Portland Trail Blazers News and Events.
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Trail Blazers Team Report (Yahoo! Sports)
Both teams will be well-rested when Portland plays host to Detroit on Wednesday.
The Blazers headed home Sunday night after a road loss to the Los Angeles Lakers, while the Pistons were planning to stay in L.A. until Tuesday afternoon after beating the Clippers on Sunday afternoon.
The Pistons aren't likely to be at full strength—Richard Hamilton has missed five games and counting with a slight tear in his left groin, and Rasheed Wallace has missed two games. But Wallace—a key component of the "Jail Blazers' era—could return Wednesday from a sore right foot. And Detroit has won their last seven games. The Blazers will continue to be without injured guard Brandon Roy (hamstring), but they are 12-4 at home and have a chance to sweep the season...
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Power Poll: It's official ... NBA no-longer two-team show (SportingNews.com) One thing that seemed certain before the season started was this: Every week, when formulating the poll, the...
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BDL NBA Power Rankings: Bringing in the New Year (Yahoo! Sports) The BDL NBA Power Rankings combine two parts Cactus Juice with one part flippant observation to create the most...
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Create-a-caption: 'Red Rover, Red Rover, we call Kobe over!' (Yahoo! Sports) This one's pretty straightforward: the Portland Trail Blazers ' bench celebrates a basket — Nicolas...
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Lakers' Bynum can see something is wrong with his game (Yahoo! Sports)Andrew Bynum thought something was wrong with his game. He believed he wasn't playing with the same gusto as he...
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Three way deal could bring Camby back to New York (Yahoo! Sports)The Portland Trail Blazers ' dogged pursuit of David Lee could result in Marcus Camby returning to New York,...
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Growth is a slow process for Oden (Yahoo! Sports)Patience is a necessity for the young Blazers center, who continues to adjust to life in the NBA.
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Portland will be contenders in NBA West ... eventually (Yahoo! Sports) There's a West challenger out there looking for the Los Angeles Lakers. This team is just as big as they are,...
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Lakers beat Blazers for 15th straight home win (AP)
Once again, the Lakers have the best record in the NBA -- thanks to a little help from the Celtics and Cavaliers. Kobe Bryant scored 26 points, Pau Gasol added 19 and Los Angeles beat the Portland Trail Blazers 100-86 Sunday night for its sixth consecutive victory and 15th straight at home. The defending Western Conference champions realize that not having homecourt advantage against the Celtics in...
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Portland's Roy out 7-10 days (AP)Brandon Roy, the All-Star guard who missed the Portland Trail Blazers' last two games because of a sprained right hamstring, will miss seven to 10 more days. Roy didn't travel Saturday to Los Angeles for the Blazers' game Sunday against the Lakers and likely will miss at least three more games. An MRI Saturday showed no significant changes in his surgically repaired left knee since fluid was...
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Blazers G Roy out 7-10 days (PA SportsTicker)Portland Trail Blazers guard Brandon Roy will miss seven to 10 days with a sprained right hamstring, the Oregonian reported on Saturday.
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Hornets C Chandler suspended one game (PA SportsTicker)New Orleans Hornets center Tyson Chandler has been suspended one game for an altercation with Portland Trail Blazers center Joel Przybilla, the league announced on Saturday.
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Hornets beat Trail Blazers (AP)
The New Orleans Hornets didn't unravel after Tyson Chandler was kicked out. Instead, they regrouped. David West had 25 points, Chris Paul added 17 points, 11 assists and seven rebounds and the Hornets beat the stunned Portland Trail Blazers 92-77 on Friday night. West and Paul teamed to lead New Orleans' rally, with the Hornets outscoring Portland 41-19 in the final 15 minutes for their fourth...
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Hornets C Chandler ejected for fighting (PA SportsTicker)New Orleans Hornets center Tyson Chandler was ejected in the third quarter of Friday's game against the Portland Trail Blazers for throwing a forearm at Joel Przybilla.
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Blake, short-handed Trail Blazers beat Celtics (AP)
Even without All-Star guard Brandon Roy, the Portland Trail Blazers earned an impressive win Tuesday night. Steve Blake had 21 points, LaMarcus Aldridge added 20 and the short-handed Blazers beat the Boston Celtics 91-86, sending the NBA champions to their third loss in four games. Missing Roy because of a pulled hamstring, the Blazers snapped a seven-game losing streak against Boston and pulled...
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Blazers G Roy sits out; C Oden plays on Tuesday (PA SportsTicker)PORTLAND, Oregon (Ticker) - While Portland Trail Blazers leading scorer Brandon Roy did not play in Tuesday's 91-86 victory over the Boston Celtics, rookie center Greg Oden was able to go.
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Game to pay attention to: Celtics vs. Trail Blazers (Yahoo! Sports) Boston at Portland You know, we tried this once before , and it didn't turn out too well.
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BDL NBA Power Rankings: Look who's looking up (Yahoo! Sports) The BDL NBA Power Rankings combine two parts champagne with one part flippant observation to create the most...
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NBA Power Poll: Lakers bump Celtics from top spot (SportingNews.com)Who deserves to be at the top of the latest NBA Power Poll? The Christmas Day game tells the story.
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Trail Blazers beat Raptors (AP)
This time, Brandon Roy and the Portland Trail Blazers didn't need any late-game heroics to beat the Toronto Raptors. Roy had 14 of his 32 points in the fourth quarter, LaMarcus Aldridge added 19 points and nine rebounds, and Portland beat the Raptors 102-89 Saturday night, sweeping the season series for the first time since 2002-03.
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Nowitzki leads Mavericks past Trail Blazers (AP)The veteran Dallas Mavericks gave the Portland Trail Blazers a lesson in toughness and discipline. Dirk Nowitzki scored 24 of his 30 points in the first half, and Jason Terry had 19 to help surging Dallas beat the Blazers 102-94 on Thursday night. Nowitzki was 12-of-18 from the field and scored on power moves and jumpers despite playing the second half in foul trouble.
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Open thread: Mavericks at Trail Blazers (Yahoo! Sports) Portland Trail Blazers : 18-11, 86.3 possessions per game (30 th ), 113.8 points scored per 100 possessions (2...
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