| 2019–20 Portland Trail Blazers season | |||
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| Head coach | Terry Stotts | ||
| General manager | Neil Olshey | ||
| Owners | Estate ofPaul Allen | ||
| Arena | Moda Center | ||
| Results | |||
| Record | 35–39 (.473) | ||
| Place | Division: 4th (Northwest) Conference: 8th (Western) | ||
| Playoff finish | First round (lost toLakers 1–4) | ||
Stats atBasketball Reference | |||
| Local media | |||
| Television | NBC Sports Northwest | ||
| Radio | KPOJ, Portland Trail Blazers Radio | ||
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The2019–20 Portland Trail Blazers season was the franchise's 50th season in theNational Basketball Association (NBA). The Trail Blazers entered the season following aplayoff defeat from theGolden State Warriors in the Western Conference finals.
Theseason was suspended by the league officials following the games of March 11[1] after it was reported thatRudy Gobert tested positive forCOVID-19.[2]
On June 4, the Trail Blazers were one of 22 teams invited to theNBA Bubble.
On August 15, the Trail Blazers clinched the 8th seed after defeating the Memphis Grizzlies in a play-in game. With the Blazers clinching a playoff berth, this was the 3rd consecutive season where 4 of 5 teams in the Northwest Division clinched the playoffs.
Despite their first losing season since the2012–13 season, the Trail Blazers were tied at 7 seasons with the defending championToronto Raptors with the 2nd most active playoff streak behind theHouston Rockets.
The Trail Blazers faced off against theLos Angeles Lakers in the first round of theplayoffs, marking the first meeting between the two teams in the playoffs since2002. Despite a strong Game 1 victory,Damian Lillard was forced to leave the bubble after suffering a right knee injury in Game 4, and the Trail Blazers lost the series in 5 games. Like in 2002, the Lakers went on to win the championship.
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| 1 | 25 | Nassir Little | SF |  United States | North Carolina |
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| Northwest Division | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div | GP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| y –Denver Nuggets | 46 | 27 | .630 | – | 26–11 | 20–16 | 12–2 | 73 |
| x –Oklahoma City Thunder | 44 | 28 | .611 | 1.5 | 23–14 | 21–14 | 8–5 | 72 |
| x –Utah Jazz | 44 | 28 | .611 | 1.5 | 23–12 | 21–16 | 5–7 | 72 |
| x –Portland Trail Blazers | 35 | 39 | .473 | 11.5 | 21–15 | 14–24 | 5–8 | 74 |
| Minnesota Timberwolves | 19 | 45 | .297 | 22.5 | 8–24 | 11–21 | 2–10 | 64 |
| Western Conference | ||||||
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| # | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | GP |
| 1 | c –Los Angeles Lakers * | 52 | 19 | .732 | – | 71 |
| 2 | x –Los Angeles Clippers | 49 | 23 | .681 | 3.5 | 72 |
| 3 | y –Denver Nuggets * | 46 | 27 | .630 | 7.0 | 73 |
| 4 | y –Houston Rockets * | 44 | 28 | .611 | 8.5 | 72 |
| 5 | x –Oklahoma City Thunder | 44 | 28 | .611 | 8.5 | 72 |
| 6 | x –Utah Jazz | 44 | 28 | .611 | 8.5 | 72 |
