A loss to the Sacramento Kings and a win over the woeful Houston Rockets has the Portland Trail Blazers sliding ever so slightly in the Week 20 NBA Power Rankings.
While star point guard Damian Lillard’s 71-point performance was historic, it falls under the category of roundly abusing the league’s worst team, ergo not enough to lift Portland’s overall outlook in one fell swoop. At least according to NBA.com’s John Schuhmann and The Athletic’s Zach Harper.
Here is what they had to say about the Trail Blazers in Week 20.