PORTLAND, Ore. -- The Portland Trail Blazers announced their preseason schedule for fall fo 2010. Included the schedule is a game at the Memorial Coliseum, as part of a season-long celebration of the team's 40th anniversary.
The Blazers will return to their former home court on October 14 as part of an eight-game preseason schedule announced Wednesday.
The team played at the Coliseum from 1970-95. Portland will host the Phoenix Suns, reuniting the two teams that played in the final NBA game at the Coliseum on Tuesday, May 2, 1995.
"We are excited to have an opportunity to host a 'turn-back-the-clock' game at the Memorial Coliseum," Trail Blazers President Larry Miller said. "It will be very nostalgic for many Trail Blazers fans, and for others a chance to see the team play in its original venue for the first time.
The Trail Blazers open their preseason with a home-and-home against the Sacramento Kings on October 6-7 and conclude the eight-game schedule with an October 22 rematch against the Suns at General Motors Place in Vancouver, B.C.
Tickets for the at the Memorial Coliseum go on sale August 17. Turn back the clock pricing for the game, as well as full details on the Trail Blazers 40th anniversary season, will be announced soon. Single-game tickets for three home dates at the Rose Garden will go on sale September 21.
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