BOSTON — The Blazers beat the Celtics on Wednesday, and stop me if you have heard this before: Portland is good. Really good. The win was the Blazers 38th of the season, solidifying their place as the No. 4 seed in the West and moving them within a half game of Oklahoma City and the No. 3 seed. A Thunder loss on Thursday pulled them even.
Portland … good … No. 3 seed … wait, we have heard this before. Last season the Blazers won 49 games and stormed into the third seed in the conference.