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Portland Trail Blazers star Damian Lillard put forth one of the most ridiculous playoff performances ever in Game 5 against the Denver Nuggets, pouring in 55 points and a playoff-record 12 3-pointers. Lillard hit a plethora of clutch shots and single-handedly erased a seemingly insurmountable deficit in the first overtime to force a second. Unfortunately, […]

The Portland Trail Blazers will host the Denver Nuggets for the sixth game of this best-of-seven series. It’s time to continue our NBA Playoffs odds series and make a Nuggets-Blazers prediction and pick. Portland enters Game 6 at home with their backs against the wall after losing a heartbreaker against the Nuggets in Game 5. […]

It’s not often we see a player put on a classic individual performance that ends up in a heartbreaking defeat. Unfortunately for Portland Trail Blazers superstar Damian Lillard, it’s happening regularly. Inspired by Dame Time, it’s time to look at the best NBA Playoffs performances in a loss. For Damian Lillard, that’s exactly what happened […]

Game 5 between the Trail Blazers and the Denver Nuggets had all the makings of the greatest playoff game ever. But critical errors by the Trail Blazers turned it into one of the most anti-climactic games we’ve seen. Looking at the bigger picture, the Trail Blazers have some inherent weaknesses that exposed themselves even more […]

Damian Lillard just painted the Mona Lisa of playoff performances. The Portland Trail Blazers star may not have scored the most points in a postseason game, but he made all the right strokes in the right places to make it one for the history books. Lillard poured in 55 points on a downright absurd 24 […]

The Portland Trail Blazers lost Game 5 in their series against the Denver Nuggets. But if you just based it off the reactions to Damian Lillard’s epic clutch performance, you’d think they pulled off the victory. Lillard poured in 55 points in the loudest way possible, willing his team into two overtimes before eventually running […]

On multiple occasions in Tuesday night’s double-overtime thriller, the Denver Nuggets had a chance to foul Damian Lillard while up three points in an attempt to deter him from hitting a game-tying 3-pointer. The Nuggets consistently opted against that strategy, and Lillard burned them several times. While this befuddled many on NBA Twitter, Nuggets head […]

Damian Lillard was a god among men in Game 5 against the Denver Nuggets. So much so that Austin Rivers had to thank the heavens after a rare miss from the Portland Trail Blazers star. Check out the Nuggets guard’s hilarious reaction to Lillard finally missing a three-pointer:   View this post on Instagram   […]

Golden State Warriors star Stephen Curry may be considered as the GOAT shooter, but in the playoffs, Portland Trail Blazers guard Damian Lillard is making a case for that title. In his ridiculous 55-point explosion in Game 5 against the Denver Nuggets, Lillard also set a new record for most 3-pointers made in a single […]

Damian Lillard just went nuclear on the entire Denver Nuggets team. The Portland Trail Blazers may have lost Game 5, but it’s safe to say fans will remember this night for years to come. The Blazers star poured in 55 points on an absolutely absurd 17-for-24 shooting clip from the field. Lillard was also a […]

Golden State Warriors star Stephen Curry is at a loss for words after watching Damian Lillard revive the Portland Trail Blazers back from the dead not once but twice. In the crucial Game 5 between the Blazers and Denver Nuggets, Lillard banked the game-tying 3-pointer to send the contest to overtime. After Denver took a […]

Damian Lillard just went supernova on the Denver Nuggets. But despite his best efforts, it wasn’t enough to get his Portland Trail Blazers the Game 5 win. Dame dropped 55 points in an absolutely wild double overtime battle that ended with the Nuggets victorious, 147-140. Blazers fans aren’t happy with the result, but they can […]

The Portland Trail Blazers were on the brink of losing Game 5 against the Denver Nuggets. Enter Damian Lillard. With the Blazers down three points with just a few seconds remaining in regulation, Lillard took it upon himself to send the game to overtime with this insane game-tying step-back triple (h/t ClutchPoints on Twitter): IT'S […]

Denver Nuggets guard Facundo Campazzo finally got his revenge on Portland Trail Blazers star Damian Lillard. Early in Game 5 of the Nuggets-Blazers series, Campazzo got the opportunity to go up against Lillard, and he did not waste the moment to show the All-Star guard he won’t back down. Attacking the rim despite the tight […]

