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    Portland Trail Blazers

    Who were the other two expansion teams in the 70-71 season, who joined the league along with the Blazers?Trailblazers First Season (blazer_quick45)

      Buffalo Braves and Cleveland Cavaliers. Out of the three expansion teams that season, the Blazers finished with the best record (29-53). Cleveland and Buffalo finished with 15-67 and 22-60 respectively.

    Who was the Blazer's first head coach?Trailblazers First Season (blazer_quick45)

      Rolland Todd. Todd was dismissed from head coaching duties half-way through the 71-72 season.

    Who was Portland's first ever draft pick?Trailblazers First Season (blazer_quick45)

      Geoff Petrie. Geoff Petrie was the co-rookie of the year, with Boston's Dave Cowens in the 70-71 season.

    Who was MVP of the Finals for scoring 20 points, getting 23 rebounds, getting 7 assists, and getting 8 blocks in game 6?Portland Trailblazers History (MikeT97)

      Bill Walton.

    Who led the Blazers in total rebounds in the 70-71 season?Trailblazers First Season (blazer_quick45)

      LeRoy Ellis . LeRoy gathered a total of 907 rebounds in 70-71. He grabbed a total of 8,709 in his career.

    Who lead the Blazers in scoring average in 70-71?Trailblazers First Season (blazer_quick45)

      Geoff Petrie . Geoff Petrie averaged a whopping 24.8 points per game as a rookie, and 21.8 points per game over his career.

    Who did Portland play their first ever regular season game against?Trailblazers First Season (blazer_quick45)

      Cleveland . The score of that game was 115-112, with Portland winning its first ever regular season game as a franchise.

    Who became the Blazers' coach in 1974?Portland Trailblazers History (MikeT97)

      Lenny Wilkens.

    Which three All-Star veterans joined the Blazers for the 1999-2000 season?Portland Trailblazers History (MikeT97)

      Pippen, Smith, Schrempf.

    Which Portland player shared Rookie of the Year (their first year in the NBA) with Dave Cowens of the Boston Celtics?Portland Trailblazers History (MikeT97)

      Geoff Petrie.

    Which future coach of the Blazers played for them in the 1971-72 season?Portland Trailblazers History (MikeT97)

      Rick Adelman.

    What year did the Portland Trailblazers join the NBA?Portland Trailblazers History (MikeT97)

      1970.

    What was Portland's win-loss record in the 1970-1971 season?Trailblazers First Season (blazer_quick45)

      29-53. Portland finished 15th in the league, 9th in the western conference, and 5th in the pacific division in 70-71.

    What trio led the Blazers in the 1992-93 season?Portland Trailblazers History (MikeT97)

      Kersey, Porter, Drexler.

    What three Blazers were All-Stars during the 1990-91 season?Portland Trailblazers History (MikeT97)

      Drexler, Duckworth, Porter.

    What season was Portland's last at Memorial Coliseum?Portland Trailblazers History (MikeT97)

      1994-95.

    What are the two new Blazers for the 2000-01 season?Portland Trailblazers History (MikeT97)

      Kemp, Davis.

    What 'triple threat' led the Blazers during the 1995-96 season?Portland Trailblazers History (MikeT97)

      Sabonis, Robinson, Strickland.

    Sidney Wicks holds a Blazers record for getting 27 of what in a single game?Portland Trailblazers History (MikeT97)

      rebounds.

    Portland made its first ever appearance in the playoffs in what season?Portland Trailblazers History (MikeT97)

      1976-77.

    Portland got a first-round draft pick named ___________ ?Portland Trailblazers History (MikeT97)

      Geoff Petrie.

    Portland beat what team in 1977 to win the Finals?Portland Trailblazers History (MikeT97)

      Philadelphia.

    On March 3, 1984, Portland sold out for how many games in a row?Portland Trailblazers History (MikeT97)

      300.

    LeRoy Ellis was the first person to score a point in Blazer franchise history?Trailblazers First Season (blazer_quick45)

      f. Jim Barnett was the first person to score a point in Blazer history. He made a free throw with 9:18 left in the first quarter against the Cavaliers.

    In the 70-71 season, Geoff Petrie was a unanimous pick to the NBA All-Rookie Team?Trailblazers First Season (blazer_quick45)

      t. Petrie was one of only two players in Blazer history, to score over 2,000 points in their rookie season.

    In the 1984 Draft, Portland picked Sam Bowie over whom?Portland Trailblazers History (MikeT97)

      Michael Jordan.

    In 1989, what long-time assistant coach finally became Portland's head coach?Portland Trailblazers History (MikeT97)

      Rick Adelman.

    How much did Portland pay to join the league?Portland Trailblazers History (MikeT97)

      {$3.7} million.

    Geoff Petrie was the only Blazer to make the All-Star team in the 70-71 season?Trailblazers First Season (blazer_quick45)

      t. Geoff scored a total of of 0 points in 5 minutes as a rookie in the 70-71 All-Star game.

    During the 1989-90 season, Portland became known as what?Portland Trailblazers History (MikeT97)

      Rip City.

    During the 1983-84 season Portland scored 155 points against Chicago to win in how many overtimes?Portland Trailblazers History (MikeT97)

      4.

Frequently Asked Questions about Portland Trail Blazers

    • Which player of the Los Angeles Lakers holds the NBA single-game record for most blocked shots - 17 against the Portland Trail Blazers in 1973? ( goto )


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    • What was the real name of the Trail Boss, Gil Favor on the TV western Rawhide? ( goto )


    • What Trail Blazer committed an NBA record-38 technical fouls in the 1999-2000 season? ( goto )


    • Can someone put these teams in the order by which they first came to the NBA and tell me what year that was for each? Seattle Supersonics, Portland Trailblazers, Chicago Bulls, and Washington Wizards. ( goto )


    • What is the link between the Beatles and 1) Southern Trail and 2) Harriet Davidson? I got this question as a bonus for my assignment and can't find the answer on the web. ( goto )


    • Who does this describe, "On many a march the insults borne, From many a stage the oath it was sworn, 'No man is free without justice and rights', A trail that would lead to the assassin's sights"? ( goto )


    • A number of French artists are associated with the Revolution, but this one, despite having blazed a trail in the Royal Academy, had to flee the country owing to problematic patronage connections. Those same connections allowed the artist in question to enjoy a very successful career abroad and, eventually, to receive an invitation to return to France from Napoleon. Who was this artist, and who was the artist's most famous patron? ( goto )


    • A mountaineer starts rapidly climbing up a mountain trail at 6 A.M. He makes frequent and irregular stops to rest or eat. He reaches the summit at 6 P.M. At 6 A.M. the next day, he starts his way back following the same route, stopping only once to eat. He reaches the starting point at 6 P.M. Is there a point on the way where he passes at exactly the same time on both days? ( goto )


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