2015–16 Portland Trail Blazers season

The 2015–16 Portland Trail Blazers season was the franchise's 46th season in the National Basketball Association (NBA). In the First Round of the Playoffs, the Blazers defeated the injury depleted Los Angeles Clippers in six games. However, their season ended in the next round with a defeat to the defending NBA champion and eventual Western Conference champion Golden State Warriors in five games.

2015–16 Portland Trail Blazers season
Head coach	Terry Stotts
General manager	Neil Olshey
Owners	Paul Allen
Arena	Moda Center
Results
Record	44–38 (.537)
Place	Division: 2nd (Northwest) Conference: 5th (Western)
Playoff finish	Conference Semifinals (lost to Warriors 1–4)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television	Comcast SportsNet Northwest, KGW
Radio	Rip City Radio 620, Portland Trail Blazers Radio Network
< 2014–15 2016–17 >

This was the Blazers' first season since 2005-06 without LaMarcus Aldridge as he joined the San Antonio Spurs during the summer.

Draft picks

Main article: 2015 NBA draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	School / club team
1	23	Rondae Hollis-Jefferson	SF	United States	Arizona

Roster

2015–16 Portland Trail Blazers roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB From F 34 Alexander, Cliff 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1995–11–16 Kansas F 8 Aminu, Al-Farouq 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1990–09–21 Wake Forest G 5 Connaughton, Pat 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 206 lb (93 kg) 1993–01–06 Notre Dame F 23 Crabbe, Allen 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1992–04–09 California F 17 Davis, Ed 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1989–06–05 North Carolina F 4 Harkless, Maurice 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1993–05–11 St. John's G 9 Henderson, Gerald 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1987–12–09 Duke C 35 Kaman, Chris 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 265 lb (120 kg) 1982–04–28 Central Michigan F/C 11 Leonard, Meyers   7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 1992–02–27 Illinois G 0 Lillard, Damian (C) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1990–07–15 Weber State G 3 McCollum, CJ 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1991–09–19 Lehigh G 44 Montero, Luis 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1993–04–06 Westchester CC C 24 Plumlee, Mason 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1990–03–05 Duke G 2 Roberts, Brian 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 173 lb (78 kg) 1985–12–03 Dayton F 21 Vonleh, Noah 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1995–08–24 Indiana	Head coach Terry Stotts Assistant coach(es) Jim Moran Dale Osbourne Nate Tibbetts Jay Triano David Vanterpool Chris Stackpole (player development) Legend (C) Team captain (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended (DL) On assignment to D-League affiliate   Injured Roster Last transaction: 2015–03–20

Standings

Division

Northwest Division	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div	GP
y – Oklahoma City Thunder	55	27	.671	–	32–9	23–18	13–3	82
x – Portland Trail Blazers	44	38	.537	11.0	28–13	16–25	11–5	82
Utah Jazz	40	42	.488	15.0	24–17	16–25	8–8	82
Denver Nuggets	33	49	.402	22.0	18–23	15–26	4–12	82
Minnesota Timberwolves	29	53	.354	26.0	14–27	15–26	4–12	82

Conference

Western Conference
#	Team	W	L	PCT	GB	GP
1	z – Golden State Warriors *	73	9	.890	–	82
2	y – San Antonio Spurs *	67	15	.817	6.0	82
3	y – Oklahoma City Thunder *	55	27	.671	18.0	82
4	x – Los Angeles Clippers	53	29	.646	20.0	82
5	x – Portland Trail Blazers	44	38	.537	29.0	82
6	x – Dallas Mavericks	42	40	.512	31.0	82
7	x – Memphis Grizzlies	42	40	.512	31.0	82
8	x – Houston Rockets	41	41	.500	32.0	82
9	Utah Jazz	40	42	.488	33.0	82
10	Sacramento Kings	33	49	.402	40.0	82
11	Denver Nuggets	33	49	.402	40.0	82
12	New Orleans Pelicans	30	52	.366	43.0	82
13	Minnesota Timberwolves	29	53	.354	44.0	82
14	Phoenix Suns	23	59	.280	50.0	82
15	Los Angeles Lakers	17	65	.207	56.0	82

