The Houston Rockets, our evil rivals from down south, rolled into town sporting the best record in the NBA and the fireworks flew Saturday night. The Blazers were looking to end their most dismal stretch of the season, a three game losing streak at home. Things started off swimmingly for the home team, with Damian […]
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.
Blazers Recap: The Pelicans Hand Out a Beating
The Blazers were expected to win this one, but that’s not how it went down. New Orleans showed up without their star forward Anthony “The Brow” Davis and the Blazers came out firing in the first quarter. But things fell apart towards the end of the second period as Boogie Cousins made his presence known […]
Blazers Recap: Take Down the Kings
The Blazers took care of business after losing to this same Sacramento team away from home the night before. Lillard and McCollum turned in reliably good performances and Meyers Leonard provided a surprise boost off the bench. The Kings had showed some spunk the previous night but they aren’t considered to be particularly good team […]
Blazers Recap: No Magic for Orlando
Don’t look now but the Blazers have won two in row. Shabazz Napier provided the unexpected spark off the bench and Portland overcame a slow start to take down Orlando, one of the better teams in the Eastern conference. Napier, who saw little playing time last season, appears to be breaking out this season. It […]
Blazers Recap: Blazin’ those Nuggets Again
Astute Blazers fans were aware of the many juicy storylines leading in to this particular game. Jusuf Nurkic, Portland’s “Bosnian Beast” center would meet his old team, The Denver Nuggets, where he had not felt fully appreciated last season. He’d face up against the man who stole his starting spot in Denver, Nikola Jokic, the […]
Blazers Recap: Grrrrrizzles
It was a fierce battle between two teams tied for fourth place in the competitive Western conference. The Memphis Grizzlies always give the Blazers trouble, and this night would be no exception. But the Blazers hung tough and the game came down to the very last second. CJ McCollum, who had been the hero all […]
Blazers Recap: Beat LA! (Plus Fan Photos!)
Boy, did the Blazers need a win. The past week had seen them lose in depressing fashion three different ways, so this was a gut-check night. The upstart LA Lakers came to town for a nationally televised game, and though things got dicey in the second half, the Blazers pulled out that much needed victory, […]
Blazers Recap: The Worst Game All Season
This was without a doubt the worst Blazers game all season. Hopefully it will retain that title until spring. The Blazers turned in the most disastrous second quarter of basketball in their entire history, scoring only 6 points to the Toronto Raptor’s 25. The final score was 99-85, but that is a misleadingly merciful score. […]
Blazer’s Recap & Fan Photos: Brighter Than the Suns
The Blazers won again, pleasing a hometown crowd that filled up the Moda Center on a Saturday night. They beat the woeful Phoenix Suns in what turned out to be a pretty close game throughout. It shouldn’t have been this close considering the state of the Suns, but hey, a win is a win and […]
Blazer’s Recap: Big Win at Home Opener (and Fan Photos!)
The Blazers are back! It was home opener night at the Moda Center and the Trailblazers hosted the plucky New Orleans Pelicans. The Blazers hold the NBA record for most home openers won in a row. Would they extend that streak to 17, or end it here? Luck was on the Blazers’ side as they […]
Blazer Fan Fashion
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