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Portland Trail Blazers accomplishments and records

The Portland Trail Blazers are an American professional basketball team based in Portland, Oregon. The Trail Blazers play in the Northwest Division of the Western Conference in the National Basketball Association (NBA).[1] The franchise entered the NBA in 1970, and is one of two major league franchise in Oregon. The Trail Blazers sold out 814 consecutive home games from 1977 through 1995, the second longest such streak for American professional sports teams which was broken July 9, 2011, by the Dayton Dragons.[2] The team has played their home games at the Moda Center (formerly known as the Rose Garden), since the 1995–96 NBA season. The Trail Blazers are owned by the Paul G. Allen Trust chaired by Jody Allen, since the passing of owner Paul Allen in 2018. Since the team joined the NBA in 1970, it has won one NBA championship, three conference championships, six division championships, and has appeared in the NBA playoffs 34 times.[3]

Clyde Drexler is the Trail Blazers' franchise leader in games played, minutes played, field goals made and attempted, free throws made and attempted, offensive rebounds, steals, personal fouls, and turnovers

The team has advanced to the NBA Finals three times, winning the NBA Championship once, in 1977. The other NBA Finals appearances were in 1990 and 1992.[4] The team has qualified for the playoffs in the majority of its seasons, including a streak of 21 straight appearances from 1983 to 2003.[5] Six Hall of Fame players have played for the Trail Blazers (Lenny Wilkens, Bill Walton, Clyde Drexler, Dražen Petrović, Scottie Pippen, and Arvydas Sabonis),[6][7] four of whom (Wilkens, Walton, Drexler, and Pippen) were recognized as one of the league's 50 greatest. Bill Walton is the franchise's most decorated player; he was the NBA Finals Most Valuable Player (MVP) in 1977, and the regular season MVP the following year.[4][8] Four Blazer rookies (Geoff Petrie, Sidney Wicks, Brandon Roy. and Damian Lillard) have won the NBA Rookie of the Year award. Two Hall of Fame coaches, Lenny Wilkens and Jack Ramsay, have coached the Blazers, and two others, Mike Schuler and Mike Dunleavy, have won the NBA Coach of the Year award with the team.[6]

The Blazers have set several team and individual league records. They are the only team to have held a team scoreless during overtime on two occasions. In a game that went to four overtime periods, the Blazers and the Chicago Bulls combined to commit 87 personal fouls. In another four-overtime game, the Blazers and the Utah Jazz collected a combined 106 defensive rebounds. The Blazers set two records against the Golden State Warriors: the record for combined three-point field-goal attempts by both teams and the record for the most three-point field-goal attempts by one player. This page details the all-time statistics, records, and other achievements pertaining to the Portland Trail Blazers.

Individual records

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Franchise leaders

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Bold denotes still active with team.

Italic denotes still active but not with team.

Points scored (regular season) (as of the end of the 2023–24 season) [9]

  1. Damian Lillard (19,376)
  2. Clyde Drexler (18,040)
  3. LaMarcus Aldridge (12,562)
  4. Terry Porter (11,330)
  5. CJ McCollum (10,710)
  6. Clifford Robinson (10,405)
  7. Jerome Kersey (10,067)
  8. Jim Paxson (10,003)
  9. Geoff Petrie (9,732)
  10. Mychal Thompson (9,215)
  11. Rasheed Wallace (9,119)
  12. Sidney Wicks (8,882)
  13. Kevin Duckworth (7,188)
  14. Damon Stoudamire (6,745)
  15. Kiki Vandeweghe (6,698)
  16. Zach Randolph (6,202)
  17. Brandon Roy (6,107)
  18. Calvin Natt (5,738)
  19. Buck Williams (5,677)
  20. Arvydas Sabonis (5,629)

Other statistics (regular season) (as of the end of the 2023–24 season) [9]

