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Damian Lillard Went Nuclear On The Thunder
The Portland Trail Blazers were losing to the Oklahoma City Thunder by a score of 103-95 with just over three minutes left to play last night. The Blazers won the game 115-110, because Damian Lillard lost his mind....
Tim Frazier's Desperation Assist To Noah Vonleh Is Incredible
It happened on New Year’s Eve, so most people missed this tremendous play from Portland’s Tim Frazier, who leapt out of bounds to save an airball and ended up being the front end of a Noah Vonleh alley-oop slam. It’s a play so impressive, even the visiting announcers from Utah had to respect it:...
Gerald Henderson Dunks On Justise Winslow From Behind The Backboard
The Heat came back in the second half to beat the Blazers in today’s matchup between the two most geographically disparate teams in the NBA. Gerald Henderson threw down this slick dunk on rookie Justise Winslow in the second quarter....
Jimmy Butler Wants His Fine Paid By "Mister Dukie" Mason Plumlee
Mason Plumlee put a shoulder into Jimmy Butler, and Butler stuck out his legs to trip Plumlee, but it was only Butler who got a technical. Now Butler wants Plumlee to pay his fine, and he knows exactly where to send the invoice....
Blazers Offer Enes Kanter The Max, Stick It To The Thunder
After last night, it felt like we’d seen the last of the drama that this year’s NBA free-agency period had to offer. But then the Blazers went and signed Thunder center and restricted free agent Enes Kanter to a max offer sheet, which puts Oklahoma City’s front office in a position where they are so...
Blazers Fire Assistant Coach Who Said LaMarcus Aldridge Was Leaving
The Portland Trail Blazers have fired assistant coach Kim Hughes, a few days after Hughes told an Indiana TV station LaMarcus Aldridge wouldn’t be returning to the team, according to The Oregonian. ...
We Need To Talk About That Dumb Trade The Brooklyn Nets Made
Last night while most people were sleeping, the Nets traded Mason Plumlee and 41st-overall pick Pat Connaughton to the Portland Trail Blazers for... Steve Blake and Rondae Hollis-Jefferson. This is a bad trade....
Blazers Send Nic Batum To Hornets For Noah Vonleh And Gerald Henderson
The Portland Trail Blazers are trading swingman Nic Batum to the Charlotte Hornets for forward Noah Vonleh and shooting guard Gerald Henderson. The deal was first reported by Yahoo’s Adrian Wojnarowski. ...
Who Will Be Healthy For The Western Conference Playoffs?
All season, we’ve been waiting for the Western Conference playoff bloodbath to start. Unfortunately, it’s looking like a lot of the blood has been spilled too early. ...
Chris Paul Is Up To His Old Tricks: Tapping Nuts And Dominating Games
The Clippers and Trail Blazers were locked into a fierce battle in Portland tonight, as the two teams were tied (along with the Spurs) for fourth place and the all important (though apparently not for the Clippers) home court advantage in the first round of the Western Conference playoffs. ...
LeBron James Called This Dwyane Wade Game-Winner
Old Man Dwyane Wade's been on a nice little run lately, averaging nearly 30 points per game over his last seven. He dropped 32 on the Portland Trail Blazers last night, the most important of which came by way of this smooth, game-winning jumper at the tail end of the fourth quarter. The Blazers prob...
Wesley Matthews Tears Achilles, Will Miss Rest Of Season
Wesley Matthews went down on a non-contact play during tonight’s Blazers-Mavericks match-up, and the worst possible scenario has come true, with the Blazers confirming Adrian Wojnarowski’s original report of a torn Achilles tendon:...
Reports: Longtime Trail Blazer Jerome Kersey Dead At 52
Former Trail Blazer (and Warrior, Laker, Supersonic, Spur, and Buck) Jerome Kersey passed away in Portland today, The Oregonian reports. CNNSW reports that he told coworkers he didn't feel well and was going home, before "collaps[ing] on the way to his car." ...
LaMarcus Aldridge Will Play Tonight With A Torn Ligament In His Thumb
This was the Trail Blazers two days ago:...
Celtics Beat Trail Blazers On Sloppiest Game-Winner Of The Year
Down two to the Trail Blazers with under 10 seconds remaining, the Celtics were relying upon Jared Sullinger to get them a crucial basket. That should tell you all you need to know about how good they are, that Brad Stevens looked up and down his bench for his best option and settled upon Sullinger....
Damian Lillard Gets Fed Up On Twitter Like The Rest Of Us
This one guy thought he was going to own Damian Lillard with a sick burn of a tweet:...
Damian Lillard Is Fearless
The Portland Trail Blazers are a very good basketball team that is fun to watch, and human firecracker Damian Lillard is a big reason why....
Ford Blimp Crashes At Portland Trail Blazers Game
Ford executives were heard shouting at the inflatable SUV's handlers, "Whatever you do, don't roll it over!"...
Police Lock Down Moda Center As Hundreds Of Protesters Gather Outside
Police aren't letting anybody enter or leave the Moda Center—better known as the Rose Garden, and the site of a Trail Blazers-Pacers game that is currently in the fourth quarter—according to KOIN News. Hundreds of demonstrators have amassed outside, arriving after marching through downtown Portland ...
Let's Laugh At The Sixers Playing Completely Hapless Defense
I've been watching this on loop for a good 10 minutes, and I just now noticed that while Damian Lillard is just hanging out, probably trying to figure out if he's somehow gained the ability to freeze time, Wes Matthews is also wide fucking open in the corner. Lillard could have said, "No, this w...