Bill Schonely is calling it a night. The broadcaster who coined the phrase “Rip City” is retiring after more than 50 years with the Portland Trail Blazers.
Luka Doncic had 39 points, 11 rebounds and his 16th technical foul of the season for the Dallas Mavericks, who will open the playoffs at home for the first time since 2011 after their 128-78 victory over the Portland Trail Blazers on Friday night.
Devin Vassell had 22 points, Keldon Johnson added 21 points and the San Antonio Spurs maintained their hold on 10th place in the Western Conference by defeating the Portland Trail Blazers 130-111 on Friday night.
Drafted 10th overall out of Lehigh now nine years ago, number three played 564 games in the scarlet and black leaving as the fifth-leading scorer in franchise history.
CJ McCollum, a former Portland Blazers player who was traded to the New Orleans Pelicans, is back in Portland to play against the Blazers for the first time since he was traded.
The Portland Trail Blazers announced Monday that center Jusuf Nurkić, guard Anfernee Simons and guard Eric Bledsoe will miss the remainder of the 2021-22 season due to their injuries.
Alperen Sengun scored 27 points off the bench, Jalen Green had 25 points and the Houston Rockets defeated the Portland Trail Blazers 115-98 on Saturday night to complete a back-to-back sweep.
Jalen Green had 23 points, including five 3-pointers, and the Houston Rockets built a big early lead before coasting to a 125-106 victory over the Portland Trail Blazers on Friday night.
From Reynolds High School to Oregon State University to the NBA, Drew Eubanks is living a dream as a pro athlete after signing a fourth 10-day contract with the Portland Trail Blazers.
Dejounte Murray had 28 points before sitting for the final quarter and the San Antonio Spurs routed the Portland Trail Blazers 133-96 on Wednesday night.
Brandon Williams scored 23 points and Ben McLemore added 21 as the patchwork Portland Trail Blazers ended a four-game losing streak with a 119-115 win over the Detroit Pistons on Monday night.
Kevin Durant scored 38 points, Seth Curry returned to the lineup with seven 3-pointers in his best game as a Net, and Brooklyn rallied to beat the Portland Trail Blazers 128-123 on Friday night.
Josh Hart scored a career-high 44 points, helping the Portland Trail Blazers end a six-game skid with a 127-118 victory over the Washington Wizards on Saturday night.
Bojan Bogdanovic scored 27 points, hitting six 3-pointers, to lead the Utah Jazz to a 123-85 victory over the Portland Trail Blazers on Wednesday night.
Karl-Anthony Towns had 27 points and 13 rebounds as the Minnesota Timberwolves beat the Portland Trail Blazers by double digits for the second time in three days, 124-81 on Monday night.
Karl-Anthony Towns had 36 points and 15 rebounds, and the Minnesota Timberwolves used a late run to hold off the short-handed Portland Trail Blazers 135-121 Saturday night for their fourth straight win.
Stephen Curry had 18 points and 14 assists and the Golden State Warriors returned from the All-Star break to rout the Portland Trail Blazers 132-95 on Thursday night.
Jusuf Nurkic had 32 points and eight rebounds, Anfernee Simons added 31 points and six assists and the Portland Trail Blazers overcame Ja Morant’s 44-point performance, beating the Memphis Grizzlies 123-119 on Wednesday night.
A healthy-sized crowd packed the Moda Center Tuesday as the Trail Blazers beat the Phoenix Suns, proving thousands of people aren’t concerned about COVID-19 enough to stay home and watch the game from the couch.
Former Portland Trail Blazers guard CJ McCollum left a lasting impact in Rip City off the court with “CJ’s Press Pass,” which offered local high school students a journalism-based mentorship program.
The Blazers are dealing Nickeil Walker-Alexander to the Utah Jazz in exchange for Joe Ingles, Elijah Hughes and a second-round pick. The three-way deal between Portland, Utah and San Antonio also sends Tomas Satoransky to the Spurs.
Anthony Edwards had 40 points and the Minnesota Timberwolves rallied in the fourth quarter to beat the Portland Trail Blazers 109-107 on Tuesday night.
CJ McCollum had 19 points and 10 rebounds, Jusuf Nurkic had 11 points and 11 rebounds for his fifth straight double-double, and the Portland Trail Blazers beat the Toronto Raptors 114-105 on Sunday night.
While the Rose Quarter won’t be hosting the playoffs during this year of “the Bubble”, the Blazer broadcasting team has still been working together inside the arena.
It’s been more than a year since Trail Blazers center Jusuf Nurkic has competed in an NBA game. Now, when he takes the court, it will be in a whole new environment.
The Portland Trail Blazers certainly have some die-hard fans, and those who have been to a game have likely seen the "Golden Girls" roaming the concourses at the Moda Center.
The streaking Trail Blazers have rewritten their story this season and one of their stars has given an all-access pass to budding journalists in the Rose City.
