Counting down the 25 best Trail Blazers performances of the last 25 years.
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Over the final six weeks until the start of training camp, we will be counting down the 25 best individual performances by Trail Blazers players in the last 25 years.
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Other entries: 25-23 | 22-21 | 20-19 | 18-17 | 16-15 | 14-13 | 12-11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1
The player: Rasheed Wallace
The game: May 22, 2000 at Los Angeles Lakers (Game 2, Western Conference Finals)
The stats: 29 points, 8-of-18 shooting (44.4%), 3-of-3 three-pointers, 10-of-11 free throws, 12 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 steals in 45 minutes
To the surprise of no one, the two playoff runs that feature the most prominently on the list are the Trail Blazers' two Western Conference Finals runs this century, in 2000 and 2019.
Game 2 of the former series was a highlight of Rasheed Wallace's eight seasons in Portland, tying up the series with the Lakers after a Game 1 loss.
