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