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The Blazers' First-Ever Tweet Is Just So Sad
To celebrate its upcoming birthday, Twitter has launched a tool that lets you plug in a username and it'll show you the first tweet on that timeline. Everyone's doing it for themselves, but the real fun is in searching others. Some brilliant person put in the @trailblazers. It's depressing:...
Thomas Robinson's Block Sends Out Shockwaves Of Awesome
Here's a good example of a thing that is particularly cool about the NBA: the way one spectacular play can set off a chain reaction of events that crescendos with an entire arena losing its collective mind....
Pissed-Off Kevin Durant Is The Best Kevin Durant
Not long ago, we wondered how any NBA team was supposed to beat the Portland Trail Blazers. Last night, we got our answer: put Kevin Durant on the other team, and make him angry....
Robin Lopez Has Some Mysterious Beef With The Raptors' Mascot
Willamette Week has a pretty great interview with Blazers center Robin Lopez, one of the smarter and funnier guys in the league. It's well worth your time, but I want to draw your attention to one cryptic exchange:...
How The Hell Do You Beat The Blazers?
The highlight from last night was Batum hitting a three to send the game to overtime (on a nice little double-screen play drawn up by Terry Stotts), but the memorable thing about the Blazers' 116-112 overtime win against the Clippers last night was how much stuff went wrong for them, and how little...
Damian Lillard Takes Boys And Girls Club On Surprise Shopping Spree
Trailblazers star Damian Lillard treated some members of the Portland Boys and Girls Club to a surprise shopping spree at Toys 'R Us last night, and it was the coolest thing. Just look at how happy this little kid is!...
Damian Lillard And Kyrie Irving Are Why NBA League Pass Exists
It's games like last night's heart-stopper between the Trailblazers and the Cavaliers that remind basketball fans just how spoiled they are. In an era that's blessed by the presence of megastars like LeBron James and Kevin Durant, it's silly to think that there's a whole secondary tier of stars who...
Paul George Was Out Of His Mind Last Night
Just in case you were not yet aware, Paul George is the truth. The Pacers' budding superstar proved as much last night, when he went for 43 points in a 106-102 loss to the Blazers, a game that ended with George hitting five three-pointers in the last three minutes of regulation as he mounted a furi...
Is There A Single Knick Who Didn't Completely Fuck Up On This Play?
I mean, I guess Iman Shumpert does an OK job. Maybe we can give 'Melo a D+ for that really soft bluff into the lane....
Where's Your Team Scoring From? An Early Look At NBA Distance Shooting
Although we're just a few games into the season, the shooting strategies of different squads have started to come into focus. A lot of teams—like the Warriors—continue to put more and more emphasis on three-point shots, while other teams—like the Rockets—have made a push towards getting more looks i...
Charts: Who Are The Oldest And Fattest Teams In The NBA?
Note: The charts and text have been updated to include Roger Mason Jr. (Heat), Mike Harris (Jazz), and Brandon Davies (76ers), who were initially missing. These updates are reflected in the BestTicketBlog's charts as well....
Tobin Heath's Free-Kick Golazo Was Filthy
Portland Thorns FC defeated Western New York Flash 2-0 for the NWSL Championship Saturday night. Tobin Heath's amazing goal off of a free kick in the 40th minute played a big part in that victory....
Sounders Fans Spent Three Weeks Making This Enormous Tifo
The Seattle Sounders hosted the Portland Timbers last night, and it was no ordinary match. It was the nationally televised home debut of newest Sounder Clint Dempsey, and it was held in a sold-out CenturyLink Field. So the home faithful pulled out all the stops....
Former Blazers Beat Writer Reveals Why He Began Hating That Damn Job
Yesterday, the Oregonian's Jason Quick announced he'd be leaving the Blazers gig after 13 years to cover Oregon football. He then gave a fascinating, brutally honest interview to Ben Golliver of Blazer's Edge. If you've ever wanted to know what a burned-out reporter sounds like, here you go....
This U.S. Open Cup Golazo Was One Of The Fastest In Timbers History
MLS' Portland Timbers are taking on the Tampa Bay of the North American Soccer League tonight in the U.S. Open Cup, and the Timbers wasted no time. ...
Timbers Play Make-A-Wish Game, Kid With Cancer Scores Winning Goal
An estimated 3,000 fans turned out at Jeld-Wen Field today to watch the Portland Timbers take on the Green Machine, an eight-year-old's soccer club scheduled to take on the MLS side by the Make-A-Wish foundation. Yes, the cancer patient scored the winning goal....
Andre Iguodala Gets A Big Block, Finishes The Break With A Dunk
This one of just a handful of impressive plays that Andre Iguodala had during yesterday's Trailblazers-Nuggets game. It starts with him climbing the ladder to reject J.J. Hickson at the rim, and it ends with him receiving a nifty drop-off pass from Ty Lawson before throwing down a dunk. ...
Will Johnson Responds To Alleged Gay Slur With Gorgeous Free Kick Goal
It was a feisty match tonight at Jeld-Wen as the Timbers pulled out a 1-0 win over San Jose thanks to a blistering Will Johnson free kick that's as good as any we've seen in MLS this season. It was Portland's best revenge after Earthquakes forward Alan Gordon appeared to deliver a gay slur in Johns...
Portland Fan Picks His Nose In Direct View Of TNT's Broadcast, Winks At Camera
This man has incredible form....