Four straight road wins. Four straight wins by double digits. And three straight wins against teams above .500.
The Trail Blazers are red hot and rolling.
With Sunday night’s 129-119 win in Boston, Portland improves to 36-28, and combined with a Dallas loss at home against Sacramento, the Trail Blazers move into the all-important sixth seed in the Western Conference courtesy of a head-to-head tiebreaker over the Mavericks.
“We’re trending in that direction, where we’re on the same page on defense and on the same page on offense,” said Damian Lillard following the win. “Guys are getting in better grooves.