<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba/portland-trail-blazers/blazers-rumors-scoot-henderson-super-enthusiastic-damian-lillard-signing');   ga('set', 'title', 'Blazers rumors: Scoot Henderson ‘super enthusiastic’ about Damian Lillard signing');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Blazers-guard-Scoot-Henderson.jpg"><figcaption>Sergio Estrada-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Blazers rumors: Scoot Henderson ‘super enthusiastic’ about Damian Lillard signing</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-07-21T18:19:39-07:00">July 21st, 6:19pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-07-21T22:54:58-07:00">July 21st, 10:54pm</time><address><a>Josue Pavon</a>Josue Pavon is an Associate Editor and the Oklahoma City Thunder beat writer for ClutchPoints. He started his career as a credentialed media member writing about the Boston Celtics for WEEI.com in Boston, where he grew into a local on-camera NBA reporter and podcast host for CLNS Media. Alongside the Celtics radio broadcaster and two-time NBA champion Cedric Maxwell, Josue is the co-host of the Cedric Maxwell podcast.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>As the NBA world reacts to Portland <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/portland-trail-blazers/blazers-news-nba-watching-world-reacts-damian-lillard-portland-return">Blazers guard Damian Lillard’s surprising reunion</a> with the team that drafted him in 2012, one of his newest teammates, Scoot Henderson, is reportedly looking forward to Lillard’s arrival. With the nine-time All-Star ruled out for most of next season due to a ruptured Achilles, Henderson will have an increased role following Anfernee Simons’ trade to the Boston Celtics.</p><p>Henderson is reportedly <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U3ad5rNdAM8&amp;t=2585s" rel="noopener">excited to be teaming up</a> with a future Hall of Fame guard in Lillard, per Zach Lowe.</p><p>“Now, it’s a whole different team in Portland than it was when Dame left on not great terms. He wanted to go to Miami, they didn’t trade him to Miami. There was a war of spin after the trade, if you recall. Different details were perhaps emphasized. The wave and stretch with Milwaukee happened, and right away, they were in contact,” Lowe said. “And fences were mended to the degree they needed to be mended. I think time had ease some of the wounds already. Scoot Henderson was clued-in to what was going on to make sure he was cool with it.</p><p>“From what I’ve been told, he was super enthusiastic about it, not threatened at all. There was this undercurrent of “if I’m Scoot, I’m going to be angry,” like I’m gonna be back on the bench. The dude’s going to be out for a year. Scoot’s gonna have all the runway in the world,” Lowe concluded.</p><h2><b>‘Biggest factor’ behind Damian Lillard’s return to Trail Blazers</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Blazers-guard-Damian-Lillard.jpg"><figcaption>Soobum Im-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Giving the veteran a chance to rehab while spending time with his family, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/portland-trail-blazers/shams-reveals-biggest-factor-behind-damian-lillards-return-to-trail-blazers">Damian Lillard’s return to the Blazers</a> makes sense for a Hall of Fame guard at this stage in his career. Lillard will get the chance to spend most of next season rehabbing before returning to the floor in 2026-27.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Blazers rumors: Scoot Henderson ‘super enthusiastic’ about Damian Lillard signing

