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That was a great front line
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May 28 1992 - The
@trailblazers
defeat the
@utahjazz
to advance to
@NBA
Finals for 2nd time in 3 years, and 3rd time since 1977
#Blazers
#RipCity
#thisdateBlazersHistory
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March 2, 1994 -
@trailblazers
color-radio man
@mikerice6
was ejected in the Blazers /
@Pacers
game when he told NBA referee Steve Javie that he blew a call.
#Blazers
#ripcity
#thisdateBlazerHistory
#Blazers50
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The
@trailblazers
helped Clyde get to a contender for his ring, so it’s only right that they do the same for you.
#RipCity
It’s in my blood to take the high road. I’d love to hear what fans are turning on… have I mislead them? Or anyone ? Fill me in
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Meier & Frank had this ad in the morning paper
#RipCity
This '76-77 poster sponsored by KPTV & Red Carpet Real Estate features photos of Larry Steele & Lionel Hollins, along with the 14 games on the TV broadcast schedule that season!
Side note - who remembers our first TV broadcaster from KPTV, Jimmy Jones??
#RipCity
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RIP
@StanMcKenzie
& to
@vashtimckenzie
& the McKenzie family ... our greatest sympathies and thoughtful prayers.
Stan was a wonderful man who made an impact on Blazers. He played 171 straight games for Portland, setting a standard for other to follow
#Blazers
#RIPCity
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A Heavenly Birthday Wish today to
@trailblazers
legend
@JeromeKersey25
#JeromeKersey
played 11 seasons w/
#Blazers
after being drafted in 2nd round out of
@longwoodu
in 1984. Initially a backup, his enthusiasm made him a crowd favorite from the beginning.
#RipCity
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RIP
1 year ago
"Wherever you may be, this is Bill Schonely. Rip City!"
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Jan 10 1986 -
#ClydeDrexler
nearly pulls of an historic quadruple-double in
@trailblazers
95-89 loss to
@Bucks
.
Drexler recorded his 5th triple-double, w/26 pts, 11 assts & 10 steals & was 1 rebound shy of getting the
@NBA
's 2nd known quadruple-double.
#RipCity
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When I’m not doing Blazers History stuff, or working, I’m out reffing games across the state. Today is my 4th doubleheader this week.
#RipCity
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Aug 3 - Happy Birthday to former
@trailblazers
coach Nate McMillan
McMillan coached from 2005 to 2012, & finished w/266 wins & 269 losses. His win total is 4th most in
#Blazers
History.
#RipCity
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May 12 2019 -
@CJMcCollum
scored 37 points to lead the
@trailblazers
over the
@nuggets
. The win advances the
#Blazers
to the
#WCF
for first time since 2000. They will play the
@warriors
starting on May 14.
#Portland
has played in the Conference Finals 6 times (1977, 1990, 1991,
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April 14, 2019 -
@EnesKanter
stamped his name into
@trailblazers
record book w/ 20 pts & a career playoff-high 18 rebs in 104-99 vs
@okcthunder
Kanter is 3rd Blazer to get 20 pts & 18 rebs after
@BillWalton
(3 times) &
@aldridge_12
(once) the only others
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March 2 1994 - In one of the most memorable moments in
@trailblazers
history,
@mikerice6
was ejected during
#Blazers
/
@Pacers
game by
@NBA
Official Steve Javie. Portland had won 6 straight but struggled in the 106-94 loss
#RipCity
#thisdateBlazersHistory
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RIP to The
#Greyhound
-
#WalterDavis
Davis was a thorn in the sides of
@trailblazers
fans for many years but was welcomed w/open arms when he joined the
#Blazers
in 1991.
#RIPCity
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February 26 -
#HBD
to former
@trailblazers
great
@SteveBlake5
Blake holds the distinction of being the only player to have 3 separate stints with the
#Blazers
.
Originally signed as a FA on Sept 28, 2005, Blake joined the Blazers mainly as a backup but by game 20, he was the
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Aug 15 2020 - The
@trailblazers
defeat
@memgrizz
126-122 in
@NBA
1st play-in game since 1956.
@CJMcCollum
scored 29 pts &
@bosnianbeast27
had 22 pts & 21 rebs in the win.
