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| Name | Portland Trail Blazers | | Conference | Western Conference | | Division | Northwest Division | | Founded | 1970 | | History | Portland Trail Blazers
1970 � present | | Arena | Rose Garden | | City | Portland, Oregon | | Colors | Black, Red, Silver, White
| | Owner | Paul Allen | | General manager | Chad Buchanan (interim) | | Head coach | Nate McMillan | | D-League affiliate | Idaho Stampede | | Championships | 1 (1977) | | Conference titles | 3 (1977, 1990, 1992) | | Division titles | 4 (1978, 1991, 1992, 1999) |
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The Portland Trail Blazers, commonly known as the Blazers, are an American professional basketball team based in Portland, Oregon. They play in the Northwest Division of the Western Conference in the National Basketball Association (NBA). The Trail Blazers originally played their home games in the Memorial Coliseum, before moving to the Rose Garden Arena in 1995. Based in Portland throughout its existence, the franchise entered the league in 1970, and was the only major league franchise in Oregon until the Portland Timbers began play in Major League Soccer in 2011. The franchise has also enjoyed a strong following; from 1977 through 1995, the team sold out 814 consecutive home games, the longest such streak in American major professional sports. After the Vancouver Grizzlies and the Seattle SuperSonics left and relocated to Memphis and Oklahoma City respectively, the Trail Blazers are currently the only NBA team based in the binational Pacific Northwest.
The team has advanced to the NBA Finals three times, winning the NBA Championship once, in 1977. The other NBA Finals appearances were in 1990 and 1992. The team has qualified for the playoffs in 29 seasons of their 41-season existence, including a streak of 21 straight appearances from 1983 through 2003. Six Hall of Fame players have played for the Trail Blazers (Lenny Wilkens, Bill Walton, Clyde Drexler, Dražen Petrović, Arvydas Sabonis, and Scottie Pippen). Bill Walton is the franchise's most decorated player; he was the NBA Finals Most Valuable Player in 1977, and the regular season MVP the following year. Three Blazer rookies (Geoff Petrie, Sidney Wicks, and Brandon Roy) have won the NBA Rookie of the Year award. Two Hall of Fame coaches, Lenny Wilkens and Jack Ramsay, have patrolled the sidelines for the Blazers, and two others, Mike Schuler and Mike Dunleavy, have won the NBA Coach of the Year award with the team.
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