The 1979–80 Portland Trail Blazers season was the 10th season of the

Portland Trail Blazers 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 (N ...

in the

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(NBA). The Blazers lost seven more games than the previous season, ending with a record of 38–44, their first losing record since the 1975–76 season; despite that, they qualified for the playoffs for the fourth consecutive season. The Blazers were ousted from the 1980 NBA Playoffs after losing their best-of-three series to the Seattle SuperSonics, two games to one. The Blazers' season was documented in '' The Breaks of the Game'', a book published in 1981 by journalist David Halberstam. ''The Breaks of the Game'' was a ''New York Times'' best-seller and is considered one of the greatest sports books ever written.

Draft picks

Note: This is not a complete list; only the first two rounds are covered, as well as any other picks by the franchise who played at least one NBA game.

Roster

Regular season

Season standings

:z - clinched division title :y - clinched division title :x - clinched playoff spot

Record vs. opponents

Game log

Playoffs

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L 110–120
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W 105–95 (OT)
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L 86–103
, Billy Ray Bates (26) , Tom Owens (16) , Billy Ray Bates (3) ,

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Player statistics

Season

Playoffs

Awards and honors

* Calvin Natt, All-NBA Rookie Team * Kermit Washington, NBA All-Defensive Second Team

Transactions

References

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