#RipCity
#thisdateBlazersHistory
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Aug 17, 1970 - Bill Schonely is named as the "Voice of the
@trailblazers
"
Schonely would go on to call 2,522 Blazers games from 9/24/70 to 4/30/98). Schonely, who is 92, is still the Ambassador for the team at many public functions
#Blazers
#RipCity
#thisdateBlazersHistory
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Nov. 14, 1992 -
@terryporter30
set an
@NBA
record of hitting all 3-point shots - 7 for 7 - on his way to his career-high 40 points in
@trailblazers
130-116 victory over the
@warriors
.
#Blazers
#RipCity
#thisdateBlazersHistory
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Can. Not. Wait.
ESPN announces premiere dates for four-part Bill Walton 30 for 30, directed by Steve James
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The NBCA would like to congratulate longtime
@NBA
Coach Rick Adelman on being awarded the 2023 Chuck Daly Lifetime Achievement Award!
Click here for the full press release:
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June 6 1977 - It was declared "
@trailblazers
Day" as the city celebrates Portland's
@NBA
Championship
via
@KGWNews
#RipCity
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Happy Birthday to Jim Paxson.
Paxson became the first
@trailblazers
player to record 10K pts with the team when he recorded 4 points in his last game on 2/21/88 vs
@spurs
giving him 10,003. Paxson was traded to the
@celtics
two days later
#Blazers
#ripcity
#thisdateBlazerHistory
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March 2 1994 - In one of the most memorable moments in
@trailblazers
History,
#Blazers
broadcaster Mike Rice was ejected during Blazers /
@Pacers
game by
@NBAOfficial
#SteveJavie
.
The trouble started when
@UncleCliffy30
drove to the basket and Javie, the lead official, blew his
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I don’t remember the year but
#BillRussell
was coming into Portland with
#TNT
to broadcast a
@trailblazers
game, maybe 1986 or 87. I helped out with game-day ops occasionally so I brought this magazine in to get it signed. I was told that Mr. Russell didn’t sign autographs but I
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May 28 1992 - The
@trailblazers
defeat
@utahjazz
105-97 in
@NBA
WCF for a 4-2 series win.
@terryporter30
#ClydeDrexler
&
@JeromeKersey25
all scored 18 pts each while
#BuckWilliams
added 15 pts
It is 2nd time in 3 seasons for
#Blazers
in pursuit of
@nbafinalstrophy
#RipCity
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A member of the
#BlazersHistory
research team met up with
@carmeloanthony
earlier today to purchase some of his new line of product at
@House_Of_Kush
#RipCity
#staymelo
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Former
@trailblazers
coach Rick Adelman will be inducted to
@Hoophall
this coming Saturday 9/11.
He will be the 3rd coach with Portland ties to join the
#HOF
behind Jack Ramsay and Lenny Wilkens.
#21HoopClass
#Blazers
#RipCity
#thisdateBlazersHistory
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July 2 1998 - The
@trailblazers
hired
@blazerwheels
to be the Voice of the
#Blazers
.
Wheeler was Voice of
@WNBA
#Monarchs
prior to coming to Portland, where he broadcasted over 1800 games over the next 21 years.
#RipCity
#thisdateBlazersHistory
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March 25 - A Heavenly Birthday wish to former
@trailblazers
forward
#FernandoMartin
.
Martín was 1st Spanish player to play in
@NBA
, appearing in 24 games w/
#Blazers
before returning to Spain to play for
#RealMadrid
#RipCity
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Jack Ramsay's traditional 1-mile run on Sept 24 1976. Players had to run in under 6 mins, or face fine of $1 per second over 6. Walton was at finish line at 5:14 but crossed finish line 5:59 to avoid fine
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Such a sad day ... the
@trailblazers
were a quarter away from coming back from a 3-1 deficit to make their 4
@NBA
Finals appearance until ... sigh
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Dec 9 2011 -
#BrandonRoy
announces he will retire from
@trailblazers
due to knee injuries
Roy played 5 yrs w/
#Blazers
& avg 18.8, 4.7 assts & 4.3 rebs in 326 games. Roy was 2007
#ROY
& a 3-time
@NBA
All-Star & made All-NBA teams in 2009 (2nd team) & 2010 (3rd team)
#RipCity
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Hey
@PeterVecsey1
... I came across this while researching something else. I found interesting enough to be sidetracked in reading it before continuing my research and thought I'd share
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July 1 - HBD to
@NBA
Insider
@PeterVecsey1
Prior to invention of Internet I would have to visit my local newsstand to purchase out of town papers to read his days-old NBA news. Now, I get to listen to him talk w/
#NBALegends
on his
#HoopduJour
podcast
Have a great day Peter!
