2009–10 Portland Trail Blazers season
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| 2009–10 Portland Trail Blazers season | |
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| Head coach | Nate McMillan |
| Arena | Rose Garden |
| Results | |
| Record | 50–32 (.610) |
| Place | Division: 3rd (Northwest) Conference: 6th (Western) |
| Playoff finish | Lost in first round to Phoenix 4-2 |
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Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com |
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| Local media | |
| Television | CSN Northwest, KGW |
| Radio | KXTG |
The 2009–10 Portland Trail Blazers season was 40th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA).
Contents
Key dates
- June 25 - The 2009 NBA Draft took place in New York City.
- July 8 - The free agency period started.
- September 28 - Training camp begins
- October 6 - First preseason game
- October 14 - Commemorative 40-year anniversary game at Memorial Coliseum
- October 27 - First regular-season game
- March 16 - Tom Penn is relieved of his assistant general manager duties by owner Paul Allen.
- April 18 - Blazers begin playoff series with the Phoenix Suns.
- April 29 - Phoenix Suns defeat the Blazers in Game 6 of the playoff series.
- June 24, 2010 - Kevin Pritchard is relieved of his general manager duties by owner Paul Allen.
Offseason
Draft picks
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| Round | Pick | Player |
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| 1 | 22 | Victor Claver |
| 2 | 3 | Dante Cunningham |
| 2 | 8 | Jon Brockman (T) |
| 2 | 25 | Patrick Mills |
Free agency
- Signed Andre Miller to a three-year deal
- Signed Juwan Howard to a one-year deal [1]
Roster
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Pre-season
As part of the team's 40th-year celebration, the Blazers played a pre-season game at Memorial Coliseum on October 14, 2009 against the Phoenix Suns. Team founder Harry Glickman, former players Jerome Kersey, Terry Porter, and Bob Gross, as well as broadcaster Bill Schonely attended the game. The Suns defeated the Blazers, 110-104 with 11,740 tickets sold.[2] All tickets for this game were $19.70 to represent the team's inaugural 1970 season.[3]
| 2009 Pre-season Game Log: 4–4 (Home: 2–2 ; Road: 2–2) | ||||||||||
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| # | Date | Opponent | Score | Attendance | Record | Recap | Time (PST) | TV | ||
| 1 | October 6 | vs. Sacramento Kings | W 98–86 | 1–0 | 7pm | n/a | ||||
| 2 | October 7 | at Sacramento Kings | W 89–86 | 2–0 | 7pm | n/a | ||||
| 3 | October 9 | at Los Angeles Clippers | L 85–97 | 2–1 | 7:30pm | n/a | ||||
| 4 | October 14 | vs. Phoenix Suns | L 104–110 | 2–2 | 7pm | n/a | ||||
| 5 | October 15 | at Utah Jazz | L 96–99 | 2–3 | 6pm | n/a | ||||
| 6 | October 18 | vs. Denver Nuggets | W 98–96 | 3–3 | 6pm | n/a | ||||
| 7 | October 20 | vs. Utah Jazz | L 97–108 | 3–4 | 7pm | n/a | ||||
| 8 | October 22 | at Phoenix Suns | W 113–93 | 4–4 | 7pm | n/a | ||||
Regular season
Standings
| Northwest Division | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div |
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| y-Denver Nuggets | 53 | 29 | .646 | – | 34–7 | 19–22 | 12–4 |
