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30 30 32 36 45 13 14 15 20 22 WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 23 • ISSUE 1.1
TRAIL BLAZERS VS NUGGETS
MODA CENTER • PORTLAND, OREGON
TRAIL BLAZERS GAME PROGRAM • WELCOME
WELCOME TO
RIP CITY Thank you, Rip City, for your endless, dedicated and passionate support throughout our franchise history. Our fans deserve something special to mark 50 years of Trail Blazers basketball. Throughout our 50th Anniversary Season, presented by Spirit Mountain Casino and your local Toyota dealers, there will be multiple engagements and activations to celebrate our history together as a franchise and community, including: • Five decade-themed nights to relive moments from Trail Blazers history, featuring alumni from their respective eras, a free decade themed collectible art print and more • Trail Blazers commemorative 50th Anniversary wine produced by Adelsheim Vineyard • Special 50th Anniversary merchandise available at Rip City Clothing Co. • Classic Edition uniforms and a new basketball court honoring five decades of Trail Blazers basketball • And much more!
UPCOMING HOME GAMES
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 2 • PHILADELPHIA 76ERS FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 8 • BROOKLYN NETS SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 10 • ATLANTA HAWKS
For tickets, call 844.RIP.CITY or visit trailblazers.com
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PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZ
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Moses
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BROWN
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Anfernee
Rodney
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GUARD-FORWARD
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HOOD
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Gary
Jaylen
GUARD
FORWARD
TRENT JR.
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HOARD
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CJ
Nassir
GUARD
FORWARD
MCCOLLUM
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Damian
LITTLE
ZERS 2019–20 ROSTER
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Pau
Jusuf
FORWARD-CENTER
CENTER
GASOL
17
NURKIĆ
33
Skal
Zach
LABISSIÈRE
COLLINS
FORWARD-CENTER
FORWARD-CENTER
21
Anthony
Hassan
WHITESIDE CENTER
24
43
TOLLIVER FORWARD
44
Kent
Mario
GUARD-FORWARD
FORWARD
BAZEMORE
HEZONJA
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DIVERSITY, EQUITY AND INCLUSION STATEMENT Rip City brings people together to create lasting memories through the power of sports and entertainment. Our organization has an opportunity and responsibility to positively impact our staff, players, fans, and community. As such, we are committed to advancing diversity, equity, and inclusion within our organization and our community, which includes: • Providing a safe and welcoming environment that champions differences and embraces the respectful open expression of ideas that are free from hateful, racist, profane, violent or harassing behaviors or comments. • Ensuring that our policies, practices and programs consider and seek to address societal inequities that disproportionately impact specific groups. • Utilizing our platform and resources to positively impact people throughout our community who have been underserved. • Cultivating a staff that reflects the community we serve and an inclusive culture where multiple perspectives are valued. We ask that you join us in this journey, and that you continue to advance this work within your own sphere of influence. We are all in this together—after all, we are all part of Rip City.
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CELEBRATION OF HISPANIC & LATINX HERITAGE CELEBRACIÓN DE LA HERENCIA HISPANA & LATINX Friday, November 8th | viernes, el 8 de noviembre Join us for a festive evening celebrating Hispanic & Latinx Heritage as the Trail Blazers take on the Brooklyn Nets. The night includes a pregame social with live entertainment, food and drinks. A portion of every ticket sold will go directly to Adelante Mujeres, a local nonprofit working to build a more just society by empowering Latinas to lead.
Únete a nosotros para una noche festiva que celebra la Herencia Hispana & Latinx, cuando los Trail Blazers se enfrentan a Brooklyn Nets. La noche incluyen un social antes del partido con entretenimiento en vivo, comida y bebidas. Una porción de cada boleto vendido irá directamente a Adelante Mujeres, una organización local sin fines de lucro que trabaja para construir una sociedad más justa al empoderar a las latinas para que lideren.
