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The Portland Trail Blazers earned the 8th spot in the NBA’s Western Conference standings on Sunday by virtue of their season-ending victory over the Sacramento Kings. The win gave Portland a 42-40 record and a shot at making the 2026 NBA Playoffs. How good of a shot? That remains to be seen. The Blazers still […]
The Portland Trail Blazers defeated the Sacramento Kings 122-110 at the Moda Center on Sunday in an uneventful regular-season finale, but the win won’t be the finale of Portland’s season. For the first time in five years, the Trail Blazers captured a winning record (42-40) and will head into postseason play as the No. 8 […]
The Portland Trail Blazers played a version of the Sacramento Kings on Sunday evening in the season finale of the 2025-26 regular season. If you had been able to recognize any three members of tonight’s starting lineup for Sacramento back at the beginning of the season, you’d have been considered a basketball sicko. Young, energetic, […]
The Portland Trail Blazers sacked the Sacramento Kings 122-110 on Sunday evening, nailing down a 42-40 record for the season and the 8th seed in the 2026 NBA Play-in Tournament. Deni Avdija was the top scorer for the Blazers with 25 points, Precious Achiuwa paced the Kings with 27. Player of the Game All of […]
Let’s chat about the second half of the Portland Trail Blazers / Sacramento Kings game here! Some game details: Portland Trail Blazers (41-40) vs Sacramento Kings (22-59) – Sun Apr. 12 – 5:30 pm Pacific ow to watch via antenna or cable: See your options on the Rip City Television Network. How to watch via streaming: BlazerVision in […]
UPDATE: Blazers forward Vit Krejci and wing Matisse Thybulle are both AVAILABLE to play tonight. The Portland Trail Blazers hold their play-in seeding in their own hands: win tonight at 5:30pm Pacific against the Sacramento Kings, and they’re in the 7/8 Play-In game. Lose tonight, and they need the Los Angeles Clippers to also lose, […]
The Portland Trail Blazers will host the Sacramento Kings at the Moda Center this evening in the regular-season finale for both teams. After defeating the Los Angeles Clippers in an inspiring, high-stakes performance on Friday, it’s imperative the Blazers take care of business against the tanking Kings. If they do, the Blazers will head into […]
We have arrived. When the Knicks (53*-28) host the Hornets (43-38) tonight at Madison Square Garden, their regular season will draw to a close. What a season it has been. A success by most measures, for sure, yet disappointing at times. So like life. The obviousness of the Pistons and Celtics stealing the top two […]
The Portland Trail Blazers will close their 2025-26 regular season schedule on Sunday evening with a game against the Sacramento Kings. But it wouldn’t be a Blazers game without intrigue about the injury list and who will be healthy (or not) for the contest. The Blazers welcomed guard Shaedon Sharpe back after a 26-game absence […]
With the Brooklyn Nets season coming to an end, the focus remained where it’s been for weeks, months, maybe even years on Friday night… the tank. And with some help from the Utah Jazz and Sacramento Kings, the Nets clinched the third seed in the May 10 Draft Lottery. There is even a chance Brooklyn […]
The Portland Trail Blazers host the Los Angeles Clippers this evening in a pivotal game as the postseason nears. What makes this game to important? If the Blazers win and defeat the tanking Sacramento Kings on Sunday, Portland will earn the 8th seed in the West. The 8th seed will play the 7th seed, the […]
It’s only been a few days since Michael Malone was announced as UNC’s newest head coach, but the NBA title winner is well into the process of assembling his staff. Chuck Martin, who spent the last two seasons on John Calipari’s staff at Arkansas, will reportedly be associate head coach for the Tar Heels. Martin […]
Jordan McLaughlin came to the Spurs as part of the trade that put De’Aaron Fox in a Spurs jersey. The Silver & Black lost Tre Jones, Zach Collins, and Sidy Cissoko, but gained a clutch starting point guard to pair with Victor Wembanyama while offering a veteran presence to the young squad. While the inclusion […]
Before the game, Miami Heat Head Coach, Erik Spoelstra hinted at a better game between desperate teams after a “disappointing” matchup on Tuesday. Unfortunately for Erik, none of his players got the memo. Toronto routed Miami for the second game in a row, winning 128-114. The Raptors were led by Brandon Ingram, who finished with […]
Last week, I described the state of the Lakers as happiness. Now, all that remains is despair. That’s what happens when two star players go down in the same game and are out for the rest of the regular season and beyond. Earlier this year, during a bump in the road that is the NBA […]
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Nearly 11 months after tearing his right Achilles tendon at Madison Square Garden in the playoffs, Jayson Tatum is set to return for Thursday night’s Boston Celtics-New York Knicks matchup. In a place he’s competed 14 times throughout his career, Tatum underwent his darkest NBA experience. So when asked after Tuesday night’s win over the […]
Jazz lose. Nets win. You can’t ask for a more successful night at this point in the season. Hopefully the Kings can win tonight to complete a perfect night for the Jazz. Cody Williams – C Cody had a pair of airballs tonight, and also went 0-5 from deep, but his midrange shot continues to […]
The Dallas Mavericks (25-53) head back out on the road for their final trip of the season. The first game is Tuesday night, late, against the Los Angeles Clippers (40-38). The Mavericks are coming off a fun, but lottery impactful win against the Los Angeles Lakers on Sunday evening. The Clippers last beat the Kings […]
Let’s be honest, Cameron Boozer’s name was never in the conversation for #1, and he has slim chances at being #2. Even his projected #3 spot has been infiltrated by names such as Caleb Wilson or Darius Acuff. Much like his father, who we should all be aware of by now if you dare call […]
Tonight, the Atlanta Hawks (45-33) host the Knicks (50*-28) at State Farm Arena. New York sits third in the Eastern Conference, having won two straight to improve to 7-3 in their last 10. The Knicks need to stay sharp in their last road game of the season, especially with the Cleveland Cavaliers on their heels. […]
Mike D’Antoni, who served as head coach of the Houston Rockets from 2016 until 2020, is headed to the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame. The news was first reported by John Gambadoro of Arizona Sports 98 in Phoenix, where D’Antoni coached the Suns from 2003 until 2008. “An important figure in the evolution of modern […]
Sunday turned out to be a busier day than expected for Cameron Boozer. First, Boozer got more hardware for the trophy wing of the house he’ll soon buy, as he was named the Naismith Player of the Year award Sunday. It’s richly deserved – he had a phenomenal season by any standard, and unbelievable for […]
Last month, CelticsBlog’s Nate Moskowitz said that the team had become a Derrick White cloning factory: Boston’s newest wave of role players — Baylor Scheierman, Hugo Gonzalez, Jordan Walsh, and Ron Harper Jr. — aren’t being asked to manufacture offense on their own. That responsibility already belongs to Boston’s stars. Instead, they’re asking them to […]
BOSTON — The Celtics could have an additional boost when they face the Toronto Raptors on Sunday afternoon; Nikola Vucevic, who has been sidelined since March 6th with a right ring finger fracture, has been upgraded to questionable for the first time since first suffering the injury. In Vucevic’s absence, Luka Garza has stepped up, averaging 9.4 […]