After the Portland Trail Blazers and Utah Jazz faced each other on Wednesday night, they both exited the game with a 4-11 record. Both lie beneath the 6-8 Los Angeles Clippers in the standings, but they’re well ahead of the 3-13 San Antonio Spurs and 3-12 Memphis Grizzlies at the bottom of the NBA’s Western Conference.
The 11-5 Milwaukee Bucks, whom Portland will face Sunday, appear to have righted themselves after a shaky 5-4 start to the season, but the Cleveland Cavaliers and Toronto Raptors hover around .