PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS (1-1) VS. PHOENIX SUNS (1-1) Saturday Oct. 31, 2015 - 7:00 p.m. (Pacific) • Moda Center Portland, Oregon • Game #3 • Home Game #2 KGW • Rip City Radio 620 AM PROBABLE STARTERS Forward
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Al-Farouq Aminu 6-9 12.5 ppg, 9.0 rpg, 0.0 apg
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Meyers Leonard 7-1 6.0 ppg, 5.5 rpg, 2.5 apg
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Mason Plumlee 6-11 11.0 ppg, 5.5 rpg, 3.5 apg
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CJ McCollum 6-3 26.5 ppg, 5.5 rpg, 3.5 apg
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Damian Lillard 6-3 22.5 ppg, 4.0 rpg, 8.5 apg
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LAST GAME: Recorded a double-double with 16 points (5-9 FG) and 10 rebounds in 32 minutes ... 2014-15 SEASON: Averaged 5.6 points (41.2% FG, 27.4% 3-PT, 71.2% FT), 4.6 rebounds, 0.8 assists and 18.5 minutes in 74 games for Dallas … Scored in double figures 16 times. LAST GAME: Had three rebounds and two assists while being held scoreless in 18 minutes ... 2014-15 SEASON: Played in 55 games (seven starts), averaging career highs of 5.9 points, 4.5 rebounds and 0.6 assists in 15.4 minutes ... Connected on 47 three-pointers (42.0% 3-PT). LAST GAME: Made seven of his 13 shot attempts (15 points) and grabbed five rebounds in 26 minutes ... 2014-15 SEASON: Was the only Brooklyn player to appear in all 82 regular season games (45 starts), averaging 8.7 points (57.3% FG) and 6.2 rebounds in 21.3 minutes. LAST GAME: Finished with 16 points, four rebounds and three assists in 33 minutes ... 2014-15 SEASON: Competed in 62 games, averaging 6.8 points (43.6% FG, 39.6% 3-PT) in 15.7 minutes … Scored a careerhigh 27 points and made a career-best 10 field goals at LAL on April 3. LAST GAME: Recorded game-highs in points (24) and assists (six) in 37 minutes ... 2014-15 SEASON: A 2014-15 All-Star, averaged a career-high 21.0 points (43.4% FG, 34.3% 3-PT), 4.6 rebounds, 6.2 assists and 35.7 minutes in 82 games (all starts).
INJURY UPDATE - 10/31/15 vs. PHOENIX To be determined.
TRANSACTIONS June 24: Acquired Gerald Henderson and Noah Vonleh from Charlotte in exchange for Nicolas Batum ... June 25: Acquired Mason Plumlee and the draft rights to Pat Connaughton from Brooklyn in exchange for Steve Blake and the draft rights to Rondae Hollis-Jefferson ... July 8: Signed guard Damian Lillard to a five-year contract extension through 2020-21 ... Signed free agent forward Al-Farouq Aminu and free agent center Ed Davis to multi-year contracts ... July 9: Signed free agent guard Luis Montero ... July 14: Acquired forward Maurice Harkless from Orlando in exchange for a 2020 second round draft pick (protected 31-55) ... July 24: Signed free agent forward Cliff Alexander and free agent guard Phil Pressey to contacts ... July 27: Acquired guard/forward Mike Miller, center Brendan Haywood , a 2019 second round draft pick and a 2020 second round pick from Cleveland in exchange for cash considerations ... July 30: Placed center Brendan Haywood on waivers ... Sept. 28: Placed guard/forward Mike Miller on waivers ... Oct. 23: Placed guard Phil Pressey and forward Omari Johnson on waivers.
LAST FIVE/NEXT FIVE GAMES Sun. Oct. 18 PORTLAND 116, Utah 111 (OT)* Mon. Oct. 19 L.A. LAKERS 104, Portland 102* Thur. Oct. 22 L.A. CLIPPERS 115, Portland 109* Wed. Oct. 28 PORTLAND 112, New Orleans 94 Fri. Oct. 30 PHOENIX 110, Portland 92 Sat. Oct. 31 Phoenix 7:00 KGW Mon. Nov. 2 at Minnesota 5:00 CSN Wed. Nov. 4 at Utah 6:00 KGW Thur. Nov. 5 Memphis 7:30 TNT Sun. Nov. 8 Detroit 6:00 CSN All times Pacific *Preseason game
TRAIL BLAZERS ON THE AIR All 89 Portland Trail Blazers regular season and preseason games will be broadcast on the Trail Blazers Broadcasting flagship station, Rip City Radio 620 AM. Brian Wheeler, in his 18th season calling the play-by-play, and analyst Antonio Harvey, in his 11th season, will call the games, home and away. On television, KGW-TV and Comcast SportsNet will air a total of 84 Trail Blazers regular season and preseason games with veteran analyst Mike Rice, in his 11th full season on television after spending the previous 15 years on the radio, and Mike Barrett, in his 14th, calling the action. Between KGW, Comcast SportsNet, TNT and ESPN, all 82 regularseason games will be televised for the ninth year in a row, and the ninth time in franchise history.
PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Al-Farouq Aminu - Al-Fah-Ruke Ah-ME-new Pat Connaughton - Conn-uh-ton Noah Vonleh - Von-lay
TODAY’S OPPONENT PHOENIX SUNS ALL TIME: Suns lead, 118-95 IN PORTLAND: Trail Blazers lead, 65-42 AT THE SUNS: Suns lead, 76-30 LAST PORTLAND WIN: 109-86, 3/30/15 (Por.) LAST SUNS WIN: 110-92, 10/30/15 (Phx.) CURRENT WIN STREAK: One (Phx.)
SERIES NOTES
• Saturday marks the second of three regular season matchups between the Trail Blazers and Suns in 2015-16. Tonight’s contest is the only one scheduled between these two teams at the Moda Center. • In the first game between Portland and Phoenix (played last night), the Suns defeated the Trail Blazers 110-92 behind a 15-point, 13-rebound performance from center Tyson Chandler. • In that game, Phoenix made 32 free throws (of 42) on 33 Portland fouls, while the Trail Blazers shot 19 free throws (made 15) on just 17 Phoenix fouls. • Al-Farouq Aminu’s 16-point performance tied his highest career scoring output in 19 career games against the Suns (previously recorded two other times). • Portland is 10-2 in its past 12 regular season games played at home against the Suns dating back to the 2008-09 season. • After dropping its first game against the Suns in 2014-15, Portland won the final three contests to take the season series (3-1). • 2014-15 marked Portland’s first series victory over Phoenix in the past four years. The Suns took the season series from Portland each season from 2011-12 to 2013-14. • Last night’s loss dropped Portland to 1-8 in its past nine regular season games played in Phoenix dating back to the 2010-11 season. Portland’s lone win during that time came on March 27, 2015 (W, 87-81). • The Suns have now won the first contest played between these two teams in each of the past five seasons. All five of those games were played in Phoenix. • Damian Lillard has averaged 19.6 points on 40.2% shooting from the field in 12 career games against the Suns. Lillard has made at least two three-pointers in 10 of those 12 contests. • Al-Farouq Aminu and Phoenix guard Eric Bledsoe were teammates on the Clippers in 2010-11.
