Blazers Preseason Schedule Released

Via Trailblazers.com:

‘Turn back the clock’ game planned in conjunction with 40th anniversary

PORTLAND, Ore. – As part of a season-long celebration of the team’s 40th anniversary, the Portland Trail Blazers will return to the Memorial Coliseum on October 14, highlighting an eight-game preseason schedule announced today.

For the first time, the Trail Blazers will return to the venue they called home from 1970-95. Portland will host the Phoenix Suns, reuniting the two teams that played in the final NBA game at the Coliseum on Tuesday, May 2, 1995.

“We are excited to have an opportunity to host a ‘turn-back-the-clock’ game at the Memorial Coliseum,” Trail Blazers President Larry Miller said. “It will be very nostalgic for many Trail Blazers fans, and for others a chance to see the team play in its original venue for the first time.”

The Trail Blazers open their preseason with a home-and-home against the Sacramento Kings on October sixth and seventh, and conclude the eight-game schedule with an October 22 rematch against the Suns at General Motors Place in Vancouver, B.C.

Tickets for the October 14 game at the Memorial Coliseum go on sale August 17. Turn back the clock pricing for the game, as well as full details on the Trail Blazers 40th anniversary season, will be announced soon. Single-game tickets for three home dates at the Rose Garden will go on sale September 21.

Portland Trail Blazers 2009-10 Preseason Schedule

Day	Date	Opponent	Time(PT)	Venue
Tuesday	October 6	Sacramento	7 p.m.	Rose Garden
Wednesday	October 7	@ Sacramento	7 p.m.	Arco Arena
Friday	October 9	@ L.A. Clippers	7:30 p.m.	Staples Center
Wednesday	October 14	Phoenix	7 p.m.	Memorial Coliseum
Thursday	October 15	@ Utah	7 p.m.	EnergySolutions Arena
Sunday	October 18	Denver	6 p.m.	Rose Garden
Tuesday	October 20	Utah	7 p.m.	Rose Garden
Thursday	October 22	@ Phoenix	7 p.m.	G.M. Place (Vancouver, B.C.)