The San Antonio Spurs are back in the NBA playoffs for the first time since 2019. The Spurs are the #2 seed in the Western Conference. They will be playing against the Portland Trail Blazers. Victor Wembanyama is the best player on either team.
The Portland Trail Blazers beat the Phoenix Suns in a play-in game on Tuesday. The Blazers are in the playoffs for the first time in five years. They'll go to San Antonio as the seventh seed to play the Spurs.
The Portland Trail Blazers are a playoff team, but if they want to take the next step, they need to add this summer. Kawhi Leonard is 34 years old, but he’s still an elite player. Adding him to a blossoming young core could be a very interesting move for Portland.
The Portland Trail Blazers beat the Phoenix Suns 114-110 in the NBA Play-In Tournament on Tuesday. Both teams were upset about the officiating in the final two minutes of the game. The NBA’s Last Two Minute report says the refs got every call correct.
The Portland Trail Blazers beat the Phoenix Suns 114-110 on Tuesday night. Portland will now face the San Antonio Spurs in a best-of-seven first-round series beginning on Sunday.
The Portland Fire have asked fans to trust them. The team's first-ever draft pick, Iyana Martín, didn't even get to see her until next year. Vanja Černivec says Martín is "one of the best at reading and defending"
Jerami Grant's 16 points in 19 minutes were crucial off the bench. His two corner three-pointers in the fourth quarter were hugely important in erasing the 11-point deficit. The Blazers head to their first postseason in five years.
The Chicago Bulls will have two first-round picks in the 2026 NBA Draft. If the Portland Trail Blazers qualify for the playoffs, the Bulls would get their pick. Chicago originally received the rights to this potential pick in the 2021 three-team trade that sent Lauri Markkanen to the Cavs.
The Portland Trail Blazers will play their first postseason game in five years next week. The NBA classifies the play-in as its own thing that exists in between the regular season and playoffs. The Blazers' win over the Clippers on Friday all but locked up the eighth seed.
The Portland Trail Blazers beat the Sacramento Kings 122-110 Sunday night. The victory clinched the eighth seed in the Western Conference. The Blazers will face the Phoenix Suns on Tuesday in the first round of the NBA play-in tournament.
Bridget Carleton was the Fire's first overall pick in last week's WNBA expansion draft. She's the new franchise's first-ever free-agent signing. The Fire also signed Karlie Samuelson, who was a teammate of Carleton in Minnesota last season.
The Portland Trail Blazers defeated the Sacramento Kings 122-110 Sunday night. The win means the Trail Blazers finish the season eighth in the Western Conference with a 42-40 record overall. The Trail Blazers will now face the seven-seed Suns in Phoenix on Tuesday in the first round of the 2026 Play-In Tournament.
Chauncey Billups has been suspended indefinitely by the NBA. The Blazers head coach was arrested last October on gambling charges. The former NBA star and Hall of Famer has been the Blazers' head coach since 2021.
Tom Dundon was honest about why he was interested in buying the Trail Blazers. Dundon came off more likable than I was expecting. I can tell he's going to be polarizing.
Victor Wembanyama is out for the Portland Trail Blazers with bruised ribs. Guard Stephon Castle is also out with right knee soreness. The Spurs rode a blend of defensive dominance and impressive depth to a 112-101 win.
The Trail Blazers lost 112-101 to the Spurs on Wednesday. The game set up a tiebreaker between the Blazers and the Clippers. The tiebreaker will determine who gets the No. 8 seed in the Western Conference.
NBA's Board of Governors unanimously approved Tom Dundon's purchase of the Trail Blazers on Monday. Dundon took in the team's impressive win over the Clippers last night at Intuit Dome. The Blazers are his now.
The NBA fined the Portland Trail Blazers $100,000. Assistant general managers Sergi Oliva and Mike Schmitz were suspended for two weeks. The Blazers "self-reported" this matter to the NBA, the team said.
The Portland Trail Blazers host the New Orleans Pelicans on Thursday. The Blazers have won seven of their past nine games. New Orleans is on a five-game losing streak.
The 200th edition of The Brief Case, presented by Spirit Mountain Casino. Casey Holdahl, Robert Williams III, Matisse Thybulle and Kris Murray all turn in excellent efforts that are not properly credited in the box score.