NEXT OPPONENT - MONDAY AT MINNESOTA MINNESOTA TIMBERWOLVES ALL TIME: Trail Blazers lead, 73-29 IN PORTLAND: Trail Blazers lead, 41-11 AT THE TIMBERWOLVES: Trail Blazers lead, 32-18 LAST PORTLAND WIN: 116-91, 4/8/15 (Por.) LAST TIMBERWOLVES WIN: 121-113, 3/5/15 (Min.) CURRENT WIN STREAK: One (Por.)
SERIES NOTES
• Monday marks the first of four matchups between the Trail Blazers and Timberwolves in 2015-16. • Portland and Minnesota split the season series (2-2) in 2014-15, with each team winning its two home contests. The Trail Blazers had previously won the season series in 2012-13 (4-0) and 2013-14 (3-1). • Dating back to 2007-08, the Trail Blazers have gone 11-4 on the road against the Timberwolves (8-0 from 2007-08 to 2010-11). • Damian Lillard averaged a team-high 22.3 points against Minnesota last season on 40.5% shooting. Lillard has scored in double figures in all 11 career games against the Timberwolves, including five games of 20-plus points. • The last time Minnesota won two games against Portland in the regular season (2011-12), the Trail Blazers swept the four-game season series the following year (2012-13). • Trail Blazers forward/center Mason Plumlee and Minnesota forward/center Kevin Garnett were teammates in Brooklyn from 2013-14 to 2014-15.
2015-16 OPPONENTS OPPONENT ATLANTA: BOSTON: BROOKLYN: CHARLOTTE: CHICAGO: CLEVELAND: DALLAS: DENVER: DETROIT: GOLDEN STATE: HOUSTON: INDIANA: L.A. CLIPPERS: L.A. LAKERS: MEMPHIS: MIAMI: MILWAUKEE: MINNESOTA: NEW ORLEANS: NEW YORK: OKLAHOMA CITY: ORLANDO: PHILADELPHIA: PHOENIX: SACRAMENTO: SAN ANTONIO: TORONTO: UTAH: WASHINGTON: TOTAL
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NEWS AND NOTES BLAZING THE TRAIL: Entering his fourth season with the Trail Blazers, Terry Stotts was hired as the franchise’s 14th head coach on August 7, 2012. Stotts led the Trail Blazers to a 51-31 record in 2014-15 and has compiled a 138-108 record in three seasons with Portland. Stotts notched his 100th win as the head coach of the Trail Blazers on Nov. 30, 2014 against Minnesota, making him the eighth coach in franchise history to lead Portland to at least 100 wins. He was named the Western Conference Coach of the Month in December after guiding Portland to a 13-3 record. Stotts led the Trail Blazers to a 54-win season in 2013-14, marking the largest improvement in franchise history and the sixth-best record all-time. Portland won its first playoff series in 14 seasons that year, defeating the Houston Rockets in six games and setting up a Western Conference Semifinal matchup with the San Antonio Spurs. The postseason berth was the team’s first since 2010-11. Stotts, 57, has molded Portland into one of the top offensive teams in the NBA, ranking among league leaders in scoring (ninth), free throw pct. (first), 3-point pct. (eighth), rebounds (second), assists (12th) and turnovers (ninth) for 2014-15. Portland’s 106.7-point scoring average from 2013-14 surfaced as the highest franchise mark in 20 years (1993-94, 107.3 ppg).
DAME FROM DEEP: Damian Lillard’s lone three-pointer against New Orleans on Oct. 28 (2nd Q, 1:38) was the 600th of his career. Playing in his 247th career NBA game, Lillard is now the fastest player in NBA history to reach 600 three-pointers (Klay Thompson, 248 games). BACKCOURT BRILLIANCE: Damian Lillard (21 points) and CJ McCollum (37 points) combined for 58 points on 22-of-43 shooting (51.2% FG) against the Pelicans in the season-opener. DAVIS DOING IT ALL: Ed Davis finished with 12 points on 5-of-6 shooting and 11 rebounds against New Orleans on Oct. 28. Davis became the first Trail Blazer reserve to record a double-double in the season-opener since Kenny Carr did so on Oct. 25, 1985. LILLARD LEADING THE LEAGUE: Damian Lillard ranked first in NBA preseason action in scoring at 26.0 points per game. After scoring 17 points in his first preseason game, Lillard scored at least 20 points in each of his last four contests.
VONLEH ON THE BOARDS: Noah Vonleh hauled in 26 offensive rebounds in seven preseason games for Portland to rank second in the NBA. Vonleh is also ranked 18th in the league with 7.9 reSCORING FROM THE START: With 21 points against New Or- bounds per game. leans on Oct. 20, and 24 points in Phoenix on Oct. 30, Damian Lillard is one game of at least 20 points shy of his personal-best ONE-TWO PUNCH: Damian Lillard sat atop the NBA in scoring streak for most games with at least 20-plus points to start the during the preseason, while CJ McCollum ranked seventh at 18.3 season. Lillard opened up his NBA career with scoring efforts of points per game. Sacramento was the only other NBA team with two players ranked in the top-10 in scoring (9-Gay, 10-Cousins). 23, 21 and 20 as a rookie in 2012-13. MAGNIFICENT MCCOLLUM: CJ McCollum scored 16 points in Phoenix on Oct. 30, marking just the second time in 102 career NBA games in which he has recorded two consecutive games of at least 16 points scored (4/9/15 to 4/11/15). McCollum has yet to score 16-plus points in three straight NBA games. PLUMLEE WITH PRECISION: Mason Plumlee made seven of his 13 shot attempts against the Suns on Oct. 30 (15 points), and is now shooting 58.8% (10-17 FG) in two regular season games with Portland. Plumlee shot 20-of-29 from the field in seven preseason games and ranked eighth in the NBA in shooting at 69.0%. NO PLACE LIKE HOME: With a 112-94 win over New Orleans on Oct. 28, the Trail Blazers set a new NBA record with 15 consecutive home-opening victories dating back to 2001. Portland was previously tied with the Boston Celtics, who won 14 straight home-openers from 10/12/79 to 11/6/92.
BACK-TO-BACKS: Portland has 19 total back-to-backs in 201516. The Trail Blazers went 12-7 in the latter game of a back-tobacks last season. STRONG START: Portland won 10 of its first 13 games in 2014-15, representing the third time in franchise history that Portland won 10 of its first 13 games in back-to-back seasons (1989-90/199091 and 1998-99/1999-00). The Trail Blazers owned a 19-6 record after 25 games, marking their fifth-best start through 25 games in franchise history. NEW LOOK LINEUP: Out of the 15 players listed on Portland’s roster, just six of them played at least one game for the Trail Blazers in 2014-15 (Crabbe, Frazier, Kaman, Leonard, Lillard, McCollum). That ties Portland’s mark for the fewest returning players since Paul Allen became the owner in 1988 (2012, 2006, 1989).
