(Portland, OR)  --  The Trail Blazers will open their NBA season October 18th in Phoenix.  After playing the Suns, the Blazers will play at Indiana and Milwaukee on October 20th and 21st.  They return on October 24th to Portland to face the Pelicans at the Moda Center.  The Blazers will play 11 of its next 13 games at home.  Their first of 11 national television appearances will be November 2nd against the Lakers.