The ultimate coverage and analysis of the Portland Trail Blazers
The Portland Trail Blazers will welcome the NBA Champion Oklahoma City Thunder to the Moda Center in Portland tonight. The Thunder have yet to lose a game during the 2025-26 season. The Blazers are eager to make up for a loss on Monday night to the Los Angeles Lakers. Will they be able to pull […]
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The Portland Trail Blazers face the World Champion Oklahoma City Thunder tonight at 7:00 PM, Pacific. But as it turns out, that’s not the only special thing happening today. Adjacent to this you’ll find one of the biggest announcements of our year. In addition to that, there’s this one. You can join me, Dave Deckard, […]
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The Portland Trail Blazers suffered a dispiriting loss to the Los Angeles Lakers last night. It’s the first morale-buster the franchise has endured since the unexpected Week 1 loss of their head coach Chauncey Billups. The Tiago Splitter era hasn’t been full of wins, but hard effort and upward trajectories have blossomed, along with a […]
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We are now two weeks in to the 2025-26 NBA season and the Portland Trail Blazers have gotten off to a strong 4-3 start. With a good amount of games under our belt, it is time to bring back the Blazer of the Week award to highlight standout players throughout the season. This week for […]
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Portland Trail Blazers forward Deni Avdija is getting attention from ESPN’s Kevin Pelton, who thinks the Israeli national could play his way on to the international All-Star team this season. Pelton included Avdija among a list of 10 emerging stars around the league trying to make the All-Star game for the first time. “Over the […]
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Recently Portland Trail Blazers starters Deni Avdija and Jrue Holiday were nominated for NBA Player of the Week. They didn’t win the award, but given Portland’s nice start to the season—and distinctive style of play—it’s probably a matter of time before we see a pinwheel candidate walk away with the honor. Today in a national […]
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Engrave the name “Nick Smith Jr.” on the notorious plaque of Blazer killers who have silenced the Moda Center over the years. Showing shades of Yogi Ferrell in 2017, this may be one of the most out-of-left-field entries on that plaque in some time. But, man, did the third-year guard on a two-way contract burn […]
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The Portland Trail Blazers could not keep up with a shorthanded Los Angeles Lakers team in a 123-115 loss on Monday night. Portland started the game with a nine-point lead after the first quarter but faltered the rest of the game and were unable to survive a late onslaught that pushed the game out of […]
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Defense has been the mantra for the Portland Trail Blazers throughout the early part of the 2024-25 season. Though it was inevitable there would be speed bumps in their approach, it wasn’t expected for those to come against a conference rival missing its top three players and playing on the road in the second night […]
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The Portland Trail Blazers and Los Angeles Lakers are moving to the second half, and so is our GameDay Thread! Here’s how to watch the game and tonight’s injury information: Portland Trail Blazers (4-2) vs. Los Angeles Lakers (5-2) – Mon. Nov. 3 – 7pm Pacific How to watch via antenna or cable: See your options […]
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After downing the Denver Nuggets in dramatic fashion on Friday, the Portland Trail Blazers face another tough test at the Moda Center tonight: the Luka Doncic-led Los Angeles Lakers. Both teams are riding three-game winning streaks. Who can keep that momentum going to a fourth straight win? Time to find out! Here’s how to watch […]
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Portland Trail Blazers guard Jrue Holiday and forward Deni Avdija have both been nominated for Western Conference Player of the Week for the week of Oct. 27 to Nov. 2, the league announced today. The Blazers went 3-0 during that span, with wins over the Los Angeles Lakers, Utah Jazz and Denver Nuggets, bringing their […]
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The Los Angeles Lakers have announced that guards Luka Doncic and Austin Reaves will miss L.A.’s game with the Portland Trail Blazers tonight, joining LeBron James on the injury list. Doncic is suffering from a lower leg contusion while Reaves has groin soreness. The cumulative effect is like seeing the Fantastic Four assemble without Mister […]
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The 4-2 Portland Trail Blazers are experiencing an early-season thrill, riding high on a victory over the Denver Nuggets and a winning record for the first time in what seems like forever. Defense is one of the main reasons the Blazers have stayed competitive so far. They’re looking thrilling on the defensive end. But is […]
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The Portland Trail Blazers are staying at home to take on the Los Angeles Lakers for the second game of a brief three game homestand. This is the second meeting between the two teams in the young 2025-26 NBA season. Portland came away with the win in the first contest, but the Lakers now have […]
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The Portland Trail Blazers are getting one player back, but are losing a few more. Rookie center Yang Hansen has been recalled by the Blazers after a brief practice stint for the Blazers’ G League affiliate, the Rip City Remix. The Remix’s season begins November 7. After news that Blake Wesley fractured his right foot […]
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Current New York Knicks wing and former Portland Trail Blazer Josh Hart is playing through a nerve injury in his right hand, The Athletic’s Fred Katz and James L. Edwards III reported on (subscription required) Hart has played this season with a splint on his right ring finger. He told The Athletic on Sunday that […]
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In the waning moments of the Portland Trail Blazers’ recent close win against the Denver Nuggets, Blazers forward Toumani Camara wrapped up Nuggets center Nikola Jokic from behind… and forced a jump ball. The play was decisive. The Nuggets, out of challenges, could do nothing but stare. And the NBA’s last two minute report confirmed […]
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Portland Trail Blazers reserve guard Blake Wesley sustained a fracture to the fifth metatarsal of his right foot during Portland’s 109-107 win over the Denver Nuggets, the organization announced on Sunday. His timeline for return will be determined at a later date. Wesley, 22, injured the foot during the second quarter of Friday’s win at […]
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This morning we wanted to bring you a small smorgasbord of early season trends. Some of them will continue. Some of them will probably be early season aberrations. How can you predict which are which? THAT’S the magic of reckless sports journalism-adjacent speculation! The Blazers will continue to be a top 3 team in pace. […]
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Memphis Grizzlies point guard Ja Morant has been hit with a one-game suspension by the Memphis Grizzlies for “conduct detrimental to the team,” according to ESPN. The suspension is in response to comments Morant made to the media following the Grizzlies’ loss yesterday to the Los Angeles Lakers. When asked by reporters what Morant could […]
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After the Portland Trail Blazers’ dramatic 109-107 win over the Denver Nuggets on Friday night, if you were anything like this writer, you waited in great anticipation for the NBA’s Last Two Minute report on the game. That’s because you wanted to see how the report would evaluate the call. You know the one. The […]
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It’s hard to imagine an NFL game without referees wearing headsets, a practice that started in 2014 after testing the technology for two years. Major League Soccer has them, the National Hockey League has them, and even Major League Baseball began using them in 2022. Additionally, this technology has been in widespread use in EuroBasket […]
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The Portland Trail Blazers have been as expected through the first two weeks of the season. A solid defensive squad with questions on the offensive end. Fortunately, the Blazers have been able to keep the scoreboard ticking over with contributions from Deni Avdija, Shaedon Sharpe, Jrue Holiday and Jerami Grant. The latter, the hero of […]
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The Portland Trail Blazers have assigned rookie center Yang Hansen to the Rip City Remix for scheduled practices, the organization announced on Saturday. The Rose Garden Report’s Sean Highkin reported this assignment will just be for weekend duty, and it won’t overlap with any Trail Blazers games. I’m told the Blazers are assigning Yang Hansen […]
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