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aria-live="polite"><div class="two-box"><article class="two-box-item"><a class="two-box-item__thumbnail-link" href="https://www.oregonlive.com/blazers/2025/02/trail-blazers-escape-utah-with-close-victory-over-jazz.html"><img class="two-box-item__thumbnail-image" alt="Trail Blazers escape Utah with close victory over Jazz" src="https://www.oregonlive.com/resizer/v2/SFPQRC6CVRD7XNZJGWMDYWDQ4U.jpg?auth=94500988cf8b08fca5d7e4d33bc16fa3365ca038dc100087399298eb21c86b06&width=500&quality=90" srcSet="https://www.oregonlive.com/resizer/v2/SFPQRC6CVRD7XNZJGWMDYWDQ4U.jpg?auth=94500988cf8b08fca5d7e4d33bc16fa3365ca038dc100087399298eb21c86b06&width=800&quality=90 960w, https://www.oregonlive.com/resizer/v2/SFPQRC6CVRD7XNZJGWMDYWDQ4U.jpg?auth=94500988cf8b08fca5d7e4d33bc16fa3365ca038dc100087399298eb21c86b06&width=500&quality=90 308w," sizes="(min-width: 980px) 308px" width="300" height="200"/><h2 class="two-box-item__headline">Trail Blazers escape Utah with close victory over Jazz</h2><div class="two-box-item__meta"><div class="article__details--byline"><time class="" dateTime="1740431696">7h ago</time><span>Aaron Fentress</span></div></div></a></article><article class="two-box-item"><a class="two-box-item__thumbnail-link" href="https://www.oregonlive.com/blazers/2025/02/trail-blazers-jabari-walker-needed-more-than-ever.html"><img class="two-box-item__thumbnail-image" alt="Trail Blazers’ Jabari Walker needed more than ever" src="https://www.oregonlive.com/resizer/v2/35FXJRCDXNFGPA6REFZEZCFDIY.JPG?auth=2cdc2edc938a0f6e01059130c4c271a51c60f8b2f88e1a2deb61b1b2d4d74a91&width=500&quality=90" srcSet="https://www.oregonlive.com/resizer/v2/35FXJRCDXNFGPA6REFZEZCFDIY.JPG?auth=2cdc2edc938a0f6e01059130c4c271a51c60f8b2f88e1a2deb61b1b2d4d74a91&width=800&quality=90 960w, https://www.oregonlive.com/resizer/v2/35FXJRCDXNFGPA6REFZEZCFDIY.JPG?auth=2cdc2edc938a0f6e01059130c4c271a51c60f8b2f88e1a2deb61b1b2d4d74a91&width=500&quality=90 308w," sizes="(min-width: 980px) 308px" width="300" height="200"/><h2 class="two-box-item__headline">Trail Blazers’ Jabari Walker needed more than ever</h2><div class="two-box-item__meta"><div class="article__details--byline"><time class="" dateTime="1740397356">17h ago</time><span>Aaron Fentress</span></div></div></a></article></div><ul class="river" id="river" aria-hidden="false" aria-labelledby="tab-stories"><li class="river-item"><a class="river-item__headline-link" href="https://www.oregonlive.com/blazers/2025/02/portland-trail-blazers-at-utah-jazz-game-preview-prediction-time-tv-channel.html"><div class="river-item__image"><img class="river-item__thumbnail-image" alt="Portland Trail Blazers guard Shaedon Sharpe, right, drives to the hoop against Utah Jazz center Walker Kessler, left, during the first half of an NBA basketball game Thursday, Dec. 26, 2024, in Portland, Ore. (AP Photo/Howard Lao) AP" src="https://www.oregonlive.com/resizer/v2/C7JABHYUGJEZZDSK6NCMLW6UCY.JPG?auth=5c45939bc65d3c25b7daededb316d63eadc869c555f0853677361b56fa300bde&width=180&quality=90" loading="lazy" width="180" height="120"/></div><div class="river-item__content"><h2 class="river-item__headline">Portland Trail Blazers at Utah Jazz: Game preview, prediction, time, TV channel</h2><p class="river-item__summary">The Blazers start a seven-game trip Monday at the Jazz.</p><div class="article__details--byline"><time class="" dateTime="1740386719">20h ago</time><span>Aaron Fentress</span></div></div></a></li><li class="river-item"><a class="river-item__headline-link" href="https://www.oregonlive.com/blazers/2025/02/trail-blazers-anfernee-simons-matches-cj-mccollum-in-specific-3-point-shooting-mark.html"><div class="river-item__image"><img class="river-item__thumbnail-image" alt="Anfernee Simons #1 of the Portland Trail Blazers shoots the ball over Miles Bridges #0 of the Charlotte Hornets during the first half at Moda Center on February 22, 2025 in Portland, Oregon. (Photo by Soobum Im/Getty Images)" src="https://www.oregonlive.com/resizer/v2/J5T5IALLDVBILM746H5J4TSMCQ.jpg?auth=fb1c02b36951f719e0268ea961b33d11381508717ec69ae9acbcbd952db59aa9&width=180&quality=90" loading="lazy" width="180" height="120"/></div><div class="river-item__content"><h2 class="river-item__headline">Trail Blazers' Anfernee Simons matches CJ McCollum in specific 3-point shooting mark</h2><p class="river-item__summary">The Blazers guard went 5 of 10 from beyond the arc during Saturday's win over the Charlotte Hornets. </p><div class="article__details--byline"><time class="" dateTime="1740315936"></time><span>Aaron Fentress</span></div></div></a></li><div id="infeed-nativo1" class="river-item--nativo"></div><li class="river-item"><a class="river-item__headline-link" href="https://www.oregonlive.com/blazers/2025/02/trail-blazers-pleased-to-be-on-the-other-end-of-a-blowout-game.html"><div class="river-item__image"><img class="river-item__thumbnail-image" alt="Portland Trail Blazers center Donovan Clingan, right, guards Scoot Henderson, Shaedon Sharpe and forward Jerami Grant react after Sharpe made a three-point basket against the Charlotte Hornets during the second half of an NBA basketball game in Portland, Ore., Saturday, Feb. 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Craig Mitchelldyer) AP" src="https://www.oregonlive.com/resizer/v2/74E3U3UE6RDZ3H3T5NRZHEHXU4.JPG?auth=b3b8e0a355849c1837a8ff43651dc5a9679199c521fc14a2bfabfaf8760a7733&width=180&quality=90" loading="lazy" width="180" height="120"/></div><div class="river-item__content"><h2 class="river-item__headline">Trail Blazers pleased to be on the other end of a blowout game</h2><p class="river-item__summary">The Blazers set a franchise record with their 53-point win Saturday night over the Charlotte Hornets.</p><div class="article__details--byline"><time class="" dateTime="1740314349"></time><span>Aaron Fentress</span></div></div></a></li><li class="river-item"><a class="river-item__headline-link" href="https://www.oregonlive.com/blazers/2025/02/trail-blazers-top-10-most-lopsided-victories.html"><div class="river-item__image"><img class="river-item__thumbnail-image" alt="Portland Trail Blazers forward Deni Avdija, left, dribbles past Charlotte Hornets guard LaMelo Ball during the first half of an NBA basketball game in Portland, Ore., Saturday, Feb. 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Craig Mitchelldyer) AP" src="https://www.oregonlive.com/resizer/v2/HY3U2SKY2ZDYZH6KTED24HTD6E.JPG?auth=2111597dab911bfd25fcaf89ca957a217acb617b22847333ae99f5bf83c3be3d&width=180&quality=90" loading="lazy" width="180" height="120"/></div><div class="river-item__content"><h2 class="river-item__headline">Trail Blazers' top 10 most lopsided victories</h2><p class="river-item__summary">Look back at the most dominant victories in franchise history. </p><div class="article__details--byline"><time class="" dateTime="1740290400"></time><span>Aaron Fentress</span></div></div></a></li><li class="river-item"><a class="river-item__headline-link" href="https://www.oregonlive.com/blazers/2025/02/trail-blazers-race-past-hornets-for-largest-victory-in-franchise-history.html"><div class="river-item__image"><img class="river-item__thumbnail-image" alt="Portland Trail Blazers guard Anfernee Simons, center, shoots between Charlotte Hornets center Mark Williams, right, and guard LaMelo Ball during the first half of an NBA basketball game in Portland, Ore., Saturday, Feb. 