GAME: Phoenix Suns (53-28) at Portland Trail Blazers (21-60).
TIME: Wednesday, 10 p.m. EDT.
The Phoenix Suns look to keep everyone healthy and end their regular season on a positive note as they play the listless Portland Trail Blazers.
Even without starting forward Shawn Marion, who did not play in order to rest for the playoffs, the Suns had little trouble with the New Orleans Hornets in a 115-78 victory Monday.
Former Trail Blazers star Terry Porter was in Portland on Tuesday to explore the possibility of putting together a group of investors to buy the beleaguered NBA team.
Porter, who recently coached the Milwaukee Bucks for two seasons, played nine years for the Trail Blazers and remains the team's career assists leader.
He planned to meet with Portland Mayor Tom Potter on Wednesday. A Web site was launched during the weekend to gather fan support for his efforts to rescue the team.
Ike Diogu had 15 points and eight rebounds
to lead the short-handed Golden State Warriors over the Portland
Trail Blazers 86-81 Saturday night.
PORTLAND, Ore. - Former Trail Blazers guard Terry Porter said he is rounding up potential investors interested ...
ROTATION: Starters -- Point guard Jarrett Jack, Shooting guard Juan Dixon, Small forward Viktor Khryapa, Power forward Zach Randolph, Center Joel Przybilla. Bench -- Guard Juan Dixon, Forward Travis Outlaw, Center Brian Skinner, Guard Sebastian Telfair, Guard Martell Webster. PLAYER NOTES: --Joel Przybilla continued his strong work on the boards with a game-high 12 rebounds to go with five points and two blocked shots. The center has averaged 9.
Saturday brings another opportunity for the Trail Blazers to knock off a team aspiring for the Western Conference playoffs -- the Utah Jazz -- at the Rose Garden. Utah (34-37) trails Sacramento (36-36) in the race for the eighth and final spot in the West. The immediate obstacle is Portland (20-51), which already has two close losses to the Jazz this season.
LeBron James scored 27 points to lead the Cleveland Cavaliers to a 99-84 win over the Portland Trail Blazers on Friday night. Drew Gooden added a season-high 23 points and 14 rebounds for the Cavaliers, who snapped a three-game losing streak and handed Portland its ninth consecutive road loss. The Trail Blazers have lost three in a row and 17 of their last 20 overall.
Michael Redd scored 27 of his 33 points in the first half to help the Milwaukee Bucks beat the Portland Trail Blazers 97-93 on Saturday night. The victory was Milwaukee's third straight at home, marking the Bucks (33-33) first three-game winning streak at the Bradley Center since Feb. 8-14. Redd was 12-for-21 from the field and 7-for-8 from the free throw line.
Michael Redd and the Milwaukee Bucks didn't let up in their second game against the Portland Trail Blazers in three days. Redd had 23 points and T.J. Ford added 19 points and 10 assists to help the Bucks knock off the Blazers 100-93 Monday night. Zach Randolph had 23 points and nine rebounds for the Blazers, who have lost five straight, but also fought back from a 15-point deficit to cut the lead to...
Scoring hasn't been Brent Barry's role since joining the San Antonio Spurs, but he can still make shots when called upon. Barry made the first seven 3-pointers he attempted and had 15 of his 23 points in the second quarter to lead the Spurs over the Portland Trail Blazers 98-79 Friday night. He needed to score as Tim Duncan was held to just nine points, his lowest of the season.
Amare Stoudemire had a message for the Western Conference on Thursday night. "Amare Stoudemire's back," he said after scoring 20 points and grabbing nine rebounds in 19 minutes to spark the Phoenix Suns to a 125-108 victory over the Portland Trail Blazers. Stoudemire, who missed the Suns' first 66 games after undergoing surgery on his left knee Oct.
Trail Blazers owner Paul Allen on Sunday attended his first game at the Rose Garden since announcing that the team was hemorrhaging money and needs a public partnership to remain financially viable. "Everything is completely up in the air," he said about the team's future. Allen spoke briefly to reporters outside Portland's locker room during halftime against the Los Angeles Clippers.
To Brad Miller, it's still a win, even if it came against the woeful Trail Blazers. And wins are crucial right now for the Sacramento Kings. Miller scored 24 points Wednesday night and Sacramento beat Portland 106-90, extending the Trail Blazers' longest losing streak in 20 years to nine. "Obviously Portland is having its struggles right now, but it's up to us to play as a team, keep working and try...
Angling for playoff position, the Los Angeles Clippers didn't want to simply beat the Trail Blazers. They wanted a rout. And they got one. Elton Brand scored 30 points and grabbed 11 rebounds to help the Clippers beat Portland 97-83 Sunday night and extend the Blazers' losing streak to eight games. The Clippers, currently holding the fifth playoff spot in the Western Conference, led by as many as 25...