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About the Team
On February 24, 1970, just two weeks after Portland was granted an expansion franchise by the National Basketball Association, Harry Glickman, then executive vice president of the club, announced a public “name the team” contest. A panel of judges was selected. The most popular of the entries was “Pioneers” but Portland’s Lewis & Clark College had already claimed the Pioneers nickname so it was ruled out. There were 172 entries sent in for “Trail Blazers”. March 13, 1970 the winning name was announced and the winner of the contest received two tickets for the season.
Portland took the floor for the first time on October 16, 1970, and defeated Cleveland, 115-112, in a battle of teams with 0-0 franchise records. Portland ruled the basketball world in 1976-77, displaying an exciting brand of team basketball and claiming the NBA Championship. After a decent 49-33 regular season, the team made the most of its first appearance in the playoffs, running all the way through the post season. Wearing the NBA crown, the 1977-78 Trail Blazers breezed through the regular season and collected 58 wins against only 24 losses, the best record in the NBA. They were 50-10 through February, including a team record 26 consecutive home victories. But Portland staggered to an 8-14 finish, then fell in the playoffs, bowing to Seattle in the Western Conference Semifinals. The Trail Blazers entered the 1980s with a team built around center Mychal Thompson and guard Jim Paxson, the club&s 1979 first-round draft pick. Portland posted a 45-37 record in 1980-81. The 1981-82 Trail Blazers barely managed a winning campaign, at 42-40, and missed the playoffs to snap a five-year string of postseason appearances. The 1982-83 Trail Blazers fought their way to a 46-36 record and battled into the Western Conference Semifinals. By 1985-86 all the coaching magic in Jack Ramsay&s bag of tricks had worn off, and the team slumped to 40-42, finishing below .500 for the first time since 1980. After a 10-year reign, Ramsay was replaced at the end of the season, having won 453 games with the Trail Blazers. In 1986-87 Mike Schuler took over the reins as head coach and guided the Trail Blazers to their best record in a decade, 49-33. At season&s end Schuler was named NBA Coach of the Year. Near the end of the season Larry Weinberg announced that he had sold the Trail Blazers to Seattle computer magnate Paul Allen, a cofounder of Microsoft. Under Adelman, Portland finally fulfilled its promise in 1989-90 and became one of the league&s elite teams, reaching the 1990 NBA Finals before losing to the Detroit Pistons& "Bad Boys," led by Isiah Thomas and Bill Laimbeer. As the squad&s high-powered offense ran to a 59-23 record, Portland became known nationwide as "Rip City." The following year the road to the NBA Championship ran through Portland. The Trail Blazers notched 57 regular-season victories during the 1991-92 campaign to lead the Western Conference for the second straight year. Portland then clawed its way into the NBA Finals for a battle against Michael Jordan and the Chicago Bulls. After three seasons as one of the NBA&s elite teams, the Trail Blazers slipped in 1992-93. Trail Blazers returned to the playoffs but lost to San Antonio in the first round. In 1993-94 the Trail Blazers continued their slow decline and their rebuilding for the future. The Trail Blazers began the 1995-96 season in new surroundings, the state-of-the-art Rose Garden, with a capacity of more than 20,000. After years of only accommodating less than 13,000, suddenly Portland had a facility that ranked among the best in the NBA. Trail Blazers to their 14th consecutive playoff appearance and 19th in 20 years. It was a new nucleus, but the same result for the 1996-97 Trail Blazers. Benefiting from an influx of new faces, the Trail Blazers closed strongly to finish at 49-33 and advance to the post season for a league-best 15th straight season. In the playoffs, the Trail Blazers were cooled off by the Los Angeles Lakers, who won the best-of-5 series in four games. There were several high highs and there were a few low lows for the 1997-98 Portland Trail Blazers, an exciting young team that won 46 games, finished fourth in the Pacific Division, and gave the Los Angeles Lakers all they could handle in the playoffs. After six consecutive first-round exits from the playoffs, the Portland Trail Blazers returned to the ranks of the Western Conference&s elite teams in 1998-99. Three losses -- two of them on the basketball court -- clouded an otherwise outstanding season for the Trail Blazers who matched their second-best finish in franchise history with 59 victories and got to within minutes of their fourth NBA Finals berth in their 1999-2000 season. Two months into the 2001-2002 season, Maurice Cheeks may have entertained second thoughts about taking the Trail Blazers reigns. Three nights later on January 5, Rasheed Wallace scored 30 points, Portland shot 51% from the field and pounded out a 46-30 rebounding edge to defeat Philadelphia, 96-88, in the Rose Garden. That started an incredible run that turned the Trail Blazers into the hottest team in the NBA, revived Blazermania and assured Coach Cheeks that he was the right man for the job. Because of the 2002 strong season finish, the Trail Blazers had a promising outlook and seemed poised to jump-start the new season. Unfortunately, they limped out of the gates and struggled to score. In 2003-04 the winds of change flowed through the Trail Blazers organization, bringing both the sweet smell of hope and disappointment. Missing the playoffs cost the Trail Blazers a share of the NBA’s all-time record for the most consecutive playoff appearances.
About the Stadium
The Rose Garden opened its doors Oct 13, 1995. The Portland Trail Blazers played their first seson game there Nov 3, 1995 against the Vancouver Grizzlies. It has a
capacity of 21,300. A variety of handicapped services are available through the Garden.
Food is not a problem at The Rose Garden with it 19 concession stands offering a large variety of cuisine. Among them are selections such as hotdogs, hamburgers, Asian and New York style deli. There are four on site parking facilities totaling 2,500 spaces at $10 per space in addition to The Lloyd District and free shuttles to the game.
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