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Craig Mitchelldyer) AP" src="https://www.oregonlive.com/resizer/v2/MOUWFS7ITJB5VPTZA5HMGDVEPU.JPG?auth=ae0c2436d060d6c4bcf5fe4872b1e3d295d77268af8ef744b5413576f505ecf8&width=180&quality=90" loading="lazy" width="180" height="120"/></div><div class="river-item__content"><h2 class="river-item__headline">Trail Blazers race past Hornets for largest victory in franchise history </h2><p class="river-item__summary">The Blazers' 53-point margin of victory is the franchise's largest ever. </p><div class="article__details--byline"><time class="" dateTime="1740259444"></time><span>Aaron Fentress</span></div></div></a></li><li class="river-item"><a class="river-item__headline-link" href="https://www.oregonlive.com/blazers/2025/02/trail-blazers-set-an-nba-season-high-in-first-half-versus-hornets.html"><div class="river-item__image"><img class="river-item__thumbnail-image" alt="Anfernee Simons #1 of the Portland Trail Blazers shoots the ball against Nick Smith Jr. #8 of the Charlotte Hornets during the first half at Moda Center on February 22, 2025, in Portland, Oregon. (Photo by Soobum Im/Getty Images)" src="https://www.oregonlive.com/resizer/v2/3WLC4UHDKFBPXNYXI3HE4OTIGE.jpg?auth=0d64a348f52c75195f46e4a1a454f439c221ebe652dc57f140391d01f3411b2c&width=180&quality=90" loading="lazy" width="180" height="120"/></div><div class="river-item__content"><h2 class="river-item__headline">Trail Blazers set an NBA season high in first half versus Hornets</h2><p class="river-item__summary">The Blazers dominated the Hornets in the first half on Saturday night. </p><div class="article__details--byline"><time class="" dateTime="1740259317"></time><span>Aaron Fentress</span></div></div></a></li><div class="ad-wrapper ad-wrapper--river-ad"><div id="6" class="ad-unit" data-cy="InFeed_Center" aria-hidden="true"></div></div><li class="river-item"><a class="river-item__headline-link" href="https://www.oregonlive.com/blazers/2025/02/trail-blazers-pleased-with-tv-ratings-bump.html"><div class="river-item__image"><img class="river-item__thumbnail-image" alt="Scoot Henderson #00 and Anfernee Simons #1 of the Portland Trail Blazers celebrate the win over the Utah Jazz at Moda Center on December 26, 2024 in Portland, Oregon. (Photo by Amanda Loman/Getty Images)" src="https://www.oregonlive.com/resizer/v2/JWXURUVNPRGM5H5SHHGCMPYIGE.jpg?auth=901e32d9ab796b6a1c25ccf16d6e6009376c76f3b2e4bc9e6977099758e28095&width=180&quality=90" loading="lazy" width="180" height="120"/></div><div class="river-item__content"><h2 class="river-item__headline">Trail Blazers pleased with TV ratings bump</h2><p class="river-item__summary">The Blazers have seen a sharp rise in viewers this season over last season. </p><div class="article__details--byline"><time class="" dateTime="1740242982"></time><span>Aaron Fentress</span></div></div></a></li><li class="river-item"><a class="river-item__headline-link" href="https://www.oregonlive.com/blazers/2025/02/trail-blazers-seek-greater-consistency-from-donovan-clingan.html"><div class="river-item__image"><img class="river-item__thumbnail-image" alt="Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James, right, shoots over Portland Trail Blazers center Donovan Clingan during the first half of an NBA basketball game in Portland, Ore., Thursday, Feb. 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Craig Mitchelldyer) AP" src="https://www.oregonlive.com/resizer/v2/CEGELUALL5ADDNHCLPRKYB2Y2A.JPG?auth=746f72dd81e02427465f6ab03309e9c0de4acdf3aed401fde5fc6e5eda5dc8c4&width=180&quality=90" loading="lazy" width="180" height="120"/></div><div class="river-item__content"><h2 class="river-item__headline">Trail Blazers seek greater consistency from Donovan Clingan</h2><p class="river-item__summary">The Blazers rookie followed up two quality performances at Denver with an off night against the Lakers. </p><div class="article__details--byline"><time class="" dateTime="1740214939"></time><span>Aaron Fentress</span></div></div></a></li><li class="river-item"><a class="river-item__headline-link" href="https://www.oregonlive.com/blazers/2025/02/portland-trail-blazers-vs-charlotte-hornets-game-preview-prediction-time-tv-channel.html"><div class="river-item__image"><img class="river-item__thumbnail-image" alt="Jerami Grant #9 of the Portland Trail Blazers lays the ball up over KJ Simpson #25 of the Charlotte Hornets during the first half of a basketball game at Spectrum Center on January 24, 2025 in Charlotte, North Carolina. (Photo by David Jensen/Getty Images)" src="https://www.oregonlive.com/resizer/v2/55YTDZUJK5ENZMVO5R3EPBX5SQ.jpg?auth=1511408dba3b43785e1534895172f906ed74291d33367b0ebd645b5d854301c8&width=180&quality=90" loading="lazy" width="180" height="120"/></div><div class="river-item__content"><h2 class="river-item__headline">Robert Williams III out for Portland Trail Blazers vs. Hornets: Game preview, prediction, time, TV channel</h2><p class="river-item__summary">The Blazers won at Charlotte in January. </p><div class="article__details--byline"><time class="" dateTime="1740204000"></time><span>Aaron Fentress</span></div></div></a></li><li class="river-item"><a class="river-item__headline-link" href="https://www.oregonlive.com/blazers/2025/02/trail-blazers-winning-stretch-fading-in-rearview-mirror.html"><div class="river-item__image"><img class="river-item__thumbnail-image" alt="Portland Trail Blazers guard Shaedon Sharpe shoots a three-pointer during an NBA game against the Los Angeles Lakers at Moda Center on Thursday, Feb. 20, 2025." src="https://www.oregonlive.com/resizer/v2/UW3XZ6I2PBCYVJE2EQY33KOV4Y.jpg?auth=4ef32ff5d8d54b19f08b78e2628c1472fc71b2240916b04adc0cf4a2b77a1f58&width=180&quality=90" loading="lazy" width="180" height="120"/></div><div class="river-item__content"><h2 class="river-item__headline">Trail Blazers' winning stretch fading in rearview mirror</h2><p class="river-item__summary">The Blazers have lost four consecutive games since winning 10 of 11. </p><div class="article__details--byline"><time class="" dateTime="1740152511"></time><span>Aaron Fentress</span></div></div></a></li><div id="infeed-nativo2" class="river-item--nativo"></div><li class="river-item"><a class="river-item__headline-link" href="https://www.oregonlive.com/sports/2025/02/what-are-the-next-improvements-the-blazers-should-make-to-moda-center.html"><div class="river-item__image"><img class="river-item__thumbnail-image" alt="Portland Trail Blazers forward Jerami Grant shoots a corner three-pointer during an NBA game against the Los Angeles Lakers at Moda Center on Thursday, Feb. 20, 2025." src="https://www.oregonlive.com/resizer/v2/BZBLJ3MRFJE4FMQLNOLMNKKE4I.jpg?auth=ecfd3ce63b4e3ecd8e0424b4542f2cb7ad1eeb4f4eb0342b3518d67a144ef8aa&width=180&quality=90" loading="lazy" width="180" height="120"/></div><div class="river-item__content"><h2 class="river-item__headline">What are the next improvements the Blazers should make to Moda Center?