It has been over a month since the Trail Blazers lost a game. All the while, they continue their assault on the league’s pecking order, and continue to climb the ladder that is the weekly power rankings.
ESPN ranked Portland 4th, with Michael Schwartz touching on the impressive streak, as well as the duo of improbable wins over the Golden State Warriors:
With long winning streaks for the Rockets and Pelicans both falling on Friday, Portland’s nine-game run is now the longest active streak in the NBA. Perhaps more impressive is that two of the Warriors’ past three losses have come at the hands of the Blazers.