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Why Bad Threes are Good for the Portland Trail Blazers

The Portland Trail Blazers are carrying an adequate, if not impressive, 6-5 record 11 games into the 2025-26 NBA season. Their style of play has been described as exciting, vibrant, and fast-paced. Pundits have had good things to say about emerging star Deni Avdija and fourth-year guard Shaedon Sharpe. But not everybody is pleased with […]

Sharpe, Avdija Bring Blazers Big, Easy Win vs. New Orleans

The road hasn’t been kind to the Portland Trail Blazers lately. Losses in Miami and Orlando this week blunted an otherwise-promising start to the season. But just when you think you have the NBA Blues, here come the New Orleans Pelicans. They hosted the Blazers tonight but didn’t suit up Zion Williamson or Jordan Poole. […]

Hot Shooting Propels Portland Past Pelicans

According to an old Hawaiian proverb, you can’t dance to the music if you don’t pay the band—and judging by the way the Portland Trail Blazers called the tune against the New Orleans Pelicans in NBA action tonight, my ancient ancestors may have been on to something. Playing without injured bandmaster Zion Williamson, the Pelicans […]

Trail Blazers-Pelicans Second Half Thread

The Portland Trail Blazers are playing the New Orleans Pelicans today in Game 3 of a five-game road trip. Here’s the info you need in order to watch the game: Portland Trail Blazers (5-5) vs. New Orleans Pelicans (2-8) – Wed. Nov. 12 – 5pm Pacific How to watch via antenna or cable: See your options […]

Why “Win Now” is the Only Answer for the Trail Blazers

The Portland Trail Blazers are off to a 5-5 start to their 2025-26 NBA regular season. The record is an improvement on their performances in recent years, especially when considering signature wins against the Oklahoma City Thunder and Denver Nuggets as part of the package. But .500 is a waypoint on the journey to success, […]

Shaedon Sharpe Most Memorable Blazer in Rocky Week

The Portland Trail Blazers went 1-2 this week. After starting with a win over the defending champion Oklahoma City Thunder, Portland fell to the Miami Heat and Orlando Magic to bring their overall record to 5-5 on the season. Despite the down week, there were a number of good individual performances, including from this week’s […]

Does Robert Williams III Still Fit with the Trail Blazers?

The Portland Trail Blazers are justifiably proud of their new center corps of Donovan Clingan and Yang Hansen, drafted with lottery(-equivalent) picks over the last two seasons. But those young prospects are hardly the only pivots in Portland’s landscape. Today’s Blazer’s Edge Mailbag question involves a third center, Robert Williams III. The seventh-year center is […]

Top Player Prop Bets for Magic vs. Trail Blazers on November 10, 2025

The Orlando Magic host the Portland Trail Blazers at Kia Center on Monday (tip at 7 p.m. ET). Those looking to place a player prop wager can find odds on Paolo Banchero, Deni Avdija and others in this matchup. How to Watch Magic vs. Trail Blazers Date: Monday, November 10, 2025 Time: 7 p.m. ET How to watch on TV: KUNP and FDSFL Live Stream: Fubo Location: Orlando, Florida Venue: Kia Center NBA Props Today: Orlando Magic Paolo Banchero Props PTS REB AST 3PM...

NBA Legend Lenny Wilkens Dies at 88

Legendary NBA coach and former Portland Trail Blazers head coach Lenny Wilkens died at age 88, his family announced today and as reported by the Associated Press: He coached 2,487 games in the NBA, which is still a record. He became a Hall of Famer as a player, as a coach and again as part […]

Heat escape with 136-131 win over Trail Blazers behind Nikola Jovic’s career night

Last year, the Miami Heat had just one game with at least 136 points. Through 10 games already this season, the Heat now have three, securing a 136-131 win over the Portland Trail Blazers Saturday night inside Kaseya Center. The man of the hour was fourth-year forward Nikola Jovic, who scored a career-high 29 points […] The post Heat escape with 136-131 win over Trail Blazers behind Nikola Jovic’s career night appeared first on Hot Hot Hoops - Miami HEAT NBA Blog .

