The ultimate coverage and analysis of the Portland Trail Blazers
Portland Trail Blazers All-Star Deni Avdija was nominated for Western Conference Player of the Year Week for the final week of the regular season, the NBA announced. Avdija was in top form during Portland’s four games during the week. The 6-foot-8 forward averaged 28.8 points, seven assists and five rebounds per game over the stretch […]
The Portland Trail Blazers and Phoenix Suns will meet in the first game of the 2026 NBA Western Conference Play-In Tournament on Tuesday night. The game will tip at 7:00 PM, Pacific Time. In preparation for the big event, here’s a post covering all the details of the Play-In Tournament and the specific matchup between […]
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 […]
Doc Rivers will not return as head coach of the Milwaukee Bucks next season, according to ESPN’s Shams Charania: Doc Rivers is departing as the head coach of the Milwaukee Bucks, sources told ESPN on Sunday. The Bucks will embark on their third head coaching search in three years. The Bucks will pay Rivers his eight-figure […]
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 […]
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 […]
The 2026 NBA Playoffs are just around the corner. Theoretically 16 teams will battle for the championship trophy awarded in June. Practically speaking, only a few of those have a legitimate shot at winning it all. This week SBNation’s Reacts Surveys polled fans nationally, asking which teams in the top four of each conference were […]
Jrue Holiday has been central to the modest success the Portland Trail Blazers have enjoyed this season. On top of starring in more than his fair share of games, he’s served as this team’s on-court sage, imparting experience from 17 years, two NBA championships and a laundry list of individual accolades. The Blazers will make […]
The Portland Trail Blazers have named guard Jrue Holiday the recipient of the Maurice Lucas Award, honoring the Trail Blazers player who best exemplifies “the indomitable spirit of Maurice Lucas” by contributions to the organization on and off the court. The Blazers shared the news during their game with the Los Angeles Clippers last night: […]
Portland Trail Blazers All-Star Deni Avdija was putting the finishing touches on a dominant 35-point performance Friday night when he raised his right hand high in the air. Twitching his fingers up and down, he motioned the sellout Moda Center crowd to rise to its feet and make noise. Just a few minutes later, Blazers […]
The Portland Trail Blazers defeated the Los Angeles Clippers 116-97 on Friday night in the most important game of the season for both teams. The win was critical, tying the season standings between the competitors at 41-40. Though the head-to-head season series is also tied 2-2, Portland leads the Conference Wins tiebreaker. Practically speaking, that […]
The Portland Trail Blazers went into their biggest game in years and came out with a 116-97 victory over the Los Angeles Clippers on Friday night. Deni Avdija led the way for the Blazers with 35 points, more than compensating for the 24 by Kawhi Leonard for the Clippers. The win gives Portland the inside […]
The Portland Trail Blazers and Los Angeles Clippers have completed the first two quarters of their critical late-season matchup to determine Western Conference standings for 2026. The second half remains ahead. You can talk about the action with your friends and neighbors right here! The basic info on the game: Portland Trail Blazers (40-40) vs […]
The Portland Trail Blazers and Los Angeles Clippers will play at Portland’s Moda Center at 7:00 PM, Pacific tonight with 8th Place (and a critical Play-In Tournament advantage) on the line. If the Clippers win, the race is over. Portland will finish 9th in the Western Conference. If the Blazers win, they will tie L.A. […]
The Portland Trail Blazers will have a little extra help as they face the Los Angeles Clippers at the Moda Center tonight. Per Blazer’s Edge media member Conor Bergin, Blazers Head Coach Tiago Splitter says that guard Shaedon Sharpe will be available to play against Los Angeles. Sharpe, a starter for much of the season, […]
The Portland Trail Blazers are about to play one of their most decisive games of the season, facing the Los Angeles Clippers tonight with a prime spot in the 2026 NBA Play-In Tournament on the line. Two of the four teams that enter the Western Conference side of the tournament will go on to the […]
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 […]
The Portland Trail Blazers will face their most important game of the season on Friday as they take on the Los Angeles Clippers at 7:00 PM, Pacific for rights to 8th-place position in the NBA’s Western Conference. As they do so, the Blazers await the return of a couple key players who have been sidelined […]
The Portland Trail Blazers don’t know who they’ll face in next week’s SoFi NBA Play-In Tournament yet, but we now know the start times of their potential matchups. Late on Wednesday night, the NBA released the schedule for the Play-In Tournament, even as the Blazers are still jockeying with the Los Angeles Clippers to determine […]
Tanking, or intentionally losing games, is one of the hot NBA strategies in the 2020’s. Teams sit suddenly-injured players, forget to sub in stars, or sign superstars from the Sesame Street rec league to 10-day contracts, all in search of the elusive late-season loss. The big prizes are high odds for lottery picks in the […]