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The Portland Trail Blazers were one of three new teams to join the NBA for the 1970–71 season.[ 1] The franchise played its inaugural regular season game on a Friday night in Portland, beating the fellow expansion Cleveland Cavaliers 115–112 on October 16, with 4,273 in attendance.[ 2] [ 3] [ 4]
The Trail Blazers played a regular season home game at McArthur Court in Eugene, Oregon on February 19, 1971, against the Cincinnati Royals .[ 5] Portland was defeated by Cincinnati, 102–109.[ 6]
Portland finished last in the Pacific Division with a record of 29–53 (.354).[ 4] Of the three expansion teams, their record was the best; with seven more wins than the Buffalo Braves and fourteen more than the Cavaliers. The leading scorer for the Blazers was Geoff Petrie ; he averaged 24.8 points per game and shared Rookie of the Year honors with Boston Celtics star Dave Cowens .[ 4]
Source: [ 19]
Source: [ 20] [ 21]
1970–71 Portland Trail Blazers roster
Players
Coaches
Pos.
No.
Name
Height
Weight
DOB
From
PG
12
Adelman, Rick
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
175 lb (79 kg)
1946–06–16
Loyola Marymount
SG
33
Barnett, Jim
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
170 lb (77 kg)
1944–07–07
Oregon
C
25
Ellis, Leroy
6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
210 lb (95 kg)
1940–03–10
St. John's
F
15
English, Claude
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
1946–12–26
Rhode Island
PF
48
Gilmore, Walt
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
225 lb (102 kg)
1947–02–27
Fort Valley State
PF
44
Gregor, Gary
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
225 lb (102 kg)
1945–08–13
South Carolina
SF
11
Halimon, Shaler
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
199 lb (90 kg)
1945–03–30
Utah State
PF
38
Knight, Ron
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
215 lb (98 kg)
1947–08–04
Cal State LA
PF
35
Manning, Ed
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
210 lb (95 kg)
1944–01–02
Jackson State
SF
40
McKenzie, Stan
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
195 lb (88 kg)
1944–10–06
NYU
SG
45
Petrie, Geoff
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
1948–04–17
Princeton
C
54
Schlueter, Dale
6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
225 lb (102 kg)
1945–11–12
Colorado State
F
34
Stricker, Bill
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
210 lb (95 kg)
1948–01–22
Pacific
Head coach
Legend
(DP) Unsigned draft pick(FA) Free agent(S) Suspended Injured
Source:
The Trail Blazers convened their preseason camp on September 14, 1970. Sixteen players reported to camp, which was held in the gymnasium at Pacific University in Forest Grove, Oregon .[ 22] Pat Riley was unable to attend the camp due to the death in his father. Players reported to drills at 10 am and 4 pm.[ 23] The first players to be cut from camp were third round draft pick Bill Cain and Tim Robinson, who had played for the Harlem Globetrotters from 1961 to 1965.[ 24] [ 25]
Record vs. opponents [ edit ]
1970–71 NBA Records
Team
ATL
BAL
BOS
BUF
CHI
CIN
CLE
DET
LAL
MIL
NYK
PHI
PHO
POR
SDR
SFW
SEA
Atlanta
–
3–3
2–4
3–1
1–4
2–4
4–0
0–5
3–2
1–4
3–3
4–2
1–4
2–2
2–3
2–3
3–2
Baltimore