</h2><p class="river-item__summary">New video boards should only be the beginning as the franchise starts reimagining it's three-decade old arena.</p><div class="article__details--byline"><time class="" dateTime="1740149327"></time><span>Bill Oram</span></div></div></a></li><li class="river-item"><a class="river-item__headline-link" href="https://www.oregonlive.com/blazers/2025/02/lakers-coach-has-praise-for-trail-blazers-following-thursdays-game.html"><div class="river-item__image"><img class="river-item__thumbnail-image" alt="Portland 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Walker Kessler and Lauri Markkanen are questionable."},{"_id":"CZWEFNZB2RBORBDD7JSDAQFD4A","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[]},"type":"text","content":"The Blazers dominated the Charlotte Hornets (14-41) on Saturday night, 141-88, <a href=\"https://www.oregonlive.com/blazers/2025/02/trail-blazers-pleased-to-be-on-the-other-end-of-a-blowout-game.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"\" title=\"https://www.oregonlive.com/blazers/2025/02/trail-blazers-pleased-to-be-on-the-other-end-of-a-blowout-game.html\">the largest victory in franchise history</a>. "},{"_id":"MX4MBWASJRDFVAGOF22UIXICX4","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[]},"type":"text","content":"A similar win shouldn’t be expected on Monday, but the Blazers have an opportunity to thump another team with nothing to play for. Losing would likely mean falling back another game because the Kings host the Hornets. "},{"_id":"CUIFFQC6HZBLZJ72KA3ROZFCGE","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[]},"type":"text","content":"<b>Prediction: </b>The Blazers have struggled with the Jazz this season, but the glut of injuries for Utah tips the scales in Portland’s favor. "},{"_id":"GKAN7LYOT5CBLFFGPIUOMUIPXE","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[]},"type":"text","content":"• • •"},{"_id":"WETXXT4BOBBZVADJHWB6KJ7GPA","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[]},"type":"text","content":"<b>PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS AT UTAH JAZZ</b>"},{"_id":"VBJFMYKHXZEUZLTHQV73KNYR3I","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[]},"type":"text","content":"<b>What: </b>Trail Blazers (24-33) at Jazz (14-42), 6 p.m., Monday. "},{"_id":"R4J5DYKKXJHTRELDLSWSQDCL3E","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[]},"type":"text","content":"<b>Where:</b> Delta Center, Salt Lake City. "},{"_id":"7KC2PYBQAJAC3JOYQKOKOLA7TU","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[]},"type":"text","content":"<b>Series: </b>The Blazers lost 141-99 at home on Dec. 6, then evened the series with a 122-120 victory at home on Dec. 26. They will meet for a fourth time at Utah on April 9."},{"_id":"LVGIO6PDQZGMFP4I6FL5WFNYPQ","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[]},"type":"text","content":"<b>Radio:</b> Rip City Radio (KPOJ 620 AM)."},{"_id":"RQ7RQS2T7ZBC7AEI47BL4WOBXM","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[]},"type":"text","content":"<b>TV channel:</b> <b>KATU</b> (Antenna: 2.2 in Portland. Xfinity: 302 and 1170. DirecTV: 688-1. <b>KUNP</b> (Antenna: 47.1. Xfinity: 16, 302, 1170. DirecTV: 47. Spectrum: 184)."},{"_id":"I4YXNIHE2FFB3FAYUP4GZZ7AUA","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[]},"type":"text","content":"<b>How to Watch: </b>Rip City TV Network. If you don’t have cable, you can still <a href=\"https://go.skimresources.com/?id=126006X1587347&xs=1&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.walmart.com%2Fip%2F330-Mile-Long-Range-HDTV-Indoor-Antenna-Early-Release-2024-Chipset-Signal-Booster-W-16-5-ft-Coax-Cable-by-Mata1%2F817812954\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"https://nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgo.skimresources.com%2F%3Fid%3D126006X1587347%26xs%3D1%26url%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fwww.walmart.com%252Fip%252F330-Mile-Long-Range-HDTV-Indoor-Antenna-Early-Release-2024-Chipset-Signal-Booster-W-16-5-ft-Coax-Cable-by-Mata1%252F817812954&data=05%7C02%7Cdvattiat%40oregonian.com%7C0896a94fde564da17bb808dd35bd2dc2%7C1fe6294574e64203848fb9b82929f9d4%7C0%7C0%7C638725808824143894%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=O%2B5uEnALfoEfVvSU6ZcZabgeyl%2B2Gkpcc80MF%2BH%2FZrg%3D&reserved=0\">watch this game live for FREE with the help of an HDTV antenna</a> on your local ABC affiliate (Charge 2.2 in Portland). These antennas are very easy to install and cost around $20. You can purchase one at your local Bi-Mart or Fred Meyer, or <a href=\"https://go.skimresources.com/?id=126006X1587347&xs=1&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.walmart.com%2Fip%2F330-Mile-Long-Range-HDTV-Indoor-Antenna-Early-Release-2024-Chipset-Signal-Booster-W-16-5-ft-Coax-Cable-by-Mata1%2F817812954\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"https://nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgo.skimresources.com%2F%3Fid%3D126006X1587347%26xs%3D1%26url%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fwww.walmart.com%252Fip%252F330-Mile-Long-Range-HDTV-Indoor-Antenna-Early-Release-2024-Chipset-Signal-Booster-W-16-5-ft-Coax-Cable-by-Mata1%252F817812954&data=05%7C02%7Cdvattiat%40oregonian.com%7C0896a94fde564da17bb808dd35bd2dc2%7C1fe6294574e64203848fb9b82929f9d4%7C0%7C0%7C638725808824164899%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=d3CcRRlZ5pF5O07LM9EoSfVA%2FqWs1X4gkmvD2nn38GI%3D&reserved=0\">buy one online at Walmart</a> or <a href=\"https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01FUB4ZG8?tag=advanceoregon-20\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Original URL:https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01FUB4ZG8?tag=advanceoregon-20Click to follow link.\">from Amazon</a> and have it shipped quickly to your home. Here are some instructions on <a href=\"https://www.blazersdev.com/assets/pages/watch/Antenna-Instructions.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"https://nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.blazersdev.com%2Fassets%2Fpages%2Fwatch%2FAntenna-Instructions.pdf&data=05%7C02%7Cdvattiat%40oregonian.com%7C0896a94fde564da17bb808dd35bd2dc2%7C1fe6294574e64203848fb9b82929f9d4%7C0%7C0%7C638725808824194323%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=BJSHpM4nTOTa5VRkP33Ik1cGTeA7bLSwlXzSJfgBt%2Bk%3D&reserved=0\">how to set up an HDTV antenna</a> on your television or other display. You can find out more about which channel Rip City TV Network is on in your area by <a href=\"https://go.skimresources.com/?id=126006X1587347&xs=1&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nba.com%2Fblazers%2Fwatch\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Original URL:https://go.skimresources.com/?id=126006X1587347&xs=1&url=https://www.nba.com/blazers/watchClick to follow link.