Rob Simonsen

Live from the Moda Center as the Portland Trail Blazers host the Utah Jazz. First three game losing streak of the season? Check. LaMarcus Aldridge on the shelf for a week with a groin injury? Check. Backup bigs Meyers Leonard and Joel Freeland also out of action due to injury? Check. With all of these […]

Live from the Moda Center as the Portland Trail Blazers host the Toronto Raptors. Oh dang, All-Star city! On Thursday, both LaMarcus Aldridge and Damian Lillard were named to the All-Star team, the first time Portland has sent two representatives to the game since 1994. Aldridge was a lock to make it, but Lillard’s inclusion […]

Live from the Moda Center as the Portland Trail Blazers host the grit and grind Memphis Grizzlies. Don’t sleep on Memphis. Their record says .500, but their play says they’re still planet smashers. Since the return of defensive lynchpin Marc Gasol, the Grizzlies have vaulted their way back into the upper echelon of defensive teams […]

Live from the Moda Center as the Portland Trail Blazers host the Minnesota Timberwolves. It’s a battle of the two best power forwards in the league, as Lake Oswego native Kevin Love is in town after being named a starter to the Western Conference All-Star team. If anyone missed LaMarcus Aldridge’s forty-four point outburst on […]

Live from the Moda Center as the Portland Trail Blazers host the Denver Nuggets. The Blazers return home after a tough four game road swing through the land of BBQ brisket. They picked up impressive wins in San Antonio and Dallas, but suffered a blowout loss in Houston. And two nights ago against Oklahoma City? […]

Live from the Moda Center as the Portland Trail Blazers host the Cleveland Cavaliers. Cleveland is having a season to forget. In a ridiculously weak Eastern Conference, the Cavs were expected to push for a playoff spot this year. Owner Dan Gilbert stated as much after landing the number one pick in the 2013 NBA […]

Live from the Moda Center as the Portland Trail Blazers host the Boston Celtics. Hey look, there’s Doc Rivers! Wait, nope, he’s gone. Paul Pierce and Kevin Garnett? Gone and gone. Rajon Rondo? He’s here, but recovering from a torn ACL. I guess that leaves, uh, Jeff Green? Yeah, Jeff Green! Go Celtics! Looking up […]

Live from the Moda Center as the Portland Trail Blazers host the Orlando Magic. Hey, remember when the Blazers were the best team in the league? The shine is off. After destroying the Bobcats last Thursday the Blazers have lost back-to-back games to the 76ers and Kings, two of the worst teams in the league. […]

Live from the Moda Center as the Portland Trail Blazers host the Charlotte Professional Basketball Team. Charlotte is currently known as the Bobcats, but next year they’ll be dusting off their old Starter jackets and going by the Hornets moniker once again. All hail Gramdmama Johnson. Here is where I would typically make a joke […]

Live from the Moda Center, as the Portland Trail Blazers host the two-time champion Miami Heat. What bizarro world is this? In a game last night, the Heat sat Dwyane Wade, Ray Allen, and Chris Andersen in anticipation of tonight’s contest against the Blazers. They ended up losing said game in overtime to the terrible, […]

Live from the Moda Center as the Portland Trail Blazers host the Los Angeles Clippers. Stuffed full of ham, eyes glassy from watching too much TV, burnt out from talking to family—I can hardly handle sitting upright after yesterday, so I can’t imagine what playing a basketball game would be like. It’s a Christmas miracle […]

Live from the Moda Center as the Portland Trail Blazers host the New Orleans Pelicans. Don’t look now but the Blazers are everyone’s favorite team in the league. It’s a weird position for a perpetually snake-bitten franchise, but the little offense that could is turning skeptics into believers. Bill Simmons is leading the bandwagon charge, […]