Last week, the NBA issued its final regular season award by presenting the Denver Nuggets’ Masai Ujiri with the Executive of the Year honors. There are only a handful of times when NBA prognosticators displayed unanimity across the board when an esteemed panel of sportswriters and broadcasters vote for the season-end awards. The 2012-13 regular season was no different—even Miami ... Read More »
There was little doubt it would happen. After making nine 3-pointers against the Los Angeles Lakers on April 12 and seven 3-pointers against the San Antonio Spurs on April 15, Golden State Warriors point guard Stephen Curry was just one made 3-pointer shy of tying Ray Allen’s single-season NBA record of 269 shots made from beyond the arc and two ... Read More »
When the smoke cleared on Wednesday night at the Rose Garden, Los Angeles Lakers guard Kobe Bryant and Portland Trail Blazers rookie point guard Damian Lillard were responsible for almost 40 percent of the combined points in the Lakers’ 113-106 victory over the Blazers. Bryant lit up the scoreboard with 47 points on 14-of-27 shooting while Lillard dropped a career-high ... Read More »
Can the Los Angeles Lakers still win a title this year? That’s easier said than done. The Lakers’ playoff chances are looking slightly brighter than they were after beating the New Orleans Hornets at Staples Center on Tuesday night. Now they control their own destiny, but making the playoffs is one thing and winning a title is another. Confidence is ... Read More »
As the NBA trade deadline nears on Feb. 21, the Portland Trail Blazers are among the teams mentioned as potential players in the 2012-13 market. With that in mind, big man J.J. Hickson is at the center of all the talk. According to Yahoo! Sports’ Adrian Wojnarowski, the Blazers could be in line to make a play for Charlotte Bobcats ... Read More »
In U.S. politics, there’s the notion of the perpetual campaign—a never-ending quest to retain one’s governmental position, whether it be president, senator, governor, or what have you—the idea is that you’re always campaigning during the course of your tenure to keep your job. Portland Trail Blazers point guard Damian Lillard continued his Rookie of the Year campaign in a 105-99 ... Read More »
With less than 13 seconds left in the game and his team down by a point, Los Angeles Clippers guard Jamal Crawford had an opportunity to put his old team, the Portland Trail Blazers, to rest with a game-winning dagger at the Rose Garden Arena. Unfortunately, Crawford’s jump shot—a tried and tested weapon he utilizes with sniper-like precision—failed to hit ... Read More »
In the first quarter of the game vs. the Miami Heat, Portland Trail Blazers swingman Nicolas Batum drove the lane and looked like he was going to throw it down with some authority. Then this happened: Hey, two points is two points, and we know what he can do when he gets a head of steam. Read More »
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