How quickly things can change. When the Portland Trail Blazers visited Orlando just three weeks ago, they had just won three of the previous four games and thoughts of making a patented late season run seemed at least somewhat reasonable. Today, the Blazers are looking at the teams behind them and wondering just where in the lottery they might end up.
The Orlando Magic have shown a small flicker of life lately having won four out of their last eight games, including wins over the Chicago Bulls and the Dallas Mavericks. When the Blazers played the Magic last month, Portland won by a score of 98-88.