2014–15 Portland Trail Blazers season

2014–15 Portland Trail Blazers season
Division champions
Head coach Terry Stotts
General manager Neil Olshey
Owner(s) Paul Allen
Arena Moda Center
Results
Record 51–31 (.622)
Place Division: 1st (Northwest)
Conference: 4th (Western)
Playoff finish First Round
(Lost to Grizzlies 1–4)
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television Comcast SportsNet Northwest, KGW
Radio KPOJ, Portland Trail Blazers Radio Network

The 2014–15 Portland Trail Blazers season is the 45th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA).[1] The Trail Blazers finished the regular-season record at 51–31, and captured the franchise's first Northwest division title. Unfortunately, the Trail Blazers were eliminated by Memphis Grizzlies in the First Round in five games. Midway through the season Wesley Matthews suffered a season-ending Achilles tear. Following the season, LaMarcus Aldridge signed as a free agent with the San Antonio Spurs.

Preseason

Draft picks

The Trail Blazers did not have any picks in the 2014 NBA draft.

Regular season

Standings

Northwest Division W L PCT GB Home Road Div GP
y-Portland Trail Blazers 51 31 .622 0.0 32–9 19–22 11–5 82
Oklahoma City Thunder 45 37 .549 6.0 29–12 16–25 10–6 82
Utah Jazz 38 44 .463 13.0 21–20 17–24 9–7 82
Denver Nuggets 30 52 .366 21.0 19–22 11–30 6–10 82
Minnesota Timberwolves 16 66 .195 35.0 9–32 7–34 4–12 82
Western Conference
# Team W L PCT GB GP
1 z-Golden State Warriors * 67 15 .817 – 82
2 y-Houston Rockets * 56 26 .683 11.0 82
3 x-Los Angeles Clippers 56 26 .683 11.0 82
4 y-Portland Trail Blazers * 51 31 .622 16.0 82
5 x-Memphis Grizzlies 55 27 .671 12.0 82
6 x-San Antonio Spurs 55 27 .671 12.0 82
7 x-Dallas Mavericks 50 32 .610 17.0 82
8 x-New Orleans Pelicans 45 37 .549 22.0 82
9 Oklahoma City Thunder 45 37 .549 22.0 82
10 Phoenix Suns 39 43 .476 28.0 82
11 Utah Jazz 38 44 .463 29.0 82
12 Denver Nuggets 30 52 .366 37.0 82
13 Sacramento Kings 29 53 .354 38.0 82
14 Los Angeles Lakers 21 61 .256 46.0 82
15 Minnesota Timberwolves 16 66 .195 51.0 82

Game log

Preseason

2014 pre-season game log
Total: 4–3 (Home: 2–1; Road: 2–2)
Pre-season: 4–3 (Home: 2–1; Road: 2–2)
2014–15 pre-season schedule

Regular season

2014–15 game log
Total: 51–31 (Home: 32–9; Road: 19–22)
October: 1–1 (Home: 1–0; Road: 0–1)
November : 12–3 (Home: 8–2; Road: 4–1)
December : 13–3 (Home: 6–0; Road: 7–3)
January : 6–9 (Home: 5–3; Road: 1–6)
February : 6–3 (Home: 5–1; Road: 1–2)
March : 10–6 (Home: 5–1; Road: 5–5)
April : 3–6 (Home: 2–2; Road: 1–4)
2014–15 season schedule

Playoffs

2014 playoff game log
Total: 1–4 (Home: 1–1; Road: 0–3)
First Round: 1–4 (Home: 1–1; Road: 0–3)
2014 playoff schedule

Player statistics

Statistics (Summer League, preseason, and regular season)
Legend
  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

Summer League

Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
CJ McCollum55 33.0 .479.345.7003.22.01.80.020.2
Will Barton5431.8.377.227.8826.43.0 1.20.014.4
Meyers Leonard3327.7.429.500 .5003.71.00.71.0 6.7
Allen Crabbe5122.6.455.0001.000 3.01.00.40.05.6
Joel Freeland5426.8.385.000.6156.20.80.00.65.6
Thomas Robinson3328.3.500 .000.5208.7 2.02.3 0.713.7

Preseason

Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
LaMarcus Aldridge5526.0 .455.000.8956.63.40.40.815.4
Damian Lillard5524.2.449.400.8822.42.81.20.013.4
Wesley Matthews66 24.8.500.586 .803.02.30.80.013.2
Chris Kaman7218.6.608.000.9006.71.40.41.6 10.1
CJ McCollum7122.1.407.333.9502.41.71.10.010.0
Will Barton7017.9.463.364.7652.91.91.10.67.9
Robin Lopez66 21.8.516.000.8006.8 1.30.31.07.3
Nicolas Batum66 25.7.410.250.8575.33.70.50.27.2
Meyers Leonard6014.3.469.4001.000 3.81.20.20.57.0
Allen Crabbe7112.1.632 .500.7500.90.60.30.14.9
Joel Freeland7012.3.385.000.7143.70.90.30.14.3
Dorell Wright7112.9.368.125.8571.00.91.4 0.33.9
Steve Blake5121.2.304.2311.000 2.05.0 0.60.03.8
Thomas Robinson7110.7.350.000.3753.30.30.40.32.4
Víctor Claver504.6.500.0001.000 0.40.00.00.02.0

