1979–80 Portland Trail Blazers season
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The 1979–80 season was the 10th season of the Portland Trail Blazers in the National Basketball Association (NBA).[1] The Blazers lost seven more games than the previous season, ending with a record of 38–44, their first losing record since the 1975–76 season; despite that, they qualified for the playoffs for the fourth consecutive season.
1979–80 Portland Trail Blazers season | |||
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Head coach | Jack Ramsay | ||
General manager | Harry Glickman | ||
Owner(s) | Larry Weinberg | ||
Arena | Memorial Coliseum | ||
Results | |||
Record | 38–44 (.463) | ||
Place | Division: 4th (Pacific) Conference: 6th (Western) | ||
Playoff finish | First round (lost to SuperSonics 1–2) | ||
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |||
Local media | |||
Television | KOIN | ||
Radio | KEX | ||
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The Blazers were ousted from the 1980 NBA Playoffs after losing their best-of-three series to the Seattle SuperSonics, two games to one.
The Blazers' season was documented in The Breaks of the Game, a book published in 1981 by journalist David Halberstam. The Breaks of the Game was a New York Times best-seller and is considered one of the greatest sports books ever written.[2]