As the Portland Trail Blazers contemplate ways to counter the aggressive, harassing defense of the New Orleans Pelicans — and fight back from a 1-0 deficit in the best-of-seven playoff series — Jusuf Nurkic could be a focal point of the adjustments. More
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — As the Portland Trail Blazers keep winning, Damian Lillard should keep climbing in the MVP conversation, according to Miami coach Erik Spoelstra.
Lillard had 32 points and 10 assists, and the Trail Blazers beat the Heat 115-99 on Monday night for their 10th straight victory. More
With Kevin Durant, Shaun Livingston and Matt Barnes out of Game 2 because of injury, many were expecting to see the Golden State Warriors at their weakest Wednesday. Whoops. More
After the Trail Blazers defeated the Hawks in Atlanta Sunday for their third win of a five-game road swing, guard Damian Lillard said they needed to “get greedy” in order to beat the Heat in Miami before heading back home to Portland. More
The Portland Trail Blazers have traded to acquire Jusuf Nurkic from the Denver Nuggets. It was a tremendous move by general manager Neil Olshey. More
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The NBA trade winds picked up Sunday, as the Portland Trail Blazers sent center Mason Plumlee and a 2018 second-round pick to the Denver Nuggets for a 2017 first-round pick and center Jusuf Nurkic. More
CLEVELAND — Cavaliers forward Kevin Love set an NBA record for points in a first quarter by scoring 34 on Wednesday night against the Portland Trail Blazers.
Love fell three points shy of the league record for points in any quarter, set by Golden State Warriors guard Klay Thompson, who scored 37 in the third on Jan. 23, 2015.
Love, who established a Cleveland team record for points in any period, made 11 of 14 field goal attempts, including a career-high eight 3-pointers on 10 attempts in the first on Wednesday. He made his first…