Month: January 2014

The Scouting Report: Orlando Magic

Projected starting line-up: Jameer Nelson, Aaron Afflalo, Tobias Harris, Glen Davis, Jason Maxiell Key injury: Nikola Vucevic (concussion) The Orlando Magic (10-24, 3 games ahead of the Milwaukee Bucks for the worst record in […]

Road Takes: Cold, sloppy 3rd quarter overshadows Lillard’s career-high 41

That, my friends, was an ugly basketball game. It was 123-119 Kings, a high-scoring game. Don't let the 4th quarter scoring numbers fool you, however. 89 combined points in the 4th quarter, […]

The Scouting Report: at Sacramento Kings (1/7)

Projected starting line-up: Isaiah Thomas, Ben McLemore, Rudy Gay, Jason Thompson, DeMarcus Cousins The Kings look like a very different team since the Trail Blazers last played them in early November. Since […]

Links: Stotts leans on Aldridge, Jay Triano raps and Kobe’s endorsement

AP Photo/Don RyanA little sampling of some Trail Blazers related stuff on the internet from the past few days. ESPN and Bill Simmons' Grantland.com sent writer Jordan Conn to Portland, and […]

C.J. McCollum (foot) will be activated Tuesday vs. Sacramento

Portland Trail Blazers guard C.J. McCollum made his return to the Blazers practice court on Monday after playing in two games for the D-League Idaho Stampede over the weekend. McCollum will […]

Nicolas Batum “not yet” dribbling with left hand will wear splint non-stop for 6 weeks

Nicolas Batum suffered an "avulsion fracture" of his left middle finger in the Trail Blazers' Saturday night loss to the Philadelphia 76ers. Batum said he initially felt pain but then when […]

Blazers slip in power rankings

Two losses in the past week, even if they came in very close fashion, didn't bode well for Portland's place in the power rankings this week. Marc Stein of ESPN.com: 4 […]

Nicolas Batum suffers “avulsion fracture” of left middle finger, probable for Tuesday

Nicolas Batum dislocated his middle finger fouling a 76ers player in the closing minutes of Portland's game against Philadelphia. He said he got it caught in a jersey when fouling and […]

The Scouting Report: Philadelphia 76ers

Projected starting line-up: Michael Carter-Williams, Evan Turner, Hollis Thompson, Thaddeus Young, Spencer Hawes Rookie point guard Michael Carter-Williams has only played in 21 of Philadelphia's 32 games but in those 21 games, […]

Links: Assessing at the contending chops of the Blazers

It's a New Year and the Trail Blazers are still hanging around at the top of the standings. A couple of places around the basketball internet focused on the Blazers, their […]

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