Heat Win Frantic Race with Hard-Charging Trail Blazers

The late 1970’s saw the birth of a musical genre called Speed Metal. An offshoot of Heavy Metal, the basic idea was to forget melodic lyricism and traditional skill in favor of technique pointed in a single direction: playing fast. No analogy could be more apt for the Portland Trail Blazers and Miami Heat, the […]

Talk Trail Blazers vs. Miami Heat Here!

The Portland Trail Blazers and Miami Heat will face each other this evening in the kick-off to Portland’s first extended road trip of the season. Here’s the info you need about the game and how to watch: Portland Trail Blazers (5-3) vs. Miami Heat (5-4) – Saturday, November 8 – 5:00pm Pacific How to watch via […]

Trail Blazers Injuries Have a Bigger Effect Than You Think

The Portland Trail Blazers have cultivated a defensive identity. The hard-nosed negating foundation has given the playing group something to build off while it figures out what it is on the other side of the ball. Unfortunately, that established defensive persona, which currently ranks 10th most stingy, was dealt blows in consecutive games last week. […]

Portland Trail Blazers vs Miami Heat Preview

The Portland Trail Blazers are in Miami to take on the Heat to start a five-game road trip. Portland is coming off of a win over the defending champion Oklahoma City Thunder in their last game. On the other side, the Heat are on the second night of a back-to-back after taking down the Charlotte […]

Is it Time for the Trail Blazers to Name Tiago Splitter Head Coach?

After former Head Coach Chauncey Billups was suspended by the NBA in late October for gambling-related charges, the Portland Trail Blazers named assistant coach Tiago Splitter as Acting Head Coach. Since then Splitter has accumulated a 5-3 record with wins against the Denver Nuggets and Oklahoma City Thunder to his team’s credit. Now one writer, […]

Can the Blazers Find Room for Rayan Rupert?

When the Portland Trail Blazers drafted Rayan Rupert of the New Zealand Breakers with the 43rd pick in the 2023 NBA Draft, an interesting report popped up. Sources stated that once the second round had started and Rupert was still on the board, the had a guaranteed promise. In turn, it caused all the teams […]

Avdija Captains Blazers Comeback Versus OKC

The Portland Trail Blazers’ matchup with the defending champion Oklahoma City Thunder on Wednesday night was a lot. It was dead and then alive. Frustrating and then euphoric. Hard to watch and then must-see TV. It was imperfect and wacky and nerve-wracking. Above all, it was a win, as the Blazers rallied from 22 down […]

Blazers Hand OKC First Loss of Season in Comeback

After a slow start, the Portland Trail Blazers rallied back to hand the reigning-champion Oklahoma City Thunder their first loss of the season, 121-119. The Thunder rested several key players. Despite their short-handedness, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Aaron Wiggins, and their armada of guys who make you ask “Wait, who is that? How many threes has he […]

Wesley Has Surgery, Out For 8-12 Weeks

The Portland Trail Blazers’ Blake Wesley could be out until the end of January, according to a press release released by the organization. Portland Trail Blazers guard Blake Wesley underwent successful surgery today to repair a fracture of the fifth metatarsal base in his right foot. The procedure was performed by Dr. Martin O’Malley at the Hospital […]

Adrian Was Right About Jerami Grant

The Portland Trail Blazers are off to a promising 4-3 start. They have a new man acting as head coach on the sidelines. And they recently followed up their best win of the season last Friday with their worst loss of the season to kick off the new week. Suffice to say, there’s a lot […]

Huge Announcement for Trail Blazers 2025-26 Season!

The Portland Trail Blazers have embarked on a new season. It’s exciting, fun, and it has at least decent prospects of being better than any of the past four. That’s an amazing way to start the year. Here’s another amazing thing. Today we’re announcing Blazer’s Edge Night, 2025-26. That’s our annual charity event where readers […]

Join Dave on Rip City Radio Today!

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, […]