A day in the life in 2000; last time Trail Blazers made the Western Conference Finals originally appeared on nbcsportsnorthwest.com Yes, a lot can happen in almost two decades, when the world was freaking out about the Y2K bug that would supposedly bring about the end of the Earth. The last time the Portland Trail Blazers graced the Western Conference Finals was in 2000. The Blazers acquired All-Star forward Scottie Pippen from the Houston Rockets in the offseason, went 59–23, and forced a Game 7 after being after being down 3-1 to the Los Angeles Lakers in the Western Conference Finals.