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The Los Angeles Lakers did what they needed to do to get out of the play-in tournament. However, it was not enough after both the Dallas Mavericks and Portland Trail Blazers got surprising results in their final games of the NBA regular season. Dallas was expected to win their final game of the campaign against […]

The Los Angeles Clippers will enter the 2021 postseason with higher expectations than last season. Kawhi Leonard, Paul George, and Tyronn Lue’s team is healthy and playing together at the right time. With only one game remaining — Sunday night against the Oklahoma City Thunder — the Clippers have two teams they can face in the […]

The Portland Trail Blazers won five games in a row near the end of the NBA regular season. They very nearly beat the Utah Jazz and Phoenix Suns in back-to-back road games. Damian Lillard is leading his team on a late-season charge, and he matter-of-factly reacted to this positive plot twist for Portland. Damian Lillard: […]

Damian Lillard is no stranger to putting his entire team on his back when it matters most. The Portland Trail Blazers superstar is known for his late-game heroics and scoring barrages in the fourth quarter. Lillard turned on “Dame Time” for the Blazers once again vs. the Phoenix Suns on Thursday night, piling on 24 […]

Fittingly, the Los Angeles Lakers are entering the final weekend of the regular season with uncertainty surrounding LeBron James and Anthony Davis. L.A. is traveling East for a back-to-back against the Indiana Pacers (Sat. 10 a.m. PT) and New Orleans Pelicans (Sun. 6 p.m. PT). In his post-practice Zoom before heading to the plane, Lakers […]

Portland Trail Blazers star Damian Lillard is a baller on the court and an excellent rapper off the court. J. Cole is a star rapper and pretty good at basketball in his own right. It’s only natural that J. Cole sampled Dame on his new album, The Off-Season, which just came out on Friday. Dame […]

The Portland Trail Blazers were seconds away from pulling out a massive win over the Phoenix Suns on Thursday night. Unfortunately for the Blazers, Norman Powell was called for a touch foul on a Devin Booker game-winning shot attempt, giving Booker the two game-winning freebies and a 118-117 Suns victory. It was a somewhat controversial […]

The Portland Trail Blazers can still push the Los Angeles Lakers into the play-in round of the NBA postseason, but they just lost some margin for error, despite the best efforts of Damian Lillard. Dame Time was the right time for Portland on Thursday against the Phoenix Suns, but two missed free throws by Robert […]

Damian Lillard was seconds away from becoming a hero. The Portland Trail Blazers had clawed their way back against the Phoenix Suns, ready to snatch away victory from the jaws of defeat. The Blazers trailed by eight points entering the final frame. That’s when Lillard decided to put the team on his back, signaling Dame […]

Carmelo Anthony and his incredibly clutch defensive stop almost secured a crucial W for the Portland Trail Blazers against the Phoenix Suns. Almost. It was an end-to-end battle on Thursday and Anthony was unbelievably clutch on the defensive end to force Devin Booker to commit a crucial dribbling violation with just five seconds left in […]

The Portland Trail Blazers continue their tough road schedule on Thursday versus the Phoenix Suns in the Valley of the Sun. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series and make a Suns-Blazers prediction and pick. But before we get to the odds, let’s give a brief overview of how both teams are doing. The […]

The Los Angeles Lakers barely staved of a disastrous defeat and assured play-in fate on Wednesday, earning a too-close-for-comfort 124-122 win over the 16-54 Houston Rockets in the regular-season finale at Staples Center. For the second straight night, the Lakers relied on last-second heroics of their Next Men Up — notably Wesley Matthews, Talen Horton-Tucker, […]

Damian Lillard sure knows how to drop bars. After the Portland Trail Blazers completed a statement win over the league-leading Utah Jazz on Wednesday, 105-98, Lillard gave a comment that would surely get the entire Rip City charged up (via ESPN). “It’s what our identity has always been. We put our hard hats on. (We’re) […]