\">using the channel finder here</a>."},{"_id":"Q2P3ZZ5JJFAL5NPQY2BORPKQBI","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[]},"type":"text","content":"• • •"},{"_id":"X3S2T6QA3RA2RFR3NDR2F76CBI","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[]},"type":"text","content":"<b>ODDS </b>(<a href=\"https://www.oregonlottery.org/sports/\" title=\"https://nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.oregonlottery.org%2Fsports%2F&data=05%7C02%7Cdvattiat%40oregonian.com%7C21ab6e58c84048fc782308dd156b043b%7C1fe6294574e64203848fb9b82929f9d4%7C0%7C0%7C638690271633726524%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=vUG%2FytdcvP1xl7zHQZ%2B%2BpzgQmf7UNxUDHDZ3x6TY0Ew%3D&reserved=0\">Oregon Lottery/DraftKings</a>)"},{"_id":"O6SY2HG56RCGRFE7Z5NAFBU7ZQ","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[]},"type":"text","content":"<b>Moneyline: </b>POR -205 | UTA +170"},{"_id":"22IGVEIJMNE7RI2MOC6K54PXWA","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[]},"type":"text","content":"<b>Spread:</b> POR -5.5 | <b>Over/Under:</b> 233.5"},{"_id":"NS3CQRLP5FHCXH4SMIWTEUIKDA","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[]},"type":"text","content":"<b>INJURIES</b>"},{"_id":"IMY4VR2BGVGP7IYQRHMXV7SY7M","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[]},"type":"text","content":"<b>Blazers: Robert Williams III </b>(knee), <b>Deandre Ayton </b>(left calf strain) and <b>Matisse Thybulle </b>(right ankle sprain) are out. "},{"_id":"GIFTHYSCDVC37D42KVNN2URDQY","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[]},"type":"text","content":"<b>Jazz: Walker Kessler </b>(illness) and <b>Lauri Markkanen </b>(low back soreness) are questionable. <b>Jordan Clarkson </b>(left plantar fasciitis injury management), <b>John Collins </b>(lower back soreness), <b>Taylor Hendricks </b>(right fibula fracture) and <b>Collin Sexton </b>(left ankle sprain) are out. "},{"_id":"HEBNN6U3GJBG3O6OUXDNOVD5NE","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[]},"type":"text","content":"<b>NEXT UP</b>"},{"_id":"YUHUMJMSXNG4PAZYBGUCEJUFBA","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[]},"type":"text","content":"The Blazers continue their trip with a 4 p.m. game Wednesday at the Washington Wizards. 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"},{"_id":"6UGJA24RONCKVLOUI4RRHLXJUI","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[]},"type":"text","content":"<b>Radio:</b> Rip City Radio (KPOJ 620 AM)."},{"_id":"X7QSZ6NQZFELLO57B67OA5LLLE","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[]},"type":"text","content":"<b>TV channel:</b> <b>KATU</b> (Antenna: 2.2 in Portland. Xfinity: 302 and 1170. DirecTV: 688-1. <b>KUNP</b> (Antenna: 47.1. Xfinity: 16, 302, 1170. DirecTV: 47. Spectrum: 184)."},{"_id":"TK54GLGRYVBL3PUVSDRSOWATKA","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[]},"type":"text","content":"<b>How to Watch: </b>Rip City TV Network. If you don’t have cable, you can still <a href=\"https://go.skimresources.com/?id=126006X1587347&xs=1&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.walmart.com%2Fip%2F330-Mile-Long-Range-HDTV-Indoor-Antenna-Early-Release-2024-Chipset-Signal-Booster-W-16-5-ft-Coax-Cable-by-Mata1%2F817812954\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Original URL:https://go.skimresources.com/?id=126006X1587347&xs=1&url=https://www.walmart.com/ip/330-Mile-Long-Range-HDTV-Indoor-Antenna-Early-Release-2024-Chipset-Signal-Booster-W-16-5-ft-Coax-Cable-by-Mata1/817812954Click to follow link.\">watch this game live for FREE with the help of an HDTV antenna</a> on your local ABC affiliate (Charge 2.2 in Portland). These antennas are very easy to install and cost around $20. 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The Lakers should be determined to right their course before a matchup with Denver and Doncic’s first game against Dallas. "},{"_id":"RJWL6BJ3QFH3ZKZWCSU2VUGKMI","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[]},"type":"text","content":"L.A. will be playing on the second game of a back-to-back set, so while they might not blow out a scrappy Portland team that recently won 10 of 11 games, the spread should still be covered. The Blazers believe they can push for a play-in berth and should be geared up to host LeBron and Luka, but the loss to Charlotte may have the Lakers prepared to bounce back against a beatable opponent. "},{"_id":"LLBHPHUH3ZCTJBGNNHHKS6PQVE","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[]},"type":"text","content":"I am going with the Under here, though, as even though the Lakers sport a revised look, the two teams combined for 205 and 220 points in the first two matchups of the season. Portland ranks 26th in Offensive Efficiency, per TeamRankings.com, and the Lakers have averaged 108 points in their last two games while still meshing with Doncic and without Anthony Davis. Portland ranks 18th in Pace and L.A. ranks 21st. The Blazers ranked fifth in Defensive Rating in their 14 games prior to the All-Star break. 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"},{"_id":"5IPHN5LNEFHATF743TS3I7BV6A","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[]},"type":"text","content":"Doncic has missed 19 of 24 three-point attempts in his first three games with the Lakers, so he is going to want to get off to a good start from the outset. While the first three-pointer bet is obviously risky, you can play it on DraftKings for a possible good return if you are a new registrant. You’ll receive bonus bets regardless of the result of the first wager, so take the shot on Doncic hitting the first three of the game. 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So they are easily capable of starting a new winning streak if Doncic can start recapturing his better form beginning tonight. "},{"_id":"KYZ4OR6PLJHFBFAHNQFSNRZDXI","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[]},"type":"text","content":"In the seven games prior to the All-Star break, L.A. ranked fourth in defensive rating. They were third in the NBA overall in free throws made per game (18.3) before the break. "},{"_id":"AAXJHZQPYNCZBNG7MRCGL7CWGE","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[]},"type":"text","content":"During the first half of the season, James ranked second in the league in triple-doubles with 10. He scored 38 points while dealing out eight assists in his last matchup with Portland, a 114-106 Los Angeles win on Jan. 2. "},{"_id":"WE3CFZLLCJFOHJVB5XBVX3YDZI","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[]},"type":"text","content":"Austin Reaves finished with 15 points, 11 assists and eight rebounds in the last meeting with the Blazers. He is averaging a career-best 18.9 points and 6.1 assists per game. Rui Hachimura is averaging 19.0 points per game in February and has grabbed six-plus rebounds in three of his last four outings. 