Portland Trailblazers win NBA Summer League

The Portland Trailblazers won the NBA Summer League yesterday by beating the New York Knicks 85-77. It was the third time Portland played in the championship game since 2017 and its second title. The Trail Blazers got 36 points from their reserves, led by Jabari Walker, who finished with 14 points and 11 rebounds. Trendon Watford finished…

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Chauncey Billups named Trail Blazers coach

Chauncey Billups, who played 17 seasons in the NBA before before retiring in 2014, is the Portland Trail Blazers’ new coach. The Blazers and Billups hammered out the details of a five-year contract on Sunday, according to ESPN. Portland will hold an introductory news conference for Billups on Tuesday. The 44-year-old Billups spent the past…

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Terry Stotts, Trail Blazers agree to part ways: reports

Terry Stotts has coached his final game for the Portland Trail Blazers. The Denver Nuggets eliminated the Trail Blazers from the NBA playoffs on Thursday, advancing to the second round with a 4-2 series victory. A day later, news reports emerged that Stotts won’t remain at the helm. He led Portland for nine seasons, taking…

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Stephen Curry scores a career-high 62

Stephen Curry scored a career-best 62 points in the Golden State Warriors’ 137-122 victory over the visiting Portland Trail Blazers on Sunday. Curry knocked down 8 of 16 3-point shots and made 18 of 19, career-high totals in both categories, from the free-throw line in high-scoring game. The future Hall of Famer was 18-for-31 from…

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Warriors Sweep Blazers 4-0, Advance to NBA Finals

Despite missing some key players on Monday, the Golden State Warriors completed a 4-game sweep of the Portland Trail Blazers and advance to the NBA Finals. It was a challenging Game 4 as the Warriors were without Kevin Durant and Andre Iguodala but they managed to pull off the 119-117 win in overtime. The Warriors…

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NBA Playoffs: Blazers Up 2-1 After 4OT Thriller

It was a freaky Friday night in the NBA playoffs indeed. First, the “Greek Freak,” Giannis Antetokounmpo led the Milwaukee Bucks to a 123-116 win over the Boston Celtics, helping his team take a 2-1 advantage in their Eastern Conference semifinals series. That was earlier in the evening. What was to follow, blew that game…

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Portland Blazers Win 2018 NBA Summer League

 The Portland Trail Blazers are the 2018 NBA Summer League champions. They defeated the Los Angeles Lakers 91-73 in the finals. Josh Hart, who had been on fire for most of the tournament, struggled with his shot in 22 minutes of action. He made just 3-of-12 shots from the field to finish with 12 points…

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