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Sept 26 1994 - Rumors are swirling around that
@trailblazers
guard
#ClydeDrexler
is about to be traded to
@MiamiHEAT
for
#HaroldMiner
Drexler asked for a trade as he didn't want to be around for a
#Blazers
rebuild & GM
#BobWhitsitt
has said he will accommodate Drexler
#RipCity
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Jan 3 1996 -
@rod_strickland
scored 27 points and passed for 18 assists in
@trailblazers
114-110 OT victory vs
@celtics
. The total is 2 shy of tying the
#Blazers
record of 20, which was set by Strickland in 1994.
#Blazers
#RipCity
#thisdateBlazersHistory
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May 2 2007 -
#BrandonRoy
is named
@NBA
Rookie of the Year, becoming 3rd
@trailblazers
player to be named.
#GeoffPetrie
won in 1971 &
#SidneyWicks
in 1972. Roy received 127 of 128 1st-place votes
#RipCity
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@NBAHistory
@NBACobwebs
@OverAndBackNBA
@curtismharris
found this picture doing some research and thought I should share with you all
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April 23, 2019 -
@Dame_Lillard
hit a 37-footer at the buzzer to finish with a then PO career-best 50 points as
@trailblazers
eliminated
@okcthunder
in 5 games with a 118-115 victory in the
#WCSF
.
With game tied and the clock moving to 0:00, Lillard dribbled just inside of half
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April 26 -- Happy Birthday to former
@trailblazers
Jim Marsh.
Originally drafted by the
@SeattleSonics
in 1968, Marsh played 39 games for the Blazers during the 1971/72 season, avg 3 pts & 2 rebs in 9 mins of action before being waived prior the next season.
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March 25 - Happy 60th Birthday to the late
@trailblazers
player
#FernandoMartin
, the 1st Spaniard to play in the
@NBA
#Blazers
#RipCity
#thisdateBlazersHistory
@0308oscar
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May 11 1992 - The
@trailblazers
defeated the host
@Suns
153-151 in double-OT in Game 4 of the
@WCSF
series. It is the highest-scoring
@NBA
Playoff game ever.
The 3-hour, 32-minute win gives the Blazers a 3-1 advantage as the teams head back to Portland for Game 5. "You couldn't
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@retro_70s
I was at game where Ernie D passed for 25 assists against my Blazers. He was so good
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The man could definitely Glide
Samedi, un peu de Clyde Drexler Aka The Glide dans votre TL vous fera forcément plaisir 🔥
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May 26, 1977 - Game 2 of the 1977
@NBA
Finals was known not for the
@sixers
107-89 defeat of the
@trailblazers
but the fight that erupted between Maurice Lucas and Darryl Dawkins.
#Blazers
#RipCity
#thisdateBlazerHistory
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Nov 15 2019 - There are reports that the
@trailblazers
&
@carmeloanthony
have agreed to a deal though no date has been set to when a contract will be signed.
#RipCity
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Found an interesting summation about
@NBA
attendance figures after a month of play into the 1970/71 season.
Anyone have a comparison to today?
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#HBD
to
@trailblazers
great
@terryporter30
Drafted with the 24t pick in the 1985
@NBA
Draft from
@UWStevensPoint
, Porter averaged 14.9 points, 7.0 assists, 3.5 rebounds in 758 games over his 10 seasons with the
#Blazers
. His name is littered in the Top-10 career leaders in many
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June 28 2012 - The
@trailblazers
select
@Dame_Lillard
of
@WeberStateMBB
w/the 6th pick in
@NBA
Draft.
Lillard was
@BigSkyConf
Player Of The Year in 2010 & 2012 and avg 24.5 pts his Sr season.
