How Do the Blazers Stack Up Against Their Western Conference Competition?

The Portland Trail Blazers currently sit squarely in the middle of the scrum currently taking place in the Western Conference playoff race. They are tied for 5^th in the conference with a 34-26 record, which is pretty good. However, the closeness in records of the teams in competition for the postseason means that the Blazers are only two games behind the 3^rd seeded Timberwolves—and only two ahead of the 9^th seeded Clippers. One bad stretch could doom any of these teams to the lottery, while a hot streak could secure a playoff spot by mid-March.