| x-Utah Jazz | 53 | 29 | .646 | – | 32–9 | 21–20 | 8–8 |
| x-Portland Trail Blazers | 50 | 32 | .610 | 3 | 26–15 | 24–17 | 8–8 |
| x-Oklahoma City Thunder | 50 | 32 | .610 | 3 | 27–14 | 23–18 | 9–7 |
| Minnesota Timberwolves | 15 | 67 | .183 | 38 | 10–31 | 5–36 | 3–13 |
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| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | |
| 1 | c-Los Angeles Lakers | 57 | 25 | .695 | – |
| 2 | y-Dallas Mavericks | 55 | 27 | .671 | 2 |
| 3 | x-Phoenix Suns | 54 | 28 | .659 | 3 |
| 4 | y-Denver Nuggets | 53 | 29 | .646 | 4 |
| 5 | x-Utah Jazz | 53 | 29 | .646 | 4 |
| 6 | x-Portland Trail Blazers | 50 | 32 | .610 | 7 |
| 7 | x-San Antonio Spurs | 50 | 32 | .610 | 7 |
| 8 | x-Oklahoma City Thunder | 50 | 32 | .610 | 7 |
| 9 | Houston Rockets | 42 | 40 | .512 | 15 |
| 10 | Memphis Grizzlies | 40 | 42 | .488 | 17 |
| 11 | New Orleans Hornets | 37 | 45 | .451 | 20 |
| 12 | Los Angeles Clippers | 29 | 53 | .354 | 28 |
| 13 | Golden State Warriors | 26 | 56 | .317 | 31 |
| 14 | Sacramento Kings | 25 | 57 | .305 | 32 |
| 15 | Minnesota Timberwolves | 15 | 67 | .183 | 42 |
Game log
Playoffs
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First Round: 2–4 (Home: 1–2; Road: 1–2)
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Team statistics
Season
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Opponents | 47 | 36 | 35 | 66 | 184 |
| Blazers | 40 | 57 | 45 | 48 | 190 |
Average Points Scored: 98.4
Average Points Allowed: 95.2
Average Point Spread: + 3.2
Quarter-by-Quarter Scoring: 24.6
1st in the NBA in attendance at 716,666 (20,476 per game)[4]
Player statistics
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| 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 | ||
Season
| Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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| LaMarcus Aldridge | 78 | 78 | 37.5 | .495 | .313 | .757 | 8.0 | 2.1 | .9 | .6 | 17.9 |
| Nicolas Batum | 37 | 25 | 24.8 | .519 | .409 | .843 | 3.8 | 1.2 | .6 | .7 | 10.1 |
| Jerryd Bayless | 74 | 11 | 17.6 | .414 | .315 | .831 | 1.6 | 2.3 | .4 | .1 | 8.5 |
| Marcus Camby | 23 | 23 | 31.2 | .497 | .000 | .581 | 11.1 | 1.5 | 1.1 | 2.0 | 7.0 |
| Dante Cunningham | 63 | 2 | 11.2 | .495 | .000 | .646 | 2.5 | .2 | .4 | .3 | 3.9 |
| Travis Diener | 5 | 0 | 5.2 | .250 | .200 | .500 | .2 | .8 | .2 | .0 | .6 |
| Rudy Fernández | 62 | 2 | 23.2 | .378 | .368 | .867 | 2.6 | 2.0 | 1.0 | .2 | 8.1 |
| Juwan Howard | 73 | 27 | 22.4 | .509 | .000 | .786 | 4.6 | .8 | .4 | .1 | 6.0 |
| Andre Miller | 82 | 66 | 30.5 | .445 | .200 | .821 | 3.2 | 5.4 | 1.1 | .1 | 14.0 |
| Patrick Mills | 10 | 0 | 3.8 | .417 | .500 | .571 | .2 | .5 | .0 | .0 | 2.6 |
| Greg Oden | 21 | 21 | 23.9 | .605 | .000 | .766 | 8.5 | .9 | .4 | 2.3 | 11.1 |
| Jeff Pendergraph | 39 | 4 | 10.4 | .662 | .000 | .900 | 2.5 | .0 | .2 | .4 | 2.7 |
| Joel Przybilla | 30 | 9 | 22.7 | .523 | .000 | .647 | 7.9 | .3 | .3 | 1.4 | 4.1 |
| Brandon Roy | 65 | 65 | 37.2 | .473 | .330 | .780 | 4.4 | 4.7 | .9 | .2 | 21.5 |
| Martell Webster | 82 | 49 | 24.5 | .405 | .373 | .813 | 3.3 | .8 | .6 | .5 | 9.4 |
Playoffs
| Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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| LaMarcus Aldridge | 6 | 6 | 38.2 | .430 | .500 | .750 | 6.0 | 2.2 | 1.2 | 1.8 | 19.0 |
