2017–18 Portland Trail Blazers season
The 2017–18 Portland Trail Blazers season was the franchise's 48th season in the National Basketball Association (NBA). This season is most notable for having a 13-game winning streak in their franchise history (tied), starting with a win over the Utah Jazz on February 23, but was ended with a 111–115 loss to the Houston Rockets on March 20. Despite that, the team still managed to clinch their 5th straight playoff berth on April 1, with a win over the Memphis Grizzlies.
| 2017–18 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 | 49–33 (.598) |
| Place | Division: 1st (Northwest) Conference: 3rd (Western) |
| Playoff finish | First Round (lost to Pelicans 0–4) |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
| Local media | |
| Television | NBC Sports Northwest |
| Radio | KPOJ, Portland Trail Blazers Radio |
They finished the regular season with 49–33, which secured the 3rd seed and clinched the Northwest Division. In the playoffs, the Trail Blazers faced the 6th seeded New Orleans Pelicans in the First Round, and were swept in 4 games.
Draft picks
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | School / club team |
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| 1 | 10 | Zach Collins | C |  United States |
Gonzaga |
| 1 | 26 | Caleb Swanigan | PF | United States |
Purdue |
Roster
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Standings
Division
| Northwest Division | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div | GP |
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| y – Portland Trail Blazers | 49 | 33 | .598 | – | 28–13 | 21–20 | 9–7 | 82 |
| x – Oklahoma City Thunder | 48 | 34 | .585 | 1.0 | 27–14 | 21–20 | 5–11 | 82 |
| x – Utah Jazz | 48 | 34 | .585 | 1.0 | 28–13 | 20–21 | 7–9 | 82 |
| x – Minnesota Timberwolves | 47 | 35 | .573 | 2.0 | 30–11 | 17–24 | 10–6 | 82 |
| Denver Nuggets | 46 | 36 | .561 | 3.0 | 31–10 | 15–26 | 9–7 | 82 |
Conference
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| # | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | GP |
| 1 | z – Houston Rockets * | 65 | 17 | .793 | – | 82 |
| 2 | y – Golden State Warriors * | 58 | 24 | .707 | 7.0 | 82 |
| 3 | y – Portland Trail Blazers * | 49 | 33 | .598 | 16.0 | 82 |
| 4 | x – Oklahoma City Thunder | 48 | 34 | .585 | 17.0 | 82 |
| 5 | x – Utah Jazz | 48 | 34 | .585 | 17.0 | 82 |
| 6 | x – New Orleans Pelicans | 48 | 34 | .585 | 17.0 | 82 |
| 7 | x – San Antonio Spurs | 47 | 35 | .573 | 18.0 | 82 |
| 8 | x – Minnesota Timberwolves | 47 | 35 | .573 | 18.0 | 82 |
| 9 | Denver Nuggets | 46 | 36 | .561 | 19.0 | 82 |
| 10 | Los Angeles Clippers | 42 | 40 | .512 | 23.0 | 82 |
| 11 | Los Angeles Lakers | 35 | 47 | .427 | 30.0 | 82 |
| 12 | Sacramento Kings | 27 | 55 | .329 | 38.0 | 82 |
| 13 | Dallas Mavericks | 24 | 58 | .293 | 41.0 | 82 |
| 14 | Memphis Grizzlies | 22 | 60 | .268 | 43.0 | 82 |
| 15 | Phoenix Suns | 21 | 61 | .256 | 44.0 | 82 |
Game log
Preseason
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Pre-season: 5–1 (home: 2–1; road: 3–0)
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Regular season
Playoffs
| 2018 playoff game log Total: 0–4 (home: 0–2; road: 0–2) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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First Round: 0–4 (home: 0–2; road: 0–2)
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Transactions
Trades
| June 22, 2017 | To Portland Trail Blazers[1] Draft right to Zach Collins (Pick 10) |
To Sacramento Kings Draft rights to Justin Jackson (Pick 15) Draft rights to Harry Giles (Pick 20) |
| June 28, 2017 | To Portland Trail Blazers Cash considerations |
To Houston Rockets Tim Quarterman |
Re-signed
| Player | Signed |
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Additions
| Player | Signed | Former team |
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| C. J. Wilcox[2] | Two-way contract | Orlando Magic |
| Wade Baldwin IV[3] | Two-way contract | Memphis Grizzlies |
Subtractions
| Player | Reason left | New team |
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References
- "Trail Blazers Acquire Draft Rights to Zach Collins". nba.com/blazers. June 22, 2017. Retrieved June 24, 2017.
- "Trail Blazers sign guard C. J. Wilcox to Two-way contract, waive Iroegbu, Plumlee & Wallace". NBA.com/blazers. August 9, 2017. Retrieved August 9, 2017.
- "Trail Blazers sign Wade Baldwin to Two-way contract". NBA.com/blazers. October 19, 2017. Retrieved October 19, 2017.
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