside is going to be very sought after this summer. With teams like the Lakers and Mavericks, and Trail Blazers expected to offer Whiteside a max contract, the 27 year old will have the biggest decision of his life to make starting July 1. Although teams can start signing players on July 7th, […]

It’s summer again, which means it’s time for the Mavericks to go on the hunt for another free-agent center. Dallas struck out recently with attempting to acquire big men DeAndre Jordan and Dwight Howard. They reportedly will meet with unrestricted free agent Hassan Whiteside early in the free agency period. Whiteside is expected to boast […]

The amount of players dropping out from this summers USA qualifying tournament is starting to become alarming. Although injuries play a part in this, some players are choosing not to participate without giving their reasons publicly. There are concerns about Brazil’s Zika virus outbreak, but only a few have stated publicly it is the reason they have […]

Mike Woodson, assistant coach for the Los Angeles Clippers, was asked recently why he punched center Deandre Jordan on the chin, during a timeout. Woodson told TMZ that he checked Jordan in the chin to get his attention. “I had to check him, I had to wake him up. I had to check his chin, […]

Damian Lillard, star point guard of the Portland Trail Blazers, is a great example of what hard work can do, because it has paid off for him big-time. He hasn’t been voted in as an All-Star starter yet, but the more he plays, the more honors he’s receiving. Endorsements have already started to come as Lillard has managed to work his […]

Damian Lillard is a man of many talents, especially draining 3-pointers. You have also probably seen him on the “Meet the Hoopers” State Farm Insurance commercials as the Hoopers’ baby where he drops a rap with a child version Kevin Love. What you might not have known is that Lillard is an aspiring rapper not […]

It’s going to be impossible for the Golden State Warriors to replace assistant coach Luke Walton, who is taking off to be the head man with the Los Angeles Lakers after this season. Still, they’re going to try. According to Adrian Wojnarowski of The Vertical, the Warriors met with Portland Trail Blazers assistant Nate Tibbetts […]

After a surprising year that led them all the way to the second round of the playoffs, the Portland Trail Blazers will try to take the next step in the 2016-17 season. That could come via a big free-agent signing. General manager Neil Olshey met with the media on Wednesday and said the team would look […]

In the wake of a surprisingly successful season for the Portland Trail Blazers, head coach Terry Stotts finished second in Coach of the Year voting, only behind the Warriors‘ Steve Kerr. Shortly after, rumors spread that the Blazers intended to extend Stotts’ contract. Some reports stated that it wasn’t a guaranteed outcome, but now it […]

Nate McMillan is back as a head coach in the NBA. It was reported by Adrian Wojnarowski of The Vertical that the Indiana Pacers and McMillan are finalizing a deal that will allow him to be their next head coach. McMillan has been serving in an assistant coach capacity with the Pacers since 2013. The […]

Any NBA fan would agree that the Portland Trail Blazers achieved more than anyone thought they would in 2016. Entering the 2015-16 season, the Blazers were pegged to be one of the worst teams in the NBA after losing four of their five starters from the 2014-15 squad. In other words, it was Damian Lillard […]

NBA MVP Stephen Curry couldn’t let his postgame press conference end without giving a major — and well-deserved — acknowledgment to his teammate Klay Thompson. Thompson helped to carry the weight of the team on both offense and defense to pull the Warriors into the Western Conference finals, while Curry was forced to watch from […]

If it wasn’t for Steve Kerr and the Golden State Warriors setting a record with 73 wins, Portland Trail Blazers head coach Terry Stotts probably would’ve won the Coach of the Year award. Stotts finished as a close second to Kerr with 335 votes opposed to 381. It’s also important to note that Kerr was […]

The Golden State Warriors wrapped up their second round playoff series against the Portland Trail Blazers in just five games, but the series was anything but easy, and Draymond Green knows it. The defending champs were without the services of two-time reigning MVP Stephen Curry for the first three games of the series, and all […]

The Portland Trail Blazers‘ season came to an end last night, but it sure was an incredible ride. Despite losing four of their starting five players through free agency and trades, including franchise cornerstone LaMarcus Aldridge, the Blazers managed to prove the critics wrong and make a run to the second round of the playoffs. Damian […]

Although the Golden State Warriors defeated the Portland Trail Blazers in five games, it doesn’t do justice to just how competitive of a series it really was. While the Warriors were the No. 1 seed and the Blazers the No. 5 seed, both teams were evenly-matched throughout. As the series concluded on Wednesday night with […]

Stephen Curry put his body through a lot last game. But the MVP is ready for Game 5. Curry came off the bench in Game 4 of the Western Conference Semifinal series between the Warriors and Trail Blazers. He had missed four consecutive games while nursing himself back from injury, and was supposed to be […]

Portland Trail Blazers owner Paul Allen looked like he had seen a ghost. His team, after losing important players in the offseason, scrapped their way to the Western Conference Semifinals only to meet the Golden State Warriors. After winning their first home game at Moda Center and leading most of the night in Game 4, […]

Stephen Curry returned to Game 4 of the Warriors and Trail Blazers second round playoff series after being out for two weeks due to injury. He missed his first nine 3-point attempts. Then he hit five treys in the final 10 minutes en route to 17 points in overtime and a comeback win for Golden […]

