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Nicolas Batum and the One All-Defensive Team Vote

Today, the NBA released the All-Defensive Teams for the 2012-2013 season. LeBron James, Serge Ibaka, Tony Allen, Chris Paul, Tyson Chandler and Joakim Noah comprised the All-Defensive First Team (Chandler…Read More

Nicolas Batum to play for the French National Team this Summer – No Surgery

Nicolas Batum will once again join the French National Team this summer. It was speculated that his tradition could be disrupted this year due to the superior labral tear that kept him out of the last…Read More

The Importance of Nicolas Batum

Portland small forward, Nicolas Batum had his shoulder (labral tear) reevaluated on Monday, and unfortunately for the Blazers, is unlikely to take the court against the Lakers on Wednesday. This comes…Read More

Game 43 Recap: Blazers 101, Clippers 100

There’s an important question Blazer fans should be asking themselves right about now. That question is, what do you want from the 2012-13 season? The run that Portland made to get five games over…Read More

41 Down (Part One): Player Grades (The Rotation)

My first round of player capsules sprawled a little, so I decided to break part one of my two-part mid-season recap into two parts of its own. Since I started with the players with the least total minutes…Read More

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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.…Read More

Game 35 Recap: Blazers 92, Heat 90

The game of basketball is strange, to say the least. Thursday the Blazers got a huge win 92-90 over…Read More

Game 34 Recap: Blazers 125, Magic 119 OT

Anybody can win a five-minute game — Terry Stotts The above is the sentiment of the Blazers’…Read More

Game 32 Recap: Blazers 86, Grizzlies 84

At the end of December, when Portland was closing out a nice home stand with a couple of wins, you could…Read More

Game Preview: Portland Trail Blazers (11-12) Vs. Denver Nuggets (14-12)

Way back in antiquity there was a man named Pyrrhus of Epirus. According to Wikipedia (by way of the…Read More

Biggest Blazer Stories of 2012

We’re halfway through December, meaning that there are only a few weeks left in 2012. The last…Read More

Game 12 Recap: Blazers 103, Timberwolves 95

  Through 12 games, Lillard is averaging 20.2 pts, 6.0 assts and 3.0 rebs per game, while shooting…Read More

Game 9 Recap: Blazers 119, Rockets 117 OT

“He’s not scared. That’s only the ninth game of his career. He played like this was…Read More

Game Preview: Portland Trail Blazers (3-5) Vs. Houston Rockets (4-4)

Tuesday’s match-up with the Sacramento Kings pitted the Blazers against the team that, should…Read More

Game 8 Recap: Blazers 103, Kings 86

  You’re up 20. Pull Aldridge. — Sean Highkin (@shighkinNBA) November 14, 2012 So, we’ve…Read More

Game Preview: Portland Trail Blazers (2-5) Vs. Sacramento Kings (2-5)

It’s only the second full week in November and only the third full week of the NBA regular season…Read More

Game 7 Recap: Blazers 87, Hawks 95

If this were 2000 or 2001 and Blazers’ head coach Terry Stotts kept a LiveJournal, his entry for…Read More

Game Preview: Portland Trail Blazers (2-4) vs. Atlanta Hawks (2-3)

  Hey @teamlou23 are you and Josh Smith playing tonight?If not then I’m betting Portland.…Read More

Game 6 Recap: Blazers 109, Spurs 112

  Blazers had a shot to tie a game where their bench was outscored 63-4. — KJ_NBA (@KJ_NBA) November…Read More

Game 5 Recap: Blazers 90, Clippers 103

Before I say anything about Thursday’s game (a lopsided loss to the Los Angeles Clippers) I would…Read More