1970/71: The Portland Trailblazers one of 3 new teams to join the NBA played their first game at home beating the Cleveland Cavaliers a fellow expansion team 115-112 on October 16th. The Blazers would god on to have a typical expansion type season finishing last in the Pacific Division with a record of 29-53. However, it was the best record of the 3 expansion teams, as they won 7 more games then the Buffalo Braves and 143 more then the Cavaliers. Leading the Blazers in scoring that first year was Geoff Petrie with 24.8 ppg while splitting Rookie of the Year honors with Boston Celtics star Dave Cowens.1976/77: Under new Coach Jack Ramsay the Trailblazers were able to vastly improve themselves by picking up Maurice Lucas and Dave Twardzik in the ABA dispersal draft. The revamped Blazers would end up getting off to a terrific start winning 22 of their first 29 games. However, the strain of the regular season would catch up with them as they played mediocre basketball in February and March. However, they would get hot again as the season ended winning their last 5 games to post a record of 49-33 good enough for 2nd place and the first playoff berth in franchise history. The Blazers would get off to a strong start in the playoffs beating the Chicago Bulls in a 3-game series. In the second round the city of the Blazers raced out to a3-1 lead before stunning the Denver Nuggets in 6 games. By now the Blazers were on fire and could not be contained, as they swept through the Los Angeles Lakers in 4 straight games on the way to the NBA Finals. By the start of the city of Portland was truly in the grips of "Blazermania" as tickets were hard to come by for the finals. However after losing the first 2 games on the road to the Philadelphia 76ers the Blazers seemed to have run out of fuel. Coming home to Memorial Coliseum for Game 3 and 4 was just what the Trailblazers needed to be rejuvenated as they blew the 76ers off the court twice winning by 22 and 33 points to even the series at 2 games apiece. The Blazers carried the momentum from their 2 blowout wins at home into Philadelphia for Game 5 as they took a 3-2 series lead with a solid 110-104 win on the road. Needing just 1 win to win the NBA Title at home the whole city of Portland had their eyes on Memorial Coliseum on June 5th. The Blazers would be scorched by Julius Erving who scored 40 points. However, Bill Walton would score 20 of his own while pulling down 23 rebounds and blocking 8 shots as the Blazers won the NBA Championship with a thrilling 109-107 victory.1989/90: Clyde Drexler continued to be the leading scorer for the Trailblazers with 23.3 ppg, as the Blazers rebound off their disappointing season to post a solid 59-23 record good enough for second place in the Pacific, as the Blazers were made stronger by acquiring Buck Williams, a 6-8 rebounding machine from the New Jersey Nets for Sam Bowie.  The acquisition of Williams helped make the Blazers stronger for the playoffs and it showed as they won their first playoff series in 7 years by sweeping the Dallas Mavericks in 3 straight. In the second round the Blazers would need 7 games to get past the San Antonio Spurs as the home team won all 7 games. In the Western Conference Finals the Trailblazers continued to defend their home court well jumping out to a 2-0 lead over the Phoenix Suns. The Suns would rebound to take the next 2 in Phoenix as the Blazers won Game 5 at home 120-114. However, there would be no need for a 7th game as the Blazers knocked off the Suns with a 112-109 win in Game 6 to reach the NBA Finals for the second time in franchise history. In the Finals the Trailblazers would get off to a solid start splitting the first 2 games on the road against the defending NBA Champion Detroit Pistons. However, the Blazers would drop all 3 games at home as the Pistons won the NBA title in 5 games.1991/92: The Trailblazers continued to lead the way in the West posting a 57-25 record for their 2nd straight division title as Clyde Drexler earned his way on to the Dream Team with an impressive 25.0 ppg. In the playoffs the Blazers would avenge their loss in the Western Conference Finals a year earlier by beating the Los Angeles Lakers in 4 games, as they are forced to play Game 4 in Las Vegas as Los Angeles is overrun by riots after a verdict in a police brutality case involving Rodney King. In the 2nd round the Blazers would fly past the Phoenix Suns in 5 games to reach the Western Conference Finals for the 3rd year in a row. In the Western Finals the Blazers would beat the Utah Jazz in 6 games to reach the NBA Finals for the 2nd time in 3 years. In the finals the Blazers were burned by Michael Jordan who had an incredible night from the 3-point line in Game 1 as the Bulls took Game 1 in Chicago 122-89. However, the Trailblazers would rebound to take Game 2 and send the series back to Portland tied at a game apiece. However, in Portland the Blazers could only manage to win 1 of 3 games as the Bulls emerged victorious in 6 games.