Portland Trail Blazers Articles - Page 81

Portland Trail Blazers forward Carmelo Anthony has been very active in using his voice to address social justice issues in the United States. Anthony served as the guest editor-in-chief for a special edition of SLAM Magazine in July, and he has joined his peers in advocating for reform while the NBA restart wages on in […]

Skip Bayless is the latest person to pick up beef with Portland Trail Blazers star Damian Lillard, as his Monday morning segment was comprised of his lack of faith in “Dame Time.” The controversial FOX Sports 1 personality isn’t buying Lillard’s exploits, even after the Blazers dynamo hung 51 points on the Philadelphia 76ers to […]

Damian Lillard revealed a lot more about his mindset after his recent tiff with Paul George and Patrick Beverley of the Los Angeles Clippers, who took to clowning him after the Portland Trail Blazers came up short on Saturday. Lillard missed two clutch free throws with 18.6 seconds left in regulation, allowing the Clippers to […]

Portland Trail Blazers guard Damian Lillard uncharacteristically choked in the clutch, leading to a tough loss against the LA Clippers. Despite this, Lillard maintains a confident mindset — something he said is innate in him. Lillard joined Carmelo Anthony’s What’s In Your Glass show where they discussed everything and anything basketball. Among the matters they […]

Damian Lillard has been doubted since day one. Fortunately for the Portland Trail Blazers star, he’s more than confident in himself and his ability. In fact, according to Lillard, he has been able to use all the criticisms and negativity as fuel and motivation to bring him to where he is now. “My mindset was […]

During an interview with Rachel Nichols of ESPN in the Disney bubble, Portland Trail Blazers small forward Carmelo Anthony opened up about how he’s finally “at peace” with basketball and life. Anthony looks rejuvenated with the Blazers after his disastrous stint with the Houston Rockets in 2018-19. The future Hall of Famer told Nichols it […]

The Portland Trail Blazers have won four out of their first six seeding games during the restart, inching them closer to the Western Conference’s final playoff spot. One of the team’s top contributors (and best stories) in the bubble has been provided by Carmelo Anthony. The veteran forward is averaging 16.2 points and 6.7 rebounds […]

Portland Trail Blazers star Damian Lillard destroyed FOX Sports personality Skip Bayless worse than he did the Philadelphia 76ers over the weekend, putting on another 50-piece performance on the mean streets of Twitter. Even after a 51-point performance on Sunday, Bayless is not buying “Dame Time” after the Blazers point guard fell short in a […]

Portland Trail Blazers veteran forward Carmelo Anthony achieved a tremendous career milestone on Sunday by moving into the 15th spot on the NBA’s all-time scoring list. This prompted a ton of congratulatory messages for the 10-time All-Star, including a fair amount coming from his peers in the league. Some of the first few NBA personalities […]

The return to form of 10-time All-Star Carmelo Anthony with the Portland Trail Blazers this season has been one of the best narratives in the NBA. As it turns out, Blazers superstar Damian Lillard had a significant role to play in Anthony’s comeback of sorts. When Anthony signed with the Blazers last November, Lillard went […]

Portland Trail Blazers star Damian Lillard had no time to mess around, not this time. Only hours after botching the potential game-winning free throws against Paul George and the Los Angeles Clippers, “Dame Time” was back to work with a tantalizing 51-point effort to get back in the winning column. It was the type of […]

Portland Trail Blazers superstar Damian Lillard responded to Saturday night’s disappointing loss to the Los Angeles Clippers in the best way possible. This came in the form of an astounding 51-point performance on Sunday, leading his team to a huge victory over the Philadelphia 76ers — something that Portland teammate Carmelo Anthony approves of completely. […]

Portland Trail Blazers veteran forward Carmelo Anthony achieved a historic milestone on Sunday, as he cracked the Top 15 of the NBA’s all-time scoring list. After the game, the 10-time All-Star was asked to comment about this amazing feat, but Melo admitted that it’s hard to celebrate the same given his team’s current predicament. According […]