BEGINNING WITH A BANG: Portland posted 70 first-half points against New Orleans on Oct. 28, marking just the second time in franchise history that the Trail Blazers have scored 70-plus points in the first half of a season-opening game (74, 10/13/73 vs. Capital). Portland’s 27-point halftime lead was just two points shy of the shot-clock era record for the largest halftime lead in a season-opening game.
FIRST ROUND TALENT: 10 players on Portland’s current 15-man roster were selected somewhere in the first round of the NBA Draft. Damian Lillard and Chris Kaman are the two highest players chosen on the roster (sixth overall), while Al-Farouq Aminu (eighth), Noah Vonleh (ninth) and CJ McCollum round out the Trail Blazers drafted in the top-10. Meyers Leonard (11), Gerald Henderson (12), Ed Davis (13), Maurice Harkless (15) and Mason Plumlee (22) were the remaining Trail Blazers drafted in the first round.
THREE-JAY: CJ McCollum scored 37 points on 14-of-22 shooting (6-9 3-PT) against the Pelicans on Oct. 28, representing his highest scoring total in any NBA game (includes postseason). McCollum made all five of his three-point attempts in the first quarter, and surpassed his previous regular season career-high in scoring with 28 points at halftime (previous career-high: 27 pts, 4/13/15 at LAL).
THE YOUNG AND THE RESTED: The Trail Blazers enter the season with an average team age of 25.3 years old, the third youngest mark in the league. Chris Kaman (12) and Gerald Henderson (six) are the only two players with more than five years of NBA experience, while eight Trail Blazers on the current roster have 0-to-2 years of experience at this level. Portland’s average age in 2014-15 was 27.1 years (13th oldest in NBA).
NEWS AND NOTES KINGS OF THE NORTHWEST: The Trail Blazers were the champions of the Northwest Division in 2014-15, marking their first division title since the 2008-09 season and their sixth in franchise history. The past four times in which Portland has won a division title, the team has recorded at least 50 wins in the following season. FIFTY/FIFTY: The Trail Blazers finished with 51 wins in 2014-15, marking their 13th 50+ win season in franchise history. Last year also resembled the first time that Portland has had back-to-back seasons of at least 50 wins since 2008-09 and 2009-10 (54 wins in 2013-14). RIP CITY’S ALL-STAR: Damian Lillard was named a Western Conference All-Star for the second consecutive season in 2014-15, making him the fourth Trail Blazer to ever be named an All-Star twice in his first three NBA seasons (Lucas, 3; Wicks, 3; Roy, 2). LILLARD’S LONGEVITY: Damian Lillard started all 82 regular season games for Portland last season, and has now started in every game for Portland over his first three NBA seasons. Lillard became the first player to start all 82 games with the same team in each of his first three NBA seasons since David Greenwood did so with Chicago from 1979-80 to 1981-82. THREE-POINT HISTORY: With his lone three-pointer against Houston on March 11, Damian Lillard (599 3-PT FG) became the first player in NBA history to make at least 150 three-pointers in each of his first three NBA seasons. Lillard, who has ranked in the top-six in three-point field goals in each of his first three seasons, surpassed Klay Thompson (545 3-PT FG) earlier this year for the most three-pointers in a players first three seasons in NBA history.
DAME FROM DEEP Year-to-Year Three-Point Progression
Season 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 Total
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LILLARD TIME: Damian Lillard led the NBA with 447 points scored in the fourth quarter last season. Lillard registered double-digit scoring in the fourth quarter alone on 14 different occasions in 2014-15. A TOUCH OF MEYERS: In 2014-15, Meyers Leonard (51.0% FG, 42.0% 3-PT, 93.8% FT) became the first NBA player to post shooting percentages of at least 50.0% FG, 40.0% 3-PT and 90% FT in a season since Kevin Durant did so in 2012. MCCOLLUM ENDING STRONG: CJ McCollum surpassed the 20-point mark three times last year, all of which came in the final 13 games of the regular season. McCollum scored in double figures seven consecutive times from April 1 to April 11, the longest such streak of his career (seven total in 2013-14). He averaged 13.5 points on 51.0% shooting (40.8% 3-PT) in his final 15 games of 2014-15.
NOTABLE PLAYOFF PERFORMANCES: • Al-Farouq Aminu (DAL) - Making his playoff debut, Aminu averaged 11.2 points (54.8% FG, 63.6% 3-PT, 78.9% FT), 7.2 rebounds, 1.6 blocks and 30.0 minutes in five games (two starts) during the 2015 NBA Playoffs. He registered double-digit scoring in each of the team’s final three postseason games (15.0 points, 8.6 rebounds). In Game 4 of the Western Conference Quarterfinals on April 26 against Houston, Aminu notched a playoff career-high 16 points on 6-of-10 shooting. He also hauled in 12 rebounds for his first career playoff double-double. • CJ McCollum (POR) - Averaged 17.0 points (47.8% FG, 47.8% 3-PT) and 4.0 rebounds in 33.2 minutes over Portland’s five games against Memphis. He scored a career-high (includes regular season) 33 points on 12-of-20 shooting (7-11 3-PT) in Game 5 at Memphis on April 29, making him the only player ever to record 33-plus points and at least seven three pointers as a reserve in a postseason game. His seven threes set a franchise record for the most three-pointers made in a playoff game, while his 33 points off the bench were the most by a Portland reserve player in franchise history (29, Billy Ray Bates, 4/2/80). • Meyers Leonard (POR) - Averaged 4.3 points and shot 60.9% (76.9% 3-PT) from the floor in five games against Memphis. Leonard set Trail Blazers franchise records for three-point percentage (10-13) in both the postseason and in a single playoff series (minimum of five 3-PT attempts). Leonard finished with 13 points and 13 rebounds in Game 4, making him the first Trail Blazers reserve to record a double-double in the postseason since Brian Grant in 2000. PLAYOFF RETURN: Portland returned to the playoffs in 2014-15 for the second consecutive season, marking the 31st playoff appearance in franchise history. That is tied for the fourth most by any team since the Trail Blazers joined the NBA in 1970. The last time Portland made three straight playoff appearances was from 2009-to-2011. THRIVING FROM THREE: The Trail Blazers connected on 807 three-point field goals in 2014-15, setting a franchise record for the most three-pointers made in a single season ... Portland had previously broken the record one year prior, knocking down 770 shots from beyond the arc in 2013-14. The Trail Blazers made at least six three-pointers in 27 consecutive games from Dec. 15 to Feb. 7, the longest such streak in franchise history. CARDIAC [TRAIL] CATS: Portland led the NBA with 14 wins last season when trailing after three quarters. In total, the Trail Blazers amassed 17 wins when being behind by 10 or more points. SIXTH-MAN ADVANTAGE: Portland went 32-9 at the Moda Center in 2014-15 (.780) to record its best home mark since 2008-09 (34-7). Those 32 victories ranked third best in the Western Conference and fourth best in the NBA. It also represented the second straight season in which the Trail Blazers notched 30-plus wins at home.
