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Portland Trail Blazers star Damian Lillard recently hinted at his desires to have a long-term stay in the city as he sets his sights on surpassing Clyde Drexler as the greatest player to ever don the team’s colors. Lillard continues to move up the franchise scoring list after producing 34 points in a 123-98 victory […]

Portland Trail Blazers forward Carmelo Anthony moved up the NBA’s all-time scoring list, surpassing San Antonio Spurs legend Tim Duncan. Melo now ranks 14th on the historic list, now with 26,499 career points following his 18-point performance in Portland’s 123-98 route of the Golden State Warriors on Friday. The 10-time All-Star felt humbled to be […]

Damian Lillard did not only lead the Portland Trail Blazers to a blowout victory against the Golden State Warriors, but he also etched his name further in the NBA history books. After Friday’s 34-point explosion, Lillard became just the second Blazers player to reach 15,000 points. He needed only 21 to reach the feat, and […]

Damian Lillard and the Portland Trail Blazers travel to the Bay Area to take on Stephen Curry and the Golden State Warriors tonight. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series and make a Blazers-Warriors prediction and pick. The Trail Blazers hold a record of 2-2, but they are 1-3 against the spread. They are […]

Apart from being one of the best basketball players in the world, Portland Trail Blazers superstar Damian Lillard also dabbles into music from time to time. Dame’s two worlds collided recently when he turned into a basketball coach for critically acclaimed rapper Cardi B. As seen in the latest episode of the hip hop artist’s […]

For those selling the Portland Trail Blazers-Los Angeles Clippers rivalry, Damian Lillard isn’t buying it. Lillard was asked about the so-called “rivalry” between the Western Conference foes ahead of the latest Blazers-Clippers matchup. In a rather savage response, the All-Star guard questioned the premise of the question. “I thought a rivalry was built on the […]

The Portland Trail Blazers will continue to miss big man Zach Collins after it was announced Wednesday that he has undergone another ankle surgery. In a statement, the Blazers announced that Collins underwent revision surgery to repair a left medial malleolus stress fracture, and the 23-year-old will be out indefinitely. Collins previously underwent surgery on […]

Portland Trail Blazers star Damian Lillard was given a role this past offseason in determining how the team’s roster would pan out heading into 2020-21. Lillard explained to Sam Amick of The Athletic his involvement with the front office: “Yeah, I mean in the offseason I have personal relationships with my teammates so I don’t […]

It’s way past Christmas but James Harden isn’t done with his holiday shopping. The Houston Rockets superstar is making a list (and checking it twice) of possible destinations, given that his time in H-Town is all but done. One of the more recent additions to the former MVP’s list is the Portland Trail Blazers and […]

Portland Trail Blazers point guard Damian Lillard had high praise for Gary Trent Jr. after the Blazers downed the Los Angeles Lakers on Monday. Trent poured in 28 points on 10-for-14 shooting from the field, helping the Trail Blazers snatch a win from the defending champions. The performance was all the more impressive because it […]

James Harden reportedly expanded his list of preferred trade destinations to include the Boston Celtics and Portland Trail Blazers. Whether or not Portland has the assets the Houston Rockets would consider fair for a Harden deal is yet to be seen. Nonetheless, Damian Lillard might be more than interested. On the daily Locked On Blazers […]

The Los Angeles Lakers have proven to have a way of winning games when leading heading into the fourth quarter in recent seasons. However, Monday night’s defeat to the Portland Trail Blazers snapped the Lakers’ 59-game winning streak when holding a lead after three quarters. This was the fifth-longest streak in NBA history: Prior to […]

Portland Trail Blazers swingman Derrick Jones Jr. recorded three blocks on Monday against the mighty Los Angeles Lakers. Two of his swats came at the expense of LeBron James, who he called a “great actor.” After the Trail Blazers’ 115-107 win over the Lakers, Jones had some interesting comments on LeBron. For Jones, his shot-blocking […]

Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James received a dose of his own medicine on Monday, courtesy of an emphatic chase-down block from Portland Trail Blazers high-flyer Derrick Jones Jr. In the closing seconds of the third quarter of the match between the two Western Conference teams, James tried to bully his way to the point […]

The Los Angeles Lakers and Portland Trail Blazers square off Monday in a rematch of last season’s first-round playoff matchup. Both teams look quite a bit different, however. The Lakers substituted Dwight Howard and JaVale McGee for Montrezl Harrel and Marc Gasol in the offseason, also adding point guard Dennis Schroder to the mix. Los […]

The Los Angeles Lakers will play the 2nd game of a back t0 back tonight against the Portland Trail Blazers.  It’s time to continue our NBA odds series and make a Blazers-Lakers prediction and pick. The Lakers currently hold a record of 2-1 and are coming off consecutive blowout victories. The Blazers stand at 1-1, getting […]

Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green missed each of the team’s first three games due to a foot injury. However, the Dubs are hoping Green will be on the floor when Golden State takes on the Portland Trail Blazers later this week. Steve Kerr said "the hope" is that Draymond Green will make his season […]

The Los Angeles Lakers didn’t have Anthony Davis against the Minnesota Timberwolves on Sunday night due to a calf injury, but the superstar big man is set to return Monday against the Portland Trail Blazers, per ESPN’s Dave McMenamin. As for LeBron James and his nagging ankle injury, his status is still to be determined […]

While there aren’t a lot of positive takeaways when suffering a double-overtime loss to a Cleveland Cavaliers team that finished last in the Eastern Conference in 2019-20, one of the lone bright spots for the Detroit Pistons was Blake Griffin going off from deep. The six-time All-Star showed how he has transformed his game over […]

The playing status of Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James for their upcoming game against the Portland Trail Blazers remains up in the air due to a nagging ankle injury, per Kyle Goon of the Orange County Register. The four-time MVP initially hurt it back in their season opener against the Los Angeles Clippers. The […]