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AMENITIES Dippin’ Dots Ice Cream
A2 • Schonely’s 10 Barrel Taproom Appetizers, Entrees, Sandwiches, Desserts, Spirits, Variety of Beer
CLUB LEVEL
A1, A17 • Dippin’ Dots
B1 • Pendleton Midnight Lounge Variety of Craft Beer & Spirits
B2 • 1927 S’more’s Handmade S’more’s
A2, A14 • Crafter’s
B3 • Ruby Jewel
Burgers, Chicken Sandwich, Chicken Strips, Fries
Custom Ice Cream Sandwiches
A4 • Bap & Noodle A4, A9, A19, A22 • Red Hot & Rollin´
B3 • Hotstone
Zenner’s Hot Dogs, Nachos, Candy, Ice Cream
B9 • Cha Cha Cha
A5, A18 • Killer Burger
Nachos, Burritos, Tacos, Quesadilla
Specialty Burgers
B11 • Hop Valley Bar
A9, A23 • BSB A9 • Plum Tasty
Variety of Craft Beer
Brick Style Pizza, Pasta
B13 • Junction 5 Grill
Fresh, Local and Organic Bowls, Salads, Wraps, Snacks, Beverages
Burgers, Brews, Flatbreads
A10 • Daddy D’s Southern BBQ
B19 • The Speck
Loaded BBQ Nachos
Housemade Pretzels, Local Sausage, Hot Dogs and BBQ Nachos
A10 • Coor’s Draft A10 • White Claw A11 • Kama’aina
B20 • Whole Sum
Fish & Chips, Poke Bowls
A12 • Tamale Boy A12 • Local Cork presented by Adelsheim Premium Wine with Select Beers
A13 • Widmer Fan Haus Variety of Craft Beer & Spirits
A15, A26 • Sizzle Pie Pizza by the Slice
A17 • Corona Beach House Margaritas, Beer, Chips & Guac
A19 • Ruby Jewel
Fresh, Local and Organic Bowls, Salads, Wraps, Snacks, Beverages
FRED MEYER 300 LEVEL
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AMENITIES
C2, C12 • Crafters Deluxe Burgers, Chicken Strips, Fries, Chicken Sandwich
C3 • Low Bar C4 • Hop Valley C5 • Salt & Straw Specialty Ice Cream
C7 • Avid Cider C8 • Sizzle Pie Pizza by the Slice
C8 • Widmer Brothers Brewery C13 • Crafters Yeti's
Custom Ice Cream Sandwiches
Kid’s Fare
A20 • BSB Lounge A22 • Cha Cha Cha
Variety of Domestic & Craft Beer
Burritos, Rice Bowls
A22 • Salt & Straw Specialty Ice Cream
A23 • Hen Pen Chicken Tenders, Fries, Chicken & Waffles
C18 • Coor’s Rocky Top Tavern C19 • Meat Ballin’ Housemade Meatball Sandwiches
C19, C27 • Red Hot & Rollin’ Zenner’s Hot Dogs, Nachos, Candy, Ice Cream
C21 • Crispin C21 • White Claw C22 • Distillery C23 • Daddy D’s Southern BBQ Loaded BBQ Nachos
C24 • Widmer Brothers Brewery C28 • PDX Flattop Authentic Cheesesteaks
C30 • Dipping Dots & Lemonade C31 • Cha Cha Cha Express Loaded Nachos
C32 • Knot Spot C32 • The Pines crafted by Jack Daniels Variety of Craft Beer & Spirits
C33 • Buzzsaw Coffee
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WHO IS YOUR FAVORITE ZACH
COLLINS PAU
GASOL THE BEATLES
RODNEY
HOOD HASSAN
WHITESIDE MARVIN GAYE
CJ
MCCOLLUM ANTHONY
TOLLIVER SKAL
LABISSIÈRE THE TEMPTATIONS
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E ARTIST FROM THE 70s?
ANFERNEE
GARY
THE ISLEY BROTHERS
TEDDY PENDERGRASS
MARIO
NASSIR
JERMAINE JACKSON
STEVIE WONDER
SIMONS
HEZONJA
TRENT JR.
LITTLE
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C-11 to C-15
TRAIL BLAZERS GAME PROGRAM • ACTIVITY
BLAZE'S WORD SEARCH
Can you find all of Blaze's favorite words?