#RipCity
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July 2 1998 -
#BrianWheeler
is hired by
@trailblazers
to be their newest Radio Voice, replacing
#BillSchonely
Wheeler was Voice of
@WNBA
#Monarchs
prior to coming to Portland. Wheeler would broadcast over 1800
#Blazers
games over next 21 years.
#RipCity
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Guess how many 3-pointers
@JeromeKersey25
hit during the 91/92 season … hint … this one
Portland's Jerome Kersey sinks a 50-foot shot against Golden State in '92.
Trail Blazers 110, Warriors 101
April 7, 1992.
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The Chicken was a guest of the AAA Portland Beavers baseball team when I worked with them. My 3-year old son wanted to meet the chicken, so after the game, and after I filed my reports, we went to see him. The Chicken grabbed his beaks, separating them and screeched at my son,
Me and the SD Chicken at a Clipper game in SD wen they wer in SD…Oh my goodness look at them shorts
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Billy Ray Bates further cements his iconic status in
@trailblazers
lore ....
December 30, 1980: Portland’s Billy Ray Bates beats Philadelphia at the buzzer.
Trail Blazers 109, 76ers 108.
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Feb 6 1970 -
#Portland
is granted an
@NBA
Franchise!
#HarryGlickman
announces that Portland is 1 of 4 teams to join the league for 1970-71 season. The other 3 are Buffalo, Cleveland & Houston. Total cost is 3.7M to join
#RipCity
@trailblazers
#Blazers
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Apr 23 2011 -
#BrandonRoy
scored 18 pts in 4th qtr to lift
@trailblazers
to an 84-82 victory over
@dallasmavs
.
The
#Blazers
trailed 67-49 entering final period. It was the biggest 4th-quarter comeback in franchise playoff history.
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Yes please!
My take on if the blazers decided to do another Classic Edition Jersey
-
Any honest feedback appreciated 🙏
-
#Ripcity
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Dec 15 2011 - The
@trailblazers
waive 3-time
@NBA
All-Star guard
#BrandonRoy
.
Roy played 5 seasons w/
#Blazers
, winning 2007 ROY award, becoming 3rd
#Portland
player to do so. He avg 19 pts/4.7 assts/4.3 rebs in 321 games.
#RipCity
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Idk about in the NBA but definitely a Top-5 What if in Blazers history. Off top of my head, I’d rank it in 5th place
1- keeping Moses
2- Sabonis comes in 80’s
3- Walton stays healthy
4- Jordan over Bowie
5- Durant over Oden
#RipCity
This is truly the biggest “What if” in NBA history
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Look what is coming back to
@cstpdx
!! Gonna have to make a trex over to see it again.
Hey
@SheriffOfPDX
,
@trailcasters
,
@RipCityKeith
,
@blazercollector
,
@BallWasLifeVol2
,
@paintnpdx
,
@CO0483T
, and so many others … we may need to have a meetup.
#RipCity
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May 2 2007 -
#BrandonRoy
is named
@NBA
ROY, becoming 3rd
@trailblazers
player to be named after
#GeoffPetrie
(1971) &
#SidneyWicks
(1972).
Roy received 638 points w/
@Raptors
Andrea Bargnani finishing 2nd w/264 points.
#Blazers
#RipCity
#thisdateBlazersHistory
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June 18 1985 - The
@trailblazers
select
@terryporter30
w/the 24th pick in 1985
@NBA
draft. Porter would play 10 seasons w/
#Blazers
, earning 2 All-Star game selections & passed for 5319 assists, more than any other Blazer player.
#RipCity
#thisdateBlazersHistory
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Just a few days before Y2K hysteria!
#RipCity
December 28, 1999: Arvydas Sabonis with the no-look, over-the-head assist to Damon Stoudamire.
The Trail Blazers defeated Seattle, 94-89. Rasheed Wallace led Portland with 24 PTS/8 REB. Gary Payton had 24 PTS/13 AST for the SuperSonics.
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Nov 1 1974 - For 1st time in
@NBAHistory
, a sitting President attended an
@NBA
game when President Gerald Ford watched
@trailblazers
defeat the
#BuffaloBraves
113-106.
#RipCity
#thisdateBlazersHistory
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Happy Birthday to former
@trailblazers
All-Star Jim Paxson.
Drafted in 1st rd in 1979 from
@DaytonMBB
Paxson was 3-time team MVP & earned All-American honors as a Sr avg over 23 pts/game.
