The Portland Trail Blazers’ hot start has sparked uncertainty in various national power rankings this week.
Widely presumed to be a middling team before the season began, Portland’s 4-1 record puts them in a three-way tie for first in the Western Conference standings with the Memphis Grizzlies and Utah Jazz. So, what do we make of this unexpected surge?
Colin Ward-Henninger of CBS Sports suggests that, at this time, they are among pack leaders in the power rankings, placing them at No. 2 behind the unbeaten Milwaukee Bucks.