The 5 toughest games the Portland Trail Blazers have left
By Ty Delbridge
The Portland Trail Blazers are currently 37-26 and are in third place in the Western Conference. With 19 games left in the season, who are the Blazers’ toughest opponents left?
The Portland Trail Blazers defeated the Oklahoma City Thunder Saturday night, 108-100, in a critical Western Conference matchup. Both the Thunder and the Blazers were part of a four-way tie for third place in the West, along with the San Antonio Spurs and Minnesota Timberwolves. By winning, Portland separated itself from the pack to be the only team in third place at the moment.
Portland is currently in a season-best six-game winning streak. During the streak, they have wins over the Timberwolves, Thunder, Utah Jazz and the Golden State Warriors.
The schedule does not get any easier for the Blazers these last 19 games. They will have 10 games against teams in the playoff picture, and four games against teams fighting to get into the playoffs.
Let’s take a look at the five most challenging games the Blazers have left.