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He is averaging 10.8 rebounds per game in 11 games as a starter this season. Clingan scored 17 points and blocked three shots against the Nuggets, becoming the second rookie in the past 10 seasons to log a game with 15+ points, 20+ rebounds and 3+ blocks."},{"_id":"PXNGSVD5OJBARDGZCVXTQXYAPU","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[]},"type":"text","content":"Over his last five games, Anfernee Simons is averaging 23.2 points and 5.6 assists per game. Since Jan. 1, his 3.7 three-pointers made per game rank fourth in the NBA. He scored 23 points in the last meeting with the Lakers. "},{"_id":"REJ25YY5URAENMXWNEQA5V36LU","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[]},"type":"text","content":"The Blazers’ 10-4 record is the league’s is tied for third-best in any team’s last 14 games. During that span, they ranked fourth in points per game allowed (108.2) and first in opponent three-point percentage (.311). 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They should take advantage inside against the Lakers, who failed to add a dependable center to replace Davis, which will be a problem for them the rest of the season. Rip City wins. "},{"_id":"GKAN7LYOT5CBLFFGPIUOMUIPXE","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[]},"type":"text","content":"• • •"},{"_id":"WETXXT4BOBBZVADJHWB6KJ7GPA","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[]},"type":"text","content":"<b>PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS VS. LOS ANGELES LAKERS</b>"},{"_id":"VBJFMYKHXZEUZLTHQV73KNYR3I","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[]},"type":"text","content":"<b>What: </b>Trail Blazers (23-32) vs. Lakers (32-21), 7 p.m., Thursday. "},{"_id":"R4J5DYKKXJHTRELDLSWSQDCL3E","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[]},"type":"text","content":"<b>Where:</b> Moda Center. "},{"_id":"LVGIO6PDQZGMFP4I6FL5WFNYPQ","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[]},"type":"text","content":"<b>Radio:</b> Rip City Radio (KPOJ 620 AM)."},{"_id":"RQ7RQS2T7ZBC7AEI47BL4WOBXM","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[]},"type":"text","content":"<b>TV channel:</b> <b>KATU</b> (Antenna: 2.2 in Portland. Xfinity: 302 and 1170. DirecTV: 688-1. <b>KUNP</b> (Antenna: 47.1. Xfinity: 16, 302, 1170. DirecTV: 47. Spectrum: 184)."},{"_id":"I4YXNIHE2FFB3FAYUP4GZZ7AUA","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[]},"type":"text","content":"<b>How to Watch: </b>Rip City TV Network. If you don’t have cable, you can still <a href=\"https://go.skimresources.com/?id=126006X1587347&xs=1&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.walmart.com%2Fip%2F330-Mile-Long-Range-HDTV-Indoor-Antenna-Early-Release-2024-Chipset-Signal-Booster-W-16-5-ft-Coax-Cable-by-Mata1%2F817812954\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Original URL:https://go.skimresources.com/?id=126006X1587347&xs=1&url=https://www.walmart.com/ip/330-Mile-Long-Range-HDTV-Indoor-Antenna-Early-Release-2024-Chipset-Signal-Booster-W-16-5-ft-Coax-Cable-by-Mata1/817812954Click to follow link.\">watch this game live for FREE with the help of an HDTV antenna</a> on your local ABC affiliate (Charge 2.2 in Portland). These antennas are very easy to install and cost around $20. You can purchase one at your local Bi-Mart or Fred Meyer, or <a href=\"https://go.skimresources.com/?id=126006X1587347&xs=1&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.walmart.com%2Fip%2F330-Mile-Long-Range-HDTV-Indoor-Antenna-Early-Release-2024-Chipset-Signal-Booster-W-16-5-ft-Coax-Cable-by-Mata1%2F817812954\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"https://nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgo.skimresources.com%2F%3Fid%3D126006X1587347%26xs%3D1%26url%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fwww.walmart.com%252Fip%252F330-Mile-Long-Range-HDTV-Indoor-Antenna-Early-Release-2024-Chipset-Signal-Booster-W-16-5-ft-Coax-Cable-by-Mata1%252F817812954&data=05%7C02%7Cdvattiat%40oregonian.com%7C0896a94fde564da17bb808dd35bd2dc2%7C1fe6294574e64203848fb9b82929f9d4%7C0%7C0%7C638725808824164899%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=d3CcRRlZ5pF5O07LM9EoSfVA%2FqWs1X4gkmvD2nn38GI%3D&reserved=0\">buy one online at Walmart</a> or <a href=\"https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01FUB4ZG8?tag=advanceoregon-20\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Original URL:https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01FUB4ZG8?tag=advanceoregon-20Click to follow link.\">from Amazon</a> and have it shipped quickly to your home. Here are some instructions on <a href=\"https://www.blazersdev.com/assets/pages/watch/Antenna-Instructions.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"https://nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.blazersdev.com%2Fassets%2Fpages%2Fwatch%2FAntenna-Instructions.pdf&data=05%7C02%7Cdvattiat%40oregonian.com%7C0896a94fde564da17bb808dd35bd2dc2%7C1fe6294574e64203848fb9b82929f9d4%7C0%7C0%7C638725808824194323%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=BJSHpM4nTOTa5VRkP33Ik1cGTeA7bLSwlXzSJfgBt%2Bk%3D&reserved=0\">how to set up an HDTV antenna</a> on your television or other display. You can find out more about which channel Rip City TV Network is on in your area by <a href=\"https://go.skimresources.com/?id=126006X1587347&xs=1&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nba.com%2Fblazers%2Fwatch\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Original URL:https://go.skimresources.com/?id=126006X1587347&xs=1&url=https://www.nba.com/blazers/watchClick to follow link.\">using the channel finder here</a>."},{"_id":"Q2P3ZZ5JJFAL5NPQY2BORPKQBI","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[]},"type":"text","content":"• • •"},{"_id":"T347B5OR7RHQ7NSJ32YZGJVGIM","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[]},"type":"text","content":"<b>ODDS </b>(<a href=\"https://www.oregonlottery.org/sports/\" title=\"https://nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.oregonlottery.org%2Fsports%2F&data=05%7C02%7Cdvattiat%40oregonian.com%7C21ab6e58c84048fc782308dd156b043b%7C1fe6294574e64203848fb9b82929f9d4%7C0%7C0%7C638690271633726524%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=vUG%2FytdcvP1xl7zHQZ%2B%2BpzgQmf7UNxUDHDZ3x6TY0Ew%3D&reserved=0\">Oregon Lottery/DraftKings</a>)"},{"_id":"6PRENCIGEBENPHCUEWU62GHMXI","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[]},"type":"text","content":"<b>Moneyline: </b>POR +100 | LAK -120"},{"_id":"Z4TSUDURV5GALIPSPKJDVRUSVU","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[]},"type":"text","content":"<b>Spread:</b> POR +1.5 | <b>Over/Under:</b> 225"},{"_id":"6ZAOE6QFRBBUBL5UHLQAZ24I44","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[]},"type":"text","content":"<b>INJURIES</b>"},{"_id":"ENYTKE5IHVBYTEEK4YHO5JIVE4","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[]},"type":"text","content":"<b>Blazers: Scoot Henderson </b>(right ankle sprain),<b> Robert Williams III </b>(right knee soreness) and <b>Jerami Grant </b>(right knee soreness) are questionable. <b>Deandre Ayton </b>(left calf strain) and <b>Matisse Thybulle </b>(right ankle sprain) are out. 