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What in the world has gotten into the Portland Trail Blazers? Through 25 contests, the team from the Northwest Division has lost just four games, giving it the best record in the entire NBA.
What in the world has gotten into the Portland Trail Blazers? Through 25 contests, the team from the Northwest Division has lost just four games, giving it the best record in the entire NBA.
As we approach the quarter mark of the 2013-14 NBA season, the Portland Trail Blazers and Houston Rockets have surprised people across the league.
The Portland Trail Blazers continue to shock the NBA world, and their most recent spectacle resulted in their most impressive win to date: a 106- 102 victory over the league-leading Indiana Pacers.
The Boston Celtics may have begun the year 0-4, but they’ve since gone 4-1, proving that they’re not the doormats they were once presumed to be. The Portland Trail Blazers have also been exceeding expectations, as they’ve gone 6-2 through their first eight contests.
The Phoenix Suns were expected to be one of a handful of teams tanking the 2013-14 NBA season, but as it turns out, they’ve taken the league by surprise, winning five of their first seven games. On Wednesday night they’ll face the team that they defeated on opening night by 13 points.
Barring any catastrophic chemistry or injury issues (not unlike what the Los Angeles Lakers endured last year), the Houston Rockets will be looked at as contenders throughout the entire 2013-14 NBA season.
The San Antonio Spurs may be the defending Western Conference champions, but like every year, they’re being heavily overlooked early in the 2013-14 NBA season.
The season-opening matchup between the Portland Trail Blazers and Phoenix Suns won’t garner much national attention, but each respective fanbase has its own reason to tune in on Wednesday, Oct. 30.
The Portland Trail Blazers have been rebuilding for what seems like forever. The team has gone through multiple phases since the early 2000s, and while the squad from the Pacific Northwest has a whole new identity, it appears to be stuck in limbo.
Blazers set to take on the road
It’s obvious that the Portland Trail Blazers are still playing to win. They currently sit three games behind the Los Angeles Lakers for the 8th and final spot of the Western Conference Playoffs.
The Blazers have lost 3 straight and they are on the outside looking in being 2 games back of the Houston Rockets for the 8th spot in the Western Conference. However, while they are big double-digit underdogs in this game they did beat the Heat at home earlier this season.
The Los Angeles Clippers are one of the teams out West vying for conference supremacy this year, but they’ve had an inconsistent start to begin the 2012-13 season. The Portland Trail Blazers are a young group looking to win off of energy and excitement, and they’ll play host to the Clippers Thursday night on TNT.
The Portland Trail Blazers are coming off a disappointing season. In what began with such promise, a 7-2 start in a lockout-shortened year quickly turned into a depressing scene for fans in Rip City, as the team seemingly stopped trying to win when faced with adversity.
Time is running out for the Portland Trail Blazers who are hoping to grab as many wins in their few remaining games, starting with a big win over the visiting Dallas Mavericks who will play game two of a critical four-game road trip over a five-day span on Friday night.
The Golden State Warriors are coming off an interesting last couple of games. They have played Denver twice, winning by 15 at home and them losing by a whopping 39 points on the road.
A week ago Vinny Del Negro was squarely on the hot seat. He isn’t necessarily feeling safe right now, but a three-game winning streak and a vote of confidence from Owner Donald Sterling had to help.