24-25 Portland Schedule

Introduction

The Portland Trail Blazers face unique travel disadvantages this season due to a combination of NBA scheduling decisions and geographic location.

Note

• 16 of our first 18 games are part of 3-games-in-4-nights sequences.
• Since the 2015-16 season...
  • Only one other team has played a San Antonio ⇢ Minnesota back-to-back.
  • This season marks the first New York ⇢ Atlanta ⇢ Toronto travel sequence for a Western Conference team.

The following sections explore some of these challenges: from road trip flight paths, to an illustration of the NBA's divisions, to our compact early season schedule.

Flight Paths

Several of our flight paths seem uncommon this season. Read more here.

Historical Context

Since 2015-16...

• Only one other team has played a San Antonio ⇢ Minnesota road back-to-back.
• There are only 31 instances of an 1,100+ mile road back-to-back (out of nearly 12,000 games).
• Note: this also marks the 2nd longest road back-to-back for any team this season.

Division Spread

The Northwest Division presents unique travel challenges. Read more here.

Division Note

• Portland ⇢ Minneapolis is 1,400 miles.
• Miami ⇢ Washington DC is 900 miles.

Schedule Density

Our 2024-25 season starts with a dense amount of games. To help illustrate the difference between a 3-in-4 game and an overlapping 3-in-4 game, consider the following example:

Day 1

Day 2

Day 3

Day 4

Day 5

Day 6

Day 7

Game 3-in-4

Game Overlap

Game Overlap

Game 3-in-4

Both Day 3 and Day 4 involve games that overlap with both 3-in-4 sequences — which is similar to 8 of our first 18 games. Read more here.