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The focus was on Ayton, a man Camara had just started to get to know."},{"_id":"OIUOUSW4RFBNHFDLC3PQZ37BBM","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[]},"type":"text","content":"Ayton had little to worry about. His future was secure, while Camara had a lot to prove. Ayton and Camara didn’t know each other. Camara had been in Phoenix for a month and had only seen Ayton around a few times. On the plane, Ayton saw that the situation had somewhat shaken Camara, so he did what he could to calm the rookie."},{"_id":"3CSJFXZBYZGC3NKWQJSG6GGJXU","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[]},"type":"text","content":"Camara said Ayton’s presence made the transition easier. "},{"_id":"I7X7QIOAZZCSZATS3SIJA5CM2E","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[]},"type":"text","content":"“I think in the long term, it for sure helped,” Camara said. “At first, I didn’t know what I was getting into. 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He takes pride in it and he’s constantly going. It’s not like he’s gonna go away. He’s there the whole time … I think he’s one of the top two most valuable players on this team.”"},{"_id":"QLBIVL6Y3RFHJJO4BTWY2MGPXA","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[]},"type":"text","content":"Camara’s rise toward receiving respect around the league began during the 2023 training camp. By the 10th game, Camara was starting. He lost the job for a bit, but won it back and has been in the starting lineup since, beginning every game he has played in this season. 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Camara, Ayton said, has the maturity of a five-year veteran whose only goal is to take care of business and play hard. "},{"_id":"BX4SY5OSCRAUXAAGSH43HRTCSY","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[]},"type":"text","content":"“He’s truly a student of the game,” Ayton said. “He takes care of his body. He’s always on time. He’s very genuine. He’s a super humble dude.”"},{"_id":"MRP3N7H2ABEH3C6MNP5D53ACHY","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[]},"type":"text","content":"Ayton confirmed what Billups said about Camara’s growth as a leader. 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He’s making these dudes work.”"},{"_id":"4LMMZKP7BBAMVC4COWYCDWG45I","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[]},"type":"text","content":"• • •"},{"_id":"J4BSQUNDZJCBVMOJ6TKPN4N55I","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[]},"type":"text","content":"<b>ADDING TO HIS BAG</b>"},{"_id":"ENBMQQKI4BGSVILWABBUXZVVRQ","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[]},"type":"text","content":"Camara considers himself somewhat of an artist. He enjoys drawing and creating music when he isn’t watching movies or putting together puzzles."},{"_id":"5TXXRNB2PBFMXG7HLR4CDMVXCU","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[]},"type":"text","content":"His brother produces music, but Camara doesn’t see himself putting out albums and performing like Lillard. 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And now it’s really the little things. I feel like I’m close to being 100% comfortable with my shot.”"},{"_id":"XZHIGNUKLBCXTGIPY2BHOJIQLY","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[]},"type":"text","content":"Of Camara’s shot attempts this season, 41.8% have come in catch-and-shoot situations and 50.9% occur within 10 feet, many on layups and dunks. He is taking 66.7 of his shots without a dribble and another 10.2% with one dribble. Only 10 percent come with between three and seven dribbles. For comparison’s sake, Anfernee Simons has taken 59.5% of his shots with between three and seven dribbles."},{"_id":"EV3NN64F35H63OJPCAGPHDS2CA","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[]},"type":"text","content":"Simons, however, is far more creative and versatile with the ball. Camara is not at that level, and Billups doesn’t want him even to consider taking some of the shots Simons attempts. 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And that’s what a No. 1 pick looks like. And being able to understand that and kind of compare yourself to it, so you can have more of a perspective of where you are and where you want to be, I think helped me a ton.”"},{"_id":"DI2OQG3FO5ES5EJRV4LUHY2EYU","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[]},"type":"text","content":"Camara played two seasons for Georgia and averaged 12.8 points with 7.7 rebounds as a sophomore. But Georgia used Camara at a center, a position where at 6-7 he had no future beyond college. "},{"_id":"WA2QI5REPFD2JNTZZ4HDAONPKE","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[]},"type":"text","content":"“It wasn’t easy, but I relied on (my) motor,” Camara said of guarding larger players. “I’d just go out there and play hard. I was outworking a lot of bigs. 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You certainly can’t count it out. Even getting a taste of life as a winning team after winning 10 of 11 games, Portland is firmly in the middle of the lottery. At the All-Star break, the Blazers’ 23-32 record is ninth-worst in the NBA, and won’t budge much."},{"_id":"QB3CGIIAMJDKFIQGDR56FFGPQI","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[]},"type":"text","content":"They are unlikely to win enough games to chase down San Antonio and Phoenix for the play-in, nor be so bad that they will lose at a higher rate than teams like Brooklyn and Toronto."},{"_id":"CKPKN25BPVD4JJFAPF3RPQZUQ4","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[]},"type":"text","content":"Sure, there may be some jostling. But this is more or less where they’ll land in May’s lottery. 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I was second to buy tickets. Reporter Abby Haight described me — in my Oregonian debut! — as bouncing all the way to the box office and declaring, “This is beautiful.”"},{"_id":"DKCWTAG2EZAWNM7BV6DW5JQXPE","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[]},"type":"text","content":"That joy and love could be traced back to Buck Williams."