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The Portland Trail Blazers are off to a strong start to the 2022-23 NBA season and managed to stay afloat while Damian Lillard was sidelined with an early injury. Portland heads into Thursday’s matchup vs. the New Orleans Pelicans with an 8-3 record, but it seems they may once again be forced to battle without […]

The Portland Trail Blazers (7-3) travel cross-country to take on the Charlotte Hornets (3-8) on Wednesday. Tipoff is scheduled for 7 pm ET. Below we continue our NBA odds series with a Blazers-Hornets prediction and pick. Portland is 7-3 coming off a three-point win over Miami on Monday. The Blazers have been incredible against the […]

There might not be a more excruciating way to lose a game than through a game-winning buzzer beater. To see the game slip away from your grasp as the ball tickles the twine concurrently with the sound of the horn is perhaps the most heartbreaking sight for an NBA player. Bam Adebayo and the Miami […]

In Damian Lillard’s first game back from calf injury, Josh Hart made his best “Dame Time” impersonation with a crazy buzzer-beater to help the Portland Trail Blazers take down the Miami Heat. In a wild turn of events, the Heat actually tied the game prior to Hart’s game-winner. Max Strus shocked the whole of Portland […]

The Portland Trail Blazers have looked very impressive early on in the 2022-23 campaign, enjoying a 6-3 start. For the last four games, star Damian Lillard has been out due to a calf strain and it appears he’s ready to return Monday night against the Miami Heat. Via Chris Haynes: “After missing the last four […]

Damian Lillard has missed the past four games for the Portland Trail Blazers after suffering a calf injury early in the season. However, he might be back in the lineup rather soon. According to Sean Highkin of the Rose Garden Report, Lillard has been upgraded to questionable for the Blazers game on the road against […]

Portland Trail Blazers star Jerami Grant drained the buzzer-beating jumper to take down the Phoenix Suns on Friday; however, many believe it shouldn’t have counted. With just one second left in the fourth quarter and the game tied at 106-106, the Blazers had one last chance to finish the game. Justise Winslow inbounded the ball […]

Kick up your feet, sit back, and relax as the weekend is finally here! You might want to pop some popcorn for this one, as the Portland Trail Blazers and the Phoenix Suns will clash on the court in the desert late Friday night. Join us for our NBA odds series where our Blazers-Suns prediction and […]

The Memphis Grizzlies take on the Portland Trail Blazers. Check out our NBA odds series, which includes our Grizzlies-Trail Blazers prediction and pick. The Portland Trail Blazers join the Utah Jazz and the San Antonio Spurs as one of the most surprising teams in the Western Conference in the first two weeks of the season. The […]

The NBA has been ripe with surprises through the first week of the season. Tanking teams are rising to the top of their respective conferences, stars are adjusting to positionless basketball, and some young rookies look like seasoned vets. Lets take a look at some of the most shocking developments from the season’s start. 1. […]

Portland Trail Blazers fans have been eagerly anticipating the return to action of Gary Payton II since his summer move to Portland via free agency. It sounds like Blazers fans need not wait much longer with a new target return date set for the 29-year-old veteran. According to league insider Chris Haynes of NBA on […]

Even Portland Trail Blazers star Josh Hart finds the Lionel Messi-to-Inter Miami rumors hard to believe. But if it turns out to be true, he says he’ll definitely be a big supporter of the team. Recently, David Ornstein of The Athletic reported that Inter Miami are becoming more and more confident that they are going […]

The Portland Trail Blazers off to an impressive 5-1 start and won convincingly on Friday without Damian Lillard, who is currently sidelined with a calf strain. In his place, Shaedon Sharpe got the chance to start his very first NBA game against the Houston Rockets and showed well, sparking a reaction from Dame on Twitter: […]

The Portland Trail Blazers are surging to start the season. After completely missing the playoffs last season, this team is looking to remind everyone that they’re still a damn good team. A big part of their resurgence is their young guards in Anfernee Simons and Shaedon Sharpe stepping up to the plate. Shaedon Sharpe, in […]

The Portland Trail Blazers’ 4-0 start may soon seem like a fever dream in Rip City. The silver lining of Damian Lillard’s hamstring injury suffered in Wednesday’s home loss to the Miami Heat, though? Portland’s franchise player won’t be sidelined too long. Shams Charania of The Athletic and STADIUM reported on Thursday that Lillard will be out […]

The Portland Trail Blazers finally saw their unbeaten start to the season come to an end after the Miami Heat blew the game wide open in the second half en route to a 119-98 win at Moda Center. While Blazers fans will undoubtedly be disappointed at the result of the game, they will be more […]

The Miami Heat take on the Portland Trail Blazers. Check out our NBA odds series, which includes our Heat-Trail Blazers prediction and pick. The Portland Trail Blazers are a very surprising 4-0. In an NBA season in which the Utah Jazz started 3-0 and the San Antonio Spurs have won three consecutive games, the Blazers have […]

Trading away CJ McCollum last season signaled a changing of the guard for Damian Lillard the Portland Trail Blazers. It was a huge shakeup that felt necessary after several years of coming up short. But it was also made easier to stomach thanks to the emergence of rising star Anfernee Simons. With the Blazers starting […]

The NBA season is underway, and the Portland Trail Blazers have gotten off to a red-hot start. Portland has started the season 4-0, and they look like an extremely competitive team in the Western Conference. They had a very eventful offseason to build an improved roster around star Damian Lillard. The Blazers went out and […]

Damian Lillard had nothing but praise for Anfernee Simons after the Portland Trail Blazers youngster exploded in the third quarter of their contest against the Denver Nuggets. Simons only had seven points in the first half, but an incredibly hot shooting streak saw him drop 22 points in the penultimate period alone. He made six […]

