2014–15_Portland_Trail_Blazers_season

2014–15 Portland Trail Blazers season
2014–15 Portland Trail Blazers season
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
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2014–15 Portland Trail Blazers season

NBA professional basketball team 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. 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.

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Northwest Division	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div	GP
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

Western Conference
#	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

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

Player	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3FG%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
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

Player	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3FG%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
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

2014–15_Portland_Trail_Blazers_season

2014–15 Portland Trail Blazers season

Preseason

Draft picks

Regular season

Standings

Game log

Preseason

Regular season

Playoffs

Player statistics

Summer League

Preseason

Regular season

Injuries

Roster

Transactions

Trades

Free agents

Re-signed

Additions

Subtractions

Awards

References

External links

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Player	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3FG%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
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

Player	Duration		Injury type	Games missed
Player	Start	End	Injury type	Games missed
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

Player	Signed	Contract
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

Player	Signed	Former team
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

Player	Reason left	New team
Mo Williams	Opted out of player-option, was not re-signed	Minnesota Timberwolves
Earl Watson	Retired	Retired

Player	Award	Date awarded	Ref.
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