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Portland Trail Blazers superstar Damian Lillard and Russell Westbrook aren’t exactly the best of friends. These two are some of the most intense competitors you can ever come across and they have had their fair share of battles against each other on the basketball court. For his part, the Los Angeles Lakers superstar has earned a […]

The Portland Trail Blazers’ season just keeps on taking hit after hit this season. Injuries, COVID-19 woes, and ownership drama has plagued this team all year long. After a disappointing first-round exit against the Denver Nuggets, fans wanted this team to bounce back. Instead, they seem to have regressed further. The latest blow to their […]

Giving away Gary Trent Jr. in exchange for Norman Powell was a questionable move for the Portland Trail Blazers, especially for their long-term future. Moreover, the team signed Powell to a five-year, $90 million deal in the offseason. The guards of the Trail Blazers became even more undersized with this trade and their defense has […]

Portland Trail Blazers star Damian Lillard will be out for an extended period after his abdominal surgery. It’s a sad development for Rip City fans as the squad might miss the NBA Playoffs for the first time since 2013, with both Lillard and sidekick CJ McCollum out of commission. Lillard has always been at his […]

Just because Damian Lillard may miss the remainder of the regular season hardly means the Portland Trail Blazers aren’t open for business as the trade deadline fast approaches. The uncertain status of the six-time All-Star in wake of Thursday’s surgery, in fact, could make it even more likely Portland emerges as basketball’s biggest seller leading […]

The Portland Trail Blazers have made their first move in wake of a surgery that could leave Damian Lillard sidelined for the season’s remainder. According to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski, the Blazers have hired Cleveland Cavaliers executive Andrae Patterson as the team’s new assistant general manager. ESPN Sources: Portland’s interim GM Joe Cronin is making his […]

The Portland Trail Blazers will face the Denver Nuggets in a Western Conference showdown. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series and make a Blazers-Nuggets prediction and pick. These teams have had similarly disappointing seasons. The Trail Blazers have earned a 16-24 record this season, in large part because of injury and COVID absences. […]

Damian Lillard finally gave in to what his body had been telling him since the summer, undergoing a procedure on Thursday to address nagging abdominal tendinopathy. The Portland Trail Blazers announced that Lillard would be re-evaluated in six weeks, though his potential return to the floor this season depends largely on where the team sits […]

The Portland Trail Blazers begin a six-game road trip on Thursday with a matchup against Nikola Jokic and the Denver Nuggets. Damian Lillard hasn’t played in his team’s last five games, a stretch in which Portland has gone a surprising 3-2 behind the breakout play of Anfernee Simons. Will Lillard be back on the floor […]

The Portland Trail Blazers begin a six-game road trip on Thursday with a matchup against Nikola Jokic and the Denver Nuggets. C.J. McCollum has been out since December 6th with a collapsed right lung, but has recently been ramping up for a return to the lineup. Will McCollum be on the court for the Blazers […]

Damian Lillard is expected to miss several games for the Portland Trail Blazers and could even miss the remainder of the 2021-22 NBA season after going under the knife to repair an upper-body injury. But at least he appears to be in good sports following the surgery Thursday morning. Via Chris Haynes of Yahoo Sports: […]

Damian Lillard and the Portland Blazers have had a rough season. First, All-Star shooting guard C.J. McCollum was diagnosed with a pneumothorax injury. In Lehman’s terms, he had a collapsed lung. He has been out for over a month. They finally received some good news on that front as his lungs have reportedly healed. McCollum […]

Anfernee Simons needed 24 shots to score 23 points in his depleted team’s stunning 114-108 win over the Brooklyn Nets on Monday night at Moda Center. Don’t fret about that inefficiency, though. For yet another game while moonlighting as the Portland Trail Blazers undisputed lead ball-handler, Simons lived up to the sky-high potential that’s made […]

Nassir Little has made himself a fixture of the Portland Trail Blazers’ present and future this season by living up to Chauncey Billups’ demand that he’s always the hardest-working player on the floor. No one on Portland’s roster comes close to matching Little’s blend of all-around explosiveness and positional length. But it’s his commitment to […]

The Portland Trail Blazers are in a poor spot. With a squad that routinely made the postseason last couple of years, they will be fighting hard to reach it this season. Right now, the Blazers are 10th in the West, a full five games out of the secure playoff spot and just one game ahead […]

The Brooklyn Nets seem like they need a break. At least most of them. Ten dudes at once in health and safety protocols about a month ago, bringing back Kyrie Irving part-time and whatever distraction that sparked, and now James Harden dinging up his knee a little bit are just some of the issues this […]

The depleted Portland Trail Blazers pulled off one of the most stunning wins of the regular season on Monday, beating Kevin Durant, Kyrie Irving and the Brooklyn Nets 114-108 at Moda Center for a second straight victory. Playing without starting guards Damian Lillard (abdominal tendinopathy-injury management), C.J. McCollum (right lung pneuomthorax) and Norman Powell (health-and-safety […]

The Brooklyn Nets have the second game of a back-to-back on the road to take on the Portland Trailblazers who are still missing Damian Lillard due to an abdominal injury. The Nets are now 25-13, 1.5 games behind the top seeded Chicago Bulls in the Eastern Conference. That’s the very team they’re set to play […]

The Portland Trail Blazers are going to have some interesting decisions to make at the NBA trade deadline because they aren’t necessarily a team that can compete for an NBA title at the moment but they are only a few moves away. What’s particularly interesting about Portland is that they can decide to go in […]

