1997–98 Portland Trail Blazers season

The 1997–98 NBA season was the 28th season for the Portland Trail Blazers in the National Basketball Association. During the off-season, the Trail Blazers signed free agents Brian Grant, and Vincent Askew, and hired former Milwaukee Bucks General Manager and head coach Mike Dunleavy as their new coach. After losing their season opener, the Trail Blazers went on a five-game winning streak, which ended with a 140–139 quadruple overtime home loss to the Phoenix Suns on November 14, 1997. The Trail Blazers continued to play above .500 basketball for the remainder of the regular season, holding a 26–20 record at the All-Star break.

At mid-season, the team traded Kenny Anderson along with Gary Trent, and rookie point guard Alvin Williams to the Toronto Raptors in exchange for Damon Stoudamire, Carlos Rogers and Walt Williams; Anderson never played for the Raptors, as he was soon traded to the Boston Celtics. The Trail Blazers later on signed free agent Gary Grant in March, while Askew was released to free agency after 30 games. The Trail Blazers finished in fourth place in the Pacific Division with a 46–36 record, earning the #6 seed in the Western Conference, and making their sixteenth consecutive trip to the NBA playoffs, and 21st in 22 years.

Isaiah Rider led the team in scoring with 19.7 points per game and 135 three-point field goals, while Arvydas Sabonis averaged 16.0 points and 10.0 rebounds per game, Rasheed Wallace provided the team with 14.6 points and 6.2 rebounds per game, and Brian Grant contributed 12.1 points and 9.1 rebounds per game, despite only playing 61 games due to a leg injury.

For the second straight season, the Trail Blazers were pitted against the Los Angeles Lakers in the Western Conference First Round of the 1998 NBA playoffs, and the result was identical to that of the previous year, as they lost three games to one; it was also the sixth consecutive year that the Trail Blazers lost in the opening round of the playoffs.

The Trail Blazers also set an ignominious record during a road game against the Indiana Pacers. The teams' February 27, 1998 game ended with a Pacer win by the embarrassing score of 124–59, the only time in NBA history where a team has had their score doubled.