On this day, thousands of shoppers stood in customer service lines across the country, hoping to return Christmas presents that didn’t quite live up to expectations. It’s quite possible the Portland Trail Blazers were among them. After all but dominating the Los Angeles Clippers for the first two quarters of Friday night’s matchup between the […]
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The Los Angeles Clippers sent the Portland Trail Blazers straight to the gift-return line after giving their hosts a 119-103 setback in NBA action tonight. James Harden was the most generous Clipper with 34 points, Deni Avdija the leading scorer for the Blazers with 29. Player of the Game Brook Lopez had a career night. […]
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The Portland Trail Blazers and Los Angeles Clippers are going at it tonight! Two quarters are in the books. What will the second half hold? Talk about all of the action with your friends and fellow fans here! Here are the details as you watch the game. Portland Trail Blazers (12-18) vs. Los Angeles Clippers […]
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Following a short Christmas break, the Portland Trail Blazers are back in action tonight, taking on the Los Angeles Clippers at Portland’s Moda Center. The Blazers will try to exchange a couple of pre-holiday losses for a nice, shiny win. You can talk about all the action here! Here are the details as you prepare […]
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The Portland Trail Blazers will host Kawhi Leonard and the Los Angeles Clippers tonight in the second contest of their five-game homestand. The Blazers will look to take their frustrations out on the 13th-seeded Clippers, who find themselves buried in both on-court and off-court dramatics. The Clippers Report Before the season began, optimism surrounding the […]
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The Portland Trail Blazers will enter tomorrow’s game against the Los Angeles Clippers with eight names on the injury report. Wing Kris Murray and big Robert Williams III have been listed as questionable with right cervical soreness and left knee management, respectively: Forward Jerami Grant’s recently updated left Achilles tendonitis will keep him out as […]
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Merry Christmas to all who celebrate the occasion and happiness to all on this day. The NBA has a big slate of games but, as is typical, the Portland Trail Blazers aren’t on the Christmas Day schedule this year. They play on Friday night versus the Los Angeles Clippers. You can bet Blazer’s Edge will […]
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Merry Christmas to all who celebrate the occasion and happiness to all on this day. The NBA has a big slate of games but, as is typical, the Portland Trail Blazers aren’t on the Christmas Day schedule this year. They play on Friday night versus the Los Angeles Clippers. You can bet Blazer’s Edge will […]
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Merry Christmas to all who celebrate the occasion and happiness to all on this day. The NBA has a big slate of games but, as is typical, the Portland Trail Blazers aren’t on the Christmas Day schedule this year. They play on Friday night versus the Los Angeles Clippers. You can bet Blazer’s Edge will […]
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Merry Christmas to all who celebrate the occasion and happiness to all on this day. The NBA has a big slate of games but, as is typical, the Portland Trail Blazers aren’t on the Christmas Day schedule this year. They play on Friday night versus the Los Angeles Clippers. You can bet Blazer’s Edge will […]
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Merry Christmas, NBA and Trail Blazers fans! The annual holiday is one of the bigger days for the league as a whole. The Christmas Day schedule always features some of the best teams and matchups available. Even though the Blazers won’t be playing today, we’re opening up this discussion thread so you can chat about […]
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The Portland Trail Blazers once again appear at 20th of 30 NBA teams in the latest power rankings by Law Murray of The Athletic (subscription required) that does not include Portland’s most recent two losses: 20th – Portland Trail Blazers (12-16)Last ranking: 20In the last week: W vs SAC, W at SACOffensive rating: 113.5 (18th […]
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For the second consecutive night, the Portland Trail Blazers rallied from a daunting double-digit deficit in the second half on Tuesday. Just like the night before, they recaptured the lead late in the fourth quarter as the Moda Center went bananas. Just like the night before, the Blazers didn’t have enough gas to get across […]
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The modern NBA is generally divided into two groups: teams looking to lift a championship trophy in early June and teams trying to snag prime lottery picks in the NBA Draft later in the same month. In recent years, both groups have worked assiduously towards those goals. In the first case, trying to win, that’s […]
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The NBA may be discussion expansion to the cities of Seattle and Las Vegas, but it’s long been known that the prized frontier for the brand lies overseas. International expansion has proved a lucrative market for the titan basketball league, ground that the NFL and MLB have not been able to occupy. Europe is a […]
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The Portland Trail Blazers, coming up short in another spirited comeback, fell 110-106 to the Orlando Magic on Tuesday night. The Blazers spent the entirety of the first half at a deficit. A continued lack of ball handling, shooting, and creativity allowed the Magic to maintain a healthy lead. Aside from some bright Yang Hansen […]
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The Portland Trail Blazers played host to yet another quality Eastern Conference opponent Tuesday and were handed their second loss in as many days, falling 110-106 to the Orlando Magic at the Moda Center. Portland fell behind by double-digits before clawing back and giving themselves a shot at an upset late, but sloppy execution and […]
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Portland Trail Blazers welcome the Orlando Magic to the Moda Center tonight for the last game in Portland’s pre-Christmas schedule. The first half is over. What furious flurries will the final two quarters hold? Talk about the action here! Here’s what you need to know as you prepare to watch the game: Portland Trail Blazers […]
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The Portland Trail Blazers welcome the Orlando Magic to the Moda Center tonight for the last game in Portland’s pre-Christmas schedule. Will Santa bring a revenge win versus the visitors from the East? Talk about the action here! Here’s what you need to know as you prepare to watch the game: Portland Trail Blazers (12-17) […]
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Rasheed Wallace joined the Michigan Sports Hall of Fame in the same week that Brandon Roy was first nominated for induction into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame. ‘Sheed Becomes a Great Lakes State Legend Wallace was inducted into the Michigan Sports Hall of Fame on December 19 in recognition for his contributions to the […]
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The Portland Trail Blazers went 2-1 this week. After starting the week with a pair of wins over the Sacramento Kings, Portland ended with a loss to the Eastern Conference’s top team in the Detroit Pistons. With a lot of tightly contested games, the Blazers have a wealth of options for strong individual performers. However, […]
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Paolo Banchero and the Orlando Magic land in Portland for this season’s second contest with the Trail Blazers. It’s deja vu all over again. Portland has a chance to avenge a November 10 last second loss in Orlando. In that game, Portland clawed its way back from a 13-point fourth quarter deficit. Victory was within […]
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The Portland Trail Blazers and the Moda Center had soul on Monday night. Or grit. Or heart. Or whatever spiffy intangible you want to call it. It was present, and it was loud in the fourth quarter versus the Detroit Pistons. The shorthanded Blazers rallied back from a 21-point deficit in the second half, slowly […]
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Despite a spirited 21-point comeback, the Portland Trail Blazers fell to the Detroit Pistons 102-110 on Monday night. The first half was sloppy, to put it kindly. The Blazers, faced with a packed paint and limited outside shooting available, were effectively stonewalled. Moreover, despite a +19 advantage from the line, the Blazers were only able […]
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The Detroit Pistons demonstrated tonight why they are on top of the NBA’s Eastern Conference, beating the banged-up Portland Trail Blazers 110-102. Jalen Duren poured in 26 points for the winners and Shaedon Sharpe led the Portland response with 25. Player of the Game Sidy Cissoko was the “Grinch Who Almost Stole Christmas” from the […]
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