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LeBron James and Carmelo Anthony have been linked together for their entire careers. Before the Los Angeles Lakers star was making endless NBA Finals runs and winning championship rings, he was pitted as the perfect rival for Melo. Now 20 years after they first met, they’re both much closer to the finish line than the […]

Portland Trail Blazers star Damian Lillard scored just 10 points in Game 4 against the Denver Nuggets, but that doesn’t matter to him since they got the win. Lillard shot 1-of-10 from the field, making most of his points (seven) from the free-throw line. While such poor production from Dame often leads to losses for […]

Portland Trail Blazers center Jusuf Nurkic isn’t letting Kendrick Perkins’ criticism of his defensive play slip by. To recall, Perkins was critical of the Bosnian big man’s lockdown ability following the Blazers’ loss to the Denver Nuggets in Game 3. Mike Malone flat out coached Terry Stotts!!! Nurkic and Kanter are the worse defensive bigs […]

It’s Carmelo Anthony’s birthday, and Portland Trail Blazers fans made sure to greet him and show their appreciation for the veteran forward who has been phenomenal for the team and the city since his arrival. During Game 4 of their first-round playoffs series with the Denver Nuggets, the fans at Moda Center belted out the […]

The Denver Nuggets head to Portland to take on the Trail Blazers in the fourth game of this best-of-seven series. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series and make a Nuggets-Blazers prediction and pick. Portland took the crucial first game of the series and stole home-court advantage from Denver. The Nuggets bounced back with […]

The past decade has been an amazing one for rap music. Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James would definitely agree to that. The same way NBA stars like Stephen Curry, James Harden, and Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Lakers star himself have defined the league throughout the 2010s, the same can be said about the likes […]

Game 3 between the Denver Nuggets and Portland Trail Blazers came down to the wire on Thursday night with the Nuggets going up 2-1 in the series. It was a hard-fought battle and Portland has to make an adjustment soon, or else they’ll fall 3-1, which could be detrimental to their playoff hopes. Portland knew […]

The Portland Trail Blazers returned home with a chance to take a 2-1 lead over the Denver Nuggets in their first-round series. Instead, the Blazers faltered after a hot start and suffered a 120-115 defeat to fall behind in the series. Blazers star Damian Lillard was hot about the officiating after the game. While Lillard […]

Nikola Jokic just put the entire Rip City under a state of calamity after leading the Denver Nuggets to a Game 3 win on Thursday, 120-115. With only 3.2 ticks remaining in the game and the Nuggets only up by three points against the Portland Trail Blazers, Montre Morris muffed the second end of his […]

The Denver Nuggets travel to the Pacific Northwest to take on the Portland Trail Blazers for Game 3 of this series. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series with a Nuggets-Blazers prediction and pick. Nikola Jokic led the way for his team on Monday night and plans to do the same on Thursday. They […]

You may not realize it, but the Portland Trail Blazers actually have a pretty rich history of fine talent. The Blazers only have one championship to their name, which came in 1977, but Portland has made three NBA Finals appearances and have had some of the best players of all-time come through the franchise. Centers, […]

The Denver Nuggets appeared to have found a way to slow down Portland Trail Blazers star Damian Lillard. In Game 2, Nuggets head coach Michael Malone called on Aaron Gordon to take the tough task of guarding Dame, a move that seemed to work a bit. Lillard only had 10 in the second half and […]

LaMarcus Aldridge spent his first nine NBA seasons with the Portland Trail Blazers, and it’s safe to say he had the best time of his career in Rip City. With that said, Aldridge acknowledged how awesome it would be if they were to retire his jersey. Aldridge called it a career in the middle of […]

NBA legend Vince Carter was one of the most electrifying players to ever take the floor. But even Portland Trail Blazers star Damian Lillard was able to break one of his tremendous records on Monday night against the Denver Nuggets. Dame drained eight three-pointers in the opening two quarters alone to cap off a 32-point […]

The Denver Nuggets defeated the Portland Trail Blazers 128-109 in Game 2 of the Western Conference first-round playoff series on Monday night. With the convincing win at Ball Arena, the Nuggets avoided a 0-2 deficit as the series shifts to Portland. MVP favorite Nikola Jokic led the way, per the usual, for the Nuggets with […]

On Tuesday, the 2021 NBA Draft order was nearly finalized after winners of the various tiebreakers were determined. The league conducted a series of behind the scenes coin flips to separate teams with equal regular season records. The draft lottery, set to take place on June 22, will determine the order for the top four […]

The Denver Nuggets bounced back in Game 2 on Monday night with a 128-109 statement win over the Portland Trail Blazers. But at halftime, the question was, how could the Nuggets stop Damian Lillard? He dropped 32 in the first two quarters and was showing no signs of slowing down. Aaron Gordon had an answer. […]

Game 2 between the Portland Trail Blazers and Denver Nuggets saw tensions flare throughout the night, with the officials losing control of the game in an ugly third quarter marred by 18 fouls. The Blazers suffered a 128-109 loss to even the series at 1-1 as it shifts to Portland, but they’re not going to […]

You got to feel for Damian Lillard after the Portland Trail Blazers suffered a 128-109 blowout road loss Monday to the Denver Nuggets in Game 2 of their 2021 NBA Playoffs series. Lillard went off — again — in this game, finishing with 42 points on 11-of-24 shooting from the floor with nine threes (eight […]

Damian Lillard of the Portland Trail Blazers exploded in the opening half of Game 2 against the Denver Nuggets. With the Nuggets going up early, Dame turned on his jets and went absolutely nuts to help keep his team in the game. The 30-year-old made timely buckets in the first 24 minutes, knocking down a […]

