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Have We Already Seen Who the Trail Blazers Are? Share this story Nelson Chenault-USA TODAY Sports Portland Trail Blazers podcasts don’t come much more positive than Dave and Dia. Dave Deckard tends towards the realistic side of things, but co-host Dia Miller always likes to find the bright side, the thumb tack of optimism upon which to hang a thread of hope. But this week, even Dia has to admit that something is up with the Blazers. Recorded after Portland trounced the Indiana Pacers on Tuesday night, but before they did the same to the Memphis Grizzlies on Wednesday, the podcast opens with...

Photo by Dylan Buell/Getty Images First place, first pick. The Brooklyn Nets went into Indiana looking to take care of business and stay ahead of the Philadelphia 76ers in the race for the top seed. Brooklyn did that and then some by outpacing the Pacers by 21 points last night. The opponent tonight will be the Portland Trailblazers. It’s been a curious year for Terry Stotts’ guys as they are fighting to avoid the play-in games. They helped the cause by beating up on the Memphis Grizzlies on Wednesday night. Right now, they’re in seventh, one game behind the Mavericks.

Ben Golliver Discusses Blazers, COVID, and His New Book: “Bubbleball” Share this story On a special episode of the Blazer’s Edge podcast, Ben Golliver of the Washington Post joins old pal Dave Deckard to discuss Ben’s new book, “Bubbleball: Inside the NBA’s Fight to Save the Season”. The book chronicles Ben’s time spent in the NBA Bubble in Orlando last season. It details negotiations leading up to the season renewal, traces the strains of thought behind decision-making, and includes plenty of personal anecdotes and quotes from players and everyone else involved. The book rele...

6 Observations from the Blazers’ Tough Night in Charlotte Share this story Jim Dedmon-USA TODAY Sports Despite a late push in the fourth quarter, the Portland Trail Blazers fell to the Charlotte Hornets 109-101 on the road today. Carmelo Anthony led all Blazers in scoring with 24 points off the bench. CJ McCollum also scored 22, but did so on 8-for-22 shooting. Terry Rozier and PJ Washington led the way for Charlotte with 34 and 23 points respectively. Washington, who came off the bench, also added four blocks. Dave Deckard had the somewhat-comical instant recap of the blowout loss. If you ...

Lillard, Carmelo Come Up Big in Narrow Blazers Loss to Celtics Share this story Soobum Im-USA TODAY Sports The Portland Trail Blazers almost pulled out a win against the Boston Celtics on Tuesday night. Carmelo Anthony came up big off the bench while Damian Lillard put on his customary fourth-quarter display. Sadly, Jayson Tatum and the Celtics would do them one better, eking out a 116-115 win. Dave Deckard has the Instant Recap with your quarter-by-quarter game flow here. Here are some other things you might have missed during the nail-biting thriller. The Dame and Melo Show As the final sco...