The Portland Trail Blazers have an uphill battle to climb as the 2022-23 NBA season commences. Their strength of their schedule to start the season is daunting. Many of their early matchups will prove what Rip City is made of.
Positive Residual prognosticates the Blazers to have the ninth most challenging strength of schedule league wide, factoring in variables such as games played in high or low altitude and rest. Here’s a breakdown the different sections of the 2023 campaign.
Kicking Off
The Blazers start out with an easy takeoff from the runway: a season opener against the Sacramento Kings, who finished 30-52 last year as the 12th seed in the Western Conference.