Portland Trailblazers Tickets

One of the most successful streaks in NBA history came to an end in 2003-04 when the Portland Trail Blazers saw their string of 21 consecutive playoff appearances halted by a loss in their 81st game.
Since joining the NBA in a 1970 expansion, the Portland Trailblazers have treated Portland Trailblazers Tickets loyal fans to a heaping dose of winning basketball. Portland Trailblazers very first trip to the playoffs, in 1977, produced a championship behind a pair of Hall of Famers: Coach Jack Ramsay and center Bill Walton. Since then, the Portland Trailblazers Tickets consistency has been nothing short of remarkable. Portland Trailblazers Tickets have missed the playoffs only twice since that title season, and Portland Trailblazers tickets recently-ended run of 21 consecutive postseason appearances fell just one short of the NBA record set by Syracuse/Philadelphia from 1950-71. Along the way, "Blazermania" has applauded the likes of Walton, Geoff Petrie, Maurice Lucas, Clyde Drexler, Terry Porter, Buck Williams, Scottie Pippen and Rasheed Wallace-among others. Return trips to the Finals in 1990 and '92 resulted in losses to Detroit and Chicago, respectively, and whet the appetite of Portland Trailblazers fans for more. Come the 2005 playoffs, there's only one thing to do: start another streak.

1970-71 The Portland Trailblazers Tickets become the rare expansion team that wins its first game, beating fellow expansion entry Cleveland 115-112. Geoff Petrie wins Rookie of the Year.
1971-72 Sidney Wicks gives the Blazers back-to-back Rookie of the Year honorees.
1976-77 With star center Bill Walton in his third season, the Portland Trailblazers Tickets jump from a sub-.500 team to NBA champions. Jack Ramsay coaches the team that has added toughness in the shape of Maurice Lucas. They outlast the 76ers in six games.
1977-78 Walton wins the MVP Award but no repeat is in store.
1984 The Portland Trailblazers Tickets drafted wisely one year earlier, selecting Clyde
Drexler. This year, however, they bypass Michael Jordan with the
No. 2 picks and selects Sam Bowie.
1989-90 "Rip City" becomes Portland Trailblazers Tickets moniker as the Portland Trailblazers, with Buck Williams joining Drexler and Terry Porter, reach the NBA Finals before falling to Detroit.
1991-92 A second Finals trip in three years nets another hard-fought loss, this time to Jordan and the Bulls in six games.
1993-94 All-Star Clifford Robinson overtakes Drexler as the team's top scorer.
1995-96 The Portland Trailblazers Tickets move from Memorial Coliseum to the Rose Garden.
1998-99 After six straight first-round exits, a balanced Portland Trailblazers Tickets team advances to the Western Conference finals. Isaiah Rider leads five players averaging at least 11 PPG.
1999-00 Portland Trailblazers makes a return trip to the conference finals, taking the champion Lakers to the limit in a thrilling seven-game series.
2003-04 The Blazers' string of 21 consecutive playoff appearances comes to an end one shy of the all-time NBA record.