| Nicolas Batum | 6 | 6 | 23.2 | .459 | .429 | .750 | 3.2 | .8 | .3 | .0 | 8.2 |
| Jerryd Bayless | 6 | 2 | 27.7 | .431 | .400 | .792 | 2.7 | 3.8 | .3 | .0 | 13.5 |
| Marcus Camby | 6 | 6 | 29.7 | .421 | .000 | .500 | 10.0 | 2.3 | .7 | 1.2 | 5.8 |
| Dante Cunningham | 5 | 0 | 8.4 | .600 | .00 | .833 | 2.6 | .0 | 1.0 | .0 | 4.6 |
| Travis Diener | 2 | 0 | 3.5 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .0 | 1.0 | .0 | .0 | .0 |
| Rudy Fernández | 6 | 3 | 19.8 | .444 | .478 | .750 | 1.7 | 1.3 | .2 | .0 | 6.8 |
| Juwan Howard | 6 | 0 | 14.5 | .526 | .000 | .000 | 2.7 | .7 | .2 | .2 | 3.3 |
| Andre Miller | 6 | 6 | 35.0 | .405 | .429 | .775 | 3.2 | 5.8 | 1.2 | .2 | 15.7 |
| Patrick Mills | 3 | 0 | 4.0 | .500 | 1.000 | 1.000 | .0 | 1.0 | .0 | .0 | 2.0 |
| Greg Oden | 0 | 0 | .0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .0 | .0 | .0 | .0 | .0 |
| Jeff Pendergraph | 3 | 0 | 5.7 | .500 | .00 | .750 | .7 | .0 | .7 | 1.0 | 2.3 |
| Joel Przybilla | 0 | 0 | .0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .0 | .0 | .0 | .0 | .0 |
| Brandon Roy | 3 | 1 | 27.7 | .303 | .167 | .778 | 2.3 | 1.7 | .0 | .0 | 9.7 |
| Martell Webster | 6 | 0 | 25.3 | .423 | .294 | .556 | 4.3 | .7 | .8 | .5 | 9.8 |
Awards, records and milestones
Awards
Week/Month
- Brandon Roy was named Western Conference Player of the Week for games played March 8–March 14.[5]
All-Star
- Brandon Roy was selected as an All-Star reserve (third All-Star appearance; did not play due to injury).
Season
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Records
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Milestones
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Injuries and surgeries
- July 9: Patrick Mills - broken foot; returned to active roster January 4[6]
- September 9: Jeff Pendergraph - surgery to repair congenital hip disorder; returned to active roster December 21[6]
- October 30: Nicolas Batum - surgery to repair right shoulder muscle tear; returned to active roster January 25[6]
- November 14: Travis Outlaw - broken left foot; traded February 16[6]
- December 5: Greg Oden - broken left patella; out for season[6]
- December 5: Coach Nate McMillan - ruptured right Achilles tendon; returned to the bench December 15[6]
- December 8: Rudy Fernández - surgery to repair sciatic nerve damage; returned to active roster January 13[6]
- December 22: Joel Przybilla - dislocated right patella and ruptured patellar tendon; out for season[7]
- January 2: Brandon Roy - strained hamstring; returned to active roster February 16[8]
- April 11: Brandon Roy - right knee meniscus tear, arthroscopic knee surgery; returned to active roster April 24[9]
Transactions
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Players Added
Draft Trades
Free agency
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Players lost
Via trade
Via Free Agency |
References
- ↑ http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=4481905
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- ↑ http://www.nba.com/blazers/news/cheers_40_years_announcement_2009_08_17.html
- ↑ http://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/POR/2010.html
- ↑ http://www.nba.com/2010/news/03/15/players.week/index.html
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