S E S L R G T C D B M I P U D
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A C I Q A E A Q K O T V T Q C
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PORTLAND
TRAIL BLAZERS
WESTERN CONFERENCE, NORTHWEST DIVISION
DENVER
NUGGETS WESTERN CONFERENCE, NORTHWEST DIVISION
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DAMIAN LILLARD Was selected sixth overall by the Trail Blazers in the 2012 NBA draft
HEAD
Was voted “Best Leader” in 2019-20 NBA General Manager Survey Became the first Trail Blazer to have 2,000 points and 500 assists in the same season during 2018-19
STATS PRESEASON • CAREER
16.0 3.3 3.3 0.3 0.7 50.0 35.7 92.9 22
PTS
REB
AST
STL
BLK
FG%
3-PT%
FT%
23.5 4.2 6.3 1.0 0.3 43.4 36.9 88.9
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JAMAL MURRAY Was selected seventh overall by the Denver Nuggets in the 2016 NBA draft Signed a five-year contract extension with the Denver Nuggets to run through the 2024-25 season
STATS
Played in the 2015 Nike Hoop Summit at Moda Center, where he scored 30 points and was named MVP
PRESEASON • CAREER
9.8 3.5 4.0 1.0 0.3 37.8 22.2 81.8
PTS
REB
AST
STL
BLK
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3-PT%
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PORTLAND
TRAIL BLAZERS WESTERN CONFERENCE NORTHWEST DIVISION
NO. NAME POS 0 Damian LILLARD G 1 Anfernee SIMONS G 2 Gary TRENT JR. G 3 CJ MCCOLLUM G 4 Moses BROWN* C 5 Rodney HOOD G/F 6 Jaylen HOARD* F 9 Nassir LITTLE F 16 Pau GASOL F/C 17 Skal LABISSIÈRE F/C 21 Hassan WHITESIDE C 24 Kent BAZEMORE G/F 27 Jusuf NURKIĆ C 33 Zach COLLINS F/C 43 Anthony TOLLIVER F 44 Mario HEZONJA F
HT 6-3 6-4 6-6 6-3 7-1 6-8 6-9 6-6 7-0 6-11 7-1 6-5 7-0 7-0 6-8 6-8
WT 195 185 205 190 245 205 210 220 250 235 265 200 290 235 245 220
DOB 07/15/1990 06/08/1999 01/18/1999 09/19/1991 10/13/1999 10/20/1992 03/30/1999 02/11/2000 07/06/1980 03/18/1996 06/13/1989 07/01/1989 08/23/1994 11/19/1997 06/01/1985 02/25/1995
PRIOR TO NBA / COUNTRY Weber State/USA Edgewater HS/USA Duke/USA Lehigh/USA UCLA/USA Duke/USA Wake Forest/USA North Carolina/USA FC Barcelona/Spain Kentucky/Haiti Marshall/USA Old Dominion/USA Bosnia Gonzaga/USA Creighton/USA FC Barcelona/Croatia
*NBA TWO-WAY CONTRACT
Head Coach: Terry Stotts (Oklahoma) Associate Head Coach: Nate Tibbetts (South Dakota) Assistant Coaches: Dale Osbourne (South Alabama), John McCullough (Oklahoma), Jim Moran (William & Mary), Jannero Pargo (Arkansas) Director of Player Health and Performance: Jesse Elis Head Athletic Trainer: Geoff Clark Sports Performance Specialists: Todd Forcier, Ben Kenyon Chair: Jody Allen President & CEO: Chris McGowan President of Basketball Operations: Neil Olshey Assistant General Managers: Bill Branch, Steve Rosenberry 24
YRS 7 1 1 6 R 5 R R 18 3 7 7 5 2 11 4
DENVER
NUGGETS WESTERN CONFERENCE NORTHWEST DIVISION
NO. NAME POS 1 Michael PORTER JR. F 3 Torrey CRAIG F 4 Paul MILLSAP F 5 Will BARTON G 8 Jarred VANDERBILT F 9 Jerami GRANT F 10 Bol BOL* C 11 Monte MORRIS G 14 Gary HARRIS G 15 Nicola JOKIĆ C 24 Mason PLUMLEE F/C 25 Malik BEASLEY G 27 Jamal MURRAY G 31 Vlatko ČANČAR F 35 PJ DOZIER* G/F 41 Juancho HERNANGOMEZ F 45 Tyler ZELLER C
