Sometimes referred to as the Blazers, the Portland Trail Blazers are professional NBA team that play in the Northwest Division of the Western Conference. The Portland Trail Blazers have always been in Portland from the start of the team. They were first founded in 1970 and have been part of the National Basketball League since then. The team colours for the Blazer consist of white, silver, red and black. The Portland Trail Blazers played at the Memorial Coliseum when they first were established, but later moved to the Rose Garden Arena when it was built and opened for the public. The only sports team from Oregon to play in a major league was the Portland Trail Blazers, but now in 2011, the Timbers joined the major league of soccer.
The Portland Trail Blazers have held a record for the most number of sold out games in consecutive years. They currently hold the record for selling out eight hundred and fourteen games, which is considered to be a perfect streak. In terms of team performance, the Portland Trail Blazers have earned one championship title, which they got in 1977. Just seven years into the NBA, the Trail Blazers won their NBA Playoffs. The team also holds three conference titles, which were won in 1977, 1990 and 1992. Out of the forty-one seasons they have played for, the team advanced to the playoffs in twenty-nine of them. Division titles for the Portland Trail Blazers total four, with the last one in 1999. The team also has a record for getting into the playoffs for twenty consecutive years from 1983 to 2003. A couple of Hall of Fame players have also played for the Portland Trail Blazers in their time. Some were picked in the NBA draft by the team, and others came their way via trades.
The 2012 Portland Trail Blazers schedule has been listed and games will be starting in December, which will end off in April of 2012. Some notable players from the Portland Trail Blazers, who are now in the Hall of Fame, are Scottie Pippen, Bill Walton, Lenny Wilkins and Clyde Drexler. These are just some of the notable players from the Portland Trail Blazers, as there are several more. The 2012 Portland Trail Blazers will be held at the Rose Garden Center in Oregon, which seats about nineteen thousand fans. The arena went under many renovations over the year and seating has been diminished to provide more room for players. If you are looking to check out the Trail Blazers during the current NBA Playoffs, then check out the latest NBA playoff schedule. (Note, this link is updated for the current, 2024 NBA Playoff Bracket on Sports Brackets.