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba/portland-trail-blazers/blazers-news-chaucey-billups-issues-challenge-to-scoot-henderson');   ga('set', 'title', 'Blazers’ Chaucey Billups issues ‘challenge’ to Scoot Henderson');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Blazers-head-coach-Chauncey-Billups-talks-to-Scoot-Henderson.jpg"><figcaption>© Rick Osentoski-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Blazers’ Chaucey Billups issues ‘challenge’ to Scoot Henderson</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-06-08T19:03:52-07:00">June 8th, 7:03pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-06-08T19:03:52-07:00">June 8th, 7:03pm</time><address><a href="https://letterboxd.com/splooshpuhrty/films/by/your-rating/">Jedd Pagaduan</a>Jedd Pagaduan is a certified Clippers and Gunners fan, which means he's a very sports-traumatized individual. He now writes about sports instead as a form of therapy.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The first two seasons of Scoot Henderson has had plenty of highs and lows; since being drafted by the Portland Trail Blazers with the second overall pick of the 2023 NBA Draft, Henderson hasn’t quite established himself yet as the team’s starting point guard, with the team opting to roll with Anfernee Simons at the one and Shaedon Sharpe at the two. But even if Henderson didn’t quite get as much burn in his sophomore year as he did in his rookie campaign, he still <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/portland-trail-blazers/blazers-news-scoot-henderson-eye-opening-take-team-element-hot-streak">made plenty of strides</a>, especially from an efficiency standpoint.</p><p>Blazers head coach Chauncey Billups, however, wants to continue seeing plenty of improvements from Henderson, who could be primed for a big year especially if they do decide to finally trade Simons away. Billups, in particular, implored the upcoming third-year guard to <a href="https://hoopshype.com/rumor/3687067/" rel="noopener">keep on working</a> tirelessly on his game.</p><p>“So, my challenge for Scoot all summer has been: we need to be playing as much as we can, man. We need to be playing,” Billups said in an exclusive interview with KATU News. “You have to play basketball — and a ton of it — to be able to see those things and for the game to slow down for you. So that’s my challenge for him. And again, it’s one of the reasons why he’s here in town—working, playing hard, playing five-on-five every single day. And he’s continuing to get better.”</p><p>Henderson is only 21 years of age, and he won’t be turning 22 until February of next year. He has time on his side to establish himself as a high-level point guard for the Blazers, and as he continues to heed Billups’ challenge, he should keep on developing the necessary tools to lead a team as young as Portland has.</p><h2>Scoot Henderson primed for a big third season for the Blazers?</h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Scoot-Henderson-celebrates-Blazers-Nets.jpg"><figcaption>Soobum Im-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Henderson made plenty of strides last season; his true shooting percentage improved from 48.9 during his rookie campaign, to 54.0 during his sophomore season. His assist to turnover ratio also improved, and this bodes well for his development as the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/portland-trail-blazers/why-blazers-must-still-believe-scoot-henderson-all-star-potential">Blazers’ point guard of the future</a>.</p><p>As for Billups, he saw just how far Henderson has come especially as he took a workload that became progressively heavier.</p><p>“As you can see throughout the season, as he played more and more and more, that’s when things started to change for him. He starts to see different things. He starts to be able to put teams in disadvantaged situations. He sees the lob. He sees the kick-out. He finishes,” Billups added.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Blazers’ Chaucey Billups issues ‘challenge’ to Scoot Henderson

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba/portland-trail-blazers/trail-blazers-news-are-scoot-henderson-jerami-grant-playing-vs-lakers-latest-update');   ga('set', 'title', 'Are Trail Blazers’ Scoot Henderson, Jerami Grant playing vs. Lakers? 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Latest injury update</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-02-20T09:18:07-08:00">February 20th, 9:18am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-02-20T09:22:24-08:00">February 20th, 9:22am</time><address><a>Erik Slater</a>Erik Slater is the credentialed Brooklyn Nets beat reporter for ClutchPoints. He's a graduate of Lehigh University and the Newhouse School of Communications at Syracuse University, as well as a Lehigh Football and Syracuse Football alum.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Los Angeles Lakers</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/betting/lakers-vs-trail-blazers-prediction-odds-pick-2-20-2025">Portland Trail Blazers will host the Los Angeles Lakers</a> on Thursday night at Moda Center. Scoot Henderson and Jerami Grant <a href="https://ak-static.cms.nba.com/referee/injury/Injury-Report_2025-02-20_10AM.pdf" rel="noopener">are questionable on the team’s injury report</a>. Henderson is dealing with a right ankle sprain, while Grant is tending to right knee soreness.</p><p>Here’s everything we know about Henderson and Grants’ injuries and playing statuses vs. the Lakers.</p><p><i><b>*Watch NBA games LIVE with fuboTV <a href="https://www.fubo.tv/lp/nba/?irad=356361&amp;irmp=492408" rel="noopener sponsored">(Get Access | Save $30)</a>*</b></i></p><h2>Scoot Henderson, Jerami Grant injury statuses vs. Lakers</h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Scoot-Henderson.jpg"><figcaption>© Brian Murphy-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Henderson missed the Trail Blazers’ last game and sat out Friday’s Rising Stars Challenge due to his ankle ailment. The former No. 2 overall pick <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/portland-trail-blazers/blazers-news-scoot-henderson-eye-opening-take-team-element-hot-streak">has played the best basketball career lately</a>, averaging 15.3 points and 5.8 assists on 49/45/83 shooting splits over his last 16 appearances.</p><p>Grant missed the team’s last two games before the All-Star break due to his knee ailment. The veteran wing has had a down year compared to recent campaigns. He’s averaged 14.7 points, 3.3 rebounds and 2.2 assists on 38.3 percent shooting over 41 appearances.</p><p>Robert Williams is also questionable for the Lakers matchup due to right knee soreness. However, Portland head coach Chauncey Billups <a href="https://www.blazersedge.com/2025/2/19/24369043/portland-trail-blazers-injury-report-scoot-henderson-jerami-grant-robert-williams-la-lakers-nba" rel="noopener">was hopeful that all three players would suit up</a>.</p><p>“I think all of them are playing,” Billups told Blazers Edge’s Conor Bergin. “But again, a lot can happen. I’m not stamping that.”</p><p>The Trail Blazers lost their last three games entering the break following a 10-1 stretch. Their recent success has brought them to 23-32, five games behind the Golden State Warriors for the Western Conference’s final play-in spot.</p><p>The Lakers will be on the second night of a back-to-back vs. Portland following Wednesday’s 100-97 loss to the Charlotte Hornets. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/los-angeles-lakers/lakers-news-luka-doncic-striking-admission-atrocious-night-hornets">Luka Doncic struggled during the defeat</a>, posting 14 points on 5-of-18 shooting with eight assists and six turnovers. Los Angeles sits fifth in the Western Conference standings at 32-21.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Are Trail Blazers’ Scoot Henderson, Jerami Grant playing vs. Lakers? Latest injury update