3–3
–
3–3
3–1
2–3
3–3
4–0
2–3
2–3
1–4
2–4
3–3
3–2
2–2
4–1
2–3
3–2
Boston
4–2
3–3
–
4–0
4–1
4–2
3–1
2–3
3–2
0–5
0–6
4–2
2–3
2–2
3–2
3–2
3–2
Buffalo
1–3
1–3
0–4
–
0–4
0–4
5–7
1–5
2–2
0–4
2–2
0–4
1–3
6–6
1–3
1–3
1–3
Chicago
4–1
3–2
1–4
4–0
–
4–0
4–0
3–3
2–4
1–5
3–2
3–2
3–3
3–1
6–0
4–2
3–2
Cincinnati
4–2
3–3
2–4
4–0
0–4
–
5–1
1–4
1–4
1–4
2–4
1–5
1–4
4–0
1–3
2–3
1–4
Cleveland
0–4
0–4
1–3
7–5
0–4
1–5
–
2–2
0–4
0–4
0–4
1–3
0–4
2–10
0–4
1–3
0–4
Detroit
5–0
3–2
3–2
5–1
3–3
4–1
2–2
–
2–3
1–5
2–3
2–3
2–4
3–1
4–2
1–4
3–1
Los Angeles
2–3
3–2
2–3
2–2
4–2
4–1
4–0
3–2
–
1–4
3–2
3–2
2–4
4–0
3–3
4–2
4–2
Milwaukee
4–1
4–1
5–0
4–0
5–1
4–1
4–0
5–1
4–1
–
1–4
4–1
4–2
3–1
4–1
6–0
5–1
New York
3–3
4–2
6–0
2–2
2–3
4–2
4–0
3–2
2–3
4–1
–
2–4
4–1
3–1
4–1
3–2
2–3
Philadelphia
2–4
3–3
2–4
4–0
2–3
5–1
3–1
3–2
2–3
1–4
4–2
–
3–2
4–0
3–2
3–2
3–2
Phoenix
4–1
2–3
3–2
3–1
3–3
4–1
4–0
4–2
4–2
2–4
1–4
2–3
–
4–0
2–4
3–2
3–2
Portland
2–2
2–2
2–2
6–6
1–3
0–4
10–2
1–3
0–4
1–3
1–3
0–4
0–4
–
0–4
1–3
2–4
San Diego
3–2
1–4
2–3
3–1
0–6
3–1
4–0
2–4
3–3
1–4
1–4
2–3
4–2
4–0
–
2–4
5–1
San Francisco
3–2
3–2
2–3
3–1
2–4
3–2
3–1
4–1
2–4
0–6
2–3
2–3
2–3
3–1
4–2
–
3–3
Seattle
2–3
2–3
2–3
3–1
2–3
4–1
4–0
1–3
2–4
1–5
3–2
2–3
2–3
4–2
1–5
3–3
—
1970–71 Game log
#
Date
Opponent
Score
High points
Attendance
Record
1
October 16
Cleveland
112–115
Jim Barnett (31)
4,273[ 26]
1–0
2
October 18
Boston
133–115
Jim Barnett (26)
6,301[ 27]
1–1
3
October 20
Cleveland
98–120
Ellis , Petrie (21)
2,709[ 28]
2–1
4
October 23
@ Seattle
111–141
McKenzie , Petrie (19)
9,201[ 29]
2–2
5
October 24
@ San Francisco [a]
115–118
Geoff Petrie (38)
3,741[ 30]
2–3
6
October 25
Chicago
131–116
Geoff Petrie (26)
3,352[ 31]
2–4
7
October 27
Buffalo
108–119
Stan McKenzie (27)
3,289[ 32]
3–4
8
October 30
Seattle
115–104
Jim Barnett (20)
4,344[ 33]
3–5
9
October 31
Buffalo
102–107
Jim Barnett (38)
6,538[ 34]
4–5
10
November 3
Los Angeles
128–108
Jim Barnett (18)
7,286[ 35]
4–6
11
November 5
Baltimore
131–135
Jim Barnett (30)
3,593[ 36]
5–6
12
November 6
San Francisco
110–103
Geoff Petrie (23)
5,597[ 37]
5–7
13
November 8
New York
125–113
Jim Barnett (40)
10,259[ 38]
5–8
14
November 10
Cincinnati
138–121
Jim Barnett (23)
5,166[ 39]
5–9
15
November 11
@ Phoenix
100–114
Geoff Petrie (27)
6,029[ 40]
5–10
16
November 12
Cleveland
105–103
Jim Barnett (27)
2,173[ 41]
5–11
17
November 14
Cleveland
116–126
Jim Barnett (29)
4,592[ 42]
6–11
18
November 16
San Diego
136–118
Jim Barnett (24)
3,189[ 43]
6–12
19
November 17
Buffalo
102–101
Geoff Petrie (24)
1,973[ 44]
6–13
20
November 18
Atlanta
131–146
Jim Barnett (34)
6,670[ 45]
7–13
21
November 21
Buffalo[b]
112–108
Ellis, Halimon (28)
11,316[ 46]
8–13
22
November 22
Milwaukee
126–104
Stan McKenzie (17)
9,471[ 47]
8–14
23
November 24
@ Baltimore
104–156
Geoff Petrie (22)
2,606[ 48]
8–15
24
November 25
@ Boston
115–122
Geoff Petrie (28)
7,573[ 49]
8–16
25
November 27
@ Cleveland
111–102
Jim Barnett (20)
3,021[ 50]
9–16
26
November 28
@ Buffalo
95–111
Shaler Halimon (23)
3,321[ 51]
9–17
27
November 29
@ Milwaukee
111–124
Ellis, Petrie (27)
9,849[ 52]
9–18
28
December 1
San Diego
120–114
Jim Barnett (27)
4,178[ 53]
9–19
29
December 4
Phoenix
126–121
Geoff Petrie (33)
3,927[ 54]
9–20
30
December 6
@ Los Angeles
120–131
LeRoy Ellis (29)
8,549[ 55]
9–21
31
December 8
