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Game 37 Recap: Blazers 83, Thunder 87

There’s a moment in my time as a Blazer blogger that I sometimes revisit in my mind. That moment came during my first season writing the Rip City Project during 2010-11 preseason. For a few seasons,…Read More

Game Preview: Portland Trail Blazers (20-16) Vs. Oklahoma City Thunder (28-8)

Motivation is a hard thing to pin down, especially when applied to professional basketball players. Some are motivated by money; those guys tend to come on strong and fade away once that big contract…Read More

Game Preview: Portland Trail Blazers (1-0) @ Oklahoma City Thunder (0-1)

For the second time in this young season, the Blazers face a top-tier conference rival coming off a disappointing loss with a lot of pressing questions to address. At the very least, Portland should have…Read More

Game 50 Recap: Blazers 95, Thunder 109

Tuesday’s game had something for everybody. Pro tankers got to celebrate a loss, meaning at least Portland didn’t improve their draft position. Those in favor of developing the Blazers’…Read More

Game 45 Recap: Blazers 95, Thunder 111

Mar, 18, 2012; Oklahoma City, OK, USA; Oklahoma City Thunder small forward Kevin Durant (35) drives to the basket against Portland Trail Blazers small forward Nicolas Batum (88) during the third quarter…Read More

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Game 25 Recap: Blazers 107, Thunder 111 OT

Oh boy. Where to start with this one. Well, I guess we can start with the obvious. In my humble opinion,…Read More

Game 25 Preview: Portland Trail Blazers vs. Oklahoma City Thunder

Blazers: 14-10 (4th Northwest Division) Thunder: 18-5 (1st Northwest Division) Game Details: Rose Garden…Read More

Rip City Classic In Pictures

Last night was a fun distraction. And because it was both fun, and distracting, I’m not going…Read More

Western Conference Finals Review/Preview

  I had planned to write a legitimate preview of the Western Conference Finals, but alas it was…Read More

Game 76 Recap: Blazers 98, Thunder 91

We’re coming down to the wire, here, and if you’re worried, or nervous, or feeling a little…Read More

Game 73 Recap: Thunder 99, Blazers 90

I’m going to go out on a limb here, and say that it wasn’t the play of Russell Westbrook…Read More

Team USA 70, Brazil 68 Re-Thoughts

Some classes in college, are easy and some are difficult and you generally figure that out within the…Read More

Team USA 106, Croatia 76 Re-Thoughts

Team USA passed their first test in the 2010 FIBA World Championships, running away from Croatia on…Read More

Team USA (….and the 2010 FIBA World Championships)

We’re just a few hours away from the start of the 2010 FIBA World Championships, and I may be…Read More

Spears: Heat have had talks for Fernandez

On the tail of the massive news this morning that Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh will be teaming up in Miami,…Read More

Henry Abbott with Greg Oden

Truehoop’s Henry Abbott scored an exclusive interview with Greg Oden which you can watch and read…Read More

Blazers 103, Thunder 95 Re-Thoughts

Take a moment to appreciate and be proud. The Blazers gave you a special moment with this win, and they…Read More

Blazers/Thunder Pre-Thoughts

UPDATE: Brandon Roy will not play tonight due to the bone bruise on his right knee, per the Blazers. This…Read More

Watching Film: Defense vs. Kevin Durant

A few days ago we took a look at Portland’s excellent defensive effort against the Dallas Mavericks…Read More

Blazers 92, Thunder 87 Re-Thoughts

“We just scrapped,” Roy said. “It was one of those games where it wasn’t pretty,…Read More