Brandon Roy rises from the earth, brushes off dirt, leads Blazers to victory. On Saturday Brandon Roy shocked everyone—not made of adamantium—by taking the court a mere eight days removed from knee surgery in order to help will his Portland Trail Blazers to a 96-87 victory over the Phoenix Suns. Roy only contributed 10 points, […]
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Blazers vs Suns – Hot Live Playoff Blog Action
Nathan Preston | nathanpreston.com Live from the Rose Garden as the Portland Trail Blazers meet the Phoenix Suns in game four of the Western Conference playoffs. Less than a week ago BlazerNation was filled with anticipation about Portland’s opening round series against the Phoenix Suns. Now? Not so much. Following a first game upset by […]
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Your Daily (Playoff) Blazer
In what was the worst night in the history of ever, the Portland Trail Blazers were shamed on their homecourt by a dominate Phoenix Suns team, and now trail this best-of-seven series 2-1. The 108-89 final score seems moderately competitive, something this game never was. The Suns’ Jason Richardson spent the majority of the game […]
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Blazers vs Suns – Hot Live Playoff Blog Action
Nathan Preston | nathanpreston.com Live from the Rose Garden as the Portland Trail Blazers meet the Phoenix Suns in game three of the Western Conference playoffs. Since this is a special occasion, we broke out the only Blazers artwork fitting of an ELO cover. How important is this game, you ask? In the Blazers’ history, […]
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Hey! We’re Looking for a Timbers Blogger!
Guess what? We’re currently looking for someone to cover the Portland Timbers and write regular updates on the games for Blogtown! COULD THAT PERSON BE YOU?? The successful applicant should have a shit-ton of knowledge about soccer and a deep love for the Timbers (that means you should also love them enough to be occasionally […]
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Run Run Run, JUMP!
Remember when you were a kid and you just liked jumping off of shit? It didn’t matter if you were jumping from a high step or a tree limb—you just enjoyed the launch. It was even better if you had a running start, and completely awesome if you didn’t hurt yourself when you landed. Parkour […]
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Your Daily (Playoff) Blazer
Ouch. After stealing the first game of their Western Conference playoff series against the heavily favored Phoenix Suns, the Portland Trail Blazers tried to nab another victory on Tuesday night in the US Airways Center. Bad idea. The Suns controlled the entire night, from the opening tip, to the final basket, all the way to […]
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Your Daily (Playoff) Blazer
Oh yes, that just happened. Despite trying to hand over the lead in the waning seconds—and probably sending countless weak-hearted fans to the E.R.—the Portland Trail Blazers pulled off a stunning upset against the Phoenix Suns, 105-100. The Blazers had not won the opening road game of a playoff series since 1983 (only three Blazers […]
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Wrestling Prince
Okay, so how’s this for a crazy pairing? Tonight you’ll be torn between two intriguing events—should you check out some pro wrestling at PSU’s Peter Stott Center (930 SW Hall) or dance your face off at Crush (1400 SE Morrison) with Crave’s Purple Rain Prince night (EEEEEE!)? Diametrically opposed? Nay, I say. Sweaty wrestling complements […]
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Brandon Roy to Have Surgery on Torn Meniscus
Well, we knew it was bad, but it seemed as if Brandon Roy would attempt to play through his torn meniscus injury. Not anymore: PORTLAND, Ore. — Portland Trail Blazers guard Brandon Roy will undergo surgery on Friday to repair a partial meniscus tear in right knee, it was announced today by Trail Blazers General […]
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Bike to Blazers Photos!
Last night over 100 people turned out to bike to the last Trail Blazers game of the season for a special ride organized by BikePortland.org. In addition to the regular tallbike, cape-draped bikey crew, Blazers VP of business affairs Larry Miller J. Isaacs came along on the ride (see photo of him looking real awkward […]
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It’s Official: Blazers to Play Suns in the Opening Round of the Playoffs
Well, the Blazers got their wish. The NBA regular season is finally complete and the number six seed Portland Trail Blazers will travel to the desert to play a best-of-seven game series against the Phoenix Suns. The league just released the schedule: Game 1: Sunday, April 18th at Phoenix – 7:30pm on ESPNGame 2: Tuesday, […]