Today, the Portland Trail Blazers set out on their final big road trip of the season, visiting five Eastern Conference teams over the next eight days before stopping in on the New Orleans Pelicans on March 12th on the way home.
The Blazers sit four games below 500, fighting to stay in touch with the busy Western Conference middle.
Tomorrow, the Blazers visit State Farm Arena and the Atlanta Hawks, which this week welcomed its new head coach in Quin Snyder. The Hawks currently own a 500 record, good enough for eighth in the east.