- Address: 1 Center Court, Portland
- Country: United States
- Capacity: 19,000
- Opened: 12 October 1995
- Main use: Basketball
- Tenants: Portland Trail Blazers (basketball)
Extra stadium info – Moda Center
The construction of the Moda Center started in 1993 and its construction costs were $262 million. The arena was known as the Rose Garden Arena. It became a venue for several events, like basketball, box lacrosse, bull riding, conferences, concerts, figure skating, ice hockey, ice shows, indoor American football, indoor football, mixed martial arts, political events and wrestling. Several former sports clubs played home games at the Moda Center.
The Portland Trail Blazers
The Portland Trail Blazers moved to the Moda Center in 1995. On 16 October 1970, they won their first-ever National Basketball Association match after defeating the Cleveland Cavaliers from Ohio 115-112. The game took place in Oregon. The Portland Trail Blazers faced the Boston Celtics from Massachusetts in their second NBA game. The Celtics won the match, which took place in Oregon. The third NBA game for the Portland Trail Blazers also took place in Oregon. The Cleveland Cavaliers lost the game.
The championship series of the NBA
In 1977, the Portland Trail Blazers were crowned NBA champions for the first time in their history. They won the title after beating the Philadelphia 76ers from Pennsylvania in the championship series of the National Basketball Association. That year, the championship series consisted of six matches. The first two of those six matches took place in Pennsylvania. The 76ers won both games. They scored 107 points in both games. The third match took place in Oregon in front of a crowd of 12,000. It was the first-ever game in the championship round of the NBA which took place in Oregon. The fourth match also took place in Oregon. The Portland Trail Blazers won the third and fourth match.
Ha Seung-jin
Ha Seung-jin, who was born in the city of Seoul in 1985, signed with the Portland Trail Blazers in 2004. He became the first Korean in the National Basketball Association. Ha Seung-jin also became one of the tallest players in NBA history when he played his first NBA match. He played various NBA games for the Portland Trail Blazers. Ha Seung-jin also played for the national basketball team of Korea.