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The Portland Trail Blazers hit the practice floor in Tualatin one more time Friday ahead of their Saturday flight to San Antonio. They’ll face the Spurs in Game 1 of the first round of the NBA Playoffs on Sunday, marking Portland’s first Playoff appearance in five years. Following Friday’s practice, Blazers interim head coach Tiago […]
As a reward for making the Playoffs for the first time in five years, the Portland Trail Blazers have the pleasure of playing Victor Wembanyama the 2nd-seeded San Antonio Spurs in the first round. Can the Blazers hope to contain him, slow him down, or otherwise mute Wemby’s effectiveness? On the latest We Like the […]
The Spurs are headed to the playoffs for the first time since 2019, with Game 1 against the Portland Trail Blazers set for 8 PM CT on Sunday. In the meantime, we’re looking back one of the best regular seasons in franchise history. In Part 1, we reviewed the first part of the season, whuch featured […]
The Porland Trail Blazers’ “Jail Blazer” era has returned to the spotlight with a new Netflix documentary, focused on three key players in the saga. Untold: Jail Blazers features the stories and commentary of Rasheed Wallace, Bonzi Wells and Damon Stoudamire as well as former Blazers General Manager Bob Whitsitt which spans Wallace’s Portland tenure. […]
The Portland Trail Blazers and San Antonio Spurs will face off in Game 1 of their best-of-seven first-round NBA Playoffs series on Sunday. The Spurs, with 60+ wins and the second seed in the Western Conference Playoffs bracket, are heavily favored over the 40+ win, seventh-seeded Blazers. But hope springs eternal when the series reads […]
BOSTON — Jrue Holiday’s two-year tenure in Boston technically ended in May. After he was traded from the Celtics to the Trail Blazers, Jrue and his wife, Lauren, packed up their family and moved to Portland, where the two-time NBA champion would join a younger, up-and-coming squad hoping to punch their first ticket to the […]
This season, the Spurs played the Portland Trail Blazers three times landing with a 2-1 edge over Rip City. In each of those three games, Victor Wembanyama sat out with an injury or injury management. On November 26th, the Spurs played in Portland. Wemby was sitting out the fifth of twelve games while nursing a […]
As Portland Trail Blazers players shot free throws around the practice gym in Tualatin on Thursday afternoon, Michael Jackson’s joyous hit “Don’t Stop ‘Til You Get Enough” pumped through the speaker system. What a fitting song choice for a team preparing to enter the NBA Playoffs for the first time in five years. After overcoming […]
Change is inevitable, especially when a team gets a new owner for the first time in 38 years. While Portland Trail Blazers fans may have been hungry for change, there are no guarantees that every new idea will be a good one or will be well received. Chris Mannix for Sports Illustrated reported on a […]
The Spurs are headed to the playoffs for the first time since 2019, with Game 1 against the Portland Trail Blazers set for 8 PM CT on Sunday. That’s still several days out, so in the meantime, we’re looking back one of the best regular seasons in franchise history. In Part 1, we reviewed the […]
The Portland Trail Blazers will go into their first round series against the San Antonio Spurs as serious underdogs. The Oregon franchise impressed in their Play-In bout with the Phoenix Suns earlier this week but enter the second-vs-seventh seed series with very little expectation and some pundits predicting a sweep. True Hoop’s Henry Abbott disagrees, […]
With the Spurs vs. Blazers series officially set, it’s time for us to go through what each team brings to the table. Today, we’ll start with a quick overview of some stylistic quirks to monitor, before releasing a full preview in the coming days. First up: the turnover battle. Turnovers These teams are polar opposites […]
The Portland Trail Blazers’ 114-110 win over the Phoenix Suns in the NBA Play-In Tournament on Tuesday was a high-octane thriller that left players and fans of both teams upset about officiating. Through the TV screen, one could hear Blazers All-Star Deni Avdija furiously screaming at the baseline official about an and-1 call he wanted […]
By virtue of their win against the Phoenix Suns in the Play-In Tournament on Tuesday night, the Portland Trail Blazers have advanced to the 2026 NBA Playoffs. By definition, that means they will not participate in the 2026 NBA Draft Lottery and their first-round draft pick this year will not fall in the 1-14 range. […]
The Portland Trail Blazers advanced to the first round of the 2026 NBA Playoffs last night by virtue of a 114-110 win over the Phoenix Suns in the NBA’s Play-In Tournament. It’s a benchmark of success for a team that set making the postseason as its goal at the start of the year. They made […]
The Spurs are headed to the playoffs for the first time since 2019, and we now know their first round opponent will be the Portland Trail Blazers, with Game 1 set for 8 PM CT on Sunday. That’s still several days out, so in the meantime, we’re looking back one of the best regular seasons […]
The San Antonio Spurs are in the playoffs for the first time since 2019 as the 2nd seed in the West, and after last night’s Play-In Tournament games, we know their first round opponent. In a weird scheduling idea that had many people confused, the East 9 vs. 10 game was first — with the […]
The Portland Trail Blazers may not be classically good at basketball, but they sure know how to put on a show. The Blazers walked into the 2026 NBA Playoffs as the 7th seed on Tuesday night by virtue of a 114-110 win against the Phoenix Suns in the league’s annual Play-In Tournament. Portland will now […]
The 7th-seeded Portland Trail Blazers, after a thrilling victory tonight over the Phoenix Suns in the 7/8 Play-In Game, are going to the NBA playoffs for the first time in five years where they’ll face Victor Wembanyama and the 2nd-seeded San Antonio Spurs. The schedule for the first-round playoff series has been released, so for […]
The Portland Trail Blazers punched their ticket to the NBA Playoffs tonight with a hard-fought 114-110 victory over the Phoenix Suns. Deni Avdija led the way with 41 points, Jalen Green paced the Suns with 35. Avdija scored the game-winning basket on a driving and-1 at the cup. The ensuing free throw gave the Blazers […]
The Portland Trail Blazers and Phoenix Suns are battling for a place in the NBA Playoffs tonight. The first half of the game has completed. The second half is on the way! You can talk about the action with your fellow fans right here. For those who aren’t sure what’s at stake, here’s how it […]
Portland Trail Blazers forward Jerami Grant has been upgraded to available to play versus the Phoenix Suns in the NBA Play-In Tournament tonight, the team announced. Grant entered the day as questionable to play after missing Portland’s last seven games due to a right calf strain. The 12-year NBA veteran should be a key reinforcement […]
UPDATE: Jerami Grant has been upgraded to AVAILABLE to play tonight, while Phoenix Suns guard Grayson Allen (left hamstring) has been ruled OUT. The Portland Trail Blazers and Phoenix Suns are set for the opening game of the 2026 NBA Play-In Tournament. The action starts at 7:00 PM, Pacific and will be carried on Prime […]
Welcome to the 2026 play-in tournament! This is the sixth season of the play-in. History of the NBA play-in tournament The play-in tournament technically started in the bubble in the 2019-20 season. It differs from the current form, but the first game was the Grizzlies vs. the Trail Blazers. Portland went on to win and […]
The Portland Trail Blazers and Phoenix Suns will face off at 7:00 PM, Pacific tonight, looking to make their trip to the 2026 NBA Playoffs an easy one by winning the first game of the NBA Play-In Tournament. Portland is on a decent roll coming into the game, having won 10 of their last 14 […]