But all that came crashing down in late March when Nurkic broke his leg, putting him out for the postseason. There was a lot of injuries, a lot of different obstacles that we faced… Come back and more injuries. Accidentally typed “damce” into Giphy instead of “dance” and it showed me several gifs of Dame Lillard dancing and sometimes the Internet is very very good. So again, to say the Blazers have earned their much-needed rest and recovery is an understatement. — D.O.L.L.A.Lillard has been on a tear lately in the NBA Bubble. Hassan Whiteside heads to the locker room with apparent finger injury. In 58 regular season games with the Blazers, Melo averaged 15.4 points and 6.3 rebounds. -- Carmelo Anthony The 36-year old has said that very thing in one way or another many times over the season on how he feels as if the Blazers have revived his career. The 28-year-old expanded on how he was feeling immediately after the game. Honestly, I think that I found a home in Portland.
3 Portland Trail Blazers vs. No. The 17-year veteran was quick to answer – “you don’t have to ask that question. The Portland Trail Blazers have officially put a bow on the 2019-2020 season.From the return of Bosnian Beast Jusuf Nurkic to the court, the emergence of Gary Trent Jr., Carmelo Anthony joining the squad, Logo Lillard redefining the three-point line, eight grueling games to claim the Western Conference eight seed in the playoffs, and showing no quit in Game 5 against the Los Angeles Lakers on Saturday, this season was certainly one for the books.But, the wild ride has come to an end in the bubble with a 131-122 Game 5 loss to the Lakers.Now, the Trail Blazers will leave the NBA bubble, rest and recover and begin preparations for the 2020-2021 season-- whenever that may be. McCollum not only shared that he won’t need surgery, he explained that his rehab would consist of 6-8 weeks of rest. Totals; Per Game; Per 36 Minutes; Per 100 Possessions; Advanced; Playoff Series. down in the NBA ‘bubble’ after Lillard posted a photo from his hotel room of some music equipment he packed for the trip. He has averaged 26.5 points, 7.3 rebounds and 4.4 assists in the last three springs. 2019 NBA Playoffs; Standings ; Schedule and Results; Leaders; Stats. All the Blazers players wore headbands for the game, a nod to Robinson’s signature on court look.Portland came out on firing in the restart schedule going 6-2 in the seeding games, pushing past Memphis in the play-in round to reach the playoffs, and then stealing Game 1 from the Lakers. Jaylen Hoard subbed in for Whiteside at the 1:50 minute mark of the first quarter. Between a stroke and getting a tumor removed from my my jaw last week. [RELATED]: Blazers vs. Lakers will be 'most anticipated 1st-round matchup' in years. NBA. NBA.com is part of Turner Sports Digital, part of the Turner Sports & Entertainment Digital Network. The most exciting NBA Replay games are avaliable for free at Full Match... Read more. The Trail Blazers shooting guard, who moved over to fill the team's point guard duties with Lillard injured and now back in Portland, shouldered the load and then some. After only a few weeks in a Trail Blazers uniform, the ten-time NBA All-Star earned a Western Conference Player of the Week honor and Portland guaranteed his contract.Anthony was initially asked after Saturday’s Game 5 loss if he even expects to play next season. 6 Oklahoma City Thunder with a 104-99 victory on Sunday. He has totaled 154 points over Portland’s final three seeding games while shooting 56.1 percent from the field and an efficient 48.8 percent from three point range to go along with his 9.0 assists per game.In Portland’s eight seeding games, Lillard averaged 37.6 points (49.7% FG, 43.6% 3-PT, 88.8% FT), 4.3 rebounds, 9.6 assists, 1.38 steals and 41.7 minutes while leading the Trail Blazers to a 6-2 record and the eight seed in the Western Conference play-in.The 2019-20 Trail Blazers season had its ups and downs, to say the least. Olson coached at the University of Arizona for 25 years and amassed 781 wins in his coaching career. That’s been a pattern in his career.But another pattern for George has been strong bounce-back performances in the playoffs. The league held the special moment of silence for the trio starting with Saturday’s Game 5 between the Milwaukee Bucks and Orlando Magic.The Bucks and Magic share a moment of silence in honor of Cliff Robinson, Lute Olson and Chadwick Boseman. In 46 minutes of work, McCollum finished with 36 points, seven assists, and six rebounds. The most exciting NBA Replay games are avaliable for free at Full... Read more. Game 4: POR 111, OKC 98