},{"_id":"KUF547GFINCN5GBXA35OGJZFII","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[]},"type":"text","content":"When the Hall of Fame class is announced at the Final Four this year, Buck is far from a shoo-in like Carmelo Anthony, Dwight Howard and Sue Bird. His career averages of 12.8 points and 10 rebounds don’t exactly beg for enshrinement nearly three decades after his playing career ended."},{"_id":"5HGO5BNQYVGATGX4EKEBFDXLMY","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[]},"type":"text","content":"I’m sure there are those who think the Hall of Fame has widened its doors too far and risks becoming the Hall of Really Quite Good. Basketball-Reference.com, the modern-day bible of stat-keeping, gives Williams a Hall of Fame probability of 8%."},{"_id":"5DGPOL6F2JF4JE6LJET72YGCMQ","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[]},"type":"text","content":"But to focus on numbers misses the extent of Buck’s impact."},{"_id":"D7JYPMPPNJAONKOYUNAKTSIA6E","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[]},"type":"text","content":"When I covered the Lakers, Michael Cooper was named a finalist for the Hall of Fame in 2021 and 2022. His Hall of Fame teammates, Johnson, James Worthy and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, vocalized support for their defensive-minded teammate, extolling his value on five championship teams. The lobbying worked. Last year, Cooper was inducted."},{"_id":"4B4BSY7YUBECRABCNWMGAXQE2Y","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[]},"type":"text","content":"Could ex-Blazers like Drexler have a similar effect? 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Only 10 players have posted those numbers over careers at least that long and each of them is enshrined in Springfield."},{"_id":"7V7673GRVJE5JKQIWBNZ666NBY","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[]},"type":"text","content":"He missed all of 26 games through the first 14 years of his career, and only five in his first six seasons in Portland."},{"_id":"JDOMHY6IANGCRFDRY4QIWTY4PE","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[]},"type":"text","content":"It’s a level of durability that no modern player can approach."},{"_id":"2FAWIEGFJZG3HGAFJQRSYRCKK4","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[]},"type":"text","content":"After Williams was announced as a finalist on Friday, I texted with a former Blazers employee to contemplate Buck’s case for the class."},{"_id":"2NXKF7Q4EFCVLJGHJPZ4T36JSM","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[]},"type":"text","content":"“Did we retire his number?” the longtime staffer asked. “I can’t remember.”"},{"_id":"N5J5MMUA2RH3XG2TS5LS57RDFU","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[]},"type":"text","content":"The Blazers have retired the numbers of 10 former players. The ’90s Finals teams are well-represented."},{"_id":"NTL6JURJXVFFPG7YNLEWJNS6DM","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[]},"type":"text","content":"Without thinking, I responded, “Yeah, it’s up there.”"},{"_id":"SJCWVCLUJFBJHOOZURW5UEBGTE","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[]},"type":"text","content":"Except it isn’t."},{"_id":"XMKVV654L5GAJFGMLSDKZZR2JA","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[]},"type":"text","content":"I thought I remembered watching Buck’s jersey retirement ceremony. Seeing that No. 52 up in the rafters at Moda Center just like it is at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, honoring his spectacular run with the then-New Jersey Nets."},{"_id":"K6HGUTVKFVG57JT6N6P666GFTE","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[]},"type":"text","content":"I was wrong."},{"_id":"GB4RXKI7ZREJHBWJVY72FQOH3A","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[]},"type":"text","content":"It was my own personal Mandela Effect."},{"_id":"Q4BLJ4VLB5FFJFVNSA37JRSDZA","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[]},"type":"text","content":"The Blazers have often gotten knocked for being too liberal when it comes to jersey retirement. And retiring Williams’ number opens the question of retiring Kersey’s 25 and Kevin Duckworth’s 00. And perhaps they should all be up there."},{"_id":"AGKMFQEAWBEVXBOS6OYMQMTJEA","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[]},"type":"text","content":"But the fact the Hall is finally acknowledging Buck’s impact on the game tells me the Blazers probably should, too."},{"_id":"KNSHFX37RBEVRGMQIKNACHDEH4","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[]},"type":"text","content":"I don’t know whether voters will ultimately decide Buck belongs in the Class of 2025 or a later one or if this is as far in the process as he’ll ever get."},{"_id":"NJ6JWO3IZBCRTDHDPKOUZY4UC4","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[]},"type":"text","content":"But to me, the question of Buck Williams in the Hall of Fame has the same answer as the one the former Blazers employee asked about whether Buck is memorialized in the Moda Center rafters."},{"_id":"BZJJ6LU6RVEDPEBGPDZBX6TR4E","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[]},"type":"text","content":"In my mind, he’s already there."},{"_id":"XM7GNCUIQZFTLJFEFBK5PJZ53A","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[]},"type":"text","content":"<i>-- </i><a href=\"mailto:boram@oregonian.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"\"><i>Bill Oram</i></a><i> is the sports columnist at The Oregonian/OregonLive.</i>"},{"_id":"6CRYLTSPNJETRP3KMI25KOBMQQ","type":"raw_html","content":"<adi-stories-by-author adiWidgetId=\"widgie-a7a2f43d-cd0e-47e1-a837-b8e125c58fa9\"></adi-stories-by-author>"},{"_id":"GMK4KJWONJCA5FGUREQA53SCVQ","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[]},"alignment":"left","type":"text","content":""}],"subheadlines":{"basic":""},"description":{"basic":"Our columnist (sort of) shared a name with Buck Williams and grew to admire his rugged rebounding and astounding durability. 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Instead, he entered this season with one guaranteed year remaining and a club opinion for the 2025-26 season. "},{"_id":"GW3WNED2EVBRLC4WN4FNZUIVBA","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[]},"type":"text","content":"That left Billups entering this season being asked to perform somewhat of a magic trick."},{"_id":"GL7AR3CEHZFLTAEDAESBTX4QLI","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[]},"type":"text","content":"The task before him was to thread the needle of improving the team while the franchise fully expected to lose enough to be able to add talent with a high pick in the 2025 NBA draft. No moves were made in the offseason to address the team’s shortcomings after going 21-61 last season. Improvement would have to come from within. "},{"_id":"EIUMFPHUNRAD5DAXHUQEPSXY34","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[]},"type":"text","content":"Billups, 81-165 over three seasons that ended with tanking in order to secure high draft picks, accepted the challenge despite the lack of job security. "},{"_id":"MLF52XGXTZGYNM4FJ3O6MH2STU","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[]},"type":"text","content":"“I came into this year just kind of understanding and knowing, like, yes, it’s a lame duck situation,” Billups said. “But I feel like my whole career, my whole situation, that’s kind of where I’ve excelled the most when my back is against the wall. I’ve always turned the tide. That’s just who I’ve always been.”"