The Trail Blazers got their third week of the 2020-21 NBA season off to a rough start, losing to the Bulls on Monday despite having a 20-point first-half lead. But they bounced back with blowout wins versus both the Timberwolves and Kings -- not exactly the most difficult slate of games, but you can only play the teams you're scheduled to play -- and go into Monday night's game versus the Raptors with a chance to win three straight for the first time this season.
So while that's not to say they don't have a lot of improvements yet to make -- they do, particularly on the defense end -- but they do seem to be making progress.