Month: April 2014
Road Takes: Jeremy Lin Brings Rockets Boost To Keep Season Alive, Force A Game 6 In Portland
It was almost the final story to an epic series for the Portland Trail Blazers but their moment of glory will have to wait at least two more nights. All you […]
Blazers To Give Out Red And White “Rip City” Towels For Friday’s Game 6 Vs. Rockets
The Portland Trail Blazers lost to the Houston Rockets 108-98 in Wednesday night's Game 5. They still have a 3-2 series lead and the Blazers are coming back with a […]
Dean Oliver: Blazers-Rockets Series Rates Highest With “Excitement Factor” Metric
The NBA playoffs in 2014 have been amazing. Road teams are 21-15 so far in the playoffs and it seems like almost every game is coming down to the wire. However, according […]
Blazers To Wear Plaid “Dr. Jack” Patches To Honor Late Coach Jack Ramsay Throughout Playoffs
Portland Trail Blazers team President Chris McGowan announced through his twitter account @blazerschris that the team will be honoring legendary coach Jack Ramsay with a "Dr. Jack" patch on their […]
The Scouting Report: Houston Rockets, Game 5
An old basketball cliche is that a playoff series doesn't start until someone wins on the other team's home court. Certainly the Portland Trail Blazers hope it can end in the […]
Blazers Owner Paul Allen Denounces Comments Allegedly Made By Clippers Owner Donald Sterling, Calls For Action
Portland Trail Blazers owner joined other fellow NBA owners and members of the NBA community in denouncing the racist comments allegedly made by Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling. Allen calls […]
Former Blazers Coach Jack Ramsay Dies At 89
Former Portland Trail Blazers head coach and coach of the franchise's only NBA Championship passed away at the age of 89 after a battle with cancer on Monday morning in […]
The Scouting Report: Houston Rockets, Game 4
Projected starting line-up: Patrick Beverley, James Harden, Chandler Parsons, Omer Asik, Dwight Howard. It was Houston''s turn to make the series' first major adjustment and Kevin McHale decided he wanted to make […]
After Disappointment In Game 3, Nicolas Batum Says Blazers “Must Move On, Still Control The Series”
Nicolas Batum blamed himself for not making a potentially game-tying three-pointer. However, he, like many of the Trail Blazers urges that they have to move on. "We had a good lead, […]
Haynes: Rockets Omer Asik To Start Over Terrence Jones In Game 3
We wrote in our Scouting Report for Game 3 that Kevin McHale was going to have a decision to make: commit to going big and start with Omer Asik and […]