Game log

Preseason

2015 pre-season game log Total: 3–4 (home: 2–1; road: 1–3)
Pre-season: 3–4 (home: 2–1; road: 1–3) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 1 October 5 Sacramento 105–109 OT Damian Lillard (17) Noah Vonleh (11) Damian Lillard (4) Moda Center 14,976 0–1 2 October 8 Golden State Damian Lillard (22) Ed Davis (9) Tim Frazier (6) Moda Center 19,303 1–1 3 October 10 @ Sacramento 90–94 CJ McCollum (30) Pat Connaughton (11) Phil Pressey (5) Sleep Train Arena 14,172 1–2 4 October 12 @ Utah 88–81 Meyers Leonard (19) Meyers Leonard (8) CJ McCollum (5) EnergySolutions Arena 15,171 2–2 5 October 18 Utah 116–111 OT Damian Lillard (22) Ed Davis (14) CJ McCollum (9) Moda Center 16,352 3–2 6 October 19 @ L. A. Lakers 102–104 Damian Lillard (22) Noah Vonleh (10) Damian Lillard (6) EnergySolutions Arena 15,123 3–3 7 October 22 @ L. A. Clippers 109–115 Damian Lillard (39) Noah Vonleh (7) Damian Lillard (9) Staples Center 13,969 3–4
2015–16 pre-season schedule

