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PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS TRIVIA II

11) Which Portland Trail Blazers coach has the highest winning percentage?


Rick Adelman led the Blazers to the NBA Finals in 1990 and 1992 (losing to the Detroit Pistons and the Chicago Bulls respectively) and went to the Western Conference finals in 1991 (losing to the Los Angeles Lakers). During his 5½ year tenure, he compiled a record of 291-154, and a franchise-best .654 winning percentage.

12) Who was the first Blazer with more than 200 steals in a season?


Larry Steele led the NBA in steals during the 1973-74 season--the first year steals were recorded by the league--setting a franchise record that still stands today with 217 steals.

13) Who was the Trail Blazers' play-by-play announcer for almost three decades?


Bill Schonely, nicknamed "The Schonz", called the play-by-play on 2,522 Blazers radio and television broadcasts, from Portland's very first preseason outing (September 24, 1970) to the team's appearance in the 1998 NBA Playoffs (April 30, 1998). His announcing streak was interrupted only once, when he missed the first 25 games of the 1982-83 season for heart bypass surgery following a heart attack.

14) Which Trail Blazer holds the NBA record for most assists in a quarter?


On February 22, 2009, point guard Steve Blake tied an NBA record with 14 assists in the first quarter of a game against the Los Angeles Clippers.

15) Who was the first Portland Trail Blazer to win the Sixth Man of the Year Award?


Clifford Robinson won the 1992-93 Sixth Man of the Year Award after averaging 19.1 points, 6.6 rebounds and a career-best 2.0 blocks per game.

16) Who holds the franchise single-season record for offensive rebounds?


In his first season with the Trail Blazers (2013-14), Robin Lopez recorded 29 double-doubles and set the franchise single season record for offensive rebounds (326).

17) Who is the Blazers' career leader in steals?


"Clyde the Glide" racked up a franchise-record 1,795 steals during his Trail Blazers career (1983-95).

18) What future Hall of Famer did the Blazers acquire in the 1976 ABA dispersal draft?


Moses Malone was acquired by Portland in the 1976 ABA dispersal draft, but never played for the Blazers as he was traded to the Buffalo Braves (now Los Angeles Clippers) before the season began.

19) Who has the highest single-season free throw percentage in franchise history?


Jamal Crawford signed with the Portland Trail Blazers on December 15, 2011. He averaged nearly 14 points in 60 games while leading the league in free throw percentage with a career-high 92.7 percent in the lockout-shortened season.

20) What is the Portland Trail Blazers' mascot?


Blaze the Trail Cat joined the Trail Blazer family in 2002 and has been the team's biggest fan ever since.

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