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/blazers-news-scoot-henderson-eye-opening-take-team-element-hot-streak');   ga('set', 'title', 'Blazers’ Scoot Henderson shares eye-opening take on key team element amid hot streak');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Scoot-Henderson-shares-eye-opening-take-on-key-team-element-amid-hot-streak.jpg"></figure><h1>Blazers’ Scoot Henderson shares eye-opening take on key team element amid hot streak</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-02-05T08:07:18-08:00">February 5th, 8:07am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-02-05T08:07:18-08:00">February 5th, 8:07am</time><address><a href="https://haydencilley.wixsite.com/hayden-cilley-s-port">Hayden Cilley</a>Hayden Cilley joined ClutchPoints in August 2024 as a Phoenix Suns and Mercury reporter, as well as an Associate Editor. Hayden graduated from the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism at Arizona State University. He recently covered the Phoenix Mercury for The Next Hoops and PHNX Sports.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Portland Trail Blazers and Scoot Henderson are on a roll right now. The team has 5 consecutive wins and has defeated some noteworthy teams. However, it’s not as much of a surprise for <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/blazers-scoot-henderson-drops-dog-truth-bomb-amid-breakout-stretch">Henderson, as he gave a ‘dog’ truth bomb about his breakout season</a>.</p><p>Either way, the game of basketball isn’t predicated upon one person. It’s a team effort. Following the 112-89 win over the Indiana Pacers, Henderson had <a href="https://x.com/ClutchPoints/status/1887015047299301425" rel="noopener">quite the funny exchange</a> with the Blazers sideline reporter.</p><p>“Congratulations on your 5th straight win,” she said. “You guys say it’s all about togetherness. How together are you feeling right now?”</p><p>“Man, we’re together like white on rice,” Henderson exclaimed. “That’s how we’re playing and you can see it.”</p><p>When white rice is fully cooked, the color never slides out. Even if it’s overcooked, it keeps the color. Henderson is making that comparison with his team. They’re fully together and connected. The 22-29 record doesn’t look appealing, but the beginning of the season wasn’t either.</p><p>They’ve had an up-and-down season but are still a young team. Guys like Anfernee Simons and Donovan Clingan are only scratching the surface, along with Henderson. They’re a competitive, young team that has plenty of upside, as evidenced by the 5-game winning streak.</p><h2><b>Scoot Henderson loves the Blazers 5-game winning streak</b></h2><p>No one likes losing in sports. The same can be said for the Blazers. After suffering a 6-game losing streak this season, they’ve rewritten the script. Guys like Deandre Ayton are <a href="https://www.hpbl.co.in/sport/deandre-ayton-silences-doubters-with-dominant-performance-against-devin-booker-and-suns/" rel="noopener">performing at a high level</a>. Plus, there’s a sense of camaraderie within the group that wasn’t evident in seasons past.</p><p>Head coach Chauncey Billups has this group on the right trajectory. Even though they sit with a 22-29 record, it was previously 17-29 before the 5 added wins. Furthermore, teams like the San Antonio Spurs and the Sacramento Kings are on the fence for a play-in spot.</p><p>The Blazers don’t want to miss out on the playoffs. They’re peaking at the right time and don’t seem to be going back to those losing ways.</p><p>While <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/blazers-news-scoot-henderson-history-monster-performance">Henderson made Blazers history</a> weeks before Tuesday’s win, he knows that he’ll have to keep the momentum going. Portland’s next game is on Thursday against the Kings. As the trade deadline will be over, the Blazers will likely keep their main core in tact for the remainder of the season.</p><p>In addition, that chemistry can be the deciding factor in a plethora of games moving forward.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Blazers’ Scoot Henderson shares eye-opening take on key team element amid hot streak

