NBA professional basketball team season
NBA professional basketball team season
The 2018–19 Portland Trail Blazers season was the franchise's 49th season in the National Basketball Association (NBA).
Prior to the season, owner Paul Allen died at the age of 65, and thus the team's ownership was (and is currently) managed by his estate.
On March 25, 2019, the Trail Blazers clinched a playoff spot after defeating the Brooklyn Nets 148–144 in double overtime. Jusuf Nurkić suffered a season-ending injury in the same game.[ 1] [ 2]
In the playoffs, the Trail Blazers defeated the Oklahoma City Thunder in the first round, thanks to Damian Lillard 's 37-foot series-clinching three pointer over Paul George in Game 5 at home, similar to his game-winner against the Houston Rockets in Game 6 of the First Round in the 2014 playoffs . The Trail Blazers thus won their first playoff series since 2016 .
In the Semifinals, the Trail Blazers faced the Denver Nuggets . In Game 3 of the Semifinals, the Trail Blazers defeated the Nuggets 140–137 in the first quadruple overtime playoff game since 1953 . They would eventually defeat the Nuggets in seven games, advancing to their first Western Conference finals since 2000 . However, the Trail Blazers would be swept by the defending two-time NBA champion Golden State Warriors in four games. In that series, the Trail Blazers became the first team in 20 seasons to have a lead of 17 points or more in three straight playoff games and lose all three.[ 3]
2018–19 Portland Trail Blazers roster
Players
Coaches
Head coach
Assistant(s)
Legend
(DP) Unsigned draft pick(FA) Free agent(S) Suspended(GL) On assignment to G League(TW) Two-way affiliate player Injured
Roster Updated: 2019–02–15
2018 preseason game log Total: 3–2 (home: 2–1; road: 1–1)
Preseason: 3–2 (home: 2–1; road: 1–1)
2018–19 season schedule
[ 4]
2018–19 game log Total: 53–29 (home: 32–9; road: 21–20)
October: 5–2 (home: 2–1; road: 3–1)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location Attendance
Record
1
October 18
LA Lakers
128–119
Damian Lillard (28)
Jusuf Nurkic (9)
Evan Turner (6)
Moda Center 19,996
1–0
2
October 20
San Antonio
121–108
Damian Lillard (29)
Nurkic , Harkless (8)
Damian Lillard (9)
Moda Center 18,354
2–0
3
October 22
Washington
124–125 (OT)
Damian Lillard (29)
Jusuf Nurkic (18)
Damian Lillard (8)
Moda Center 19,187
2–1
4
October 25
@ Orlando
128–114
Damian Lillard (41)
Al-Farouq Aminu (15)
Lillard , Turner (6)
Amway Center 15,114
3–1
5
October 27
@ Miami
111–120
Damian Lillard (42)
Lillard , Nurkic , McCollum (7)
Damian Lillard (6)
American Airlines Arena 19,600
3–2
6
October 29
@ Indiana
103–93
Collins , McCollum (17)
Al-Farouq Aminu (10)
Nik Stauskas (5)
Bankers Life Fieldhouse 15,788
4–2
7
October 30
@ Houston
104–85
Lillard , Nurkic (22)
Jusuf Nurkic (10)
Damian Lillard (7)
Toyota Center 18,055
5–2
November
: 8–7 (home: 6–3; road: 2–4)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location Attendance
