For the last week, the Portland Trail Blazers have been embroiled in a late-season race for 2022 NBA Draft Lottery position. They have dueled with the Sacramento Kings, Indiana Pacers, and Oklahoma City Thunder to see how the lower echelons of the NBA standings will sort out between now and the end of the season on Sunday.
Portland is sitting on a 27-54 record, 6th-worst in the NBA, with a single game remaining tomorrow against the Utah Jazz.
On Wednesday night, the Blazers were eliminated from any chance at the 4th position, courtesy of Oklahoma City’s 56th loss to those same Jazz.