Most games played
Player Games
Clyde Drexler 867
Jerome Kersey 831
Damian Lillard 769
Terry Porter 758
LaMarcus Aldridge 648
Clifford Robinson 644
Jim Paxson 627
Larry Steele 610
CJ McCollum 564
Buck Williams 557
Most minutes played
Player Minutes
Clyde Drexler 29,496
Damian Lillard 27,942
Terry Porter 23,978
LaMarcus Aldridge 22,972
Jerome Kersey 21,760
Clifford Robinson 19,839
Rasheed Wallace 19,309
Mychal Thompson 18,913
Jim Paxson 18,398
CJ McCollum 17,746
Most rebounds
Player Rebounds
LaMarcus Aldridge 5,434
Clyde Drexler 5,339
Jerome Kersey 5,078
Mychal Thompson 4,878
Buck Williams 4,861
Sidney Wicks 4,086
Rasheed Wallace 3,797
Arvydas Sabonis 3,436
Lloyd Neal 3,370
Clifford Robinson 3,352
Most assists
Player Assists
Terry Porter 5,319
Damian Lillard 5,151
Clyde Drexler 4, 933
Damon Stoudamire 3,018
Rod Strickland 2,573
Geoff Petrie 2,057
Jim Paxson 2,007
CJ McCollum 1,892
Mychal Thompson 1,848
Jerome Kersey 1,762
Most steals
Player Steals
Clyde Drexler 1,795
Terry Porter 1,182
Jerome Kersey 1,059
Jim Paxson 857
Larry Steele 846
Damian Lillard 732
Clifford Robinson 69
Lionel Hollins 598
Bob Gross 593
Damon Stoudamire 556
Most blocks
Player Blocks
Mychal Thompson 768
Clifford Robinson 726
Rasheed Wallace 693
LaMarcus Aldridge 658
Joel Przybilla 623
Jerome Kersey 622
Clyde Drexler 594
Bill Walton 533
Arvydas Sabonis 494
Wayne Cooper 425
Most three-pointers made
Player 3-pointers made
Damian Lillard 2,387
CJ McCollum 1,297
Wesley Matthews 826
Terry Porter 773
Anfernee Simons 752
Nicolas Batum 751
Damon Stoudamire 717
Clifford Robinson 492
Steve Blake 492
Clyde Drexler 464

Individual accomplishments

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All-Stars and All-Star Weekend participants

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The NBA All-Star Game is played between the Eastern Conference All-Star Team and the Western Conference All-Star Team; the teams' starters are chosen through fan voting, and the teams' reserves are chosen by NBA teams' coaches.[10]

NBA All-Star Game Selections[11]

NBA All-Star Game head coach

All-Star Weekend participants

Rookie Challenge

Slam Dunk Contest

Three-point Shootout

  • Clyde Drexler
  • Terry Porter
  • Clifford Robinson
  • Kiki Vandeweghe, 1987
  • Damian Lillard, 2014, 2019–2020, 2023 Winner
  • Wesley Matthews, 2015
  • CJ McCollum, 2016 & 2017
  • Seth Curry, 2019

Skills Challenge

Individual awards

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The NBA presents several annual awards to recognize its teams, players and coaches for their accomplishments. In addition, three honorary teams (All-NBA, All-Rookie, All-Defensive) are formed by voting to honor the best players, best rookies and best defenders respectively.

Most Valuable Player[8]
Finals Most Valuable Player[34]
  • Bill Walton, 1976–77
Rookie of the Year[35]
Most Improved Player[36]
Sixth Man of the Year[37]
J. Walter Kennedy Citizenship Award[38]
Twyman–Stokes Teammate of the Year[39]
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Social Justice Champion Award[40]
Coach of the Year[41]
First Team, All-NBA[42]
Second Team, All-NBA[42]
  • Bill Walton, 1976–77
  • Maurice Lucas, 1977–78
  • Jim Paxson, 1983–84
  • Clyde Drexler, 1987–88, 1990–91
  • Brandon Roy, 2008–09
  • LaMarcus Aldridge, 2014–15
  • Damian Lillard, 2015–16, 2018–19, 2019–20, 2020–21
Third Team, All-NBA[42]
  • Clyde Drexler, 1989–90
  • Brandon Roy, 2009–10
  • LaMarcus Aldridge, 2010–11, 2013–14
  • Damian Lillard, 2013–14, 2022–23
First Team, All-Defensive[43]
Second Team, All-Defensive[43]
NBA All-Rookie First Team[44]
NBA All-Rookie Second Team

European awards and honors

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European players in the NBA are currently eligible for three prestigious continent-wide awards for their performances with their club and national teams:

Two Blazers players have won at least one of these awards while in Portland.

  • Dražen Petrović won the Euroscar in 1989, a year that he started with Real Madrid and finished with the Blazers. Before coming to Portland, he swept the Euroscar and Mr. Europa in 1986, and after being traded to the New Jersey Nets, he won the Euroscar again in 1992 and won both awards posthumously in 1993.
  • Arvydas Sabonis, like Petrović before him, won the Euroscar in the year he arrived from Real Madrid, 1995. Sabonis swept Mr. Europa and the Euroscar in 1997, and won the Euroscar again in 1999. During his previous career in the former Soviet Union, Sabonis won the Euroscar in 1984 and 1988, and both awards in 1985.

