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The Portland Trail Blazers and head coach Terry Stotts parted ways Friday, June 4, 2021, ending a nine-year run that saw the team good enough to get to the playoffs — but not good enough to get past the first round in four of the last five seasons.

Blazers, Terry Stotts parting ways after 9 seasons

The Portland Trail Blazers and head coach Terry Stotts parted ways Friday, June 4, 2021, ending a nine-year run that saw the team good enough to get to the playoffs — but not good enough to get past the first round in four of the last five seasons.

June 4, 2021, 6:00pm Blazers

The Portland Trail Blazers and head coach Terry Stotts parted ways Friday, ending a nine-year run. Read story

Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic shoots over Portland Trail Blazers center Jusuf Nurkic during the first half of Game 6 of an NBA basketball first-round playoff series Thursday, June 3, 2021, in Portland, Ore.

Blazers season comes to an end with 126-115 loss to Nuggets in Game 6

Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic shoots over Portland Trail Blazers center Jusuf Nurkic during the first half of Game 6 of an NBA basketball first-round playoff series Thursday, June 3, 2021, in Portland, Ore.

June 3, 2021, 8:05pm Blazers

Nikola Jokic had 36 points and the Denver Nuggets eliminated the Portland Trail Blazers in six games with a 126-115 victory Thursday night. Read story

Portland Trail Blazers guard Damian Lillard (0) shoots a 3-point basket against Denver Nuggets guard Shaquille Harrison (3) to send Game 5 of a first-round NBA basketball playoff series into a second overtime, Tuesday, June 1, 2021, in Denver.

Nuggets beat Blazers 147-140 in 2OT, Lillard scores 55

Portland Trail Blazers guard Damian Lillard (0) shoots a 3-point basket against Denver Nuggets guard Shaquille Harrison (3) to send Game 5 of a first-round NBA basketball playoff series into a second overtime, Tuesday, June 1, 2021, in Denver.

June 1, 2021, 9:44pm Blazers

Michael Porter Jr.’s 3-pointer with 1:33 left in the second overtime helped the Denver Nuggets squelch an epic comeback by the Portland Trail Blazers with a 147-140 win Tuesday night in Game 5 of the playoff series. Read story

Portland Trail Blazers forward Norman Powell, left, celebrates with center Jusuf Nurkic, right, during the second half of Game 4 of an NBA basketball first-round playoff series against the Denver Nuggets in Portland, Ore., Saturday, May 29, 2021. The Blazers won 1115-95.

Trail Blazers beat Nuggets 115-95 in Game 4 to tie series

Portland Trail Blazers forward Norman Powell, left, celebrates with center Jusuf Nurkic, right, during the second half of Game 4 of an NBA basketball first-round playoff series against the Denver Nuggets in Portland, Ore., Saturday, May 29, 2021. The Blazers won 1115-95.

May 29, 2021, 3:54pm Blazers

Norman Powell matched his career playoff high with 29 points and the Portland Trail Blazers beat the Denver Nuggets 115-95 on Saturday in Game 4 to even the first-round series. Read story

Mark Eaton (53), the 7-foot-4 shot-blocking king who twice was the NBA's defensive player of the year during his career with the Utah Jazz, has died, the team said Saturday, May 29, 2021. He was 64. (AP Photo/R.J.

Utah Jazz legend Mark Eaton, shot-blocking king, dies at 64

Mark Eaton (53), the 7-foot-4 shot-blocking king who twice was the NBA's defensive player of the year during his career with the Utah Jazz, has died, the team said Saturday, May 29, 2021. He was 64. (AP Photo/R.J.

May 29, 2021, 3:09pm National Sports

Mark Eaton, the 7-foot-4 shot-blocking king who twice was the NBA’s defensive player of the year during a career spent entirely with the Utah Jazz, has died. He was 64. Read story

Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic, center, shoots over Portland Trail Blazers guard CJ McCollum, right, forward Robert Covington, second from right, and center Enes Kanter, left, during the first half of Game 3 of an NBA basketball first-round playoff series Thursday, May 27, 2021, in Portland, Ore.

