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Blazer's Edge Mar 27, 2024
Chat: Blazers Play Hawks Today at 4:30pm

Chat: Blazers Play Hawks Today at 4:30pm

Photo by Cameron Browne/NBAE via Join us for some chatting about the Hawks and Blazers, today at 4:30pm PDT. Atlanta Hawks (32-39) - Portland Trail Blazers (19-53) Wednesday, Mar. 27 - 4:30 p.m. Pacific How to watch on TV: Root Sports, NBA League Pass Trail Blazers injuries: Robert Williams III (out), Shaedon Sharpe (out), Malcolm Brogdon (out), Anfernee Simons (out), Jerami Grant (doubtful), Matisse Thybulle (questionable), Deandre Ayton (questionable) Hawks injuries: Saddiq Bey (out), Mouhamed Gueye (out), Jalen Johnson (out), Kobe Bufkin (out), Al Griffin (out),...
Blazer's Edge Mar 26, 2024
What’s With the Trail Blazers Injury Woes?

What’s With the Trail Blazers Injury Woes?

Stephen Lew-USA TODAY Sports Aren’t young teams supposed to be healthier? The Portland Trail Blazers aren’t just slumping through the end of their 2023-24 season, they’re limping through it. Last night versus the Houston Rockets, Portland started five rookies. Only one of them would have been immediately recognizable when the season started. Veterans Jerami Grant, Deandre Ayton, and Anfernee Simons are down, along with Shaedon Sharpe and—depending on the night—a couple ancillary players. The litany of injuries has provoked a hornet’s nest of responses in the...
Blazer's Edge Mar 24, 2024
Deandre Ayton gets Some National Media Love

Deandre Ayton gets Some National Media Love

Photo by Cameron Browne/NBAE via Yahoo Sports’ Dan Devine spotlighted the great play of Portland’s big man. From his late days with the Phoenix Suns, Portland Trail Blazers starting center Deandre Ayton has carried a — what one might call — unfavorable reputation with the media that followed him to his new franchise, fair or unfair. The media tagged Ayton with complaints about motor and character in Phoenix. Then this season started with a flood of negative early reviews about ineffective play, followed by the national outcry over a snow day, a controversial...
Blazer's Edge Mar 18, 2024
Recap: Blazers Come Back But Fall to Bulls, 110-107

Recap: Blazers Come Back But Fall to Bulls, 110-107

Kamil Krzaczynski-USA TODAY Sports Portland got back into a game they had no business being in, but fell just short. After leading early, the Portland Trail Blazers fell behind by double digits in the third quarter and despite a spirited, three-point-fueled fourth quarter where they retook the lead, couldn’t quite close it out, falling to the Chicago Bulls 110-107. The Blazers got another big night from Deandre Ayton, going for 25 and 15 on 11-17 shooting with most of his damage coming in the first three quarters, as well as 30 points and 9 dimes from Anfernee Simons,...
Blazer's Edge Mar 18, 2024
Deandre Ayton Nominated for Western Conference Player of the Week

Deandre Ayton Nominated for Western Conference Player of the Week

Photo by Cameron Browne/NBAE via Deandre Ayton has balled out for the Portland Trail Blazers. Deandre Ayton has been playing well and he’s gained some notoriety from people around the league. The Portland Trail Blazers center was among the nominees for Western Conference Player of the Week. Houston Rockets guard Jalen Green and New York Knicks guard Jalen Brunson have been named the NBA Western and Eastern Conference Players of the Week, respectively, for Week 21 of the 2023-24 season (March 11-17). pic.twitter.com/qkvhElduJL— NBA Communications (@NBAPR) March...
Blazer's Edge Mar 18, 2024
Blazers’ Deandre Ayton Coming Into His Own

Blazers’ Deandre Ayton Coming Into His Own

Photo by Layne Murdoch Jr./NBAE via Deandre Ayton has continued to impress for the Portland Trail Blazers. The Portland Trail Blazers faced a tough schedule this week, and went 1-3 in their game. The Blazers lost to the Boston Celtics, New York Knicks and New Orleans Pelicans who are all within the top six team of their respective conferences. The lone win for Portland came against the Atlanta Hawks. Despite the tough schedule, there were a number of individual standout performances for the Blazers, but one player stood above them all. This week’s Blazer of the week...
Blazer's Edge Mar 17, 2024
Ayton: Moving Cities, Poor Sleep Contributed to Early Season Woes

Ayton: Moving Cities, Poor Sleep Contributed to Early Season Woes

Troy Wayrynen-USA TODAY Sports Blazers center Deandre Ayton shared his struggles to adjust a new team, including an interesting quote about air mattresses. Portland Trail Blazers center Deandre Ayton, enjoying by far his most dominant stretch in a Blazers uniform as of late, shared that moving cities and adjusting to his new life in Portland was at least partially to blame for why he wasn’t playing his best to start the season. In a piece by Aaron Fentress of The Oregonian, Ayton discussed the many different factors that contributed to his less-than-stellar...
Blazer's Edge Mar 16, 2024
Recap: Pelicans Shut Down Blazers, 126-107