Hall of Fame and Top 50 players

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Clyde Drexler

The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, located in downtown Springfield, Massachusetts, honors players who have shown exceptional skill at basketball, all-time great coaches, referees, and other major contributors to the game. In 1996, the 50 Greatest Players in NBA History (also referred to as the NBA's 50th Anniversary All-Time Team or NBA's Top 50) were chosen by a panel of media, former players and coaches, current and former general managers and team executives. Five Trail Blazers players have been inducted into the Naismith Hall solely as players,[6][7] and the team had four players selected to be in the NBA's Top 50 Players list.[45] The Blazers have also had one coach inducted into the Naismith Hall exclusively in that capacity. Finally, Lenny Wilkens, who both played for and coached the Blazers, is one of only three individuals to have been inducted into the Naismith Hall in both roles.

The Blazers have had three players inducted to the FIBA Hall of Fame. In addition to Petrović (inducted as part of the inaugural class in 2007) and Sabonis (inducted in 2010), Fernando Martín, who played for the Blazers in the 1986–87 season, was inducted alongside Petrović.

Retired numbers

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Several players (and others) have had their numbers retired by the team. These are:[6]

Two non-players also have honorary jerseys hanging in the rafters:

  • 1 Larry Weinberg, Team founder-owner, 1970–88. Jersey is honorary, as #1 is still used by team players.
  • 77 Dr. Jack Ramsay, Head Coach, 1976–86. Number selected in honor of 1976–77 season.

Oregon Sports Hall of Fame

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Drexler, Lucas, Petrie, Twardzik, and Walton are members of the Oregon Sports Hall of Fame, which honors Oregon athletes, teams, coaches, and others who have made a significant contribution to sports in Oregon. Also inducted into the Hall are the 1976–77 team, and the following Trail Blazers' players:[48]

NBA records

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Several league record performances have been recorded by members of the Trail Blazers or the team as a whole; or against the Trail Blazers by an opponent. A partial list is as follows:

Most points scored in a game, franchise history
  • Damian Lillard scored 71 points in 39 minutes played against the Houston Rockets on February 26, 2023, setting a new franchise record and career high.[49]
Most rebounds in a game, franchise history
  • Enes Kanter grabbed a franchise record of 30 rebounds against the Detroit Pistons on April 10, 2021.
Most assists in a game, franchise history
  • Rod Strickland tied the franchise record of 20 assists on March 30, 1996, against the Dallas Mavericks.
Most steals in a game, franchise history
  • Brandon Roy stole the ball from the Washington Wizards 10 times on January 24, 2009, setting a new franchise record.
Most blocked shots in a game, franchise history
  • Hassan Whiteside blocked 10 shots by the Chicago Bulls on November 29, 2019, setting a new franchise record.
Most three-point field goals in a game, franchise history
  • Damian Lillard, made 13 three-point field goals against the Houston Rockets on February 26, 2023, setting a new franchise record and career high.[49]
Most three-point field goals, half
  • The Trail Blazers made 12 three-point field goals against the New Orleans Hornets on January 14, 2005, and allowed the same amount against the Milwaukee Bucks on January 5, 2001. In the latter game, Tim Thomas hit eight 3-pointers in a half, also an NBA record.[50]
Most three-point field goal attempts, game (combined)
  • The Blazers and the Golden State Warriors combined for 69 three-point field goal attempts on April 15, 2005. In that game, Damon Stoudamire of the Blazers attempted 21 three-point shots, also a record.[50]
Largest margin of victory in overtime
  • The Blazers outscored the Houston Rockets 17–0 during the first (and only) overtime period on January 22, 1983.[51]
Most games holding an opponent scoreless in overtime
  • In eight games, a team has been held scoreless in an overtime period; the Trail Blazers are the only NBA team to have held a team scoreless in overtime on two occasions, against the Rockets and the Indiana Pacers.[51]
Most combined personal fouls, game (since the 1954–55 season)
  • The Blazers and the Chicago Bulls combined for 87 personal fouls in a game that went to four overtime periods on March 16, 1984.[52]
Fewest combined personal fouls, game
  • The Blazers and the Phoenix Suns committed a combined 21 personal fouls on December 1, 2001.[52]
Fewest turnovers, game
  • The Blazers committed three turnovers against the Suns on February 22, 1991.[53]
Most combined defensive rebounds, game
  • Portland and the Utah Jazz combined for 106 defensive rebounds in a game that went to four overtime periods on October 18, 1974.[54]
Most assists, 1st quarter
  • Steve Blake tied the NBA record for most assists in the 1st quarter with 14 against the LA Clippers on February 22, 2009.[55]
Fewest points (combined) in the first half of a game
  • The Trail Blazers and the New Jersey Nets combined for 55 points in the first half of a game on November 28, 2004 (Portland led 30–25).[51]
Fewest blocks (combined), game
  • On November 22, 1973 (against Seattle) and on November 25, 1979 (against Phoenix), the Blazers and their opponents combined for zero blocks, a record that has been matched eight other times.[56]

See also

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