Nuggets beat Blazers 120-115 to go up 2-1 in playoff series

Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic, center, shoots over Portland Trail Blazers guard CJ McCollum, right, forward Robert Covington, second from right, and center Enes Kanter, left, during the first half of Game 3 of an NBA basketball first-round playoff series Thursday, May 27, 2021, in Portland, Ore.

May 27, 2021, 10:57pm Blazers

Nikola Jokic had 36 points and 11 rebounds, the Denver Nuggets beat the Portland Trail Blazers 120-115 Thursday night to take a 2-1 lead in the first-round playoff series. Read story

Portland Trail Blazers guard Damian Lillard (0) passes the ball against the Denver Nuggets during the second half of Game 1 of a first-round NBA basketball playoff series Saturday, May 22, 2021, in Denver.

Lillard leads 3-point barrage as Blazers beat Nuggets 123-109

Portland Trail Blazers guard Damian Lillard (0) passes the ball against the Denver Nuggets during the second half of Game 1 of a first-round NBA basketball playoff series Saturday, May 22, 2021, in Denver.

May 22, 2021, 10:30pm Blazers

Damian Lillard scored 34 points and led Portland’s 3-point barrage that sparked the Trail Blazers’ 123-109 win over the Denver Nuggets in the opener of their first-round playoff series Saturday night. Read story

Brooklyn Nets forward Jeff Green (8) guards against Portland Trail Blazers forward Carmelo Anthony (00) during the second half of an NBA basketball game, Friday, April 30, 2021, in New York.

Blazers’ Anthony prepares to face Denver in playoffs for first time

Brooklyn Nets forward Jeff Green (8) guards against Portland Trail Blazers forward Carmelo Anthony (00) during the second half of an NBA basketball game, Friday, April 30, 2021, in New York.

May 22, 2021, 6:01am Blazers

Carmelo Anthony’s current team, the Portland Trail Blazers, faces the Denver Nuggets in a first-round best-of-seven series starting Saturday. Anthony said he hadn’t realized that he’d never faced the Nuggets in the postseason. Read story

Portland Trail Blazers guard Damian Lillard, center, passes the ball behind his back to guard CJ McCollum, left, as Denver Nuggets forward Michael Porter Jr., right, defends during the first half of an NBA basketball game in Portland, Ore., Sunday, May 16, 2021.

Blazers beat Nuggets 132-116, secure 6th seed for playoffs

Portland Trail Blazers guard Damian Lillard, center, passes the ball behind his back to guard CJ McCollum, left, as Denver Nuggets forward Michael Porter Jr., right, defends during the first half of an NBA basketball game in Portland, Ore., Sunday, May 16, 2021.

May 16, 2021, 8:48pm Blazers

Damian Lillard had 22 points and 10 assists and the Portland Trail Blazers beat the Denver Nuggets 132-116 in the regular-season finale Sunday night to secure their eighth straight playoff berth, the longest active streak in the NBA. Read story

The late Kobe Bryant is honored, as are others who have died, as Ne-Yo sings "Incredible" during the 2020 Basketball Hall of Fame enshrinement ceremony Saturday, May 15, 2021, in Uncasville, Conn.

Basketball Hall of Fame officially enshrines Bryant, Duncan, Garnett

The late Kobe Bryant is honored, as are others who have died, as Ne-Yo sings "Incredible" during the 2020 Basketball Hall of Fame enshrinement ceremony Saturday, May 15, 2021, in Uncasville, Conn.

May 15, 2021, 5:32pm National Sports

Kobe Bryant is in the Basketball Hall of Fame now, along with contemporaries Tim Duncan and Kevin Garnett, headliners of a group of nine who got their delayed and long-awaited enshrinement on Saturday night, more than a year after being announced as the Hall's Class of 2020. Read story