LAST FIVE GAMES #P5 - Portland 116, Utah 111 (OT)* — October 18, Moda Center, Portland, Oregon The Trail Blazers outscored Utah by 18 points in the fourth quarter and tallied the first 10 points of overtime to rally back from a 21-point deficit and defeat the Jazz, 116-111 at the Moda Center ... Portland scored 50 points in the fourth quarter and overtime on 21-of-35 shooting (.600) ... CJ McCollum had more points (18) than the Jazz entire team (17) in the final quarter of regulation ... He shot 8-of-11 from the field in the period, and scored 21 of his 26 points in the second half of play ... In the fourth quarter, Portland corralled seven offensive rebounds and produced 10 second chance points ... Noah Vonleh had five offensive rebounds in the game, pushing his preseason total to 22 (third in NBA) ... The Trail Blazers outrebounded Utah 57-46 and have now finished with more rebounds than their opponent in all five preseason games ... Damian Lillard scored a game-high 32 points (12-27 FG, 6-12 3-PT) and is now averaging 23.7 points per game this preseason. 1 2 3 4 OT Final Att. Utah ..........24 37 23 17 10 ... 111 Portland ....20 27 19 35 15 ... 116 16,352
FGs 3 Pts FTs ..................41-99 .414 12-27 .444 17-24 .708 ..................46-94 .489 14-34 .412 10-15 .667
O D Reb A PF ST TO Bl Pts 15 31 46 20 14 11 7 5 111 16 41 57 23 20 5 19 8 116
#P6 - L.A. Lakers 104, Portland 102* — October 19, Staples Center, Los Angeles, California Ryan Kelly had the go-ahead dunk with 2.0 seconds left in regulation, as the Lakers defeated the Trail Blazers 104-102 at the Staples Center ... Prior to the dunk, Portland went on a 13-4 run at the 1:28 mark of the fourth quarter to tie the game at 102 ... Damian Lillard led all scorers with 20 points, marking his fourth consecutive preseason game with at least 20 points ... Making his second consecutive start, Maurice Harkless added 15 points on 5-of-12 shooting and grabbed five rebounds ... The Trail Blazers connected on 10 three-pointers and have now had 10 or more threes in five of their six exhibition games ... Los Angeles finished with three more rebounds than Portland (48-45) to mark the first time this preseason that the Trail Blazers have been outrebounded ... Mason Plumlee made four of his six shot attempts (nine points) and is now shooting 17-of-25 from the floor this preseason (.680). 1 2 3 4 OT Final Att. Portland ....25 22 27 28 --- ... 102 L.A. Lakers .21 26 25 32 --- ... 104 15,123
FGs 3 Pts FTs ..................37-88 .420 10-29 .345 18-24 .750 ..................38-85 .447 6-19 .316 22-27 .815
O D Reb A PF ST TO Bl Pts 10 35 45 16 22 6 12 4 102 10 38 48 22 21 8 13 1 104
#P7 - L.A. Clippers 115, Portland 109* — October 22, Staples Center, Los Angeles, California The Trail Blazers scored 45 points in the first quarter on 15-of-22 shooting (6-8 3-PT) and led by as many as 28 in the opening period, but the Clippers rallied back to outscore Portland in each of the final three quarters and steal the victory, 115-109 at the Staples Center ... Damian Lillard finished with a game-high 39 points on 14-of-30 shooting (10-10 FT) and nine assists ... He and CJ McCollum combined for 29 points in the first quarter on 9-of-15 shooting and 4-of-6 from beyond the arc ... Mason Plumlee made three of his four shot attempts, pushing his preseason total to 20-of-29 shooting from the floor (69.0%) ... Allen Crabbe scored 10 points off of Portland’s bench, solidifying his sixth double-digit scoring effort in seven preseason games ... Portland underwent a 20-0 run from the 9:25 mark to the 5:00 mark of the first quarter ... Maurice Harkless played 19 minutes before exiting the game with a right ankle sprain. 1 2 3 4 OT Final Att. Portland ....45 27 17 20 --- ... 109 L.A. Clippers 17 37 26 35 --- ... 115 13,969
FGs 3 Pts FTs ..................39-85 .458 9-27 .333 22-29 .759 11..............44-83 .530 14-27 .519 13-18 .722
O D Reb A PF ST TO Bl Pts 7 29 36 22 19 16 17 2 109 8 38 46 34 24 9 24 7 115
#1 - Portland 112, New Orleans 94 — October 28, Moda Center, Portland, Oregon The Trail Blazers scored 70 points in the first half and led by as many as 29 points through the first two quarters, as Portland defeated New Orleans, 11294 at the Moda Center ... The win is Portland’s 15th consecutive home-opening win dating back to 2001, setting a new NBA record (17-Boston Celtics, 10/12/79 to 11/6/92) ... The Trail Blazers have also won seven consecutive games when playing at home on opening night (2002-03) ... CJ McCollum scored a career-high 37 points (includes postseason) on 14-of-22 shooting (6-9 3-PT) ... Damian Lillard produced a point/assist double-double with 21 points and 11 assists ... He also connected on his 600th three-pointer, becoming the fastest player in NBA history to reach 600 makes from beyond the arc (K. Thompson, 248 games) ... Portland scored 70 points in the first half of a season-opening game for just the second time in franchise history (74, 10/13/73), while the team’s 27-point halftime lead was two points shy of the shot clock era for largest halftime lead in a season-opening game ... It was Portland’s sixth straight win over New Orleans (franchise record). 1
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FGs 3 Pts FTs ..................36-91 .396 11-33 .333 11-18 .611 ..................44-88 .500 12-32 .375 12-14 .857
