Category: Portland Trail Blazers

Clippers Beat Blazers to Bolster Hopes of Avoiding Play-In

LOS ANGELES—Kawhi Leonard scored 27 points, Norman Powell added 23 and the Los Angeles Clippers solidified their hopes of avoiding the play-in game with a 136–125 victory over the Portland Trail Blazers on Saturday, April 8. Russell Westbrook had 20 points for the Clippers, who have won four of their last six and hold the…


Paul George Scores 29 and Clippers Down Blazers 111–102

PORTLAND, Ore.—Paul George had 29 points and the Los Angeles Clippers handed the Portland Trail Blazers their sixth straight loss with a 117–102 victory on Sunday night, March 19. Kawhi Leonard added 24 for the Clippers as they fight for home-court advantage in the playoffs. Los Angeles was sitting at fifth in the Western Conference…


Blazers Hit 23 3-pointers, Beat Lebron-Less Lakers 127–115

PORTLAND, Ore.—Damian Lillard had 40 points, including eight 3-pointers, to lead the Portland Trail Blazers to a 127–115 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers on Monday night, Feb. 13. LeBron James, the NBA’s all-time leading scorer, missed his third straight game for the Lakers with a sore left ankle. He has not played since breaking…


James scores 37, Lakers rally past Trail Blazers 121–112

PORTLAND, Ore.—LeBron James had 37 points and 11 rebounds, and the Los Angeles Lakers rallied in the second half to beat the Portland Trail Blazers 121–112 on Sunday night, Jan. 22. Thomas Bryant added 31 points and 14 rebounds for the Lakers, who have won three of their last four after a three-game losing streak….


No Blown Lead This Time as Lakers Rout Blazers

LeBron James scored 31 points and Anthony Davis added 27 points with 12 rebounds as the Los Angeles Lakers rebounded from a demoralizing loss earlier this week to earn a 128–109 victory Wednesday over the visiting Portland Trail Blazers. Austin Reaves had 22 points in his eighth start of the season as the Lakers showed…


Jerami Grant Hits Winner, Trail Blazers Send Lakers to 0–3 Start

Jerami Grant made a driving layup with three seconds left and the visiting Portland Trail Blazers held on for a 106-104 win against the Los Angeles Lakers on Sunday afternoon, Oct. 23. LeBron James missed a fadeaway jumper at the buzzer for the Lakers, who are 0–3 for the second time since James arrived in…


Simons Has 29 and Blazers Rally for 107–105 Win Over Lakers

PORTLAND, Ore.—Struggling to find a silver lining after a flurry of trades depleted their roster, the Trail Blazers got some encouragement against the Los Angeles Lakers. Anfernee Simons scored 29 points and Portland snapped a six-game losing streak with a 107–105 win on Wednesday night. Jusuf Nurkic added 19 points and 12 rebounds for the…


Clippers, Trail Blazers Exchange 5 Players in Trade

PORTLAND, Ore.—The Portland Trail Blazers traded Norman Powell and Robert Covington to the Los Angeles Clippers on Friday for Eric Bledsoe, Justise Winslow, rookie Keon Johnson and a second-round pick in 2025. The trade, coming just less than a week before the NBA’s trade deadline, moved the Trail Blazers under the luxury-tax threshold. Both teams…


Doncic’s Triple-Double Helps Dallas down Portland 132–112

PORTLAND, Ore.—Luka Doncic had 15 points, 10 rebounds, and 15 assists for his sixth triple-double this season, and the Dallas Mavericks led wire-to-wire in a 132–112 victory over the Portland Trail Blazers on Wednesday night. It was Doncic’s franchise-leading 42nd career triple double. He’s one away from matching Fat Lever for 10th on the NBA…


Young Scores NBA Season-Best 56 Points; Blazers Beat Hawks

PORTLAND, Ore.—Portland’s Anfernee Simons played through his grief over his grandfather’s death with a career night that tempered an NBA season-best 56-point outburst by Atlanta’s Trae Young. Simons scored a career-high 43 points and the Trail Blazers snapped a four-game losing streak with a 136–131 victory over the Hawks on Monday night. “I came in…