Portland Trail Blazers

The San Antonio Spurs dominated the Portland Trail Blazers 112-101 behind De'Aaron Fox on Wednesday night.

ESPN analyst Zach Kram explores how pace has become a counterintuitive phenomenon impacting the league's best and worst teams.

Kevin O’Connor & Tom Haberstroh react to NBA news & are joined by Blazers players Donovan Clingan & Deni Avdija.

Balanced effort and timely defense push San Antonio closer to the postseason with authority.

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The Portland Trail Blazers held discussions over a contract extension with head coach Tiago Splitter, according to Jake Fischer of The People's Insider. Splitter is 40-38 on the year after taking over from Chauncey Billups. Marc Stein reported on Sunday that new Blazers owner Tom Dundon is exploring the team's coaching options. The Blazers are also looking at college coaches. Fischer adds that there are question marks surrounding the front office, with Sergi Oliva and Mike Schmitz suspended f...

Los Angeles Clippers (41-39, eighth in the Western Conference) vs. Portland Trail Blazers (40-40, ninth in the Western Conference) Portland, Oregon; Friday, 10 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: Los Angeles visits Portland looking to prolong its four-game road winning streak. The Trail Blazers are 27-23 in Western Conference games. Portland is seventh in the Western Conference scoring 115.4 points while shooting 45.3% from the field. The Clippers are 24-26 against Western Conference opponents. Los Angeles...

Clippers The Clippers fell to the Thunder 128-110 on Wednesday, missing a chance to strengthen their position in the Western Conference play-in race. Kawhi Leonard led Los Angeles with 20 points, extending his streak to 56 consecutive games with at least 20. Brook Lopez added 16, but the Clippers couldn’t recover from an early deficit […] The post NBA Notes: Clippers, Kawhi Leonard, Blazers, Deni Avdija, Timberwolves appeared first on Hoops Wire.

Victor Wembanyama is dealing with a rib contusion after suffering the injury in the San Antonio Spurs’ 115-102 win over the Philadelphia 76ers on Monday. With Wembanyama already ruled out for Wednesday’s contest against the Portland Trail Blazers, head coach Mitch Johnson reveals some good news regarding the injury. While talking with media members hours […] The post Spurs’ Victor Wembanyama gets rib contusion update from Mitch Johnson appeared first on ClutchPoints.

San Antonio Spurs center Victor Wembanyama and guard Stephon Castle will not play Wednesday against the Portland Trail Blazers, the team announced. Wembanyama is dealing with a rib contusion while Castle is sidelined with right knee soreness. The absences carry particular weight for Wembanyama, who needs at least 20 minutes in one more game to reach the NBA's required minimum of 65 games for individual award eligibility. San Antonio has three games remaining, including Wednesday's contest. Th...

San Antonio could be without Wembanyama and Castle against Portland.

Victor Wembanyama was given an MRI after suffering an apparent rib injury during the San Antonio Spurs’ 115-102 win over the Philadelphia 76ers on Monday. With the playoffs right around the corner, the club’s superstar receives good news about his situation. The results of the MRI came back clean, and the 22-year-old center is not […] The post Spurs’ Victor Wembanyama gets good MRI news amid injury absence appeared first on ClutchPoints.

The Trail Blazers are close to getting a key player back for the play-in tournament. Shaedon Sharpe, who has not played since Feb. 6, has been upgraded to doubtful for Portland’s game against San Antonio on Wednesday, according to Joe Freeman of Oregonlive.com. Sharpe has been sidelined by a stress fracture in his left fibula. […]

There wasn’t a whole lot of NBA head coaching turnover last spring, when several teams retained coaches who had previously had interim tags and only the Suns and Knicks made new hires. There haven’t been many changes since then either, with only New Orleans having made an in-season change, though Portland was also forced to […]

The NBA regular season reaches a boiling point this Wednesday, April 8, as the San Antonio Spurs host the Portland Trail Blazers at the Frost Bank Center. San Antonio (60-19) enters tonight as one of the most dominant forces in the Western Conference, currently holding the second seed and looking to extend their five-game home winning streak. On the other side, the Trail Blazers (40-39) find themselves in a dogfight for postseason positioning. Portland has been resilient despite the season-en...

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Victor Wembanyama was diagnosed with a rib contusion and is doubtful for the San Antonio Spurs' game against the Portland Trail Blazers on Wednesday. There is confidence that Wembanyama will return this season and meet the games played requirements for postseason awards. Wembanyama suffered the injury on Monday when colliding with Paul George. Wembanyama is listed as day-to-day after tests revealed he avoided a major injury. The center will have to play at least 20 minutes in one of the team'...

After officially taking over as the Trail Blazers‘ majority owner last week, Tom Dundon didn’t exactly offer a full-throated vow to keep the team in Portland long-term. Dundon’s ambiguous remarks at his introductory press conference and in interviews with local media left Jason Quick of The Athletic wary about the new owner’s long-term plans. Explaining […]

The San Antonio Spurs are scheduled to face the Portland Trail Blazers at home on Wednesday at Frost Bank Center in San Antonio, but there’s a chance that they will not have the services of star big man Victor Wembanyama. The former No. 1 overall NBA draft pick was hurt in Monday’s showdown against the […] The post Victor Wembanyama lands doubtful injury designation before Spurs-Trail Blazers clash appeared first on ClutchPoints.