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The Trail Blazers Have 99 Problems…Is Coaching One?

The Portland Trail Blazers lost a heartbreaking game to the Chicago Bulls last night, falling to a dagger three-pointer after mounting a 20-point comeback in the fourth quarter. It’s possible that pain is just part of being a Blazers fan. Pain seldom goes unremarked, though. After a promising 4-2 start to the season, the Blazers […]

Heartbreak at the Buzzer: Blazers’ Rough Patch Gets Rougher vs Bulls

The Portland Trail Blazers might’ve discovered the most crushing way to lose a basketball game Wednesday night. Fighting through a losing skid, severely shorthanded again, and seemingly without a pulse early in the fourth quarter, the Blazers pulled off a comeback for the ages against the Chicago Bulls at the Moda Center. Portland unleashed a […]

Blazers “no-YES-no” Their Way To Defeat

In a game that looked like a sure loss for the Portland Trail Blazers, it ended up coming down to the final shot. The Chicago Bulls led 109-88 with just over nine minutes remaining in the game, but needed some last second heroics to come away with the 122-121 win over Portland. A monumental comeback […]

Blazers Fumble Huge Comeback vs Bulls

The Portland Trail Blazers rallied back from 21 down in the fourth quarter on Wednesday night, only to fall to Nikola Vucevic’s buzzer-beating three-pointer as the Chicago Bulls handed them a 122-121 loss in a stunner. To say the Blazers were shorthanded would be a severe understatement.  Shaedon Sharpe and Robert Williams III were the […]

Blazers-Bulls Second Half Discussion Thread

In a flashback to 1992 (without quite so much star power) the Portland Trail Blazers and Chicago Bulls are facing off in a semi-titanic NBA contest tonight. The Blazers are hoping not to suffer the fate of the literal Titanic, having lost last night versus the Phoenix Suns, currently embroiled on a 1-5 losing streak. […]

Talk Blazers-Bulls Matchup Here!

Note: Trail Blazers interim head coach Tiago Splitter has announced guard Shaedon Sharpe will be out for tonight’s game due to right calf soreness. Robert Williams III is also out due to left knee injury management. Jerami Grant (illness) is available. In a flashback to 1992 (without quite so much star power) the Portland Trail […]

Blazers Will Try to Redeem Themselves vs Chicago Bulls

Update: Trail Blazers interim head coach Tiago Splitter has announced guard Shaedon Sharpe will be out for tonight’s game due to right calf soreness. Robert Williams III is also out due to left knee injury management. Splitter said Jerami Grant (illness) is warming up and trending toward playing. The NBA schedule can be grueling, but […]

Shorthanded Blazers Prove No Match for Suns in Frustrating Loss

Frustration spread through the Moda Center Tuesday night during the third quarter of the Portland Trail Blazers’ 124-109 beatdown at the hands of the Phoenix Suns. The Blazers entered the matchup swimming upstream and limping after a rough 1-4 road trip. For the second game in a row, they had to do without starting guard […]

Suns Burn Blazers in Nightmare Outing

The Portland Trail Blazers came into their Tuesday night game versus the Phoenix Suns in need of a win. As anyone with a failed promposal story can tell you, needing something and getting it are two different things. The Blazers also learned that tough lesson, getting skewered on the defensive end all night on their […]

Blazers Look Chopped vs Running Suns

According to an old Hawaiian proverb, it’s hard to harvest the coconuts if you don’t have the trees–and judging by the way the Phoenix Suns dismantled the dilapidated Portland Trail Blazers tonight, my ancient ancestors may have been on to something. Adding Jerami Grant to an already overloaded injury list (Jrue Holiday, Matisse Thybulle, Scoot […]

Scoot Still Not Running or Jumping After Hamstring Tear

Portland Trail Blazers point guard Scoot Henderson is still not ready running and jumping activities, eight weeks after tearing his left hamstring in the lead up to training camp, according to The Athletic’s Jason Quick (subscription required). The piece highlights that while Henderson has “made a lot of progress,” his return to basketball activity remains “week-to-week.” […]

Talk Blazers-Suns Second Half Here!

The Portland Trail Blazers and Phoenix Suns are facing off in a late-Tuesday game. With both teams hovering around .500 (Portland 6-7, Phoenix 8-6), the game seems semi-important. The Blazers want to stop a recent 1-4 slide while the Suns hope to prove that they’re a serious playoffs team in a crowded Western Conference. Should […]

Talk Trail Blazers vs. Suns Here!