Regular season

2015–16 game log Total: 44–38 (home: 28–13; road: 16–25)
October: 1–2 (home: 1–1; road: 0–1) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 1 October 28 New Orleans W 112–94 CJ McCollum (37) Ed Davis (11) Damian Lillard (11) Moda Center 19,393 1–0 2 October 30 @ Phoenix L 92–110 Damian Lillard (24) Al-Farouq Aminu (10) Damian Lillard (6) Talking Stick Resort Arena 18,055 1–1 3 October 31 Phoenix L 90–101 Damian Lillard (23) Ed Davis (11) Damian Lillard (8) Moda Center 17,906 1–2
November : 6–9 (home: 3–3; road: 3–6) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 4 November 2 @ Minnesota W 106–101 Damian Lillard (34) Ed Davis (11) Damian Lillard (7) Target Center 18,903 2–2 5 November 4 @ Utah W 108–92 Damian Lillard (35) Mason Plumlee (16) CJ McCollum (4) Vivint Smart Home Arena 19,911 3–2 6 November 5 Memphis W 115–96 Damian Lillard (27) Mason Plumlee (12) Aminu, McCollum, Lillard (5) Moda Center 19,393 4–2 7 November 8 Detroit L 103–120 Damian Lillard (26) Al-Farouq Aminu (9) Damian Lillard (11) Moda Center 19,393 4–3 8 November 9 @ Denver L 104–108 Damian Lillard (30) Meyers Leonard (9) Damian Lillard (7) Pepsi Center 9,153 4–4 9 November 11 San Antonio L 101–113 Damian Lillard (23) Mason Plumlee (9) Damian Lillard (9) Moda Center 19,393 4–5 10 November 13 @ Memphis L 100–101 CJ McCollum (26) Aminu, Davis (8) Damian Lillard (7) FedExForum 16,919 4–6 11 November 15 @ Charlotte L 94–106 Damian Lillard (23) Mason Plumlee (13) Damian Lillard (5) Time Warner Cable Arena 15,317 4–7 12 November 16 @ San Antonio L 80–93 Damian Lillard (27) Damian Lillard (7) Damian Lillard (6) AT&T Center 18,418 4–8 13 November 18 @ Houston L 103–108 (OT) Damian Lillard (23) Al-Farouq Aminu (15) CJ McCollum (6) Toyota Center 17,107 4–9 14 November 20 L.A. Clippers W 102–91 Damian Lillard (27) Ed Davis (15) Damian Lillard (7) Moda Center 19,393 5–9 15 November 22 @ L.A. Lakers W 107–93 Damian Lillard (30) Mason Plumlee (11) Damian Lillard (13) Staples Center 18,997 6–9 16 November 24 Chicago L 88–93 Damian Lillard (19) Mason Plumlee (17) Damian Lillard (8) Moda Center 19,393 6–10 17 November 28 L. A. Lakers W 108–96 Damian Lillard (29) Al-Farouq Aminu (9) Damian Lillard (7) Moda Center 20,019 7–10 18 November 30 @ L. A. Clippers L 87–102 Maurice Harkless (15) Mason Plumlee (13) CJ McCollum (10) Moda Center 19,060 7–11
December : 7–10 (home: 4–2; road: 3–8) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 19 December 1 Dallas L 112–115 (OT) Damian Lillard (25) Ed Davis (11) Damian Lillard (10) Moda Center 19,393 7–12 20 December 3 Indiana W 123–111 Damian Lillard (26) Ed Davis (13) Damian Lillard (9) Moda Center 19,206 8–12 21 December 5 @ Minnesota W 109–103 Damian Lillard (19) Mason Plumlee (9) Damian Lillard (7) Target Center 16,203 9–12 22 December 7 @ Milwaukee L 88–90 Damian Lillard (23) Ed Davis (13) Damian Lillard (7) BMO Harris Bradley Center 14,389 9–13 23 December 8 @ Cleveland L 100–105 Damian Lillard (33) Damian Lillard (6) Damian Lillard (6) Quicken Loans Arena 20,562 9–14 24 December 11 @ Phoenix W 106–96 CJ McCollum (26) Al-Farouq Aminu (13) Damian Lillard (7) Talking Stick Resort Arena 17,028 10–14 25 December 12 New York L 110–112 Damian Lillard (29) Damian Lillard (8) Damian Lillard (4) Moda Center 19,511 10–15 26 December 14 New Orleans W 105–101 Damian Lillard (30) Mason Plumlee (13) McCollum, Plumlee (6) Moda Center 19,231 11–15 27 December 16 @ Oklahoma City L 90–106 CJ McCollum (24) Mason Plumlee (10) CJ McCollum (4) Chesapeake Energy Arena 18,203 11–16 28 December 18 @ Orlando L 94–102 CJ McCollum (29) Mason Plumlee (10) Damian Lillard (10) Amway Center 17,156 11–17 29 December 20 @ Miami L 109–116 Damian Lillard (32) Meyers Leonard (9) Damian Lillard (9) AmericanAirlines Arena 19,600 11–18 30 December 21 @ Atlanta L 97–106 Allen Crabbe (19) Mason Plumlee (10) Mason Plumlee (6) Philips Arena 18,373 11–19 31 December 23 @ New Orleans L 89–115 CJ McCollum (19) Davis, Plumlee (12) CJ McCollum (7) Smoothie King Center 16,686 11–20 32 December 26 Cleveland W 105–76 Allen Crabbe (26) Mason Plumlee (14) CJ McCollum (6) Moda Center 19,393 12–20 33 December 27 @ Sacramento W 98–94 CJ McCollum (35) Leonard, McCollum (11) CJ McCollum (9) Sleep Train Arena 17,317 13–20 34 December 30 Denver W 110–103 CJ McCollum (29) Al-Farouq Aminu (9) Aminu, McCollum, Plumlee (4) Moda Center 19,393 14–20 35 December 31 @ Utah L 96–109 CJ McCollum (32) Mason Plumlee (9) CJ McCollum (6) Vivint Smart Home Arena 19,380 14–21
