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The Toyota Center has been a house of horrors for the Portland Trail Blazers since it opened for the 2003-04 season.

October 30, 2009, 12:15PM Nicholas Batum has followed the example of his fellow Trail Blazer Greg Oden, and taken home a furry companion in time for his months-long recovery from surgery.

In what will be a season-long battle for supremacy and first place in the Northwest Division, the Portland Trail Blazers took on the Denver Nuggets in the Rose Garden Thursday night for the first game in the series.

This team was built for this season. Since coach Nate McMillan came south from Seattle in 2005 and Martell Webster was drafted that same season.

The Portland Trail Blazers and Denver Nuggets took the Northwest Division title race down to the final week of the regular season and both are expecting another tight battle in 2009-10. Coming off season-opening victories, Portland and Denver meet for the first time in the new campaign Thursday night at the Rose Garden.

Greg Oden waves to fans following the Blazers' 96-87 season-opening win over Houston at the Rose Garden on Tuesday night.

High school: Lawrence North College: Ohio State NBA experience: Third season With Blazers: Third season How acquired: No.

For the third consecutive year, the Portland Trail Blazers will begin a season without one of its key players.

Movement has been minimal this month in the NBA Power Rankings with a relatively quiet October.

Having said that, like most things in life, there are uncertainties. The Blazers just wrapped up a middling preseason and Andre Miller, their "splash" acquisition of the summer, isn't immediately gelling with Roy and may be cool with a role off the bench, but he doesn't seem to like it.

Looking at the featured photograph of this article should remind you of the college battles between Indiana's Roy Hibbert and Portland's Greg Oden, two seven-foot giants who played for Georgetown and Ohio State earlier this decade.

Coach Nate McMillan was eager to make one thing unequivocally clear less than 48 hours before the Trail Blazers were scheduled to open the regular season against the Houston Rockets.

Brandon Roy poured in a game-high 22 points, as the Portland Trail Blazers beat the Phoenix Suns, 113-93, in the final preseason game for both teams at General Motors Place.

With forward LaMarcus Aldridge's contract extension, the Portland Trail Blazers solidified the core of their team for the next five years.

The Trail Blazers had a healthy dose of practice on Monday, running about 30 minutes longer than most days, but certainly were not the healthiest group.

The Oregonian has learned that Ime Udoka and Jarron Collins will be waived Thursday by the Trail Blazers, making way for unheralded and injured point guard Patrick Mills to occupy the team's 15th and final roster spot.

From the Hedo Turkoglu debacle, to Utah matching the offer sheet for Paul Millsap, to delays in signing Brandon Roy to a max deal.

Greg Oden is double-teamed by Kenyon Martin, and Anthony Carter, right, of the Denver Nuggets, during the second half at the Rose garden Sunday night.

Greg Oden had 16 points and seven rebounds and the Portland Trail Blazers erased a 12-point fourth-quarter deficit to beat the Denver Nuggets 98-96 in a preseason game Sunday night.

The Portland Trail Blazers exercised their fourth-year option on center Greg Oden and third-year options on the contracts of guard/forward Rudy Fernandez, forward Nicolas Batum and guard Jerryd Bayless.

The Sentinel's NBA Power Poll is nearing the top. We've ranked every team in the NBA from first through 30th.

The Portland Trail Blazers have signed guard Patrick Mills, a second-round draft pick in 2009, the team announced Friday.

Took long enough right? We finally had some time to finish up our Blazers player preview.

Steve Nash had 23 points and 15 assists and the Phoenix Suns returned to the Portland's old Memorial Coliseum much same way they left it - with a victory over the Trail Blazers.

The Portland Trail Blazers head back to their former home at the Memorial Coliseum.

Fifty miles east of Portland Oregon looms the volcanic edifice known as Mt. Hood. She stands there taunting, challenging the adventurous soul to conquer her steep slopes and claim the crown waiting at her summit.

Brandon Roy didn't raise an eyebrow when Nate McMillan called during the summer and issued his challenge.

You ask me about it more than you inquire about Brandon Roy. More than Greg Oden.

Trail Blazers coach Nate McMillan has promised to experiment with his starting lineup throughout the exhibition season and he will stay true to his word tonight when the Blazers visit the Los Angeles Clippers at the Staples Center.

The latest example comes just two games into the exhibition season after Oden put up back-to-back good nights against lowly Sacramento.

Here is an analysis of the Blazers' roster, 1-15 . This team is, in my opinion, the deepest and most talented in the league and one of the deepest and most talented ever.

Portland Trail Blazers center Greg Oden hangs from the rim after he dunks on Kenny Thomas; Oden scored 20 points and ripped down 12 rebounds.

Tonight was the kickoff of the 2009-2010 season for Blazer fans with the annual Trail Blazer Fan Fest.

PORTLAND - Reserve Greg Oden had 18 points and nine rebounds in the Portland Trail Blazers' 98-86 victory over the Sacramento Kings in the preseason opener for both teams on Tuesday night.

I'm not going to take too much away from an intrasquad scrimmage, but it was nice to see the guys in action .

Steve Blake got hot from 3-point range to lift the Black team to a 79-70 victory over the White team in the Trail Blazers' intrasquad scrimmage Sunday night at the Rose Garden.

The Trail Blazers' marquee player and marquee free agent acquisition finally played in the same lineup during Friday's practice, and early indications are that the duo's on-court chemistry is solid.

Oregon Ballet Theatre's money problems. September 30th, 2009 Fair Trade Music Can Portland provide fair wages for working musicians? September 30th, 2009 The Trip Not Taken Why some Portland high-school students may not get even one field trip this year.