Shaedon Sharpe scored 25 points, Dalano Banton had 14 of his 23 points in the fourth quarter, and the Portland Trail Blazers cruised to a 121-102 victory over the Brooklyn Nets on Friday night. Toumani Camara had 19 points,

The Portland Trail Blazers lost a half-game on the 10th-place Sacramento Kings in the race for the final Western Conference play-in berth on Saturday night. The Kings (31-28) won 113-103 at the Houston Rockets (37-12) and are now 3½ games ahead of 11th-place Phoenix (28-32) and 4½ ahead of the 12th-place Blazers.

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Anfernee Simons had 28 points and out six assists to lead the Portland Trail Blazers to a 114-112 victory over the Utah Jazz on Monday night. Jerami Grant scored 20 points, Avdija added 18 points and 14 rebounds,

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Their recent success could end up putting them in a good position down the road. This Blazers team is very young. Getting these young guys in a scenario where they are essentially playing in the playoffs for two months before the actual playoffs start could be a very valuable experience.

Portland Trail Blazers forward Deni Avdija left his former stomping grounds at the Capital One Center disappointed with how the night went. He was happy that the Blazers defeated his former team, the Washington Wizards,

The Portland Trail Blazers play against the Washington Wizards at Capital One Arena . The Portland Trail Blazers are spending $6,761,269 per win while the Washington Wizards are s