| 7 | x –Dallas Mavericks | 43 | 32 | .573 | 11.0 | 75 |
| 8 | x –Portland Trail Blazers | 35 | 39 | .473 | 18.5 | 74 |
| 9 | pi –Memphis Grizzlies | 34 | 39 | .466 | 19.0 | 73 |
| 10 | Phoenix Suns | 34 | 39 | .466 | 19.0 | 73 |
| 11 | San Antonio Spurs | 32 | 39 | .451 | 20.0 | 71 |
| 12 | Sacramento Kings | 31 | 41 | .431 | 21.5 | 72 |
| 13 | New Orleans Pelicans | 30 | 42 | .417 | 22.5 | 72 |
| 14 | Minnesota Timberwolves | 19 | 45 | .297 | 29.5 | 64 |
| 15 | Golden State Warriors | 15 | 50 | .231 | 34.0 | 65 |
The preseason schedule was announced on July 29, 2019.[3]
| 2019 preseason game log Total: 2–3 (home: 1–2; road: 1–1) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Preseason: 2–3 (home: 1–2; road: 1–1)
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On January 31, 2020, the Trail Blazers played on the road at theLos Angeles Lakers, winning 127–119, behind a 48-point, 10-assist outing fromDamian Lillard, in a game aired nationally onESPN.[4] This was the Lakers’ first game in the aftermath ofKobe Bryant’s death in ahelicopter crash five days earlier, which in total took the lives of nine people, including Bryant’s 13-year-old daughterGianna.[5][6][7] The Lakers were to play against theLos Angeles Clippers two days after the accident, however that game was postponed out of respect for Bryant and also due to the Lakers not feeling ready to showcase a game in light of the tragedy.[8] Prior to tipoff, the Lakers conducted a 24-minute long, heavily detailed tribute to Bryant, his daughter and the seven other victims.[9]This game turned out to be the second most watched NBA broadcast ever in ESPN's history, averaging 4.41 million viewers, with the first ever head-to-head meeting betweenShaquille O'Neal andYao Ming in 2003 being the only one with higher viewership.[10][11]
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Play-in Game: 1–0 (home: 1–0; road: 0–0)
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First round: 1–4 (home: 0–2; road: 1–2)
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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 |
| Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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| CJ McCollum | 70 | 70 | 36.5 | .451 | .379 | .757 | 4.2 | 4.4 | .8 | .6 | 22.2 |
| Anfernee Simons | 70 | 4 | 20.7 | .399 | .332 | .826 | 2.2 | 1.4 | .4 | .1 | 8.3 |
| Hassan Whiteside | 67 | 61 | 30.0 | .621 | .571 | .686 | 13.5 | 1.2 | .4 | 2.9 | 15.5 |
| Damian Lillard | 66 | 66 | 37.5 | .463 | .401 | .888 | 4.3 | 8.0 | 1.1 | .3 | 30.0 |
| Gary Trent Jr. | 61 | 8 | 21.8 | .444 | .418 | .822 | 1.6 | 1.0 | .8 | .3 | 8.9 |
| Carmelo Anthony | 58 | 58 | 32.8 | .430 | .385 | .845 | 6.3 | 1.5 | .8 | .5 | 15.4 |
| Mario Hezonja | 53 | 4 | 16.4 | .422 | .308 | .814 | 3.5 | .9 | .7 | .2 | 4.8 |
| Nassir Little | 48 | 5 | 11.9 | .430 | .237 | .636 | 2.3 | .5 | .3 | .3 | 3.6 |
| Kent Bazemore† | 43 | 21 | 25.8 | .347 | .327 | .806 | 4.0 | 1.4 | 1.0 | .7 | 7.9 |
| Anthony Tolliver† | 33 | 9 | 16.8 | .368 | .337 | .684 | 3.3 | .9 | .2 | .3 | 3.9 |
