Believe it or not, the Portland Trail Blazers are in the midst of their best eight-game stretch of the season as they head home to face the Miami Heat.
Although it might not feel that way after an epic collapse a few nights ago where the Blazers gave up 16 unanswered points and fumbled the game away to the underpowered Dallas Mavericks, the Blazers have won four of the last eight, tying a season-high for that same stretch. During that run, there have been glimmers of hope, most notably from Anfernee Simons who is averaging 24.7 points on 50% shooting (47% from deep on 10 attempts) over the last seven games and who is finally starting to look more like himself after an excruciatingly…
