2020–21 Portland Trail Blazers season

The 2020–21 Portland Trail Blazers season was the franchise's 51st season in the National Basketball Association (NBA). The Trail Blazers entered the season following a playoff defeat from the Los Angeles Lakers in the first round of the play-in tournament. After the Toronto Raptors and Houston Rockets failed to qualify for the postseason for the first time since the 2012-13 and 2011-12 season respectively, the Trail Blazers now hold the longest active playoff streak in the NBA qualifying every year since the 2013-14 season. In the first round, the Trail Blazers faced the Denver Nuggets where they lost to them in six games.

Following the playoff exit, the Trail Blazers and head coach Terry Stotts mutually agreed to part ways after nine years.

Conference
Notes
 * z – Clinched home court advantage for the entire playoffs
 * c – Clinched home court advantage for the conference playoffs
 * y – Clinched division title
 * x – Clinched playoff spot
 * pb – Clinched play-in spot
 * o – Eliminated from playoff contention
 * * – Division leader

Preseason

 * -style="background:#cfc;"
 * 1
 * December 11
 * Sacramento
 * Carmelo Anthony (21)
 * Harry Giles (14)
 * Lillard, McColllum (5)
 * Moda Center 0
 * 1–0
 * -style="background:#fcc;"
 * 2
 * December 13
 * Sacramento
 * Harry Giles (19)
 * Harry Giles (13)
 * Rodney Hood (4)
 * Moda Center 0
 * 1–1
 * -style="background:#fcc;"
 * 3
 * December 16
 * @ Denver
 * Robert Covington (15)
 * Jusuf Nurkic (8)
 * Damian Lillard (4)
 * Ball Arena 0
 * 1–2
 * -style="background:#fcc;"
 * 4
 * December 18
 * @ Denver
 * CJ McCollum (26)
 * Enes Kanter (9)
 * Jusuf Nurkic (4)
 * Ball Arena 0
 * | 1–3
 * Enes Kanter (9)
 * Jusuf Nurkic (4)
 * Ball Arena 0
 * | 1–3

Regular season

 * - style="background:#fcc
 * 1
 * December 23
 * Utah
 * CJ McCollum (23)
 * Enes Kanter (8)
 * Damian Lillard (7)
 * Moda Center 0
 * 0–1
 * - style="background:#cfc
 * 2
 * December 26
 * Houston
 * CJ McCollum (44)
 * Jusuf Nurkic (11)
 * Damian Lillard (9)
 * Moda Center 0
 * 1–1
 * - style="background:#cfc
 * 3
 * December 28
 * @ L. A. Lakers
 * Damian Lillard (31)
 * Enes Kanter (14)
 * CJ McCollum (11)
 * Staples Center 0
 * 2–1
 * - style="background:#fcc
 * 4
 * December 30
 * @ L. A. Clippers
 * CJ McCollum (25)
 * Enes Kanter (10)
 * Damian Lillard (4)
 * Staples Center 0
 * 2–2
 * Enes Kanter (10)
 * Damian Lillard (4)
 * Staples Center 0
 * 2–2


