It's not as improbable as it sounds. We have a game at Charlotte, which we should win- win #5 A game at Atlanta, which is our toughest challenge- win #6 Then three home games- two against Cleveland and Philadelphia and a tough one against Dallas. We should be favored to win every game, but the Atlanta one and really have only two tough games in this stretch. Imagine- the Blazers come into Staples to face the Lakers after having won their last 9 games overall and the last 7 (?) on the road. Might be enough to make Kobe cry? Well...maybe not, but interesting to think about.
Actually shouldn't the title have been "Portland has a shot at winning 9 in a row before beating the Lakers!"
Of course! I'd say it's a long shot, but not incredibly so. I'm just worried about the Atlanta game, though by chance, we could lose any of the games. I really think the Atlanta game is the only one where we won't be favored. The other interesting thing is that it could be 9 in a row against something like 12 in a row for the Lakers (though they have two really tough games in between)
can we get a 1 day ban policy for anyone who posts an "18-0"? I don't mean pointing out that it's an 18-0 post, i mean the OP or what ABM did.
Great post by Barrett. Most blogs are poorly written, but this one was quite polished. I'm impressed.
Heck, I am worried about Philly just because they beat us regardless if they are shitty or not. They are least decent this year and so I am actually think that is more likely a loss than against Atlanta or Dallas.
Let's get the Charlotte game, and then worry about the rest. One game at a time. Don't get caught looking ahead.
