Tag: Damian Lillard

  • Portland Trail Blazers – LaMarcus Aldridge Next to Keep Them in NBA Playoffs Race

    Portland Trail Blazers – LaMarcus Aldridge Next to Keep Them in NBA Playoffs Race

    A three man team can still make the postseason, if they actually get big games from their entire starting five. The Portland Trail Blazers are mostly about LaMarcus Aldridge, Nicolas Batum and Damian Lillard, but sometimes they get a little bit more from J.J. Hickson and Wesley Matthews.

  • Portland Trail Blazers – Damian Lillard Gives Fans a Point Guard to Be Proud Of

    Portland Trail Blazers – Damian Lillard Gives Fans a Point Guard to Be Proud Of

    A lot of emotion in sport fan-bases gets channeled towards hatred, and the Portland Trail Blazers had their fans give them a big boost in the win over the New York Knicks by pouring on the hate against Raymond Felton, while their own rookie point guard, Damian Lillard, showed how much better of a player he is when compared to the position last season.

  • Portland Trail Blazers – The Worst Bench in the NBA

    Portland Trail Blazers – The Worst Bench in the NBA

    The only reason the Portland Trail Blazers are still in contention for the final spot in the playoffs, with also that hope slowly fading away, is three names – LaMarcus Aldridge, Nicolas Batum and Damian Lillard, almost making magic happen without the presence of an actual bench.

  • Miami Heat – LeBron James Takes Another Step Into NBA Lore

    Miami Heat – LeBron James Takes Another Step Into NBA Lore

    Some NBA record are more impressive, but with every passing game and every achieved milestone, LeBron James takes another step in the direction of a legendary status, if he hasn’t already reached it. The Miami Heat and the players around sometimes seem to serve as the background and platform for unfolding, amazing career.

  • 10 Best NBA Rookies Halfway Through the 2012-2013 season

    10 Best NBA Rookies Halfway Through the 2012-2013 season

    Midway through the 2012-2013 NBA season it’s hard to determine who will be winning rookie of the year, but it’s safe to assume it’ll be either Damian Lillard, the current popular choice, or Anthony Davis, who was the favorite going into the season, but hasn’t affected his new team the way Lillard has so far done in Portland.

  • Portland Trail Blazers – Nicolas Batum Fulfilling His Potential

    Portland Trail Blazers – Nicolas Batum Fulfilling His Potential

    After four seasons without a single triple double but plenty of comparisons to many all-around greats at his position, Nicolas Batum is becoming the kind of player who deserves such comparisons, notching up his second in three games while becoming the best player on the Portland Trail Blazers.

  • Milwaukee Bucks – Brandon Jennings Enjoying Basketball Again

    Milwaukee Bucks – Brandon Jennings Enjoying Basketball Again

    It happens every time – Scott Skiles gets fired, and the team he leaves starts flourishing. Since Skiles left the Milwaukee Bucks and Jim Boylan took over, the Bucks have won five of their last seven, the latest coming with a big Brandon Jennings performance in a 110-104 victory against the Portland Trail Blazers.

  • Trade Scenarios for the 2012 NBA Draft

    Anthony Davis is the only sure thing in this draft, the wall-to-wall agreed upon number one pick. Beyond that? Just a bunch of questions, including at number 2 where the Charlotte Bobcats don’t really know what to do with their pick. Keep it and go for Thomas Robinson? Trade down and go for someone else who doesn’t want to play for them?