List of Portland Trail Blazers seasons

[a] The team played its home games in the Memorial Coliseum before moving to the Moda Center in 1995 (called the Rose Garden until 2013).

[5][6][7] The team's rallying cry is "Rip City", coined by play-by-play announcer Bill Schonely during their inaugural season.

On February 6, 1970, the NBA board of governors granted Portland – along with Buffalo, New York and Cleveland, Ohio – the rights to a franchise in return for a US$3.7 million admission.

Derived from the trail blazing activity by explorers making paths through forests, Glickman considered it a name that could "reflect both the ruggedness of the Pacific Northwest and the start of a major league era in our state".

The following season, Walton was named the NBA MVP after leading the Blazers to the best record in the league with 58 wins and 24 losses.

Schuler only lasted two and a half years before he was fired during the 1988–89 season and replaced by former Blazers player, Rick Adelman.

[21][22] In his first full season, Adelman led the Blazers to the 1990 NBA Finals, but the team lost 4–1 to the Detroit Pistons.

[24][25] However, the Blazers made their third Finals appearance in franchise history in 1992, but were defeated 4–2 by Michael Jordan and the Chicago Bulls.

In the first round of 2019 playoffs, Lillard had another series winning buzzer beater, this time against the Oklahoma City Thunder.