The Portland Trail Blazers have gone to the NBA Finals three times.
 In the first round of the playoffs, the Trail Blazers defeated the favored Oklahoma City Thunder in five games, making it their first series win in three years
== History ===== 19701974: Franchise inception ===Sports promoter Harry Glickman sought a National Basketball Association (NBA) franchise for Portland as far back as 1955 when he proposed two new expansion teams, the other to be located in Los Angeles