| Skal Labissière | 33 | 1 | 17.2 | .551 | .231 | .758 | 5.1 | 1.3 | .2 | .9 | 5.8 |
| Trevor Ariza† | 21 | 21 | 33.4 | .491 | .400 | .872 | 4.8 | 2.0 | 1.6 | .4 | 11.0 |
| Rodney Hood | 21 | 21 | 29.5 | .506 | .493 | .778 | 3.4 | 1.5 | .8 | .2 | 11.0 |
| Caleb Swanigan† | 20 | 1 | 13.3 | .605 | .000 | .533 | 4.7 | 1.5 | .1 | .3 | 3.0 |
| Wenyen Gabriel† | 19 | 1 | 9.2 | .484 | .417 | .750 | 2.2 | .3 | .4 | .3 | 2.3 |
| Jaylen Hoard | 13 | 0 | 7.9 | .469 | .000 | .615 | 2.5 | .3 | .4 | .0 | 2.9 |
| Zach Collins | 11 | 11 | 26.4 | .471 | .368 | .750 | 6.3 | 1.5 | .5 | .5 | 7.0 |
| Moses Brown | 9 | 0 | 3.7 | .400 | .375 | 1.6 | .1 | .1 | .1 | 1.2 | |
| Jusuf Nurkić | 8 | 8 | 31.6 | .495 | .200 | .886 | 10.3 | 4.0 | 1.4 | 2.0 | 17.6 |
| Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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| CJ McCollum | 5 | 5 | 39.2 | .444 | .371 | .682 | 5.8 | 3.2 | 1.2 | .4 | 23.2 |
| Carmelo Anthony | 5 | 5 | 35.2 | .412 | .421 | .857 | 5.0 | 2.0 | 1.0 | .4 | 15.2 |
| Jusuf Nurkić | 5 | 5 | 32.2 | .439 | .273 | .783 | 10.4 | 3.6 | 1.4 | .2 | 14.2 |
| Hassan Whiteside | 5 | 3 | 21.2 | .542 | 1.000 | .500 | 7.0 | .4 | .2 | 2.0 | 6.8 |
| Gary Trent Jr. | 5 | 1 | 30.6 | .356 | .417 | .857 | 2.0 | .6 | .8 | .0 | 9.6 |
| Mario Hezonja | 5 | 0 | 13.6 | .409 | .286 | .750 | 3.2 | 1.2 | .6 | .0 | 4.6 |
| Damian Lillard | 4 | 4 | 35.8 | .406 | .394 | .970 | 3.5 | 4.3 | .5 | .3 | 24.3 |
| Wenyen Gabriel | 4 | 2 | 13.3 | .600 | .400 | .500 | 2.5 | 1.0 | .5 | .5 | 5.3 |
| Anfernee Simons | 4 | 0 | 20.5 | .308 | .429 | .833 | 2.8 | 2.5 | 1.5 | .0 | 6.8 |
| Jaylen Hoard | 3 | 0 | 13.7 | .583 | 3.0 | .3 | .0 | .0 | 4.7 | ||
| Jaylen Adams | 3 | 0 | 7.0 | .333 | .000 | 1.0 | .7 | .3 | .0 | 2.0 |
| June 24, 2019[12] | ToPortland Trail Blazers Kent Bazemore | ToAtlanta Hawks Evan Turner |
| July 6, 2019[13] | ToPortland Trail Blazers Hassan Whiteside | ToMiami Heat Meyers Leonard Moe Harkless |
| January 21, 2020[14] | ToPortland Trail Blazers Trevor Ariza Wenyen Gabriel Caleb Swanigan | ToSacramento Kings Kent Bazemore Anthony Tolliver 2024 second-round pick 2025 second-round pick |
| February 7, 2020[15] | ToPortland Trail Blazers 2024 second-round pick | ToAtlanta Hawks Skal Labissière Cash consideration |
| Player | Signed |
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| Rodney Hood[16] | July 6, 2019 |
| Player | Signed | Former team |
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| Jaylen Hoard[17] | July 2, 2019 | Wake Forest |
| Mario Hezonja[18] | July 3, 2019 | New York Knicks |
| Anthony Tolliver[19] | July 3, 2019 | Minnesota Timberwolves |
| Pau Gasol[20] | July 25, 2019 | Milwaukee Bucks |
| Moses Brown[21] | October 19, 2019 | UCLA |
| Carmelo Anthony[22] | November 19, 2019 | Houston Rockets |
| Player | Reason left | New team |
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| Al-Farouq Aminu[23] | Orlando Magic | |
| Jake Layman[24] | Minnesota Timberwolves | |
| Seth Curry[25] | Dallas Mavericks | |
| Enes Kanter[26] | Boston Celtics | |
| Pau Gasol[27] | Waived |
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