The Trail Blazers have cooled off significantly since their scorching-hot February, dropping five of their last seven games.
But they remain in the thick of the Western Conference playoff race. And they remain one of the feel-good stories of the NBA.
With 14 games left, the Blazers (35-33) are in sixth place in the West, one-half game ahead of the Houston Rockets (34-33) and Dallas Mavericks (34-33). The Utah Jazz (32-35) are lurking 2-1/2 games back in ninth place.
The Blazers on Tuesday started a stretch of two days off in between challenging road games against the Oklahoma City Thunder and San Antonio Spurs.