The Portland Trail Blazers’ season to this point has been the typical up-and-down campaign that’s become the norm in recent years. With the Blazers (26-19) currently No. 5 in the Western Conference, Dan Favale of Bleacher Report gave Portland a “B” at the midway point of the season:
Their losing record against Western Conference teams is an eyebrow-raiser, but they’ve put up good fights against the Warriors, Rockets and Thunder in recent weeks. There might be a rivalry brewing between them and the Kings.