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Blazers overcome Austin Reaves' 41, beat depleted Lakers
Deni Avdija scored 17 of his 25 points in the first half and Jrue Holiday notched 17 of his 24 in the second half as the Portland Trail Blazers recorded a 122-108 victory over the host Los Angeles Lakers on Monday night.,Jerami Grant came off the bench to score 22 points as Portland defeated the Lak...
Austin Reaves red-hot for Lakers with Blazers up next
Austin Reaves is typically a complementary player for the Los Angeles Lakers, but he's fresh off one of the top performances in franchise history.,Reaves looks to follow-up an outing in which he nearly nailed a 50-point triple-double when the Lakers host the Portland Trail Blazers on Monday night.,R...
Kawhi Leonard powers for 30 as Clippers defeat Trail Blazers
Kawhi Leonard scored 30 points with 10 rebounds and Ivica Zubac added 21 points with eight boards as the Los Angeles Clippers won for the second time in two home games with a 114-107 victory over the Portland Trail Blazers on Sunday.,James Harden added 20 points with 13 assists and John Collins scor...
Trail Blazers overcome distraction, now battle Clippers
A pair of teams that found much-needed victories for the first time this season square off Sunday when the visiting Portland Trail Blazers and Los Angeles Clippers try to build some momentum., ,In their first game under interim head coach Tiago Splitter, the Trail Blazers rolled to a 139-119 home vi...
Blazers blast Warriors in first game under Tiago Splitter
Deni Avdija registered 26 points, six assists and five rebounds as one of eight Portland players scoring in double digits to help the Trail Blazers rout the visiting Golden State Warriors 139-119 on Friday night.,Jerami Grant scored 22 points off the bench and Toumani Camara had 19 points, seven reb...
Brazilian-born Tiago Splitter named interim coach of Trail Blazers
Tiago Splitter was named interim coach of the Portland Trail Blazers on Thursday after the arrest of Chauncey Billups.,Splitter, 40, will make his debut in the role on Friday night when the Trail Blazers host the Golden State Warriors.,Billups was arrested Thursday morning as part of a federal inves...
Anthony Edwards' 41 points power Timberwolves past Trail Blazers
Anthony Edwards recorded 41 points and seven rebounds and the Minnesota Timberwolves used a strong fourth quarter to post a 118-114 victory over the host Portland Trail Blazers on Wednesday night in the season opener for both teams.,Julius Randle had 19 points, seven rebounds and six assists and Jad...
Timberwolves' quest for NBA Finals begins with Trail Blazers
The Minnesota Timberwolves have seen their past two seasons end in the Western Conference finals.,The Timberwolves are taking aim at a breakthrough this season and begin the task on Wednesday night when they visit the Portland Trail Blazers.,Minnesota was knocked out of the playoffs by the Dallas Ma...
Blazers announce multi-year extensions for Shaedon Sharpe, Toumani Camara
The Portland Trail Blazers announced on Monday they have inked multi-year contract extensions for guard Shaedon Sharpe and forward Toumani Camara.,It was reported Sunday that both had signed four-year extensions worth $90 million for Sharpe and $82 million for Camara. The Trail Blazers, citing team ...
Reports: Blazers sign Toumani Camara, Shaedon Sharpe to extensions
The Portland Trail Blazers locked up a couple of key pieces Sunday, signing guard Shaedon Sharpe and forward Toumani Camara to four-year extensions worth $90 million and $82 million, respectively, multiple outlets reported on Sunday.,The deals would keep both players in Portland through the 2029-30 ...
Blazers' sale deal signed, governors' approval next
A group led by Carolina Hurricanes owner Tom Dundon has reached a formal agreement to purchase the Portland Trail Blazers from the estate of Paul Allen, a deal that will require approval from the NBA board of governors to become official.,The Trail Blazers announced the agreement on Friday. The Oreg...
NBA All-Star Damian Lillard hired as GM at alma mater Weber State
Nine-time NBA All-Star Damian Lillard, who returned to the Portland Trail Blazers last month, announced on Saturday night a second, official position as general manager of the men's basketball program at his alma mater Weber State.,Lillard, 35, made the announcement in Ogden, Utah, where he is hosti...
Report: Deal being finalized to return Damian Lillard to Trail Blazers
Nine-time All-Star Damian Lillard is finalizing a three-year, $42 million contract to return to the Portland Trail Blazers, ESPN reported on Thursday.,Per ESPN, Lillard now will receive a salary of $70 million between his existing deal with the Milwaukee Bucks and his new contract with the Trail Bla...
Former NBA G Ben McLemore receives 100-month sentence for rape
Former NBA player Ben McLemore was sentenced to 100 months in Oregon state prison on Wednesday after recently being found guilty of sexually assaulting a then-21-year-old woman at a house party in the Portland suburb of Lake Oswego in 2021.,McLemore received the sentence after being found guilty las...
Blazers C Deandre Ayton to be free agent after buyout
The Portland Trail Blazers have reached an agreement to buy out the final year of Deandre Ayton's contract and have requested waivers on him, making the center a free agent, the team announced late Sunday night.,Ayton, 26, is owed $35 million for the coming season to complete a four-year, $132 milli...
Reports: Blazers C Deandre Ayton to be free agent after buyout
The Portland Trail Blazers will buy out the final year of center Deandre Ayton's contract and make him a free agent, multiple media outlets reported on Sunday night.,Ayton, 26, is owed $35 million for the coming season to complete a four-year, $132 million contract that he had signed while with the ...
Report: Celtics deal Jrue Holiday to Blazers for Anfernee Simons, picks
The Portland Trail Blazers are reacquiring two-time All-Star guard Jrue Holiday from the Celtics, sending guard Anfernee Simons and two future second-round draft picks to Boston in return, ESPN reported on Monday night. ,Holiday, 35, who will earn $32.4 million next season, is owed a total of approx...
Brandon Roy Jr. to follow in dad’s footsteps at Washington
Brandon Roy Jr., the son of the former Washington Huskies and Portland Trail Blazers star, announced Monday that he will attend Washington like his father did.,The 6-foot-2 point guard from Garfield H.S. in Seattle is joining a program with some forward momentum, as head coach Danny Sprinkle has add...
Trail Blazers maul Lakers to end on high note
Dalano Banton matched a season high with 23 points to fuel the host Portland Trail Blazers to a convincing 109-81 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers on Sunday in the teams' regular-season finale.,While the Trail Blazers (36-46) have long since been removed from playoff contention, the third-seeded ...
Blazers coach Chauncey Billups agrees to multi-year extension
Portland Trail Blazers head coach Chauncey Billups has agreed to a multi-year contract extension, the team announced Sunday morning.,Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed for Billups, who is concluding the final guaranteed year of his contract.,The move comes six days after the Trail Blazer...