Over the last decade, few teams have been as successful at making post All-Star break playoff pushes than the Portland Trail Blazers. And considering they're currently in ninth place in the West, one spot behind the Memphis Grizzlies for the last playoff spot, and have the second-easiest schedule in the NBA over the final 27 games, there's some reason to believe the Trail Blazers are in position to make yet another late-season rally.
But if that is to be the case this season, they'll have to start that push without Damian Lillard.
Lillard, who is averaging 29.