2014–15 Portland Trail Blazers season
The 2014–15 Portland Trail Blazers season was the 45th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA).[1] The Trail Blazers finished the regular-season record at 51–31, and captured the franchise's first Northwest division title. Unfortunately, the Trail Blazers were eliminated by the Memphis Grizzlies in the first round in five games. Midway through the season Wesley Matthews suffered a season-ending Achilles tear. Following the season, LaMarcus Aldridge signed as a free agent with the San Antonio Spurs.
| 2014–15 Portland Trail Blazers season | |
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Division champions | |
| Head coach | Terry Stotts |
| General manager | Neil Olshey |
| Owners | Paul Allen |
| Arena | Moda Center |
| Results | |
| Record | 51–31 (.622) |
| Place | Division: 1st (Northwest) Conference: 4th (Western) |
| Playoff finish | First Round (lost to Grizzlies 1–4) |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
| Local media | |
| Television | Comcast SportsNet Northwest, KGW |
| Radio | KPOJ, Portland Trail Blazers Radio Network |
Preseason
Draft picks
The Trail Blazers did not have any picks in the 2014 NBA draft.
Regular season
Standings
| Northwest Division | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div | GP |
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| y-Portland Trail Blazers | 51 | 31 | .622 | – | 32–9 | 19–22 | 11–5 | 82 |
| Oklahoma City Thunder | 45 | 37 | .549 | 6.0 | 29–12 | 16–25 | 10–6 | 82 |
| Utah Jazz | 38 | 44 | .463 | 13.0 | 21–20 | 17–24 | 9–7 | 82 |
| Denver Nuggets | 30 | 52 | .366 | 21.0 | 19–22 | 11–30 | 6–10 | 82 |
| Minnesota Timberwolves | 16 | 66 | .195 | 35.0 | 9–32 | 7–34 | 4–12 | 82 |
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| # | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | GP |
| 1 | z-Golden State Warriors * | 67 | 15 | .817 | – | 82 |
| 2 | y-Houston Rockets * | 56 | 26 | .683 | 11.0 | 82 |
| 3 | x-Los Angeles Clippers | 56 | 26 | .683 | 11.0 | 82 |
| 4 | y-Portland Trail Blazers * | 51 | 31 | .622 | 16.0 | 82 |
| 5 | x-Memphis Grizzlies | 55 | 27 | .671 | 12.0 | 82 |
| 6 | x-San Antonio Spurs | 55 | 27 | .671 | 12.0 | 82 |
| 7 | x-Dallas Mavericks | 50 | 32 | .610 | 17.0 | 82 |
| 8 | x-New Orleans Pelicans | 45 | 37 | .549 | 22.0 | 82 |
| 9 | Oklahoma City Thunder | 45 | 37 | .549 | 22.0 | 82 |
| 10 | Phoenix Suns | 39 | 43 | .476 | 28.0 | 82 |
| 11 | Utah Jazz | 38 | 44 | .463 | 29.0 | 82 |
| 12 | Denver Nuggets | 30 | 52 | .366 | 37.0 | 82 |
| 13 | Sacramento Kings | 29 | 53 | .354 | 38.0 | 82 |
| 14 | Los Angeles Lakers | 21 | 61 | .256 | 46.0 | 82 |
| 15 | Minnesota Timberwolves | 16 | 66 | .195 | 51.0 | 82 |
Game log
Preseason
Regular season
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October: 1–1 (home: 1–0; road: 0–1)
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November
: 12–3 (home: 8–2; road: 4–1)
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December
: 13–3 (home: 6–0; road: 7–3)
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January
: 6–9 (home: 5–3; road: 1–6)
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February
: 6–3 (home: 5–1; road: 1–2)
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March
: 10–6 (home: 5–1; road: 5–5)
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April
: 3–6 (home: 2–2; road: 1–4)
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Playoffs
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First Round: 1–4 (home: 1–1; road: 0–3)
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Player statistics
Statistics (Summer League, preseason, and regular season)
| GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
| FG% | Field-goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field-goal percentage | FT% | Free-throw percentage |
| RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
| BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game |
Summer League
| Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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| CJ McCollum | 5 | 5 | 33.0 | .479 | .345 | .700 | 3.2 | 2.0 | 1.8 | 0.0 | 20.2 |
| Will Barton | 5 | 4 | 31.8 | .377 | .227 | .882 | 6.4 | 3.0 | 1.2 | 0.0 | 14.4 |
| Meyers Leonard | 3 | 3 | 27.7 | .429 | .500 | .500 | 3.7 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 6.7 |
| Allen Crabbe | 5 | 1 | 22.6 | .455 | .000 | 1.000 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 5.6 |
| Joel Freeland | 5 | 4 | 26.8 | .385 | .000 | .615 | 6.2 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 5.6 |
| Thomas Robinson | 3 | 3 | 28.3 | .500 | .000 | .520 | 8.7 | 2.0 | 2.3 | 0.7 | 13.7 |
Preseason
| Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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| LaMarcus Aldridge | 5 | 5 | 26.0 | .455 | .000 | .895 | 6.6 | 3.4 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 15.4 |
| Damian Lillard | 5 | 5 | 24.2 | .449 | .400 | .882 | 2.4 | 2.8 | 1.2 | 0.0 | 13.4 |
| Wesley Matthews | 6 | 6 | 24.8 | .500 | .586 | .80 | 3.0 | 2.3 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 13.2 |
| Chris Kaman | 7 | 2 | 18.6 | .608 | .000 | .900 | 6.7 | 1.4 | 0.4 | 1.6 | 10.1 |
| CJ McCollum | 7 | 1 | 22.1 | .407 | .333 | .950 | 2.4 | 1.7 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 10.0 |
| Will Barton | 7 | 0 | 17.9 | .463 | .364 | .765 | 2.9 | 1.9 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 7.9 |
| Robin Lopez | 6 | 6 | 21.8 | .516 | .000 | .800 | 6.8 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 7.3 |
| Nicolas Batum | 6 | 6 | 25.7 | .410 | .250 | .857 | 5.3 | 3.7 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 7.2 |
| Meyers Leonard | 6 | 0 | 14.3 | .469 | .400 | 1.000 | 3.8 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 7.0 |
| Allen Crabbe | 7 | 1 | 12.1 | .632 | .500 | .750 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 4.9 |
| Joel Freeland | 7 | 0 | 12.3 | .385 | .000 | .714 | 3.7 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 4.3 |
| Dorell Wright | 7 | 1 | 12.9 | .368 | .125 | .857 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 1.4 | 0.3 | 3.9 |
| Steve Blake | 5 | 1 | 21.2 | .304 | .231 | 1.000 | 2.0 | 5.0 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 3.8 |
| Thomas Robinson | 7 | 1 | 10.7 | .350 | .000 | .375 | 3.3 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 2.4 |
| Víctor Claver | 5 | 0 | 4.6 | .500 | .000 | 1.000 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 |
Regular season
| Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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| Arron Afflalo | 5 | 0 | 27.7 | .452 | .438 | .786 | 2.6 | 1.6 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 9.2 |
| LaMarcus Aldridge | 71 | 71 | 36.2 | .452 | .373 | .866 | 10.5 | 1.8 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 23.4 |
| Will Barton | 30 | 0 | 10.0 | .380 | .222 | .667 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 3.0 |
| Nicolas Batum | 71 | 71 | 34.0 | .389 | .289 | .853 | 5.5 | 4.8 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 9.3 |
| Steve Blake | 81 | 0 | 20.1 | .377 | .348 | .727 | 1.8 | 3.6 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 4.5 |
| Víctor Claver | 10 | 0 | 7.6 | .450 | .545 | .000 | 2.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 2.4 |
| Allen Crabbe | 51 | 9 | 12.5 | .426 | .386 | .889 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 2.9 |
| Joel Freeland | 48 | 8 | 13.2 | .474 | .000 | .842 | 4.4 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 3.4 |