 * - style="background:#cfc
 * 5
 * January 1
 * @ Golden State
 * Damian Lillard (34)
 * Robert Covington (11)
 * Damian Lillard (8)
 * Chase Center 0
 * 3–2
 * - style="background:#fcc
 * 6
 * January 3
 * @ Golden State
 * Damian Lillard (32)
 * Enes Kanter (12)
 * CJ McCollum (5)
 * Chase Center 0
 * 3–3
 * - style="background:#fcc
 * 7
 * January 5
 * Chicago
 * CJ McCollum (26)
 * Jusuf Nurkic (11)
 * Damian Lillard (9)
 * Moda Center 0
 * 3–4
 * - style="background:#cfc
 * 8
 * January 7
 * Minnesota
 * Damian Lillard (39)
 * Kanter, Lillard, Nurkic (7)
 * Damian Lillard (7)
 * Moda Center 0
 * 4–4
 * - style="background:#cfc
 * 9
 * January 9
 * @ Sacramento
 * CJ McCollum (37)
 * Enes Kanter (15)
 * Damian Lillard (6)
 * Golden 1 Center 0
 * 5–4
 * - style="background:#cfc
 * 10
 * January 11
 * Toronto
 * CJ McCollum (30)
 * Robert Covington (8)
 * Lillard, McCollum (5)
 * Moda Center 0
 * 6–4
 * - style="background:#cfc
 * 11
 * January 13
 * @ Sacramento
 * Damian Lillard (40)
 * Jusuf Nurkic (13)
 * Damian Lillard (13)
 * Golden 1 Center 0
 * 7–4
 * - style="background:#fcc
 * 12
 * January 14
 * Indiana
 * Lillard, McCollum (22)
 * Enes Kanter (9)
 * Lillard, McCollum (4)
 * Moda Center 0
 * 7–5
 * - style="background:#cfc
 * 13
 * January 16
 * Atlanta
 * Damian Lillard (36)
 * Enes Kanter (15)
 * Damian Lillard (7)
 * Moda Center 0
 * 8–5
 * - style="background:#fcc
 * 14
 * January 18
 * San Antonio
 * Damian Lillard (35)
 * Enes Kanter (8)
 * Damian Lillard (6)
 * Moda Center 0
 * 8–6
 * -style="background:#ccc;"
 * January 20
 * Memphis
 * colspan="6" | Postponed (COVID-19) (Makeup date: April 23)
 * -style="background:#ccc;"
 * January 22
 * Memphis
 * colspan="6" | Postponed (COVID-19) (Makeup date: April 25)
 * - style="background:#cfc
 * 15
 * January 24
 * New York
 * Damian Lillard (39)
 * Kanter, Giles (8)
 * Damian Lillard (8)
 * Moda Center 0
 * 9–6
 * - style="background:#fcc
 * 16
 * January 25
 * Oklahoma City
 * Lillard, Simons (26)
 * Enes Kanter (22)
 * Damian Lillard (10)
 * Moda Center 0
 * 9–7
 * - style="background:#fcc
 * 17
 * January 28
 * @ Houston
 * Damian Lillard (30)
 * Enes Kanter (13)
 * Damian Lillard (9)
 * Toyota Center 3,154
 * 9–8
 * - style="background:#cfc
 * 18
 * January 30
 * @ Chicago
 * Damian Lillard (44)
 * Enes Kanter (11)
 * Damian Lillard (9)
 * United Center 0
 * 10–8
 * Damian Lillard (30)
 * Enes Kanter (13)
 * Damian Lillard (9)
 * Toyota Center 3,154
 * 9–8
 * - style="background:#cfc
 * 18
 * January 30
 * @ Chicago
 * Damian Lillard (44)
 * Enes Kanter (11)
 * Damian Lillard (9)
 * United Center 0
 * 10–8
 * United Center 0
 * 10–8


 * - style="background:#fcc
 * 19
 * February 1
 * @ Milwaukee
 * Nassir Little (30)
 * Enes Kanter (11)
 * Damian Lillard (7)
 * Fiserv Forum 0
 * 10–9
 * - style="background:#cfc
 * 20
 * February 2
 * @ Washington
 * Damian Lillard (32)
 * Enes Kanter (15)
 * Damian Lillard (8)
 * Capital One Arena 0
 * 11–9
 * - style="background:#cfc
 * 21
 * February 4
 * @ Philadelphia
 * Gary Trent Jr. (24)
 * Enes Kanter (18)
 * Carmelo Anthony (5)
 * Wells Fargo Center 0
 * 12–9
 * - style="background:#fcc
 * 22
 * February 6
 * @ New York
 * Damian Lillard (29)
 * Enes Kanter (11)
 * Damian Lillard (9)
 * Madison Square Garden 0
 * 12–10
 * - style="background:#cfc
 * 23
 * February 9
 * Orlando
 * Damian Lillard (36)
 * Robert Covington (11)
 * Gary Trent Jr. (6)
 * Moda Center 0
 * 13–10
 * - style="background:#cfc
 * 24
 * February 11
 * Philadelphia
 * Damian Lillard (30)
 * Enes Kanter (14)
 * Damian Lillard (7)
 * Moda Center 0
 * 14–10
 * - style="background:#cfc
 * 25
 * February 12
 * Cleveland
 * Gary Trent Jr. (26)
 * Enes Kanter (13)
 * Damian Lillard (9)
 * Moda Center 0
 * 15–10
 * - style="background:#cfc
 * 26
 * February 14
 * @ Dallas
 * Damian Lillard (34)
 * Enes Kanter (8)
 * Damian Lillard (11)
 * American Airlines Center 2,211
 * 16–10
 * - style="background:#cfc
 * 27
 * February 16
 * @ Oklahoma City
 * Damian Lillard (31)
 * Enes Kanter (21)
 * Damian Lillard (10)
 * Chesapeake Energy Arena 0
 * 17–10
 * - style="background:#cfc
 * 28
 * February 17
 * @ New Orleans
 * Damian Lillard (43)
 * Robert Covington (8)
 * Damian Lillard (16)
 * Smoothie King Center 1,940
 * 18–10
 * - style="background:#fcc
 * 29
 * February 20
 * Washington
 * Damian Lillard (35)
 * Enes Kanter (13)
 * Damian Lillard (12)
 * Moda Center 0
 * 18–11
 * - style="background:#fcc
 * 30
 * February 22
 * @ Phoenix
 * Damian Lillard (24)
 * Enes Kanter (15)
 * Damian Lillard (7)
 * Phoenix Suns Arena 3,213
 * 18–12
 * - style="background:#fcc
 * 31
 * February 23
 * @ Denver
 * Damian Lillard (25)
 * Enes Kanter (14)
 * Damian Lillard (13)
 * Ball Arena 0
 * 18–13
 * - style="background:#fcc
 * 32
 * February 26
 * @ L. A. Lakers
 * Damian Lillard (35)
 * Enes Kanter (17)
 * Damian Lillard (7)
 * Staples Center 0
 * 18–14
 * Enes Kanter (14)
 * Damian Lillard (13)
 * Ball Arena 0
 * 18–13
 * - style="background:#fcc
 * 32
 * February 26
 * @ L. A. Lakers
 * Damian Lillard (35)
 * Enes Kanter (17)
 * Damian Lillard (7)
 * Staples Center 0
 * 18–14
 * 18–14


