Travis Outlaw News

Andre Miller scored 21 points, and LaMarcus Aldridge and Travis Outlaw each had 19 as Portland built a big first-half lead and beat Minnesota 116-93 Sunday night.

Jamal Crawford scored 27 points off the bench and the Atlanta Hawks outlasted the Portland Trail Blazers 97-91 on Tuesday night.

San Antonio will be searching for its first road win of the young season Friday when they visit the Rose Garden to take on a Portland Trail Blazers team that has been uncharacteristically pedestrian on their home floor.

The Portland Trail Blazers have started off what should have been a promising 2010 season with a 2-3 record, including two home loses at the Rose Garden.

Two of the NBA's most talented young teams hook up in the Rose Garden Tuesday when the Atlanta Hawks visit the Portland Trail Blazers.

Steve Blake scored 18 points and Brandon Roy made a late push to finish with 16, and the Portland Trail Blazers beat the Oklahoma City Thunder 83-74 on Sunday night to split a two-game road trip.

Trevor Ariza notched a career-high 33 points to lead the Houston Rockets past the Portland Trail Blazers, 111-107, in a matchup at Toyota Center.

News: Andersen finished Wednesday's opener against the Jazz with just two points, six rebounds and one assist in 23 minutes.

For the third consecutive year, the Portland Trail Blazers will begin a season without one of its key players.

Blazers forward Travis Outlaw bites his jersey during a preseason game against the Phoenix Suns at Memorial Coliseum.

Travis Outlaw came off the bench to pour in 23 points and Greg Oden was a force defensively in Portland's 96-87 season- opening win over the injury-riddled Houston Rockets.

Should have known this picture would come back to haunt us. Update 2: Joe Freeman tweeted that Batum is looking at three to five months of recovery.

Last season, the Blazers tied with the Nuggets for the best record in the Northwest Division, 54-28. They then gave back all the hard work in the first game of the playoffs, getting rolled up at home by Utah.

Blazers small forward Nicolas Batum is out indefinitely with a torn labrum. Nicolas Batum , who was expected to be the Trail Blazers starting small forward in Tuesday's season opener, instead will have surgery on his right shoulder.

With forward LaMarcus Aldridge's contract extension, the Portland Trail Blazers solidified the core of their team for the next five years.

Brandon Roy scored 22 points to lead the Portland Trail Blazers to a 113-93 victory over the Phoenix Suns on Thursday night in the final preseason game for both teams.

The Portland Trail Blazers are close to signing forward LaMarcus Aldridge to a contract extension, a person close to the situation told The Associated Press.

The former NBA Rookie of the Year, who recorded 26.7 ppg in the playoffs, is entering his fourth season in the league and has already established himself as one of the best shooting guards in the game.

Greg Oden had 16 points and seven rebounds and the Portland Trail Blazers erased a 12-point fourth-quarter deficit to beat the Denver Nuggets 98-96 in a preseason game Sunday night.

Travis Outlaw knows that his playing time will be determined by whether he makes progress on defense.