After a strong start to the series, Michael Porter Jr has suddenly fallen off a cliff for the Denver Nuggets in the past two games. On Saturday, The 22-year-old scored just three points on 1-of-3 shooting in Denver’s 115-95 Game 4 blowout loss against the Portland Trail Blazers. Porter has recently opened up about his […]

The Portland Trail Blazers and the Denver Nuggets will square off in a crucial Game 5 of this best-of-seven series. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series and make a Blazers-Nuggets prediction and pick. This series has become a best of three as the Blazers and Nuggets have split the first four games. Portland […]

LaMarcus Aldridge and Damian Lillard enjoyed some success together with the Portland Trail Blazers, but their time together didn’t last all that long and didn’t end on the best terms. After three seasons as teammates, Aldridge left Portland to sign with the San Antonio Spurs in 2015. Looking back, Aldridge has one major regret about […]

Former NBA big man LaMarcus Aldridge shocked the basketball community in April 2021 when he suddenly announced that he’s walking away from the sport as a player for good. A health scare that had his heart beating irregularly during a Brooklyn Nets game against the Los Angeles Lakers on April 10 ultimately led to his […]

After Stephen Curry and Ja Morant expressed their support for Naomi Osaka, Portland Trail Blazers star Damian Lillard also stepped up in defense of the Japanese tennis star. To recall, Osaka recently announced her withdrawal from the French Open and detailed her struggles with mental health. The decision came amid the issues surrounding her media […]

The Portland Trail Blazers will play in the most important game of their season on Tuesday when they take on the Denver Nuggets in Game 5 of their first-round series matchup. With the series tied at 2-2 and their season virtually on the line, Damian Lillard has sent a rousing rally cry for his teammates. […]

Nikola Jokic did not look like the league MVP in the Denver Nuggets’ disappointing Game 4 loss to the Portland Trail Blazers on Saturday. The 26-year-old is well aware of his shortcomings and has pledged to make the necessary adjustments heading into Game 5. Jokic acknowledged that he stepped away from his game against the […]

The Portland Trail Blazers and the Denver Nuggets are battling through the first four games of their first-round series, with the series even at 2-2. The Blazers took the crucial first game of the series by 16 points and looked to be in control. Denver bounced back with a 14-point win in Game 2 to […]

The NBA welcoming back big crowds for the playoffs has helped make for some great atmospheres. However, it has also led to a number of ugly fan incidents in the past week, and now Portland Trail Blazers star Damian Lillard is speaking out about how this can be fixed. Lillard said Monday that while it’s […]

The Portland Trail Blazers dominated Nikola Jokic and the Denver Nuggets on Saturday, winning 115-95 and tying up the series at two. However, it wasn’t Damian Lillard who led the charge offensively. He was cold, dropping just 10 points. It was the mid-season acquisition, Norman Powell. The former Raptor had a breakout performance after starting […]

The Denver Nuggets endured a blowout loss against the Portland Trail Blazers to make the series 2-2. This has been a volatile best-of-seven battle, with neither team playing well at the same time… or very consistently. It was a tough game for the Nuggets, who played horrendously. There were many reasons the Nuggets lost this […]

The first-round matchup between the Portland Trail Blazers and Denver Nuggets has been an eye-popping series to watch. As the series is knotted up at 2-2, Game 5 will be crucial to see which team can have a 3-2 series edge. As the Nuggets have home-court advantage in the next matchup, it will be up […]

Damian Lillard is the heart and soul of the Portland Trail Blazers franchise. They’ll only go as far as he can carry them. In Game 4 against the Denver Nuggets, Lillard didn’t exactly carry them very far. He was absolutely putrid in that game, scoring just 10 points on a ghastly 1-for-10 shooting from the […]

Damian Lillard is never bashful when it comes to interacting with his fans on social media. The Portland Trail Blazers star is a very active persona online, which leads to some hilarious star-to-fan interactions. Lillard famously had a long-standing saga when he responded to a fan who claimed he had bet the equivalent of his […]

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, […]