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#2 - Phoenix 110, Portland 92 — October 30, Talking Stick Resort Arena, Phoenix, Arizona Phoenix outscored Portland by eight points in the third quarter and led by as many as 22 points in the second half, as the Suns defeated the Trail Blazers 110-92 at Talking Stick Resort Arena ... Phoenix has now defeated the Trail Blazers in eight of the past nine contests played in Arizona ... Seven Suns players scored in double figures, two of which were reserves (17-Warren, 10-Len) ... Tyson Chandler recorded the team’s lone double-double with 15 points and 13 rebounds ... For Portland, Damian Lillard produced game-highs in points (24) and assists (6) ... Al-Farouq Aminu notched a double-double with 16 points (5-9 FG) and a team-high 10 rebounds ... Mason Plumlee made seven of his 13 shot attempts (15 points), and is now shooting 10-of-17 (.588) in two games this season ... Making his NBA debut, Pat Connaughton scored five points in three minutes off the bench ... Phoenix had 42 free throw attempts on 33 personal fouls by the Trail Blazers ... Portland limited the Suns to just 4-of-18 shooting from beyond the arc (.222). 1 2 3 4 OT Final Att. Portland ....23 26 20 23 --- ..... 92 Phoenixoe.27 28 28 27 --- ... 110 18,055
FGs ..................34-86 .395 ..................37-83 .446
3 Pts FTs 9-24 .375 15-19 .789 4-18 .222 32-42 .762
O D Reb A PF ST TO Bl Pts 11 31 42 17 33 9 23 5 92 11 44 55 17 17 13 19 7 110
34 - Cliff Alexander, F Ht: 6-8 Wt: 245 Born: November 16, 1995, in Chicago, Ill. College: Kansas NBA Experience: Rookie NOTEWORTHY: Competed in 28 games (six starts) as a freshman at the University of Kansas, averaging 7.1 points (56.6% FG, 67.1% FT), 5.3 rebounds, 0.4 assists and 1.32 blocks in 17.6 minutes … His 56.6% shooting mark (73-129 FG) ranked first on the team … Scored in double figures nine times, including a season-high 16 points (5-6 FG, 6-9 FT) against Tennessee on Nov. 28 ... Played in 11 games (five starts) with Brooklyn in the 2015 NBA Summer League in Orlando, averaging 7.5 points (38.3% FG, 59.4% FT), 6.4 rebounds and 1.18 blocks in 22.7 minutes … Scored in double figures four times. LAST FIVE GAMES Date Opponent Min FGs 3PT FTs Oct. 18 Utah* DNP - Left Knee Soreness Oct. 19 at L.A. Lakers* DNP - Left Knee Soreness Oct. 22 at L.A. Clippers* DNP - Left Knee Soreness Oct. 28 New Orleans DNP - Left Knee Soreness Oct. 30 at Phoenix DNP - Left Knee Soreness
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8 - Al-Farouq Aminu, F Ht: 6-9 Wt: 220 Born: September 21, 1990, in Atlanta, Ga. College: Wake Forest NBA Experience: Five seasons 2014-15: Played 74 games (three starts) in his lone season with Dallas, averaging 5.6 points (41.2% FG, 27.4% 3-PT, 71.2% FT), 4.6 rebounds and 0.8 assists in 18.5 minutes … Scored in double figures 16 times, including three consecutive games from April 10 to April 13 … Finished with a season-high 17 points on 6-of-11 shooting on Feb. 20 versus Houston ... Surpassed 2,000 career points on Nov. 1 at New Orleans ... OFF THE COURT: Descends from a line of Nigerian kings … Name Al-Farouq means “the chief has arrived” ... Older brother, Alade, was a 2010 D-League All-Star with Erie and Bakersfield and was signed to a 10-day contract by the Miami Heat on March 28, 2010 ... Participant in the 2012 Sprite Slam NBA Development Camp in Zambia (Africa) for the NBA Basketball Without Borders program. LAST FIVE GAMES Date Opponent Min FGs 3PT FTs Oct. 18 Utah* DNP - Left Hamstring Strain Oct. 19 at L.A. Lakers* DNP - Left Hamstring Strain Oct. 22 at L.A. Clippers* DNP - Left Hamstring Strain Oct. 28 New Orleans 31 3-7 1-3 2-2 Oct. 30 at Phoenix 32 5-9 2-3 4-5
Reb
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PF
St
TO
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0 0
0 5
1 0
3 6
2 2
9 16
5 - Pat Connaughton, G/F Ht: 6-5 Wt: 210 Born: January 6, 1993, in Arlington, Mass. College: Notre Dame NBA Experience: Rookie 2014-15: Started in all 38 games as a senior at Notre Dame, notching career-highs in rebounds (7.4), field goal percentage (46.6% FG), three-point field goal percentage (42.3% 3-PT), steals (0.71), and blocks (0.95) … Was a Third Team All-ACC selection ... Produced 26 games of double-digit scoring, including three games with at least 20 points ... Led Notre Dame with nine double-doubles ... OFF THE COURT ... Pitched on Notre Dame’s baseball team and was selected by the Baltimore Orioles in the fourth round (121st overall) of the 2014 Major League Baseball Draft … Pitched in six games (four starts) for the Frederick Keys of the Carolina League (Short A) and posted a 2.45 Earned Run Average in 14.2 innings pitched … Struck out 10 hitters while allowing just three walks … Threw out the ceremonial first pitch at a Hillsboro Hops playoff game on Sept. 10, 2015 LAST FIVE GAMES Date Opponent Min FGs 3PT FTs Oct. 18 Utah* 9 1-3 0-1 0-0 Oct. 19 at L.A. Lakers* 17 1-1 1-1 3-3 Oct. 22 at L.A. Clippers* 16 2-5 1-3 0-0 Oct. 28 New Orleans DNP - Coach’s Decision Oct. 30 at Phoenix 3 1-2 1-1 2-2
Reb 3 1 0
Ast 0 0 2
PF 1 1 1
St 0 0 1
TO 0 1 0
Bl 0 0 1
Pts 2 6 5
0
0
0
0
0
0
5
23 - Allen Crabbe, G Ht: 6-6 Wt: 215 Born: April 9, 1992, in Los Angeles, Calif. College: California NBA Experience: Two seasons 2014-15: Appeared in 51 games with the Trail Blazers in his second NBA season, averaging 3.3 points, 1.4 rebounds, 0.8 assists and 13.4 minutes … Set career highs in minutes, field goals, free throws, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and points ... Recorded a new career-high of 11 points on a career-best five field goals against Utah on April 11 ... Connected on a career-best three 3-pointers against Minnesota on Nov. 30 ... Made four field goals on five attempts (80.0%) at Detroit on Dec. 9 ... OFF THE COURT: His father, Allen Crabbe Jr., played collegiate basketball at Pepperdine ... In honor of Black History Month 2015, participated in a discussion with students at Jefferson High School by sharing inspirational and educational stories … Also hosted a Meet and Greet at the Moda Center with an alumni group from the University of California. LAST FIVE GAMES Date Opponent Min Oct. 18 Utah* 32 Oct. 19 at L.A. Lakers* 28 Oct. 22 at L.A. Clippers* 34 Oct. 28 New Orleans 22 Oct. 30 at Phoenix 23
FGs 4-11 4-9 3-11 2-6 0-3
3PT 1-4 2-6 2-4 0-2 0-1
FTs 3-4 0-0 2-3 0-0 0-0
Reb 3 2 4 3 3
Ast 3 1 1 1 1
PF 0 1 4 3 3
St 1 0 2 1 3
TO 0 1 0 1 1
Bl 0 0 0 0 0
