Month: December 2013
Road Takes: Blazers D-up late in OKC, get big win to close 2013
Last night, the Blazers were destroyed defensively. They allowed an egregious amount of shots at the rim and it made their offensive heroics late in the game a moot point. For […]
Holdahl: McCollum hoping to get return date soon
Casey Holdahl of ForwardCenter.net had a one-on-one interview with Trail Blazers rookie guard C.J. McCollum regarding his comeback, first week of practice and his return. Marc Spears of Yahoo! Sports wrote […]
The Scouting Report: at Oklahoma City
Projected Starting Line-up: Reggie Jackson, Thabo Sefolosha, Kevin Durant, Serge Ibaka, Kendrick Perkins Key injury: Russell Westbrook out until after the All-Star break after getting his knee scoped. December 27th, the news came […]
Road Takes: Blazers, defense fall short again in exciting finish
For the second straight game, the Blazers lost on a last-second shot. For the ninth straight game, the Blazers gave up over 100 points. The Blazers themselves have been saying it for […]
Blazers still near the top in year-end Power Rankings
Here's a sample of where the Trail Blazers stand in the NBA power rankings. ESPN.com's Marc Stein: 4 (Last week: 2) Not going to overreact to Portland finally losing one of those […]
The Scouting Report: At New Orleans Pelicans
Projected starting line-up: Jrue Holiday, Brian Roberts, Al-Farouq Aminu, Ryan Anderson and Anthony Davis Key injury: Eric Gordon questionable with right hip bruise. INJURY UPDATE: New Orleans' Eric Gordon and Jason Smith have been ruled […]
LeBron James inactive Saturday against Blazers
Miami Heat forward LeBron James said last night that he strained his groin and was deemed questionable to play tonight at the Moda Center on Saturday night in a highly […]
The Scouting Report: Miami Heat
As Terry Stotts said when talking about the Miami Heat, "what else is there you can say? It's very hard to say anything about the two-time defending NBA Champions that hasn't […]
Arnovitz: Detailed look at success of Portland’s starting line-up
The Trail Blazers starting line-up has been on the floor for every game this season and has been the driving force behind their success this season. One of ESPN.com's NBA reporters […]
Blazers’ Aldridge and Lillard move up in All-Star balloting
Portland's LaMarcus Aldridge and Damian Lillard moved up in the NBA's second release of the All-Star balloting returns. In the first release Aldridge was 8th among frontcourt players and Lillard was […]