Thanks to Russell Westbrook’s buzzer-beating three-pointer Sunday to lift the Thunder to a come-from-behind win over Denver, the Trail Blazers clinched the Western Conference’s No. 8 seed.
Now, after losing four times to them in the regular season, Portland is set to face the Warriors in the first round of the playoffs. To get a detailed scouting report on the Blazers, The Chronicle asked Mike Richman, who covers the team for The Oregonian, five questions. Here are his answers:
1. The Blazers’ season turned around after they traded for Jusuf Nurkic in February.