NetRtg: +0.4 (13)
You can’t say that the Blazers ran out of gas on Saturday, because they had two days off prior to their loss to the Wizards. Maybe they were just due for a stinker after what has been a remarkable run without CJ McCollum and Jusuf Nurkic. They had won eight of their previous nine games, with Damian Lillard making more big shots last week: four 3-pointers on an 18-2 run to close their game in Oklahoma City on Tuesday and three more clutch shots (including the game-winning and-one) in New Orleans a night later.
The Blazers’ starting lineup with Gary Trent Jr. and Enes Kanter in place of McCollum and Nurkic cracked the 100-minute mark last week and has been phenomenal offensively, scoring an incredible 140 points per 100 possessions. Among the 32 lineups that have played at least 100 minutes, it ranks first in effective field goal percentage (with Trent shooting 19-for-30 from 3-point range), second in turnover rate (just 7.9 per 100 possessions), and fourth
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NBA power rankings: Portland Trail Blazers climb again after another winning week
Posted Feb 22, 2021
Gary Trent Jr. #2 and Enes Kanter #11 of the Portland Trail Blazers high five in the first quarter against the Washington Wizards at Moda Center on February 20, 2021 in Portland, Oregon. (Photo by Abbie Parr/Getty Images)Getty Images
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The Portland Trail Blazers nudged slightly higher up the NBA hierarchy in the latest batch of power rankings.
The Blazers (18-11) went 2-1 last week, defeating the Oklahoma City Thunder and New Orleans Pelicans to push their winning streak to six games, before falling at home to the Washington Wizards Saturday night in Portland.
NetRtg: +9.0 (1)
The Jazz survived some slow starts over the last three games of their nine-game winning streak (the
second longest streak in the league this season), overcoming deficits against the Heat, Sixers (Philly’s first loss after leading by double-digits) and shorthanded Clippers. They erased a 15-point deficit against the #fullsquad Clippers on Friday, but they had matchup issues down the stretch as LA scored 10 points on four possessions to gain separation. The Clippers attacked Derrick Favors on two straight possessions and then went at Bojan Bogdanovic. On the other end of the floor, they were able to stifle ball movement and limit the Jazz to a season-low 13 assists and just 15 catch-and-shoot 3-point attempts, down from an average of 26.5 prior to that.
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