Moda Center in Portland is home to the NBA’s Portland Trail Blazers and also hosts concerts and family shows. Because it’s built around a basketball bowl, seat quality is mostly about distance from center court — here’s how the sections break down.
Best all-around: center-court lower bowl
Sections 101 and 112 sit directly at center court on the lower level and are the strongest all-purpose seats in the arena — close to the floor with a full, unobstructed view of both baskets. The Trail Blazers’ bench sits in front of section 112, and the visiting team’s bench is in front of section 102, so those areas also put you closest to in-game bench action.
The sections immediately flanking 101/112 — 102, 111, 113, and 114 — are the next-best tier: still close to center court with only a slightly wider viewing angle, usually at a noticeably lower price than the exact center-court sections.
Premium options
Courtside Club seats put you within about five rows of the court itself for the full arena-side experience (at a steep price). The Club Level, on the 200 level, has seven sections facing each other on the east and west sides at center court — a good mid-tier premium option with lounge access, higher up than courtside but still centered on the action.
Budget-conscious picks
If you’re working with a lower budget, look for upper-level sections as close to center court as you can get rather than lower sections in the corners — a corner seat on the floor level often has a worse angle on the far basket than a centered seat one level up.
Buying tips
- For basketball, always prioritize proximity to center court over raw distance from the floor — a high center seat usually beats a low corner seat.
- Use an interactive seat-view tool before buying non-center sections, since end-zone lower-bowl seats can have a wrestling-style “foreshortened” view of the far end of the court.
- For concerts, the stage location changes the calculus entirely — check the specific event’s staging/seating chart rather than assuming the basketball layout applies.