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INJURY UPDATE: Jerami Grant and Robert Williams III are both available to play tonight. The Portland Trail Blazers have a chance to win two in a row tonight when they take on the Milwaukee Bucks at the Moda Center. A win would be a big help for Portland’s play-in push. Time to see if they […]
Owners of all 30 current NBA franchises have voted unanimously to explore options for expansion in Seattle and Las Vegas. Those two cities will be the only targets for expansion. Bids to start a franchise in either of the locales are expected to range between $7-10 billion. Expansion franchises are expected to begin play in […]
The Milwaukee Bucks visit the Moda Center tonight to face your Portland Trail Blazers. A victory would bring the Blazers back to .500 on the season. Many expected Milwaukee to compete for a playoff spot this season, but the Bucks enter the matchup as one of the most disappointing teams in the league with a […]
The National Basketball Players Association has called for the NBA’s 65-game rule to either be abolished or changed following the potential season-ending injury to Detroit Pistons All-Star guard Cade Cunningham. The rule requires that NBA players must play in at least 65 regular-season games to remain eligible for certain postseason awards, such as selection for […]
Portland Trail Blazers forwards Jerami Grant and Vit Krejci are questionable to play against the Milwaukee Bucks on Wednesday as they continue to deal with left foot soreness and a left calf contusion, respectively, the organization announced. Grant, Portland’s starting forward, has missed the past two games due to the foot soreness, while the reserve […]
The Portland Trail Blazers appear to be looking up during their 2025-26 season. They’ll be competing in the NBA Play-In Tournament for the first time ever, hoping to return to the NBA Playoffs for the first time since 2021. But the road hasn’t been easy and no summits have been topped yet. That’s frustrating at […]
The Portland Trail Blazers went 3-1 this week as they continue their push for seeding in the NBA Play-In race. They earned wins over the Indiana Pacers, Minnesota Timberwolves and Brooklyn Nets while suffering their lone defeat to the Denver Nuggets. Throughout the week multiple players impressed at different times, but Toumani Camara earned the […]
The Portland Trail Blazers earned a spot in the 2026 NBA Play-In Tournament on Monday night with a 124-99 victory over the Brooklyn Nets. The Blazers dominated the game, never allowing Brooklyn to have a chance. The victory pushed Portland’s record to 35-37. It’s not sterling, but neither was the opponent. As has been true […]
Some NBA games are dramatic, others challenging, others intense and fun. The matchup between the Portland Trail Blazers and the Brooklyn Nets on Monday night in Portland was none of those things. Perfunctory is more like it. Fortunately, the Blazers aren’t interested in any of that fancy stuff. All they want nowadays is enough wins […]
The Portland Trail Blazers and Brooklyn Nets have worked up a sweat over the first two quarters of their matchup at the Moda Center tonight. What will the second half bring? Talk about it with your friends and neighbors here! Here’s the basic info in case you missed it earlier: Portland Trail Blazers (35-37) vs. […]
The Portland Trail Blazers are looking to make a rocket-like leap past the Los Angeles Clippers to gain the 8th spot in the Western Conference race for the 2026 NBA Playoffs. Fortunately, Portland draws one of the worst teams in the league tonight as the Brooklyn Nets visit Moda Center for a 7:00 PM contest. […]
The NBA has shared an updated salary cap projection for the 2026-27 season with its member franchises. The new number comes in at $165 million, a million lower than originally forecasted for the season. Shams Charania of ESPN shared the news via X today. Per Charania, the decline is due to a reduction in local […]
Deni Avdija and Donovan Clingan of the Portland Trail Blazers were both nominated for NBA Western Conference Player of the Week for Week 22 (March 16-22), the NBA announced today. Avdija and Clingan led the Blazers to a 3-1 record during the week. Avdija returned to his All-Star level play, looking like his pre-injury self […]
The first weekend of the 2026 NCAA Tournament is in the books. 64 teams have been narrowed down to 16. Between Thursday and Sunday, we saw hundreds of players cross the court. Some of them were bound for the NBA long before the ball tipped on their first March Madness game. Others are carving out […]
The Portland Trail Blazers are back home tonight after a long five-game road trip. They’ll take on the Brooklyn Nets for the second time in eight days, with tip-off scheduled for 7:00 PM Pacific at Moda Center. The Blazers beat the Nets 114-95 last Monday in Brooklyn in a game that didn’t actually feel as […]
The Portland Trail Blazers ran out of steam in Denver today, falling to the Nuggets 128-112 after an eye-popping opening salvo. Deni Avdija led the scoring for the Blazers with 23 points. Nicola Jokic had pretty much a typical day on the job to lead the winners: 22 points, 14 rebounds and 14 assists. Sizzling […]
The Portland Trail Blazers more or less kept up with the Denver Nuggets in the first half but let go of the rope in the second, succumbing to seven Nuggets players (including all five starters) scoring in double digits and losing 128-112. Player of the Game Deni Avdija gets the nod for this distinction for […]
Let’s chat about the second half of Blazers / Nuggets! Here’s some game info: Portland Trail Blazers (35-36) at Denver Nuggets (43-28) Sunday, Mar. 22 – 2pm Pacific How to watch via antenna or cable: See your options on the Rip City Television Network How to stream: BlazerVision in Oregon and Washington; League Pass everywhere else How to […]
The Portland Trail Blazers and the Denver Nuggets tip in the Mile High City at 2pm Pacific, so grab your mimosas and any other brunch-adjacent snacks and curl up for a Sunday afternoon of NBA basketball! Here’s some game info: Portland Trail Blazers (35-36) at Denver Nuggets (43-28) Sunday, Mar. 22 – 2pm Pacific How […]
The Portland Trail Blazers are wrapping up their long road trip with a trip to face off with the Denver Nuggets. Portland is coming into this game with three straight wins on this road stretch against the Brooklyn Nets, Indiana Pacers, and Minnesota Timberwolves to find themselves tied for the eighth seed in the Western […]
Brandon Roy, Portland Trail Blazers legend and former National High School Coach of the Year, was dismissed as the head coach of the boys’ basketball program at Seattle’s Garfield High School in September. At the time the reasoning for Roy’s dismissal was not stated publicly. But this week David Gutman of the Seattle Times reported […]
The Portland Trail Blazers are having a modestly successful 2025-26 season, with a record near .500 as the year closes and a legitimate chance to make the 2026 NBA Playoffs through the Play-In Tournament in April. That doesn’t mean everything is going perfectly. A 35-36 performance so far leaves room for improvement. That’s true of […]
Portland Trail Blazers trade deadline addition Vit Krejci has been fine but not his usual self since arriving in Oregon. The 25-year-old Czech wing was brought to Portland from the Atlanta Hawks in exchange for the injured Duop Reath and two future second round picks in the days before the February 5 deadline. The trade […]
The Portland Trail Blazers staked a claim to a strong run at the 2026 NBA Playoffs on Friday night, beating the Minnesota Timberwolves 108-104 in a game that wasn’t decided until the final seconds of play. To quote a former Blazers star, both teams played hard in this one. It wasn’t a cliche, either. The […]
The Portland Trail Blazers and Minnesota Timberwolves played a physical, intense, nip-and-tuck contest on Friday that was a credit to the NBA and the fight both teams are in for postseason playoffs positioning. Both teams shared the ball, shifted up their attack, and went hard for the victory. It ended up in Portland’s hands by […]