The NBA regular season continues with games on Monday. The Brooklyn Nets will hit the road and face off against the Portland Trail Blazers. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series and make a Nets-Blazers prediction and pick. These two teams have had very different starts to the season. The Brooklyn Nets are 25-13 […]

Detroit Pistons star Jerami Grant might be sidelined right now with a thumb injury, but he’s still one of the most sought-after players on the NBA trade market ahead of the February 10th deadline. Per Shams Charania of The Athletic, four teams, in particular, are eyeing Grant: Several playoff teams are pursuing Pistons star forward […]

The Portland Trail Blazers close a four-game homestand on Monday by welcoming the Brooklyn Nets to Moda Center for the second leg of a back-to-back. Damian Lillard didn’t play in his team’s victory over the Sacramento Kings on Sunday night, sitting out due to abdominal tendinopathy. Will the Blazers’ superstar point guard be back in […]

These are two teams that need to get it going! The Portland Trail Blazers host the Sacramento Kings on Sunday night. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series with a Kings-Blazers prediction and pick. The Kings are once again near the bottom of the West, where they have been for most of the last […]

The Portland Trail Blazers continue a four-game homestand on Sunday by welcoming the Sacramento Kings to Moda Center. Down to 14-24 overall, the first time they’ve fallen 10 games below .500 all season, the Blazers have been without Damian Lillard for the last three games. Will Portland’s superstar point guard be back in the lineup […]

The Portland Trail Blazers fell to the Cleveland Cavaliers 114-101 at Moda Center, a sixth loss in seven games that pushes them to a season-worst 10 games under .500. What played out on Friday night was eerily similar to how the Blazers have consistently failed to capitalize over the last couple weeks, since a rash […]

The Portland Trail Blazers continue a four-game homestand on Friday by welcoming the upstart Cleveland Cavaliers to Moda Center. The Blazers, 14-23, have been without Damian Lillard for the last two games as he continues managing pain and discomfort from abdominal tendinopathy. Will Portland’s superstar point guard be back in the lineup against Cleveland? Is […]

The NBA season continues with games on Friday. The Cleveland Cavaliers will hit the road and take on the Portland Trail Blazers. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series and make a Cavaliers-Blazers prediction and pick. These two teams have had different starts to the season. The Cleveland Cavaliers have been solid and have […]

There’s still no telling how long Damian Lillard will be out of the lineup as he takes more time to manage his nagging core injury. If their superstar point guard is out for an extended period, though, the Portland Trail Blazers will at least have several ball-handlers to pick up his slack. Portland on Friday […]

On Wednesday night, the Portland Trail Blazers and Miami Heat played a contentious basketball game in Oregon. Late during the fourth quarter of a tight game, Blazers center Jusuf Nurkic and Heat guard Tyler Herro got into a physical altercation. It was announced on Friday that the NBA has fined both players $25,000 for their […]

There’s a possibility Damian Lillard returns to the court in a few days after seeking further consultation for abdominal tendinopathy. It seems only a matter of time until C.J. McCollum suits up again, now fully healed from a collapsed right lung that’s caused him to miss a full month of the regular season. Even if […]

There was still time left in the fourth quarter when Jusuf Nurkic laid a bone-crushing screen on Tyler Herro Wednesday night at Moda Center. But with just over a minute remaining and the Miami Heat leading 101-92, the short-handed Portland Trail Blazers were well on their way to another frustrating loss. There’s no debating that […]

With no Jimmy Butler and Damian Lillard, the stars sat tonight in the Wednesday night tilt between the Miami Heat and Portland Trail Blazers – but there was no shortage of fireworks on the evening. Tyler Herro and Jusuf Nurkic got into it late in the fourth quarter with the game seemingly out of hand. The […]

The Miami Heat have been one of the better surprises this season in the NBA. Entering Wednesday night, they were 23-15 and 4th in the Eastern Conference standings. One of the biggest reasons was the off-season acquisition of All-Star point guard Kyle Lowry. On Wednesday night, Lowry was ejected from the Heat’s game at the […]

The NBA season continues with games on Wednesday. The Miami Heat will hit the road and take on the Portland Trail Blazers. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series and make a Heat-Blazers prediction and pick. These two teams have been having somewhat different seasons. The Miami Heat have a record of 23-15 but […]

The Portland Trail Blazers announced on Wednesday that Damian Lillard will be out at least the next three games while seeking “further evaluation and consultation” on his abdominal tendinopathy and be re-evaluated next week. Portland Trail Blazers guard Damian Lillard will undergo further evaluation and consultation concerning his lower abdominal tendinopathy, the team announced today. […]

The Trail Blazers came into the season hoping to prove to Damian Lillard that it was worth it staying in Portland. But after a nightmarish first half of the season, things haven’t gone according to plan. They’ve lost four of their last five games, going just 4-14 in their last 18 games. Portland has tumbled […]

Anfernee Simons played the game of his life with a heavy heart. The Portland Trail Blazers guard poured in a career-high 43 points and doled out seven assists in his team’s thrilling 136-131 win over the Atlanta Hawks on Monday night, going toe to toe with Trae Young as an injured Damian Lillard watched from […]

Anfernee Simons had a night to remember Monday, as he stepped up and led the Portland Trail Blazers to a 136-131 home win against the visiting Atlanta Hawks. Simons was a man possessed in that game, finishing the contest with a career-high 43 points, powered by a red-hot 9/16 shooting from behind the arc. Following […]

Trae Young had the game of his life on Monday night, dropping a career-high 56 points. Yet, it wasn’t enough as the Atlanta Hawks still lost to the Portland Trail Blazers, 136-131. Following the contest, Trae reacted to his historic performance. Needless to say, it didn’t mean much since his team failed to secure a […]