Trail Blazers

Oregon's NBA franchise

The Trail Blazers are Portland's NBA basketball team, often shortened to Blazers.

The name evokes Oregon's frontier history and the spirit of the Oregon Trail: The Trail Blazers won the championship in 1977. (Lowercase trail blazers are pioneers or innovators.)

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nba rivalry/geography

Trail BlazersLos Angeles Lakers

Professional basketball franchise, California

Seattle SuperSonics · Golden State Warriors · Sacramento Kings · Phoenix Suns · Utah Jazz

conceptual meaning (innovation vs. tradition)

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People who support someone

traditionalists · conformists · imitators · conservatives · laggards

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Top 500,000
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Mostly American · Timeless · Concrete · Rated G