In case there was any doubt, Steph Curry is back from his knee injury and he’s looking just fine. In his first game back in just over two weeks, Curry led the Golden State Warriors to an exciting 132-125 win in overtime to help the Warriors take a 3-1 series lead and all but end […]

The MVP is back. Well, probably. Warriors head coach Steve Kerr announced ahead of Game 4 of the Warriors‘ Western Conference Semifinal matchup with the Trail Blazers that Stephen Curry is “active and he’ll play” under one condition: Steve Kerr on Stephen Curry's status for Game 4: "If all goes well with his warmup, he […]

Meyers Leonard has plenty of free time these days. Although his Portland Trail Blazers are currently in the midst of a tough series with the Golden State Warriors, Leonard won’t be a part of it—he’s out for the season due to a left shoulder injury that required surgery. Since Leonard won’t be a part of […]

There have been a lot of head coaches that have lost to the Golden State Warriors over the past two seasons. However, it is an exclusive club when it relates to playoff coaches. As everyone knows, the Warriors have won their last five playoff series. They’re currently in the semifinals after dispatching the Houston Rockets in the […]

There is no doubt LaMarcus Aldridge was a very good player for the Portland Trail Blazers. Before signing with the San Antonio Spurs, Aldridge had spent the first nine years of his career in Portland. Along the way, he became a four-time All-Star and was named to three All-NBA teams while a member of the […]

Stephen Curry who? The Golden State Warriors don’t seem to be missing his three-point shooting as initially thought, at least for the moment. In a competitive matchup on Saturday night, the Portland Trail Blazers beat the Warriors 120-108 at Moda Center, where a little bit of unnoticed history happened. According to ESPN Stats & Info, […]

Since spraining his MCL in his right knee against the Houston Rockets in the first round of the playoffs, Stephen Curry has not returned to action. His injury was reported to have him sidelined for at least a few weeks and now that the time has come, it is reported that Curry will still have […]

It took one heck of a monster performance to beat the Golden State Warriors, but Damian Lillard was up to the task. The Portland Trail Blazers defeated the Warriors for the first time in their best-of-seven series on Saturday, 120-108. Despite both Draymond Green and Klay Thompson scoring at least 35 points each, Lillard’s 40 points […]

After suffering a season-ending quad injury just two weeks prior, the Los Angeles Clippers have officially ruled Blake Griffin out for the 2016 Olympics. Griffin will not be able to play for Team USA after undergoing a bone marrow procedure in his left quad, according to a report from ESPN’s Marc Stein. The Clippers forward […]

When you’re on top of the league like the Golden State Warriors, critics and competitors are always going to find something to try and bring you down. One of the most common complaints about the Dubs is that they set, and get away with, illegal screens. The biggest culprit is supposedly the Warriors’ key glue […]

Warriors‘ star Steph Curry has been out for the passed two weeks due to a knee injury suffered in the Warriors’ opening playoff series versus the Houston Rockets. There have been rumors that he could possibly play in Game 3 of the Western Conference semifinals against the Trail Blazers, but now it looks like that […]

The Golden State Warriors trailed the Portland Trail Blazers 87-76 entering the fourth quarter of their Game 2 Western Conference Semifinal matchup. Then they limited the Blazers to just 12 points in the final frame while scoring 34 of their to take a 2-0 series lead. Much of that comeback was due to Klay Thompson […]

The Portland Trail Blazers and the Golden State Warriors had a testy start to their series as Blazers’ Gerald Henderson And Warriors’ Anderson Varejao would end up getting ejected from the game. After some physical contact between Henderson and Varejao on a play, the two got into each others faces. Eventually both players would be […]

After finishing with the best regular season record in NBA history, the Golden State Warriors’ journey back to the Finals hit a bump in the road when guard Stephen Curry sprained his right MCL in Game 4 of his team’s first-round series against the Houston Rockets. With the Warriors beginning the Western Conference semifinals Sunday […]

With Paul Pierce at 38 years old and little left to give to the game of basketball, we may have seen the last of the 2008 Finals MVP. Following the Los Angeles Clippers‘ season-ending loss to the Portland Trail Blazers on Friday night, Pierce commented on his chances of returning for a 19th season. The […]

Although the Los Angeles Clippers were eliminated by Damian Lillard and the Portland Trail Blazers on Friday night, they certainly gained the respect of many. While playing without their two All-Stars in Blake Griffin and Chris Paul, the Clippers nearly pulled off a Game 6 upset on the Blazers’ home court. Perhaps no player gained […]

There’s still plenty of time for Stephen Curry to return to action this postseason, but a number of his counterparts across the league aren’t so lucky. The Los Angeles Clippers lost their best two players, Chris Paul and Blake Griffin, to injuries that will keep them out for the rest of the playoffs. It’s part […]

Damian Lillard and the Portland Trail Blazers have won three straight playoff games to take a 3-2 lead over the Clippers in their opening round series. The devastating injuries to Chris Paul and Blake Griffin certainly helped tip the series in Portland’s favor, but the Blazers, led by their leader Lillard, have fought the whole […]

The Houston Rockets face elimination tonight as they battle with the shorthanded Golden State Warriors at Oracle Arena, and while their defeat in the series isn’t as certain as it was before Steph Curry‘s injury, there’s still little hope for Houston to win the next three games. After falling in the Western Conference Finals last […]