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#1 The Blazers are becoming a strong playoff team
The Portland Trail Blazers have been playing really well all season and it has shown with them on the 4th spot, with a 35-23 record in the Western Conference, which has been really difficult in a really difficult conference.
With the win over the Warriors before the All-Star break and now another one over the Nets has somewhat cemented them as a really good team this season.
With Damian Lillard, they have an All-Star guard on their roster, scoring more than 26 points per game and more than 6 assists as well, showing his elite scoring alongside with elite playmaking skills.
CJ McCollum has had an up-down season but has been able to perform at a high level all season too, alongside Lillard. He has been scoring more than 20 points per game as well. Nurkic has been the third player to complete their superstar lineup and has been playing his best basketball this season.
With able role players like Al-Farouq Aminu, Rodney Hood and Maurice Harkless, alongside upcoming stars in Jake Layman and Zach Collins, the Blazers seem to be getting their system finally right and could be a strong team in the West this season.