Regular season

Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Arron Afflalo5027.7.452.438.7862.61.60.60.09.2
LaMarcus Aldridge717136.2.452.373.86610.5 1.80.81.123.4
Will Barton30010.0.380.222.6671.10.90.40.13.0
Nicolas Batum717134.0.389.289.8535.54.81.10.79.3
Steve Blake81020.1.377.348.7271.83.60.50.14.5
Víctor Claver1007.6.450.545.0002.00.10.10.12.4
Allen Crabbe51912.5.426.386.8891.10.80.30.42.9
Joel Freeland48813.2.474.000.8424.40.40.20.53.4
Alonzo Gee5423.6.5001.000 .5000.00.00.50.02.0
Chris Kaman741320.0.492.000.7016.60.90.20.98.7
Meyers Leonard55714.8.523 .452.905 4.10.50.20.25.7
Damian Lillard8282 36.3 .432.338.8594.86.2 1.4 0.321.3
Robin Lopez595928.4.519.000.7787.11.10.31.5 9.7
Wesley Matthews606034.0.449.391.7483.72.31.30.216.1
CJ McCollum62312.4.391.403.7001.00.80.50.14.9
Thomas Robinson32412.2.516.000.4384.10.30.50.33.6
Dorell Wright48210.8.364.397.8002.10.80.40.23.8

Injuries

Roster

2014–15 Portland Trail Blazers roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOB (YYYY-MM-DD)From
G/F 4 Afflalo, Arron (FA) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1985–10–15 UCLA
F/C 12 Aldridge, LaMarcus (FA) 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1985–07–19 Texas
G/F 88 Batum, Nicolas 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1988–12–14 France
G 5 Blake, Steve 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 172 lb (78 kg) 1980–02–26 Maryland
G 23 Crabbe, Allen 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1992–04–04 California
G 10 Frazier, Tim 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1990–11–01 Penn State
F/C 19 Freeland, Joel 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1987–02–07 FCOT (UK)
G/F 33 Gee, Alonzo 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1987–05–29 Alabama
C 35 Kaman, Chris 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 265 lb (120 kg) 1982–04–28 Central Michigan
C 11 Leonard, Meyers 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 1992–02–27 Illinois
G 0 Lillard, Damian (C) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1990–07–15 Weber State
C 42 Lopez, Robin 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 255 lb (116 kg) 1988–04–01 Stanford
G 2 Matthews, Wesley 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1986–10–14 Marquette
G 3 McCollum, C. J. 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1991–09–19 Lehigh
F 1 Wright, Dorell 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1985–12–02 South Kent (CT)
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • (DL) On assignment to D-League affiliate
  • Injured

Roster
Last transaction: 2015–03–30

Transactions

Trades

Free agents

Re-signed

Player Signed Contract
CJ McCollum 3rd year team option for the 2015–16 season picked up $2.5 million
Meyers Leonard 4th year team option for the 2015–16 season picked up $3 million

Additions

Player Signed Former team
Steve Blake Signed 2-year deal worth $4.2 million with 2nd year player option during offseason Golden State Warriors
Chris Kaman Signed 2-year deal worth $9.8 million with 2nd year team option during offseason Los Angeles Lakers

Subtractions

Player Reason left New team
Mo Williams Opted out of player-option, was not re-signed Minnesota Timberwolves
Earl Watson Retired Retired

Awards

Player Award Date awarded Ref.
Damian Lillard Western Conference Player of the Week Nov. 17 [2]
LaMarcus Aldridge Western Conference Player of the Week Dec. 8 [3]
LaMarcus Aldridge Western Conference Player of the Week Dec. 22 [4]
Terry Stotts Western Conference Coach of the Month Jan. 5

References

  1. ↑ "2014 NBA Draft Order". NBA. Retrieved 8 June 2014.
  2. ↑ http://www.nba.com/2014/news/11/17/james-lillard-players-of-week/index.html?ls=iref:nbahpts
  3. ↑ http://www.nba.com/2014/news/12/08/raptors-lowry-blazers-aldridge-players-of-week/index.html
  4. ↑ http://www.nba.com/2014/news/12/22/al-horford-lamarcus-aldridge-named-players-of-the-week/index.html
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