Portland Trail blazers

The Portland Trail Blazers are commonly known as The Blazers by the press and their fans. The Portland Trail Blazers were founded in 1970 and have been based in Portland, Oregon ever since. The Portland Trail Blazers began playing their home games in the Memorial Coliseum, moving onto the Rose Garden Arena in 1995. The Portland Trail Blazers play in the Northwest Division of the Western conference of the NBA. The Portland Trail Blazers are currently the only NBA team based in Oregon until 2011 when The Portland Timbers will join the MLS.