The Portland Trail Blazers, missing six players and riding a seven-game losing streak, take to the court in Portland to face the newly revitalized Charlotte Hornets, winners of four of their last five.
While a small winning streak does not make a season, for a team that has just 14 wins, adding four in about a week (not counting the All-Star break) is a big deal. The most obvious difference? The impact of Grant Williams who the Hornets acquired in a Feb. 8 trade that also landed them Seth Curry and a first-round pick in exchange for PJ Washington.