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December 30, 1980 - #BillyRayBates connects on the game winner as time expires, giving the @trailblazers.bsky.social the win vs the @sixersnba.bsky.social

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#TBT Billy Ray Bates Game Winner
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December 30, 2024 at 10:20 PM
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February 23 1980 - @trailblazers.bsky.social rookies #CalvinNatt, #AbdulJeelani, and #JimPaxson took over to guide the #Blazers past the #DetroitPistons. Even #BillyRayBates made his debut in the win.

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Playing in his sixth game since a trade brought him to #Portland from the #NewJerseyNets for #MauriceLucas, Natt scored a career-high 39 points. He connected on 11-of-16 FGA and set a team record with 22 FTA. Natt made 16 of his FTA, the same number the #Pistons attempted as a team. In addition, Natt made the only 3-PT FG in the game for either team. Playing in his 53rd game, Paxson scored 18 points off the bench, hitting 7-of-11 FGA and passed for a game-high, and at the time, a career-best 7 assists. Playing in his 59th game, Jeelani also came off the bench to score 17 points before leaving in the fourth quarter due to a bruised knee. Making his Blazers, and @NBA , debut, Bates played 3 minutes. He made 1-of-2 FGA and grabbed 2 rebounds. There was speculation by an @Oregonian sports columnist whether Bates would be able to fit into, and contribute, to #JackRamsay's system this late in the season.
February 23, 2025 at 7:58 PM
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December 4 1981 - #GeorgeGervin scored 45 points in the @sanantoniospurs.bsky.social win vs the @trailblazers.bsky.social.

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Gervin, who scored 42 points just two games previous, connected on 20-of-30 FGA today, without a 3-PT FGA. Gervin added 5 rebounds and 4 steals. It is the 36th time Gervin has topped the 40 point mark in his @NBA career, with a career-best of 63 points in the final game of the 1978 season, to make him the top scorer that season. Former #Blazers player #RonBrewer scored 25 points off the bench. It is the 9th time in 18 games he has topped the 20 point mark, twice scoring over 40 points #MychalThompson led #Portland with 25 points and 12 rebounds with #CalvinNatt adding 20 points. #KelvinRansey and #JimPaxson each added 18 points. In other news from today: It has been noted that #BillyRayBates playing time has dropped over the last two weeks of games. After averaging 17 minutes of play in the first 12 games, Bates' playing time has dropped to 7 minutes per game in the past five games.
December 4, 2024 at 5:02 PM
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August 26, 1982 - The 2nd Annual #NBPA Golf & Tennis Classic tipped off with a good ol' fashioned double-header at the #MemorialColiseum.

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In the first game, featuring first and second year @NBA players, former #BeaversMBB guard #MarkRadford scored 32 points but it wasn't enough as his Blue Team fell to the Green Team led by #MichaelWiley, who scored 33 points. The contest featured another #OregonState alum in #LesterConner, who tallied 8 points for the Green Team. @trailblazers rookie #FatLever added 15 points for the winning side. The nightcap saw former #OregonMBB #GregBallard score 19 points, helped by #Blazers guard #JimPaxson, who added 17 points, as the White Squad defeated the Red Team. The Red Team was led by #JamesEdwards 23 points with #DanRoundfield adding 22 more. #Portland guard #BillyRayBates scored 14 points in the familiar red. Lever pulled double duty as he grabbed a Red jersey and added 13 more in the second game.
August 26, 2025 at 1:55 PM
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July 7, 1981 - With the @mlb.com strike into it's 26th day, and before the @espn.com classic became a thing, network and local stations are looking to fill air time.

In #Portland, #KGW will air a @trailblazers.bsky.social classic game from the 1980/81 season

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The game features #BillyRayBates hitting the winning FG as the horn sounds vs the @sixers I don't recall renting a VCR machine from the local video store to record this game, but I did just that when #KGW re-aired the #Blazers defeating the #Sixers from June 5.
July 7, 2025 at 11:59 PM
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July 2, 1981 - With the @mlb.com entering the 22nd day of the strike, #KGW will begin broadcasting classic @trailblazers.bsky.social next week.

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The first game to be broadcast will be the miraculous last-second victory over the #Philadelpia76ers from Dec. 30 when #BillyRayBates scored at the buzzer. In addition, the #Blazers summer league team is heading to #LosAngeles. The Blazers first pick in the draft, #JeffLamp, is expected to lead the team, with the first game tomorrow vs the #DetroitPistons summer league team
July 2, 2025 at 3:19 PM
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March 21 1981 - #KermitWashington did his best to keep up with #KareemAbdulJabbar in the rebounding department, but the #Lakers were able to defeat the @trailblazers.bsky.social in the #MemorialColiseum for time in nearly two years.

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#KelvinRansey led the #Blazers with 24 points, including 10 points in the third quarter that move #Portland to a 9-point lead heading into the final quarter. #JimPaxson added 18 points, while Washington pulled down a season-high 19 rebounds before fouling out. #BillyRayBates came off the bench to score 17 points Abdul-Jabbar led all scorers with 31 points, and grabbed 19 rebounds for the #Lakers, while #NormNixon scored 23 points and passed for 15 assists. #MagicJohnson nearly had the 12th triple-double of his career, scoring 21 points, grabbing 12 rebounds, and passing for 8 assists. Despite the loss the Blazers are still in the running to get the 4th position in the @NBA playoffs, and earn the home-court advantage in the best-of 3 series. Playoff tickets will go on sale in two days, with a top price of $15
March 21, 2025 at 8:21 PM
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Go to gamenatin.com/24208 for PBA and Crispa oldtimer Tito Varela’s account of the legend of super import Billy Ray Bates. #billyraybates #titovarela #classicpba #pba50 #pbasolid #PBA50LID #pbaat50 #philippinebasketball #philippinesbasketball
October 19, 2025 at 4:10 AM