Travel desk · 2025-26
Portland Trail Blazers
The Trail Blazers cover 51,731 miles this season — 1st-most in the league — across 41 road games, with 15 back-to-backs and 51h of time-zone change, Nov is the heaviest month on the calendar.
The season, month by month
Miles per month
2.7kOct6 gm · 3 road1 b2b · 3h zones
10kNov14 gm · 8 road2 b2b · 10h zones
7.9kDec14 gm · 7 road3 b2b · 8h zones
8kJan15 gm · 7 road4 b2b · 5h zones
9.8kFeb12 gm · 5 road2 b2b · 12h zones
9kMar16 gm · 9 road3 b2b · 9h zones
4.3kApr5 gm · 2 road0 b2b · 4h zones
Road trips
15 trips this season
| Dates | Route | Games | Miles | Zones |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 26 – Oct 29 | Inglewood → Los Angeles → Salt Lake City | 3 | 1,420 | 1h |
| Nov 8 – Nov 16 | Miami → Orlando → New Orleans → Houston → Dallas | 5 | 3,985 | 2h |
| Nov 21 – Nov 24 | San Francisco → Oklahoma City → Milwaukee | 3 | 2,654 | 2h |
| Dec 2 – Dec 11 | Toronto → Cleveland → Detroit → Memphis → New Orleans | 5 | 3,371 | 2h |
| Dec 20 | Sacramento | 1 | 484 | 0h |
| Dec 31 – Jan 3 | Oklahoma City → New Orleans → San Antonio | 3 | 2,563 | 2h |
| Jan 13 | San Francisco | 1 | 537 | 0h |
| Jan 18 | Sacramento | 1 | 484 | 0h |
| Jan 26 – Jan 30 | Boston → Washington → New York | 3 | 3,131 | 3h |
| Feb 11 – Feb 12 | Minneapolis → Salt Lake City | 2 | 2,406 | 1h |
| Feb 22 | Phoenix | 1 | 1,006 | 1h |
| Feb 26 – Mar 6 | Chicago → Charlotte → Atlanta → Memphis → Houston | 5 | 3,388 | 2h |
| Mar 15 – Mar 22Longest | Philadelphia → Brooklyn → Indianapolis → Minneapolis → Denver | 5 | 4,345 | 1h |
| Mar 31 | Inglewood | 1 | 832 | 0h |
| Apr 6 – Apr 8 | Denver → San Antonio | 2 | 1,784 | 2h |
The fine print
What stands out
- Nov is the heaviest stretch: 9,983 miles over 14 games, with 2 back-to-backs.
- Oct is the softest month — 2,688 miles over 6 games.
- The longest trip runs Mar 15 – Mar 22: 5 games through Philadelphia, Brooklyn, Indianapolis, Minneapolis, Denver, 4,345 miles.
- The longest single hop is Portland to Miami — 2,704 miles, landing Nov 8.
- 3 five-in-seven windows on the schedule — the toughest cluster the league hands out.