October 1, 1972 - The @trailblazers.bsky.social will soon open
their third season with a new coach, #JackMcCloskey, as well as the past two @nba.com #ROY winners in #GeoffPetrie and #SidneyWicks.
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Petrie, who scored 11 points in the final quarter, finished with 30 points, and connected on 11-of-18 FGA. Wicks hit on one less FGM and finished with 13 rebounds, 4 assists, 3 blocks, and 5 steals. #TerryDischinger was the only other #Blazers player to hit double-digits, finishing with 14 points.
The defending Western Division Champion #Stars were led by #WillieWise and #ZelmoBeatty. Wise scored 27 points, connecting on 15-of-16 FTA, and grabbed 7 rebounds. Beaty, a 2-time All-Star in the @NBA before jumping to the rival league, scored 23 points and grabbed 8 rebounds. The win moves the #Blazers to a 2-0 record in the round-robin tournament, matching the #ChicagoBulls, who defeated the #SeattleSuperSonics in the game prior to the Stars and Blazers contest. The Blazers will play the #Bulls on Sept 24 to determine the tournament winner after the #Sonics and #Utah play for third place.
September 22, 1972 - #GeoffPetrie and #SidneyWicks combined for 56 points as the @trailblazers.bsky.social upset the #UtahStars in the Inaugural Pro Basketball Classic in Hawaii.
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Wicks led all scorers, finishing with 34 points, but Haywood struck first with 14 first-quarter points, before ending with 30 points. Wicks finished with a 15-14 advantage on the boards as well.
For #Portland, guard #CharlieYelverton and 7'-1" center #BillSmith each scored 24 points. Smith grabbed 11 rebounds with Yelverton grabbing 9 more. Yelverton, listed as 6'-1", also recorded 6 steals and blocked 4 shots. For the #Seattle, 7' center #PembrookeBurrows scored 21 points and grabbed 7 rebounds with #MikeJordan scoring 16 points and grabbed 10 rebounds
Haywood was impressed with Wicks, saying, "He won't have much trouble playing in the league. He's going to be some kind of basketball player."
June 18, 1971 - The @trailblazers.bsky.social rookie team faced off against the #SeattleSonics rookie team in #Seattle before a crowd of 11,588.
The featured matchup of #Blazers forwards #SidneyWicks and #SpencerHaywood of the #Sonics did not disappoint.
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The loss insures that #Portland will be involved in a second consecutive coin-flip with the #Philadelphia76ers. This year, the flip will be for the right to draft #BillWalton from #UCLA. The coin flip will be conducted later this week in the NBA office in New York. Wicks scored 26 points, grabbed 16 rebounds and passed for 10 assists in 45 minutes of play. #LarrySteele added a then career-high 26 points, 6 assists, and 3 steals. Steele now has 213 steals for the season, the most in the @NBA, the first time the #NBA has started officially tracking the category.
For Abdul-Jabbar, in addition to his 43 points, he also grabbed 13 rebounds and recorded 2 blocks. Abdul-Jabbar now has a total of 281 blocks for the season, the second most blocks in the league. This is the first year that the NBA has officially started tracking the category.
#OscarRobertson, who was honored by the #Blazers in a pre-game ceremony as he is retiring after the season, joined Wicks in recording a triple-double. Robertson finished with 14 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists for his 181st, and last, triple-double of his career. #BobDandridge nearly recorded his first triple-double as he finished with 26 points, 9 rebounds, and 10 assists.
1974 - #SidneyWicks records the sixth triple-double of his career but it wasn't enough as #KareemAbdulJabbar scored 43 points in the #MilwaukeeBucks victory over the @trailblazers.bsky.social
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March 5 2023 - #DamianLillard scored 41 points to lead the
@trailblazers.bsky.social past the #OrlandoMagic.
It is the 25th straight game Lillard has scored 20 or more points. The team record is 30 set by #SidneyWicks in 1974.
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Wicks, who finished with 26 points, started the streak on Dec. 21, the game after he was ejected for fighting #BobDandridge of the #MilwaukeeBucks. During the streak, Wicks topped the 30-point mark three times, including his career-high 38 points on Jan. 31 vs the @Suns. #DamianLillard eventually topped the mark, getting to a 32-game streak in 2023. Lillard also had streaks of 23 and 21 prior. #KikiVanDeWeghe nearly tied Wicks in 1987, getting to 29 games
The #Blazers, who have lost 5 straight games and 19 of their last 22, made their inaugural visit to the new home of the #CapitalBullets. The #CapitalCentre features a state-of-the-art electronic scoreboard, with 12' by 16' screens on all 4 sides that can show replays, slo-motion replays, and interviews. Former Blazers #StanMcKenzie and his wife #Vashti were in attendance, as Ms. McKenzie hosts a halftime and a post-game show that can be viewed on the giant scoreboard.
February 20 1974 - @trailblazers.bsky.social forward #SidneyWicks topped the 20 point mark for the 30th straight game, a mark that stood for 49 years.
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Wicks added 12 rebounds while Petrie added 7 assists. The two combined for 21-of-41 from the field and 18-of-26 from the FT line. Bill Walton, who played with a broken nose and no mask, added 16 points, 13 rebounds and tied Petrie with 7 assists. Wicks topped the 30 point mark 55 times in his 5 years with the #Blazers, while Petrie had 75 such games. Surprisingly though, they only had 6 games where they both topped the mark together. The most the two combined for was on January 20 1973 when each scored career-highs. Petrie scored 51 and Wicks added 38 in the #Blazers victory vs the Houston Rockets. The two would be traded during the coming off season with Petrie headed to Atlanta Hawks and Wicks ending up with the Boston Celtics.
Wicks topped the 30 point mark 55 times in his 5 years with the #Blazers, while Petrie had 75 such games. Surprisingly though, they only had 6 games where they both topped the mark together. The most the two combined for was on January 20 1973 when each scored career-highs. Petrie scored 51 and Wicks added 38 in the #Blazers victory vs the Houston Rockets.
The two would be traded during the coming off season with Petrie headed to Atlanta Hawks and Wicks ending up with the Boston Celtics.
January 30 1976 - For the final time as teammates, #GeoffPetrie and #SidneyWicks each scored 30 points in the
Portland Trail Blazers victory vs the Los Angeles Lakers. It is the fifth straight win for #Portland.
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#GeoffPetrie scored 20 points to lead the #Blazers. #SidneyWicks added 17 points and #BillWalton grabbed 12 rebounds.
@SpencerHaywood scored 16 points and grabbed 15 rebounds to help the #NewYorkKnicks keep on the pressure in the 2nd half.
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November 17, 1972 - #SidneyWicks records the 2nd triple-double of his career in the @trailblazers.bsky.social victory over the @warriors.bsky.social. Wicks helped the #Blazers win their third straight game in the young season in front of 10,985 fans.
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