The Portland Trail Blazers came back down to earth last week, following an excellent road trip to kick-off the playoff stretch drive. Back-to-back losses to the Grizzlies and Thunder overshadowed a win over the Suns, and the team lost a bit of ground in the standings. Not surprisingly, they also fared slightly worse, though still quite respectable, in this week’s Power Rankings Round-Up.
ESPN dropped the team down a spot to sixth. Marc J. Spears notes their home-road record differential, with an eye on playoff seeding:
The Blazers are 25-9 at home and 15-17 on the road this season (Portland averages 117.