With the Blazers coming up short in New Orleans tonight, it’s a good time to check in around the league, to see whether Portland’s draft lottery odds have changed
Tracking Portland’s Own Pick
With Portland’s 5th spot in the lottery looking likely, they’ll need a little overachieving by the teams with fewer wins. Here’s what happened.
76ers 109, Hornets 98
No luck here. The Hornets were outscored every quarter in a classic “arm’s length” loss. The Hornets still have two fewer wins than Portland, having gone 2-8 in a ten-game stretch where Portland went 4-6.