TICKETS TO FIRST TWO HOME PLAYOFF GAMES TO GO ON SALE APRIL 15
Portland clinches playoff berth for second consecutive season
PORTLAND, Ore. – Available tickets for the Portland Trail Blazers first two home playoff games will go on sale on Thursday, April 15, at 2:00 p.m.
By virtue of tonight’s win over New York, and losses by Memphis and Houston, the Trail Blazers clinched a playoff spot for the 28th time in the team’s 40-year history. First-round opponent, game dates and times will be determined no later than April 14, after the conclusion of the NBA’s regular season.
Tickets will be available via trailblazers.com or by calling 1-888-716-5510. A maximum of four tickets for each game are available to each customer, subject to availability. Fans who have not previously ordered online are encouraged to set up an account in advance of the on-sale time to expedite the ordering process. Tickets will not be available at the Rose Garden box office.
The 2009 NBA Playoffs begin on April 17. The top four seeds in each conference will begin the playoffs at home; seeds 5-8 will begin on the road. Last season, the fourth-seeded Trail Blazers lost the best-of-seven series to the fifth-seeded Houston Rockets, 4 games to 2.
Currently, the Trail Blazers are seeded seventh in the Western Conference with a record of 46-29. With four wins in their final seven games, Portland would finish with back-to-back 50+ win seasons for the first time since 1999-2001.
to that.