The Los Angeles Lakers were already down LeBron James, Anthony Davis, and Dennis Schroder for Wednesday’s matchup against the Houston Rockets. That’s three of their top creators and their two lead ball-handlers. In his pre-game Zoom, Lakers head coach Frank added one more key name to the injury list for the regular-season finale: Alex Caruso. […]

There is no doubt that Portland Trail Blazers superstar Damian Lillard is one of the most prolific scorers not only in today’s NBA, but perhaps throughout the history of the sport. Dame is well aware of his offensive prowess, so much so that he actually believes he can someday thump Kobe Bryant’s long-standing 81-point scoring […]

The fans are finally back in the Moda Center for the Portland Trail Blazers following Oregon’s recent decision to allow venues to reopen at limited capacity. Blazers superstar Damian Lillard has long been campaigning for the same and is now absolutely delighted with this recent development. The All-Star point guard recently opened up about the […]

Carmelo Anthony recently cracked the Top 10 all-time scoring list, and the Portland Trail Blazers made sure to commemorate the achievement. During their practice on Tuesday, the Blazers surprised Melo with a custom hoop with “Top 10” printed on it. To recall, Anthony surpassed Elvin Hayes for the record, a feat that only a select […]

CJ McCollum helped the Portland Trail Blazers defeat the Houston Rockets on Monday evening, but somehow Twitter became a talking point after the game. Scoring 28 points for the Blazers, the veteran guard talked about some of the stuff he’s seen on the mean streets of Twitter regarding scenarios heading into the postseason. Like anyone […]

The Los Angeles Lakers are slowly hurtling towards exactly what LeBron James was hoping to avoid: the NBA Play-In Tournament. But all is not lost for Mr. James. Here is exactly what needs to happen for LeBron and his men to escape The King’s worst nightmare. Lakers Play-In Scenarios: LeBron’s Escape Plan The Lakers currently […]

The neverending drama between Portland Trail Blazers big man Enes Kanter and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has taken yet another turn. According to TMZ, Kanter is being sued by Erdogan, putting another chapter in the novel that is the drama involving these two. Per Kanter’s post, he is being sued for “insulting him.”  This situation […]

The Portland Trail Blazers will host the Houston Rockets at the Moda Center on Monday night. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series and make a Rockets-Blazers prediction and pick. Houston has lost nine of its last 10 games and is currently riding a five-game losing streak into this matchup. Portland, on the other […]

Los Angeles Clippers superstar Paul George is arguably one of the best defenders in the league right now. The 31-year-old has been tasked to guard the opposing team’s best scorer down the stretch and is the type of person that you’d want in your team with the game on the line. That being said, George […]

Two great players came together to create the Dame 7 shoe for Adidas. Portland Trail Blazers superstar Damian Lillard collaborated with Hall of Famer Shaquille O’Neal to devise this latest piece of NBA footwear. Damian Lillard debuted the shoes last night in a win against the Los Angeles Lakers. Dame debuted the Adidas Dame 7 […]

The Portland Trail Blazers (38-29) host the San Antonio Spurs (32-34) on Saturday night in a pivotal contest for the Western Conference playoff chase. Portland defeated the Los Angeles Lakers on Friday at home behind a game-high 38 points from superstar guard Damian Lillard. It was the first time all season that fans at Moda […]

Anthony Davis had a basic explanation for Los Angeles Lakers’ costly loss to Damian Lillard and the Portland Trail Blazers at the Moda Center. According to Davis, it wasn’t Dame Time, nor a lack of healthy talent that partially caused the 106-111 defeat, which officially dropped the depleted Lakers (37-30) into the no. 7 seed […]

Portland Trail Blazers star Damian Lillard made sure it was “Dame Time” once again on Friday night, when he sized up Los Angeles Lakers All-Star forward Anthony Davis — one of the NBA’s top defenders — and buried a 35-foot 3-pointer for a 64-60, third-quarter lead. Just Dame things ⌚️ pic.twitter.com/N8GGMRpr08 — NBA TV (@NBATV) […]