},{"_id":"LZOAVUU2RFA6JNGMKYHEBINV6Q","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[]},"type":"text","content":"Billups, who played 17 years in the NBA, overcame a rough start to his playing career to win an NBA championship with the Detroit Pistons. <a href=\"https://www.oregonlive.com/blazers/2024/10/chauncey-billups-inducted-into-naismith-basketball-hall-of-fame.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer\" title=\"https://www.oregonlive.com/blazers/2024/10/chauncey-billups-inducted-into-naismith-basketball-hall-of-fame.html\">He was inducted into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame last October</a>."},{"_id":"B7IXGTV7IFCB7C5Z2R34NEQ2AI","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[]},"type":"text","content":"He has tapped into that background to both formulate his strategic approach to the game and the grind that comes with developing a young roster. He came to Portland expecting to coach Damian Lillard and CJ McCollum with the hopes of taking a playoff team further. Instead, he has been saddled with developing a team toward competency."},{"_id":"XZSU2ILXQVH7FFHR3FJZGPMHDM","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[]},"type":"text","content":"That has finally been achieved, and Cronin again praised Billups at last week’s trade deadline. "},{"_id":"5ULL24O2VJAOBPBDYQFMTJNJ6I","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[]},"type":"text","content":"“I think he’s done a great job,” Cronin said. “This year, it was take steps. And player development obviously is critical for us having so many young guys. And I’m really proud about the growth that we’ve seen from really every guy. And then, how do you merge that into a team environment to start really establishing the style of play that he wants to play? And I think, especially these last 10 games, you’ve seen that.”"},{"_id":"JTKUXBWOIJAVNDSOF6T4BVGSWM","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[]},"type":"text","content":"Cronin stated before the season, and since, that he wanted to see fewer blowout losses, improved defense, the establishment of team identity and player development. "},{"_id":"MHZCS4QG7VCUHCKRSAOSG56SYE","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[]},"type":"text","content":"All four have been achieved to some degree. 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To that point, the Blazers had already lost 14 games by 20 or more and three by at least 30, including losses by 42 and 45 points."},{"_id":"A5AF52STKJFBLN3ZREGN77TISA","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[]},"type":"text","content":"Nevertheless, the goal was never going to be easy to achieve. A team deficient in enough areas to lose around 55 games is bound to experience numerous blowouts. "},{"_id":"ORMM77RSANCIFHAHZEJJIKNNQ4","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[]},"type":"text","content":"Take, for example, the Oklahoma City Thunder a few seasons ago. In 2020-21, the Thunder went 22-50 in their first season under coach Mark Daigneault. "},{"_id":"R3NMJN5ZFFBYFA537L6BCOMOTY","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[]},"type":"text","content":"With Shai Gilgeous-Alexnader missing 37 games, the Thunder lost 21 games by 20 points or more in a season shortened 10 games by the pandemic. Nine losses came by 30 points or more with the worst two coming by 48 and 57 points."},{"_id":"DSLWYU2ANNALTCGR5SVR7DQZDY","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[]},"type":"text","content":"The following season, the Thunder went 24-58 while losing 16 games by 20 or more and seven by 30 or more, including a 73-point loss at Memphis on Dec. 2, 2021."},{"_id":"YI7FC4VHORCCBM2EEXQNSBTUYY","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[]},"type":"text","content":"The Thunder began the 2022-23 season 11-18 before going 29-24 the rest of the way to finish 40-42. Last season, they went 57-25, second best in the NBA, and this season, Oklahoma City has the best record at 43-9. 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Think he’s going to have a lot of value,‘” Billups said. “And it’s on them to say if they think I’ve gotten to that point, or I’m getting there, or maybe, no, he didn’t, or he can’t, that’s really on them. But me, personally, I know how much I’ve learned. I know that I’m light years ahead of where I was.”"},{"_id":"5H2PADWDNBD75MWCSL6ZM4RVJM","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[]},"type":"text","content":"<b>PLAYER DEVELOPMENT</b>"},{"_id":"NLWGE2VBZ5DD3N6UW7K66OBO4U","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[]},"type":"text","content":"It was imperative that the young players added the past three offseasons demonstrated progress for both Billups and Cronin to strengthen their cases to remain with the Blazers long-term. 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Then in December, the rating ballooned to 124.4, last in the NBA for that month. "},{"_id":"ISEYETZA35G2LCROI4IJIXHPUA","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[]},"type":"text","content":"From Dec. 1 through Jan. 18, the Blazers allowed 120.4 points per game. Opponents shot 49.5% from the field and 40.5% from three-point range. "},{"_id":"KWPAXRGC2NBVZN5GH76EK2JT7E","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[]},"type":"text","content":"Billups felt pressure to make adjustments to improve the defense. The team’s roster lent itself to issues with turnovers, shooting and defensive rebounding that contributed to losing. But at the very least, Billups had to get the team to the point where it displayed competency on defense, which often comes down to effort."},{"_id":"JHZ45VIUW5F6BO32HEK4OLN3VA","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[]},"type":"text","content":"It can also involve limiting minutes for younger players prone to making more mental mistakes than veterans. "},{"_id":"LR72WX3XWNFZNM7WIXXZIQPKOQ","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[]},"type":"text","content":"Billups removed Sharpe from the starting lineup on Jan. 19. That night, the Blazers won 113-102 over the Chicago Bulls, holding them well below their 117.6 scoring average. "},{"_id":"YFG4JAK5JBDQNHOSNYRPYZMALY","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[]},"type":"text","content":"The win started off the team’s 10-1 run where they had the best defensive rating in the NBA. 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