Memorial Coliseum Final Home Game

Lore & Background

When the Portland Trail Blazers franchise was awarded in 1970, the Memorial Coliseum became the team's home court. Construction began on the nearby Rose Garden Arena (now Moda Center) soon after the 1992 NBA Finals, and it became the team's home arena when it opened in 1995. The Blazers played their final season at Memorial Coliseum in 1994–95, and the first season at the Rose Garden was 1995–96.

Reader's Guide

The Memorial Coliseum is currently the home arena of the Portland Winterhawks of the Western Hockey League, which used to split its schedule with the Moda Center prior to 2021. Prior to the start of the 2021-22 WHL season, the Winterhawks announced they will be playing at Veterans Memorial Coliseum full-time.

Did You Know?

• Three NBA Finals have been played in the Coliseum; in 1977 (when the Trail Blazers won) and in 1990 and 1992.
• The Blazers were 10–0 in the Coliseum during the 1977 playoffs, including the clincher in Game 6 of the Finals.
• In 1974, Gerald Ford became the first president of the United States to attend an NBA game at Memorial Coliseum.
• As part of the team's 40th anniversary celebration, the Blazers played a pre-season game at Memorial Coliseum on October 14, 2009, against the Phoenix Suns.
• In 2019, the Portland Trail Blazers celebrated their 50th season anniversary by playing their first preseason game of the 2019–2020 season at the Memorial Coliseum on October 8, against the Denver Nuggets.