The ultimate coverage and analysis of the Portland Trail Blazers
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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Let’s chat about the second half of the Blazers / Pistons matchup! Here are the basics of the matchup as you get ready to watch. Portland Trail Blazers (12-16) vs Detroit Pistons (22-6) – Mon. Dec 22 – 7pm Pacific How to watch via antenna or cable: See your options on the Rip City Television Network. […]
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As the Portland Trail Blazers honor the 2000 Western Conference Finals team tonight against the Detroit Pistons, here is where we can hang out and discuss the game! Here are the basics of the matchup as you get ready to watch. Portland Trail Blazers (12-16) vs Detroit Pistons (22-6) – Mon. Dec 22 – 7pm […]
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Portland Trail Blazers teammates Deni Avdija and Shaedon Sharpe were both nominated for the NBA’s Western Conference Player of the Week for Dec. 15-21. In two games this past week, Avdija averaged 29.5 points (on 48.6% shooting), 8 assists, 6 rebounds and 1 steal to lead the Blazers to two close wins over the Sacramento […]
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The Portland Trail Blazers have interest in trading for Sacramento Kings guard Keon Ellis, according to Sean Deveney of Heavy.com. The Blazers are one of many teams soliciting Ellis’ services. The New York Knicks, Orlando Magic, Los Angeles Lakers, and Miami Heat have also indicated desire for the fourth-year wing, Deveney reported. Despite a poor […]
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The Portland Trail Blazers will honor their 2000 Western Conference Finals team as they host the Detroit Pistons tonight, Mon. Dec. 22 at the Moda Center. We got a few Blazer’s Edge staffers to write about that team. Kevin Lawler Don’t talk much about the 1999-2000 Portland Trail Blazers. It’s too painful. There are too […]
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As the Portland Trail Blazers are about to host the Eastern Conference leading Detroit Pistons Monday night, the franchise has decided to honor its historical 1999-2000 incarnation. That team lost in the Western Conference Finals to the Los Angeles Lakers in spectacular fashion, a painful memory for Blazers fans. Processing those events in a Detroit […]
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The Portland Trail Blazers are facing off against the Detroit Pistons at home in the first game of a long five-game homestand. Portland is coming into this game off the back of two straight wins over the Sacramento Kings, and on a three-game win streak all together. On the other side, Detroit currently sits atop […]
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Portland Trail Blazers wing Jerami Grant may miss another game with Achille soreness, this time against his old team the Detroit Pistons. The latest injury report for tomorrow’s 7pm game at home against the Pistons lists Grant as “Questionable” with “Left Achilles Tendon Soreness,” the same ailment that had his status as “Questionable” before yesterday’s […]
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The Athletic (subscription required) dropped a 40-player “trade board” that ranks and talks about the most likely players to be traded this NBA season. Three Portland Trail Blazers made the list… and in their view, none of them will command much of a return: Coming in at No. 19 was Robert Williams III: Trade Value: […]
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