 * - style="background:#cfc
 * 33
 * March 1
 * Charlotte
 * Carmelo Anthony (29)
 * Enes Kanter (11)
 * Damian Lillard (10)
 * Moda Center 0
 * 19–14
 * - style="background:#cfc
 * 34
 * March 3
 * Golden State
 * Anthony, Lillard (22)
 * Enes Kanter (14)
 * Damian Lillard (6)
 * Moda Center 0
 * 20–14
 * - style="background:#cfc
 * 35
 * March 4
 * Sacramento
 * Damian Lillard (44)
 * Enes Kanter (21)
 * Damian Lillard (7)
 * Moda Center 0
 * 21–14
 * - align="center"
 * colspan="9" bgcolor="#bbcaff"|All-Star Break
 * - style="background:#cfc"
 * - style="background:#fcc
 * 36
 * March 11
 * Phoenix
 * Damian Lillard (30)
 * Enes Kanter (11)
 * Damian Lillard (8)
 * Moda Center 0
 * 21–15
 * - style="background:#cfc
 * 37
 * March 13
 * @ Minnesota
 * Carmelo Anthony (26)
 * Enes Kanter (11)
 * Damian Lillard (10)
 * Target Center 0
 * 22–15
 * - style="background:#fcc
 * 38
 * March 14
 * @ Minnesota
 * Damian Lillard (38)
 * Enes Kanter (11)
 * Anthony, Covington (5)
 * Target Center 0
 * 22–16
 * - style="background:#cfc
 * 39
 * March 16
 * New Orleans
 * Damian Lillard (50)
 * Damian Lillard (6)
 * Damian Lillard (10)
 * Moda Center 0
 * 23–16
 * - style="background:#cfc
 * 40
 * March 18
 * New Orleans
 * Damian Lillard (36)
 * Enes Kanter (13)
 * Anthony, McCollum, Trent (2)
 * Moda Center 0
 * 24–16
 * - style="background:#cfc
 * 41
 * March 19
 * Dallas
 * CJ McCollum (32)
 * Enes Kanter (9)
 * Damian Lillard (6)
 * Moda Center 0
 * 25–16
 * - style="background:#fcc
 * 42
 * March 21
 * Dallas
 * Damian Lillard (19)
 * Covington, Kanter (6)
 * Damian Lillard (4)
 * Moda Center 0
 * 25–17
 * - style="background:#fcc
 * 43
 * March 23
 * Brooklyn
 * Damian Lillard (22)
 * Enes Kanter (19)
 * Damian Lillard (9)
 * Moda Center 0
 * 25–18
 * - style="background:#cfc
 * 44
 * March 25
 * @ Miami
 * CJ McCollum (35)
 * Enes Kanter (16)
 * Damian Lillard (9)
 * American Airlines Arena 2,000
 * 26–18
 * - style="background:#cfc
 * 45
 * March 26
 * @ Orlando
 * McCollum, Powell (22)
 * Enes Kanter (15)
 * CJ McCollum (7)
 * Amway Center 3,827
 * 27–18
 * - style="background:#cfc
 * 46
 * March 28
 * @ Toronto
 * CJ McCollum (23)
 * Robert Covington (12)
 * Damian Lillard (11)
 * Amalie Arena 2,021
 * 28–18
 * - style="background:#cfc
 * 47
 * March 31
 * @ Detroit
 * Damian Lillard (33)
 * Enes Kanter (8)
 * Damian Lillard (10)
 * Little Caesars Arena 0
 * 29–18
 * CJ McCollum (23)
 * Robert Covington (12)
 * Damian Lillard (11)
 * Amalie Arena 2,021
 * 28–18
 * - style="background:#cfc
 * 47
 * March 31
 * @ Detroit
 * Damian Lillard (33)
 * Enes Kanter (8)
 * Damian Lillard (10)
 * Little Caesars Arena 0
 * 29–18
 * 29–18


