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Portland Trail Blazers: Will this year’s Blazers finally start the season on a hot note?

Damian Lillard, Portland Trail Blazers (Mandatory Credit: Troy Wayrynen-USA TODAY Sports)

On The Woj Pod, Neil Olshey discussed his goal of building a Portland Trail Blazers team that could start the 2020-21 season off hot. Is this Blazers team trustworthy right away?

As owners of the second-longest postseason streak in the NBA, the Portland Trail Blazers have become, in a way, one of the most reliable teams in the Association. But ask any longtime observer, and they’ll tell you that there are two situations in which they can’t be trusted: (1) in third quarters and (2) in early season stretches from October to say, January.