@ New York
121–139
Geoff Petrie (30)
16,774[ 56]
9–22
32
December 9
@ Cleveland
109–102
Barnett, Petrie (25)
2,022[ 57]
10–22
33
December 11
@ Buffalo
120–105
Geoff Petrie (25)
2,176[ 58]
11–22
34
December 12
@ Atlanta
101–107
Jim Barnett (33)
5,976[ 59]
11–23
35
December 15
Detroit
111–103
Jim Barnett (20)
4,084[ 60]
11–24
36
December 18
San Francisco[c]
122–118
Geoff Petrie (23)
7,683[ 61]
11–25
37
December 19
San Diego[a]
118–108
LeRoy Ellis (25)
5,746[ 62]
11–26
38
December 20
Philadelphia
134–132 (OT)
Jim Barnett (31)
4,001[ 63]
11–27
39
December 26
@ Phoenix
103–115
Geoff Petrie (32)
6,102[ 64]
11–28
40
December 27
Boston
123–135
Geoff Petrie (31)
7,657[ 65]
12–28
41
January 1
@ Seattle
118–121
Geoff Petrie (40)
9,012[ 66]
12–29
42
January 2
Chicago
136–113
Geoff Petrie (32)
5,101[ 67]
12–30
43
January 4
@ Cleveland
119–106
Geoff Petrie (39)
1,737[ 68]
13–30
44
January 5
Boston[d]
124–120
Geoff Petrie (28)
5,364[ 69]
14–30
45
January 6
@ Cincinnati
128–133 (OT)
Geoff Petrie (32)
2,279[ 70]
14–31
46
January 8
@ Chicago
113–105
Geoff Petrie (27)
5,116[ 71]
15–31
47
January 9
New York
96–114
Jim Barnett (32)
11,808[ 72]
16–31
48
January 14
Buffalo[e]
113–119
Geoff Petrie (23)
1,339[ 73]
16–32
49
January 19
@ Chicago
111–123
LeRoy Ellis (27)
7,511[ 74]
16–33
50
January 20
@ Buffalo
106–126
Jim Barnett (35)
1,348[ 75]
16–34
51
January 22
@ Detroit
123–112
Geoff Petrie (28)
6,932[ 76]
17–34
52
January 23
@ Milwaukee
117–142
Dale Schlueter (20)
10,746[ 77]
17–35
53
January 24
@ Buffalo
111–123
Geoff Petrie (28)
3,067[ 78]
17–36
54
January 27
@ Cleveland
104–118
Geoff Petrie (29)
1,823[ 79]
17–37
55
January 29
Phoenix
131–122
Jim Barnett (27)
5,877[ 80]
17–38
56
January 31
@ Los Angeles
120–133
Barnett, Ellis (24)
11,018[ 81]
17–39
57
February 2
Milwaukee
111–123
Jim Barnett (27)
9,040[ 82]
18–39
58
February 4
Atlanta
123–137
LeRoy Ellis (27)
8,616[ 83]
19–39
59
February 5
San Francisco
117–123
Geoff Petrie (25)
5,628[ 84]
20–39
60
February 7
Cleveland
103–112
Geoff Petrie (24)
7,743[ 85]
21–39
61
February 12
Seattle
125–137
Geoff Petrie (43)
7,313[ 86]
22–39
62
February 16
Cincinnati[f]
102–109
Geoff Petrie (31)
9,300[ 87]
22–40
63
February 17
@ Seattle
126–130
Geoff Petrie (26)
6,679[ 88]
22–41
64
February 18
Los Angeles
136–114
Geoff Petrie (36)
11,457[ 89]
22–42
65
February 20
Philadelphia
118–105
LeRoy Ellis (33)
6,970[ 90]
22–43
66
February 21
Cleveland
105–123
Geoff Petrie (38)
6,037[ 91]
23–43
67
February 23
@ Philadelphia
113–119
Geoff Petrie (43)
5,986[ 92]
23–44
68
February 24
@ Atlanta
107–118
Jim Barnett (26)
6,739[ 93]
23–45
69
February 26
@ Baltimore
97–114
Geoff Petrie (28)
9,773[ 94]
23–46
70
February 27
@ New York
102–113
Geoff Petrie (25)
19,500[ 95]
23–47
71
March 2
@ Detroit
122–128
Geoff Petrie (41)
2,827[ 96]
23–48
72
March 3
Philadelphia[g]
104–120
Jim Barnett (19)
9,080[ 97]
23–49
73
March 5
Cincinnati[e]
111–117
Geoff Petrie (25)
2,098[ 98]
23–50
74
March 7
@ San Diego
121–135
Geoff Petrie (40)
5,375[ 99]
23–51
75
March 8
Buffalo
114–98
Geoff Petrie (20)
4,785[ 100]
23–52
76
March 11
Baltimore
118–136
Geoff Petrie (30)
6,262[ 101]
24–52
77
March 12
Detroit
133–129
Geoff Petrie (33)
6,962[ 102]
24–53
78
March 14
Buffalo
112–122
Geoff Petrie (21)
6,727[ 103]
25–53
79
March 19
Seattle
