ME AND MY SON ARE ATTENDING OUR FIRST BLAZERS GAME TONIGHT, HAVE A FEW QUESTIONS?

You will have a great time! Unfortunately the team no longer sells wrist bands to the buffet in the club level (they are included in the price of the seats). The club seats are more expensive than typical 200 level seats so you probably aren't in that section. If you, are a previous poster indicated, your food problems are solved. In addition to the hot dog and pizza (and all the candy and soda you can consume) they have a nice carving station with some sort of entree (prime rib, smoked turkey, etc.). If you aren't in the club you can easily spend $40-$50 in food -- last year I paid $36 for a burger/fries and soda for 2. It's super expensive. Even a bottled water will run you about $5.

Another cost to figure in is parking, the garages will probably all be full (they are about $20 per venue) but if you look around you can find a private lot and pay under $10. The Winterhawks are away tonight so if you choose to park near the Rose Garden you can find something. The best way to get on TV is to hang around the area where Adam/Michael broadcast during timeout and half time. Getting on TV in the arena is a crap shoot -- if you dress crazy or have a cool sign you can enhance your chances, but certainly shouldn't expect it. Once the game ends you might be able to get down to Mike & Mike to say hi but you will have to time it just right -- too soon and the ushers won't let you past, too late and they will be heading out and you will miss them.

To see where your seats are located (and if you are in the club level) put this address in your browser. This will show the view from your seats (it's actually pretty cool).

http://www.seats3d.com/nba/portland_trailblazers/#/level_5/

 

You're not in the club level, so no buffet. You'll be sitting right below the suite level, in the corner. Keep the sign up during timeouts and watch the jumbotron. Have a great time!

 

Oh, and where to park depends on what direction you're going after the game. I-5 South, I recommend the Garden Garage (the one actually attached to the arena) or the East Garage. If you can park and ride the Max, though, I think that would be your #1 option.

 

One of the only spots you can go for autographs is down in the loading dock area. That's where the players leave and where the opposing team loads up onto their buses. The Blazers park their cars there, and if you're lucky they'll come by and sign for you.

Just for some history, back when I was like 15 I went down there after the Raptors/Blazers game. I was trying to get Damon (he was still a Raptor at that time) but he never showed up. Some stupid rookie was signing autographs but I'd never heard of him and I didn't care if he signed my program. That rookie was Tracy McGrady. Oops.

 

Since I gave up my season tickets and only go to one or two games a year now, Ill give up my secret parking area for you guys. Look on NE 2nd and NE 3rd between MLK and the freeway, that's the best area Ive found. If you get there 30 minutes early you can always get street parking for meter rates, any later than that and you will be pushed back past MLK (which isn't even that bad of a walk), but there also are two pay parking lots in that area that are only $10 and they often don't fill up till the game starts (meter will cost you about $5). What makes this a good spot though is that you can short cut walk through the hospital parking lot down 1st street then under the freeway and bam you are in front of the Moda. So pay parking that is actually a farther walk on main roads goes for $15. This spot is also great for avoiding all the traffic from the event, you have easy quick access to I5, MLK, the Steel Bridge, which all completely misses the stadium parking exit traffic.

 

Thanks again everybody for the fast and in-depth replies. It will really help us. Really ought to make something like this avsticky for others.
I think were gonna try to park in the garden parking garage. Then maybe when we come back on February 1st will weigh other options.

 

I usually park under the convention center. It's cheaper than other options, and it's not far. It's also easy to go south after the game.

Have a great time. Scream your lungs out, or don't come back.

 

It's funny because you're being dead serious. lol

 

Tell them to go back to Boston.

 

My favorite fan moment was game 3 when Lakers swept us in first round we almost had the game and Dick face Horry and Kobe drilled 3s but I remember one dude in my section telling laker fans to Gtfo and threatening their lives. We cheered for him, he was surrounded in ugly laker jerseys.

 

If you go back you need to experience cheap seats, get the cheapest shit tickets in the 300s, that's where the real rowdy fans sit and where most good cheers start

 

Honestly I've sat top row and I've sat front row behind blazer bench. Both were an experience worth having but the rowdy fans up top made it more fun. It's no fun being the only one in your section talking shit and cheering.

 

Never sat court side for an NBA game.....always wanted to!

 

hopefully they will post and update on their night

 

Kinda' weird they haven't been heard from since...........They must have got a pretty bad parking space!