2015–16 Portland Trail Blazers season

2015–16 Portland Trail Blazers season
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 >

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.

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

Draft picks

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	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

(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	118–101	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

2015–16 Portland Trail Blazers season

Contents

Draft picks

Roster

Standings

Division

Conference

Game log

Preseason

Regular season

Playoffs

Game log

References