HT 6-10 6-7 6-8 6-6 6-9 6-9 7-2 6-3 6-4 7-0 6-11 6-5 6-4 6-8 6-6 6-9 7-0
WT 210 215 246 190 214 220 220 175 210 250 235 195 207 210 205 230 259
DOB PRIOR TO NBA / COUNTRY 06/29/1998 Missouri/USA 12/19/1990 South Carolina/USA 02/10/1985 Louisiana Tech/USA 01/06/1991 Memphis/USA 04/03/1999 Kentucky/USA 03/12/1994 Syracuse/USA 11/16/1999 Oregon/Sudan 06/27/1995 Iowa State/USA 09/14/1994 Michigan State/USA 02/19/1995 KK Mega Vizura/Serbia 03/05/1990 Duke/USA 11/26/1996 Florida State/USA 02/23/1997 Kentucky/Canada 04/10/1997 Slovenia/Slovenia 10/25/1996 South Carolina/USA 09/28/1995 Spain/Spain 01/17/1990 North Carolina/USA
YRS R 2 13 7 1 5 R 2 5 4 6 3 3 R 2 3 7
*NBA TWO-WAY CONTRACT
Head Coach: Michael Malone (Loyola) Assistant Coaches: Wes Unseld (Johns Hopkins), David Adelman (Portland State), Jordi Fernandez (Barcelona), Ryan Bowen (Iowa), Charles Klask (Michigan State), John Beckett (Eckerd) Athletic Trainers: Dan Shimensky (Central Washington)
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PRESEASON STATS
G MIN PTS REB AST
PORTLAND (2-3) MCCOLLUM LILLARD COLLINS SIMONS HEZONJA WHITESIDE LABISSIÈRE BAZEMORE HOOD BROWN TRENT JR. LITTLE TOLLIVER HOARD
3 24.9 20.7 2.7 3.0 3 24.6 16.0 3.3 3.3 5 24.9 13.6 7.6 1.8 5 24.6 12.4 4.0 1.8 5 22.4 10.8 4.8 3.6 3 17.2 8.0 7.0 1.0 5 17.8 7.8 8.2 1.4 5 18.9 7.8 3.4 2.0 4 19.2 7.0 2.0 1.8 5 6.9 5.2 2.2 0.0 5 16.7 5.0 1.0 0.2 2 7.3 4.5 2.0 0.0 5 16.9 3.6 3.0 1.4 5 8.7 1.4 1.8 0.4
G MIN PTS REB AST
DENVER (4-0) MILLSAP GRANT BEASLEY MURRAY MORRIS PORTER JR. JOKIĆ BARTON PLUMLEE HARRIS DOZIER HERNANGOMEZ VANDERBILT CRAIG ZELLER ČANČAR
3 18.9 13.3 3.3 0.0 4 21.1 12.0 2.5 0.2 3 19.4 10.7 4.3 1.7 4 22.5 9.8 3.5 4.0 4 17.3 9.8 1.2 2.5 4 16.0 9.2 4.0 0.8 3 19.1 8.3 6.0 2.7 4 19.3 8.0 5.5 2.5 4 18.0 7.8 4.8 4.5 4 21.3 7.5 2.5 2.0 4 8.6 5.8 1.5 1.0 4 17.8 5.5 2.8 1.5 4 10.5 3.5 3.8 1.0 3 15.0 3.3 3.7 1.3 2 7.1 2.0 2.5 0.0 4 7.5 1.2 0.8 0.2
UPCOMING HOME GAMES
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 2 • PHILADELPHIA 76ERS FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 8 • BROOKLYN NETS SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 10 • ATLANTA HAWKS Tickets: 844.RIP.CITY • trailblazers.com
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$15* Only 150 printed! DESIGNED BY LOCAL ARTISTS
Tonight’s Artist: Jeremy Kramer All net proceeds benefit the Trail Blazers Foundation and support our community *Available exclusively at Rip City Clothing Co. entry A6 location while supplies last
HISTORY OF THE TRAIL BLAZERS
I LOVE A PARADE Portland’s seven-year-old franchise, in the NBA playoffs for the first time in 1977, did what only one other team in league history had ever done: win an NBA Championship in its first postseason appearance. More than 100,000 fans jammed downtown streets on the Monday following the title game to celebrate.
