On the road again ... Portland, Sacramento, then Phoenix before returning home next Wednesday v. LA Clippers. Tonight's game is on Cox at 9 pm. I'm sure that BWW will carry it, too ...

Portland's record is 5-13; home game record is 3-4. They have lost 6 in a row.

Attendance at the Rose Garden has not been good, last in the league and averaging 14,283. Last Friday's game v. Indiana saw only 13,031 attending.

The Rose Garden's capacity is not clear ... figures on the internet range from 21,300 (in the FAQ area of the Trail Blazers website, http://www.nba.com/blazers/news/Frequently_Asked_Questions-57632-41.html to 19,980 elsewhere (next source). An interesting article (2/1/2005) at the Portland Tribute, "Rose Garden Numbers Don't Add Up", at http://www.portlandtribune.com/archview.cgi?id=28172 , discusses attendance figure disparity as of 2/1/05 for the 2004-05 season.

Here's the arena:

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