My Top Five Memorial Coliseum Memories

By HANK STERN
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a-twitter today about the Blazers returning to the Memorial Coliseum
#5: The Blazers' Billy Ray Bates pulls off this incredible last-second shot with the help of a great pass from Kermit Washington:
#4 A remarkable moment in an otherwise unmemorable 122-100 Blazers victory over New Orleans when the Jazz's Pete Maravich pulled back from shooting a free throw because a fan's air horn threw off his concentration.
#3 A double-header at the long-defunct Far West Classic,
#2 Barry Clemens having the game of his life in 1974 to shoot the Blazers back from a 26-point halftime deficit to Los Angeles to beat the Lakers 100-97.
#1 Hollins making two incredible plays for the Trail Blazers at the end of a game against Chicago to make the arena the loudest I've ever heard a basketball crowd get:

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