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/blazers-scoot-henderson-drops-dog-truth-bomb-amid-breakout-stretch');   ga('set', 'title', 'Blazers’ Scoot Henderson drops ‘dog’ truth bomb amid breakout stretch');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Exclusive-Scoot-Henderson-hypes-up-Scoot-Zero-II-release-after-busy-offseason.jpg"></figure><h1>Blazers’ Scoot Henderson drops ‘dog’ truth bomb amid breakout stretch</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-01-20T09:53:31-08:00">January 20th, 9:53am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-01-20T09:54:20-08:00">January 20th, 9:54am</time><address><a>Rexwell Villas</a>Rexwell Villas is an experienced sports writer covering a variety of sports, including the NFL, NBA, MLB, NHL, and college football. He's a Communications Arts graduate from the University of Santo Tomas in the Philippines, and he claims to have JR Smith's conscience with his shot selection. He has won a basketball, a baseball, and a football championship in fantasy all within a year.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/blazers-news-scoot-henderson-history-monster-performance">Portland Trail Blazers point guard has been turning lots of heads of late</a> amid a hot stretch. Henderson grabbed attention again on Sunday when he led the Blazers to a 113-102 win at Moda Center in Portland over the visiting Chicago Bulls, as he scored 25 points while shooting 8-for-15 from the field and 6-for-8 from the free throw line through 38 minutes of action.</p><p>“Just attack, man. I know who I am. That’s all it is,” Henderson said during a postgame interview on the court with Portland courtside reporter Brooke Olzendam.</p><p>Henderson appears to have found not just his rhythm but his identity on the court, which has been powering his surge.</p><p>“A dog. I’m a dog,” Henderson added.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">"I know who I am… the dog."</p><p>Scoot Henderson over his last 4 games for the Trail Blazers 🔥</p><p>25 PTS – 7 REBS – 8 ASTS – 2 STLS<br>21 PTS – 5 REBS – 11 ASTS – 3 BLKS<br>16 PTS – 6 ASTS<br>39 PTS – 4 REBS – 6 ASTS – 8 3PT<a href="https://t.co/JNBL0xpjrW">pic.twitter.com/JNBL0xpjrW</a></p><p>— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) <a href="https://twitter.com/ClutchPoints/status/1881367928240763173?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 20, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>After a disappointing three-point output in a 119-98 Blazers loss to the Miami Heat on Jan. 11, Henderson has seemingly turned the corner. In four games since that forgettable meeting with the Heat, the 20-year-old Henderson has averaged 25.3 points while making 56.9 percent of his attempts from the floor and knocking down 55.3 percent of his tries from behind the arc. That stretch also includes his 39-point career-high outburst, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nets-vs-trail-blazers-prediction-odds-pick-spread-1-14-2025">albeit in a 132-114 Blazers loss at the hands of the Brooklyn Nets</a> on Jan. 4.</p><p>Blazers head coach Chauncey Billups <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/highkin.bsky.social/post/3lg5rq3pgso2z" rel="noopener">shared some great words</a> about Henderson following the win over the Bulls which snapped Portland’s five-game losing skid.</p><p>“It’s starting to become so consistent with Scoot,” Billups said (h/t Blazers insider Sean Highkin). “I thought he did a good job of picking his spots but continuing to be on attack the whole game. Because we need it. He’s at his best that way. He’s playing really well. I’m proud of Scoot.”</p><h2><b>Fans react to Scoot Henderson’s statement, hot stretch for Blazers</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Blazers-Scoot-Henderson-1.jpg"><figcaption>Jaime Valdez-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>It will be difficult for Henderson to sustain such an efficient form in the long run. Nevertheless, he’s earned lots of praise for his “dog” statement and incredible series of performances of late.</p><p>“101 points in 4 games? Scoot out here cooking like a 5-star chef! 🍳🔥 Keep that dog mentality, you’re unstoppable 🐾💪,” <a href="https://x.com/Quantum2Space/status/1881205711604240654" rel="noopener">shared</a> a fan on X (formerly Twitter).</p><p>“That was good control over the ball. I wish I could play that well,” another X user <a href="https://x.com/mememarverick/status/1881204444878324220" rel="noopener">said</a>.</p><p>From a <a href="https://x.com/usama6568/status/1881204597135654968" rel="noopener">different commenter</a>: “He’s the big dawg in the team now. He’s taken on a senior role and doing well..”</p><p>“He got the dog in him, but gotta be more consistent,” <a href="https://x.com/EmporiumPixel/status/1881204324652712191" rel="noopener">posted</a> another fan.</p><p>Via <a href="https://x.com/Riang38903796/status/1881249177000456283" rel="noopener">another comment</a>: “The absolute hate and bust slander on a 20 year old has been crazy. This kid has such high basketball IQ and is an absolute workhorse. He is going to be a winner in this league real soon.”</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

2024-25 SEASON STATS
PTS	REB	AST	BLK	STL
12.7	3.0	5.1	0.2	1.0

2024-25 SEASON STATS
PTS	REB	AST	BLK	STL
12.7	3.0	5.1	0.2	1.0

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