Record
8
November 1
New Orleans
132–119
Damian Lillard (33)
Al-Farouq Aminu (10)
Evan Turner (7)
Moda Center 18,921
6–2
9
November 3
LA Lakers
110–114
Lillard , McCollum (30)
Aminu , Nurkić (13)
Lillard , McCollum , Stauskas (4)
Moda Center 19,848
6–3
10
November 4
Minnesota
111–81
Jusuf Nurkic (19)
Jusuf Nurkic (12)
Damian Lillard (5)
Moda Center 19,522
7–3
11
November 6
Milwaukee
118–103
CJ McCollum (40)
Evan Turner (11)
McCollum , Nurkić (6)
Moda Center 19,512
8–3
12
November 8
LA Clippers
116–105
Damian Lillard (25)
Jusuf Nurkic (9)
Evan Turner (7)
Moda Center 19,170
9–3
13
November 11
Boston
100–94
Damian Lillard (19)
Jusuf Nurkic (17)
Damian Lillard (12)
Moda Center 19,712
10–3
14
November 14
@ LA Lakers
117–126
Damian Lillard (31)
Jusuf Nurkic (14)
Damian Lillard (11)
Staples Center 18,997
10–4
15
November 16
@ Minnesota
96–112
CJ McCollum (18)
Jusuf Nurkic (11)
Damian Lillard (5)
Target Center 18,978
10–5
16
November 18
@ Washington
119–109
Damian Lillard (40)
Jusuf Nurkic (14)
Jusuf Nurkic (8)
Capital One Arena 16,647
11–5
17
November 20
@ New York
118–114
CJ McCollum (31)
Jusuf Nurkic (11)
Damian Lillard (8)
Madison Square Garden 19,812
12–5
18
November 21
@ Milwaukee
100–143
McCollum , Lillard (22)
Al-Farouq Aminu (9)
Damian Lillard (5)
Fiserv Forum 17,591
12–6
19
November 23
@ Golden State
97–125
Damian Lillard (23)
Jusuf Nurkic (8)
Damian Lillard (8)
Oracle Arena 19,596
12–7
20
November 25
LA Clippers
100–104
Damian Lillard (30)
Meyers Leonard (16)
Damian Lillard (4)
Moda Center 19,138
12–8
21
November 28
Orlando
115–112
Damian Lillard (41)
Jusuf Nurkic (13)
Evan Turner (7)
Moda Center 18,865
13–8
22
November 30
Denver
112–113
CJ McCollum (33)
Jusuf Nurkic (11)
Damian Lillard (8)
Moda Center 19,459
13–9
December
: 8–7 (home: 6–2; road: 2–5)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location Attendance
Record
23
December 2
@ San Antonio
118–131
Damian Lillard (37)
Al-Farouq Aminu (9)
Damian Lillard (10)
AT&T Center 18,354
13–10
24
December 4
@ Dallas
102–111
Damian Lillard (33)
Al-Farouq Aminu (13)
Damian Lillard (8)
American Airlines Center 19,431
13–11
25
December 6
Phoenix
108–86
Damian Lillard (25)
Jusuf Nurkic (14)
Damian Lillard (8)
Moda Center 19,001
14–11
26
December 8
Minnesota
113–105
Damian Lillard (28)
Jusuf Nurkic (11)
Damian Lillard (6)
Moda Center 19,359
15–11
27
December 11
@ Houston
104–111
Damian Lillard (34)
Al-Farouq Aminu (15)
Evan Turner (6)
Toyota Center 18,055
15–12
28
December 12
@ Memphis
83–92
CJ McCollum (40)
Jusuf Nurkic (10)
Lillard , Turner , Leonard (3)
FedExForum 16,282
15–13
29
December 14
Toronto
128–122
Damian Lillard (24)
Jusuf Nurkic (9)
Jusuf Nurkic (7)
Moda Center 19,596
16–13
30
December 17
@ LA Clippers
131–127
Damian Lillard (39)
Al-Farouq Aminu (10)
Jusuf Nurkic (7)
Staples Center 16,030
17–13
31
December 19
Memphis
99–92
Damian Lillard (24)
Meyers Leonard (8)
Lillard , Turner (4)
Moda Center 19,412