January : 9–5 (home: 6–4; road: 3–1) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 36 January 3 @ Denver W 112–106 CJ McCollum (25) Ed Davis (9) CJ McCollum (7) Pepsi Center 11,883 15–21 37 January 4 Memphis L 78–91 Damian Lillard (17) Al-Farouq Aminu (14) Damian Lillard (7) Moda Center 18,832 15–22 38 January 6 L. A. Clippers L 98–109 Damian Lillard (20) Ed Davis (12) Damian Lillard (9) Moda Center 18,598 15–23 39 January 8 Golden State L 108–128 Damian Lillard (40) Aminu, Davis (7) Damian Lillard (10) Moda Center 20,035 15–24 40 January 10 Oklahoma City W 115–110 Damian Lillard (31) Mason Plumlee (11) Damian Lillard (9) Moda Center 19,393 16–24 41 January 13 Utah W 99–85 Damian Lillard (21) Ed Davis (12) Damian Lillard (10) Moda Center 19,393 17–24 42 January 15 @ Brooklyn W 116–104 Damian Lillard (33) Ed Davis (10) Damian Lillard (10) Barclays Center 14,749 18–24 43 January 16 @ Philadelphia L 89–114 Leonard, Lillard (14) Meyers Leonard (7) Tim Frazier (5) Wells Fargo Center 15,698 18–25 44 January 18 @ Washington W 108–98 CJ McCollum (25) Mason Plumlee (11) Mason Plumlee (7) Verizon Center 17,236 19–25 45 January 20 Atlanta L 98–104 CJ McCollum (26) Meyers Leonard (10) Damian Lillard (8) Moda Center 18,783 19–26 46 January 23 L. A. Lakers W 121–103 Damian Lillard (36) Davis, Plumlee (8) Mason Plumlee (6) Moda Center 19,728 20–26 47 January 26 Sacramento W 112–97 CJ McCollum (18) Mason Plumlee (8) Damian Lillard (13) Moda Center 19,393 21–26 48 January 29 Charlotte W 109–91 Damian Lillard (22) Aminu, Plumlee (12) Damian Lillard (6) Moda Center 19,393 22–26 49 January 31 Minnesota W 96–93 Lillard, McCollum (21) Noah Vonleh (8) Damian Lillard (8) Moda Center 19,393 23–26
February : 9–2 (home: 5–2; road: 4–0) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 50 February 2 Milwaukee W 107–95 CJ McCollum (30) Mason Plumlee (8) Damian Lillard (12) Moda Center 18,306 24–26 51 February 4 Toronto L 103–110 Damian Lillard (27) Ed Davis (7) Damian Lillard (11) Moda Center 19,393 24–27 52 February 6 @ Houston W 96–79 Damian Lillard (21) Ed Davis (9) Damian Lillard (10) Toyota Center 18,308 25–27 53 February 8 @ Memphis W 112–106 (OT) Damian Lillard (33) Ed Davis (8) CJ McCollum (6) FedExForum 15,892 26–27 54 February 10 Houston W 116–102 Damian Lillard (31) Davis, Plumlee (13) Damian Lillard (9) Moda Center 19,393 27–27 All-Star Break 55 February 19 Golden State W 137–105 Damian Lillard (51) Davis, Harkless (8) McCollum, Lillard (7) Moda Center 20,100 28–27 56 February 21 Utah W 115–111 CJ McCollum (31) Mason Plumlee (9) Mason Plumlee (6) Moda Center 19,470 29–27 57 February 23 Brooklyn W 112–104 McCollum, Lillard (34) Mason Plumlee (13) CJ McCollum (6) Moda Center 19,393 30–27 58 February 25 Houston L 105–119 Damian Lillard (23) Ed Davis (12) Damian Lillard (7) Moda Center 19,393 30–28 59 February 27 @ Chicago W 103–95 Damian Lillard (31) Davis, Plumlee (9) CJ McCollum (7) United Center 21,962 31–28 60 February 28 @ Indiana W 111–102 Damian Lillard (33) Aminu, Plumlee (9) Allen Crabbe (4) Bankers Life Fieldhouse 16,662 32–28
March : 8–8 (home: 6–0; road: 2–8) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 61 March 1 @ New York W 104–85 Damian Lillard (30) Meyers Leonard (14) Damian Lillard (6) Madison Square Garden 19,812 33–28 62 March 2 @ Boston L 93–116 Damian Lillard (20) Harkless, Leonard, Plumlee (7) Aminu, Plumlee (3) TD Garden 18,624 33–29 63 March 4 @ Toronto L 115–117 Damian Lillard (50) Ed Davis (7) McCollum, Lillard (5) Air Canada Centre 19,800 33–30 64 March 6 @ Detroit L 103–123 Damian Lillard (26) Henderson, Lillard (5) McCollum, Lillard (5) Palace of Auburn Hills 18,386 33–31 65 March 8 Washington W 116–109 (OT) Damian Lillard (41) Ed Davis (15) Damian Lillard (11) Moda Center 19,393 34–31 66 March 11 @ Golden State L 112–128 CJ McCollum (18) Mason Plumlee (9) Damian Lillard (5) Oracle Arena 19,596 34–32 67 March 12 Orlando W 121–84 Damian Lillard (19) Mason Plumlee (11) Damian Lillard (10) Moda Center 19,452 35–32 68 March 14 @ Oklahoma City L 94–128 Damian Lillard (21) Mason Plumlee (8) Damian Lillard (4) Chesapeake Energy Arena 18,203 35–33 69 March 17 @ San Antonio L 110–118 CJ McCollum (26) Ed Davis (9) Damian Lillard (6) AT&T Center 18,418 35–34 70 March 18 @ New Orleans W 117–112 Damian Lillard (33) Ed Davis (10) McCollum, Lillard (6) Smoothie King Center 17,263 36–34 71 March 20 @ Dallas L 120–132 (OT) Damian Lillard (26) Mason Plumlee (19) McCollum, Lillard (8) American Airlines Center 20,351 36–35 72 March 23 Dallas W 109–103 Damian Lillard (27) Al-Farouq Aminu (10) Damian Lillard (6) Moda Center 19,819 37–35 73 March 24 @ L. A. Clippers L 94–96 Damian Lillard (18) Davis, Harkless (8) Damian Lillard (8) STAPLES Center 19,359 37–36 74 March 26 Philadelphia W 108–105 CJ McCollum (25) Ed Davis (13) Damian Lillard (7) Moda Center 19,506 38–36 75 March 28 Sacramento W 105–93 Allen Crabbe (21) Ed Davis (9) Damian Lillard (9) Moda Center 19,393 39–36 76 March 31 Boston W 116–109 Al-Farouq Aminu (28) Maurice Harkless (10) CJ McCollum (8) Moda Center 19,393 40–36
April : 4–2 (home: 3–1; road: 1–1) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 77 April 2 Miami W 110–93 CJ McCollum (24) Ed Davis (11) CJ McCollum (7) Moda Center 19,633 41–36 78 April 3 @ Golden State L 111–136 Damian Lillard (38) Maurice Harkless (10) Al-Farouq Aminu (5) Oracle Arena 19,596 41–37 79 April 5 @ Sacramento W 115–107 CJ McCollum (30) Maurice Harkless (16) Damian Lillard (8) Sleep Train Arena 17,317 42–37 80 April 6 Oklahoma City W 120–115 Al-Farouq Aminu (27) Ed Davis (8) Damian Lillard (9) Moda Center 19,393 43–37 81 April 9 Minnesota L 105–106 Damian Lillard (31) Mason Plumlee (15) Damian Lillard (7) Moda Center 19,733 43–38 82 April 13 Denver W 107–99 Damian Lillard (21) Ed Davis (9) Lillard, McCollum (5) Moda Center 19,571 44–38
2015–16 season schedule

