10 WORST Portland Trail Blazers Losses of ALL TIME

Tonight the Portland Trail Blazers received a TUMULTUOUS ASS WHOOPING from the Philadelphia 76ers.  Normally I avoid using bad language in my writing, because I cuss enough in real life.  But as a writer, it is important to use bad language when you are specifically punctuating a particular emotion or event. 

In this case...it is the fact that after listening to all the post game hype on the radio...I turned the game on early in the second quarter and saw The Portland Blazers were down 34-15. 

It did not get better.

Tonight, the Philadelphia 76ers spank'd us like a red headed step child.  They did not apologize either.  Though we came into tonight's game without Rudy Fernandez, we left it with an injured Steve Blake and an UGLY defeat. 

Portland had two passionate games against Philadelphia last year, and the franchise beat them in 1977 for the NBA title!  So we should have expected the hungry Sixers would look to OWN us like Simon from American Idol owns a bad singer's hopes and dreams of fame and fortune!

This embarassing and otherwise ridiculous ass whooping made me think of the 10 WORST Blazer losses EVER.  Of course, these are just my opinion.

10. Game Two 1999 Western Conference Finals Versus San Antonio Spurs

Portland blows a nineteen point lead and lets skilled three point veteran Sean Elliot drop a dagger three to take a one point lead and win the game in an explosive come from behind win that is now dubbed: "The Memorial Day Miracle."  The three pointer not only gives San Antonio a two game lead in the series, it completely deflates the young Blazers and leads to a sweep.

9. Game Four 1990 NBA Finals Versus Detriot Pistons

Down 2-1 in the Finals, Portland has allowed the bad boy Detriot Pistons to get in their heads and hearts, and are down three points with seconds to spare.  Danny Young throws up a desperate three...which goes in at the buzzer!  Memorial Coliseum is electric and The Blazers have saved the series!  Right?  Wrong.  Replay shows that Danny Young's miracle three was still in his fingers when time was off the clock.  The buzzer sounded late.  Blazers go down 3-1 in the Finals, and all hope appeared lost.

8. 2002 Versus Denver Nuggets 

At Denver, shooting for their 13th win in a row, The Portland Blazers blow a 28 point second half lead to a Nuggets team whose best player is in his 50s!  Scottie Pippen missed a free throw to go up four, and Tim Hardaway drains the game tying shot at the buzzer.  Nuggets go on to give us a pathetic overtime defeat.  I had court-side tickets for that game. 

7. Game Three 2002 First Round Against Los Angeles Lakers

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