Blazer Banter

Blazer Banter

Blazer Banter is a new, Portland Trail Blazers focused podcast by NBA writer and BlazerBanter newsletter author Erik García Gundersen

Episodes

RIP Cliff Robinson (December 16, 1966-2020)

August 29, 2020 • 21 mins
Blazers legend and All-Star Clifford Robinson has died at the age of 53. Erik mourns the loss of many's first favorite Trail Blazer.
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"It's ONLY a sprain"

August 25, 2020 • 23 mins
Erik exhales that the injury to Damian Lillard is "only a sprain" before breaking down a Game 4 blowout and what Portland can do facing elimination.
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Rebound. Rebound. Rebound.

August 24, 2020 • 21 mins
Erik discusses what went wrong for the Blazers in Game 3 and what must change, aside from the free-throw discrepancy, for Portland to even the series.
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Lakers bigs pummel Blazers to even series at 1-1

August 21, 2020 • 20 mins
Erik breaks down what the Los Angeles Lakers did well against the Blazers and how Portland needs to respond to get the upper hand back in their best of seven series.
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Portland wins ugly in Game 1 over Lakers

August 19, 2020 • 21 mins
The Portland Trail Blazers went up 1-0 in the first round against the Lakers despite scoring one of their lowest point totals of the season.
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Blazers-Lakers 1st Round preview

August 17, 2020 • 23 mins
The Blazers are in the playoffs. Erik looks back at a magical run to get into the playoffs before looking ahead to Portland's first round series against the Los Angeles Lakers.
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Play-In Fever!

August 14, 2020 • 25 mins
The Blazers have clinched the 8th seed and a place in Saturday's play-in against the Memphis Grizzlies and they did so against a team that has caused them great pain over the years: the Brooklyn Nets.
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61! Again!

August 12, 2020 • 18 mins
Erik breaks down another magic night from Damian Lillard, discusses the Blazers controlling their own destiny for 8th place and the guts of CJ McCollum.
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Dame stays being Dame

August 9, 2020 • 21 mins
Erik breaks down Portland's 1-1 weekend, Damian Lillard answering disappointment with a 51-point game and wonders what is going on with Hassan Whiteside.
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Stay Mel00

August 5, 2020 • 18 mins
Erik breaks down Portland's 2-1 start in the NBA bubble, Carmelo Anthony's play, as well as the strong performances from Jusuf Nurkic and Gary Trent Jr
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THE NBA IS BACK

July 30, 2020 • 18 mins
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Jusuf Nurkić played basketball today

July 23, 2020 • 12 mins
In the first episode of the Blazer Banter podcast, host and editor Erik García Gundersen talks about how big it was for Jusuf Nurkić to be back on a court against another team in Portland's first scrimmage at Disney World.
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