18–13
32
December 21
Utah
90–120
Damian Lillard (19)
Jusuf Nurkic (10)
Jusuf Nurkic (4)
Moda Center 19,127
18–14
33
December 23
Dallas
121–118 (OT)
Damian Lillard (33)
Jusuf Nurkic (12)
Damian Lillard (7)
Moda Center 19,707
19–14
34
December 25
@ Utah
96–117
Damian Lillard (20)
Jusuf Nurkic (10)
Damian Lillard (4)
Vivint Smart Home Arena 18,306
19–15
35
December 27
@ Golden State
110–109 (OT)
Jusuf Nurkic (27)
Aminu , Nurkic (12)
Damian Lillard (5)
Oracle Arena 19,596
20–15
36
December 29
Golden State
105–115
Damian Lillard (40)
Jusuf Nurkic (10)
Jusuf Nurkic (7)
Moda Center 19,797
20–16
37
December 30
Philadelphia
129–95
CJ McCollum (35)
Aminu , Leonard (8)
Damian Lillard (5)
Moda Center 19,393
21–16
January
: 11–4 (home: 8–1; road: 3–3)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location Attendance
Record
38
January 1
@ Sacramento
113–108 (OT)
Damian Lillard (25)
Jusuf Nurkic (23)
Jusuf Nurkic (7)
Golden 1 Center 17,583
22–16
39
January 4
Oklahoma City
109–111
Damian Lillard (23)
Al-Farouq Aminu (15)
Damian Lillard (8)
Moda Center 19,393
22–17
40
January 5
Houston
110–101
Jusuf Nurkic (25)
Jusuf Nurkic (15)
Damian Lillard (12)
Moda Center 19,577
23–17
41
January 7
New York
111–101
Jusuf Nurkic (20)
Jake Layman (10)
Damian Lillard (9)
Moda Center 19,026
24–17
42
January 9
Chicago
124–112
CJ McCollum (24)
Zach Collins (9)
Damian Lillard (10)
Moda Center 19,393
25–17
43
January 11
Charlotte
127–96
CJ McCollum (30)
Jusuf Nurkic (11)
Jusuf Nurkic (8)
Moda Center 19,393
26–17
44
January 13
@ Denver
116–119
Damian Lillard (26)
Al-Farouq Aminu (12)
Damian Lillard (7)
Pepsi Center 19,520
26–18
45
January 14
@ Sacramento
107–115
Damian Lillard (35)
Aminu , Nurkic (11)
Lillard , Nurkic (5)
Golden 1 Center 17,583
26–19
46
January 16
Cleveland
129–112
Damian Lillard (33)
Jusuf Nurkic (10)
Jusuf Nurkic (10)
Moda Center 19,089
27–19
47
January 18
New Orleans
128–112
Damian Lillard (24)
Jusuf Nurkic (12)
Damian Lillard (8)
Moda Center 19,598
28–19
48
January 21
@ Utah
109–104
Damian Lillard (26)
Lillard , Nurkic , Turner (8)
Damian Lillard (8)
Vivint Smart Home Arena 18,306
29–19
49
January 22
@ Oklahoma City
114–123
Damian Lillard (34)
Jusuf Nurkic (15)
Damian Lillard (8)
Chesapeake Energy Arena 18,203
29–20
50
January 24
@ Phoenix
120–106
Damian Lillard (24)
Jusuf Nurkic (9)
Evan Turner (7)
Talking Stick Resort Arena 15,441
30–20
51
January 26
Atlanta
120–111
CJ McCollum (28)
CJ McCollum (10)
CJ McCollum (10)
Moda Center 19,629
31–20
52
January 30
Utah
132–105
Damian Lillard (36)
Collins , Lillard (8)
Damian Lillard (11)
Moda Center 19,393
32–20
February
: 6–3 (home: 2–1; road: 4–2)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location Attendance
Record
53
February 5
Miami
108–118
CJ McCollum (33)
Jake Layman (8)
Damian Lillard (10)
Moda Center 19,468
32–21
54
February 7
San Antonio
127–118
CJ McCollum (30)
CJ McCollum (9)
Damian Lillard (9)
Moda Center 19,393
33–21
55
February 10
