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Portland Trail Blazers – Damian Lillard Doesn’t Have a Problem With Triple Overtime
For the second straight game the San Antonio Spurs find themselves in triple overtime, and once again end up on the losing side. A great performance from Damian Lillard when it mattered the most led his team to a 129-119 victory on the road.
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Portland Trail Blazers – LaMarcus Aldridge & Damian Lillard Manhandle the Injured Champions
It’s hard to tell whether missing San Antonio Spurs players are injured or just being rested. Does it matter? The Portland Trail Blazers made the most of the opportunity, led by both LaMarcus Aldridge and Damian Lillard en route to a 108-95 win.
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Chicago Bulls – Derrick Rose Puts on his MVP Shoes
For two consecutive games, Derrick Rose leads the Chicago Bulls and doesn’t gut pulled forward by someone else. Despite a huge game for both Damian Lillard and LaMarcus Aldridge, the Portland Trail Blazers lost 115-106 as Rose got plenty of help off the bench, mostly from Aaron Brooks and Nikola Mirotic.
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Portland Trail Blazers – Best Team in the NBA Right Now
With nine games won in a row, the Portland Trail Blazers don’t just have the second best record in the league, they’re also probably the best team in the NBA at the moment, moving forward with their plan to recapture long lost glory days with a 105-97 win against the Charlotte Hornets, maybe the most disappointing team this season.
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Portland Trail Blazers – A Team to be Taken Seriously
With an improved defense and a much better bench than before, the Portland Trail Blazers are no longer nice, sympathetic up and comers who only want to make the playoffs. Their 108-87 win over the Dallas Mavericks, led by none other than LaMarcus Aldridge and Damian Lillard was more proof that they can finally be considered as title contenders in the changing Western conference.
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Blazers Over Cavaliers – New Big Three Needs More Time
It’s going to take a while before the Cleveland Cavaliers in their big three era, which includes LeBron James, Kyrie Irving and Kevin Love, click and fulfill their enormous potential. The long road they need to go through was highlighted in a 101-82 loss against the Portland Trail Blazers, a much more ‘ready’ team, finally getting a big game out of Damian Lillard.
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Golden State Warriors – Maybe the Best Team in the NBA
Some calls might have gone their way, but the Golden State Warriors were still deserved winners in an enjoyable visit to Portland, beating the Trail Blazers 95-90. The duo of Klay Thompson and Stephen Curry aren’t the only good thing about this team, but they seem to be the vanguard and obviously taking up most of the focus through an undefeated three-game start on what looks like the best team in the league since the season began.
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Team USA: Final 12-Man Roster Has Been Decided On
Following a 112-86 win over Puerto Rico, Team USA cut Gordon Hayward, Damian Lillard, Kyle Korver and Chandler to make it a 12-man roster that’s heading off to play for the Basketball World Championship in Spain, which means the team will consist of Derrick Rose, Stephen Curry, James Harden, Anthony Davis, Kenneth Faried, Klay Thompson, Kyrie Irving, DeMarcus Cousins, Rudy Gay, Mason Plumlee, DeMar DeRozan and Andre Drummond.
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12 Best NBA Gifs in May 2014
It’s been a busy month of NBA playoffs, and there’s no better way to glance over the most memorable moments than in Gif form, with Lance Stephenson blowing in the ear of LeBron James or Kevin Durant flopping like there’s no tomorrow being the highlights of this quality batch.
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Portland Trail Blazers – It’s Next Year or Never
This was a good season for the Portland Trail Blazers, but not a great one. Having LaMarcus Aldridge and Damian Lillard wasn’t enough without bench or an offensive plan that didn’t involve taking contested jump shots. While young teams usually seem like they’ll stick around forever and just improve, this franchise is going to have some big decisions to make over the next couple of seasons in order to try and remain on the upward curve, which hopefully ends up with them contending for a title.