| Alonzo Gee | 54 | 2 | 3.6 | .500 | 1.000 | .500 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 2.0 |
| Chris Kaman | 74 | 13 | 20.0 | .492 | .000 | .701 | 6.6 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 0.9 | 8.7 |
| Meyers Leonard | 55 | 7 | 14.8 | .523 | .452 | .905 | 4.1 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 5.7 |
| Damian Lillard | 82 | 82 | 36.3 | .432 | .338 | .859 | 4.8 | 6.2 | 1.4 | 0.3 | 21.3 |
| Robin Lopez | 59 | 59 | 28.4 | .519 | .000 | .778 | 7.1 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 1.5 | 9.7 |
| Wesley Matthews | 60 | 60 | 34.0 | .449 | .391 | .748 | 3.7 | 2.3 | 1.3 | 0.2 | 16.1 |
| CJ McCollum | 62 | 3 | 12.4 | .391 | .403 | .700 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 4.9 |
| Thomas Robinson | 32 | 4 | 12.2 | .516 | .000 | .438 | 4.1 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 3.6 |
| Dorell Wright | 48 | 2 | 10.8 | .364 | .397 | .800 | 2.1 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 3.8 |
Injuries
| Player | Duration | Injury type | Games missed | |
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| Nicolas Batum | November 9 | November 21 | Right Leg Contusion | 4 |
| LaMarcus Aldridge | 3rd Week of November | 4th Week of November | Upper Respiratory Infection | 1 (Nov. 15) |
| CJ McCollum | November 17 | December 17 | Fractured Right Index Finger | 14 |
| Robin Lopez | December 15 | February 3 | Fractured 3rd and 4th metacarpals on right hand | 23 |
| Nicolas Batum | December 17 | December 26 | Knee and Wrist Contusion | 3 |
| LaMarcus Aldridge | December 22 | December 30 | Upper Respiratory Infection | 3 |
| Joel Freeland | January 3 | TBD | Strained Right Shoulder | TBD |
| Allen Crabbe | January 8 | January 16 | Left Knee Strain | 3 |
| LaMarcus Aldridge | January 19 | January 24 | Radial Collateral Ligament Tear in Left Thumb | 2 |
| Nicolas Batum | January 22 | January 28 | Sprained Right Wrist | 1 |
| Wesley Matthews | March 5 | Season | Torn Left Achilles | 22 |
Roster
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Transactions
Trades
Re-signed
| Player | Signed | Contract |
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| CJ McCollum | 3rd year team option for the 2015–16 season picked up | $2.5 million |
| Meyers Leonard | 4th year team option for the 2015–16 season picked up | $3 million |
Additions
| Player | Signed | Former team |
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| Steve Blake | Signed 2-year deal worth $4.2 million with 2nd year player option during offseason | Golden State Warriors |
| Chris Kaman | Signed 2-year deal worth $9.8 million with 2nd year team option during offseason | Los Angeles Lakers |
Subtractions
| Player | Reason left | New team |
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| Mo Williams | Opted out of player-option, was not re-signed | Minnesota Timberwolves |
| Earl Watson | Retired | Retired |
Awards
| Player | Award | Date awarded | Ref. |
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| Damian Lillard | Western Conference Player of the Week | Nov. 17 | [2] |
| LaMarcus Aldridge | Western Conference Player of the Week | Dec. 8 | [3] |
| LaMarcus Aldridge | Western Conference Player of the Week | Dec. 22 | [4] |
| Terry Stotts | Western Conference Coach of the Month | Jan. 5 | |
References
- "2014 NBA Draft Order". NBA. Retrieved June 8, 2014.
- "LeBron, Lillard named Players of the Week | NBA.com". www.nba.com. Archived from the original on November 19, 2014.
- "Lowry, Aldridge named Players of the Week | NBA.com". NBA.com. Archived from the original on February 11, 2015. Retrieved December 23, 2014.
- "Horford, Aldridge named Players of the Week | NBA.com". NBA.com. Archived from the original on December 22, 2014. Retrieved December 23, 2014.
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