Consecutive Trail Blazers playoff appearances from 1983 to 2003. It still stands as the third-longest run in NBA history.
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Number of consecutive sellouts in the Trail Blazers’ NBA-record run from April 5, 1977 to November 20, 1995, at the time the longest run in American professional sports.
THE RAIN COAT Team founder Harry Glickman’s initial bid for an NBA team in Portland was unsuccessful. As he was leaving a Los Angeles hotel lobby on February 4, 1970, he remembered he’d left his raincoat in the meeting room. When he returned to retrieve it, there was a phone call awaiting him from new investors and sure enough he not only found his raincoat, but he found the financing for Portland’s new team.
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51,51 Geoff Petrie, the original Trail Blazer did it not just once but twice, recording identical 51-point games within 56 days of each other, both against the Houston Rockets.
DREXLER/JORDAN The Trail Blazers put together a couple of Championship runs in 1990 & 1992, including the heated battle of Clyde “The Glide” Drexler and Michael “Air” Jordan.
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The highest scoring game in club history, a four-overtime marathon in Portland on March 16, 1984. The Chicago Bulls got the win but only after the two teams combined for 118 field goals and 74 free throws in a game that lasted 3 hours and 24 minutes.
RIP CITY BABY A single phrase that has become the club’s heart and soul. Credit Bill Schonely, the voice of the Trail Blazers from 1970-98. “One night in our first season, we were playing the Lakers at home. We got way, way behind. Then, all of a sudden, shots started falling, the Trail Blazers are rallying and the place is jumping. We got within two point and had the ball - I’ll never forget when Jim Barnett took a long jumper. He swished the thing to tie the score and the coliseum exploded. The instant the ball hit the net, I hollered ‘Rip City!’ I’d never used the phrase before. But as soon as I said ‘Rip City,’ people near me at the press table chimed in right away, saying, ‘That’s good. You ought to leave it in your broadcasts.’ So I did.” And Rip City was born.
Damian Lillard scores a franchise-record 59 points against the Utah Jazz on April 8, 2017. The point total surpasses Damon Stoudamire’s previous team best of 54 points, set in 2005.
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HISTORY OF THE TRAIL BLAZERS LOGO
HOW THE TRAIL BLAZERS GOT THEIR NAME
1970
Just two weeks after Portland was granted an NBA expansion franchise on Feb. 24, 1970, Harry Glickman, then executive vice president of the club, announced a public “name the team” contest. A panel of judges was selected. Harry said boxes and boxes of entries arrived at the team headquarters then located in a storefront office on S.W. Yamhill between 5th and 6th Avenues. “There had to be 10,000 entries at least,” he remembers. The Trail Blazers name was announced to a crowd of 11,035 during halftime of a March 13 regular season NBA SuperSonicsKnicks contest in the Memorial Colisuem. It was received, according to Oregon Journal Sports Editor George Pasero, with less than enthusiastic response including a spattering of boos. “It really wasn’t very popular when fans first heard it, but of course we all know that changed,” Glickman remembers. Newspaper concerns about the Trail Blazers name (“How would it ever fit in a headline, etc.”) quickly evaporated. And soon, the Blazers (or Trail Blazers) became a household word in Portland and within seven years worldwide as “Go Blazers” and “Blazermania” became bywords when the city gained a major world championship in its first try. “There were 172 people who sent in the name ‘Trail Blazers’,” Glickman said. The contest winner was determined by a drawing at the March 13 game. Blake Byrne, general sales manager of KPTV, was winner of the drawing, receiving two season tickets to Blazers home games that year.
THE LOGO The original logo was designed in 1970 and represents teamwork, unity and competition – the same values that reflect the spirit of Portland and the Pacific Northwest. Its lines represent the game of basketball: two teams of five players, coming together in competition. The movement and symmetry of the lines reflect the mechanics of the game. In its latest evolution, the logo’s lines have been connected to symbolize the Blazers working together as a team. Other recent changes include the angle of the lines shifting to exactly 45 degrees, representing the 45th parallel north that leads on a path to the Northwest region, our community and our hometown. The updated pinwheel is reminiscent of our original 70’s logo that was constructed with evenly spaced lines and congruent edges. Each of the lines follow the same trail to the center of the pinwheel and are now connected as an added symbol of teamwork.
