Bruce Ely – trailblazers.com The Trail Blazers return to Portland Thursday night for a crucial set of playoff games in front of more hometown fans than they have seen all year. It’s been a strange season for our Blazers. They started off with high expectations, then struggled with injuries and the general weirdness of playing […]
Arthur Bradford
Arthur Bradford has written two books (Dogwalker and Turtleface) and directed several films, including the Emmy-nominated Six Days to Air. He lives in Portland and co-hosts a live call-in radio show Sex, Drugs, and Basketball on Thursdays, 8-9 pm on XRAY.FM.
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Blazers Game Night Preview: Damian Lillard is on a Mission
Trailblazers.com It’s true there are far more important things going on right now than NBA basketball, but if any of us Portlanders are looking for a nice distraction, Damian Lillard and the Trail Blazers are here to provide it. Yes, the Blazers are back, and their star player, Dame D.O.L.L.A, is the talk of the […]
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WATCH THIS: Portland Protesters and Police in Dialogue, Part Two
Arthur Bradford [Arthur Bradford is the Mercury‘s Blazer correspondent as well as an accomplished Portland filmmaker (How’s Your News?, 6 Days to Air: The Making of South Park). What follows is the second installment of his short documentary series—this one shot during the downtown Portland protests this past Thursday, June 4. Watch part one here.—eds] […]
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Blazer’s Recap: Blazers Too Hot for the Heat
STUCK THE LANDING: 10/10 pic.twitter.com/bOibVS8QY0— Portland Trail Blazers (@trailblazers) February 10, 2020 Damian Lillard continued his hot streak on Sunday night, dropping 33 points on the short-handed Miami Heat. Gary Trent Jr. added fuel to the fire with 22 points off the bench in another breakout game. Recent addition Trevor Ariza knocked down 21 points […]
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Blazers Recap: Lillard Stays Hot, Cools Jazz
Bruce Ely – Trailblazers.com There is no player hotter in the NBA right now than Portland’s own Damian Lillard. His historic streak scaled to new heights on Saturday night in front of a frenzied hometown crowd as the Blazers pulled off another improbable victory over the top tier Utah Jazz. Lillard has now become the […]
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Blazers Recap: They Beat Houston and Damian Lillard is on a Historic Tear
COMFORTABLE RANGE FOR DAME! pic.twitter.com/WluoIcXL3D— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) January 30, 2020 Take a look at this shot Damian Lillard put up during Wednesday night’s victory against the Houston Rockets. He pulls up with ease at nearly half court. What is going on in Portland right now? Here are the CliffsNotes version of the Trailblazers’ season so […]
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Blazers Recap: Lillard Goes Big Again, But Dallas Goes Bigger
Bruce Ely – Trailblazers.com Why did Damian Lillard walk into Thursday night’s game versus Dallas carrying this odd doll? It’s a tribute to “Stone Cold” Steve Austin, one of his heroes, and a shout out to his new sneaker line as well. Lillard was coming off a record breaking 61-point night against the Golden State […]
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Blazers Recap: Not Afraid of Wolves
Bruce Ely – Trailblazers.com The Trail Blazers won their fourth straight game on Saturday night, taking down the Minnesota Timberwolves 113-106 in a hard fought game. Minnesota was without their star center, Karl Anthony Townes, and Blazer center Hassan Whiteside went to town in his absence, collecting an impressive 22 rebounds, 7 blocks, and 16 […]
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Blazers Recap: An Easy Win on 80s Night
Bruce Ely – Trailblazers.com The Blazers coasted to victory against the Orlando Magic on Friday night in a game in which they led nearly the entire way. Orlando isn’t a terrible team, but they played poorly and the Blazers’ celebrated backcourt showed them no mercy. Lillard and McCollum combined for 67 points while Hassan Whiteside […]
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Blazers Recap: A Bad Night in Blazersville
Bruce Ely – Trailblazers.com It was an all around crappy evening for Rip City on Friday. The Moda Center was infiltrated by purple and gold clad Lakers fans who cheered on their juggernaut of a team as it made easy work of our Blazers. Lebron James and Anthony Davis each scored over 30 points in […]
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Blazers Recap: Beating the Kings on Pride Night
Bruce Ely – Trailblazers.com It was Pride Night at the Moda Center and the Blazers celebrated by taking down the Sacramento Kings, 127-116. CJ McCollum had the hot hand for the Blazers, leading all scorers with 33 points. Four out of five Blazers starters scored 20 points or more, including Carmelo Anthony, who enjoyed another […]
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Blazers Recap: Whiteside Goes Big, Blazers Outrun Bulls 107-103
Bruce Ely – Trailblazers.com Someone stole Hassan Whiteside’s trash cans on Thanksgiving night, and the big man was out for revenge. He notched an all-time Blazer record of 10 blocks in Friday’s win over Chicago, stuffing the Bulls like they were holiday turkeys. It was the third win in a row for our home team, […]