This is the type of deja vu the Portland Trail Blazers can embrace.
Before the Blazers could even finish pounding the Los Angeles Lakers into oblivion on Friday night, they clinched the Northwest division title outright for the first time in 16 years, courtesy of the Oklahoma City Thunder's loss to the Memphis Grizzlies, per The Oregonian's Mike Tokito:
We have to go back even further to find their last free-and-clear division title during a full-length campaign—23 years to be exact, according to Pinwheel Empire:
That 1991-92 season invokes bittersweet memories. The Blazers finished with the league's second-best record and won the Western Conference, making their way to the NBA Finals. It was there they were subjected to the wrath of Michael Jordan's Chicago Bulls, who were crowned in six games.
Still, an NBA Finals bid is nothing to scoff at. The Blazers would welcome a similar finish this season.
Will they get it?
Probably not.
As in no.
While the Blazers are locked into the West's No. 4 seed, they don't really look the part ...
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Portland Trail Blazers Clinch Northwest Division Title and Friday NBA Takeaways
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