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2024–25 Portland Trail Blazers Season
The 2024–25 Portland Trail Blazers season was the 55th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Finishing the previous season with a 21–61 record, the Trail Blazers managed to improve on their record from last year with a 112–89 win over the Indiana Pacers. On April 6, despite their win over the San Antonio Spurs, the Trail Blazers were eliminated from playoff contention for the fourth straight season following the Sacramento Kings win over the Cleveland Cavaliers. Draft picks The Trail Blazers entered the draft (which was two days instead of one like it had been since the NBA draft was shortened down to two rounds in 1989) holding two first-round picks and two second-round picks. Roster Standings Division Conference Game log Preseason , - style="background:#fcc" , 1 , October 11 , @ L.A. Clippers , , Toumani Camara (19) , Toumani Camara (9) , Dalano Banton (5) , Climate Pledge Arena18,300 , 0–1 , ...
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Chauncey Billups
Chauncey Ray Billups (born September 25, 1976) is an American professional basketball coach and former player who is the head coach of the Portland Trail Blazers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). After playing college basketball with the Colorado Buffaloes, he was selected third overall in the 1997 NBA draft by the Boston Celtics. Billups spent the majority of his 17-year basketball career playing for the Detroit Pistons of the National Basketball Association (NBA), where he won the NBA Finals MVP in 2004 after helping the Pistons beat the Los Angeles Lakers in the Finals. He was given the nickname "Mr. Big Shot" for making late-game shots with Detroit. A five-time NBA All-Star, a three-time All-NBA selection and two-time NBA All-Defensive selection, Billups also played for the Celtics, Toronto Raptors, Denver Nuggets, Minnesota Timberwolves, New York Knicks, and Los Angeles Clippers during his NBA career. He was elected into the Basketball Hall of Fame in 2024. Bi ...
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Roseburg, Oregon
Roseburg is the most populous city in and the county seat of Douglas County, Oregon. It is located in the Umpqua River Valley in southern Oregon. Founded in 1851, the population was 23,683 at the 2020 census, making it the principal city of the Roseburg, Oregon Micropolitan Statistical Area. The community developed along both sides of the South Umpqua River and is traversed by Interstate 5. Traditionally a lumber industry town, Roseburg was the original home of Roseburg Forest Products, which is now based in nearby Springfield. Natural resources Waterfalls near Roseburg include Susan Creek Falls and Fall Creek Falls. Roseburg's primary industries include timber and tourism, and the region is home to many vineyards and more than 30 wineries. The Oregon Department of Fish & Wildlife lists more than 50 areas for fishing for salmon, steelhead, bass, bluegill and trout in the Roseburg area. History Modern-day Roseburg is located on the lands of numerous Indian tribes, inc ...
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Center (basketball)
The center (C), or the centre, also known as the five, the big or the pivot, is one of the five Basketball position, positions in a regulation basketball game. The center is almost always the tallest player on the team, and often has a great deal of strength and body mass as well. In the National Basketball Association, NBA, the center is typically close to tall; centers in the Women's National Basketball Association, WNBA are typically above . Centers traditionally play close to the basket in the low post. The two tallest players in NBA history, Manute Bol and Gheorghe Mureșan, were both centers, each standing tall. Centers are valued for their ability to protect their own goal from high-percentage close attempts on defense, while scoring and rebounding with high efficiency on offense. In the 1950s and 1960s, George Mikan and Bill Russell were centerpieces of championship dynasties and defined early prototypical centers. With the addition of a three-point field goal for the 19 ...
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Donovan Clingan
Donovan John Clingan (born February 23, 2004) is an American professional basketball player for the Portland Trail Blazers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the UConn Huskies, winning two consecutive national championships in 2023 and 2024. Early life and high school career Clingan grew up in Bristol, Connecticut, and attended Bristol Central High School, where he led the boys basketball team to a 2022 Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic Conference Division II state championship. Clingan averaged 27.3 points, 17.2 rebounds and 5.8 blocks per game as a junior and was named the Connecticut Gatorade Player of the Year. Clingan repeated as the Connecticut Gatorade Player of the Year after averaging 30.3 points, 18.4 rebounds and 6.2 blocks per game during his senior season. On July 2, 2021, he committed to playing college basketball for UConn over offers from Michigan, Michigan State, Ohio State, Georgetown, Syracuse, Providence and Rutg ...
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2024–25 Cleveland Cavaliers Season
The 2024–25 Cleveland Cavaliers season was the 55th season for the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). On May 23, 2024, the Cavaliers fired their head coach J. B. Bickerstaff after five seasons with the team. On June 28, 2024, the Cavaliers hired Kenny Atkinson as their new head coach. The Cavaliers began their regular season with a 15-game win streak; it became the 4th time in NBA history a team has started the regular season with a 15–0 record, joining the 1948–49 Washington Capitols, 1993–94 Houston Rockets, and 2015–16 Golden State Warriors as the only teams to start out either similarly or better than that. This also tied the record for longest winning streak in franchise history, as well as setting the longest winning streak in a head coach's first season with a new team. The Cavaliers clinched a playoff berth on March 5, following a 112–107 victory over the Miami Heat, and clinched the Central Division title on March 11 with a 109–104 ...