@ Dallas
101–102
Damian Lillard (30)
Jusuf Nurkic (10)
Evan Turner (7)
American Airlines Center 20,340
33–22
56
February 11
@ Oklahoma City
111–120
Damian Lillard (31)
Jusuf Nurkic (12)
Damian Lillard (6)
Chesapeake Energy Arena 18,203
33–23
57
February 13
Golden State
129–107
Damian Lillard (29)
Jusuf Nurkic (11)
Damian Lillard (8)
Moda Center 19,549
34–23
58
February 21
@ Brooklyn
113–99
Jusuf Nurkic (27)
Jusuf Nurkic (12)
Damian Lillard (8)
Barclays Center 17,732
35–23
59
February 23
@ Philadelphia
130–115
Jusuf Nurkic (24)
Jake Layman (11)
Damian Lillard (8)
Wells Fargo Center 20,619
36–23
60
February 25
@ Cleveland
123–110
CJ McCollum (25)
Harkless , Nurkic (8)
Damian Lillard (8)
Quicken Loans Arena 19,432
37–23
61
February 27
@ Boston
97–92
Damian Lillard (33)
Maurice Harkless (10)
Damian Lillard (4)
TD Garden 18,624
38–23
March
: 10–5 (home: 5–1; road: 5–4)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location Attendance
Record
62
March 1
@ Toronto
117–119
CJ McCollum (35)
Damian Lillard (8)
Damian Lillard (6)
Scotiabank Arena 19,800
38–24
63
March 3
@ Charlotte
118–108
Rodney Hood (27)
Jusuf Nurkic (15)
McCollum , Nurkic (6)
Spectrum Center 18,355
39–24
64
March 5
@ Memphis
111–120
CJ McCollum (27)
Jusuf Nurkic (10)
Jusuf Nurkic (9)
FedExForum 13,801
39–25
65
March 7
Oklahoma City
121–129 (OT)
Damian Lillard (51)
Jusuf Nurkic (17)
Damian Lillard (9)
Moda Center 20,037
39–26
66
March 9
Phoenix
127–120
CJ McCollum (26)
Jusuf Nurkic (9)
Damian Lillard (9)
Moda Center 19,851
40–26
67
March 12
@ L. A. Clippers
125–104
CJ McCollum (35)
Jusuf Nurkic (12)
Damian Lillard (12)
Staples Center 16,686
41–26
68
March 15
@ New Orleans
122–110
Damian Lillard (24)
Jusuf Nurkic (12)
Damian Lillard (7)
Smoothie King Center 16,117
42–26
69
March 16
@ San Antonio
103–108
Damian Lillard (34)
Jusuf Nurkic (16)
Lillard , McCollum (5)
AT&T Center 18,354
42–27
70
March 18
Indiana
106–98
Damian Lillard (30)
Jusuf Nurkic (11)
Damian Lillard (15)
Moda Center 19,393
43–27
71
March 20
Dallas
126–118
Damian Lillard (33)
Jusuf Nurkic (10)
Damian Lillard (12)
Moda Center 19,803
44–27
72
March 23
Detroit
117–112
Damian Lillard (28)
Aminu , Kanter (7)
Damian Lillard (9)
Moda Center 19,815
45–27
73
March 25
Brooklyn
148–144 (2OT)
Jusuf Nurkic (32)
Jusuf Nurkic (16)
Damian Lillard (12)
Moda Center 20,188
46–27
74
March 27
@ Chicago
118–98
Seth Curry (20)
Al-Farouq Aminu (11)
Evan Turner (8)
United Center 20,506
47–27
75
March 29
@ Atlanta
118–98
Damian Lillard (36)
Al-Farouq Aminu (11)
Damian Lillard (7)
State Farm Arena 16,182
48–27
76
March 30
@ Detroit
90–99
Damian Lillard (23)
Enes Kanter (15)
Lillard , Leonard , S. Curry (3)
Little Caesars Arena 18,592
48–28
April
: 5–1 (home: 3–0; road: 2–1)
2018–19 season schedule
2019 playoff game log
First Round: 4–1 (home: 3–0; road: 1–1)
Conference Semifinals: 4–3 (home: 2–1; road: 2–2)
Conference Finals: 0–4 (home: 0–2; road: 0–2)
2019 playoff schedule
Player
Pos.
