Live from my living room couch as the Memphis Grizzlies take on the Portland Trail Blazers. Once more, Portland’s season is on the line. After avoiding the sweep with a victory in game four, the Blazers find themselves back in enemy territory and on the cusp of calling it a year. Even though Portland managed […]
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Blazers vs. Grizzlies – Hot Live Blog Action
Live from the Moda Center as the Portland Trail Blazers host the Memphis Grizzlies. It’s the end of the road, and this is (likely) going to be the last time the Blazers take their home court for a long while. They’re going gently into that good night. All warmup music has been replaced by “Christmas […]
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Blazers vs. Grizzlies – Hot Live Blog Action
Live from the Moda Center as the Portland Trail Blazers host the Memphis Grizzlies. Playoff basketball is back in Portland, y’all! Sure, this probably isn’t what the Blazers had in mind for the postseason. They’re limping back home down 0-2, with one of their stars in the middle of a slump and the other in […]
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Blazers vs. Grizzlies – Game Two Recap
Ready for a hot take? This Grizzlies team is really freaking good. For the sixth time this season, and the second time in the playoffs, Memphis just strangled the life from Portland’s offense. Demolished it. The Blazers are trying to enjoy some smooth jazz and a glass of red wine while the Grizzlies are their […]
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Blazers vs. Jazz – Hot Live Blog Action
Live from the Moda Center as the Portland Trail Blazers host the Utah Jazz. We made it, y’all! It’s the last regular season home game of the year. The end of the line. Time for meaningless basketball to end and postseason basketball to begin. Whew. First, before the fun can really start, the Blazers will […]
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Blazers vs. Pelicans – Hot Live Blog Action
Live from the Moda Center as the Portland Trail Blazers host the New Orleans Pelicans. Welcome home, division champs. After last night’s blowout win against the Lakers, the Blazers have officially clinched the NW Division. Time to make some room in the rafters for another banner. On top of the Blazers clinching the division, they […]
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Blazers vs. Suns – Hot Live Blog Action
Live from the Moda Center as the Portland Trail Blazers host the Phoenix Suns. Once more, without feeling. These two teams met just three days ago, but back then the Suns had a glimmer of hope at a playoff berth. Yesterday they blew a twenty-point lead against the Oklahoma City Thunder—you know, the team they […]
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Blazers vs. Nuggets – Hot Live Blog Action
Live from the Moda Center as the Portland Trail Blazers host the Denver Nuggets. It’s the Will Barton revenge game! Or the Arron Afflalo revenge game! Or no revenge game at all, because who can really get excited about a Nuggets game? Thank goodness for legal weed in Colorado—I don’t know how Nuggets fans could […]
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Blazers vs. Warriors – Hot Live Blog Action
Live from the Moda Center as the Portland Trail Blazers host the Golden State Warriors. My goodness that last road trip couldn’t have gone much worse. Not only are the Blazers in the midst of their first four-game losing streak of the season, their healthy players are dropping like flies. Everything is definitely not coming […]
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Blazers vs. Pistons – Hot Live Blog Action
Live from the Moda Center as the Portland Trail Blazers host the Detroit Pistons. Forget Jason Voorhees. If you really want to see something scary this Friday the 13th, just google “Josh Smith + Pistons” and scroll through the terror that was his short stint in Detroit. He was so bad, the team just up […]
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Blazers vs. Rockets – Hot Live Blog Action
Live from the Moda Center as the Portland Trail Blazers host the Houston Rockets. Another night, another national TV game. This one makes sense, as it is the first time the Rockets have been back to the Moda Center since Damian Lillard dumped them from last year’s playoffs. Get ready to see The Shot repeated […]
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Blazers vs. Mavericks – Hot Live Blog Action
Live from the Moda Center as the Portland Trail Blazers host the Dallas Mavericks. After a month away with a new baby and one final DNP-Dad, it feels good to be back. Things are a bit different since the last time I was here: Arron Afflalo is no longer a Nugget, Nicolas Batum is no […]