Recap: Pelicans Shut Down Blazers, 126-107

Photo by Sean Gardner/ For most of three quarters the Blazers were every bit as good as the Pelicans. Then they weren’t. The Portland Trail Blazers were every bit as good as the New Orleans Pelicans for about the first 32 minutes in the Big Easy. Let’s not talk too much about the last 16 minutes. In the end it was a pretty comfortable for the Pelican who defeated the Blazers 126-107. Dalano Banton continues to impress with 28 points, while Deandre Ayton had a very efficient 20 points on 10-13 shooting. Scoot Henderson caught the eye more than he has in recent games,...
Blazer's Edge Mar 16, 2024
Portland Trail Blazers at New Orleans Pelicans Preview

Portland Trail Blazers at New Orleans Pelicans Preview

Photo by Cameron Browne/NBAE via The Portland Trail Blazers hit the road against a very good New Orleans Pelicans team. The Portland Trail Blazers are back on the road for a quick two game trip starting in the Big Easy. At this moment in the time Portland is a bad team, but they are a pretty fun bad team. Effort isn’t an issue and you never know which youngster will decide to have themselves a game. Meanwhile Anfernee Simons and Deandre Ayton continue to show their quality, allowing Blazers fans a chance to dream of better days. And if a better team isn’t ready for...
Blazer's Edge Mar 15, 2024
Have the Blazers Really “Unlocked” Deandre Ayton?

Have the Blazers Really “Unlocked” Deandre Ayton?

Jaime Valdez-USA TODAY Sports Portland’s head coach thinks the team has reached a watershed. We examine. Portland Trail Blazers center Deandre Ayton has been on fire over the last couple of weeks, scoring points like the second coming of Michael Jordan, more than justifying Portland acquiring him last summer...at least for a 4-7 game stretch. Ayton’s accomplishments caused Blazers Head Coach Chauncey Billups to remark that the team had finally “unlocked” the center’s potential. That comment, and Ayton’s evolution, are the subject of this Blazer’s Edge...
Blazer's Edge Mar 15, 2024
Thank You for Blazer’s Edge Night, 2024!

Thank You for Blazer’s Edge Night, 2024!

Troy Wayrynen-USA TODAY Sports The event is in the books, and it was everything imagined. Though we let a day go by before writing about it so I get get home from travel, Blazer’s Edge Night, 2024 is in the books. On Wednesday night against the Atlanta Hawks, 1700 young folks, their families, and chaperones descended on the Moda Center watch the Trail Blazers beat the Atlanta Hawks 106-102. It was a great night for Deandre Ayton and Anfernee Simons, but also a great night for all our participants. This year is a bit of a down year for the team as a whole. If I had to...
Blazer's Edge Mar 15, 2024
Blazers Play Hard, Fall to Knicks Anyway, 105-93

Blazers Play Hard, Fall to Knicks Anyway, 105-93

Jaime Valdez-USA TODAY Sports Another great night for Deandre Ayton wasn’t enough against Jalen Brunson’s 45 points. No opponent wants to see the Portland Trail Blazers right now, and the New York Knicks were no exception. The Blazers played hard and refused to go away, even as the Knicks’ lead approached 20. But it wasn’t enough, as New York kept the Blazers at bay for a 105-93 victory. The Blazers were without starting guard Anfernee Simons, who was held out of the game due to knee soreness on the second night of a back to back. He is expected to return for...
Posting and Toasting Mar 14, 2024
Game Thread: New York Knicks at Portland Trail Blazers, March 14, 2024

Game Thread: New York Knicks at Portland Trail Blazers, March 14, 2024

Photo by Sarah Stier/ Knicks set to start West Coast swing against the Blazers On Tuesday night, the New York Knicks (38-27) will visit the Portland Trail Blazers (19-46) to start a West Coast swing. The Knicks are coming off a triumphant smackdown of the Philadelphia 76ers (all praise to OG). The Blazers are in a good mood, too, which is rare during their dismal season. Last night, they rode Deandre Ayton to a slim victory over the Atlanta Hawks. Ayton is having a fine year and has averaged 21.4 points, 13.8 rebounds, and 2.1 assists in his last 10 games. Last night,...
Blazer's Edge Mar 14, 2024
Blazers’ Chauncey Billups Praises ‘Monster’ Deandre Ayton

Blazers’ Chauncey Billups Praises ‘Monster’ Deandre Ayton

Photo by Chris Coduto/ Deandre Ayton has played some of his best basketball for the Portland Trail Blazers as of late. Portland Trail Blazers center Deandre Ayton has been balling as of late. Ayton was a key factor in the Blazers’ 106-102 win against the Atlanta Hawks last night at the Moda Center. Ayton scored a season-high 33 points and grabbed 19 rebounds, earning the praise from coach Chauncey Billups after the game. “We’ve unlocked him,” Billups said via Rose Garden Report’s Sean Highkin. “We’re getting the best version of him. He’s been a...
Simson has 36 and Ayton has 33 in Portland's 106-102 win over the Hawks

Simson has 36 and Ayton has 33 in Portland's 106-102 win over the Hawks

Anfernee Simons scored 36 points and the Portland Trail Blazers held off the Atlanta Hawks for a 106-102 victory on Wednesday night.

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