Portland Trail Blazers superstar Damian Lillard has been quite generous with his compliments of late. After labeling Kevin Durant as the best player in the game today, Dame quickly turned his attention to Golden State Warriors star Stephen Curry. Lillard made his opinion on the whole GOAT shooter debate abundantly clear as he heaped praise […]

The Portland Trail Blazers will host the Los Angeles Lakers in a game that will significantly impact this year’s playoff seeding. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series with a Lakers – Blazers pick. The Lakers and the Blazers currently have the same record at 37-29, so whoever comes up short will drop to […]

Anthony Davis and the Los Angeles Lakers can’t catch a break. The latest setback for the defending champions came late in the first quarter of their 118-94 loss to the Los Angeles Clippers on Thursday, when Davis took a worrying tumble against a sideline scorer’s table. Here is where Anthony Davis tweaked his ankle, for […]

The Los Angeles Lakers and Portland Trail Blazers will face off on Friday in a showdown that may end up shaping the Western Conference playoff bracket and could play a significant role in determining the 2020-21 NBA champion. In fact, Anthony Davis called it “the biggest game” of his team’s roller-coaster campaign. The clash at […]

After nine seasons as the voice on the sidelines for the Portland Trail Blazers, Terry Stotts looks on the way out barring a drastic change. Stotts has been the Blazers coach throughout Damian Lillard’s entire career, as they both joined the franchise in 2012. After a bumpy first year together that yielded a 33-49 record, […]

The Portland Trail Blazers obliterated the Cleveland Cavaliers by a final score of 141 to 105 on Wednesday night behind a typically strong performance from Damian Lillard. After the game, Lillard expressed gratitude to the Blazers fans for returning the stadium following a long layover due to the COVID-19 pandemic: "When it’s fans in the […]

Portland Trail Blazers forward Carmelo Anthony has shown yet again why several teams were silly to never bet on him. On Wednesday against the Cleveland Cavaliers, Anthony turned back the clock and scored from a turnaround jumper right in the face of Dean Wade.  Prior to Wednesday’s game, Carmelo Anthony was averaging 13.6 points, 3.2 […]

Damian Lillard is widely considered as one of the top players in the NBA today. However, if you ask the Portland Trail Blazers point guard, he’ll be quick to admit that he does not consider himself to be the very best. For Lillard, this title solely belongs to Brooklyn Nets superstar Kevin Durant. In a […]

Damian Lillard and the Portland Trail Blazers are currently in a tough spot as they will have to grind it out just to secure a playoff seat for the 2020-21 season. Finding themselves in the same situation from a season ago in the Orlando bubble, head coach Terry Stotts may eventually be sacked if he […]

Throughout NBA history, we see a lot of great basketball players showcase their talent in the hardwood. And there is no question, it is amazing to witness a player develop from his rookie years and blossom into a star during his prime. Unfortunately, like normal human beings, basketball players also age. Because once they reach […]

LeBron James will miss the Los Angeles Lakers’ next two games — a Thursday-Friday road back-to-back vs. the Los Angeles Clippers and Portland Trail Blazers — in order to rest his right ankle, ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski reported on Tuesday. Woj says the Lakers will “proceed cautiously” with their superstar as the playoffs fast approach, and […]

With the COVID-19 vaccine slowly making its way to citizens across the globe, professional sports leagues are opening up their doors for live attendance more and more. We witnessed the UFC hold a full house for UFC 261, Texas has allowed baseball teams to have full stadiums, and the NBA has allowed for fans to […]

It has been a roller-coaster ride for Portland Trail Blazers vet Carmelo Anthony. The scoring machine has now punched his way to the 10th spot of the all-time scoring list in NBA history, passing Elvin Hayes. Anthony dropped 14 points on a losing effort against the Atlanta Hawks, and he is now sitting on 27,314 […]