 * - style="background:#fcc
 * 48
 * April 2
 * Milwaukee
 * Damian Lillard (32)
 * Jusuf Nurkic (11)
 * CJ McCollum (7)
 * Moda Center 0
 * 29–19
 * - style="background:#cfc
 * 49
 * April 3
 * Oklahoma City
 * CJ McCollum (20)
 * Enes Kanter (17)
 * Damian Lillard (6)
 * Moda Center 0
 * 30–19
 * - style="background:#fcc
 * 50
 * April 6
 * @ L. A. Clippers
 * Norman Powell (32)
 * Enes Kanter (15)
 * Lillard, McCollum (6)
 * Staples Center 0
 * 30–20
 * - style="background:#fcc
 * 51
 * April 8
 * @ Utah
 * Damian Lillard (23)
 * Enes Kanter (7)
 * Damian Lillard (6)
 * Vivint Arena 5,546
 * 30–21
 * - style="background:#cfc
 * 52
 * April 10
 * Detroit
 * Damian Lillard (27)
 * Enes Kanter (30)
 * Damian Lillard (10)
 * Moda Center 0
 * 31–21
 * - style="background:#fcc
 * 53
 * April 11
 * Miami
 * McCollum, Powell (17)
 * Jusuf Nurkic (9)
 * Covington, Nurkic (4)
 * Moda Center 0
 * 31–22
 * - style="background:#fcc
 * 54
 * April 13
 * Boston
 * Damian Lillard (28)
 * Enes Kanter (10)
 * Damian Lillard (10)
 * Moda Center 0
 * 31–23
 * - style="background:#cfc
 * 55
 * April 16
 * @ San Antonio
 * CJ McCollum (29)
 * Enes Kanter (13)
 * CJ McCollum (6)
 * AT&T Center 4,303
 * 32–23
 * - style="background:#fcc
 * 56
 * April 18
 * @ Charlotte
 * Carmelo Anthony (24)
 * Covington, Kanter (7)
 * CJ McCollum (6)
 * Spectrum Center 3,880
 * 32–24
 * - style="background:#fcc
 * 57
 * April 20
 * L. A. Clippers
 * CJ McCollum (28)
 * Nassir Little (10)
 * CJ McCollum (5)
 * Moda Center 0
 * 32–25
 * - style="background:#fcc
 * 58
 * April 21
 * Denver
 * Damian Lillard (22)
 * CJ McCollum (9)
 * Jusuf Nurkic (6)
 * Moda Center 0
 * 32–26
 * - style="background:#fcc
 * 59
 * April 23
 * Memphis
 * Damian Lillard (26)
 * Jusuf Nurkic (17)
 * CJ McCollum (7)
 * Moda Center 0
 * 32–27
 * - style="background:#fcc
 * 60
 * April 25
 * Memphis
 * CJ McCollum (27)
 * Jusuf Nurkic (19)
 * Lillard, Nurkic (5)
 * Moda Center 0
 * 32–28
 * - style="background:#cfc
 * 61
 * April 27
 * @ Indiana
 * Anfernee Simons (27)
 * Enes Kanter (14)
 * Damian Lillard (6)
 * Bankers Life Fieldhouse 0
 * 33–28
 * - style="background:#cfc
 * 62
 * April 28
 * @ Memphis
 * CJ McCollum (26)
 * Jusuf Nurkic (9)
 * CJ McCollum (6)
 * FedEx Forum 3,427
 * 34–28
 * - style="background:#cfc
 * 63
 * April 30
 * @ Brooklyn
 * Damian Lillard (32)
 * Jusuf Nurkic (11)
 * Damian Lillard (9)
 * Barclays Center 1,773
 * 35–28
 * CJ McCollum (26)
 * Jusuf Nurkic (9)
 * CJ McCollum (6)
 * FedEx Forum 3,427
 * 34–28
 * - style="background:#cfc
 * 63
 * April 30
 * @ Brooklyn
 * Damian Lillard (32)
 * Jusuf Nurkic (11)
 * Damian Lillard (9)
 * Barclays Center 1,773
 * 35–28
 * Barclays Center 1,773
 * 35–28