Playoffs

Game log

2016 playoff game log Total: 5–6 (home: 4–1; road: 1–5)
First Round: 4–2 (home: 3–0; road: 1–2) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Series 1 April 17 @ L.A. Clippers L 95–115 Damian Lillard (21) Al-Farouq Aminu (12) Damian Lillard (8) STAPLES Center 19,122 0–1 2 April 20 @ L.A. Clippers L 81–102 Lillard, Plumlee (17) Mason Plumlee (10) Mason Plumlee (7) STAPLES Center 19,127 0–2 3 April 23 L.A. Clippers W 96–88 Damian Lillard (32) Mason Plumlee (21) Mason Plumlee (9) Moda Center 19,761 1–2 4 April 25 L.A. Clippers W 98–84 Al-Farouq Aminu (30) Mason Plumlee (14) Mason Plumlee (10) Moda Center 19,607 2–2 5 April 27 @ L.A. Clippers W 108–98 CJ McCollum (27) Mason Plumlee (15) Damian Lillard (5) STAPLES Center 19,060 3–2 6 April 29 L.A. Clippers W 106–103 Damian Lillard (28) Mason Plumlee (14) Damian Lillard (7) Moda Center 19,768 4–2
Conference Semifinals: 1–4 (home: 1–1; road: 0–3) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Series 1 May 1 @ Golden State L 103–118 Damian Lillard (30) Mason Plumlee (13) Mason Plumlee (6) Oracle Arena 19,596 0–1 2 May 3 @ Golden State L 99–110 Damian Lillard (25) Mason Plumlee (11) Damian Lillard (6) Oracle Arena 19,596 0–2 3 May 7 Golden State W 120–108 Damian Lillard (40) Al-Farouq Aminu (10) Damian Lillard (10) Moda Center 19,673 1–2 4 May 9 Golden State L 125–132 (OT) Damian Lillard (36) Mason Plumlee (15) Damian Lillard (10) Moda Center 19,583 1–3 5 May 11 @ Golden State L 121–125 Damian Lillard (28) Al-Farouq Aminu (9) Damian Lillard (7) Oracle Arena 19,596 1–4
2016 playoff schedule

References