The Portland Trail Blazers and Phoenix Suns will face off to the strains of Roundball Rock as a late-Tuesday game gets underway on NBC tonight. With both teams hovering around .500 (Portland 6-7, Phoenix 8-6), the game seems semi-important. The Blazers want to stop a recent 1-4 slide while the Suns hope to prove that […]

Don’t Look Now, but the Trail Blazers Need to Win Tonight

No game on November 18th is going to make or break a team’s season. That said, the Portland Trail Blazers face a pretty important contest tonight when they face the Phoenix Suns at the Moda Center at 8:00 PM. The Blazers are coming off of a 1-4 road trip, their first long outing of the […]

Trail Blazers, Suns Face Off on NBC

Devin Booker and the Phoenix Suns roll into town to square off against Deni Avdija and the Portland Trail Blazers in Western Conference action tonight. And, for the first time in 23 years, a Blazers game will be shown on the NBA on NBC. The last time they played Roundball Rock before a Blazers game, […]

Tiago Splitter Discusses Organized “Craziness” on the Slappin’ Glass Podcast

Shortly after he joined the Portland Trail Blazers coaching staff as an assistant in June, Tiago Splitter sat for an interview with Patrick Carney and Dan Krikorian on the Slappin’ Glass podcast to discuss his coaching philosophy. Splitter ascended to the acting head coaching chair faster than AJ Green running a fast break. The change […]

UPDATE: Holiday Out Versus Suns With Calf Soreness

Portland Trail Blazers starting guard Jrue Holiday is doubtful to play against the Phoenix Suns on Tuesday night due to right calf soreness, the organization announced Monday. The same ailment caused Holiday to miss Portland’s 138-133 road loss to the Dallas Mavericks on Sunday. It marked the first game the 35-year-old veteran has missed this […]

Victor Wembanyama Out Weeks With Calf Strain

San Antonio Spurs star Victor Wembanyama has suffered a left calf strain and is expected to be sidelined “for a few weeks,” according to Shams Charania and Michael C. Wright of ESPN: Spurs star center Victor Wembanyama will be sidelined for a few weeks due to a left calf strain, sources told ESPN’s Shams Charania […]

Blazers Recall Yang From Remix Assignment

After a two-game stint, the Portland Trail Blazers have recalled rookie center Yang Hansen from his G League assignment with the Rip City Remix, the organization announced Monday. While the Blazers traveled to the final two stops of their five-game road trip over the weekend, Yang played two road games with the Remix instead. In […]

What’s Going Wrong with the Trail Blazers Defense?

The Portland Trail Blazers are in the midst of a 1-4 slide, having lost 5 of their last 7 games following a hot start to the 2025-26 regular season. As the record has slipped, many Portland fans have pointed to the same culprit: defense. Over their last five outings the Blazers have given up over […]

Sharpe Keeps Up Solid Play as Blazers Struggle

The Portland Trail Blazers went 1-2 this past week with a win over the New Orleans Pelicans and losses to the Houston Rockets and Dallas Mavericks. The tough week dropped the Blazers below .500 again at 6-7. However, despite a pair of tough losses, there were several impressive performances by individual players. With a pair […]

Blazers Slide Hard in Power Rankings

The Portland Trail Blazers are in the midst of a slump, so it’s only natural that power rankings won’t be kind to them right now. After a rough 1-3 record this week — part of a larger 1-4 road trip — NBA.com’s John Schuhmann dropped the Blazers from No. 14 to No. 20 in his […]

Blazers Get Flagged in Texas

The “Texas No-Step” is unlikely to ever become a more popular form of dancing than the classic Texas Two-Step, but that’s what the Portland Trail Blazers are stuck with after dropping a 138-133 decision to the Dallas Mavericks in NBA action tonight. After also losing to the Houston Rockets two nights ago, the Blazers are […]

Yang Hansen Shows Out for Remix in Close Loss

Portland Trail Blazers rookie center Yang Hansen had himself a game tonight. Playing for the Blazers’ NBA G-League affiliate the Rip City Remix, Yang scored 21 points and had 9 boards, 3 dimes, and 3 blocks as the Remix narrowly lost tonight to the South Bay Lakers, 111-113: Flashing the combination of shooting, passing, and […]