 * - style="background:#cfc
 * 64
 * May 2
 * @ Boston
 * CJ McCollum (33)
 * Jusuf Nurkic (11)
 * Damian Lillard (13)
 * TD Garden 2,298
 * 36–28
 * - style="background:#fcc
 * 65
 * May 3
 * @ Atlanta
 * Damian Lillard (33)
 * Jusuf Nurkic (10)
 * Lillard, McCollum (8)
 * State Farm Arena 3,091
 * 36–29
 * - style="background:#cfc
 * 66
 * May 5
 * @ Cleveland
 * Damian Lillard (32)
 * Enes Kanter (13)
 * Damian Lillard (9)
 * Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse 4,148
 * 37–29
 * - style="background:#cfc
 * 67
 * May 7
 * L. A. Lakers
 * Damian Lillard (38)
 * Jusuf Nurkic (13)
 * Damian Lillard (7)
 * Moda Center 1,939
 * 38–29
 * - style="background:#cfc
 * 68
 * May 8
 * San Antonio
 * Damian Lillard (30)
 * Robert Covington (11)
 * Damian Lillard (8)
 * Moda Center 1,939
 * 39–29
 * - style="background:#cfc
 * 69
 * May 10
 * Houston
 * Damian Lillard (34)
 * Enes Kanter (10)
 * CJ McCollum (7)
 * Moda Center 1,939
 * 40–29
 * - style="background:#cfc
 * 70
 * May 12
 * @ Utah
 * Damian Lillard (30)
 * Jusuf Nurkic (15)
 * Lillard, Nurkic (6)
 * Vivint Arena 6,506
 * 41–29
 * - style="background:#fcc
 * 71
 * May 13
 * @ Phoenix
 * Damian Lillard (41)
 * Kanter, Nurkic (8)
 * CJ McCollum (6)
 * Phoenix Suns Arena 8,359
 * 41–30
 * - style="background:#cfc
 * 72
 * May 16
 * Denver
 * CJ McCollum (24)
 * Enes Kanter (15)
 * Damian Lillard (10)
 * Moda Center 1,939
 * 42–30
 * 72
 * May 16
 * Denver
 * CJ McCollum (24)
 * Enes Kanter (15)
 * Damian Lillard (10)
 * Moda Center 1,939
 * 42–30
 * 42–30

Playoffs

 * - style="background:#cfc;"
 * 1
 * May 22
 * @ Denver
 * Damian Lillard (34)
 * Jusuf Nurkić (12)
 * Damian Lillard (13)
 * Ball Arena 7,732
 * 1–0
 * - style="background:#fcc;"
 * 2
 * May 24
 * @ Denver
 * Damian Lillard (42)
 * Jusuf Nurkić (13)
 * Damian Lillard (10)
 * Ball Arena 7,727
 * 1–1
 * - style="background:#fcc;"
 * 3
 * May 27
 * Denver
 * Damian Lillard (37)
 * Jusuf Nurkić (13)
 * Jusuf Nurkić (6)
 * Moda Center 8,050
 * 1–2
 * - style="background:#cfc;"
 * 4
 * May 29
 * Denver
 * Norman Powell (29)
 * Robert Covington (9)
 * Damian Lillard (10)
 * Moda Center 8,050
 * 2–2
 * - style="background:#fcc;"
 * 5
 * June 1
 * @ Denver
 * Damian Lillard (55)
 * Covington, Nurkić (11)
 * Damian Lillard (10)
 * Ball Arena 10,463
 * 2–3
 * - style="background:#fcc;"
 * 6
 * June 3
 * Denver
 * Damian Lillard (28)
 * Robert Covington (10)
 * Damian Lillard (13)
 * Moda Center 10,022
 * 2–4
 * Damian Lillard (28)
 * Robert Covington (10)
 * Damian Lillard (13)
 * Moda Center 10,022
 * 2–4
 * 2–4