#blazers
#RipCity
#thisdateBlazersHistory
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June 24 1993 - The
@trailblazers
trade
#KevinDuckworth
to
#WashingtonBullets
for
#HarveyGrant
Duck played 6 1/2 seasons w/
#Blazers
avg 13.6 pts & 6.3 rebs and made
@NBA
All-Star game in 1989 & 1991. Duck passed away in 2008
#RipCity
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HBD to former
@trailblazers
player & current assistant coach w/
@celtics
...
#DamonStoudamire
@Iambiggie503
was born in
#Portland
& attended
#WilsonHS
before going to
@ArizonaMBB
. He was
@NBA
ROY in 1996 w/
@Raptors
and came to
#Blazers
in 1998
#RipCity
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Mar 31 1996 -
#BuckWilliams
entered game vs
@dallasmavs
w/15,999 points in his 14-year career. When the
@trailblazers
PF hit his 1st FG, he became only 8th player in
@NBAHistory
to record 16K points and 12K rebounds.
#RipCity
#Blazers
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Oct 30, 2007 -
@channingfrye
made his
@trailblazers
debut today in a 97-106 loss to the
@spurs
.
Frye was 0-3 from the field and grabbed 2 rebs in 9 mins. Frye played 2 seasons with Blazers and is co- host on
@RoadTrippinPod
#Blazers
#RipCity
#thisdateBlazersHistory
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What a year indeed
In the 1990/91 season, the Blazers:
— Started 11-0 (Tied for 8th best start ever)
— Finished 63-19 (Franchise Record)
— 3rd in PPG
— 2nd in offensive rating
— 3rd in defensive rating
— Best record in NBA
— Made WCF
— 3x Blazers & Coach made All Star Game
What a year 🤩
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June 5 1977 - A few pages of the
@Oregonian
newspaper coverage of the
@trailblazers
@NBA
Title
#RipCity
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You are correct!
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This is the 58th - and last - time
#ClydeDrexler
scored 35 points or more as a
@trailblazers
.
#RipCity
January 6, 1995: Clyde Drexler’s game-winning layup-and-1 with 0.6 seconds to go was the difference in Portland’s 95-92 win in Boston.
Drexler finished with 35 PTS (14-23 FG) for the Blazers. Dominique Wilkins and Eric Montross each scored 23 for the Celtics.
📺 NBA Action
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June 21 2018 - The
@trailblazers
selected
@AnferneeSimons
with the 24th pick in
@NBADraft
. Simons avg 17.3 pts, 2.6 rebs, & 3.9 assts this past season, his 4th w/
#Blazers
#RipCity
#thisdateBlazersHistory
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Sept 21 1978 - The movie "Fast Break" about the
@trailblazers
championship season is released to
#FoxTheater
.
The last time I can find that it was played in
#Portland
was in 2009 at
@cstpdx
and I can't wait to see it again
#RipCity
#thisdateBlazersHistory
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The 30 point total was only 2nd time
#ClydeDrexler
scored 30 & the 7 steals was a career-high at the time.
btw - On replay, you’ll see a glimpse of original
@trailblazers
1977 Title Banner. I’m still unable to find what happened to that one or why it was replaced
#RipCity
April 2, 1985: Portland's Clyde Drexler dunks on Ralph Sampson of Houston.
Drexler had 30 PTS/8 AST/7 REB/7 STL in the Trail Blazers' 127-113 win. Akeem Olajuwon had 23 PTS/15 REB/6 BLK and Sampson had 22 PTS/11 REB for the Rockets.
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Jan 7 2014 -
@Dame_Lillard
tops 40 point mark for 1st time as he scores 41 points in 123-119 loss to
@SacramentoKings
. Lillard, who also set team record w/26 points in 4th qtr, has topped 40 points 44 times in his career.
#Blazers
#RipCity
#thisdateBlazersHistory
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HBD to Snapper!
Steve was a great source of information for the fabulous book Loose Balls by
@terrypluto
. Steve played 8 years in that league before playing with
@trailblazers
in the 75/76 season.
He is missed.
#RIPCity
Good Morning everybody ! Have a nice day all ! Steve ‘Snapper’ Jones would have turned 80 🎂
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