Chauncey Billups’ first season as the head coach of the Portland Trail Blazers was mired with a plethora of problems that put a damper on their 2021-22 season. Damian Lillard battled abdominal issues all season long before getting shut down following abdominal surgery, CJ McCollum was diagnosed with a collapsed lung before he was traded […]

NBA Twitter couldn’t help but compare Anfernee Simons to Stephen Curry after the Portland Trail Blazers youngster went nuts in the third quarter of their game against the Denver Nuggets. Simons basically transformed into Curry–or Damian Lillard if you don’t want any mention of the Golden State Warriors star–after he exploded for 22 points in […]

Portland Trail Blazers guard Anfernee Simons hasn’t been off to the best of starts in the newest campaign. After shooting 9-of-22 in the Blazers’ season opener, he proceeded to shoot 5-17 in back-to-back games, which both ended in two-point victories over the Phoenix Suns and the LeBron James-led Los Angeles Lakers. But the 23-year old […]

Memphis Grizzlies star Ja Morant was tuned in during the Los Angeles Lakers-Portland Trail Blazers game on Sunday, and his live tweets basically showcased what the LA fanbase was probably feeling while watching the wild sequence in the closing stages of the contest. His live tweets started when Damian Lillard gave the Blazers the 104-102 […]

While LeBron James refused to talk about Russell Westbrook’s bad shot in crunch time that doomed the Los Angeles Lakers against the Portland Trail Blazers, his on-court reaction may provide some hints about his feelings towards the epic fail. To recall, with 30 seconds remaining in the game and the Lakers ahead 102-101, Westbrook surprisingly […]

LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers lost another close one, this time against the Portland Trail Blazers, to add more misery in what has been a disappointing start to the season. Even worse, the whole NBA Twitterverse continues to mock them after they dropped to 0-3 without any positive sign of a potential turnaround. […]

The 2022-23 NBA season is just days old, but Jerami Grant and Damian Lillard have already made a notable statement for the Portland Trail Blazers. Grant hit the game-winning shot and Lillard scored 41 points as the Blazers moved to 3-0 with a 106-104 road victory over the Los Angeles Lakers. JERAMI GRANT FOR THE […]

Anfernee Simons came up clutch for the Portland Trail Blazers on Friday after he banked the game-winner in overtime against the Phoenix Suns. It seems, however, that the Rip City faithful need to thank Damian Lillard as well. Of course who could forget Lillard’s 41 points in the contest? He was basically the reason they […]

New Orleans Pelicans guard CJ McCollum knows what his former Portland Trail Blazers teammate Damian Lillard is capable of, so much so that he has a rather funny challenge for him. Speaking with Hoops Hype recently, McCollum talked about Lillard’s commitment to the Blazers and how he is building a “lasting legacy” in Portland as […]

After as disappointing of an end to a season that one could fathom in the desert, the Phoenix Suns will begin their march to get over the hump this season as they battle it out with the Portland Trail Blazers for some Friday night action. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series with a […]

The Brooklyn Nets fans at the Barclays Center did all they can to get the New Orleans Pelicans off their game on opening night. This included some pretty savage chants aimed at Pelicans star CJ McCollum, who himself admits to being affected by the jeers. At one point in the game, Brooklyn supporters started with […]

The Portland Trail Blazers take on the Sacramento Kings in their NBA season opener. Check out our NBA odds series, which includes our Trail Blazers-Kings prediction and pick. The Portland Trail Blazers seem to be stuck in limbo entering this season. Damian Lillard is still in the Pacific Northwest, and he is still stuck on a […]

Damian Lillard doesn’t have time for doubters. The Portland Trail Blazers star endured a difficult season last year playing through a painful abdominal injury while watching as his squad fell short of the playoffs. Well, Lillard spoke to the media on Tuesday and delivered this fiery message to his doubters, per Sean Highkin on Twitter. […]

One of the Portland Trail Blazers’ rapidly improving young guns has been rewarded by the team. Nassir Little, the young forward out of North Carolina, signed a four-year, $28 million extension with the Blazers. This move shows that the team is highly encouraged by Little’s improvement over his career. (via Adrian Wojnarowski) Portland Trail Blazers […]

Heading into the 2022-23 NBA campaign, the Portland Trail Blazers are hoping to re-enter the playoff mix. After missing out on the play-in tournament last season and being forced to play without elite combo guard Damian Lillard, the Trail Blazers will undoubtedly be back with a vengeance. After a busy offseason where they made several […]

The Portland Trail Blazers made a nice splash this offseason, signing a number of different players, including defensive cog Gary Payton II, who just won an NBA title with the Golden State Warriors. Unfortunately, he’s also been dealing with a lingering core injury after a procedure in the summer and is still not really to […]

Damian Lillard has been the poster child for franchise loyalty in an era all about player empowerment. But the Portland Trail Blazers point guard did take a meeting with LeBron James last offseason that challenged his resolve even just a bit. In a recent piece by The Ringer’s Logan Murdock, the Blazers guard detailed his […]

Damian Lillard proved his commitment to the Portland Trail Blazers with a two-year max extension this past offseason. However, the Rip City faithful may have head coach Chauncey Billups to thank for convincing Dame to stay. The veteran guard had options for his future. He had a chance to join the Los Angeles Lakers before […]

Draymond Green has somewhat emerged as Public Enemy No. 1 right now following his physical altercation with Golden State Warriors teammate Jordan Poole. Most folks might say that he brought it upon himself after what they consider to be an unwarranted sucker punch on one of his younger teammates. For his part, however, Portland Trail […]