Pts 12 10 10 4 0
17 - Ed Davis, F Ht: 6-10 Wt: 225 Born: June 5, 1989, in Washington, D.C. College: North Carolina NBA Experience: Five seasons 2014-15: Played in a team-high 79 games (24 starts) for the L.A. Lakers in 2014-15, averaging career-highs in points (8.3), rebounds (7.6), assists (1.2), blocks (1.24) and field goal percentage (60.1%) in 23.3 minutes … Produced six double-doubles and … Had 32 games with at least 10 points (six straight games from Dec. 9 to Dec. 28) ... Ranked 10th in the NBA in offensive rebounding with a career-high 230 ... OFF THE COURT: Father, Terry, played 10 seasons in the NBA (1989-01) with the Miami Heat, Dallas Mavericks, Denver Nuggets and Washington Wizards ... Led Benedictine High School in Richmond to a pair of Virginia State Championships ... Named 2008 Virginia Mr. Basketball by the Roanoke News. LAST FIVE GAMES Date Opponent Min Oct. 18 Utah* 34 Oct. 19 at L.A. Lakers* 16 Oct. 22 at L.A. Clippers* 28 Oct. 28 New Orleans 29 Oct. 30 at Phoenix 20
FGs 4-6 2-4 2-5 5-6 2-3
3PT 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0
FTs 1-2 1-2 1-2 2-2 1-3
Reb 13 2 6 11 2
Ast 1 1 1 0 1
PF 2 0 2 5 2
St 1 1 3 1 0
TO 2 0 1 0 2
Bl 4 0 0 0 1
Pts 9 5 5 12 5
10 - Tim Frazier, G Ht: 6-1 Wt: 180 Born: November 1, 1990, in Houston, Texas College: Penn State NBA Experience: One season NOTEWORTHY: As a rookie in 2014, averaged 5.2 points (34.4% FG, 29.4% 3-PT, 47.6% FT), 2.5 rebounds, 5.5 assists and 21.7 minutes in 11 games (three starts) with Portland and Philadelphia … Appeared in five games for Portland after signing with the team on March 30, averaging 4.6 points, 1.8 rebounds and 3.4 assists … Notched a double-double with a career-high tying 13 points and 10 assists April 15 at Dallas … Averaged 5.7 points, 3.2 rebounds, 7.2 assists and 28.6 minutes in six games (three starts) with Philadelphia … Dished out a career-high 11 assists in his NBA debut on Feb. 6 at Boston, becoming just the sixth player since 1985-86 to record 10+ assists in his career debut ... Was named the NBA Development League Most Valuable Player and Rookie of the Year in 2014 after posting 16.1 points, 7.1 rebounds, 9.5 assists and 1.66 steals in 41 games (40 starts) for the Maine Red Claws LAST FIVE GAMES Date Opponent Min FGs 3PT FTs Oct. 18 Utah* DNP - Coach’s Decision Oct. 19 at L.A. Lakers* 5 1-1 0-0 0-0 Oct. 22 at L.A. Clippers* DNP - Coach’s Decision Oct. 28 New Orleans DNP - Coach’s Decision Oct. 30 at Phoenix 2 0-0 0-0 0-0
Reb
Ast
PF
St
TO
Bl
Pts
0
1
1
0
0
0
2
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
4 - Maurice Harkless, F Ht: 6-9 Wt: 220 Born: May 11, 1993, in Queens, N.Y. College: St. John’s NBA Experience: Three seasons 2014-15: Averaged 3.5 points (39.9% FG, 53.7% FT), 2.4 rebounds, 0.6 assists and 15.0 minutes in 45 games (four starts) with the Orlando Magic … Scored in double figures three times, including a season-high 18 points on 8-of-15 shooting (2-5 3-PT) at Dallas on March 18 … Hauled in at least five rebounds on seven different occasions ... OFF THE COURT: Son of Rosa Harkless, but was also raised by his grandmother, Barbara Harkless ... … In 2012-13, helped serve Thanksgiving breakfast at the Coalition for the Homeless … Participated in a fundraising event to raise money for the Children’s Miracle Network in March of 2013 … Lists Will Smith and Adam Sandler as his favorite actors. LAST FIVE GAMES Date Opponent Min Oct. 18 Utah* 29 Oct. 19 at L.A. Lakers* 29 Oct. 22 at L.A. Clippers* 19 Oct. 28 New Orleans 18 Oct. 30 at Phoenix 24
FGs 3-5 5-12 0-0 3-6 4-6
3PT 2-3 0-2 0-0 2-3 1-2
FTs 0-0 5-7 2-2 0-0 0-0
Reb 9 5 3 4 5
Ast 0 0 1 0 1
PF 1 2 1 0 3
St 0 1 1 0 0
TO 1 0 2 1 1
Bl 0 1 1 1 1
Pts 8 15 2 8 9
9 - Gerald Henderson, G Ht: 6-5 Wt: 215 Born: December 9, 1987, in Caldwell, N.J. College: Duke NBA Experience: Six seasons 2014-15: Played in a team-high 80 games for Charlotte (72 starts), averaging 12.1 points (43.7% FG, 33.1% 3-PT, 84.8% FT), 3.4 rebounds and 2.6 assists in 28.9 minutes … Made a career-best 45 three-point field goals … Scored in double figures 51 times, including 11 games of 20 points or more and one game of 30 points or more … Recorded two double-doubles and had 10+ rebounds once ... OFF THE COURT: His father, Gerald, played 13 seasons in the NBA for Boston, Seattle, New York, Philadelphia, Milwaukee, Detroit and Houston and won three NBA championships with the Celtics … His older brother, Jermaine, played collegiate basketball at Saint Rose College in New York … Also has an older sister named Jade ... Hosted the Gerald Henderson Charity Golf Invitational on Aug. 24 in North Carolina, with all of the net proceeds going towards benefitting “A Child’s Place”. LAST FIVE GAMES Date Opponent Min FGs 3PT FTs Oct. 18 Utah* DNP - Left Hip Soreness Oct. 19 at L.A. Lakers* DNP - Left Hip Soreness Oct. 22 at L.A. Clippers* DNP - Left Hip Soreness Oct. 28 New Orleans DNP - Left Hip Soreness Oct. 30 at Phoenix DNP - Left Hip Soreness
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35 - Chris Kaman, C Ht: 7-0 Wt: 265 Born: April 28, 1982, in Wyoming, Mich. College: Central Michigan NBA Experience: 12 seasons 2014-15: Appeared in 74 games (13 starts) in his first season with Portland, averaging 8.6 points (51.5% FG), 6.5 rebounds and 0.9 assists in 18.9 minutes … Missed eight games due to injury … His 8.6 scoring average led all Trail Blazers reserves … Registered 24 games with at least 10 points and five rebounds, while scoring in double-digits 30 times … Scored a season-high 16 points on five different occasions (most recent: April 4 vs. NOP) ... OFF THE COURT: Is a dual citizen of both the United States and Germany ... Married his wife Emilie during the summer of 2010 … Participated in the Junior Clippers and Fastbreak to Fitness programs during the 2009-10 season … Hosts free basketball camps for local kids in his hometown during the off-season. LAST FIVE GAMES Date Opponent Min FGs 3PT FTs Oct. 18 Utah* DNP - Coach’s Decision Oct. 19 at L.A. Lakers* 17 3-10 0-0 0-0 Oct. 22 at L.A. Clippers* DNP - Coach’s Decision Oct. 28 New Orleans DNP - Coach’s Decision Oct. 30 at Phoenix DNP - Coach’s Decision
