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The Trail Blazers have clinched a play-in sport, and will play (perhaps) the Warriors for the right to play the winner of the other play-in game in the West, to receive the ultimate 2026 reward of (probably) getting obliterated by the Thunder. If they pass the Clippers and claim their spot, they only have to play 1 game, (probably) against the Suns, for the reward of getting obliterated by the Spurs.
You never know. Playoff magic could happen, leading to the Blazers winning it all. Star players on other teams could insult the dictator and wind up shuttled between holding cells by ICE and CBP for the entire playoffs.
130-99, Portland over Milwaukee. Scoot Henderson led the Blazers in scoring, with 23. The Bucks' Ryan Rollins led all scorers, dropping 36.
134-99, Portland over Brooklyn. Toumani Camara had 35 for the Blazers, including shooting 9 of 11 from 3.
Want an expansion NBA team? Just deduct $8,000,000,000.00 from your bank account. With these numbers, paying $600,000,000.00 to upgrade Moda Center, keeping the Trail Blazers in Portland, is a steal.
8 billion dollars = 5.714285714 LeBrons.
65-41 Portland over Brooklyn at the half. Donovan Clingan had a double-double midway through the 2nd quarter.
The Blazers lost to the 76ers on the road by 6, 109-103, but got stomped on in the paint, 60-36. The starters were all in negative +/-, but the bench was entirely positive, outscoring the Sixers bench by 9. Basketball is a strange simple game.