Difference between revisions of "Portland Trail Blazers"

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The Portland Trail Blazers are a professional basketball team in the National Basketball Association, based in Portland, Oregon. They are the city's only top-level professional sports franchise.

The team started in 1970 as an expansion franchise. They have been to the Finals three times, winning their only title in 1977.

From 1977-1995 the team sold out every home game, a then record in all of professional sports. However, in 1995 the team, in order to quickly rebuild, obtained numerous players with off-court issues, earning the team the nickname "Jail Blazers" and threatening the team's viability in Portland.

Roster

Guards

88 - Nicolas Batum
4 - Jerryd Bayless
2 - Steve Blake
5 - Rudy Fernandez
11 - Sergio Rodriguez
7 - Brandon Roy
8 - Martell Webster

Forwards

12 - LaMarcus Aldridge
44 - Channing Frye
9 - Raef LaFrentz
25 - Travis Outlaw
42 - Shavlik Randolph
51 - Michael Ruffin

Centers

52 - Greg Oden
10 - Joel Przybilla

Official Team Website

Official Site of the Portland Trail Blazers

NBA Teams

East

Atlantic:

Central:

Southeast:

West

Southwest:

Northwest:

Pacific:

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-The '''Portland Trail Blazers''' are a professional [[basketball]] team in the [[National Basketball Association]], based in [[Portland]], [[Oregon]].
+The '''Portland Trail Blazers''' are a professional [[basketball]] team in the [[National Basketball Association]], based in [[Portland]], [[Oregon]].  They are the city's only top-level professional sports franchise.
+The team started in 1970 as an expansion franchise.  They have been to the Finals three times, winning their only title in 1977.
+From 1977-1995 the team sold out every home game, a then record in all of professional sports.  However, in 1995 the team, in order to quickly rebuild, obtained numerous players with off-court issues, earning the team the nickname "Jail Blazers" and threatening the team's viability in Portland.
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