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The nickname was unique in professional sports at the time. No other major professional or university sports teams were using either the Blazers or Trail Blazers in 1970. The name, as Glickman noted at the time, “reflects both the ruggedness of the Pacific Northwest and the start of a major league era in our state.” Trail Blazers (or, more properly trailblazers) is defined by Webster as “One that blazes a trail to guide others: A pathfinder: A pioneer.” The actual name came from a practice by explorers making paths through forests and marking the paths by chopping white “blazes” in trees’ bark so others could follow. The term “trailblazing” is associated today with those on the cutting edge of discovery such areas as space exploration, science, medicine and technology. PRESENT
EVOLUTION OF THE TRAIL BLAZERS UNIFORM
1970-71
1971-72 through 1975-75
1975-76 through 1976-77
1977-78 through 1990-91
1991-92 through 2001-02
2002-03 through 2016-17
Icon Uniform - Current
Association Uniform – Current ripcity est. 1970
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ANSWERS: 1. Game clock reads 2:24; 2. CJ's socks are shorter; 3. Coach Stotts' tie is red; 4. The jersey stripes on the Suns player guarding CJ are longer; 5. The shoe lace on the Suns player guarding CJ is missing.
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The Trail Blazers are committed to ensuring that youth have positive early experiences playing basketball by running year-round camps and clinics, supporting existing programs, and investing resources in the community that provide access to sport. www.trailblazers.com/community
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TRAIL BLAZERS GAME PROGRAM • SCHEDULE
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OPPONENT
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TV
Oct. 8 Oct. 10 Oct. 12 Oct. 16 Oct. 17
Tue. Thu. Sat. Wed. Thu.
Denver Maccabi Haifa Phoenix @Utah @Denver
7:30 PM ESPN 7:00 PM 5:00 PM NBCSNW 6:00 PM 6:00 PM
Oct. 23 Oct. 25 Oct. 27 Oct. 28 Oct. 30
Wed. Fri. Sun. Mon. Wed.
Denver @Sacramento @Dallas @San Antonio @Oklahoma City
7:00 PM 7:00 PM 4:00 PM 5:30 PM 5:00 PM
NBCSNW/ESPN NBCSNW NBCSNW NBCSNW NBCSNW
Nov. 2 Nov. 4 Nov. 7 Nov. 8 Nov. 10 Nov. 12 Nov. 13 Nov. 16 Nov. 18 Nov. 19 Nov. 21 Nov. 23 Nov. 25 Nov. 27 Nov. 29
Sat. Mon. Thu. Fri. Sun. Tue. Wed. Sat. Mon. Tue. Thu. Sat. Mon. Wed. Fri.
Philadelphia @Golden State @L.A. Clippers Brooklyn Atlanta @Sacramento Toronto @San Antonio @Houston @New Orleans @Milwaukee @Cleveland @Chicago Oklahoma City Chicago
7:00 PM 7:30 PM 7:30 PM 7:00 PM 6:00 PM 7:00 PM 7:00 PM 5:30 PM 5:00 PM 5:00 PM 5:00 PM 5:00 PM 5:00 PM 7:00 PM 7:00 PM
NBCSNW NBCSNW TNT NBCSNW NBCSNW NBCSNW NBCSNW NBCSNW NBCSNW NBCSNW NBCSNW/TNT NBCSNW NBCSNW NBCSNW NBCSNW
Dec. 3 Dec. 4 Dec. 6 Dec. 8 Dec. 10 Dec. 12 Dec. 16 Dec. 18 Dec. 20 Dec. 21 Dec. 23 Dec. 26 Dec. 28 Dec. 30
Tue. Wed. Fri. Sun. Tue. Thu. Mon. Wed. Fri. Sat. Mon. Thu. Sat. Mon.