Just two games into the 2020-21 season and things are already starting to get strange. On Sunday, the Portland Trail Blazers announced that forward Carmelo Anthony is currently not with the team ahead of their Monday night game against the Los Angeles Lakers. The reason? Health and Safety Protocols. The announcement was confirmed on Twitter […]

The Houston Rockets’ disgruntled star in James Harden continues to explore his options and recently added the Portland Trail Blazers as a new addition to his list of potential destinations. The rumors caught the eye of Blazers guard C.J. McCollum who already had foresight on what is going to happen if a trade pushes through […]

CJ McCollum and James Harden took part in a back-and-forth game on Saturday night between the Portland Trail Blazers and the Houston Rockets. Following Saturday night’s game that took overtime to decide the game, McCollum made NSFW comments about Harden’s performance. “James is really good,” McCollum said, via ESPN’s Tim MacMahon. “Regardless of what James […]

CJ McCollum and James Harden each had scintillating 44-point performances for their respective squads on Saturday night. But it was McCollum’s Portland Trail Blazers that came out on top over the Harden’s Houston Rockets in a thrilling overtime showdown. Following Portland’s 128-126 victory, McCollum took to Twitter to express his excitement over their early season […]

The Houston Rockets played undermanned in their 128-126 overtime loss to the Portland Trail Blazers on Saturday night. Despite all the drama surrounding superstar James Harden, including being late to training camp and COVID-19 protocol violations, The Beard still put up a virtuoso performance in his season debut. Harden dropped 44 points and dished out […]

CJ McCollum just took out a page from Damian Lillard’s playbook. The Portland Trail Blazers star scored 44 big points, including the go-ahead triple that put the team ahead of the Houston Rockets for good in overtime, 128-126. Here’s the big-time shot from McCollum: CJ MCCOLLUM. ‘Nuff said. pic.twitter.com/V9qyv8Pwtb — ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) December 27, 2020 […]

James Harden and the Houston Rockets are set to tip-off their first game of the season on Saturday versus the Portland Trail Blazers. Despite the drama Harden was involved in during the offseason, he offered some words of encouragement as he prepares to enter his 12th season in the NBA, per Jonathan Feigen of the […]

James Harden has been quarantining away from the Houston Rockets, but he is set to make his season debut with the Rockets on Saturday. According to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski, Harden is available for Saturday’s contest versus the Portland Trail Blazers. Rockets star James Harden has traveled to Portland and been cleared to play vs. the […]

The 2020-21 Houston Rockets will look a lot different than they have in previous seasons, as the dominant storyline in Texas this offseason is the trade rumors swirling around former MVP and eight-time All-Star James Harden. Recently, he’s made the Blazers another desired landing spot. Harden is not likely to see the court in a while, as the […]

The James Harden drama is seemingly never-ending, with a new report on Christmas Eve stating the Houston Rockets’ three-time NBA scoring champion has two new preferred teams in his trade request. According to Kelly Iko and Sam Amick in The Athletic, Harden has added the Boston Celtics and Portland Trail Blazers to his list for […]

Damian Lillard and the Portland Trail Blazers experienced a brutal defeat to the Utah Jazz, as they lost 100-120. A season opener surely they would not have imagined, the Blazers are off to another slow start to the season. However, the scoreless first half and a game total of nine points for Lillard are more […]

The Chuckster is at it again. On Day 1 of the 2020-21 NBA season, Hall of Famer Charles Barkley made another bold, yet familiar, prediction on TNT: the Portland Trail Blazers are winning the Western Conference. The former league MVP even placed a hefty bet, a hundred grand at that, for Portland to make the […]

Might the Portland Trail Blazers have been a sleeper team to land Giannis Antetokounmpo before the “Greek Freak” signed a supermax with the Milwaukee Bucks? Chris Haynes of Yahoo Sports reported on the latest edition of the Posted Up podcast Antetokounmpo had grown especially close with Trail Blazers point guard Damian Lillard this summer. Haynes added […]

There have been a ton of offseason moves over the past few months that have reshaped the landscape of the league as we approach the beginning of the 2020-21 NBA season. With the way the NBA has shifted to a smaller and faster pace, a solid backcourt duo is almost guaranteed to put you in […]

Stephen Curry has long held the title of being the NBA player that everyone would want to take a game-winning shot, but that doesn’t seem to be the case heading into the 2020-21 season. In the annual survey of NBA general managers, Damian Lillard of the Portland Trail Blazers edged out Curry as the best […]

Portland Trail Blazers star guard Damian Lillard wasn’t exactly pleased with the Las Vegas Raiders’ defense against the Los Angeles Chargers, so much so that he flocked to Twitter to ask the important question. As of this writing, the Raiders are down 24-17 against the Chargers. It’s understandable for Damian Lillard to feel disappointed at […]

Last season, Zach Collins played a grand total of just 11 games for the Portland Trail Blazers. He was dealing with a couple of major injuries throughout the campaign, which forced him to an extended spell on the sidelines. Despite his forgettable season, however, it turns out that the 6-foot-11 big man is still a […]

Portland Trail Blazers big man Enes Kanter is without a doubt one of the funniest dudes in the NBA. He’s been known to troll around every now and again, but unfortunately for the 28-year-old, one particular photo resulted in the tables being turned on him. Kanter posted a rather impeccable picture of himself on Twitter, […]

After suffering a first-round exit a year after reaching the Western Conference Finals, the Portland Trail Blazers entered the shortened offseason with a clear goal in mind: surround their backcourt of All-Star Damian Lillard and CJ McCollum, along with starting center Jusuf Nurkic, with more talent. Now, days before the start of the regular season, […]