Portland Trail Blazers

On Sunday evening, the Portland Trail Blazers fell behind 0-1 in their first round playoff series against the San Antonio Spurs with a tough loss by a score of 111-98. While the Blazers did a solid job of hanging around in this one, they were ultimately never able to get over the hump en route […] The post What Blazers’ Tiago Splitter said about Deni Avdija vs. Victor Wembanyama after Game 1 appeared first on ClutchPoints.

The Portland Trail Blazers won't give away T-shirts for fans when they take on the San Antonio Spurs in Games 3 and 4 of the opening series, another in a series of moves that has drawn questions about the team's cost-cutting and finances.

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One game into the NBA playoffs, Victor Wembanyama is already setting records. The Spurs star poured in 35 points in Sunday’s 111-98 win over Portland, eclipsing Tim Duncan’s mark for the highest-scoring postseason debut in franchise history, according to Michael C. Wright of ESPN. It’s also the most points ever for anyone in his first […]

Every time you can elicit a clap and—gasp!—a smile from someone as stoic as San Antonio Spurs legend Tim Duncan, you know you are doing something great. Well, that is exactly what Spurs center Victor Wembanyama did on Sunday, leading his team to a convincing win against the Portland Trail Blazers, 111-98, in Game 1 […] The post Spurs’ Victor Wembanyama reacts to dominating in front of Tim Duncan, David Robinson appeared first on ClutchPoints.

Tom Dundon’s penny-pinching reputation since taking over as owner of the Trail Blazers continues to grow. Sean Highkin of Rose Garden Report states in a subscriber-only story that Portland didn’t bring two-way players Caleb Love, Chris Youngblood and Jayson Kent to San Antonio for the first two games of its first-round playoff series. Players on […]

It’s been seven long years . . .

The Portland Trail Blazers are back in the NBA Playoffs, but the spotlight has quickly shifted to Tom Dundon and his decisions. This playoffs run should be about momentum and belief. Instead, headlines around the new Trail Blazers owner now carry a different tone. According to The Rose Garden Report’s Sean Highkin, the Trail Blazers […] The post Tom Dundon making his mark on Trail Blazers’ playoff run, and fans won’t love it appeared first on ClutchPoints.

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Welcome to the playoffs, Victor Wembanyama. And yeah, he looked right at home. Wembanyama dropped 35 points in his postseason debut, leading the Spurs to a 111-98 win over the Trail Blazers in Game 1. No nerves. No adjustment period. Just production. “It is obviously different,” Wembanyama said, via The Associated Press. “But we’ve been […] The post Victor Wembanyama: No reason to change what worked in regular season appeared first on Hoops Wire.

The 2026 NBA Playoffs deliver a historic Eastern Conference rivalry this Sunday, April 19, as the Boston Celtics host the Philadelphia 76ers for Game 1 of the First Round. Boston (56-26) enters as the #2 seed, while Philadelphia (45-37) fought their way in as the #7 seed after defeating the Orlando Magic in the Play-In tournament. Catch the opening tip-off live on Fubo. The series narrative is heavily impacted by the injury report. Philadelphia is officially without superstar center Joel Embi...

The Victor Wembanyama-led San Antonio Spurs are aiming to hold serve against the Portland Trail Blazers in Game 1 of the First Round tonight.

Portland Trail Blazers' surprise playoff run reflects growth, depth, and a rising core gaining valuable postseason experience.

Trail Blazers vs Spurs predictions for Game 1: We break down win probability at prediction markets and how it stacks up against the latest NBA picks and betting odds.

The Spurs open the playoffs against the Trail Blazers.

The Portland Trail Blazers are heading into their first-round playoff matchup against the San Antonio Spurs with a cloud of uncertainty hanging over their coaching staff, specifically regarding rumors that Iowa’s Ben McCollum is on the radar amidst a notoriously cheap head coaching search. While the team celebrated a 114-110 Play-In victory over the Phoenix […] The post Blazers rumors: Iowa’s Ben McCollum on radar amid notoriously cheap head coaching search appeared first on ClutchPoints.

Tiago Splitter has done an admirable job as the Trail Blazers‘ interim head coach, guiding the team to its first playoff appearance in five years while overseeing the development of several key young players, writes Joe Freeman of The Oregonian (subscriber link). However, there has been a lot of speculation about Splitter’s future with Portland, […]

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It was a messy NBA season for the Bucks. They finished 32-50. There were injuries galore. And let’s not forget the noise around Giannis Antetokounmpo. Oh, they also need a head coach, with Doc Rivers stepping down and hinting he may be done on the sidelines altogether. So naturally, the question becomes who’s next? Not at […] The post NBA Rumors: Bucks, Jon Horst, Taylor Jenkins, Kings, Blazers, Tiago Splitter appeared first on Hoops Wire.