Before Friday, the last time the Portland Trail Blazers really got taken to the woodshed was when the Memphis Grizzlies beat them 134-89 on November 10th. After that brutal loss the Blazers ran off three wins in a row for the only time this season. Two of those wins were against the heavily fancied Minnesota Timberwolves.
Will history repeat itself? Portland got the first part done, getting obliterated by a poor Utah Jazz team, 141-99. Three wins in a row would mean beating the Los Angeles Lakers, San Antonio Spurs and Phoenix Suns.