It’s no question that Jusuf Nurkic has Damian Lillard’s back at all times. The Portland Trail Blazers starting center has been known to be an enforcer and has never shied away from speaking his mind – both on and off the court. On Sunday, Lillard converted clutch bucket after clutch bucket to lead the Blazers […]

Damian Lillard had another tremendous showing for the Portland Trail Blazers on Sunday, as he led his team to a hard-fought 124-121 victory against the Philadelphia 76ers. Lillard stepped it up for his team yet again in crunch time, and after the win, he explained why he thrives in such situations. According to Lillard, he […]

It’s official. The New Orleans Pelicans and the Sacramento Kings are both out of the 2019-2020 NBA Playoffs. With tonight’s win by the red hot Portland Trail Blazers over the Philadelphia 76ers, both New Orleans and Sacramento now do not have a mathematical chance to make it to the top eight spot of the West […]

It’s never wise to light a fire under a player as talented as Portland Trail Blazers superstar Damian Lillard. Unfortunately for the Philadelphia 76ers, they became casualties of Lillard’s bounce-back game after Portland’s bitter defeat to the Los Angeles Clippers. Following a war of words with Clippers players Paul George and Patrick Beverley, the 6-foot-2 […]

The Portland Trail Blazers have gone 4-2 inside the bubble in Orlando, thanks in large part to the return of hulking center Jusuf Nurkic to the lineup. The 25-year-old Bosnian Beast has given Portland a steady interior presence that they have been sorely lacking since the beginning of the 2019-20 campaign. Following another strong performance […]

Portland Trail Blazers forward Carmelo Anthony moved to 15th on the all-time scoring list on Sunday against the Philadelphia 76ers. Anthony passed former Boston Celtics legends John Havlicek and Paul Pierce. Carmelo Anthony is now the 15th all-time scorer in NBA history with 26,399 points passing Paul Pierce. pic.twitter.com/FQkm7lXLN1 — Marc J. Spears (@MarcJSpears) August […]

The Memphis Grizzlies lost to the reigning NBA champions Toronto Raptors on Sunday in Orlando, guaranteeing a play-in series for the final playoff spot in the Western Conference. Now, the first play-in game is scheduled for next Saturday. Whichever team finishes as the No. 8 seed will need just one victory to advance to the […]

Portland Trail Blazers star Damian Lillard blew a chance to win Saturday’s showdown with the Los Angeles Clippers by uncharacteristically missing two crucial free throws late in the fourth quarter. Following the game, Lillard admitted that the misses bothered him because it could have given them a much-needed win, especially since the Blazers are currently […]

Damian Lillard launched a deep shot over the outstretched arms of Paul George just as time expired. Splash, series over. The Portland Trail Blazers eliminated the Oklahoma City Thunder via a 37-foot bomb from Lillard. After the dagger, the 5-time All-Star walked off and waved Oklahoma City’s season goodbye, almost referencing what ended up becoming […]

The beef between Los Angeles Clippers forward Paul George and Portland Trail Blazers guard Damian Lillard continues. On Instagram, Lillard fired another shot, which appears to be a warning to George and the Clippers. https://www.instagram.com/p/CDpRbSTAMHR/ The feud restarted on the court on Saturday after Patrick Beverley trolled Damian Lillard following a missed free throw, yelling […]

Damian Lillard didn’t always have beef with Paul George. In fact, the superstar point guard wanted the versatile small forward on the Portland Trail Blazers back in 2017. Paul George / few others https://t.co/mG8vbnDbqm — Damian Lillard (@Dame_Lillard) June 14, 2017 At the time of this tweet from Damian Lillard, Paul George had not let […]

Before moving on from his NBA beef with Damian Lillard, Los Angeles Clippers small forward Paul George took one last shot at the Portland Trail Blazers star. After Lillard called out George for changing teams all the time, PG-13 claimed on IG that his run with the Indiana Pacers was better than what Lillard has […]

Los Angeles Clippers superstar small forward Paul George is ready to move on from his feud with Portland Trail Blazers guard Damian Lillard. It appears George wants to hit the fishing lakes at Disney World to unwind after a long day. https://www.instagram.com/p/CDpN83eFPFa/ After a long sports hiatus, it was fun to watch Paul George and […]

