2018–19 Portland Trail Blazers season
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record
53 February 5 Miami L 108-118 CJ McCollum ( 33 ) Jake Layman ( 8 ) Damian Lillard ( 10 ) Moda Center 19,468 32-21
54 February 7 San Antonio W 127-118 CJ McCollum ( 30 ) CJ McCollum ( 9 ) Damian Lillard ( 9 ) Moda Center 19,393 33-21
55 February 10 @ Dallas L 101-102 Damian Lillard ( 30 ) Jusuf Nurkic ( 10 ) Evan Turner ( 7 ) American Airlines Center 20,340 33-22
56 February 11 @ Oklahoma City L 111-120 Damian Lillard ( 31 ) Jusuf Nurkic ( 12 ) Damian Lillard ( 6 ) Chesapeake Energy Arena 18,203 33-23
57 February 13 Golden State W 129-107 Damian Lillard ( 29 ) Jusuf Nurkic ( 11 ) Damian Lillard ( 8 ) Moda Center 19,549 34-23
58 February 21 @ Brooklyn W 113-99 Jusuf Nurkic ( 27 ) Jusuf Nurkic ( 12 ) Damian Lillard ( 8 ) Barclays Center 17,732 35-23
59 February 23 @ Philadelphia W 130-115 Jusuf Nurkic ( 24 ) Jake Layman ( 11 ) Damian Lillard ( 8 ) Wells Fargo Center 20,619 36-23
60 February 25 @ Cleveland W 123-110 CJ McCollum ( 25 ) Harkless , Nurkic ( 8 ) Damian Lillard ( 8 ) Quicken Loans Arena 19,432 37-23
61 February 27 @ Boston W 97-92 Damian Lillard ( 33 ) Maurice Harkless ( 10 ) Damian Lillard ( 4 ) TD Garden 18,624 38-23
The 2018-19 Portland Trail Blazers season was the franchise's 49th season in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Prior to the season, owner Paul Allen died at the age of 65, and thus the team's ownership was (and is currently) managed by his estate. On March 25, 2019, the Trail Blazers clinched a playoff spot after defeating the Brooklyn Nets 148-144 in double overtime. Jusuf Nurkić suffered a season-ending injury in the same game. In the playoffs, the Trail Blazers defeated the Oklahoma City Thunder in the First Round, thanks to Damian Lillard's series-clinching three pointer over Paul George in Game 5 at home, similar to his game-winner against the Houston Rockets in Game 6 of the First Round in the 2014 playoffs. The Trail Blazers thus won their first playoff series since 2016. In the Semifinals, the Trail Blazers faced the Denver Nuggets. In Game 3 of the Semifinals, the Trail Blazers defeated the Nuggets 140-137 in the first quadruple overtime playoff game since 1953. They would eventually defeat the Nuggets in seven games, advancing to their first Western Conference Finals since 2000. However, the Trail Blazers would be swept by the defending two-time NBA champion Golden State Warriors in four games. In that series, the Trail Blazers became the first team in 20 seasons to have a lead of 17 points or more in three straight playoff games and lose all three.