Portland Trail Blazers Schedule 2019 Blazers Schedule

Portland kicks off the year against the Lakers, so nothing like welcoming LeBron James to town, and if you are not aware the Trail Blazers and Lakers are pretty good rivals. They play the Lakers three times within the first 20 games, and they are going to be excellent TV. The Trail Blazers have a tough stretch facing San Antonio and Washington before heading off to the state of Florida to take on Miami and Orlando. Every game is going to be tough facing the Western Conference, but Portland was in the toughest division in basketball. They went 9-7 against the division, but then again this was a battle. Portland went 31-21 in the West, which is impressive given the state of it. The Blazers went 18-12 against the Eastern Conference, doing most of their damage against the Southeast division. Portland is not a guarantee to repeat as division champs, mainly because Denver finished last, and were three games behind Portland. The Trail Blazers took care of business against sub .500 teams, going 25-7, they struggled against the better teams in the league going 24-26. This suggests they have a tough time getting over that hump. The Trail Blazers play on Christmas Day, and take on a tough division opponent in the Jazz. Portland has 12 back-to-back schedules, which helps out in the West. The Blazers have a tough run in, facing Minnesota, Memphis, Denver twice, Los Angeles Lakers, and Sacramento. The Blazers will be battling seeding, but also could be in a playoff fight given how tight this conference was last season. If they need winds down the stretch, Memphis and Sacramento are the only ones that seem like an easy win. Portland has plenty of televised games and fun Western Conference matchups to keep an eye on.