128–135
Geoff Petrie (46)
11,140[ 104]
26–53
80
March 20
@ Buffalo
132–129 (OT)
Geoff Petrie (31)
8,123[ 105]
27–53
81
March 21
@ Cleveland
113–110
Geoff Petrie (23)
3,790[ 106]
28–53
82
March 23
@ Cleveland
114–112
Geoff Petrie (37)
6,422[ 107]
29–53
Footnotes
March 27, 1970: signed first round draft pick Geoff Petrie [ 112]
April 1, 1970: signed second round draft pick Walt Gilmore [ 113]
April 6, 1970: signed third round draft pick Bill Cain and tenth round draft pick Israel Oliver [ 114]
April 21, 1970: hired Rolland Todd as head coach [ 115]
April 27, 1970: hired Stu Inman chief scout and director of player personnel[ 116]
April 30, 1970: signed eighth round draft pick Doug Boyd[ 117]
May 10, 1970: see Expansion Draft , traded Larry Siegfried to the San Diego Clippers in exchange for Jim Barnett .[ 118]
June 5, 1970: signed seventh round draft pick Claude English and ninth round draft pick Billy Gaskins[ 13]
August 11, 1970: signed expansion draft pick Rick Adelman [ 119]
August 19, 1970: signed expansion draft pick Pat Riley [ 120]
August 28, 1970: placed Fred Hetzel on waivers (claimed by the Los Angeles Lakers )[ 121]
September 3, 1970: signed expansion draft picks Stan McKenzie and Joe Kennedy
September 11, 1970: re-signed Jim Barnett to a two-year contract valued at $35,000–$40,000 a year[ 122]
September 21, 1970: placed Bill Cain and Tim Robinson on waivers[ 123]
September 25, 1970: placed Walt Simon on waivers[ 124]
September 30, 1970: placed Joe Kennedy on waivers[ 125]
October 7, 1970: sold Pat Riley to the Los Angeles Lakers[ 121]
October 20, 1970: traded a 1971 NBA draft pick (second round) to the Chicago Bulls in exchange for Shaler Halimon [ 121]
October 22, 1970: traded Dorie Murrey to the Baltimore Bullets in exchange for a 1971 NBA draft pick (second round) and draft right to Bill Stricker [ 126] [ 121]
October 26, 1970: signed free agent Bill Stricker[ 121]
November 16, 1970: waived Bill Stricker
March 23, 1971: traded Jim Barnett to the San Francisco Warriors in exchange for two 1971 NBA draft picks (second and third rounds) and a 1972 NBA draft pick (second round)[ 121]
April 6, 1971: Waived Claude English [ 121]
On September 13, 1970, the Trail Blazers announced that KPTV would broadcast 12 road games (all in color ) during their inaugural season. Jimmy Jones was Portland's play-by-play announcer on television.[ 127]
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^ "Blazers Get Ovation From Blazers Fans" . Times Colonist . Victoria, British Columbia. Associated Press. p. 14. Retrieved November 9, 2022 .
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^ a b "76ers Blast Trail Blazers Stay 2 1/2 Ahead of Celtics" . The Philadelphia Inquirer . Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. March 4, 1971. p. 32. Retrieved November 9, 2022 .
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^ "Inman Takes Blazers Job" . The Capital Journal . Salem, Oregon. Associated Press. April 28, 1970. p. 13. Retrieved March 9, 2021 .
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^ "Riley Signs With Portland Blazers" . Statesman-Journal . Salem, Oregon. Associated Press. August 20, 1970. p. 42. Retrieved March 17, 2021 .
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