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PF
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TO
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3
2
0
1
1
6
11 - Meyers Leonard, F/C Ht: 7-1 Wt: 255 Born: February 27, 1992, in Robinson, Ill. College: Illinois NBA Experience: Three seasons 2014-15: Played in 55 games (seven starts), averaging career highs of 5.9 points, 4.5 rebounds and 0.6 assists in 15.4 minutes … Made a career-best five three-pointers and scored a career-high 24 points (9-17 FG) at Oklahoma City on April 13 … Produced 17 points on 8-of-13 shooting (2-3 3-PT) and grabbed a career-high 15 rebounds just seven days earlier on April 6 at Brooklyn ... Notched a double-double on Jan. 14 versus the L.A. Clippers with 11 points and 10 rebounds ... Had five games of 10+ points in the month of January, tying his career-high ... Connected on 47 three-pointers (of 50 in his career) after having just three through his first two seasons combined ... OFF THE COURT: Mother is Tracie Leonard ... Father is the late Jim Leonard ... Has two older brothers, Chris and Bailey ... Brother, Bailey, is a U.S. Marine who served in Afghanistan ... Teams with Genentech and the Children’s Cancer Association to host events that help “Block Out Cancer” ... Biggest thrill in sports was “winning state my senior year”. LAST FIVE GAMES Date Opponent Min Oct. 18 Utah* 22 Oct. 19 at L.A. Lakers* 22 Oct. 22 at L.A. Clippers* 28 Oct. 28 New Orleans 34 Oct. 30 at Phoenix 18
FGs 2-6 3-6 3-6 5-12 0-5
3PT 2-5 2-3 1-2 2-7 0-2
FTs 0-0 0-0 2-2 0-0 0-0
Reb 10 9 5 8 3
Ast 2 1 2 3 2
PF 2 3 2 2 5
St 1 0 3 1 0
TO 3 2 0 2 2
Bl 1 1 0 1 0
Pts 6 8 9 12 0
0 - Damian Lillard, G Ht: 6-3 Wt: 195 Born: July 15, 1990, in Oakland, Calif. College: Weber State NBA Experience: Three seasons 2014-15: Finished the season averaging a career-high 21.0 points (43.4% FG, 34.3% 3-PT, 86.4% FT), along with 4.6 rebounds, 6.2 assists and 35.7 minutes in 82 games (all starts) … Ranked 13th in the NBA in points (21.0), and sixth in 3-pointers (196) … Became first NBA player to start all 82 games in each of his first three seasons with the same team since Mike Bibby (1998-2001) … Became the fourth Trail Blazer to be named an All-Star twice in his first three seasons (Lucas, 3; Wicks, 3; Roy, 2) ... His 599 three-pointers are the most all time for any NBA player in the first three NBA seasons ... Became the first player in NBA history to make 150+ three-pointers in each of his first three NBA seasons ... OFF THE COURT ... Parents are Houston and Gina ... Partners with the Trail Blazers, Les Schwab and Adidas in a regional anti-bullying campaign that encourages everyone to stand up for the rights of others and formally pledge to show respect for all people … Named the recipient of the NBA’s Kia Community Assist Award for March 2013 in recognition of his outstanding efforts in the community, ongoing advocacy and charitable work. LAST FIVE GAMES Date Opponent Min Oct. 18 Utah* 42 Oct. 19 at L.A. Lakers* 24 Oct. 22 at L.A. Clippers* 38 Oct. 28 New Orleans 36 Oct. 30 at Phoenix 37
FGs 12-27 6-15 14-30 8-21 7-20
3PT 6-12 2-7 1-9 1-7 3-8
FTs 2-2 6-6 10-10 4-4 7-7
Reb 3 3 5 5 3
Ast 6 6 9 11 6
PF 5 0 2 2 4
St 1 1 4 2 0
TO 7 3 8 4 7
Bl 0 0 0 0 0
Pts 32 20 39 21 24
3 - CJ McCollum, G Ht: 6-3 Wt: 190 Born: September 19, 1991, in Canton, Ohio College: Lehigh NBA Experience: Two seasons 2014-15: Competed in 62 games with three starts, averaging 6.8 points (43.6% FG, 39.6% 3-PT), 1.5 rebounds and 1.0 assist in 15.7 minutes … Scored a career-high 27 points and made a career-best 10 field goals (of 16) at the L.A. Lakers on April 3 ... Finished with 26 points just eight days later against Utah on 9-of-17 shooting ... Averaged 13.5 points on 51% shooting (40.8% 3-PT) in his final 15 games, upping his scoring average from 4.9 to 6.8 … Scored 10+ points in a career-high seven consecutive games from April 1 to April 11 ... OFF THE COURT: Son of Kathy Andrews and Errick McCollum … His older brother, Errick, has played three seasons of professional basketball overseas, most recently with Zhejiang Chouzhou in China in 2014-15 … Majored in journalism at Lehigh and hopes to become a sports analyst and broadcaster … Penned an article for The Sporting News in 2012 about his decision to return to school his senior year … Is a contributing editor for The Players’ Tribune and has written multiple articles for the site. LAST FIVE GAMES Date Opponent Min Oct. 18 Utah* 42 Oct. 19 at L.A. Lakers* 25 Oct. 22 at L.A. Clippers* 38 Oct. 28 New Orleans 37 Oct. 30 at Phoenix 33
FGs 11-23 4-10 8-20 14-22 7-22
3PT 2-7 2-4 4-9 6-9 2-7
FTs 2-2 0-0 2-2 3-3 0-0
Reb 4 4 2 6 4
Ast 9 0 4 1 3
PF 3 2 3 3 4
St 0 0 1 1 2
TO 4 1 2 0 2
Bl 0 0 0 0 0
Pts 26 10 22 37 16
44 - Luis Montero, G Ht: 6-7 Wt: 190 Born: April 6, 1993, in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic College: Westchester C.C. NBA Experience: Rookie NOTEWORTHY: Competed in all six of Portland’s NBA Summer League games in Las Vegas (two starts), averaging 5.2 points (34.4% FG, 30.8% 3-PT, 62.5% FT), 4.0 rebounds and 1.0 assist in 14.7 minutes … Notched high marks of 17 points and nine rebounds in Portland’s final summer league game on July 17 against Toronto, shooting 6-of-10 from the field (2-3 3-PT) … Played at least 10 minutes in five of six contests … Attended a pre-draft workout for the Trail Blazers earlier this summer … Played the 2013-14 season for Westchester Community College, where he averaged 15.6 points (52.9% FG, 43.7% 3-PT, 67.2% FT), 5.9 rebounds and 3.0 assists in 16 games. LAST FIVE GAMES Date Opponent Min FGs 3PT FTs Oct. 18 Utah* DNP - Coach’s Decision Oct. 19 at L.A. Lakers* DNP - Coach’s Decision Oct. 22 at L.A. Clippers* DNP - Coach’s Decision Oct. 28 New Orleans DNP - Coach’s Decision Oct. 30 at Phoenix 2 0-1 0-0 0-0