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2024–25 Sacramento Kings Season
The 2024–25 Sacramento Kings season was the 80th season for the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA), and 40th season in the city of Sacramento. The season saw the depatures of coach Mike Brown and franchise guard De'Aaron Fox, who were fired and traded respectively. Doug Christie was named the interim head coach. On April 16, the Kings were eliminated from playoff contention for the second consecutive season after they lost to the Dallas Mavericks in the play-in tournament. Draft picks The Kings had one first-round pick and one second-round picks entering the draft (which was two days long instead of one day like it previously has been since the NBA draft was shortened down to two rounds in 1989). Roster Standings Division Conference Game log Preseason , - style="background:#fcc , 1 , October 9 , Golden State , , DeMar DeRozan (15) , Alex Len (9) , Alex Len (5) , Golden 1 Center17,889 , 0–1 , - styl ...
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2024–25 San Antonio Spurs Season
The 2024–25 San Antonio Spurs season was the 58th season of the franchise, its 49th in the National Basketball Association (NBA), and its 52nd in the San Antonio area. On November 2, 2024, longtime head coach Gregg Popovich reportedly experienced a "health issue", later revealed to be a minor stroke, necessitating a leave of absence. Two days later, it was announced that he would need to take an indefinite break from work, with assistant Mitch Johnson (basketball), Mitch Johnson stepping in as acting head coach. Popovich's coaching break would later be confirmed to last for the entire season, and in turn, the rest of his coaching career with the Spurs, with Johnson replacing him as head coach following his retirement after 29 seasons. Popovich's unceremonious end to his head coaching career would also mark the last season where an NBA coach that stayed with the team that he coached throughout the 20th century would remain coaching that team for a season, if only briefly. On Feb ...
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Indiana Pacers
The Indiana Pacers are an American professional basketball team based in Indianapolis. The Pacers compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Central Division (NBA), Central Division of the Eastern Conference (NBA), Eastern Conference. The team was founded in 1967 as an original member of the American Basketball Association (ABA) and became a member of the NBA in 1976 as a result of the ABA–NBA merger. They play their home games at Gainbridge Fieldhouse. The team is named after the state of Indiana's history with the Indianapolis 500's Indianapolis 500 pace cars, pace cars and with the harness racing industry. The Pacers have won three championships, in 1970 ABA Playoffs, 1970, 1972 ABA Playoffs, 1972, and 1973 ABA Playoffs, 1973, all in the ABA. They also reached the ABA Finals in 1969 ABA Playoffs, 1969 and 1975 ABA Playoffs, 1975, and have also appeared in the NBA Finals in 2000 NBA Finals, 2000 and 2025 NBA Finals, 2025. The team has also won nine ...
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National Basketball Association
The National Basketball Association (NBA) is a professional basketball league in North America composed of 30 teams (29 in the United States and 1 in Canada). The NBA is one of the major professional sports leagues in the United States and Canada and is considered the premier professional basketball league in the world. The league is headquartered in Midtown Manhattan. The NBA was created on August 3, 1949, with the merger of the Basketball Association of America (BAA) and the National Basketball League (United States), National Basketball League (NBL). The league later adopted the BAA's history and considers its founding on June 6, 1946, as its own. In 1976, the NBA and the American Basketball Association (ABA) ABA–NBA merger, merged, adding four franchises to the NBA. The NBA's regular season runs from October to April, with each team playing 82 games. The NBA playoffs, league's playoff tournament extends into June, culminating with the NBA Finals championship series. The ...
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KPOJ
KPOJ (620 AM broadcasting, AM) is a commercial radio, commercial radio station in Portland, Oregon. It airs a sports radio radio format, format and is owned by iHeartMedia, Inc. KPOJ airs two local sports shows on weekdays, ''Rip City Mornings with Justin Myers'' from 6 to 9 a.m. and ''Rip City Drive with Dwight and Chad'' in afternoon drive time. In middays, KPOJ carries radio syndication, nationally syndicated sports programs: ''The Rich Eisen Show, Doug Gottlieb, The Doug Gottlieb Show'' and ''Covino & Rich''. The Fox Sports Radio Network is heard nights and weekends. The KPOJ studios are on SW 68th Parkway in Tigard, Oregon, Tigard. By day, KPOJ is powered at 25,000 watts. But to protect other stations on 620 AM from interference, it reduces power at night to 10,000 watts and uses a directional antenna with a two-tower array. The transmitter is off SE Lawnfield Road, near Interstate 205 in Oregon, Interstate 205 in Sunnyside, Clackamas County, Oregon, Sunnyside, Oreg ...
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BlazerVision
The Portland Trail Blazers (colloquially known as the Blazers) are an American professional basketball team based in Portland, Oregon. The Trail Blazers compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Northwest Division of the Western Conference. The team played its home games in the Memorial Coliseum before moving to Moda Center in 1995 (called the Rose Garden until 2013). The franchise entered the league as an expansion team in 1970, and has 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 at the time. After the Seattle SuperSonics relocated to Oklahoma City in 2008, the Trail Blazers remain as the only NBA team based in the Pacific Northwest. The team has advanced to the NBA Finals three times, winning the NBA championship once in 1977. Their other NBA Finals appearances were in 1990 and 1992. The team has qualified for the playoffs in 37 se ...
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