49 wins, a first round curb stomping of the Wolves, and a 4-2 loss to GS in the second round, book it.
Not at all unreasonable. I would differ from you on the home games against OKC and Cleveland, and on the game @ LAC. But that 5 game losing streak you have in there is definitely a possibility.
I been saying 48 since the beginning. Lets hope that happens. By the way. HCP has his predictions but they don't really make sense IMO. Even more so when he actually understands travel. The Golden State game in the second of a B2B for them on Three days rest for the Blazers. I got that as a possible win. Then he has a loss in Cleveland that the Blazers can get due to their schedule also. Then he has the Blazers losing at the Clippers. Has anyone actually watched the way the Clippers are playing now? The rest is a toss up? Any given team on any given night can take a game.
I think they finish around 48-49 wins. There are just so many Playoff teams they go up against the rest of the way. Also, in 20 games, the Blazers have shown that they could easily lose a game they should win and also win some games they aren't favored in so tough to pin down. Thunder x2 Rockets x2 Clippers x2 Warriors Cavs Celtics Pelicans Spurs Nuggets Jazz 7 games at home, 6 on the road against tough teams. It's pretty easy to find 4-5 losses on the road and 3-4 losses at home. They have been playing better at home of late but not against this time of competition on such a regular basis. That would also require them to go 7-0 against everyone else which should be doable but they almost lost to PHX the other night except Dame turned into Superman.
No way for 50. Dame and CJ need help on offense. And there is no one on the team that can provide it. They are playing very well based on their depth. I am proud of them........but they still need one more wing who can flat out score.
Our schedule is easy from here on out. We only play 5 games against teams with a better record than ours. Truth.
