Portland Tribune — Both teams made mistakes down the stretch Tuesday night, but the Trail Blazers made the last one. And that kept them from perhaps catching the Golden State Warriors at the end.
Instead, Golden State held on for a 111-106 victory, overcoming 22-point efforts by Brandon Roy and Greg Oden.
Oden also ...
Portland Trail Blazers4 hours agoPortland Tribune — Shades of the good old days, when Shawn Kemp, Rasheed Wallace and Bonzi Wells were among their leading scorers, the Trail Blazers are 6-4 for the first time since November, 2000.
• Portland is tied for first place in the Northwest Division as it gets ready to play at Golden State at 7:30 p.m. ...
Portland Trail Blazers2 days agoPortland Tribune — NEW ORLEANS – The New Orleans Hornets made the plays down the stretch, ending the Trail Blazers’ win streak at four with an 87-82 victory Friday night.
Portland (5-4) led much of the way, but the the Hornets seized control in the fourth quarter and held off a late Blazer ...
Portland Trail Blazers4 days agoPortland Tribune — FRIDAY'S GAME: Trail Blazers at New Orleans, 5 p.m. PT (CSN)
• The Trail Blazers will face a New Orleans Hornets team Friday night that is smarting from one of Portland coach Nate McMillan’s pet peeves: turnovers.
New Orleans (4-3) gave up 23 points off 17 turnovers in Wednesday’s ...
Portland Trail Blazers5 days agoPortland Tribune — Greg Oden came back, but it was more like Rudy Fernandez’s coming-out party.
The Trail Blazers’ “other” rookie scored an NBA career-high 25 points – 14 of them in the decisive fourth quarter — to lead Portland over the Miami Heat 104-96 Wednesday.
The Blazers ...
Portland Trail Blazers6 days agoPortland Tribune — The Trail Blazers are planning to retire No. 30 twice in December, once for Terry Porter and then for Bobby Gross.
No such luck for Rasheed Wallace, who also wore the jersey number.
Porter will be honored Dec. 16, when the Blazers play host to the Sacramento Kings at 7 p.m.
Gross will be saluted ...
Portland Trail Blazers1 week agoPortland Tribune — Trail Blazers fans, you have your pick: Player A, B or C.
Or all of the above.
Brandon Roy, LaMarcus Aldridge or Greg Oden are the only three Portland players on the 2009 All-Star ballot released Tuesday.
Voting starts Thursday in NBA arenas, at www.nba.com or via other methods.
Sixty players ...
Portland Trail Blazers1 week agoPortland Tribune — There is plenty of good stuff in the film “Mania,” a reflective on the Trail Blazers that premiers at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at Whitsell Auditorium in the Portland Art Museum as part of the 35th Northwest Film and Video Festival.
Director Dan Schaefer, a Portland native, put together a ...
Portland Trail Blazers1 week agoPortland Tribune — ORLANDO – The Trail Blazers turned the tables defensively on Dwight Howard in the second half, and Steve Blake sank eight straight free throws over the final 1:17 Monday night as Portland defeated Orlando 106-99.
It was the first road victory of the season for Portland (4-3) but the third ...
Portland Trail Blazers1 week agoPortland Tribune — Looking sleepy but at least not being run up and down and out of the arena, the Trail Blazers had the Minnesota Timberwolves right where they wanted them – without reach in a moderately low-scoring game.
All that Portland needed was a late scoring burst, and the Blazers got it again, with ...
Portland Trail Blazers1 week agoPortland Tribune — The Minnesota Timberwolves are floundering again as they hit the Rose Garden for Saturday’s 7 p.m. game against the Trail Blazers.
But for rookie Kevin Love, success in the NBA is just starting.
The forward from Lake Oswego got his first pro start Friday night in Sacramento, where the ...
Portland Trail Blazers1 week agoPortland Tribune — Brandon Roy beat the Houston Rockets Thursday night at the Rose Garden.
Twice.
Lost the game for the Trail Blazers, too.
All in 1.9 seconds.
When the smoke cleared, Roy’s turnaround 30-foot prayer kissed the net at the buzzer, lifting Portland to an improbable 101-99 overtime ...
Portland Trail Blazers1 week ago