The Portland Trail Blazers are making a lot of noise about focusing on making the play-in for a shot at the 2025 NBA Playoffs. Let’s look at what’s involved in that.
With Portland currently in the 13th position in the West, they would need to reach the 10th spot to qualify for the play-in, with approximately 25 games remaining. That means they’d need to leapfrog three teams. One is an easy task; the other two are more complicated.
Where We Stand Now
Here are the Western Conference standings after the games on Sunday, February 23rd:
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