Reb
Ast
PF
St
TO
Bl
Pts
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
24 - Mason Plumlee, F/C Ht: 6-11 Wt: 245 Born: March 5, 1990, in Warsaw, Ind. College: Duke NBA Experience: Two seasons 2014-15: Was the only Brooklyn player to appear in all 82 regular season games (45 starts), averaging 8.7 points (57.3% FG, 49.5% FT), 6.2 rebounds, 0.9 assists, 0.79 steals and 0.77 blocks in 21.3 minutes … Reached at least 20 points on five different occasions and scored in double figures 36 times … Scored 20+ points in consecutive games for the first time in his career on Dec.16 vs. Miami (21 points) and Dec. 17 at Toronto (23 points) … Ranked second on the team with 12 double-doubles … His 57.3% shooting mark from the field made him the first Nets player to shoot 57.0% or better in consecutive seasons since Darryl Dawkins (1985-1987) ... OFF THE COURT: Son of Perky and Leslie Plumlee … Father, Perky, is a lawyer and played basketball at Tennessee Tech … Mother, Leslie, is a pharmacist and played basketball at Purdue … Has two brothers, Miles and Marshall, and a younger sister, Madeline… Grandfather, Albert Schultz, played basketball at Michigan Tech (1944) ... He also played on the U.S. Air Force Service Team in 1945 … Uncle, William Schultz, played basketball at Wisconsin-Eau Claire LAST FIVE GAMES Date Opponent Min Oct. 18 Utah* 19 Oct. 19 at L.A. Lakers* 18 Oct. 22 at L.A. Clippers* 19 Oct. 28 New Orleans 19 Oct. 30 at Phoenix 26
FGs 3-4 4-6 3-4 3-4 7-13
3PT 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0
FTs 0-1 1-3 2-4 1-3 1-2
Reb 4 3 4 6 5
Ast 1 2 1 6 1
PF 3 2 3 4 4
St 1 1 1 0 3
TO 2 1 4 0 1
Bl 1 0 0 0 0
Pts 6 9 8 7 15
21 - Noah Vonleh, F Ht: 6-10 Wt: 245 Born: August 24, 1995, in Haverhill, Calif. College: Indiana NBA Experience: One season 2014-15: Appeared in 25 games for Charlotte during his rookie season, averaging 3.3 points (39.5% FG, 38.5% 3-PT, 69.2% FT), 3.4 rebounds and 0.2 assists in 10.4 minutes … Scored in double figures twice, including a career-high 16 points (6-11 FG) at Detroit on April 12 … Also matched his career-high with 12 rebounds in that contest for his first professional double-double ... OFF THE COURT: The son of Samuel Vonleh and Renell Kumeh ... Has two siblings … Majored in sport communications … Completed 43 percent of his coursework toward his degree by the end of his freshman year at Indiana. LAST FIVE GAMES Date Opponent Min Oct. 18 Utah* 28 Oct. 19 at L.A. Lakers* 23 Oct. 22 at L.A. Clippers* 19 Oct. 28 New Orleans 14 Oct. 30 at Phoenix 21
FGs 5-8 1-8 4-4 1-4 1-2
3PT 0-1 0-3 0-0 0-1 0-0
FTs 0-2 1-1 1-4 0-0 0-0
Reb 8 10 7 0 6
Ast 0 1 1 0 1
PF 2 3 1 2 2
St 0 0 0 0 0
TO 0 1 0 1 0
Bl 2 1 0 0 1
Pts 10 3 9 2 2
RESULTS BY QUARTER Game Date 1. Oct. 28 2. Oct. 30
Opponent vs. New Orleans at Phoenix
1 2 43-18 27-25 23-27 26-28
3 17-24 20-28
4 25-27 23-27
OT -----
2OT -----
Half 70-43 49-55
3 Qtrs 87-67 69-83
Final 112-94 92-110
W/L Att. W 19,393 L 18,055
TRAIL BLAZERS MISC. DOUBLE DOUBLES
RECORD BY STARTING LINEUP LINEUP Aminu, Leonard, Plumlee, McCollum, Lillard TOTAL - 1 STARTING LINEUP
W 1 1
L 1 1
PCT. .500 .500
PLAYER Al-Farouq Aminu Ed Davis Damian Lillard
NO. 1 1 1
TIMES LED TEAM PLAYER Al-Farouq Aminu Ed Davis Damian Lillard CJ McCollum
PTS 1 1
REB 1 1 -
AST 2 -
*Includes games as a co-leader
DOUBLE DIGIT SCORING PLAYER Al-Farouq Aminu Ed Davis Meyers Leonard Damian Lillard CJ McCollum Mason Plumlee
10-19 1 1 1 1 1
20-29 2 -
ON INACTIVE LIST 30-39 1 -
40+ -
PLAYER Cliff Alexander Gerald Henderson
GAMES 2 2
No. 34 8 5 23 17 10 4 9 35 11 0 3 44 24 21
Name Cliff Alexander Al-Farouq Aminu Pat Connaughton Allen Crabbe Ed Davis Tim Frazier Maurice Harkless Gerald Henderson Chris Kaman Meyers Leonard Damian Lillard CJ McCollum Luis Montero Mason Plumlee Noah Vonleh
Pos. F F G/F G F G F G C F/C G G G F/C F
Ht. 6-8 6-9 6-5 6-6 6-10 6-1 6-9 6-5 7-0 7-1 6-3 6-3 6-7 6-11 6-10
Wt. 245 220 210 215 225 180 220 215 265 255 195 190 190 245 245
Born 11/16/95 9/21/90 1/6/93 4/9/92 6/5/89 11/1/90 5/11/93 12/9/87 4/28/82 2/27/92 7/15/90 9/19/91 4/6/93 3/5/90 8/24/95
Yrs. R 5 R 2 5 1 3 6 12 3 3 2 R 2 1
Prior to NBA/Home Country Kansas/USA Wake Forest/USA Notre Dame/USA California/USA North Carolina/USA Penn State/USA St. John’s/USA Duke/USA Central Michigan/USA Illinois/USA Weber State/USA Lehigh/USA Westchester CC/Dominican Rep. Duke/USA Indiana/USA
HEAD COACH ........................................................... Terry Stotts (Oklahoma) ASSISTANT COACH .................................................. Jay Triano (Simon Fraser) ASSISTANT COACH .................................................. David Vanterpool (St. Bonaventure) ASSISTANT COACH .................................................. Nate Tibbetts (South Dakota) ASSISTANT COACH .................................................. Dale Osbourne (South Alabama) PLAYER DEVELOPMENT COACH ................................ Jim Moran (William & Mary) DIRECTOR OF PLAYER HEALTH AND PERFORMANCE ........ Chris Stackpole (Boston University) HEAD ATHLETIC TRAINER ......................................... Geoff Clark (Oregon State) SPORTS PERFORMANCE SPECIALIST ....................... Todd Forcier (Washington State) SPORTS PERFORMANCE SPECIALIST ....................... Ben Kenyon (Adelphi University) SPORTS SCIENTIST .................................................. Ryan Podell (Ball State) VIDEO COORDINATOR ............................................... Jonathan Yim (Cal State Fullerton)
TRAIL BLAZERS NUMERICAL ROSTER 0 3 4 5 8
Lillard, Damian McCollum, CJ Harkless, Maurice Connaughton, Pat Aminu, Al-Farouq
9 10 11 17 21
Henderson, Gerald Frazier, Tim Leonard, Meyers Davis, Ed Vonleh, Noah
23 24 34 35 44
Crabbe, Allen Plumlee, Mason Alexander, Cliff Kaman, Chris Montero, Luis