The Portland Trail Blazers largely held position in the Week 21 NBA Power Rankings, but that may not be saying much. There isn’t a whole lot further for them to fall before landing in the dregs of the NBA. Poor defense and poor rebounding in the absence of center Jusuf Nurkic are the most glaring issue, as highlighted by NBA.com’s John Schuhmann.
Read on to see what he (and The Athletic’s Zach Harper) had to say about Portland this week.
John Schuhmann, NBA.com: No. 23 (previously No. 22)
Damian Lillard can’t score 71 points every game, especially because he never gets to play against the Portland defense.