The Portland Trail Blazers just keep winning. They can’t stop winning. They might win forever.
The new-look Sacramento Kings were the latest victims to walk into Rip City, home of the hottest team in the NBA, and leave with an L on Thursday night. Blazers guard Anfernee Simons ripped off 30 points, including 16 in a pivotal fourth quarter, and Portland held on for a 108-102 win in crunch-time.
The win marked the Blazers’ sixth in a row and 10th in their last 11 games. It’s been a surprising stretch of excellence and variety. Across the six-game winning streak, point margins have ranged from as wide as 29 to as thin as two.