Things got heated early on in Monday’s Game 2 tilt between the Portland Trail Blazers and the Denver Nuggets. There was no love lost between Jusuf Nurkic and his former Nuggets teammates, as the Blazers big man featured in a heated scuffle at mid-court. As both teams were heading to the bench during a timeout, […]

Trae Young knows it very well: triumph over a terrific foe leads to an emotional outburst and a great display. Some see a vigorous celebration of a game-winning shot as disrespect and poor gamesmanship. Others see it as worthy and earned statements–of talking the talk and then walking the walk. Over 25 years before Young […]

The Portland Trail Blazers and Denver Nuggets will square off for the second time in this first-round series on Monday night. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series and make a Blazers-Nuggets prediction and pick. If Game 1 was any indicator, this should be one of the most competitive series of the first round. […]

The Denver Nuggets and Portland Trail Blazers series is going to be a fun one throughout. These two teams match up well against each other which makes for thrilling basketball. Damian Lillard and the Trail Blazers lit it up on Saturday night and stole game one away from Denver. Denver played tough throughout the game […]

Denver Nuggets fans gave Portland Trail Blazers veteran Carmelo Anthony an earful during Game 1 of the first-round series on Saturday night. Nuggets fans clearly still harbor some negative feelings toward Melo, even though it has now been 10 years since he forced a trade to the New York Knicks. Anthony gave this take on […]

Damian Lillard came up large for Portland in Game 1 against the Denver Nuggets. But did anyone expect anything less from the Blazers star? Lillard finished with 34 points and 13 assists as the buoyed the Blazers all throughout the game. But Portland’s true advantage came off the bench, as their side outscored the Nuggets’ […]

Damian Lillard has a lot of respect for Nikola Jokic, which is why the Portland Trail Blazers made sure to make life hard for him in Game 1 of their first-round playoffs matchup. After Portland’s upset of the Nuggets, Dame expressed his admiration for Jokic, whom he called the clear MVP of the 2020-21 season. […]

The Portland Trail Blazers pulled off one of the biggest upsets in the 2021 NBA playoffs so far after beating Nikola Jokic and the Denver Nuggets in Game 1 of their first-round series. Damian Lillard came up big for the Blazers once again, registering a game-high 34 points and 13 assists. However, his performance was […]

Damian Lillard is not playing around in Game 1 against the Denver Nuggets. The Portland Trail Blazers star was on his game all night, en route to a 1-0 lead in the series. Check out Dame putting the Blazers up 10 to end the 3rd quarter, then spot his epic reaction afterwards: Dame. Lillard. pic.twitter.com/BFzYRU8B8t […]

Throughout his entire NBA career thus far, CJ McCollum has been coached by one person only. That distinction belongs to Terry Stotts. However, that may change next season for the Portland Trail Blazers guard. Stotts has been rumored to be on the hot seat after guiding the team to eight playoff appearances in his nine […]

The Portland Trail Blazers are set to meet the Denver Nuggets in the first round of the playoffs. The Blazers are led by superstar Damian Lillard while the Nuggets are led by MVP candidate Nikola Jokic. With Jamal Murray out for the season for the Nuggets, it put them in a tough position to win. […]

The Portland Trail Blazers head to Colorado to play against the Denver Nuggets in the first round of the NBA Playoffs. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series and make a Blazers-Nuggets prediction and pick. The Trail Blazers have been a solid team this season as they ended with a 42-30 record, going 38-34 […]

The Golden State Warriors aren’t even 24 hours off from their season-ending loss at the hands of the Memphis Grizzlies. But somehow the rumor mill is already churning up some speculation, as Portland Trail Blazers star Damian Lillard was caught on Twitter openly lobbying for Draymond Green. The Blazers’ franchise face retweeted a fan who […]

It looks like Portland Trail Blazers star Damian Lillard has begun recruiting Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green in his own subtle way. Right after the Warriors were eliminated in their play-in game against the Grizzlies, Lillard was caught retweeting a post about Green potentially joining the Blazers. Of course, while this is not proof […]

The loss of Jamal Murray has dampened the Denver Nuggets’ hopes of winning a championship this year. Nevertheless, the Nuggets will still enter the 2021 NBA Playoffs with high expectations, especially with the kind of campaign franchise superstar Nikola Jokic had in the 2020-21 regular season. Despite finishing with the No. 3 seed, it isn’t […]

The Los Angeles Lakers are aiming to become the first team to win a championship from a bottom-two seed. Or, as Jared Dudley described their tall order: “The hardest challenge any team has ever had in NBA history.” Los Angeles, of course, is not your average 7-seed. The Lakers are coming off a title, and […]

The last time Nikola Jokic faced the Portland Trail Blazers in the NBA Playoffs, the Denver Nuggets got bounced out in seven grueling games. A lot has changed since 2019, especially for the Nuggets. Nikola Jokic is now an MVP favorite. Jamal Murray is unavailable due to a season-ending injury. Michael Porter Jr. is looking […]

The NBA MVP debate has been raging for a while now. While some think Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic is the obvious choice, there have been plenty of other names tossed around in the debate, including Portland Trail Blazers guard Damian Lillard and Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry. Curry gained a lot of momentum […]

Portland Trail Blazers star Damian Lillard is not backing down from comments he made about the state of the organization and a potential head coaching change. He understands basketball is a business. Lillard previously spoke to Jason Quick of The Athletic regarding a potential organizational shakeup should the Blazers fail to make a deep playoff […]