The LA Clippers defeated the Portland Trail Blazers led by Paul George’s team-high 21 points on 8-of-16 shooting. While defeating the Blazers was huge towards clinching the number two seed in the Western Conference, it was the end of the game and postgame antics involving Patrick Beverley and Damian Lillard that caught everyone’s attention. It […]

Portland Trail Blazers superstar Damian Lillard reminded everyone, including Los Angeles Clippers star Paul George, that he’s sent Patrick Beverley and George home in the playoffs before. Things got testy at the end of the Blazers-Clippers game, with Lillard talking smack with Beverley and George. After George saw Lillard’s comments on Instagram, he responded: Paul […]

After Portland Trail Blazers superstar point guard Damian Lillard missed two clutch free-throws against the Los Angeles Clippers on Saturday, Patrick Beverley, Paul George and Marcus Morris trolled Dame. Patrick Beverley taunting Dame after he misses both potential game-winning free throws pic.twitter.com/ZIUjVbQm6R — Rob Perez (@WorldWideWob) August 8, 2020 first he threw up the Dame […]

The Los Angeles Lakers clinched the No. 1 seed in the Western Conference for the first time in a decade. Many analysts and casuals alike predict the Lakers to make the NBA Finals, while some strongly believe they will lift the Larry O’Brien trophy as well by season’s end. However, as dominant as they have […]

Hall of Famer Charles Barkley is all in on the Portland Trail Blazers. In fact, the NBA legend recently reiterated his belief that the Rip City squad will go all the way to the Finals this 2020. Moreover, sir Charles is confident that Portland will make it to the eighth seed and upset the top-seeded […]

Carmelo Anthony has been so statistically dominant throughout his NBA career that his comeback season with the Portland Trail Blazers in 2019-20 is his third-worst campaign in what has been a Hall-of-Fame career. Of course, it has been great to see Anthony back in the NBA after he was exiled for no reason. All the […]

Damian Lillard believes the Portland Trail Blazers could have defeated the Golden State Warriors in the 2019 Western Conference Finals had they had Carmelo Anthony on the roster. Portland wound up getting swept by Golden State last season, in part because the Blazers were playing without center Jusuf Nurkic. While it may be a stretch […]

Not many times does an NBA team get the chance to start fresh and carry on a season the way it first envisioned it. See, the offseason is often time for optimism, wild prediction, and overwhelming anxiety. When the Portland Trail Blazers started their 2019-20 campaign after being swept in the Western Conference Finals by […]

Portland Trail Blazers superstar Damian Lillard is pretty happy with how his team has fared inside the Disney World bubble. Recently, the All-Star point guard doubled down on his earlier statement about not bothering to take part in the bubble if the team knew that they had nothing to play for anyway. As it stands, […]

Brooklyn Nets guard Spencer Dinwiddie tweeted what most NBA fans and pundits are thinking about right now regarding the Los Angeles Lakers’ possible Western Conference first-round opponent. The Purple and Gold have already clinched the number one seed in the West and is only awaiting who emerges the victor for that eighth and final playoff […]

Portland Trail Blazers superstar Damian Lillard had quite an evening on Thursday, knocking down a career-high-tying 11 3-pointers in a 125-115 victory over the Denver Nuggets. In the process, Lillard joins the Splash Brothers of the Golden State Warriors as the only three players in league history to have made at least 11 triples in […]

Portland Trail Blazers superstar Damian Lillard is already displaying his playoff form, tying his career-high 11-made 3-pointers in the team’s 125-115 win over the Denver Nuggets on Thursday. The 5-time All-Star was simply unconscious from deep, uncorking a game-best 45 markers on an efficient 13-for-21 shooting from the field and 11-for-18 clip from past the […]

Portland Trail Blazers center Jusuf Nurkic properly welcomed Denver Nuggets rookie Bol Bol to the NBA on Thursday. Nurkic put Bol on a poster dunk during the Nuggets-Blazers game at Disney World. JUSUF NURKIC WITH THE FACIAL OVER BOL BOL 😤 pic.twitter.com/8lfo4FxJxg — ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) August 7, 2020 It is so good to see Nurkic […]