Bruce Ely – Trailblazers.com The Blazers bounced back from a rough road trip on Wednesday and won their second game in a row, crushing the Oklahoma City Thunder in front of a happy Thanksgiving crowd. It was Carmelo Anthony’s first home game in as a Blazer and the fans warmed to him right away. Melo […]
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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 News: Carmelo Anthony is Coming to Portland
Carmelo Anthony is back in the NBA. Melo is signing with the Trail Blazers, per @wojespn pic.twitter.com/6BC2g598p7— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) November 15, 2019 The NBA world lit up Thursday night with news that involuntarily dormant superstar Carmelo Anthony has finally found a home… with our own Portland Trail Blazers. He hasn’t played for anyone since […]
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Blazers Recap: Ugh. Blazers Lose Another One
Bruce Ely – Trailblazers.com It’s tough times for our Portland Trail Blazers. They’ve now lost six out of their last seven games, their slowest start in years, and fans are getting uneasy. On Wednesday night they fell to the NBA Champion Toronto Raptors, a good team, but certainly beatable. Toronto is not the juggernaut they […]
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Blazers Recap: A Win at Home! At Last! Blazers Down the Hawks in OT, 124-113
Bruce Ely – Trailblazers.com The Blazers broke a brutal four-game slide and secured their first home win of the season on Sunday night with an overtime victory over the Atlanta Hawks. Damian Lillard, in usual fashion, led the team effort in which four Blazers scored at least 20 points (Lillard: 30, Mccollum: 23, Whiteside: 21, […]
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Blazers Recap: Nuggets Prevail in Season Opener
The longest home opener winning streak in NBA history came to an end on Wednesday night as the Blazers lost a close one to a talented Denver Nuggets team, 100-108. The revamped Blazers had some fine moments, especially at center where newly acquired big man Hassan Whiteside racked up 16 points and 19 rebounds. Damian […]
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10 Reasons Why It’s Going to Be an Epic Season for the Portland Trailblazers
Another awesome NBA season is upon us, Rip City, and now it’s time to bone up on your Blazer knowledge. Can the Blazers top last year’s improbable, magical run to the Western Conference Finals? Behold, you are now presented with 10 solid reasons this year is going to be huuuge. 10. The Big Shake-Up Trade […]
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Blazers Recap: Warriors Win Game 4 in OT – A Great Blazers Season Is Over
Bruce Ely/Trailblazers.com Well, they went down swinging. The Blazers lost a hard fought game four in overtime to the defending NBA champions, the Golden State Warriors. And now the our team is done for the season while the Warriors march on to their fifth straight finals in search of a third straight title. This game […]
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Blazers Recap: The Warriors Are Too Damn Good—Blazers Lose Game 3, 110-99
Bruce Ely/Trailblazers.com It really seemed like The Blazers were going to get this one. Even the bookies in Vegas gave them odds to win. They were ahead most of the game, at times stretching their lead as high as 18 points, but man, no lead is secure against Golden State. It’s annoying. It sucks. The […]
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Blazers Recap: The Trail Blazers Are Going to the Western Conference Finals!
Bruce Ely/Trailblazers.com Yes, it’s true. For the first time in 19 years the Portland Trail Blazers will be competing in the Western Conference Finals. They pulled off a gutsy come-from-behind win in Denver on Sunday afternoon, erasing a 17 point deficit and defeating the Nuggets in game seven of their hard-fought series. CJ McCollum was […]
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Blazers Recap: Huge Win Forces Game Seven
With their backs against the wall the Blazers pulled off a big win on Thursday night. Facing elimination in their best of seven series against the Denver Nuggets, it was do or die for the Blazers, and they chose “do”. Damian Lillard and CJ Mccollum brought their “A” games, combining for 62 points, but it […]
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Blazers Preview: It’s Do or Die Tonight!
Bruce Ely/Trailblazers.com There’s no other way to put it, Rip City. Tonight’s playoff game, at home versus the Denver Nuggets, is a must win. Denver crushed Portland in game five on Tuesday, which was a demoralizing loss, but redemption could be had tonight at the Moda Center. However, if the Blazers lose this one, their […]
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Blazers Recap: Nuggets Get Revenge, Even Series at 2-2.
Bruce Ely/Trailblazers.com The Blazers battled the Nuggets down to the wire on Sunday evening, but couldn’t pull it out in the end. It was a a tough loss after the euphoria of game three and its wild quadruple overtime finish. With the victory, the Nuggets snapped the Blazers’ 12 game home court winning streak, and […]