The Portland Trail Blazers aren't supposed to be here.
They weren't supposed to get off to a quick start and spend a significant amount of time atop the Western Conference standings, not after the preseason predictions. ESPN's summer forecast had Rip City finishing at No. 10 with a 38-44 record. I had the team falling in at No. 11, but doing so with a 40-42 record during my set of predictions right before the start of the 2013-14 campaign.
After their hot start, they weren't supposed to keep looking like an elite squad, not with an inexperienced point guard leading the charge and certainly not with a shallow bench full of mediocre players.
After they remained in the thick of the playoff conversation, they weren't supposed to beat the Houston Rockets in a dramatic six-game series, one that featured plenty of big shots from both teams.
The Portland Trail Blazers aren't supposed to be here.
But they are.
And as they await their second-round foe, it's time to start believing in them.
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Why It’s Officially Time to Believe in the Portland Trail Blazers
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