GP
GS
MP
Reb.
Ast.
Stl.
Blk.
Pts.
Al-Farouq Aminu
PF
81
81
2,292
610
104
68
33
760
Wade Baldwin †
PG
16
0
94
15
12
1
2
30
Zach Collins
C
77
0
1,356
324
71
25
66
512
Seth Curry
SG
74
2
1,399
120
66
36
12
581
Maurice Harkless
SF
60
53
1,415
269
74
67
53
460
Rodney Hood ≠
SG
27
4
659
45
34
21
7
258
Enes Kanter ≠
C
23
8
512
198
32
14
9
301
Skal Labissière ≠
PF
9
1
63
19
5
3
3
31
Jake Layman
SF
71
33
1,327
217
53
31
30
541
Meyers Leonard
C
61
2
878
233
75
13
9
357
Damian Lillard
PG
80
80
2,838
371
551
88
34
2,067
CJ McCollum
SG
70
70
2,375
282
207
55
28
1,468
Jusuf Nurkić
C
72
72
1,974
748
233
71
103
1,125
Anfernee Simons
SG
20
1
141
13
13
1
0
75
Nik Stauskas †
SG
44
0
673
80
62
14
4
267
Caleb Swanigan †
PF
18
0
145
52
7
4
0
35
Gary Trent
SG
15
1
111
11
5
1
2
40
Evan Turner
PG
73
2
1,605
328
283
33
18
494
After all games .[ 5]
‡ Waived during the season
† Traded during the season
≠ Acquired during the season
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^ "Jusuf Nurkić Suffers Season-Ending Leg Injury" . NBA.com . March 26, 2019. Retrieved March 27, 2019 .
^ "Blazers swept despite big minutes-led advantage" . ESPN.com . March 21, 2019. Retrieved May 21, 2019 .
^ "TRAIL BLAZERS' LILLARD & MCCOLLUM, RAPTORS' DEROZAN & LOWRY HEADLINE 6TH NBA CANADA SERIES" . www.nba.com/blazers .
^ "2018-19 Portland Trail Blazers Roster and Regular season Stats" . basketball-reference.com. Retrieved July 21, 2019 .
^ "TRAIL BLAZERS ACQUIRE DRAFT RIGHTS TO GARY TRENT JR" . NBA.com . June 21, 2018. Retrieved June 22, 2018 .
^ "TRAIL BLAZERS ACQUIRE RODNEY HOOD" . NBA.com . February 3, 2019. Retrieved February 4, 2019 .
^ "TRAIL BLAZERS RE-SIGN JUSUF NURKIĆ" . NBA.com . July 6, 2018. Retrieved July 7, 2018 .
^ "TRAIL BLAZERS SIGN GUARD NIK STAUSKAS" . NBA.com . July 5, 2018. Retrieved July 5, 2018 .
^ "TRAIL BLAZERS SIGN GUARD SETH CURRY" . NBA.com . July 6, 2018. Retrieved July 6, 2018 .
^ a b c "TRAIL BLAZERS SIGN THREE PLAYERS" . NBA.com . September 4, 2018. Retrieved September 4, 2018 .
^ "BROOKLYN NETS SIGN SHABAZZ NAPIER" . NBA.com . July 17, 2018. Retrieved July 17, 2018 .
^ "TRAIL BLAZERS WAIVE GEORGIOS PAPAGIANNIS" . NBA.com . July 17, 2018. Retrieved July 20, 2018 .
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^ "Milwaukee Bucks Sign Pat Connaughton" . NBA.com . August 1, 2018. Retrieved August 1, 2018 .
^ "Pacers Sign C. J. Wilcox to Two-Way Contract" . NBA.com . August 3, 2018. Retrieved August 3, 2018 .
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