@L.A. Clippers Sacramento L.A. Lakers Oklahoma City New York @Denver @Phoenix Golden State Orlando Minnesota New Orleans @Utah L.A. Lakers Phoenix
7:00 PM 7:00 PM 7:30 PM 6:00 PM 7:00 PM 7:30 PM 6:00 PM 7:00 PM 7:00 PM 7:00 PM 7:00 PM 7:30 PM 7:00 PM 7:00 PM
TNT NBCSNW ESPN NBCSNW NBCSNW TNT NBCSNW NBCSNW/ESPN NBCSNW NBCSNW NBCSNW TNT NBCSNW NBCSNW
HOME GAMES AWAY GAMES PRESEASON GAMES
DATE
OPPONENT
PT
TV
Jan. 1 Jan. 3 Jan. 5 Jan. 7 Jan. 9 Jan. 11 Jan. 13 Jan. 15 Jan. 17 Jan. 18 Jan. 20 Jan. 23 Jan. 26 Jan. 29 Jan. 31
Wed. Fri. Sun. Tue. Thu. Sat. Mon. Wed. Fri. Sat. Mon. Thu. Sun. Wed. Fri.
@New York @Washington @Miami @Toronto @Minnesota Milwaukee Charlotte @Houston @Dallas @Oklahoma City Golden State Dallas Indiana Houston @L.A. Lakers
4:30 PM 4:00 PM 3:00 PM 4:00 PM 5:00 PM 7:00 PM 7:00 PM 6:30 PM 6:30 PM 6:00 PM 7:00 PM 7:30 PM 6:00 PM 7:00 PM 7:30 PM
NBCSNW NBCSNW NBCSNW NBCSNW NBCSNW NBCSNW NBCSNW NBCSNW/ESPN NBCSNW/ESPN NBCSNW TNT TNT NBCSNW NBCSNW/ESPN NBCSNW/ESPN
Feb. 1 Feb. 4 Feb. 6 Feb. 7 Feb. 9 Feb. 11 Feb. 12 Feb. 21 Feb. 23 Feb. 25 Feb. 27 Feb. 29
Sat. Tue. Thu. Fri. Sun. Tue. Wed. Fri. Sun. Tue. Thu. Sat.
Utah @Denver San Antonio @Utah Miami @New Orleans @Memphis New Orleans Detroit Boston @Indiana @Atlanta
7:00 PM 7:00 PM 7:00 PM 7:30 PM 6:00 PM 5:00 PM 5:00 PM 7:30 PM 6:00 PM 7:00 PM 5:00 PM 4:30 PM
NBCSNW TNT NBCSNW NBCSNW/ESPN NBCSNW NBCSNW NBCSNW NBCSNW/ESPN NBCSNW NBCSNW NBCSNW/TNT NBCSNW
Mar. 2 Mar. 4 Mar. 6 Mar. 7 Mar. 10 Mar. 12 Mar. 15 Mar. 17 Mar. 19 Mar. 22 Mar. 24 Mar. 25 Mar. 27 Mar. 29 Mar. 30
Mon. Wed. Fri. Sat. Tue. Thu. Sun. Tue. Thu. Sun. Tue. Wed. Fri. Sun. Mon.
@Orlando Washington @Phoenix Sacramento Phoenix Memphis Houston Minnesota Dallas @Minnesota @Charlotte @Detroit @Boston @Philadelphia @Brooklyn
4:00 PM 7:00 PM 6:00 PM 7:00 PM 7:00 PM 7:00 PM 12:30 PM 7:00 PM 7:00 PM 4:00 PM 4:00 PM 4:00 PM 4:30 PM 4:30 PM 4:30 PM
NBCSNW NBCSNW NBCSNW NBCSNW NBCSNW NBCSNW ABC NBCSNW NBCSNW NBCSNW NBCSNW NBCSNW NBCSNW NBCSNW NBCSNW
Apr. 2 Apr. 5 Apr. 7 Apr. 9 Apr. 13 Apr. 15
Thu. Sun. Tue. Thu. Mon. Wed.
Utah Memphis Cleveland Denver @Golden State L.A. Clippers
7:30 PM 6:00 PM 7:00 PM 7:00 PM 7:30 PM 7:00 PM
NBCSNW/TNT NBCSNW NBCSNW NBCSNW NBCSNW NBCSNW
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